Chapter 499: Seems a Bit Reluctant

"Brother Ma, don't worry, I know, I won't talk nonsense." Zhao De guaranteed, "Let's go back, don't let Director Zheng have any suspicions."

Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang nodded and ordered, "Alright, I'll go in first, you come in later." After speaking, he returned first. Zhao De waited in the bathroom for a while before returning to the private room.

As soon as he reached the door, he suddenly heard a woman's voice in the private room. The voice was so sweet that he immediately guessed her appearance and figure, so he pushed the door open impatiently.

The moment the door was pushed open, he was surprised, frowned slightly, his mouth opened slightly, and he couldn't believe his eyes. How... how could Zheng Ru be in the private room?

The two of them already knew each other, and yesterday, in order to vent his desire, Zhao De had specifically and painstakingly invited her to dinner. The two looked at each other, their eyes meeting, which made his face feel hot. He was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be calm, walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

"Liu... Zhao De?" Zheng Ru called his name in confusion, and for a moment, she was like a monk in the fog. How could he be here eating with her father?

Su Qing, Zheng the Baldy, and Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang were also a bit surprised and looked at the two of them with confused eyes.

"Ruru, do you know Little Zhao?" Zheng the Baldy was the first to ask her.

"Know, how could I not know." Zheng Ru said in a frivolous tone, as if she was still angry about the message Zhao De sent her yesterday with a misunderstanding.

*Damn, I was still saying in front of her yesterday that there was a bald donkey at the Construction Committee. Who knew it was her father. * Zhao De was embarrassed for a moment and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Know... Zheng Ru and I took the exam in the same examination room, hehe."

"That's really a coincidence." A look of joy appeared on Zheng the Baldy's flushed face. He didn't expect his daughter to know Minister Su's cousin, which made it even closer. "I and your Uncle Ma were just inviting your Aunt Su to dinner today. I didn't expect you to know Minister Su's cousin, Little Zhao, Ruru."

Zheng Ru stood beside Old Zheng and looked at Zhao De with a frivolous look. That look made him hard to handle for a moment, and he didn't dare to meet it. His eyes were dodging, and for a moment, he felt uneasy, like an ant on a hot pan, and was afraid that Sister Su would misunderstand. He quickly pretended to be calm and smiled, "I... I really didn't expect to run into you here."

"Yes, I really didn't expect it." Zheng Ru looked at him with a strange look, a strange smile that he couldn't figure out on her face, and said while pulling out a chair next to Zheng the Baldy and sitting down, "Dad, look, since everyone is so destined, I'll accompany you, Aunt Su, and Uncle Ma for a while."

"Good, good, good. This is your first time seeing Minister Su today, so you must toast Minister Su." Zheng the Baldy wanted his daughter to take this opportunity to climb up Su Qing's relationship, so he appeared particularly enthusiastic and poured a glass of wine for Zheng Ru.

"Minister Su, I knew Zhao De when I took the exam. I didn't expect him to be your cousin." As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao De, picked up the wine glass, and walked over to toast Su Qing.

Su Qing smiled and picked up the tea cup, "I can't drink wine, so I'll replace wine with tea."

"It's okay, Minister Su, you can do as you please." Zheng Ru clinked glasses with her generously and drank the wine in one gulp with great spirit.

Su Qing took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said, "Little Zheng has a good drinking capacity."

Zheng the Baldy immediately said, "She can't drink wine either. Today, she saw you, Minister Su, so no matter what, she has to toast you."

After drinking, Zheng Ru returned to her seat, and everyone started chatting again. Su Qing asked where she worked, and after learning that she worked at the Construction Committee, she smiled without changing her expression. This was also reasonable. In the current officialdom, if the father is the top leader, the children will definitely try their best to arrange to enter their own unit, which is also convenient for future promotion. Zhao De, on the other hand, had been like a frost-beaten eggplant since Zheng Ru unexpectedly appeared on this occasion, silent. He only occasionally echoed with a smile when everyone was talking. He just wanted this dinner to end quickly because he clearly felt that Su Qing was obviously a bit unhappy after Zheng Ru appeared. What was even worse was that Zheng Ru didn't avoid everyone's eyes on this occasion and always looked at him intentionally or unintentionally with a look that didn't know whether it was disdain or ambiguity, which made him feel chaotic and didn't know how to deal with this occasion.

Fortunately, after a bottle of wine was finished, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang and Zheng the Baldy were also almost there, and no one said to drink anymore. Su Qing might have noticed that Zhao De's performance in the second half was a bit abnormal, so after drinking, she intentionally raised her wrist to look at that Longines watch and said, "Yo, it's so late. Old Zheng, Old Ma, don't you have a half-day meeting at the Provincial Committee tomorrow? Shall we disperse?"