Ye Zhen got into the car without much hesitation. Firstly, Li Junsheng was the mayor of a city after all. There was no need for him to harm her. Secondly, she was in a hurry to explain to Mr. Ning.
After getting into the car, Ye Zhen looked at Secretary Chen, who was driving in front, and realized that it was office hours.
"Uncle Li, are you busy? Will it delay your business at this time? "
She was indeed very anxious, but she didn't want Li Junsheng to misunderstand that she didn't know etiquette.
"It's okay." Li Junsheng smiled. "I just finished work. I happen to be free now."
"Then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Li." Ye Zhen was natural and unpretentious. Li Junsheng looked at her, and a smile appeared on his face.
Of course, he didn't miss the anxious look on her face. "Where are you going?"
"Ninghai Company." After Ye Zhen finished speaking, he thought that Li Junsheng had just arrived in Qing City and probably didn't know, so he told him the address of Ninghai.
"Okay," Li Junsheng instructed Secretary Chen. Secretary Chen was very surprised.
The person who had been following Li Junsheng in Lin City was Secretary Li. He was Secretary Li's assistant. Later, Secretary Li was transferred to another place.
Thus, he followed Li Junsheng to Qing City. Speaking of which, he had been with Li Junsheng for a few years. He was used to seeing a very gentle smile on his face. But he wasn't close to anyone.
"Thank you, Uncle Li."
Li Junsheng turned to look at her. It seemed that this was the first time he had the interest to correct her. "Speaking of which, you shouldn't be much older than you, right?"
Ye Zhen didn't understand. He didn't understand why he was talking about age.
"You call my grandfather uncle. If I don't call you Uncle Li, what should I call you?" Ye Zhen didn't think about it for a moment, but he suddenly nodded. "Should I call you Uncle Li?"
Li Junsheng felt the car tilt slightly at this moment. He glanced indifferently at Secretary Chen in front of him.
Secretary Chen quickly steadied the car and stared at the road in front, not daring to listen anymore.
"Your company has business dealings with Ninghai?"
When he came to Qing City, he had done some homework on the businesses in Qing City.
Not to mention the power of the Zhan family in Qing City. Of course, ever since Zhan Haoze returned to the Zhan family, he had split up a lot of the Zhan family's power.
Other than the Zhan family, there was also the Ning family. The Dong family. The Lu Clan could be considered a well-developed aristocratic family in Qingcheng. The Ye Family could barely be counted as one of them. However, his foundation was still a little shallow.
"Yes." Ye Zhen nodded. "My uncle has a good relationship with Director Ning. He asked them to hand over a proposal to us."
The car was very quiet. Ye Zhen looked at Li Junsheng. "Uncle Li, speaking of which, I still owe you a meal."
Last time, she clearly said that she was treating, but in the end, Li Junsheng paid the bill. In this way, she owed him twice.
"Uncle Li, when do you have time …"
"Today."
"Ah?"
"I have time today." Li Junsheng looked at her stunned expression and felt very satisfied with the effect he had created.
"Then, then …" Ye Zhen was just being polite. She was still in a hurry to go to Ninghai to explain to the people.
"Go and do your work first."
"Alright." Ye Zhen resisted the urge to pat her chest. For some reason, she actually felt a little nervous when facing Li Junsheng.
They arrived at Ninghai Company and got out of the car. After Ye Zhen reported, he went upstairs to look for Director Ning.
Recently, she had been coming often and was familiar with the way. Director Ning was indeed a little unhappy and emotional.
However, he wasn't nervous or angry. There were rules in the industry. Even if a plan was really leaked, the person who got it couldn't use it.
It could only be said that his plan was known in advance and he would be a little unhappy.
Ye Zhen was here to explain. At the same time, because Ning Hai had given them more time before, she could do it again.
She expressed her sincerity to Director Ning and told him about the solution.
Regarding this incident, she said that the company would definitely deal with it to the end. Moreover, there was no evidence at the moment. That photo was just a chance encounter.
"Maybe this was what he wanted you to see on purpose?"
Ye Zhen believed that with Director Ning's status, it was impossible for him to be so shallow as to convict her based on a photo.
The explanation went smoothly, and Director Ning was also satisfied with the solution. Before leaving, Ye Zhen made a small request to Director Ning.
"CEO Ning, before everything is resolved, can you not tell my dad, that is, anyone from our Jianghui Company, that you will continue to sign the contract?"
This matter could be big or small, but if Ninghai Company really determined that Jiang Hui had breached the contract, they would not be able to bear the consequences.
Seeing Director Ning's puzzled gaze, Ye Zhen smiled a little awkwardly. "I'm just trying to catch the traitor. Otherwise, why would the photo of me sitting with him for less than three minutes be circulated for all of you to see? "
As the saying went, one shouldn't wash one's dirty linen in public. If possible, Ye Zhen really didn't want people to know about some of the company's dirty linen.
However, since the other party had used such a method to scheme against her, she couldn't hide it even if she wanted to.
Director Ning nodded in understanding and finally agreed. Ye Zhen knew that the other party was giving face to her uncle, but she still thanked him and said that she would treat him to a meal next time.
Forty minutes later, Ye Zhen came out of Ninghai Building.
Her phone called and said that the car had been towed away. She sighed and raised her hand to call a taxi, but she suddenly realized that the car parked by the roadside looked a little familiar.
She paused and walked forward with some uncertainty. The car window rolled down and she saw Li Junsheng's face.
..
She could see Li Junsheng reading a document in his hand. When he saw her come down, he raised his head to look at her.
He sat in the car and looked very calm.
"Is the matter done?"
"Ah? Yes. " Ye Zhen didn't dare to think that way, but she was really curious. "Uncle Li, you've been waiting for me here?"
"Didn't you say you were going to treat me to a meal?"
Li Junsheng's words made Ye Zhen's eyeballs almost fall out. Mayor Li didn't want her to have a meal?
"Yes." She glanced at her phone. It was still early for dinner.
"Get in the car." Li Junsheng closed the document and put it aside. Ye Zhen got into the car without hesitation.
"Thank you, Uncle Li."
"What do you want to eat?"
"Whatever." After Ye Zhen said this, he came back to his senses. Some people on the Internet said that the most annoying thing was to ask others what they wanted to eat when they were eating, and they answered anything.
"Uncle Li. Um, I'm not picky about food. It's up to you. "
Li Junsheng nodded and told Secretary Chen. The car started, and Ye Zhen looked at Li Junsheng's side profile.
"Uncle Li, don't you want to go back to work?"
She said it in general. In fact, she had never been to the city's mayor's office in all her life.
"Not today." Li Junsheng looked at the little girl. In his eyes, she was really a little girl. "My work today is to go out for research. It's already done."
Ye Zhen nodded and was speechless for a moment. But strangely, she didn't feel restless just because she was sitting next to a man.
This feeling was a little new. But maybe it was because of Li Junsheng's official position. Or maybe it was because of him, he gave people a very stable feeling.
Yes, it was stable. Ye Zhen couldn't help but look at him again.
Li Junsheng was also looking at her. When he met her gaze, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Is there something on my face?"
"No." Ye Zhen stuck out her tongue and shook her head. Just as she was about to find a topic, her phone rang.
"Sorry, Uncle Li, I'll take a call."
Li Junsheng had a "whatever" expression on his face. Ye Zhen took out her phone. It was Ye Nanshan's number.
When she picked it up, she accidentally pressed the hands-free button. When she was about to press it, Ye Nanshan's voice was already coming from the other end of the line.
"Ye Zhen, where did you run off to? You've made such a big mess, and you're still in the mood to wander around outside? Go into the company now. Also, from now on, you're not allowed to interfere with the Ninghai case. Do it for Ning Han. I'm telling you – "
Ye Zhen was a little embarrassed. That string of words was said very quickly. She heard it even if she didn't want to hear it. Knowing that Li Junsheng was beside her, she didn't plan to say anything more and quickly hung up.
"I'm sorry, Uncle Li."
Li Junsheng glanced at her and didn't say anything. Ye Zhen felt a little awkward. This kind of emotion was different from the awkwardness of not wanting President Ning to know just now.
She couldn't help but move a little closer to the car window. Her hands also changed from holding her phone to twisting together.
Ye Zhen's phone rang again. Just as Ye Zhen was about to hang up, Li Junsheng reached out and picked up the phone.
Ye Zhen's eyes widened. She could hear Ye Nanshan's voice without the hands-free.
"Ye Zhen, you actually hung up on me."
"I'm Li Junsheng."
Ye Zhen was speechless.
Li Junsheng turned on the hands-free. Ye Nanshan's voice could clearly be heard from the car. "Li, Li –"
"Li Junsheng, Director Ye, we just met a few days ago."
"Mayor Li, Zhenzhen, she –"
"She's with me. I don't know, why are you looking for her? "
"No, nothing." Ye Zhen couldn't see Ye Nanshan's expression through the phone, but she knew that his expression must be very interesting.
It was a pity that she didn't see it with her own eyes.
"Since there's nothing else, I'll hang up first. I still have to go eat with Ye Zhen. "
"No, it's fine."
"Okay. Goodbye, Director Ye. "
Li Junsheng hung up and handed the phone back to Ye Zhen. Ye Zhen looked at her phone. "Uncle Li, actually –"
She could handle such a small scene by herself.
"It's fine. Can we go eat now?"
"Yes."
Ye Zhen nodded and gripped her phone tightly. Her emotions were a little complicated. She glanced at Li Junsheng and the corners of her mouth twitched.
"Thank you. Uncle Li. "
"Since you called me Uncle Li, you don't have to be so polite with me."
Li Junsheng thought about what he heard her say last time. "Does Director Ye usually talk to you like this at home?"
"More or less." Even if he didn't yell at her or scold her, his tone wasn't very good.
Li Junsheng frowned slightly. He thought of Huo Jinyao. Huo Jinyao's relationship with his mother was especially bad in the past. Although it was better now, who could accept being treated like this by their parents?
His expression looked too serious. Ye Zhen bit her lip and cleared her throat.
"Actually, it's not that bad."
As if seeing that Li Junsheng didn't believe her, she twitched the corner of her mouth. "It's true. You can tell from the name that it's named after my mother. My mother has 30% of the company's shares. Before my mother left, she gave my father 20% of the shares and left the remaining 20% for me. "
This was also the reason why Ye Nanshan was dissatisfied. Because to Ye Nanshan, a married daughter was like water that was poured out. In the future, Ye Zhen would definitely get married.
She had so many shares in her hands. This made him very dissatisfied. That was why after Ye Zhen graduated, she entered the planning department and became a small staff member.
"Before I turned 18, these shares were entrusted to my father. Later, when I turned 18, my grandfather and uncle pressured my father to give me the shares. My father had to be willing even if he didn't want to. "
"So you see, I have 20% of the shares in my hands. My dad is just trying to satisfy his craving. "
She said it very calmly, and there was even a faint smile on her face. But what kind of person was Li Junsheng?
He could tell at a glance that Ye Zhen's casual words revealed a trace of sadness that couldn't be told to others.
He made a very sudden move and reached out to hold Ye Zhen's hand.
"If you don't want to laugh, don't laugh."
Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment. Her hand was held by him. His hand was very warm, very warm. It was midsummer, and it was very hot outside, but there was air conditioning in the car.
The temperature of his palm made Ye Zhen feel an electric current flowing from his hand to her body. That feeling made her feel as if she had been electrocuted, and she quickly retracted her hand.
"Uncle Li, I've thought of what to eat for lunch. Let's eat hot pot."
When Li Junsheng held her hand, he was momentarily stunned. Compared to him, her hand was small and soft. He didn't expect that he would take the initiative to hold a little girl's hand. The moment he held it, he didn't want to let go.
He didn't expect the little girl to be frightened. The moment he retracted his hand, Li Junsheng inexplicably felt that his palm was empty.
"Eating hot pot on such a hot day?"
"Then should we eat Korean food?"
Li Junsheng saw that she deliberately changed the topic and even approached the car door without a trace. He frowned slightly.
"Let's eat Japanese food. I still have a meeting in the afternoon. I don't want to go with the smell all over my body. "
"Okay." It didn't matter what she ate. What was important was to repay the favor she owed him previously. On the one hand, she didn't want to owe anyone. On the other hand, the electric feeling just now scared her.
Li Junsheng is your uncle, she told herself in her heart.
Keep your distance to be safe.
Li Junsheng entered the Japanese restaurant and found that the little girl was much more reserved than before. She didn't look at his eyes, and she only nodded or shook her head in response to his words.
When the waiter served the dishes, the little girl used the excuse of going to the bathroom to run away. He left him sitting alone in the room. He thought about how the little girl was so scared just by holding hands. If he did something else —
Li Junsheng was a little scared by this thought.
He had always been pure and had few desires. Compared to his other childhood friends, he knew that he had to walk the path of righteousness since he was young, so he was used to being self-disciplined. Other than a few of his childhood friends' sisters, he had never been close to women.
After so many years, he had seen a lot of tricks in the officialdom. Those women who came to his door openly and secretly, he didn't even look at them, let alone touch them.
The only time he lost control was the last time he was schemed against, and he still hadn't found that woman.
Now that he met a girl who looked quite interesting, she avoided him like a snake or a scorpion. This feeling was really a little strange.
When the waiter served the dishes, Ye Zhen finally came back.
"I'm sorry. Uncle Li, I answered a phone call. "
Li Junsheng looked at her and spoke. Answering the phone was fake. Avoiding him was real. He didn't expose her clumsy lie. He picked up the chopsticks at the side.
"Just in time, the dishes are here. Let's eat."
"Okay."
"I've been to this restaurant once before. Their sashimi and sushi are very authentic. You can try them."
He didn't pick up any food for Ye Zhen, afraid that she would feel uncomfortable.
"Okay."
Ye Zhen lowered her head and focused on eating. She thought that after eating this meal and paying for it, she would treat it as returning the favor. Next time, she would stay away from Li Junsheng.
After eating, the two of them walked out. Ye Zhen wanted to pay the bill, but she was told that Secretary Chen had already paid.
"Uncle Li, look, I already said that it's my treat."
"It's okay. It's not a big deal. "Li Junsheng could now tell that the little girl treated him as someone with ulterior motives. He couldn't help but laugh.
If he didn't look in the mirror every day, he would have thought that his appearance was terrifying and scary.
"Uncle Li –"
"Ye Zhen." Knowing what she wanted to say, Li Junsheng interrupted her. "Your grandfather once saved my father's life."
Ye Zhen was stunned for a moment. Li Junsheng's expression was very serious. "You may not understand what this so-called saving life means. But to the Li family, Uncle Lu is the Li family's benefactor. "
"Uncle Li?"
"I helped you because it was convenient. If you feel burdened, I'll pay attention next time."
"I didn't mean that. I just –"
Ye Zhen suddenly realized that in front of Li Junsheng, this little trick of hers wasn't enough.
"It doesn't matter if you do." As Li Junsheng spoke, he stood in front of Ye Zhen with a calm expression. "To me, you're like the little niece of an uncle's family. Understand? "
"Understood." Ye Zhen nodded and laughed at herself for being oversensitive. It was just holding hands. "Thank you, Uncle Li. Look, I said that it was my treat. Then – "
In total, he had helped him twice.
"It's okay. Let's go. I'll send you back."
"There's no need. I can take a taxi."
"It's not easy to call a taxi here." Li Junsheng didn't give her a chance to refuse. "Also, I want to go back to the City Mayor's Office. It's on the way."
This reason made Ye Zhen speechless. It was really on the way. She had no choice but to follow behind Li Junsheng. The two of them left the room one after the other.
Secretary Chen went to the opposite side to drive over. Li Junsheng took Ye Zhen to the front.
Ye Zhen walked in front of Li Junsheng. She thought about how she had been tempted in front of him today. He clearly knew it, but he didn't say anything. She felt a little awkward for a moment.
She couldn't help but turn around and want to say something, but there was a small step below. When she turned around, her other foot stepped on nothing.
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