Chapter 572: This feeling is intoxicating!

Xiao Hui understood Tang Ye very well; she needed some methods to close the distance between them.

What Tang Ye needed most right now was not money, nor beauty, but political achievements.

Thinking of political achievements, Xiao Hui fell into deep thought; she actually had a good resource at the moment.

Xiao Hui had always worked in the education system and often participated in various social engagements, where she met the president of a national education group named Tan Weibin.

Tan Weibin planned to invest in an education group in Hanzhou with a budget reaching 500 million, and she believed Tang Ye would certainly be interested.

The next day, Xiao Hui called Tan Weibin, "President Tan, are you free? I would like to invite you to dinner."

Tan Weibin had always held a strong interest in the young, beautiful, enthusiastic, and intelligent Xiao Hui.

"Director Xiao, as long as it is you, I am always free."

Xiao Hui was actually well aware of Tan Weibin's inner thoughts, but she felt an instinctive disgust toward him; although Tan Weibin paid attention to his appearance, he was already over fifty, and if it weren't for the capital he held, why would she ever deal with him?

Xiao Hui smiled brightly, "President Tan, you really know how to coax people, but hearing those words from you, I still feel quite warm inside."

Tan Weibin was stirred and agitated by Xiao Hui's single sentence.

"There is no time like the present; let me treat you to dinner tonight! Is it convenient for you to come to Qiongjin?"

Xiao Hui smiled, "Fine, I will be the host."

Tan Weibin said indisputably, "Don't fight me on this; I will arrange for a driver to pick you up."

Xiao Hui sighed, "President Tan, you are too polite; I am flattered."

Tan Weibin's male hormones surged to the limit, and he said with great charisma, "It's settled!"

Around four in the afternoon, Xiao Hui waited for a Mercedes-Benz downstairs at her workplace.

More than an hour later, Xiao Hui arrived at a private club inside Qiongjinyuehu Park.

In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, an exquisite, independent dining table was set with candles on it.

Upon seeing Xiao Hui, Tan Weibin immediately stood up and helped her pull out her chair.

Xiao Hui wore a cream-colored suit with a dark green sweater underneath, which made her skin appear even fairer; her trousers were stretched tight across her hips, and there was a subtle, elusive charm in the corners of her eyes and brows.

This was the allure bestowed by the uniqueness of her profession!

In Tan Weibin's eyes, it was exceptionally seductive.

After Xiao Hui sat down, Tan Weibin gestured, and a waiter poured red wine for the two of them.

Xiao Hui sighed inwardly, thinking that with an arrangement like this, most girls would probably be infatuated and submissive!

"President Tan, your arrangements have surprised and touched me. I didn't expect you to be such a person who values a sense of ritual. This feeling is intoxicating."

Tan Weibin picked up his glass and said to Xiao Hui with a smile, "The first time I saw you, I had a feeling of déjà vu. Later, I thought about it for a long time before I realized that you look very much like my first love from university."

Xiao Hui also picked up her glass, a hint of displeasure appearing in her eyes, "President Tan, talking about another woman in front of a woman will lose you points!"

Tan Weibin laughed heartily, "I am just speaking the truth! I am at my age and thought my heart had died, but after seeing you, it has come alive again."

Xiao Hui felt disgusted inside, but she gave Tan Weibin a resentful glare, "President Tan, first, you look very young, more vibrant than many young people. Second, you must have said this to many women, right?"

Tan Weibin was stunned for a moment; he certainly did not lack women around him, but a woman like Xiao Hui, who had both a sense of detachment and a connection, was unique.

Tan Weibin held his finger up to his ear, "I swear to heaven..."

Xiao Hui hurriedly stood up and swatted away Tan Weibin's finger, "I don't need you to swear."

Tan Weibin gazed at Xiao Hui in a trance; a rich fragrance, like a love potion, made his heart flutter and his mind reel.

Xiao Hui took the initiative to toast Tan Weibin, "President Tan, I really do have something to discuss with you today."

Tan Weibin smiled, "I didn't expect Director Xiao to be so career-minded! I thought you just wanted to catch up with me!"

Xiao Hui smiled, "Catching up and cooperating are not mutually exclusive; one can achieve the best of both worlds."

Tan Weibin nodded slightly, "What cooperation ideas do you have? Let me hear them."

In his view, Xiao Hui was merely a Deputy Section Level civil servant with limited authority in her hands.

He had indeed planned to invest in a school campus ranging from kindergarten to high school in the Chengzhong District of Hanzhou, but because the terms were not settled, he had to give up.

In his view, Xiao Hui did not yet have a say in projects of this level.

"I have a classmate who serves as the Executive Deputy County Magistrate in Suiyuan and is interested in this project. If you are willing, I can help bridge the gap for you."

Tan Weibin laughed in spite of himself, "A classmate? You aren't even thirty yet, are you?"

A thirty-year-old Deputy Division Level official, a cadre with real power.

In Tan Weibin's view, this was bragging a bit too much!

Xiao Hui said with extreme seriousness, "President Tan, although my classmate won't turn thirty until after the New Year, he is indeed already a Deputy Division Level official. His name is Tang Ye, and his father-in-law is the Municipal Party Committee Secretary-General Du Chengfeng."

Tan Weibin then looked serious, "So that's it! When we were conducting research in Hanzhou, we also inspected Suiyuan, and later heard that the Executive Deputy County Magistrate of Suiyuan, Nie Kai, was under investigation. Your classmate must have taken over Nie Kai's position, right?"

Xiao Hui smiled, "That's right. If you aren't interested, then consider it unsaid."

Tan Weibin was thoughtful, then changed his expression and smiled, "It is indeed worth making contact!"

Xiao Hui heard the possibility in Tan Weibin's tone, picked up her wine glass, and smiled, "The business is done. We can talk about personal matters now."

A flash of greed crossed Tan Weibin's eyes, "How about we find a place with more privacy?"

Xiao Hui could easily see through Tan Weibin's intentions, and her expression suddenly turned cold, "President Tan, I have a good impression of you, but please don't ruin the image you have in my heart. I am a particularly emotional person and find it hard to fall for someone, but once I do, I am especially devoted. Let's spend more time together and let the relationship progress gradually, can we?"

Tan Weibin had seen many women, but he had definitely never encountered one like Xiao Hui.

Although he knew Xiao Hui was playing hard to get, Tan Weibin still felt the urge to play a game of cat and mouse with her.

Tan Weibin smiled, "Fine, fine! I have enough patience for you."

Xiao Hui wore a smile on her lips, "President Tan, I find chatting with you particularly interesting; you are experienced and have opened up another world for me."

A hint of world-weariness flashed in Tan Weibin's eyes, "It's mainly because I've experienced a lot."

Subsequently, Tan Weibin began to recount his past history of struggle.

Xiao Hui looked very interested, but in reality, it was all an act.

In her view, men in their fifties either liked to be nostalgic or liked to be pedantic.

Tan Weibin, however, possessed all of them.

After parting ways with Tan Weibin, Xiao Hui refused the driver's offer to take her, hailed a taxi to a hotel near the Provincial Party School, and dialed Tang Ye's number.

Tang Ye did not answer the phone at first, which left Xiao Hui feeling somewhat dejected and surprised.

It was not until after Xiao Hui had finished her shower that Tang Ye called back...