Chapter 3171: A Very Low-Key Posture

Arriving at the unit early in the morning, Zhao Desan first went to the office next door to 'inspect' Liu Yue's work. Zhao Desan was very satisfied with Liu Yue's performance during this period. This girl didn't show off in the unit at all just because she was Zheng Tulu's own niece; instead, she had always maintained a very low-key posture. Seeing that the injury on Zhao Desan's nose hadn't fully healed, shortly after Zhao Desan sat down in his office, Liu Yue knocked on the door of Zhao Desan's office.

"Liu Yue, is there anything?" Zhao Desan looked up and, seeing it was Liu Yue, asked with confusion.

Liu Yue didn't speak, but walked straight to Zhao Desan's desk and placed a small box of bruise ointment on his desk, then said embarrassedly, "I see that the injury on your nose hasn't fully healed. If you don't find it embarrassing, apply some more ointment; it will heal faster."

This act of concern from Liu Yue suddenly caused a warm current to surge in Zhao Desan's heart. He looked at Liu Yue with some gratitude, laughed 'hehe,' and said, "Liu Yue, thank you."

Liu Yue said somewhat embarrassedly, "If it weren't for helping me that day, you wouldn't have been injured. I should be the one thanking you."

Zhao Desan thought to himself, this girl still has a conscience and knows how to repay kindness! He laughed self-deprecatingly, "If I had known you practiced Taekwondo, I wouldn't have tried to be a hero that day. I didn't become a hero, but instead sat firmly as a coward."

Liu Yue was amused by Zhao Desan's self-deprecating, witty remark and burst into laughter, saying, "It's still better than those cowardly men."

Liu Yue's words gave Zhao Desan great comfort. He said with a grin, "But that's true. If it were other men, they might not necessarily have stepped forward at that time."

Liu Yue nodded with a smile. Although Zhao Desan didn't act as a hero that day, the fact that he could step forward regardless of personal safety at that dangerous moment at least showed that Zhao Desan could be considered a real man. In the eyes of many women, it doesn't matter if a man can protect himself; what matters is whether this man will step forward when she encounters danger and difficulties.

Just at this moment, Gao Haiping passed by the door of Zhao Desan's office and turned his head to look inside. Seeing Gao Haiping, Zhao Desan suddenly thought of the fact that he was retaliated against by those little punks, which was entirely instigated by Gao Haiping spending money behind his back. Immediately, Zhao Desan became angry and glared fiercely at the office door. Turning back, seeing Liu Yue looking at him curiously, Zhao Desan said mysteriously, "Liu Yue, go close the door. I have something I want to ask you."

Liu Yue looked at Zhao Desan suspiciously, walked over obediently, closed the office door, returned, and asked Zhao Desan, "What is it?"

Zhao Desan asked sneakily, "When you gave gifts to Director Gao, did he ask you anything?"

Liu Yue shook her head and said, "No."

Zhao Desan asked, "Didn't he ask why you gave him gifts?"

Liu Yue thought for a while and said with a sudden realization, "Right, Director Gao asked if it was your idea, Director Liu."

Zhao Desan hurriedly frowned and asked, "Did you admit it?"

Liu Yue nodded and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Desan frowned and said 'hey,' then said, "Liu Yue, do you know why those little punks looked for trouble with us that day?"

Liu Yue looked at Zhao Desan with a blank face, shook her head, and looked at Zhao Desan with confusion. Although she didn't know why, Liu Yue realized that this matter might be related to Gao Haiping; otherwise, Zhao Desan wouldn't have asked about her gift-giving so mysteriously and suddenly brought up the incident of being harassed by those little punks that afternoon.

Zhao Desan felt there was no need to hide anything from Liu Yue, so he said straight to the point, "Those little punks were hired by Director Gao with money. The person they were targeting was me, not you."

"Ah?" Liu Yue widened her eyes, looking shocked, feeling it was too unbelievable, "No... that's impossible, right? Director Gao shouldn't do such a thing, right?"

Zhao Desan said, "What's impossible about it? I specifically found those little punks and found it out."

Seeing Zhao Desan's certain look, Liu Yue knitted her brows, a look of disbelief on her face, and asked with confusion, "But why would Director Gao do that? Do you have a grudge against Director Gao?"

Seeing Liu Yue's silly look, Zhao Desan said earnestly, "Liu Yue, you just entered the unit and don't understand things in official circles. Director Gao has always had opinions about me sitting in this position. Think about it: he is older than me, has been working longer than me, and must be dissatisfied with someone much younger than himself managing him. It's just that he can't say anything on the surface. Things in official circles are too complicated; you don't understand yet."

Liu Yue knitted her brows and looked at Zhao Desan with a blank face. However, after pondering Zhao Desan's words, she roughly understood some things. She frowned and asked, "Then Director Gao treats you like this, what are you going to do?"

"What else can I do? This time, let's just pretend nothing happened." Zhao Desan originally intended to properly fix Gao Haiping, but he realized that the construction and development of the Chanba Development Zone had always been a key concern for the leaders above, so he should focus his mind on work. He couldn't be affected by these infights and affect the overall situation. This time, he would let Gao Haiping off, but he had to let Gao Haiping know that he had already found out the truth. Therefore, in the next step, Zhao Desan prepared to find an opportunity to let Gao Haiping know that he had already found out the truth, making him wary of himself psychologically.

It turned out that the day Liu Yue finished giving gifts to Gao Haiping, although it was just a pack of good cigarettes, when Zheng Tulu called his own niece to ask about work, he inadvertently learned from Liu Yue that she had given gifts to Gao Haiping for the sake of getting into the district construction committee. Zheng Tulu was furious on the spot, thinking that Gao Haiping actually dared to fish for benefits from his own niece. He immediately called Gao Haiping and scolded him bloody. After being scolded for nothing, Gao Haiping asked Liu Yue whose idea it was to give him gifts. Because she was new, Liu Yue didn't know that Zhao Desan and Gao Haiping were secretly at odds, so she confessed honestly. Learning that it was Zhao Desan who intentionally sowed discord, Gao Haiping, who had always held a grudge against Zhao Desan, couldn't swallow this breath and immediately found a few little punks in the Chanba district, paying them to teach Zhao Desan a lesson.

After hearing Zhao Desan say this, Liu Yue also understood what was going on. However, she admired Zhao Desan's generosity. She nodded, said 'oh,' and didn't know what to say, just warning herself in her heart not to tell Gao Haiping everything in the future.

Seeing Liu Yue not speaking, Zhao Desan asked, "Your uncle hasn't said anything recently, right?"

Liu Yue shook her head and said, "No, he just called a few times to ask if I've adapted to working here."

Zhao Desan hurriedly asked, "Then what did you say?"

Liu Yue realized that Zhao Desan cared about this very much. She said truthfully, "I said that you, Director, take good care of me, and I've already adapted to the work."

Hearing this, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhao Desan's face, and he said, "If there's anything you don't understand in your work, just come and find me directly."

Liu Yue nodded with a smile and said, "Got it."

Zhao Desan flattered, "Work hard, I think highly of you."

Liu Yue smiled sweetly and said, "Then if there's nothing else, I'll go to work?"

Zhao Desan nodded with a smile and said, "Go."

Liu Yue then walked out of the office, skipping and jumping. Looking at Liu Yue's tall and graceful back, thinking about the scene of going to Liu Yue's house for dinner that day, he couldn't help but have those thoughts about this beautiful girl again, and a wicked smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Buzz... buzz... buzz..." Just as Liu Yue left, Zhao Desan's mobile phone rang on the desk. He hurriedly picked it up and saw it was from Sister Wu, so he quickly pressed the answer button: "Hello, Sister Wu..."

"Xiao Zhao, let's go." Sister Wu was concise and went straight to the point.

"Oh, are we going to the city to attend the memorial service?" Zhao Desan suddenly realized.

"Yes, my car is at the entrance of your construction committee," Sister Wu said.

Zhao Desan hurriedly said, "Sister Wu, wait for me, I'll be out immediately." After saying that, he hurriedly got up, picked up his coat from the back of the chair, and walked straight out. ===== CHAPTER 3172 =====