Chapter 5394

Zhao De was completely unaware of why his old leader, Zhang Dewang, would suddenly fly into such a rage at him. For a moment, listening to his roar, he suddenly didn't know what to say. Moreover, when it came to eloquence, Zhang Zengxian also knew he was no match for Mayor Zhang Dewang.

Suddenly and inexplicably being scolded like this by the mayor, Zhao De really wanted to say that scolding people was a petty act only commoners would do. "You are the mayor, how can you lower yourself to the level of a street shrew? How can you call me up and scold me without distinguishing right from wrong? Over these years, I have followed you and put in a lot of effort to help you conquer the world; at the very least, you should explain why!"

With Zhao Desan sitting on a sofa not far away, Zhang Zengxian didn't even have a chance to argue. He listened with a gloomy face to the angry reprimands from Mayor Zhang Dewang on the phone. Zhang Dewang was also being pressured by Municipal Party Secretary Yang Tianyu because of this incident. Having always been at odds with Yang Tianyu, he was already unhappy due to his disadvantage in power. This time, because his capable subordinate had caused trouble, allowing Yang Tianyu to show off in front of him, he felt his dignity was insulted. On the phone, he was furious and cursed with many ugly words, saying things like "dog meat can't be served at a formal banquet," and so on.

Secretary Zhang stood there with an extremely awkward expression, saying nothing. After all, in front of Zhao Desan, he didn't have the guts to argue with the mayor. It wasn't just about maintaining Mayor Zhang Dewang's image; he also needed to maintain his own image as the district party secretary.

After a round of angry scolding, Mayor Zhang's temper had vented enough. He then coldly dropped one sentence: "Come to the city and find me immediately!" After that, he hung up the phone with a 'bang'.

Hearing the phone hang up, Zhang De put down the receiver and looked at Zhao Desan with a complex expression. Zhao Desan seemed to realize something and secretly gloated in his heart. He hypocritically asked Secretary Zhang: "Secretary Zhang, you don't look very well. Are you feeling unwell?"

Zhang Zengxian had been scolded by Mayor Zhang Dewang on the phone and still didn't know the reason even after hanging up. Although he was very annoyed, he endured the frustration, squeezed a smile onto his face, and said with a chuckle: "It's nothing. Comrade Desan, let's put aside the work adjustments for Comrade Chuanguo and Comrade Haiping for now. I have some matters in the city I need to attend to."

"Alright then, we'll continue to study it after you return, Secretary Zhang." Zhao Desan stood up with a smile and left Zhang Zengxian's office first.

As soon as he walked out of Zhang Zengxian's office, Zhao Desan guessed that the news broadcast from last night must have taken effect. Otherwise, this old guy wouldn't have looked as gloomy as a frost-bitten eggplant after receiving a phone call. Thinking this, a gloating smile appeared on his face involuntarily. In his joy, he whistled and swaggered downstairs. After returning to his office and sitting down, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, Zhao Desan called the beautiful reporter Zheng Chuyi.

As soon as the call connected, Zhao Desan couldn't suppress his excitement and said: "Chuyi, you really helped me a lot this time."

Zheng Chuyi, who hadn't figured out what was going on, asked with a puzzled smile: "What's wrong?"

"Yesterday, Secretary Zhang accepted your interview and it was on the Hexi News. Today, the city leaders called him over. I think that old thing is going to have a hard time this time, hehe." Zhao Desan laughed gloatingly.

Hearing Zhao Desan's happy tone on the phone, Zheng Chuyi seemed relatively calm. She smiled slightly and said: "I helped you this time, but don't come to me for this kind of thing in the future. Because of this matter, the editor-in-chief talked to me today, saying I shouldn't have called the TV station reporters to interview Secretary Zhang. Now the city is putting pressure on the newspaper office."

Hearing Zheng Chuyi say this, Zhao Desan didn't find it strange. After all, Zhang Zengxian was Mayor Zhang Dewang's prized student. His remarks had affected the government's image, and Mayor Zhang must be facing pressure as well. However, the news had already been broken. Even if the newspaper didn't publish news in this regard now, it was already a case of "locking the stable door after the horse has bolted."

"That, Chuyi, shall I treat you to a big meal at noon today?" Zhao Desan, who was in high spirits, happily proposed to treat Zheng Chuyi to a meal.

Zheng Chuyi thought for a moment on the other end of the phone and said: "Alright then, shall I come to the district to find you?"

"No need, I'll drive to the city to pick you up." How could Zhao Desan let her come to find him?

"It's okay, I don't have anything to do this afternoon anyway. I'll come to find you." Before receiving Zhao Desan's call, Zheng Chuyi had just been called to the editor-in-chief's office and criticized. She was feeling a bit down and wanted to go to the district to relax.

"That's fine too. I'll wait for you in the office." Zhao Desan thought for a moment and said excitedly, "See you there."

After calling the beautiful reporter, Zhao Desan leaned back in his boss chair, sipping a cup of tea, and thinking happily about what would happen next. About an hour later, his phone rang. It was Zheng Chuyi calling to tell Zhao Desan that she was already at the entrance of the district government.

Zhao Desan quickly put down his water cup, picked up the coat Zheng Chuyi had helped him choose from the back of the chair, put it on, and couldn't wait to leave the office. Standing on the balcony, he saw from afar Zheng Chuyi's tall and graceful figure wandering at the entrance of the district government office. He quickly walked downstairs with a smile.

When the two met at the district government entrance, it was exactly the lunch break. Just as the two were standing at the entrance chatting, Wang Leji walked out from the district committee entrance not far away. By chance, he saw Zhao Desan standing at the district government entrance chatting and smiling with a beautiful girl with a hot figure. Wang Leji suddenly felt that this beautiful girl looked a bit familiar. Thinking carefully in his mind, he suddenly realized: it was the female reporter from the provincial newspaper who came to interview Secretary Zhang yesterday. This kid knows her? Wang Leji pondered in his heart, as if he understood something. He hid behind a big tree at the district committee entrance, secretly watching the two until Zhao Desan drove the beautiful reporter away from the district government.

It was a rare good day, with high skies and light clouds, and the sun shining brightly, which made people feel much better. Plus, Zhao Desan was in a good mood today, chatting with Zheng Chuyi in the car, while Zheng Chuyi seemed a bit unhappy and spoke very little.

Zhao Desan realized that Zheng Chuyi seemed to have something on her mind, so he turned his head to look at her and asked: "Chuyi, what's wrong with you? You seem a bit off today."

Zheng Chuyi smiled faintly and said: "Nothing."

"Impossible, there must be something." Zhao Desan could see that Zheng Chuyi had something on her mind. "Tell me, who bullied our great beauty? I'll take revenge for you!"

Looking at Zhao Desan's serious appearance, Zheng Chuyi smiled faintly and said: "Isn't it because of you..."

"How is it related to me? I didn't bully you?" Zhao Desan looked at Zheng Chuyi with a puzzled face and said.

"Hehe, it's because I called the TV station reporters to interview your Secretary Zhang yesterday, and today I was scolded by the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief said the mayor called the newspaper office personally, saying the newspaper shouldn't have gone to interview Secretary Zhang." Zheng Chuyi smiled lightly, finally explaining the reason.

Zhao Desan couldn't help but stick out his tongue and quickly apologized with a smile: "That really wronged you. I'll compensate you properly at noon today. Shall I take you to eat farmhouse food?"

Zhao Desan drove Zheng Chuyi to a farmhouse in the suburbs. The two ate fresh local dishes and local chicken, chatting idly. Zheng Chuyi told Zhao Desan that she didn't want to be a reporter at first; her dream as a child was to be an athlete.

"You wanted to be an athlete?" Zhao Desan couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking at her with an exaggerated expression and laughing.

"What's wrong? Is it not allowed?" Zheng Chuyi asked back with a smile.

Zhao Desan's lecherous eyes stared at Zheng Chuyi's curvy and hot figure, looking up and down, and said with a smile: "Athletes' bodies are all strange-looking. Aren't you afraid of being trained into a deformed shape?"

Zheng Chuyi was amused by his witty remarks and laughed. Actually, she started learning to swim in the first grade of elementary school. By the fourth grade, she entered the provincial sports school because of her excellent grades, and even won the runner-up in the Hexi Province Youth Swimming Championship, later entering the Hexi Province Youth Swimming Team. She originally thought she would be able to enter the national team to participate in the Asian Games or the Olympics in the future, but this dream was shattered when she was fifteen.

Because of her physical development, she developed earlier than girls of the same age. When everyone had just entered puberty and their bodies hadn't started to develop, she not only shot up in height, but her originally flat chest also started to sprout like seeds after the rain, gradually forming two perky and round little hills.

Because a chest that didn't match her age easily created huge resistance in the water, seriously affecting her swimming speed, the coach had to make her stop her dream. Generally speaking, almost 100% of women dream of having a large chest, but for athletes, it is the exact opposite; a large chest brings many troubles. However, fortunately, Zheng Chuyi was not only beautiful but also naturally intelligent, quick to adapt, had strong acceptance, and had tenacious perseverance and superhuman endurance. Her articles were written exceptionally well—imaginative, flowing, and every word a gem. Plus, her family had certain social connections and background, so she simply entered the Hexi Daily to work. With her serious and responsible work attitude, she gradually became a pillar among the reporters at the Hexi Daily over the years.

After the two had a unique lunch at the farmhouse, the weather was very good, with plenty of sunshine. The late autumn suburbs had a unique scenery. Zhao Desan suggested that since they had just finished eating, they should walk on the suburban road and take a stroll. Zheng Chuyi naturally did not object.

(Chapter 2934: I Didn't Bully You)!