Chapter 739

Just as he was becoming less nervous, Division Chief Lan's deliberate cough drew his gaze toward her. He turned slightly to look at her and locked eyes with her eerie gaze. He found that Division Chief Lan was glaring at him with a fierce expression, clearly very angry. Zhao De nervously lowered his head again, not daring to look at her eyes.

The entire conference room was very quiet while Zheng the Bald Donkey was speaking. After he finished, he intentionally looked at Zhao De and said with a smile to the seven or eight new people attending the symposium, "This symposium is for you young people who just started working at the Construction Committee this year. There's no need to be so serious. You've all been working for a few months now; if you have any thoughts or opinions on your work, feel free to share them."

Having squeezed through the written exams and interviews to get into the lucrative Construction Committee, who would be willing to stay in their current position forever without wanting to move up? Everyone was looking for an opportunity to show their abilities in front of the leaders and compete for favor. After Zheng the Bald Donkey finished speaking, the conference room began to whisper. The new arrivals chatted with each other for a while, and then, as if injected with adrenaline, they all began to speak enthusiastically.

Zhao De had originally wanted to show off his own strengths at the meeting, but after looking at Division Chief Lan several times, he found that she was always looking at him with a very strange expression, which made him nervous and uneasy. For a moment, he lost the confidence to show off his eloquence in front of so many people. Division Chief Lan's eerie gaze made Zhao De think that she must be angry because he was late for the meeting. So, he tried his best not to look at her, pretending not to notice her, and forced himself to gradually calm down, wanting to give a generous speech after everyone else had finished. But later, he couldn't stay calm. Damn it! She kept looking at him with that eerie gaze, which made Zhao De very angry. He thought, "It's just being late! If I need to write a self-criticism, I'll write one; if I need to be criticized, I'll be criticized, but not during a symposium! Is it necessary to be like this?" Seeing that more than half of the people had already shared their thoughts and opinions, she was clearly trying to make him lose face in front of Zheng the Bald Donkey, Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang, and his colleagues. Zhao De was very angry. No wonder Zheng Ru had stood up to her the other day; was such a small matter worth this? In which public institution is being late or leaving early not a common occurrence? Only you, Lan Mei, have high moral standards, and only you know how to dedicate your life to the cause of urban planning!

Zhao De was full of anger and secretly cursed Lan Mei in his heart. Before long, everyone else had finished speaking, and only he was left, head bowed, looking thoughtful. Zheng the Bald Donkey called him out by name, saying with a hidden knife in his smile, "Little Zhao, why don't you say something? The other comrades have all spoken."

Zhao De immediately raised his head and said with a smile, "I'll speak after everyone else has finished." He thought that if he didn't say something when this old guy was so 'kind' to him, he would really be letting him down. So, without even looking at Lan Mei, he began to speak.

He gave a long speech with appropriate wording, summarizing the problems and feelings in every detail. He even intentionally mentioned that Division Chief Lan was very serious and responsible toward her subordinates, hoping to use this opportunity to curry favor with her. His speech made everyone in the conference room look at him with new respect. Zheng the Bald Donkey was even more satisfied, saying with a smile that he spoke well.

More than an hour later, the symposium ended. People left the conference room one by one. He deliberately dawdled, wanting to wait until everyone had left so he could wait for Division Chief Lan's lecture. When Zheng the Bald Donkey and Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Ma Debang walked past him, they both patted him on the shoulder, giving him satisfied smiles. He was the pawn in the secret struggle between these two, both wanting to use him to curry favor with Su Qing to win in the secret competition between the top two leaders.

Everyone soon left the conference room. Division Chief Lan was the last to stand up. He stood at the door of the conference room and looked at her with an apologetic expression, wanting to get her understanding. He also saw that Division Chief Lan was the last to stand up, so she must be looking for an opportunity to criticize him. He sat down, ready to face the storm. Who knew that when Division Chief Lan walked past him with her proud chest held high, she only glanced at him with a strange look and didn't say a word, walking past him with a seductive fragrance.

Damn, I gave you enough face by waiting for your criticism, don't take a bean bun for a staple food! Thinking so highly of yourself! Seeing her arrogant look, Liu Hairui felt angry. He had spent so much effort to curry favor with her at the meeting, what a waste of spit! All effort and no reward! Watching her graceful figure walk downstairs, he spat on the ground and thought, "Sooner or later, I'll have to take revenge on you in bed!"

Everyone in the conference room had left. Zhao De was the only one left standing at the door of the conference room, fuming for a while before walking downstairs in a very bad mood.

Since Division Chief Lan didn't give him face, Zhao De didn't intend to apologize to her either. It was just being late, and only by two minutes; she didn't need to make a big deal out of it. Coming down from the third floor, he simply didn't even look at Lan Mei's office and walked past the door with his head held high.

Just then, Lan Mei, who was sitting in her office, shouted his name. A nameless anger made Zhao De a bit agitated. He turned his face and asked unpleasantly, "Is something the matter?"

Seeing that he was still giving her attitude, Lan Mei became even angrier and roared, "Let alone you being late for the meeting, let's talk about the good deeds you've done!"

Hearing her say this, Zhao De was confused and pondered: "Motherfucker, what did I do? Besides accidentally forwarding you a dirty joke, I didn't do anything! And you, motherfucker, said yourself that you didn't take it to heart!"

So Zhao De, also not letting it go, gathered his courage, lifted his chin, and said, "I... what did I do! Didn't I just send you a yellow..."

"Yellow what?" Division Chief Lan leaned back in her chair, looking up at him with an eerie gaze.

It really was touching a sore spot. Zhao De realized he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly explained, "Nothing, I mean, what exactly did I do wrong? Division Chief Lan, if you don't tell me, how would I know how I offended you?"

Zhao De calmed his emotions and thought, "Grass! I almost brought up the text message I sent to the wrong person again in my panic. She had said she wouldn't pursue it, but if I brought it up again, she would definitely think I was provoking her. If she told Zheng the Bald Donkey about it, that old guy would definitely be cheap enough to tell Sister Su. Honestly, if Sister Su knew he sent that kind of text to a leader, he would be finished."

Division Chief Lan seemed not to want to say anything more to him, just glared at him angrily and said, "I don't want to talk to you during work hours. Come to my office after you finish lunch!"

Motherfucker! I'll come if you want me to, who's afraid of who? Zhao De was also quite angry at being tortured by her for no reason. He walked out of her office without looking back.

Several people had heard Division Chief Lan scolding him loudly next door. As soon as he entered the office, several people looked at him as if watching a play. Zhao De was already very angry, and with them gloating like this, he said disdainfully, "Is it that funny that I was criticized by Division Chief Lan?" After saying that, he walked to his seat in a huff, sat down, and opened the computer to read the news. Being scolded by Division Chief Lan for no reason early in the morning left him with no desire to work. He just wanted to wait and see what she had to say after lunch. He had only been late once in the few months he had been working; he hadn't really offended her at all. Was that woman going through menopause early and using him as a punching bag?

He spent the whole morning in the office in a very bad mood. When he was eating in the cafeteria at noon, Zheng Ru took the initiative to sit over and, seeing his unhappy look, asked, "Why do you look so listless today? Is it because you were scolded by the one surnamed Lan for being late this morning?"

Zhao De was already full of anger and had no mood to eat. He put down his chopsticks and said angrily, "If she scolded me for being late, I'd admit it. The key is that she said it wasn't because of being late, and she wouldn't say what it was specifically. She just told me to go to her office to find her after lunch. I just... I just accidentally forwarded that text message to her last time, and she wasn't angry then. I don't know what nerve she's hitting today, wanting to take it out on me!"

"The one surnamed Lan has a very strange temper. Maybe she's divorced and suffered a blow to her heart. It's not worth getting angry with her," Zheng Ru said jokingly.

"But she can't take it out on me! I know she has a prejudice against me for getting into the unit through connections, but... but at least I can finish the work she gives me on time. What else does she want!" Zhao De said indignantly.

"You didn't do anything wrong, so what are you afraid of? If she wants to make things difficult for you, she at least needs to have a handle on you. What are you afraid of? Don't take it to heart, just go see what she has to say later," Zheng Ru comforted him.

Zhao De thought it was true. Anyway, he hadn't done anything, and he had always been conscientious at work. He could finish everything she gave him on time, and she hadn't picked any major faults. Later, he wanted to hear what "good deeds" she was talking about besides accidentally sending her a dirty text.

So after eating, Zhao De calmed his emotions and walked directly into the office building, going up to the second floor to find Division Chief Lan in her office.

"Division Chief Lan, there's no one else here now. Can you tell me why you called me here?" Zhao De looked at the empty corridor, saw no one else, and stood at the door, softening his tone.

Lan Mei was thinking about something. Seeing him come, she looked up and glanced at him with an eerie gaze. She didn't say a word, just signaled him to come over.