Chapter 1938

"Oh, it's Deputy Director He. Please, sit, please sit." Hearing the voice, Zhao Desan looked up and immediately accompanied his words with a polite smile toward He Liping.

He Liping acted as if she hadn't heard Zhao Desan speaking. Suddenly, she began to size him up with a very serious gaze, which left him feeling like a monk who couldn't find the source of the sound. He looked down at himself, then looked up and said with a chuckle, "Deputy Director He, why are you looking at me like that?"

He Liping finally broke into a faint smile and said, "Xiao Zhao, what were you doing last night? Why is your complexion so poor?"

Damn! She really could tell! I must not have been up to any good! Zhao Desan thought to himself, but he smiled and said, "Nothing much. I didn't rest well last night. I don't know why, but I couldn't sleep. I had insomnia."

"Were you thinking about some beauty, and that's what gave you insomnia?" He Liping joked as she sat down on the sofa nearby.

"Who else would I be thinking about? I was thinking about you, Deputy Director He." Zhao Desan followed her joke and poured honey into her heart.

"You keep calling me Deputy Director He, and you say you're thinking of me? Thinking of my ass!" He Liping shot him a glare.

"Right, right, it should be Sister He. I was just afraid of being overheard at the office, that's all." Zhao Desan quickly explained with a grin.

He Liping still glared at him, unimpressed, and said coldly, "Was it thinking about that Zheng Jie that gave you insomnia?" He Liping had two purposes for coming to Zhao Desan's office today: first, to probe his reaction after learning that Zheng Jie had betrayed him; second, to ask about the outcome of the wage-chase incident.

"Think about her? I'm not that gluttonous!" As soon as Zheng Jie was mentioned, a glimmer of hatred flashed in Zhao Desan's eyes, and he spoke irritably.

"You dare say you really don't care about that Zheng Jie?" He Liping's beautiful eyes stared fixedly at Zhao Desan's eyes as she asked.

Zhao Desan, who had never been afraid to look a beauty in the eye, avoided her gaze because of this question and feigned composure, saying, "I... why would I care about her?"

"Give it a rest. Even if you don't care now, didn't you care before? From the way you were busy running around for her to get a job at the Construction Committee, I knew you two had a thing." Since the relationship had already been exposed, He Liping spoke very directly.

"But I don't care now!" Zhao Desan turned his face and said decisively.

"A clean break?" He Liping raised her eyebrows and looked at him with a strange gaze.

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"We're still lingering!" Seeing He Liping's playful expression, Zhao Desan also started to joke.

With that, the atmosphere quickly lightened. From Zhao Desan's reaction, He Liping could see that an irreparable rift had formed between him and Zheng Jie. This was exactly what He Liping wanted; as long as Zhao Desan's focus was taken off Zheng Jie, he would have more energy to serve her in the future.

He Liping smiled gently, then changed the subject to the second issue she was concerned about. She asked, "How was the migrant workers' wage-chase incident handled?"

"Didn't Director Zheng tell you, Sister He?" Zhao Desan looked at her with slight surprise. In his view, whenever Director Zheng had any issues, he would always ask He Liping for advice. How could He Liping not know about this?

"No, otherwise why would I ask you!" He Liping shook her head.

"It's settled. The papers were signed and handed over to Director Zheng. Once he reviews them, Li Fang can just come to collect the money," Zhao Desan said truthfully.

"That Li Fang hasn't received the money yet?" He Liping asked.

"Yeah, I handed the signed papers to Director Zheng, and he said I didn't need to worry about the rest," Zhao Desan said.

"Oh..." He Liping nodded, drawing the sound out long, as if she had thought of something, but her expression quickly returned to normal, and she didn't tell Zhao Desan what she had thought of.

Instead, Zhao Desan suddenly felt a bit strange and asked with suspicion, "Sister He, doesn't Director Zheng tell you everything? And this matter was supposed to be reviewed by you. Why didn't he tell you the result of my handling?"

"Who knows? Maybe Old Zheng has been busy lately. He's had a lot of social engagements recently; many real estate bosses in Xijing have been inviting him to dinner," He Liping said.

"Is there some new policy regarding real estate development?" Zhao Desan guessed, following He Liping's lead.

"No, it's still about the land development in the Chanba Development Zone. The provincial and municipal governments intend to increase development efforts in the Chanba Development Zone and have issued some documents in this regard. You are in charge of the planning work for the Chanba Development Zone; you should have news about this, right?" He Liping said.

1059. Chapter 1046: Why Did You Hang Up?

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