Chapter 854: Didn't sleep all night

"I came late because I didn't sleep well last night. I only fell asleep at dawn and got up a few minutes late," Lan Mei said truthfully, looking up with a cold and arrogant gaze, appearing a bit angry. "Do you think I'm that kind of casual woman?"

Seeing Director Lan's reaction was a bit agitated, Zhao Desan realized he had misunderstood her and lowered his head in shame, feeling too embarrassed to say anything.

Seeing he wasn't speaking, Lan Mei sat down in her chair and said with a mocking tone, "Didn't you boast that you could help me get those photos back? Did you get them back?"

Hearing Director Lan use such a tone to ridicule him, Zhao Desan, who had always wanted to prove his masculine dignity in front of her, felt it was a humiliation, making him feel he had lost all face. In his panic, he excitedly raised his head, raised his eyebrows, and said, "I... I will definitely get them back, it's just... it's just not now."

Lan Mei hummed a laugh, leaned back in her chair, looked at him enchantingly, and said, "Wait until you get them back before talking. Alright, go to work, I'm busy."

*Good intentions unrewarded! * Zhao Desan thought to himself. He rolled his eyes at her and turned to leave Director Lan's office.

Returning to his office and sitting down, Zhao Desan pondered when to find an opportunity to help Director Lan get those photos back and establish his masculine dignity in front of her. Before he had a showdown with Zheng Tulu, Zhao Desan had more opportunities to interact with him and was closer to him. Since the showdown with the old guy, the old guy's attitude toward him had changed drastically, and he didn't come to the Planning Department to supervise his work from time to time as he used to, so finding an opportunity for close contact wasn't as easy as before.

In order to get close to Zheng Tulu, Zhao Desan casually found a document that needed his signature and went upstairs to find him. Arriving at the door of Zheng Tulu's office, Zhao Desan thought that if there was an opportunity, he would steal his phone and pull a "civet cat for a prince" trick. After making up his mind, he knocked on the door of Zheng Tulu's office. He knocked three times in a row, but there was no movement inside. Instead, it startled Ma Debang from the deputy director's office not far away.

"Director Zheng isn't here. What does Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao want with him?" Ma Debang walked over and asked.

"Sign some materials," Zhao Desan said with a chuckle, shaking the materials in his hand.

Ma Debang said "Oh," took out a cigarette, lit it, and walked toward the restroom on the side. "Deputy Director Ma." Zhao Desan suddenly remembered something and called out to him in his panic.

"Anything?" Ma Debang stopped and turned back to ask.

Zhao Desan walked up, bowed slightly, and asked in a respectful, low voice, "Deputy Director Ma, has the person to go to the Party School for training been decided yet?"

Ma Debang took a puff of his cigarette and said, "We haven't held a meeting to discuss it yet. I'm also waiting for Director Zheng to hold a meeting. He hasn't been coming to the unit much these past two days, and I don't know what he's busy with."

Zhao Desan said "Oh," thinking that perhaps after Sister Su greeted Zheng Tulu, under the pressure of Sister Su, Zheng Tulu had already decided on him, so he didn't intend to hold a meeting to discuss it?

"Don't worry, Minister Su has already greeted Director Zheng. If there are no problems, it will be you who is sent to the Party School for training." Zheng Tulu patted him on the shoulder and said with a chuckle, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, you are very lucky. You've only been working at the unit for half a year and already have the opportunity to go to the Party School for training. It will be very useful for your future advancement."

Zhao Desan smiled calmly and said, "Alright then, Deputy Director Ma, you go ahead and get busy. Since Director Zheng isn't here, I'll go downstairs first."

Ma Debang was in a hurry to use the restroom, so he didn't say much more to him. He patted him on the shoulder twice and said with a strange smile, "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, work hard. You have a very promising future, young man." ===== CHAPTER 855 =====