Chapter 740

Ever since Zhao Desan came out of Lan Mei's office, he had been thinking about her unusual reaction today. She had unexpectedly not yelled at him, and there was even a different meaning in her tone. This made Zhao Desan, who had played with so many women, feel that something was off. He wondered if Section Chief Lan was truly feeling lonely because she lived alone, and people always have physiological needs. Her usual icy demeanor kept men from getting close to her, but he had sent that kind of content, and perhaps that accident had broken the barrier between man and woman, which was why Section Chief Lan had such an unusual reaction. If that were the case, then perhaps there was a real possibility of "handling" Section Chief Lan. Watching her beautiful, cold, and indifferent appearance every day, Zhao Desan was particularly eager to conquer her. He had always been troubled by not finding a way, but through this accidental discovery, he felt it was necessary to test her bottom line through other "abnormal" methods in their daily work.

Therefore, before getting off work, Zhao Desan sent a "meaningful" message to Section Chief Lan: "Section Chief Lan, I really didn't intend to tease you. If you want to punish me, just say so. Whatever you want to do is fine. Dragging it out like this makes me feel uneasy. I guarantee that whatever you want to do is fine."

After a while, Lan Mei replied: "Zhao Desan, you're really getting carried away, aren't you? Do you think that because I joked with you today, I have some interest in you? Let me tell you, although I don't have a man, don't you get any ideas. I have absolutely no interest in you! If you don't work honestly and keep letting your imagination run wild, watch out, or I'll make trouble for you!"

After reading the text message from Section Chief Lan, the fire of hope that had just ignited in Zhao Desan was completely extinguished by these cold words. It seemed he had truly guessed wrong. This woman was indeed not simple; she acted self-righteous all day long. Perhaps she was frigid; otherwise, how could she not be interested in a tall and handsome man like him? Zhao Desan was very satisfied with his physical appearance, and with his eloquence and sweet talk, he had been a "woman-killer" all along, winning over both young and old. But in front of this divorced young woman, who was in her early thirties, tall, curvaceous, and possessed a cold and stunning beauty, it didn't work. This made Zhao Desan feel a bit unconvinced and unwilling to give up. He made up his mind that as long as he stayed at the Construction Committee, he would eventually find a way to "handle" this self-important and arrogant Section Chief Lan, no matter what.

Before getting off work, while Zhao Desan was smoking by the window at the end of the corridor, he heard a few hearty laughs from downstairs. He habitually shifted his gaze and discovered that it was Zhang Zhang Jiayin, the boss of Beichen Real Estate, and Baldy Zheng chatting and laughing downstairs.

This wasn't surprising. Ever since he learned that the boss of Beichen Real Estate and Baldy Zheng had a very close relationship, Zhao Desan understood why Beichen Real Estate had risen rapidly in Xijing City over the past few years. Their speed of building houses was faster than any other company, which was mainly due to their reliance on Baldy Zheng's relationship. The Construction Committee's planning, project approval, and examination for the land plots of commercial residential projects proposed by Beichen Real Estate were basically just a formality, allowing Beichen Real Estate to rise rapidly in a very short time.

Therefore, it was not surprising that Baldy Zheng and Zhang Zhang Jiayin, the boss of Beichen Real Estate, were in close contact. However, seeing Zhang Zhang Jiayin, Zhao Desan couldn't help but think of his daughter, Yingying. She was a great beauty he could never forget after seeing her just once. The rich, youthful aura radiating from her made him miss her immensely. She was over 1.7 meters tall, and although her figure appeared a bit delicate and thin, as the saying goes, "a sparrow may be small, but it has all the vital organs." Although her figure was a bit thin, Yingying's development in all the right places was quite normal. Her slender waist, firm and rounded breasts, and perky, tender buttocks truly made him drool just thinking about them.

Now, although he was working at the Construction Committee and had unexpectedly met Zhang Zhang Jiayin through Baldy Zheng, he hadn't yet handled any documents regarding Beichen Real Estate, nor did he have any way or opportunity to get in touch with Beichen Real Estate, let alone find a chance to see the youthful jade-like Zhang Yingying, whom he could never forget and who haunted his dreams. This made Zhao Desan feel very helpless.

Smoking and watching Zhang Zhang Jiayin and Baldy Zheng chatting and laughing downstairs, he saw Zhang Zhang Jiayin take a medium-sized black leather bag out of the car and stuff it into Baldy Zheng's hand. Seeing this scene, Zhao Desan thought it must be the reward for Baldy Zheng helping him handle the approval so quickly last time. Although that black leather bag didn't look big, if it were filled with "Chairman Mao" bills, it could easily hold one or two hundred thousand.

Thinking of this, Zhao Desan felt that he had truly lost out by giving that Vacheron Constantin watch worth 300,000, which someone had given to Sister Su, to this old guy last time. The big boss only gave him such a small reward, yet he had been so generous. No wonder Baldy Zheng invited him to his home as a guest that weekend and treated him with such hospitality.

Just as he was thinking, Zhao Desan suddenly noticed that there was another person sitting in Zhang Zhang Jiayin's car, which had a "B" logo surrounded by a pair of wings. That person looked a bit familiar, but because the distance was too far and the car window was blocking the view, he couldn't see who the man inside was.

When he was about to finish his cigarette, he suddenly heard the sound of high heels stepping on the floor not far behind him. From the sound of these footsteps, Zhao Desan could basically judge that it was Section Chief Lan coming out of her office. He hurriedly extinguished the remaining half of his cigarette in the ashtray on the windowsill and walked toward the office in a dejected manner.

However, Lan Mei hadn't been very opposed to them taking a break to smoke during work hours recently. Previously, it was mainly because Xia Xia Jian was the only one in the entire Planning Section who smoked, and Xiao Zhao didn't smoke, and due to a shortage of manpower, work often couldn't be completed on time, so she was very disgusted with Xia Xia Jian going outside to smoke during work hours. Now, the personnel configuration of the Planning Section, except for the lack of a Deputy Section Chief, was basically complete. Moreover, after several months of familiarity and training, Zheng Ru was basically able to handle her work, and Zhao Desan's work ability had been fully utilized, so the work of the Planning Section was very relaxed. Lan Mei wasn't that opposed to them occasionally going out for a cigarette.

Seeing Zhao Desan's guilty look when he saw her coming out, Lan Mei called him over. Perhaps she had already developed the habit of speaking in that icy tone. Zhao Desan immediately gave a salute, stood upright in front of her, looked at her in panic, and lowered his head, looking like he was afraid she would use his smoking during work hours to make a scene.

Zhao Desan's panicked reaction made Lan Mei realize that she was indeed very serious in their eyes. She couldn't help but flash a wicked smile at the corner of her mouth, softened her tone, and asked him, "Zhao Desan, why are you rushing into the office so flustered? Why didn't you finish your cigarette before going in?"

Her unexpected reaction made Zhao Desan a bit stunned. He raised his head and looked at her. Seeing her expression was calm, although her eyes still seemed to look down on people, her expression was clearly much more peaceful than when she was angry, and her tone was also very gentle, with no sign of anger at all. He chuckled and said, "I saw you coming, Section Chief Lan... I was afraid you... you would criticize me... so..."

"So you hurriedly extinguished the cigarette butt and went back to the office to put on an act?" Section Chief Lan added with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

Zhao Desan looked at her with a cheeky grin and nodded.

Seeing his cheeky grin, Lan Mei glanced at him and said in a peaceful tone, "You can smoke whenever you want in the future, as long as you finish your work on time, I won't say anything."

Zhao Desan chuckled and said "Mm." His cheeky grin looked a bit lecherous, which made Lan Mei glance at him with disdain before turning and walking toward the stairwell.

Zhao Desan was still staring blankly at Section Chief Lan's back as she turned and left. Although it was September, the unit's female uniforms were naturally not as revealing or sexy as in the hot summer, but this set of female professional attire wrapped Section Chief Lan's figure even more perfectly. A pair of dark blue uniform trousers made her legs appear straight and slender, and the well-fitting dark small suit set off her willow waist to be extremely slender and soft. The proportions of her figure were also divided perfectly, making her already tall figure appear even more upright and filled with the beauty of a professional woman, radiating a rich intellectual beauty. Such a figure, such an appearance, and such a personality that made it difficult for people to get close, could not help but make every man's heart beat faster. For Zhao Desan, women who were too easy to obtain made him lose interest, just like Lingling, the cashier at that restaurant; he got her without any effort, and there was no sense of achievement at all. If he hadn't been really suffocating, he wouldn't have gone to find her again. Instead, the more difficult a woman was to capture, the more interested he was in conquering her, feeling that it was a real sense of achievement.