Chapter 314

Hearing the Minister's tone soften, Zhao De raised his head slightly, looking apologetic, and said in a low voice: "Minister Su, I... I didn't know that phone was yours that day... I saw those photos unintentionally... but I've forgotten them, yes, forgotten them." Zhao De became more and more shrewd as he spoke, even appearing a bit cheeky.

Su Qing saw that this guy, who had just been lowering his head and not saying a word, became lively as soon as she stopped being angry. Facing his grinning appearance, she unexpectedly couldn't get angry for a moment. But she couldn't let this guy think that she, a dignified Minister of the Provincial Organization Department, was easy to bully. So she pretended to be very angry, stared straight at him, and asked: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, what do you think should be done about this?"

The charming and sexy mature woman opposite him was the Minister of the Provincial Organization Department of Hexi Province. A small clerk like him from a prefecture-level city couldn't afford to offend her. Wouldn't it be as simple as crushing an ant to play him to death? Zhao De thought secretly and said sincerely: "Minister Su, please forgive me, the small person doesn't count against the big person. I... I didn't know the phone I found was yours at that time... I was also... just curious for a moment, felt it was fun, and just wanted to tease you. Please, the big person doesn't count against the small person, don't take this matter to heart."

"You kid, you're quite eloquent and know how to talk!" Su Qing saw his sincere look of admitting his mistake, and his words were sweet. She wanted to laugh for a moment but forced herself to hold it back, pretending to be calm, and looked at him with a straight face.

Zhao De chuckled: "Minister Su, please don't be angry anymore. Don't let that matter disturb your interest in drinking coffee."

People in high positions like subordinates to be lively and shrewd, and to be able to share some worries for them. Zhao De's eloquence and cleverness made Su Qing like him very much. Anger aside, after all, this guy had returned the phone to her, but he had seen those photos, which made her feel a bit worried for a moment. So she deliberately asked him: "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you've seen those photos. Compared to me now, which one is better?"

Zhao De was truly a devil. He chuckled: "Minister Su, to tell you the truth, I really didn't look much, and I've almost forgotten them. But Minister Su, you are naturally very good-looking."

Su Qing's cold face finally bloomed into a smile: "You guy! Su Jing is right; you really know how to talk and are quite likable. You must be highly appreciated by the leaders in your bureau, right?"

"Minister Su, you flatter me," Zhao De said modestly with a smile.

Su Qing smiled lightly and asked: "Where is Su Jing?"

"She went back to the hotel."

"How was the training today?" After Su Qing finished being angry, she returned to her usual friendly self, making Zhao De's pressure and nervousness gradually disappear.

"It's okay. I learned a lot. The leaders in the province are indeed more capable." Zhao De was truly shrewd. This statement was a double entendre. While praising the leaders of the training, he also took the opportunity to praise Su Qing.

Su Qing laughed lightly, her mature and charming appearance looking exceptionally enchanting, making Zhao De feel a bit intoxicated. Looking at Minister Su so carefully, her intellectual competence when serious and her beautiful sexiness when relaxed were truly better than Bureau Chief Zhang's.

"Do you have anything else to do later?" Su Qing asked him.

If Su Qing were still angry, Zhao De would have prepared to leave with an excuse. But her peaceful appearance now looked like she wasn't angry anymore. Since that was the case, Zhao De decided to stay with her for a while longer, contact her more, and understand this sexy female Minister of the Provincial Organization Department. So he chuckled: "Nothing much. I don't know anyone in the province, only Su Jing and you, Minister Su."

Minister Su said: "Then later... accompany me for a meal." After saying this, she lowered her head and gently stirred the coffee in her cup with a spoon.

"Alright. It is my great honor to be able to eat with you, Minister Su." Zhao De looked respectful, while guessing in his heart: This female Organization Minister invited me to eat, could there be other things? He asked tentatively: "Minister Su, should we call your cousin Su Jing along?"

"Since Su Jing has gone back to the hotel, let it be." Su Qing raised her head slightly and glanced at him. "Let me order you a drink. It's still a bit early for dinner."

"Okay." Zhao De nodded with a chuckle, called the waiter, ordered a latte, and began to taste the coffee face-to-face with Su Qing.

This was the first time Zhao De had sat and talked with a woman in such a quiet and elegant environment. The soft music echoed in the coffee house, making the atmosphere appear somewhat ambiguous invisibly.

Several times, Zhao De saw Su Qing's charming appearance and really wanted to take a bite, but due to the disparity in status, he sat obediently and didn't even dare to ask Su Qing another question. Instead, Su Qing asked him this and that very actively, so as not to make the atmosphere awkward.

After sitting in the coffee house for more than an hour, Su Qing said it was about time. Zhao De hurriedly went to pay the bill. Su Qing said: "Why are you in such a hurry to pay? I invited you, so I should be the one treating you."

"It's okay, it's all the same," Zhao De said.

Coming out of the coffee house, Su Qing didn't call for a driver to drive, but walked forward aimlessly on the street with him, and finally found a specialty restaurant and went in.