Chapter 994: Pregnancy Test

Zhao Desan hadn't even realized the old guy was standing behind him. When he suddenly said such a meaningful sentence, Zhao Desan immediately realized something was wrong. He glanced at the phone that originally belonged to Zheng Tulu, which he had taken out of his pocket because it was too uncomfortable and placed on the desk. His heart immediately began to race, and he became anxious. With a very awkward expression, he turned his head and gave Zheng Tulu a foolish grin, saying, "Director Zheng, you're here?"

A sinister smile flashed across the corner of Zheng Tulu's mouth. He feigned confusion and said, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, why does this phone look a bit old? Did you buy a refurbished one or a second-hand item?" As he spoke, he reached out and picked the phone up from the desk.

Damn! This is bad! The old bald donkey is definitely going to find out! The moment he saw him pick up the phone, Zhao Desan felt his brain buzzing. His heart was pounding, and he was extremely panicked. But the more critical the situation, the more composed Zhao Desan appeared. He said with a look of deep regret, "It might be a refurbished one. If I had known, I wouldn't have bought it. I got scammed!"

Zheng Tulu examined it for about ten seconds and was already one hundred percent certain that this was his phone. He laughed and said, "Be more careful next time. People these days are very cunning and deceitful. Don't get scammed; even I've been scammed before."

Zhao Desan chuckled and said, "Yes, yes, Director Zheng, you are right. I have to be more careful in everything I do from now on."

Zheng Tulu gave him a sidelong glance with a strange look and said with a smile, "That's right, one must be careful in everything."

Upon hearing this tone from Zheng Tulu, Zhao Desan vaguely caught the implication. He was almost certain that the old guy knew the truth about the photos disappearing. Thinking of this, Zhao Desan felt nervous and uneasy. Although he knew that Zheng Tulu was currently afraid of Su Qing finding fault with him because of the Party School matter and dared not act rashly against him, this old guy was too sinister and cunning; he certainly wouldn't swallow this anger so easily. In a fight against him, Zhao Desan had no confidence in any aspect other than having Su Qing as his backer.

Facing Zheng Tulu's calm demeanor, Zhao Desan chuckled. "Alright, get back to work." Zheng Tulu smiled sinisterly, patted him on the shoulder, and walked out of the office door.

Watching Zheng Tulu walk out, Zhao Desan finally let out a sigh of relief. He thought carefully: given the current situation, Zheng Tulu shouldn't make a move against him. After all, Su Qing's anger hadn't subsided yet, and who knows, one day she might just take this old guy down. When that time came, if the top seat of the Construction Committee became one of Su Qing's people, would his own official career even need to be mentioned? Therefore, Zhao Desan felt there was no need to fear that old guy.

The work Division Chief Lan had given him wasn't finished yet. Having been lectured by her earlier, Zhao Desan couldn't afford to think too much and redoubled his efforts to finish the work until noon. When eating in the cafeteria, Zhao Desan wanted to wait for Division Chief Lan. He dawdled for over half an hour, but didn't see a shadow of her. After finishing his meal and returning to the office, Zhao Desan sat for a while, then got up to knock on Division Chief Lan's office door. Just as he raised his hand, he noticed the door was ajar, so he tiptoed inside and peeked through the crack in the door, acting sneakily. He didn't know until he looked, and what he saw gave him a shock: Division Chief Lan was actually hiding behind her desk, facing away from the door, having pulled down her pants and using her hand to dig underneath?

Damn! Division Chief Lan, why are you doing this? If you have physiological needs, just tell me! Zhao Desan thought, ecstatic. He immediately squeezed through the crack in the door without a sound, closed the door gently from the inside, and the lock clicked when he bolted it.

Lan Mei turned her head in a panic. Seeing it was Zhao Desan who had entered, she threw something she was holding into the trash can and quickly pulled up her pants, looking at him in terror. "Comrade Xiao Zhao, you... how did you get in?"

Zhao Desan looked at her with a strange gaze, a sly smile playing on his lips. "I saw that your office door was unlocked, Division Chief Lan, so I just came in."

"Then... why didn't you knock?" Lan Mei said, fastening her jeans, looking at him with a panicked expression.

Zhao Desan smiled wickedly. "Division Chief Lan, it's not work hours, why knock? You don't know, I was even waiting for you in the cafeteria during lunch. Who knew you were actually masturbating alone in your office."

Hearing Zhao Desan say this, Lan Mei immediately glared at him angrily. "Zhao Desan, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Zhao Desan looked at the angry Division Chief Lan—her lips red, her skin fair, her large breasts, which had expanded slightly from having been married, rising and falling with her breathing. The whole person looked so appealing to him that he couldn't describe it. He walked toward her, smiling wickedly and unhurriedly. "Division Chief Lan, I didn't wrong you, did I? I just saw you pull down your pants and put your hand there."

Lan Mei glanced sideways at the thing she had just thrown into the trash can. Her face flushed slightly, and she denied it flatly. "Zhao Desan, don't talk nonsense. I... I would never do such a filthy thing! Don't spout nonsense!"

Zhao Desan stepped forward, smiling wickedly with a provocative look. "Division Chief Lan, you say I'm spouting nonsense, then tell me, what were you digging for down there with your pants down? If it's not masturbation, what is it?"

Lan Mei glared at him viciously, then lowered her head. Humiliated by him, tears welled up in her eyes. She said in a weak tone, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, so in your heart, you think I'm that kind of loose woman?"

In Zhao Desan's impression, Division Chief Lan had always been a strong, proud woman who wasn't easily defeated by any difficulty. Why was she crying just because he mentioned what he had seen, without even wronging her? Puzzled, Zhao Desan also glanced at the trash can nearby. Only then did he notice a sanitary pad stained with fresh blood lying in the bin. He suddenly realized, immediately understanding that Division Chief Lan had just been changing her sanitary pad. It turned out he had truly wronged her. Therefore, Zhao Desan immediately slapped himself across the face to apologize to the weeping Division Chief Lan, who was looking down. "Division Chief Lan, I'm sorry, I truly misunderstood you. But I really didn't mean it that way."

"Not mean it that way?" Lan Mei looked up at him with watery eyes. Amused by his bizarre display of self-reproach, she brightened up, wiped the tears from the sides of her nose, and stared straight at him with clear, enchanting eyes, waiting for his answer.

Zhao Desan scratched his head and said very embarrassedly, "Division Chief Lan, I never thought you were that kind of loose woman. Don't misunderstand. I saw you from behind with your pants down and your hand... down there... I thought you were doing that."

Division Chief Lan pouted with tears in her eyes. "You did mean it that way. You must think that because I had that kind of relationship with you, I'm that kind of loose woman."

Zhao Desan immediately arched his back and raised his right hand. "Division Chief Lan, I swear to heaven, I really didn't mean it that way."

Seeing his foolish gesture, Lan Mei burst into laughter. She pursed her lips, gave him a shy glance, and said, "Do you know what I was doing just now?"

Zhao Desan glanced at the stained, used sanitary pad in the trash can and said with an embarrassed grin, "Changing your period pad."

Division Chief Lan lowered her eyelids and shook her head gently. "No."

Zhao Desan didn't understand. There was clearly a pad in the trash can emitting a fresh, bloody smell, and Division Chief Lan had just performed that strange action—if that wasn't changing a period pad, what was it? He looked at her, completely bewildered.

Division Chief Lan raised her tightly clenched right hand and slowly opened her palm. Zhao Desan saw a white object appear in her palm.

"What is this?" Zhao Desan asked curiously, picking it up to examine it.

Lan Mei said shyly, "A pregnancy test."

"To test for pregnancy?" Zhao Desan immediately understood its function. He frowned slightly, momentarily confused, thinking that Division Chief Lan had said herself that she couldn't have children, so why was she using this? He looked at Division Chief Lan with a bit of amusement. "Division Chief Lan, what are you using this for?"

Lan Mei knew that Zhao Desan thought it was ridiculous for a woman who couldn't have children to use a pregnancy test. She glanced at him gloomily, lowered her eyes, and said with a shy, blushing face, "Comrade Xiao Zhao, do you think it's ridiculous that I'm using this when I can't have children?"

"I just don't understand. Division Chief Lan, you said it yourself, so why use this? Isn't it redundant?" Zhao Desan said dismissively, tossing it into the trash can.

"Comrade Xiao Zhao, I... I'm pregnant," Division Chief Lan said stammeringly.

Zhao Desan laughed dismissively. "Division Chief Lan, what kind of joke are you making? How is that possible?"

"It's true." As Lan Mei spoke, she picked the pregnancy test back up from the trash can to show him the indicator. Seeing this, Zhao Desan was stunned. His brain buzzed, as if a bolt of lightning had struck his head, leaving him feeling dazed. He froze for a moment, fearing that Division Chief Lan had intentionally lied about not being able to get pregnant just so he would ejaculate inside her, and that this divorced, second-hand woman had no one else and wanted to entangle herself with him. He anxiously placed both hands on her fragrant shoulders and asked, "Division Chief Lan, didn't you say you couldn't get pregnant? Did you intentionally lie to me?"