Chapter 2466

"What does Section Chief Liu mean by this?" Chen Man was a bit unhappy. She furrowed her delicate brows and continued, "I'm doing this for your own good, definitely not asking you for petty cash."

Zhao Desan chuckled. While stuffing the money into Chen Man's hand, he said with a straight face, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Is this money enough to get a membership card?"

Chen Man gave Zhao Desan a slight glare, took the money, counted it, and said, "It doesn't need to be this much." Saying this, she returned a few bills to Zhao Desan, turned, and walked into the room.

It didn't take long before Chen Man brought out an exquisite card from the room. Smiling, she said to Zhao Desan, "Section Chief Liu, keep this safe. Don't lose it, otherwise, I only recognize the card, not the person, you know."

Zhao Desan chuckled and said, "I'm quite forgetful. Why don't I just leave the card with you for safekeeping? It'll save me from being careless and losing it."

"Get lost. Take it quickly. Remember, this is for monthly consumption. You must come on time every month for cleaning and maintenance; it will be void if it expires," Chen Man said seriously.

Zhao Desan actually felt quite pleased, as his original intention was to find an excuse to come by more often. Now he wouldn't need any more excuses; it was truly a win-win situation.

In the period that followed, Zhao Desan went to wash his car almost every few days, chatting with Chen Man while he was at it. For one, the car stayed clean, and seeing the car so clean, people at his unit formed a similar impression of his character. Secondly, Zhao Desan's mood was much more relaxed, and through several conversations, he learned some information about Chen Man.

It turned out that this shop was opened with money from her parents. Her boyfriend only helped out in his spare time. That fat, dark-skinned boy actually had another job and couldn't be considered the real owner of the shop.

From Chen Man's words, Zhao Desan could tell that she wasn't very satisfied with that dark, chubby boyfriend. The main issue was that her boyfriend lacked ambition and had quite a few bad habits, especially his frequent fondness for playing mahjong to kill time.

After learning these things about Chen Man, Zhao Desan felt confident. He knew that young women nowadays were very realistic and liked successful men. He seemed to have a premonition that an opportunity would definitely arise. However, he also knew that with his current strength and status, he couldn't yet be counted as a successful person. But he knew even better that many successful men were just putting on an act. For the sake of this little woman who moved his heart, he prepared to play the part of a successful man.

In the days that followed, during the idle time while his car was being washed, Zhao Desan would chat with Chen Man, telling her how diligent he was at work, how hard he worked, how much his leaders valued and appreciated him, and about his grand ideals and goals. He said things that even he felt were far-fetched, but these seemingly empty words really did make Chen Man's gaze toward him turn into one of admiration.

Sometimes things are just coincidental. One day, Zhao Desan came to the car wash as usual, just in time to find that the high-pressure water gun in Chen Man's shop was broken and couldn't wash the car with force. Zhao Desan's car was washed over and over but still wouldn't come clean. So, Zhao Desan asked, "Why don't you go get the high-pressure water gun repaired?"

Chen Man, while busy wiping Zhao Desan's car, replied, "He had something to do and drove out, so he's not here. This needs to be taken to the auto repair city to be fixed. How can I get there without a car?"

Zhao Desan felt this was a great opportunity to bring the two of them closer, so he said enthusiastically, "Why be so polite? Let's go, I'll drive you to get it fixed."

"That would be too embarrassing. Besides... you still have work to do," Chen Man said shyly.

"Oh, it doesn't matter. My work is flexible. I'll just be a bit tighter on my own tasks when I get back. Besides, I'm a leader, aren't I?" In fact, ever since Zhao Desan turned around the situation at the District Construction Committee, all work had been clearly delegated, and he didn't have any substantive work to do himself, but he couldn't say that.

Chen Man didn't stand on ceremony with Zhao Desan anymore. It was clear that without the high-pressure water gun, she was very anxious. So, she hurriedly packed up the high-pressure water gun and went with Zhao Desan to the repair shop.

By the time they delivered the high-pressure water gun to the repair shop, it was nearly noon. Zhao Desan looked at the time and said, "Let's go, my treat. I'll take you to lunch."

Chen Man hesitated for a while, thinking that they would have to wait a while for the high-pressure water gun to be fixed anyway, so she agreed.

During lunch, Zhao Desan began to show off his specialty. He spoke eloquently, doing his utmost to display his masculine charm. Finally, his efforts paid off. The biggest gain from that lunch was that Zhao Desan obtained Chen Man's QQ number and mobile phone number. Of course, all of Zhao Desan's reasons were just excuses about the convenience of car maintenance.

During the time Wu Min was abroad, Zhao Desan had felt an unprecedented emptiness in his life in the district. But ever since Chen Man appeared in his life, his empty life suddenly became full. At first, he just wanted to make up for his empty life, but now it was no longer such a simple thought. Even though his Sister Wu had very strict requirements for him, he was still able to find opportunities to create another romantic sky for himself.

In the following days, Zhao Desan and Chen Man had contact on QQ, which made things much more convenient, saving him from always having to drive to her beauty shop to see her. If he went too often and was seen by people at his unit, the gossip could drown him. Moreover, saying things online was convenient, which brought the relationship between the two of them much closer. When Zhao Desan went to wash his car again, the look in Chen Man's eyes when she saw him no longer had any distance. Zhao Desan knew in his heart that the fruit was already ripe, just waiting for the opportunity to pick the delicious and refreshing fruit...

One morning, after Zhao Desan had arranged a work task for Tong Xiaoli in the office, he was also busy when he suddenly saw Chen Man's QQ avatar flashing. He quickly clicked on it and saw it written: "What are you busy with?"

Zhao Desan replied: Not bad, not very busy. Isn't your shop busy today?

Chen Man: It's been raining for the past two days, there's no business.

Zhao Desan's hands typed quickly on the keyboard: Haha, it seems you only think of me when there's no money to be made!

Chen Man: What nonsense are you talking about? I'm in a bad mood today... Chen Man sent a crying face emoji while replying.

Zhao Desan immediately sent: What's wrong?

Chen Man sent a hesitant message: Nothing!

Damn! Why are all women like this? Zhao Desan cursed inwardly, but immediately replied: Tell me about it, maybe I can help you solve your troubles!

Chen Man finally explained the reason: It's my birthday today, and I quarreled with my boyfriend yesterday!

Zhao Desan replied vaguely: Haha, no one to spend your birthday with, right? I'll treat you to lunch, and spend your birthday with you while I'm at it?

Chen Man hurriedly declined: No need, you have so much work at your unit, you're so busy. "It's fine, I have to eat lunch anyway. Alright, that's settled. I'll come pick you up at noon. I'm busy now, see you later!" Zhao Desan was afraid of seeing another rejection from Chen Man, and even more afraid of Tong Xiaoli, who was not far away, noticing that something was wrong with him. He immediately closed QQ and began to handle the work at hand.

Near 11:30, Zhao Desan tidied up, left the office, bought a few flowers from a flower shop next to the District Construction Committee building, wrapped them simply, and drove to a place not far from Chen Man's car wash. After parking, he called her. When the call connected, Zhao Desan said into the phone, "Hey, beautiful birthday girl, I'm at the alley entrance in front of your shop now. Come over, let's go eat together."

Zhao Desan didn't give her time to react and immediately hung up the phone. Sure enough, Chen Man arrived shortly after. She got in the car, and Zhao Desan handed her the flowers, saying with a smile, "Happy birthday!"

Crystal clear tears flashed in Chen Man's eyes for a moment, not knowing if it was because of excitement or surprise...

Zhao Desan drove Chen Man to a Western restaurant with a better environment. Having been brought to Western restaurants by Ma Lan twice before, Zhao Desan was already somewhat familiar with the routine. He ordered two steaks and specifically ordered a bottle of red wine. Just like that, they ate and chatted, very much like an intimate couple. Zhao Desan looked at Chen Man. After just one glass of red wine, a slight blush had already appeared on Chen Man's little face, and her whole state began to relax, as if only the two of them existed in time. Perhaps because of excitement or perhaps because of indignation, without realizing it, Zhao Desan and Chen Man actually finished two bottles of red wine. Both of them drank to their heart's content and chatted very congenially and happily.

Just as they were about to finish eating, Zhao Desan suddenly asked Chen Man, "Since it's a rainy day today, I guess you won't have any business in the afternoon. Why don't we find a place to sit for a while!"

"Hmm, once it rains in our line of work, there's no business. Where should we go to sit? I'm a little dizzy," Chen Man said while covering her head with her hand.

"Just follow me, I won't eat you," Zhao Desan joked with a wicked smile.

Because he had been drinking, Zhao Desan didn't dare to drive too far, so he found a nearby three-star hotel. Afraid of being recognized by acquaintances in the district as driving the District Construction Committee's official car, he drove directly into the underground garage, quickly went to the front desk to open a room, returned to the car, and held Chen Man's hand as they went upstairs to the room...

Zhao Desan didn't know if Chen Man was dizzy from drinking or pretending to be dizzy from drinking. When he held her hand, she didn't show any intention of refusing, just like an obedient girl, letting Zhao Desan hold her hand and following behind him, looking like she was letting him do whatever he wanted. ===== CHAPTER 2467 =====