Chapter 3853

Yang Meixia had already arrived at the "Liu Yishou" hot pot restaurant and booked a seat. At this time, she was standing on the steps at the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, looking around waiting for Zhao Desan to appear. Before long, she saw the Audi car she gave to Zhao Desan slowly driving to the entrance of the hot pot restaurant, and she hurriedly stepped forward. At this time, an unexpected thing happened to Zhao Desan. Biaozi had a very fatal flaw in driving, which was that he never paid attention when reversing. This time, because he was not careful when reversing, he caused trouble. Just as he was reversing into the parking space, a Toyota Camry suddenly followed their Audi car to the entrance of the Liu Yishou hot pot restaurant. With a "crack" sound, Biaozi reversed and hit the front bumper of that Toyota Camry.

Zhao Desan, who was sitting in the car, was startled by this sudden collision. After coming back to his senses, he hurriedly asked Biaozi: "Did we hit a car?"

Biaozi saw a Toyota Camry following closely behind in the rearview mirror, so he said stutteringly: "Maybe."

So the two hurriedly got out of the car and came to the scene of the incident. Sure enough, they saw that the front bumper of the Toyota Camry had been dented. Just at this moment, a young man wearing a white shirt got out of the car, hurriedly ran to the front of the car, bent down to look, and without asking right or wrong, shouted at Zhao Desan and Biaozi: "How are you driving! Do you have eyes or not!"

Biaozi argued: "I'm saying, are you being reasonable! It's you who followed too closely and didn't keep a safe distance, that's why we hit!"

The young man put his hands on his hips, raised his head and puffed out his chest at Biaozi, and said: "Regardless, now it's your car that dented my car's bumper. Tell me what to do!"

Biaozi looked at the front bumper of the Toyota Camry, which was just dented a little bit, while the rear bumper of their Audi car also had a little scratch, so Biaozi argued: "Our car's rear bumper was also scratched, so you tell me what to do!"

Seeing that Biaozi refused to take full responsibility, the young man pointed at Biaozi's nose and said arrogantly: "Do you know whose car this is! You must take full responsibility for this! Tell you, even if the traffic police come to handle it, you have to take full responsibility!"

Yang Meixia couldn't stand it anymore, so she said to the young man in the white shirt with disdain: "This girl really wants to know whose car this is. Even if it's the King of Heaven, he wouldn't be so arrogant, right!"

Zhao Desan heard the young man's words and knew that this car must be the car of some leader in a government unit again. Originally, inviting Yang Meixia to dinner was a happy thing, and he didn't want to waste time on these trivial matters, so he said to the young man: "Brother, we are willing to take full responsibility for this matter. Let's handle it privately. Tell me how much compensation is needed? We will pay it. Everyone's time is very precious, don't waste time!"

Just at this moment, the rear door of the Toyota Camry opened, and a woman wearing a black suit, tall and graceful, got out of the car, walked up, and asked indifferently: "What's wrong?"

"Division Chief, they dented our car." The young man in the white shirt immediately stepped forward to complain to this woman.

When Zhao Desan's gaze shifted to this middle-aged woman wearing a black suit, he couldn't help but be startled, his brows raised, his eyes wide open, feeling extremely incredible. And when this woman saw Zhao Desan, she also showed the same surprise. For a time, the two looked at each other without blinking, making the other three people present feel a bit curious.

"Zhao Desan?" The woman wearing the black suit was the first to break the calm atmosphere and called out Zhao Desan's name.

Zhao Desan finally recognized this woman at this time. She was none other than Division Chief Lan Mei, who had helped him a lot when he first went to the Provincial Construction Commission. They hadn't seen each other for more than half a year. The Lan Mei in front of him looked thinner than before. Her long, black, shiny hair didn't know when it had been cut off and replaced with shoulder-length short hair. Although her features were still exquisite and her eyes were still as cold as before, the whole person still exuded a determined and cold temperament. "Division Chief Lan?" Zhao Desan also called out the other party's name.

The beautiful Minister Yang saw that Zhao Desan knew this middle-aged woman with a great figure and appearance, and a trace of jealousy surged in her heart. She walked up, poked Zhao Desan's arm, and asked in a low voice: "You know her?"

Zhao Desan hurriedly smiled and introduced her: "Yes, yes, this is Division Chief Lan of the Provincial Construction Commission, she was my leader when I was at the Provincial Construction Commission before." As he spoke, he introduced her to Lan Mei: "This is Minister Yang of the Publicity Department of our Chanba District Committee, and this is my friend Biaozi."

Lan Mei smiled politely and reached out to Yang Meixia. Yang Meixia reached out reluctantly and shook hands with Lan Mei symbolically. The few people got to know each other, and the trivial matter of the car accident was left unsettled. Zhao Desan wanted to chat with Lan Mei for a while longer, but Yang Meixia seemed very impatient on the side, occasionally venting her dissatisfaction with her eyes, which made Zhao Desan lose face in front of Lan Mei. After all, Lan Mei was a woman in her forties who had been through a lot. From Yang Meixia's eyes toward Zhao Desan, she could see that their relationship was unusual. After some pleasantries, she smiled at Zhao Desan and said: "Alright, Xiao Zhao, you and your friend go eat."

Out of politeness, Zhao Desan smiled and said: "Division Chief Lan, why don't we eat together?"

Yang Meixia heard Zhao Desan say this, and grumbled discontentedly on the side: "We agreed that you would invite me to dinner alone!"

Lan Mei smiled indifferently and said: "No, another day, I'm still waiting for someone!"

Yang Meixia rolled her eyes at Zhao Desan on the side and said: "Zhao Desan, let's go, I've already booked a seat, if we don't go in, they'll give it to other guests!"

Lan Mei could see that Yang Meixia didn't want Zhao Desan to have much contact with her. As a woman, her intuition told her that this young girl and Zhao Desan were very likely a couple. If it were an ordinary woman, she wouldn't be so impatient just because Zhao Desan was talking to other women. Lan Mei smiled slightly and said: "Alright, you guys go in and eat quickly!"

Only then did Zhao Desan look at Lan Mei reluctantly, and was grabbed by the arm by Yang Meixia and dragged into the hot pot restaurant. Seeing Yang Meixia's actions, the smile on Lan Mei's face became a bit pale. In Lan Mei's decades of life, the only man who truly made her heart feel warm and comforted, besides her husband who was imprisoned in jail, was Zhao Desan. Lan Mei had always been a very cold woman. She had always ignored many men who tried to curry favor with her, until Zhao Desan appeared, which made her feel that there was a man in her life who could make her heart beat. Since Zhao Desan left the Provincial Construction Commission to take office, Lan Mei's mood had been very low for a period of time, but she was the kind of woman who kept everything in her heart and was not good at expressing it. She had a strong personality. As time passed, just when she was gradually forgetting Zhao Desan, she unexpectedly met him here tonight. Originally, this should have been a happy thing, but when she saw that there was already a young and beautiful girl by Zhao Desan's side, Lan Mei knew that there would be no future for her and Zhao Desan.

Zhao Desan was also disappointed. He regretted that he couldn't sit down and have a good chat with Lan Mei tonight. He was dragged into the hot pot restaurant by Yang Meixia. After sitting down at the pre-booked seat, Yang Meixia asked the attendant to serve the hot pot, and then asked Zhao Desan with great interest: "Zhao Desan, what did you say that woman was doing just now?"

"Division Chief of the Planning Division of the Provincial Construction Commission." Zhao Desan replied.

"You said she was your leader before? So you worked at the Provincial Construction Commission before?" Yang Meixia asked with great interest while putting vegetables into the boiling pot.

"Yes." Zhao Desan replied truthfully.

Yang Meixia stirred the bottom of the pot with chopsticks and said: "That Division Chief Lan is quite feminine, and her figure is not bad."

Zhao Desan smiled and didn't say anything. In his mind, Lan Mei's cold and feminine image had not been reached by any woman so far. Even Zheng Jie, to whom he had devoted the most effort, would be eclipsed compared to Lan Mei. In Zhao Desan's heart, a mature woman like Lan Mei, who was enchanting, cold, and exuded a charming temperament, and at the same time had a humble and low-key attitude, was the one he liked and admired the most. And the fact that she didn't hesitate to pay the price with her body to let Zheng Tulu trample on her so that he could gain a firm foothold in the Provincial Construction Commission was a great love that no other woman he had come into contact with had ever done for him. Thinking of the two years he worked with Lan Mei at the Provincial Construction Commission, Zhao Desan's heart was filled with endless regret.

2102. Chapter 2085: Enduring Humiliation

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