Chapter 748: Come Section Chief Lan, Drink

Smiling lightly, Lan Mei raised those dark, shining eyes, a gentle smile appearing at the corners of her mouth, making her look much more approachable. She asked in a gentle tone, "Little Zhao, what do you... what do you think of me?"

Zhao De had already been mesmerized by the unique aura emanating from Lan Mei's every move. Without thinking, he praised her endlessly, "Section Chief Lan, you are beautiful, capable at work, and can... can also cook a good meal. You truly can handle both the parlor and the kitchen; you are a very... very perfect woman."

"Zhao De!" Lan Mei looked at him, appearing a bit angry, her voice raised by an octave.

"Wh... what's wrong?" Zhao De was momentarily confused. How could a compliment not only fail to earn Section Chief Lan's gentleness, but also make her look a bit angry?

Lan Mei saw he was stunned and realized her attitude was a bit off. She softened her tone and said, "I mean, what is my character like? What are you babbling about?"

Zhao De's nervous expression gradually eased, and he smiled awkwardly, stammering, "Character? Character... your character is very good."

"Alright, tell me the truth. Don't just flatter me here. I want to hear your sincere words. I know that in private, you all gave me the nickname 'Lan the Devil.' I'm too strict with you, and you don't like me, right?"

Since Section Chief Lan knew about these things in private, Zhao De bit the bullet, nodded, and stammered, "Ye... yes, that's the case. But I can understand that you, Section Chief Lan, have good intentions. Your personality is just like that. Actually, you... you don't have any bad intentions; you have a sharp tongue but a soft heart."

Hearing him say this, Lan Mei felt much more comfortable. A warm smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, and she said in a flat tone, "You and Little Zheng are new to the unit and have known me for the shortest time, but you are indeed the one who understands my character the best. I am just this kind of person; I don't look at personal feelings in everything, only at your work performance. As long as you don't make any mistakes in your work, I won't deliberately make things difficult for you."

Zhao De chuckled, picked up his wine glass, and handed it over, saying, "Come, Section Chief Lan, drink."

Lan Mei immediately picked up her glass and clinked it with his. After taking a few sips of the half-glass of wine, there wasn't much left, so she drank it all in one gulp. After setting down the glass, she thought of the sweet words Zhao De had used to praise her just now, and Lan Mei felt a bit proud. Whether it was because she had drunk half a glass of wine or because she was a bit shy, a faint blush appeared on her fair, beautiful face, making her look a bit bashful. She lowered her head slightly and whispered, "Zhao De, were those things you said just now from your heart?"

"Ye... yes, they were sincere words." Zhao De replied without hesitation.

A shy smile appeared at the corners of Lan Mei's mouth, and she said lightly, "Actually, don't look at me as always being cold. I really don't have any bad intentions. When you asked to borrow money from me last time, I didn't have much money on hand either. I had saved that 100,000 yuan, and thinking I wouldn't need it for a while, I gave it all to you."

Hearing Section Chief Lan say this, Zhao De was quite moved. In today's society, you can talk about anything, just don't talk about money. Even with the best of friends, when it comes to borrowing money, who doesn't find an excuse to politely refuse? It's just that a big question mark was drawn in Zhao De's heart. At least from what he knew about Section Chief Lan so far, Section Chief Lan was naturally beautiful, had a graceful figure, was capable at work, and could also manage a household and cook a good meal. Although her personality was a bit cold and arrogant, that was just a small flaw, the tip of the iceberg. Such a woman, who could almost be called perfect in nine out of ten ways, in this materialistic society where money is supreme, would be hard to find even with a lantern. Why did that Fang Jun divorce her? Was it Fang Jun who initiated it or Section Chief Lan? If it was Fang Jun who initiated it, what was the reason? Was his brain burned out, or did Section Chief Lan have some unknown flaws that Fang Jun couldn't tolerate? If it was Section Chief Lan who initiated it, what kind of man did she want to rely on for the rest of her life?

Zhao De opened his mouth, ready to ask these questions, but seeing Section Chief Lan looking at him with watery eyes, he immediately closed his mouth, wanting to speak but stopping. He smiled awkwardly with a nervous expression.

Lan Mei could see he was about to say something but was too embarrassed to speak. She smiled slightly and asked him, "Zhao De, is there something you want to say? If you want to say something, just say it."

Zhao De struggled for a while, bit the bullet, gathered his courage, pretended to be calm, and said very naturally, "Section Chief Lan, actually, there has been a question that has been bothering me for a long time. But because I wasn't very familiar with you at the beginning and was a bit afraid of you, I didn't dare to ask you directly. Now that I understand your character, I want to ask you. I don't know if it's convenient to ask."

Lan Mei raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at him with some surprise, smiled lightly, and while adding wine to the glass, asked unhurriedly, "What kind of question? Let's see if I'm willing to answer you."

"It's... it's a personal question about you." Zhao De stammered.

Lan Mei poured half a glass of red wine, set down the bottle, gave him a bewitching look, thought for a moment, and lightly opened her red lips, saying, "Ask."

"Then I'm going to ask. But I have to say in advance, Section Chief Lan, if you don't want to answer, just pretend I didn't say anything, and please don't lose your temper." Zhao De declared in advance, knowing that this question was relatively sensitive for a divorced woman, and even more so because Section Chief Lan's personality was a bit proud. He didn't mind if she didn't want to answer, but it wouldn't be good if she got angry because of it.

Lan Mei glanced at him bewitchingly and nodded slightly: "You ask first, let's see if I'm willing to answer. If I'm not willing to answer, you can just change the subject."

Zhao De nodded, his heart pounding, and said uneasily, "Section Chief Lan, I feel that although you can't be called a perfect woman, you are at least perfect in nine out of ten ways. But I am very puzzled, why... why did you... why did you get divorced?"

Hearing this question, Lan Mei glared at him, scaring Zhao De so much that his heart pounded. He immediately said, "Section Chief Lan, don't be angry, just pretend I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything at all." ===== CHAPTER 902 =====