Chapter 759

Faced with Lin Lin Dafa's suggestion, Zheng Zheng Tulu was overjoyed, but on the surface, he appeared very calm, even appearing somewhat reluctant as he nodded after a moment of thought and said, "Alright then, President Lin, you make the arrangements."

"Alright, then let's go, Director Zheng. I'm sorry for ruining your good mood here tonight; let's go take a bath and relax properly in a while." Lin Lin Dafa had also drunk quite a bit, and his true nature was beginning to show as he spoke, looking at Zheng Zheng Tulu with a sly grin.

"Just let President Lin make the arrangements." Zheng Zheng Tulu said with a knowing chuckle.

After the group emerged from the VIP room, Zhao Desan hurried forward to say to Zheng Zheng Tulu, "Director Zheng, I won't go. You have a good time. My cousin just called, you see?" In order to find an excuse, Zhao Desan was forced to bring up Su Qing.

This worked out perfectly. Going to the bathhouse in a while was for serious business, and taking Zhao Desan, his future son-in-law, to such a place to find women to play with really didn't make sense in terms of human ethics. So Zheng Zheng Tulu laughed and said, "Alright, you don't have to go. It's getting late, go back early. You drank so much for me tonight, go back and get some sleep, and don't be late tomorrow."

"Yes." Zhao Desan nodded. As he saw him off, he looked back at Zhao Xue, who was standing at the entrance of the VIP room, watching him with lingering affection. He gave her a look, intending to return once he had put Zheng Zheng Tulu in his car.

Helping the heavily intoxicated Zheng Zheng Tulu out of the nightclub, the driver pulled the car over from an inconspicuous corner. He quickly got out to open the door, respectfully welcoming the old bastard into the car. Zhang Zhang Jiayin stepped forward and said, "Old Zheng, why don't you ride in my car?"

"It's all the same, you just lead the way in front." Zheng Zheng Tulu said with a chuckle as he got into the car.

Once in the car, Zheng Zheng Tulu said to Zhao Desan in a serious tone, "Xiao Zhao, you were really a big help tonight. You were able to drink and blocked a lot of alcohol for me; otherwise, I would have been drunk long ago. That's why I say, in our kind of unit, you must be able to drink. Whether it's with higher-level leaders or these friends in society, only by being able to drink can you get work done well. There's a lot of profound knowledge in drinking, too. But I see you've figured most of it out, Xiao Zhao, haha... It's also quite good to take a hot bath after drinking a bit. But since Minister Su asked you to go back early, you should go back early."

Zhao Desan stood outside the car window, nodding repeatedly as he listened to his drunken words. It wasn't until Zhang Zhang Jiayin's Bentley started up that he waved to Zheng Zheng Tulu, whose face and neck were flushed red. Like a servant, he bowed slightly and watched the car leave before returning to the nightclub.

Upon returning to the VIP room area, he ran into the beautiful madam who was in charge, who was standing in front of Zhao Xue, scolding her angrily: "Tell me, why are you so blind? Didn't you see that he was a distinguished guest brought by President Zhang? How dare you provoke them? I don't think I can teach you anything here. If you want to make money, you need to be more open-minded, don't be so rigid. If a guest touches you or holds you, you won't lose a piece of flesh. Besides, this place is for singing and entertainment; you're all here to accompany them. Even if they go too far, they won't do anything to you in the private room. If you provoke guests to anger again like this, I won't keep you here. You decide for yourself!"

It was clear that this beautiful madam was angry because Zhao Xue had provoked Zheng Zheng Tulu in the room earlier. She must have offended such an important guest, and she was afraid the boss would kick her out in a fit of rage, which was why she was scolding her so angrily.

Because Zhao Desan was afraid this woman would have a loose tongue and tell President Zhang about his relationship with Zhao Xue, which would then reach Zheng Zheng Tulu and be detrimental to him, he couldn't show that he was an old acquaintance of Zhao Xue. He put on a lecherous look, smiled, walked up, and patted the madam on her fragrant shoulder without a care, chuckling, "Big sister, educating your subordinates?"

When the madam turned and saw it was him—someone close to the Director Zheng brought by the boss—she knew his status must be extraordinary. She immediately put on a fawning smile and said, "No, no, it's just this newcomer of ours, she's too blind. She made your Director Zheng unhappy today. Xiao Zhao, you should put in a good word for her when you go back, don't let Director Zheng take tonight's matter too much to heart, otherwise... otherwise it won't be easy for me to work here."

Zhao Desan smiled deeply and said, "Big sister, you don't need to worry about that. I'll just talk to Director Zheng. But I have a matter I'd like to ask for your help with."

"You're a distinguished guest of President Zhang, help is not the word. Whatever you need, just tell me." The beautiful madam was extremely eloquent, smiling fawningly, hoping to please this distinguished guest of the boss so she could develop her own career in this nightclub in the future.

Zhao Desan gave her a sly grin, leaned into her fair, tender ear, and whispered, "Big sister, see if you can do me a favor. Don't let your Xiao Xue go on shift for now. I want to chat with her. I wonder if you can help me with this?" After speaking, Zhao Desan looked at her with a very strange smile, making her feel that he had taken a fancy to Zhao Xue and was coveting her beauty, giving her the false impression that he was a lecherous man, all to cover up the true relationship between him and Zhao Xue.

The madam was no stranger to this line of work. As soon as she saw his malicious expression, she understood what he was up to. She narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, a knowing smile appeared at the corners of her mouth, and she nodded, saying, "Alright, since Brother Xiao Zhao has said so, then big sister will definitely give you the opportunity. Alright, I'm still busy, I'm going to go attend to the guests." After speaking, she turned and walked to the door of a private room, pushed it open, and went in, leaving the remaining space to him.

Left alone, before Zhao Desan could speak, Zhao Xue pushed open the door of the VIP room and said expressionlessly, "Come in and talk."

Zhao Desan followed her into the room. After locking the door from the inside, Zhao Xue was already sitting on the sofa, her eyes filled with tears, the five fingerprints still imprinted on her face. She looked at him with a wronged expression.

"Xiao Xue, tell me, why is this?" Now that there was no one else in the room, and after Zhao Xue had disappeared without a trace for several months like she had evaporated into thin air, only for him to run into her in a place like this, Zhao Desan's mood couldn't be calmed. He couldn't speak to her calmly, so his tone was a bit impulsive. As he spoke, he walked up, sat beside her, and took her smooth, delicate hand. His gaze was like a shuttle, staring straight at her, wanting to hear her explanation. In his view, even if Zhao Xue wanted to maintain her purity in a place of debauchery, it wasn't a proper place. As the saying goes, if you walk by the river often, you're bound to get your shoes wet. After a long time, she would surely become like the three girls from earlier, riding on different men's laps every night, letting people cuddle and touch her, and playing along with a fawning smile. Such a woman made Zhao Desan feel disgusted. He really didn't want the girl he truly loved to become like that, so his expression as he looked at her was exceptionally cold and serious, making Zhao Xue feel a bit afraid. She stared at his cold gaze for a moment, lowered her head, brushed aside her bangs, and said in a low voice, "Desan, we haven't seen each other for so long. Are you surprised and disappointed to see me in a place like this tonight? Do you think I'm not a decent girl?"

"Why did you suddenly leave Yuyang and run to Xijing to do this instead of keeping such a good job as a police officer?" Zhao Desan stared at her with sharp eyes, his tone very serious. He really couldn't understand how a girl who he had once thought was perfect could suddenly choose to do this kind of work, which to outsiders was not very decent.

Zhao Xue raised her face slightly. Her fair face and clear, beautiful features were as charming as ever. Her clear and pure appearance didn't look like a hostess working in a nightclub at all. Indeed, she didn't have heavy makeup, wasn't dressed in flashy clothes, and her attire wasn't revealing; she looked very pure. However, this couldn't make Zhao Desan, who had accidentally run into her here, believe she wasn't working here. He just looked at her with confusion, wanting to know why she did this. Zhao Xue just raised her beautiful face slightly, her pair of watery eyes turning, clear and bright. Her sharp, straight nose was slightly flushed, and she looked a bit bitter. A bitter smile appeared at the corners of her mouth as she gently brushed a strand of hair from her temple and lowered her head again, saying in a light tone, "The police job is indeed quite good, and I like doing it, but what can that little bit of money a month do?" Zhao Xue had originally gone to police school to seek justice for her father and had been a police officer ever since graduating. That time, after Zhao Desan was accidentally attacked by people hired by Gao Gao Husheng, he was personally appointed by Vice Mayor Yu Yinliang, who was in charge of coal work, to protect him and be responsible for his safety. It was also because of that time that Zhao Desan learned her father had been wrongly killed, framed by Gao Gao Husheng and the director of the Yuxia District Public Security Bureau, and shot to death. At that time, Zhao Desan was deeply valued and appreciated by Vice Mayor Yu, who led the reformist faction in Yuyang City. After reporting the matter, it received high attention from the municipal committee leaders, who clearly instructed to handle the case strictly. Only then was he able to help clear Zhao Xue's father's name, restore her family's innocence, and send the evil Gao Gao Husheng to prison. It also helped Ma Lan defeat a powerful and unscrupulous competitor in the coal industry and avenged the deep hatred of Seeing Seeing Tingting being gang-raped.

Past events floated into his mind one by one, including the first time he met Zhao Xue in the hospital ward. She was wearing a police uniform and a police cap, her figure looking tall and straight, yet not lacking in curves. Her serious appearance really looked the part. Later, as they gradually became familiar, when she smiled, two shallow dimples would appear on her face, making her smile look particularly bright and charming, just like the morning sun in winter, making people feel particularly warm and comfortable. It was just that now, she looked very preoccupied, her face full of sorrow and bitterness, making Zhao Desan even more unable to fathom why she had come to work here. Could it be because the police job paid too little? But she hadn't just started being a police officer; she had already been working at the Public Security Bureau for two years when he first met her. "Do you need money very much now?" Zhao Desan asked her.

Zhao Xue smiled bitterly and didn't answer. She gently wiped away the tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes, suddenly leaned close to him, and sobbed uncontrollably in his arms.