In the evening, at the Cathay Hotel, Director-General Wang Rongyan held a banquet to welcome Chen Xing. Those who attended the banquet were all middle-level and upper-level cadres of the department. This was the first time that Chen Xing had appeared in front of the core members of the department. Except for Chen Danying, the female Deputy Director-General, Lin Yupei, the Deputy Director of the Office, and Liu Xiaolei, the Deputy Director of the General Affairs Department, were eye-catching. This was not because they were beautiful, but because there were only three women among the middle-level and above cadres of the Department of Higher Education.
Chen Xing sat next to Wang Rongyan. As the highest-ranking person in the evening, he was also the head of the department. Wang Rongyan said a few words of toast and then toasted everyone. Then, everyone turned to look at Chen Xing. Wang Rongyan was the core, but Chen Xing was the star of the evening. This banquet was originally held for Chen Xing.
Chen Xing stood up and toasted Wang Rongyan. He was a newcomer in the department, so he just wanted to cooperate with Director-General Wang Rongyan to do a good job in the Department of Higher Education. He wanted to do a good job with everyone present. Chen Xing, the female Deputy Director, Chen Danying, seemed to be very popular in the department. During the banquet, Chen Xing observed everyone present. Director-General Wang Rongyan and Deputy Director Chen Danying were undoubtedly the focus of his attention. This was his first time in a new place, so it was necessary for Chen Xing to understand the situation of the people he was going to work with.
To Chen Xing's surprise, everyone was very relaxed at the banquet. With Director-General Wang Rongyan present, the others still joked to their heart's content. Lin Yupei and Liu Xiaolei were the most teased. Chen Danying was the Deputy Director, so the other men did not dare to joke too much. However, Lin Yupei and Liu Xiaolei were taken advantage of. However, Chen Xing also noticed the difference between the departments and the local departments. The local grass-roots cadres were undoubtedly more vulgar, and there were many dirty jokes at the table. However, here, Chen Xing felt that the most was reserved. Everyone would tease the few women present, but they would not go too far.
From the beginning to the end of the banquet, what Chen Xing did the most was to listen quietly and listen to others talk and chat. "Listen more and observe more." This was Chen Xing's police training. In fact, while he was observing others, others were also observing him. As the new Deputy Director of the Ministry, Chen Xing was in charge of the Higher Education Evaluation Department, the Liberal Arts Education Department, the Science and Engineering Education Department, and so on. Everyone was very curious about this Deputy Director who was less than 30 years old. Wang Rongyan wondered whether Chen Xing would threaten his position, while Chen Danying wondered whether Chen Xing would compete with her. As for the people in charge of the subordinate departments, they wanted to know what kind of person this new leader was.
"Deputy Director Chen, do you need a ride?" Chen Danying drove a black Audi A6 and slowly stopped in front of Chen Xing. At this time, Chen Xing was about to take a taxi at the entrance of the hotel.
Behind them, Liu Xiaolei's and Lin Yupei's cars drove past Chen Danying one after another. Both of them slowed down to greet Chen Xing and Chen Danying. Their gazes lingered on Chen Xing for a while longer. Just now at the banquet, both of them had been sizing up Chen Xing. It was inevitable that a new young superior would attract their attention, especially Lin Yupei. She had clinked glasses with Chen Xing many times during the banquet, and she was drinking a lot.
"Deputy Director Chen is drinking and driving. Isn't he afraid of being arrested for drunk driving later?" Chen Xing glanced at Chen Danying half-jokingly.
"I believe that my luck is not that bad, but Deputy Director Chen, your mouth is really …" Chen Danying smiled and did not continue. She looked at Chen Xing and thought, "Deputy Director Chen, if you want to hitch a ride, hurry up, or I will drive away."
"No need, Deputy Director Chen, you go first. I have to meet a friend. Thank you for your kindness." Chen Xing smiled and shook his head.
Hearing this, Chen Danying did not say anything more. She smiled at Chen Xing, stepped on the accelerator and drove away. Chen Xing stayed at the same place and watched her car drive away. He stopped for a while, then hailed a taxi to return to his residence. He took out his phone and looked at it. Chen Xing pressed two missed calls. They were both from the same person, the beautiful celebrity, Zhang Yang.
Today was his first day in the capital, but Zhang Yang immediately contacted him. First, she called him not long after she got off the plane in the morning. At that time, Zhang Yi was there, so Chen Xing did not dare to pick up Zhang Yang's call. Then, Zhang Yang sent him a text message. Her tone was like a spoiled child complaining that Chen Xing had let her go to the airport for an hour for nothing. Chen Xing ignored the other party's text message. He was also very surprised. He did not tell Zhang Yang that today's flight would arrive in the capital, but Zhang Yang knew in advance to pick him up. If he thought about it carefully, there would be too many suspicious things.
Chen Xing did not think that he had the capital to make Zhang Yang look at him in a different light from the first time they met. She even took the initiative to pester him. She wanted money but did not have power. This was Chen Xing's summary of himself. Of course, this was only relatively speaking. Zhang Yang often came into contact with rich businessmen, including some children of influential families. From the way Zhang Yang entered Zhang Ming's clubhouse and took the initiative to please Wang Zheng and Zhang Ming, it could be seen that Zhang Yang was quite a scheming woman.
In any case, there was really no need for Zhang Yang to be so attentive to him, who only worked in a small county. Even if he was transferred to the capital and became a deputy director, he would only be at the level of a deputy department. Moreover, he would only be in a department like the Ministry of Education, which was of no help to Zhang Yang at all. If he was in the Film Bureau, perhaps Zhang Yang would be more attentive to him, but it was not. Therefore, Chen Xing suspected that Zhang Yang's unusual behavior was due to Wang Zheng's conspiracy. He was not measuring the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure.
Chen Xing did not want to pay attention to Zhang Yang for the time being, not because he had given up the purpose of giving Zhang Yang a taste of her own medicine, but because he had just arrived in the capital, Chen Xing wanted to familiarize himself with the work at hand first, and then spare some time to play with Zhang Yang. To be exact, he wanted to play with Wang Zheng, who was behind Zhang Yang. If his speculation was wrong, it would be the best. Chen Xing did not want to take the initiative to provoke people like Wang Zheng, but if Wang Zheng ordered him to do so, Chen Xing would not allow others to bully him.
In the evening, Zhang Yang called him again. In addition to the two missed calls he had just pressed, this was already the third call. His marriage with Zhang Ningning was just around the corner, and Chen Xing did not want to cause any unnecessary trouble during this period of time. The most important thing was to settle the marriage first. As for other matters, Chen Xing did not want to get involved at the moment.
He returned to the district he lived in. The name of the district was quite rich, Jinyuan District. In the afternoon, he called Zhang Ningning, who told him that there was no need to stand on ceremony, and that it was fine to accept Zhang Yi's house. According to Zhang Ningning, Zhang Yi had a lot of properties under his name, so he could just treat it as robbing the rich to help the poor.
Chen Xing paid the money and prepared to walk into the district. At this time, a taxi stopped beside him. Chen Xing did not pay attention to it, and only walked in. As he walked, Chen Xing suddenly froze. He then heard the hurried sound of high heels on the ground behind him, and a hand suddenly went through his elbow and held his arm.
Handsome, please cooperate with me. There are two men behind me who are pestering me. Please help me out. Thank you. The woman's voice was very urgent, and she spoke quickly and hurriedly to Chen Xing in a low voice.
Before Chen Xing could react, the woman held his arm and walked forward. The woman kept asking Chen Xing to forgive her and cooperate with her. Chen Xing turned his head in confusion and saw the two men hanging far behind. When they saw him turn his head, the two men obviously stopped and did not continue to follow.
After walking for about ten meters, Chen Xing turned his head again and saw the two men walking out of the district. Chen Xing smiled helplessly and said, "Miss, the people following you have left. Can you let go of my arm now?
Handsome, help me to the end. I'm afraid those two men are still watching from behind. Just follow me into the building. Once we're inside, it'll be fine. Please do me a favor, I thank you in advance. " The woman did not let go of his arm. Instead, she tightened her grip and looked like she was going to drag Chen Xing forward.
Seeing that the woman was also going to the fifth building, Chen Xing rolled his eyes and thought to himself, "What a coincidence. Does this woman live in the same building as me?"
After entering the building, the woman let go of his arm at once and thanked Chen Xing. She clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Handsome, I'll treat you to a meal when I'm free. Thank you so much for tonight."
After saying that, the woman turned around and went straight to the elevator. Chen Xing was stunned for a moment and then smiled to himself. "Where did this little girl come from? She's good at making empty promises. She didn't even ask for the name and phone number of the person who helped her. She even said that she would treat him to a meal. I don't know if this little girl is being heartless or doing it on purpose."
When they were outside, the light was not very bright, so Chen Xing did not pay attention to the woman's face. Now that they were inside, Chen Xing found that the woman was not old.
She looked to be in her early twenties. With smokey makeup on her face, she looked like a delinquent girl.
"Hey, handsome, I don't need your help. You don't have to send me up so enthusiastically." When the woman saw that Chen Xing was following her, she immediately became vigilant.
"Can't I live in this building?" Chen Xing glanced at the little girl and felt like laughing when he saw her expression.
"You also live in this building? What a coincidence!" The little girl was stunned for a moment and looked at Chen Xing suspiciously. At this time, the elevator door opened and the two of them walked in together.
"Handsome, which floor do you live on?" The little girl pressed her floor and turned to look at Chen Xing, looking as if she wanted to help.
The 13th floor. Chen Xing looked at the floor that the girl pressed and was speechless.
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