Chapter 3120: Hidden Behind the Back

Liu Yue pushed the door open gently, holding the cigarettes she had been carrying behind her back, and stood at the doorway.

Because Liu Yue was Zheng Tulü's own niece, Gao Haiping's attitude was very enthusiastic. He smiled and said, "Liu Yue, I was just about to look for you. How are you feeling? You must not be used to it since you just arrived, right? It's fine, if there's anything you don't understand, just come and ask me."

Zhao Desan nodded, his expression slightly nervous. Without a word, he placed the pack of hard Zhonghua cigarettes he had been hiding behind his back onto Gao Haiping's desk.

Seeing this, Gao Haiping was momentarily stunned. He looked suspiciously at the nervous Liu Yue and asked, "Xiao Liu, what are you doing?"

Liu Yue said in a small voice, "Director Gao, I know that there was only one public recruitment quota for the unit this time, and the competition was very fierce. I know that the reason I was able to stand out and be hired by the unit wasn't because I was the most outstanding, but because Director Gao helped me. This is just a small token of my appreciation."

Gao Haiping glanced at the hard Zhonghua cigarettes on the desk; a single pack was really too shabby for him. However, because of Liu Yue's identity, Gao Haiping still maintained a smile and said very politely, "Xiao Liu, look at what you're doing? Director Zheng is your uncle; since Director Zheng already spoke to me, I was definitely going to help with such a small matter."

Liu Yue said in a small voice, "Director Gao, this is just a small token of my appreciation, nothing else."

Actually, for Gao Haiping, the fact that Liu Yue knew how to repay kindness made him quite happy, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Seeing Gao Haiping's satisfied expression, Liu Yue said cautiously, "Director Gao, I didn't know what else to buy for you, so I just bought a pack of cigarettes. Please don't mind."

Gao Haiping nodded and said politely, "As long as you have the heart, Liu Yue, I am very happy. But you say this, how does it make me feel? If I accept it, that would be accepting a bribe."

Liu Yue was stunned for a moment. She thought that since Zhao Desan had told her to give the gift to Gao Haiping, and Zhao Desan was the head of the District Construction Committee, there shouldn't be any problem. So, Liu Yue smiled and said, "It's just a pack of cigarettes, it should be fine. Director Gao, please just accept it."

Gao Haiping thought for a moment, feigning reluctance, and said, "Alright then, since you have this intention, Xiao Liu, I will accept it."

Seeing that Gao Haiping had agreed to accept it, Liu Yue's expression relaxed a bit. She smiled and said, "Then Director Gao, you go ahead and get busy, I'm going back to work." With that, she walked out of the office.

Watching Liu Yue leave his office, Gao Haiping smiled, picked up the pack of hard Zhonghua cigarettes from the desk, and stuffed it into his drawer.

After observing for a few days, Zhao Desan felt that Liu Yue wasn't the kind of spoiled, arrogant girl he had imagined. On the contrary, although she had the identity of Zheng Tulü's niece, she maintained a low-key and humble attitude toward everyone in the unit. Over the past few days of contact, Zhao Desan gradually came to approve of this girl and praised her more than once. This made Liu Yue quite happy. Moreover, because Zhao Desan wasn't much older than her, and his personality was cheerful, easygoing, and without airs, he was able to get along with almost everyone in the unit, except for those old fogies who always felt Zhao Desan was too young to be the head. This made Liu Yue gradually stop being so afraid of him, and she started thinking about finding a time to invite Zhao Desan to dinner.

At noon that day, Zhao Desan ate a bowl of noodles at a noodle shop near the unit and patted his stomach, feeling great. Just as he was about to get up and return to the unit, his phone rang: "Buzz... buzz... buzz..." He took out his phone and saw it was a call from Liu Yue.

"Hello! Liu Yue, why are you calling me?" Zhao Desan felt a bit strange.

"Director, I originally wanted to invite you to lunch at noon, but I couldn't find you." Liu Yue sounded much more relaxed on the phone than she did when facing Zhao Desan in person.

"Invite me to dinner? Why?" Zhao Desan felt a bit strange; why would Liu Yue want to invite him to dinner?

"..." Liu Yue's words—the reason Liu Yue wanted to invite Zhao Desan to dinner was simple: she wanted to thank him for his affirmation of her work over the past few days.

"That's great. You pick the place, I'll pay. Let's meet tonight."

Zhao Desan hung up the phone and checked the time; it was already past one in the afternoon. He wanted to go back to the office, but thinking of Chen Man, Zhao Desan changed direction and walked toward the car beauty shop that Chen Man ran.

Zhao Desan arrived at a place not far from the car beauty shop and sat in the newly built small garden. He saw a few young men acting furtively, not looking like they were up to any good. Zhao Desan wasn't a coward, but he wasn't one to meddle in other people's business either. Zhao Desan sat in the small garden, watching those young men quietly, wanting to know what exactly they were doing. Zhao Desan thought that since he had nothing to do while waiting for Liu Yue to get off work, he might as well play detective and see if Chen Man and that Tan Wei were really a couple. If they were, then he would have nothing to say about his intentional avoidance of Chen Man.

A few young men noticed that Zhao Desan had been watching them. One of the young men walked over, squatted down in front of Zhao Desan, and said, "Big brother, can I borrow a light?"