Chapter 22: Shameful Secrets?

After the Research Group left, the colleagues at the Town Government looked at Tang Ye with different eyes.

Worshiping the strong! Such is human nature.

Of course, every time Xu Yiping saw Tang Ye, he wore a gloomy face.

Whether it was catching the thief or the inspection, Tang Ye performed outstandingly; in one instance he ignored Xu Yiping's existence, and in the other, he treated Xu Yiping as mere background scenery.

A series of moves had offended the man to the core.

Tang Ye did not care; if he wanted to achieve something in Pinghu, opposition from the old-fashioned and mediocre original staff was inevitable sooner or later.

When Tang Ye went to the restroom, he happened to see Xu Jie walking out from inside.

Xu Jie had been detained for a week and was visibly much thinner; the moment he saw Tang Ye, a flash of malice crossed his eyes, and he immediately left as if no one were there.

Tang Ye secretly found it amusing; this kid was not only impolite but also unhygienic—he didn't even wash his hands after using the restroom.

Tang Ye did not enter the restroom directly, but watched as Xu Jie turned and entered the Party Committee Secretary Office, then took a deep breath.

A guy with such corrupt morals freely entering and exiting the Party Committee Secretary Office—it would be a wonder if such a Government could get anything done.

Xu Jie sat on the sofa with a gloomy expression, bragging, "I just ran into Tang Ye, and my subconscious reaction was to want to beat him up."

Xu Yiping gave Xu Jie a disgruntled glare, "You just got out, and you want to go back in? For the next period of time, you need to focus your energy on work and stop causing trouble."

Xia Haiqiao sat on the other side of the sofa and complained in a low voice, "Secretary, I've been running around busy for so many days, but in the end, the limelight was stolen by Tang Ye. This is too frustrating."

Xu Yiping glared at Xia Haiqiao in annoyance, "That was your own fault for being self-righteous. You thought they were here for you, but it turned out they were here for Tang Ye."

Xia Haiqiao clenched his fists, "He is too insidious; he didn't let out a single hint of wind beforehand, clearly showing he didn't put you in his eyes at all."

Xu Yiping was poked in a sore spot by Xia Haiqiao; although angry, he was not blinded by rage.

"He is only staying in Pinghu Town for a year before leaving, so there is no need for a passerby to distract our energy. If he can get the resort to settle in Pinghu Town, it is a good thing for us."

Xia Haiqiao continued to fan the flames, "It's just that this kid Tang Ye doesn't understand the rules; he looks like the type who likes to eat alone. Let alone eating meat, we might not even get to drink the soup."

Xu Yiping felt his heart pierced by a needle once again.

His voice turned cold, "The resort settling in Pinghu Town won't happen overnight; he has taken on a project task of forty million, and there are only one or two months left until the end of the year. If he can't complete it, he will naturally know the taste of the cold bench."

Seeing his uncle and Xia Haiqiao talking about Tang Ye in every sentence, Xu Jie felt inexplicably irritable, stood up and said, "I'm leaving first."

As he walked out the door, he happened to see Gu Wenqin with a gentle smile on her face, walking into Tang Ye's office.

Xu Jie's expression instantly turned gloomy.

He snuck silently to the doorway.

The door was not closed, so he poked his head out and looked into the room.

He was immediately stunned speechless by the scene before him.

He saw Gu Wenqin and Tang Ye standing very close, with Gu Wenqin holding intimate apparel in her hands, and Tang Ye pointing his finger at the garment.

"This part still needs a slight adjustment; although the gathering effect is good, otherwise it will be uncomfortable in the lower part when worn."

"The material chosen is good, it feels quite soft, I wonder how the quality is; also, will the buckle design be too complicated and inconvenient to undo?"

Xu Jie heard it somewhat vaguely, but filthy thoughts spread in his mind.

In broad daylight, with the door wide open...

The two shameless people, not even avoiding others...

"Rest assured, it is very easy to undo; you use your finger to pinch this spring part."

"So that's how it is! You have to use some technique. Hey, my god, it's so hard to undo."

"That's because you're not used to it... By the way, smell the scent."

Xu Jie, peeking from the doorway, was dumbfounded!

Gu Wenqin had actually taken the initiative to pass the bra to Tang Ye's nose.

The bra was a sample, so it only had the scent of the material.

Otherwise, Gu Wenqin would have been too embarrassed to show it to Tang Ye.

Tang Ye's eyes lit up, "There is a faint fragrance, like lavender, and also like honey."

Xu Jie did not understand the situation and was going crazy inside.

In his heart, Gu Wenqin had always been a woman as cold as ice.

Yet, Gu Wenqin had taken the initiative to let another man smell her intimate apparel.

He held a pile of profanities in his heart.

"Hmm? There's someone at the door!"

Tang Ye discovered a shadow on the floor and rushed toward the door quickly.

He saw a figure zip away with a 'whoosh'.

Tang Ye looked down the stairs and recognized Xu Jie from his back; he frowned, wondering if this guy had stolen any core secrets.

Xu Jie sat in the car, feeling the blood vessels in his temples throbbing wildly!

Even though he had seen the two doing something shameful, why did he have to run?

They weren't embarrassed, so why was he?

Xu Jie slapped the steering wheel in anger; he hadn't expected the cooked duck to fly into someone else's plate.

Could it be that because of that time Tang Ye played the hero to save the beauty, it had brought him and Gu Wenqin together?

Thinking of this, his heart was filled with regret.

The poisonous scheme he had painstakingly thought up in the detention center surged into his mind!

He dialed the number of a major distributor.

"President Zheng, I want to tell you something; I want to ask you to cut off all cooperation with Qin Ge!"

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Tang Ye returned to his office.

Gu Wenqin had already put the bra into a black plastic bag, her face full of worry.

"Who is it?"

"Xu Jie! He runs quite fast." Tang Ye saw through Gu Wenqin's thoughts, "It's fine, we are discussing serious business, not doing anything messy."

Gu Wenqin observed Tang Ye from the corner of her eye, "I'm fine, I'm just afraid he'll go out and talk nonsense, affecting your image."

Gu Wenqin suddenly thought of something: Xu Jie wouldn't guess that the sample was her own intimate garment, would he?

A red flush suddenly covered her originally fair neck.

Tang Ye also felt it was inappropriate; both he and Gu Wenqin were people who cared very much about their reputations.

However, he still feigned a lighthearted and indifferent manner to comfort Gu Wenqin.

"The two of us are discussing products, it's all above board, no need to worry so much. Besides, that scumbag Xu Jie is morally corrupt; no one will believe a word he says."

Gu Wenqin's mood eased quite a bit, and she sighed softly, "In the future, we should still be a bit more careful; when discussing products, let's find a place with fewer people."

Tang Ye laughed heartily, "It's mainly because the product is too sensitive. If it were changed to another product, if it were a shirt, there wouldn't be any issue at all!"

Infected by Tang Ye's mood, a smile appeared at the corners of Gu Wenqin's mouth, "Actually, at first I also felt quite awkward chatting about these things with you. But thinking about it carefully, there really is nothing to it."

Tang Ye smiled, "Once the sample is slightly modified, we can start production. Don't produce too much; after they are sold, we'll see what the market feedback is. By the way, how have you been getting on with the Acting Chief?"

Gu Wenqin's face showed a look of difficulty, "It's not going very smoothly."

Tang Ye sensed there was a problem, "Do you need my help?"

Gu Wenqin laid out the difficulties, "The Acting Chief keeps making excuses; I need to talk to him in person."

Tang Ye nodded slightly, "I'll go with you to talk to him. I'll step in representing the Government; perhaps it can add some leverage to the negotiation."

Gu Wenqin was afraid of delaying Tang Ye's official business and hurriedly waved her hand, "It wouldn't be appropriate to keep troubling you!"

"We are partners, isn't helping each other what we should do? If I invested money and just acted as an absentee manager, wouldn't that be irresponsible to myself?"

Gu Wenqin's eyes were like water, her eyelids lowered, and warmth surged in her heart.