Chapter 3121: You Are the Big Leader

"Yes, yes, you're busy. You're a big leader, how could you not be busy?" Chen Man rolled her eyes at Zhao Desan and said in a sarcastic tone.

Seeing Chen Man constantly arguing with him, Zhao Desan thought to himself, *Damn it, still arguing with me? * Zhao Desan had a flash of inspiration and, feigning seriousness, said, "By the way, Xiao Man, I have something serious to tell you..."

"What serious thing? What serious thing could you possibly have to tell me?" Chen Man said, somewhat distracted, as she took out her phone and glanced at it.

Zhao Desan said to her solemnly, "Xiao Man, I've thought it over. I feel that we aren't young anymore, and it's time to talk about marriage. Why don't you find some time in the next couple of days, and we'll go to your home to see your parents?"

"What? You want to go to my home?" Chen Man's reaction finally became quite large. She widened those peach-blossom eyes of hers and looked at Zhao Desan in terror, appearing completely incredulous.

Seeing Chen Man's reaction was one of surprise rather than pleasant surprise, Zhao Desan became even more certain of his guess. It seemed this girl and Tan Wei were not just ordinary friends, but had that kind of relationship. "What's wrong? Haven't you always wanted me to go home with you to see your uncle and aunt? I've thought it over now. When you find some time in the next two days, let's go to your home to see your parents, how about that?" Zhao Desan feigned a very sincere appearance and spoke to Chen Man in a gentle, soft voice.

After hearing Zhao Desan finish that first sentence, Chen Man became somewhat distracted. Her eyes were a bit dull, and she felt a sense of panic in her heart. She was pondering how she could refuse this idea of Zhao Desan's, and for a moment, she fell into deep thought.

Seeing the look of panic on Chen Man's face and her appearance of deep thought, Zhao Desan felt triumphant once again. Then, he reached out and waved his hand in front of Chen Man, and only then did she suddenly snap out of it. "Xiao Man, I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about?" Zhao Desan asked, looking at her with a feigned expression of confusion.

"Nothing... I'm not thinking about anything..." Chen Man smiled with some panic and unease, saying.

"Not thinking about anything? Then did you hear what I said?" Zhao Desan said, appearing very serious.

"Ah? What did you say?" Chen Man began to play dumb.

Zhao Desan glared at her in annoyance, then patiently repeated himself, saying, "I said I've thought it over. We've reached the age to talk about marriage. Haven't you always wanted to take me home to meet your parents? Let's find some time in the next two days to go to your home to see your mom and dad. I've been wanting to meet them too."

"Ah?" Chen Man slightly knitted her delicate brows, appearing very reluctant.

"What? Not welcome?" Zhao Desan asked, seizing the opportunity.

Chen Man's face wore an uneasy expression, and she hurriedly explained, "No, how could I not welcome you? I just feel that you've just returned from studying and advanced training at the Provincial Party School, and there must be a pile of things left behind at your unit. During this time, you should focus on your work first. We can talk about it when you have time later. Didn't you say you're in a period of career development? I've thought it over, and I really support your work. Let's talk about going to my home later."

Chen Man's answer was within Zhao Desan's expectations. He chuckled to himself, then immediately pretended to consider it for a moment, looking at Chen Man with a smile, and took the opportunity to step down, saying, "Xiao Man, I didn't expect you to have changed so much in this month..."

"No, I just thought that since you just returned from studying and advanced training, a lot of things at the unit have been left behind, and I don't want to affect your work." Before Zhao Desan could finish, Chen Man, mistakenly thinking Zhao Desan had sensed something, hurriedly explained.

Seeing the panicked and uneasy look on Chen Man's face when she hurriedly explained, Zhao Desan despised her fiercely in his heart, thinking: *Damn it! It's always been me eating what's in the bowl while occupying what's in the basin, I didn't expect you, little girl, to have this idea too! * Zhao Desan really didn't expect that Chen Man, who looked very honest on the outside, would have such deep schemes.

Zhao Desan deliberately looked at Chen Man with great surprise and asked in confusion, "Xiao Man, is there something wrong? Why do you seem a bit uneasy?"

"No... nothing..." Seeing that Zhao Desan realized she was a bit panicked and uneasy, Chen Man feigned calmness and smiled faintly.

Zhao Desan said, "Xiao Man, I've discovered that you've really changed a lot this month. I thought that after I studied at the Provincial Party School for a month, I had improved my understanding in terms of ideology, but I didn't expect your ideological awareness to have improved quite a bit too."

Chen Man smiled with slight embarrassment and took out her phone to look at it again, as if she were waiting for a call.

Zhao Desan knew very well that if Chen Man was really waiting for a call, it must be Tan Wei's call.

Sure enough, after Chen Man took the lead in changing the subject and the two chatted for a while about unimportant things, Chen Man's phone finally rang. Only then did an excited expression appear on her face. She took her phone out of her purse, glanced at it, signaled to Zhao Desan that she needed to take a call, and while getting up, pressed the answer button, put the phone to her ear, and walked to the side.

Because the distance was a bit far, Zhao Desan pricked up his ears but couldn't hear the content of the call clearly. He only saw a happy smile on the corner of Chen Man's mouth, and she nodded from time to time at the phone, saying "Mm."

After finishing the call, Chen Man walked to the table and didn't sit down again. Standing in front of Zhao Desan, she said with an apologetic face, "I'm sorry, I have something to do, I'm leaving first."

Zhao Desan didn't try to keep her either. He nodded with a smile and said, "That's fine, if you have something to do, you go ahead."

Chen Man gave him a faint smile, turned around, and left the coffee shop. The moment Chen Man stepped out of the coffee shop door, Zhao Desan hurriedly paid the bill and quietly followed her out of the coffee shop. When Zhao Desan walked out of the coffee shop, he saw Chen Man waving at the other side of the road. Zhao Desan looked toward the other side of the road, and sure enough, as expected, he saw that Tan Wei was sitting in his car, waving excitedly at Chen Man.

*Damn! There really is an affair! * While feeling surprised, Zhao Desan let out a long sigh of relief in his heart. Now he no longer had to worry about Chen Man pestering him, and he could do whatever he wanted in the district...

"Buzz... buzz... buzz." The stone in Zhao Desan's heart finally landed. As he turned and walked along the street back to where he lived, his phone rang in his pocket.

Zhao Desan took out his phone and saw it was a call from Liu Yue. He pressed the answer button unhurriedly: "Hello! Liu Yue, didn't you say you were going to treat me to dinner tonight?"

"Director, I'm calling precisely to invite you." Liu Yue was much more relaxed on the phone than she was in person.

"So that means you've already chosen the place?" Zhao Desan asked with a grin.

"Mm, Director, do you like eating hot pot?" Liu Yue asked for Zhao Desan's opinion.

Zhao Desan said without hesitation, "It's alright."

Liu Yue said with a smile, "Director, then I'll wait for you at the unit entrance. I know a hot pot restaurant that just opened nearby. Let's eat hot pot tonight, shall we?"

"Liu Yue, why don't you go over and wait for me first? I'm afraid it won't be good if I'm seen." Zhao Desan still had his misgivings, especially if Yu Haiping were to discover that he and Liu Yue were still together outside of work hours. That bastard would definitely report it to Zheng Tulu again.

"It's fine, it's already after work, there's no one at the unit." Liu Yue didn't care much about this and appeared somewhat dismissive.

Zhao Desan looked at the watch on his wrist and thought that it had been quite a while since work ended, so there shouldn't be anyone around. He said, "That's fine, you wait for me at the unit entrance, I'll be there in a while."

"Mm," Liu Yue replied gently.

After finishing the call, Zhao Desan walked quickly along Century Avenue back toward the District Construction Committee. It was a distance of less than a thousand meters. Zhao Desan's pace was fast, and he arrived in less than ten minutes. From far away, he saw Liu Yue standing at the unit entrance, looking at her phone in boredom.

"Hi! Liu Yue." Zhao Desan called out to Liu Yue from far away.

Following the sound, Liu Yue saw it was Zhao Desan walking toward her. After all, she was eating alone with a unit leader in private, so Liu Yue still appeared a bit embarrassed. She smiled slightly and walked toward Zhao Desan. ===== CHAPTER 3122 =====