Li Rui smiled and said, "When we were hooking this afternoon, we said that whoever cheated was a puppy. I'm a puppy now, but you didn't laugh at me." Zhao Chun chuckled when she heard that and said, "I thought you had forgotten about that matter. But no, you went back on your word. Humph." Li Rui said softly, "It's not early anymore. It's almost 9: 30. You accompanied the research team for the whole day. You must be tired. Go home and rest. Let's meet again in the future." Zhao Chun was reluctant to leave and asked, "What about you?" Li Rui said, "I'm going to sleep too."
Zhao Chun said, "Oh." She didn't say that she wanted to leave, but she didn't say that she didn't want to leave either.
Li Rui helped her make up her mind at this crucial moment. He opened the car door and said, "Drive slowly. I'll get off first. Goodnight." He waved at her and got out of the car.
Zhao Chun sat in the car and looked at him quietly. After a long time, she started the car and said goodbye to him through the car window. She slowly drove away.
Li Rui watched her leave. He wasn't sad about the cancellation of the date at all. This was because the excitement and sweetness that Zhang Wei gave him just now had not completely subsided. It was also because he didn't want to develop his relationship with Zhao Chun too quickly. It wasn't good to develop too quickly. It was better to take it slow and enjoy the sweetness of being in love for a long time.
After Zhao Chun's car drove out of the courtyard, he walked towards the west gate of the hotel. He thought to himself, This good girl has deep feelings for me. So far, she hasn't asked for anything from me, nor has she received anything from me. Yet, she's so willing to be friends with me. She's so nice, I can't be rude. The next time I see her, I have to give her something. Even if she didn't want to be friends with me because of me, I have to let her see my feelings for her. Even if giving her something is a little tacky, isn't it the most direct expression of love when a man gives a woman a gift?
When he returned to his room, he took off his clothes and went into the bathroom to take a warm shower. Wrapped in a towel, he returned to his bed. He inadvertently glanced at the door and thought of the scene where he and Zhang Wei had 'cross-cupped wine' not too long ago. He felt a little excited. Calming himself down, he took out his phone and called his goddess, Ding Yijing. He hadn't contacted her for a long time and he missed her. Since he had the time today, he wanted to talk to her privately since he couldn't sleep for the time being.
The call went through quickly and Ding Yijing's calm and pleasant voice came from the other end, "It's so late and you're still not home?" Li Ruiqi was puzzled and asked, "How did you know I'm not home yet?" Ding Yijing sneered, "If you're home, would you dare to call me in front of your wife?" Li Rui secretly sighed and laughed, "Our Jingjing is really smart. I was on a business trip in Shuanghe today and didn't go back because it was too late. Now I'm alone in my hotel room. Sigh, if only you were here." Ding Yijing ignored his affectionate words and went straight to business, "I told my mother about our breakup last week. She was very unhappy and scolded you. I told her that I didn't like you and took the initiative to dump you. Only then did she feel a little better. But she scolded me again and blamed me for letting you kiss and hug me before we got married. The general idea was that I don't have self-respect."
Li Rui sighed, "Babe, I've wronged you. It's all my fault. I'm not responsible." Ding Yijing still ignored his words and said, "Although I've already told my mother that she won't force you to marry me when she sees you again, you still have to avoid her in the future. Don't run into her, or you won't be able to escape a scolding." Li Rui said, "Yes, I'll avoid her. But under normal circumstances, I won't run into her. Speaking of marriage, I remember a novel I read before. It said that there are a few island countries overseas. They are very small, and it is very easy to become a citizen of those countries by spending a little money. How about this, we pick one of the island countries and secretly become their citizen. Then we use their nationality to get married and hold a wedding abroad. What do you think? "
After hearing this, Ding Yijing sneered and said, "Who are you fooling? Are you fooling my mother or me? You don't need to fool my mother anymore and you can't fool her like this. You don't need to fool me either. I'm already yours without marriage. Why do you have to make it so complicated? " Li Ruixin had mixed feelings and sighed, "I'm not fooling your mother or you. I'm fooling myself because I've always wanted to marry you as my wife." Ding Yijing said, "Loving someone doesn't mean you want to get her, but you'll always love her." Li Rui threw himself on the bed and said, "I understand. Actually, I feel sorry for not being able to give you a home." Ding Yijing retorted, "You're going to give me a home just like that? When I return to the country, who will know that I'm your wife? "
Li Rui laughed, "It's enough for you to know. I don't need anyone else to know. I'm only responsible for you." Ding Yijing snorted but didn't object. She only said, "You'll have to become a citizen of that island country first …"
The two chatted for a while before Ding Yijing became sleepy. Li Rui could only hang up the phone and go to sleep. Before going to bed, he called Yao Xuefei to see if she had returned home safely. After getting confirmation, he felt relieved and went to sleep.
In the middle of the night, he had a beautiful dream. In the dream, the door to the room was opened and a woman ran in. She had a good figure, but her face could not be seen. She jumped on top of him and blended with him in just a few seconds. The feeling in the dream was always so real and strong. He quickly let go of it. At this time, the woman turned on the bedside lamp and revealed her face. She was Zhang Wei …
When Li Rui woke up the next morning, he recalled this short but very real dream. He was excited and admired the ancient saying, "What you think in the day, you dream at night." But when he saw his wet underwear, he immediately felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over his head. This time, he accompanied Song Chaoyang to Shuanghe City for the research. He planned to leave on the same day and return on the same day. Who knew that the research would take so long? In the end, he had to stay in Shuanghe City. So he didn't bring any change of clothes. What should he do? Wash it immediately. He definitely couldn't do it before leaving. Wear it like this. Not only was it uncomfortable, but it also smelled very bad. Go out and buy a new pair. Which shopping mall would be open this early in the morning?
He frowned and thought hard. In the end, he had no choice but to wash his underwear, put it in a plastic bag, and stuff it into the depths of his briefcase. Then, he would leave without any clothes. He estimated that he wouldn't make a fool of himself in just two or three hours.
"Who would think that I, Li Rui, didn't wear underwear out of the blue?"
He laughed and went to the bathroom to wash up.
It was just past eight o 'clock in the morning. The research team led by Song Chaoyang finished their breakfast. After saying goodbye to Fang Qingyun and other members of the Shuanghe County leadership, they took a car back to the city. Before leaving, Li Rui didn't see Zhao Chun, nor did he see Zhang Wei. It was just one night, but the two women seemed to have completely disconnected from his life. They disappeared into the world of mortals, leaving him only the dream-like memories.
At nine o 'clock, Song Chaoyang and Li Rui, master and servant, had already rushed back to the Municipal Party Committee. The two of them dealt with the documents and official business at hand. Song Chaoyang hurried to the municipal government. He planned to meet with the acting mayor, Yu Heping, and communicate with him about the decision and deployment made during the research in Shuanghe County's Jiupo Town yesterday.
Yesterday, Song Chaoyang made a lot of decisions. Two of them were important matters related to the "CPC". One was to choose two poverty-stricken villages as models. The second was to beautify all the poverty-stricken villages. The city needed to allocate funds for this. These two matters needed to be discussed at the Standing Committee. The members of the Standing Committee would study and decide together. As the Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Song Chaoyang couldn't make the decision alone. So when he came back, the first thing he did was to communicate with Yu Heping, hoping to get his support.
This also reflected Song Chaoyang's gentle, kind, and focused character. If it were an arrogant and domineering Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, he wouldn't care about the mayor at all. His decision was his decision. It didn't matter if the mayor was happy or not. If he wasn't happy, he would go to the Standing Committee to object. If he couldn't object, he would shut up.
In fact, if Song Chaoyang really wanted to do this, it wasn't impossible. With his powerful strength of more than half of the members of the Standing Committee, he could suppress the acting mayor, Yu Heping. However, if he used his strength to suppress the other party, it was likely to cause a strong reaction from the other party. It wasn't conducive to the unity of the team, and it wasn't conducive to the overall situation. At any time, harmony was the most important thing.
When they arrived at Yu Heping's office, Song Chaoyang didn't leave Li Rui outside. He brought him in with him.
After the master and servant met with Yu Heping, they exchanged a few pleasantries. Of course, the guest was respectful and polite, and the master was also very warm and kind. If someone who didn't know the relationship between the three saw this, they would think that the three of them were very close. Who would know that the three of them were already like fire and water?
After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two of them were invited to sit on the sofa by Yu Heping. Yu Heping himself also sat at the head of the table. Song Chaoyang began to talk about business. Yu Heping listened very seriously, nodding repeatedly as he listened.
Li Rui sat quietly next to Song Chaoyang and also listened very seriously. Once, when he raised his head, he saw a piece of yellow paper about two meters from the ground in the corner diagonally opposite him. It looked like a talisman drawn by a Taoist priest. It was about a finger wide and a foot long. The top part was stuck to the wall, and the bottom part swayed gently with the breeze in the room. The talisman strokes on it were complicated and densely packed. It didn't look too ugly, and it even had a bit of artistic flavor. However, no matter how he looked at it, it gave off a strange feeling.
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