Chapter 1330: Dead on

Dozens of seconds later, the footsteps reached his side, and Zheng Jie's plump figure appeared on the stairs. The moment Zheng Jie stepped onto the second-floor corridor, Zhao Desan seized the opportunity to flash out, and the two bumped into each other face-to-face. Because Zheng Jie was a head shorter than Zhao Desan, she was knocked backward by the force of Zhao Desan's impact. Just as Zheng Jie let out a startled "Ah!", before it was too late, Zhao Desan took a step onto the stairs, reached out his arm, and wrapped it around her. Zheng Jie was caught in his arms, dead on.

The shaken Zheng Jie was so scared her face turned pale. For a moment, she seemed to forget she was being held by a man other than her husband. Held in Zhao Desan's arms, she gasped for air with a deathly pale face, looking terrified.

"Sister-in-law, are you okay?" Zhao Desan pulled Zheng Jie into his arms. A unique body fragrance emanating from her permeated his olfactory system. Even through her clothes, the hand on her waist could clearly feel how soft and supple it was, with a hint of elasticity, making him forget to let her go for a moment.

Zheng Jie leaned softly in Zhao Desan's arms for a good while before she came to her senses. She looked up at him with her large, round eyes and immediately felt a chill wash over her face. Slightly flustered, she broke free from his arms, lowered her head, and said embarrassedly: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, thank you."

"Sister-in-law, you're too polite," Zhao Desan said with a chuckle, having played the hero in front of Zheng Jie once again.

Zheng Jie recovered from her shock, and the pale complexion caused by the fright gradually regained its color, making her demeanor appear somewhat charming. For some reason, having been pulled into his arms by Zhao Desan's powerful body, Zheng Jie felt an indescribable flutter in her heart. Standing before the tall Zhao Desan, she felt an indescribable shyness and was too embarrassed to look him in the eye. With a shifty gaze, she asked him: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, is your Brother Zhao around?"

"He is, he's in the office," Zhao Desan said with a chuckle, his gaze fixed tightly on Zheng Jie's face. Seeing that Zheng Jie dared not look up to meet his eyes, Zhao Desan knew that this young woman, to some extent, already felt a flutter of attraction toward him.

Zheng Jie let out an "Oh" and said: "Then I'll go find him."

Having finally found an opportunity to have contact with Zheng Jie alone, how could Zhao Desan let her go so easily? Seeing she was going to the office to find Zhao Da, he grabbed Zheng Jie's wrist in a moment of urgency. This sudden action made Zheng Jie, who was already feeling a bit flustered, look at him with alarm. Shyly and stammeringly, she asked: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, what... what are you doing?"

Because they were in the unit's corridor and Lan Mei's office was not far away, Zhao Desan didn't dare to make any big moves. He quickly let go of her wrist, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "Nothing, Brother Zhao is busy in the office. Sister-in-law, why don't you go find him later?"

Hearing Zhao Desan say that Zhao Da was busy in the office, and thinking about how Zhao Da had worked for so many years without achieving any results, Zheng Jie muttered in a fit of anger: "Busy as can be without achieving any results!"

Zhao Desan was good at reading people and could see that Zheng Jie held a lot of resentment toward Zhao Da, so he tentatively asked her: "Sister-in-law, are you here to find Brother Zhao about the transfer again?"

The reason Zheng Jie came over today was that she didn't know whether to listen to Zhao Da or the District Construction Committee Director. She wanted to come and ask clearly, especially since Zhao Da had talked back to her on the phone today, which made her more and more unable to understand. Before getting off work, she had left early to come to the Construction Committee to "settle accounts" with Zhao Da. Looking at Zhao Desan, Zheng Jie nodded and asked: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, did your Brother Zhao actually go to speak to the leaders about transferring me over?"

"Brother Zhao did speak to our Section Chief Lan, and Section Chief Lan went to apply to our big leader, but the big leader doesn't seem willing," Zhao Desan said truthfully, wanting to dispel Zheng Jie's idea of working in the Construction Committee's Planning Section.

"So that means the Director doesn't want to transfer me here?" Zheng Jie guessed.

Zhao Desan nodded and said: "That should be it."

Zheng Jie had originally intended to go directly to find Zhao Da to ask clearly. Upon hearing Zhao Desan say this, she immediately changed her mind. Stubbornly, she said: "Then I'll go find your leaders. Comrade Xiao Zhao, will you take me to your leader's office, please?"

"Ah?" Seeing that Zheng Jie actually had this idea, Zhao Desan widened his eyes and looked at her in astonishment.

Zheng Jie raised her round eyes to look at him and asked in a low voice: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, can't I? I only want you to take me to find him; I won't trouble you."

Zhao Desan would never agree to this request of Zheng Jie's, even if he died. If he took her to find Zheng Tulu, once that old lecher saw such a hot, sexy, and mature young woman, it would be strange if he didn't have designs on her. Taking her to find Zheng Tulu was undoubtedly handing her over to him on a silver platter. Zhao Desan wouldn't agree to it no matter what, so he made up an excuse: "Sister-in-law, this matter isn't something our leader will help you with just because you go to find him. The key is that this matter involves quite a few issues."

Zheng Jie insisted: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, just take me to find your leader; I'll think of a way for the rest."

Seeing Zheng Jie so insistent, Zhao Desan felt a bit troubled. He scratched his head and tried to coax and deceive her: "Sister-in-law, it's not that I won't take you; this matter isn't what you think. Think about it: even our Section Chief went to speak for you, and the leader didn't agree. Do you think it will work if you go yourself? Besides, our leader doesn't know you, and recently the unit has had some things going on, and the leader is in a bad mood. It's best you don't go to disturb him."

Hearing Zhao Desan say that this matter was very difficult to handle, Zheng Jie gave up the idea of finding Zheng Tulu and said with some disappointment: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you don't know, I really don't want to stay in the District Construction Committee for even one more day. You don't know how long I have to sit on the bus to work every day, and when I get home, I still have to cook, do laundry, and look after the child. I'm really so tired."

"Sister-in-law, I know it's not easy for you. It's not that I'm talking about Brother Zhao, but he really is a bit... he doesn't know how to cherish his wife at all." Zhao Desan took the opportunity to badmouth Zhao Da in front of Zheng Jie, and as he spoke, he didn't mind at all as he reached out and placed his hand on Zheng Jie's fragrant shoulder.

When his hand rested on Zheng Jie's fragrant shoulder, Zheng Jie clearly felt that his hand had a lot of strength; just by placing it there lightly, it felt as if it were about to press her waist down. Which woman doesn't like a man full of masculinity? A man like Zhao Desan, who was tall, handsome, and so good with words, easily won a woman's favor. At this moment, although Zheng Jie didn't have those kinds of thoughts about Zhao Desan yet, her impression of him was getting better each time, to the point where her heartbeat would quicken upon seeing him. When his hand rested on her shoulder, Zheng Jie's heartbeat quickened accordingly, thumping as if it were about to jump out of her throat, and a faint blush appeared on her fair, flawless face without her realizing it.

Hearing Zhao Desan understand her grievances, Zheng Jie felt as if she had found a confidant. Although she felt a bit shy, she sighed and poured out her heart: "Sigh! Comrade Xiao Zhao, I followed your Brother Zhao initially because I thought he was an honest man, but now I feel more and more that he's useless! You say he doesn't even dare to help me speak a word; where is there a man like him!" Thinking of Zhao Da's timid and indecisive manner in everything he did, Zheng Jie felt angry.

Zhao Desan, in order to have more contact with Zheng Jie, stopped her from going to the office to find Zhao Da, but standing in the corridor for a long time wasn't a solution either. He wanted to find a place to sit down with Zheng Jie and chat slowly, to get to know this woman who could handle both the parlor and the kitchen. After casually accompanying her with a few words, he looked around and said to Zheng Jie: "Sister-in-law, why don't we find a place to sit down and have a good chat? You can tell me about anything that's bothering you, how about that?"

Zheng Jie looked at Zhao Desan. She didn't have many friends, and although she hadn't known Zhao Desan for long, she felt a strong connection with him, as if he understood her thoughts very well. Thinking of how tired and bitter she was for the sake of that family, Zheng Jie's heart was filled with bitter emotions. After thinking for a moment, she nodded.