Chapter 2837

Wen Juncheng's body stiffened, and his footsteps stopped. He turned around and said with a bitter smile, "Mayor Su, why go to such lengths? It really is just a small token."

Su Xinghui didn't speak; he just stared at Wen Juncheng with piercing eyes. Wen Juncheng felt uncomfortable under his gaze and could only step forward, pick up the small box, and put it back in his bag.

Although Wen Juncheng had made a fool of himself by giving a gift, his mindset shifted quickly. He didn't show any embarrassment and said to Su Xinghui, "Mayor Su, you're busy, I'm leaving."

Su Xinghui ignored him, and Wen Juncheng had no choice but to turn and leave.

On the way, Wen Juncheng was still pondering: this young Mayor Su didn't care for beauty, nor did he care for wealth; what exactly did he care about?

Don't look at Wen Juncheng as just a director of the Radio and Television Bureau; he was quite successful in Baozhou City. The reason was that he held significant financial power. The annual advertising revenue of the Radio and Television Bureau was at least ten million. Although a large portion had to be turned over, the money passing through his hands was still considerable.

Not to mention he definitely had a secret treasury, so he was never short of money.

He used this money to build relationships with leaders, such as buying them inconspicuous but expensive small gifts like gold watches, gold pens, foreign liquor, and cigars. Generally, leaders would accept them with a smile.

If a leader didn't accept gifts, he had another method: letting the attractive female employees under the Radio and Television Bureau approach the leader and invite them to dances or similar events organized by the bureau. This was also his best means of building relationships with leaders.

This time, with Su Xinghui, he had gone all out. A gold watch was a small matter; if Su Xinghui had accepted it, he naturally would have had more gifts to send later. If Su Xinghui had wanted money directly, it wouldn't have mattered; he would have sent that too.

Most importantly, he was even willing to offer his own forbidden fruit, Ling Shanshan. This was a significant investment. Ling Shanshan was the most beautiful woman at the TV station and also Wen Juncheng's lover. Wen Juncheng was very infatuated with her. If it had been any other leader, he wouldn't have handed Ling Shanshan over.

But Su Xinghui was different. Su Xinghui was a vice mayor under thirty, and his background made people feel fearful just thinking about it. Such a leader was naturally someone Wen Juncheng desperately wanted to curry favor with.

In Wen Juncheng's mind, such a young leader must like beautiful women. So, when Su Xinghui inspected the TV station that time, he directly sent Ling Shanshan to have close contact with Su Xinghui, but he didn't expect Su Xinghui to not fall for that at all.

This time, he had brought out his ultimate trick, giving Su Xinghui a "souvenir," but who would have thought Su Xinghui still wouldn't take the bait and wouldn't accept it at all? This made him wonder: what exactly did this young vice mayor like?

Wen Juncheng was pondering and not paying much attention to the road. When going downstairs, he almost bumped into someone coming up. He looked up and saw Liu Xin, the director of the Tourism Bureau. She was likely coming to report to Su Xinghui as well. He smiled and said, "It's Director Liu, I'm sorry, I almost bumped into you."

Seeing Wen Juncheng, Liu Xin smiled and said, "It's fine, Director Wen. You're also here to report to Mayor Su, right?"

Wen Juncheng said, "Yes, I just finished reporting. Director Liu, you are looking younger and younger. You look like you're under thirty now. Before, you looked like my younger sister, but now you look about the same age as my daughter."

Liu Xin giggled and said, "Director Wen really knows how to tell jokes. Saying I look like your daughter, isn't that taking advantage of me? Besides, am I that young?"

Wen Juncheng said, "That doesn't count as taking advantage; this would be taking advantage."

Wen Juncheng looked around to make sure no one was in the hallway, then quickly grabbed Liu Xin's hand. Liu Xin's hand was well-maintained, tender and smooth, after all, she didn't usually do any manual labor. After Wen Juncheng grabbed her hand, he even put it under his nose and smelled it, looking extremely lecherous.

Wen Juncheng and Liu Xin were on the same side; they often attended meetings together, and Liu Xin was usually quite open and could take a joke, which was why Wen Juncheng dared to be so bold. He had also heard some rumors about Liu Xin and felt that Liu Xin could take such small jokes.

He had long coveted Liu Xin's beauty. If he could get her, it would be wonderful. He hadn't found any opportunity to be alone with her before, so today, meeting by chance, he grabbed Liu Xin's hand as a test. If Liu Xin didn't object, he could proceed to the next step.

Who knew that Liu Xin would suddenly turn hostile: "Wen Juncheng, are you acting like a hooligan? It's one thing to act like a hooligan with the hosts under you, but you're doing it to me? Do you believe I can make you pay for this?"

Fortunately, Liu Xin was also afraid of the bad influence, so she lowered her voice so others wouldn't hear. However, this already made Wen Juncheng very embarrassed. He could see that Liu Xin was not the type to play hard to get. He could only say somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, Director Liu, I was just joking."

Liu Xin flicked her sleeves and left: "You really are blind! If there's a next time, just wait!"

Liu Xin stomped upstairs, leaving Wen Juncheng in the wind, feeling messy. He thought indignantly in his heart, "What are you pretending to be so upright for? Who doesn't know about your affairs with the city leaders? Otherwise, how could you be a director at such a young age?"

When Su Xinghui received Liu Xin, Liu Xin's emotions had long since returned to normal. She sat opposite Su Xinghui, sitting upright with a serious expression.

Su Xinghui hadn't seen Liu Xin report to him for a while; they had only seen each other from afar during meetings. Seeing Liu Xin today, he remembered the night Liu Xin got drunk and secretly kissed his face, which made him feel a bit unnatural.

However, seeing Liu Xin like this, Su Xinghui breathed a slight sigh of relief and asked, "Director Liu, has the work of the Tourism Bureau been going smoothly during this period?"

Liu Xin reported the work to Su Xinghui in a businesslike manner, with a face full of professionalism.