Chapter 2273

After hanging up the phone, Jia Wanli turned around and walked to Zhao Desan, smiled slightly, and said, "I'll head back first. Wait a little while before coming to my dormitory, got it?"

Zhao Desan pursed his lips into a smile, gave Jia Wanli a standing salute, and then said with a playful grin, "Yes, ma'am, I shall obey the orders of my little sister-in-law."

"Go away, still calling me sister-in-law?" Jia Wanli retorted, but without waiting for his reply, she turned and trotted toward the unit's side gate...

Watching Jia Wanli's retreating figure, a spark of childishness suddenly welled up in Zhao Desan's heart. He gave a wicked 'hehe' laugh and thought to himself: Why don't I pull a surprise attack, tail her to the dormitory, and then turn this fake act into reality? That would be truly exciting!

No sooner said than done, Zhao Desan took advantage of the night's cover to immediately tail Jia Wanli. Seeing her enter the staff dormitory building, he slipped in after her.

Jia Wanli's dormitory was actually on the second floor, but Zhao Desan noticed that after entering the building, she turned directly toward the right side of the first floor. Zhao Desan had initially thought she couldn't hold it and was heading for the restroom, but that notion was dispelled when he saw her heading straight for the very last room on the first floor...

Damn it, what the hell! Did those few moments in the small woods just now scramble her brains? Zhao Desan thought to himself, quickening his pace. In just a few steps, he reached the door of the room at the end of the first floor.

Since he didn't live in the unit, Zhao Desan didn't know the specific arrangements of this building or who was assigned to the first-floor rooms. However, judging by the decor of the first-floor hallway, it was different from the other floors and clearly looked much more upscale.

By the time Zhao Desan tailed her to the room door, it was already tightly shut. He tried pushing it slightly, but it was locked from the inside. He was even more puzzled—why lock it? Was there a secret inside? Could it be that she wanted to give him a surprise? Or perhaps she needed to adjust herself and had the supplies she needed in there?

These wild guesses made Zhao Desan slowly press his ear against the door panel. He focused his Qi, furrowed his brows, and listened carefully to the sounds coming from inside, hoping to find the answer he wanted...

Zhao Desan was almost burying his head into the door, yet he still couldn't hear the movements inside clearly. But one thing was certain: there was definitely a man in the room. At that moment, Zhao Desan couldn't hear what the man was saying, but he vaguely heard Jia Wanli's emotional reply: "No, I really didn't do anything with him."

Zhao Desan could clearly feel that Jia Wanli seemed very afraid of the man inside. Could her husband have come to the unit from the hospital? Zhao Desan couldn't help but think this, but then he reconsidered: even if Jia Wanli's husband were inside, given her disdainful attitude toward him, she wouldn't be this scared, right? Zhao Desan was utterly confused; a sense of foreboding loomed over him.

Just as Zhao Desan was at his wit's end, he suddenly heard the sound of high heels inside the room walking toward the door. Zhao Desan scanned the hallway, but there was truly nowhere to hide. A bright idea struck him, and he ducked into the restroom. He thought to himself, I'll hide here; I don't believe the man in the room won't use the restroom tonight. I must see who he is!

Hiding in the restroom, Zhao Desan heard the sound of Jia Wanli's high heels getting closer, and it seemed there were footsteps of another person behind her. Zhao Desan's heart rate spiked, as if it were about to jump out of his throat. He forced himself to swallow his saliva, barely managing to keep from coughing.

"Remember, don't let him discover our relationship, otherwise I will change my mind..." A low, male baritone voice suddenly drilled into Zhao Desan's ears. Because the voice was quite close to the restroom, Zhao Desan heard it clearly. He couldn't help but gasp, his heart feeling as cold as if pierced by a glacier! It turned out this man was none other than that treacherous old fox, Zheng Tulu. No wonder when he went to the dormitory building after work today, he saw Zheng Tulu's car still parked in front of the office building.

Zhao Desan felt he couldn't have heard wrong; he was all too familiar with Zheng Tulu's voice. What kind of trick was this old fox playing now? Before Zhao Desan could think further, he heard Zheng Tulu's heavy footsteps walking toward the restroom...

Zhao Desan cursed to himself: Damn it, the things you fear most are exactly what happen.

This old bastard really did want to use the restroom. He had no time to think or curse further, so he made a dash into the squat toilet stall, quickly closed the door, held his breath, and prayed silently: Please, old man, just take a dump. Because there was only one toilet in the restroom.

Heaven hadn't pushed Zhao Desan to a dead end yet; after Zheng Tulu entered the restroom, he only urinated and then turned to leave. After Zheng Tulu walked out, Zhao Desan let out a long sigh of relief, sweat already slightly seeping from his face.

Once everything returned to calm, Zhao Desan didn't leave the restroom immediately. Instead, he sat on the toilet, thinking desperately. His biggest doubt now was whether he should still go find Jia Wanli. Logically, after their wild encounter in the woods, he had been satisfied, and he could stop there. Since he knew Zheng Tulu was here and Jia Wanli was meeting him, it meant they had some unspeakable secret. If he went to find her now, wouldn't he be walking right into a trap? But if he didn't go and didn't get to the bottom of it, Zhao Desan felt unwilling. After all, he was about to leave this place, and if he were to be stabbed in the back by Zheng Tulu, that would be just his damn luck.

After much deliberation, Zhao Desan decided to go find Jia Wanli and get to the bottom of this confusing matter. He slowly opened the restroom door, took advantage of the night to slip out, and headed toward his own dormitory, which he rarely visited...

After returning to his dormitory in a disheveled state, he started busying himself. Only when he was satisfied did he sit on the edge of the bed and quietly wait for Jia Wanli's call. He didn't believe that if he didn't go to her for so long, she wouldn't call him.

He sat on the edge of the bed for a while, getting impatient, so he stood up and paced around the empty dormitory. When he walked to the window, he suddenly saw the lights of a car in front of the office building turn on. He realized it was Zheng Tulu's car starting up and slowly driving out of the Construction Committee. Only then did he let out a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, just after Zhao Desan secretly watched Zheng Tulu drive away, the phone rang. Zhao Desan waited a little while before hanging up.

Looking at the hung-up phone, Zhao Desan gave a sinister smile and thought: "Director Zheng, you old fox, you've calculated everything. It seems you don't intend to let me, Zhao Desan, go. Fine, then I'll play with you to the end. You like playing dirty? Then I'll play dirty with you. I'll use your own methods against you!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Desan slowly picked up his phone, walked to the window, squinted at the dark night outside, and called Jia Wanli... "Hello... I'm calling you from the restroom. I... I went back to the office to get something, but... but I didn't expect to run into Chunfang from the logistics department. I don't know what she wants; she followed me back to the dormitory and just won't leave!" Zhao Desan deliberately lowered his voice, leaving Jia Wanli only half-understanding.

"What? What are you saying? How could that be? What is she doing looking for you?" Jia Wanli was completely confused on the other end, unable to figure out what Zhao Desan was up to.

Zhao Desan pursed his lips and smiled secretly, then said into the phone: "My dear, hurry over here. She hasn't even dressed properly. If someone sees this, they'll think I did something to her!" Zhao Desan used an imploring tone.

"Fine, wait there, I'm coming over right now..." With that, Jia Wanli hung up. Zhao Desan estimated that Jia Wanli must be extremely angry right now, and would be running to his dormitory with a flushed face and a coat thrown on.

Before long, Zhao Desan saw Jia Wanli's figure from the window. Seeing her rushing toward his dormitory, Zhao Desan felt a surge of joy and couldn't help but think: Hmph! I want to see if you, Zheng Tulu, are cunning, or if your Grandpa Liu is more clever!

How could Jia Wanli have guessed that Zhao Desan was playing a trick? She ran to Zhao Desan's dormitory regardless of everything.

Seeing the door was slightly ajar, she didn't even knock and pushed her way in...

But when she barged straight into Zhao Desan's dormitory, she found there was no Chunfang at all. Only Zhao Desan was sitting by the door with a smile on his face. Seeing Zhao Desan's strange expression, Jia Wanli frowned and asked reproachfully, "Where is the person you mentioned?"

Zhao Desan stood up unhurriedly, slowly closed the dormitory door, turned around, and said, "She was scared off by my righteous words."

"Ah, ah, ptooey!" Jia Wanli spat fiercely on the ground, then said to Zhao Desan angrily, "Good for you, Zhao Desan, you actually dared to fool me!"

After hearing Jia Wanli's words, Zhao Desan wasn't angry; instead, he laughed. He chuckled and said, "Right, your choice of words is very accurate. I did fool you, but you lied to me!" With that, the moment Jia Wanli was stunned, Zhao Desan lunged forward and pulled her tightly into his arms.

"Let me go, let me go!" Jia Wanli struggled desperately, attempting to break free from Zhao Desan's embrace.

"Forget it, you'd better save your energy for later!" Zhao Desan said as gently as he could, but his hands showed no mercy, stripping off Jia Wanli's clothes piece by piece. ===== CHAPTER 2274 =====