The two of them returned to the car and Zhang Hui continued driving towards the First Hospital in the city.
After driving onto a wider road, Zhang Hui took his hands off the steering wheel and grabbed a box of chewing gum from the cup holder beside him. He popped one into his mouth and passed the box to Li Rui. Li Rui didn't hesitate and popped one into his mouth as well. As the two of them were chewing gum, the car was quickly filled with the scent of mint.
After arriving at the First Hospital in the city, Li Rui saw that Zhang Hui had followed him out of the car. He asked suspiciously, "You're not thinking of going with me to meet my friend, are you?" Zhang Hui said with a half-smile, "Of course not! If I were to go with you, how would you introduce me to your friend? No matter what you say, it wouldn't make sense. It would be easy for people to misunderstand our relationship and affect your image as a leader. For your own good, I'll just wait for you at the entrance. "Li Rui smiled and secretly praised him for being smart.
The two of them walked into the inpatient building. Before taking the elevator, Li Rui called Yang Peng and asked for the location of his ward. Only then did he bring Zhang Hui into the elevator lobby. After exiting the elevator, Zhang Hui said, "I'll wait for you in the elevator lobby. Go ahead." Li Rui said, "Okay, it won't be too long." After saying that, he left in a hurry.
After entering the ward, Li Rui saw that there were two beds in the room. A middle-aged male police officer was sitting on the outer bed. Yang Peng was lying on the inner bed with his wife sitting beside him.
Li Rui walked over and asked, "How's your wound?"
Yang Peng's wife heard someone talking and turned her head. When she saw that it was him, she quickly got up and said, "You came up so quickly. Hurry and sit." Li Rui shook his head and said, "I won't be sitting. I'll leave in a while."
Yang Peng's expression was bleak as he said faintly, "I'm recovering well." Li Rui said, "I've been busy for the past two days and didn't have time to visit you. I got off work on time today and came over after lunch. " When he saw his wife looking at him with a worried expression, he said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Nothing will happen. Don't worry." His wife said, "It's all thanks to you. Otherwise, Yang Peng's life would be over." Li Rui waved his hand and said, "Sister-in-law, you're too polite. Yang Peng and I have been friends since we were young. We're not any worse than brothers. How can I not help when something like this happens?" Yang Peng said, "You're usually so busy. You don't have to worry about me."
Li Rui asked, "Is there a problem with the hospitalization fees?" Yang Peng said, "No problem, the hospitalization fees are not that expensive." Li Rui opened his briefcase and placed the 10,000 RMB that he had just taken out beside Yang Peng's hand. "I didn't buy anything when I came over. I just want to give you some money. It's not much. It's just a small token of my appreciation. You can buy whatever you want to eat. Buy more nutritious products to nourish your blood and Qi. "Yang Peng's expression changed. He said angrily," What are you doing? Why are you playing this game with me? "As he said this, he pushed the money back. Li Rui held his hand and did not let go. "Nonsense. If I don't play this game with you, who else can I play this game with? If you were Li Zhichao, do you think I would still give you money? "
Yang Peng's wife sighed and said, "Then you're giving too much. No one does what you do. Can't you make a living?" Li Rui smiled and said, "Of course I have to make a living. But I'm eating and drinking from the government. I don't need my salary at all. If I keep it in the bank, it will depreciate. I might as well give it to you for emergencies. "
Yang Peng said, "But we don't lack money." Li Rui said, "Stop talking nonsense. If you feel embarrassed, then don't think about my wife anymore." At first, Yang Peng did not understand what he meant. After thinking about it, he understood and laughed bitterly. Li Rui patted his hand and said, "Take care of yourself. I'll be leaving first." As he finished speaking, he walked towards the Simmons police officer and took out two packs of cigarettes from his bag.
Yang Peng's wife wanted to send him off. She followed him and sighed, "You said you wanted to leave but you didn't even stay for a while. Sigh, I've caused you so much trouble." Li Rui said, "Sister-in-law, you're too polite."
As he spoke, he had already walked in front of the police officer. He handed over the cigarettes in his hand and said with a smile, "Comrade, it's quite troublesome for you to take care of Yang Peng. Have a smoke to relieve your fatigue." Hearing this, the police officer stood up and placed the phone in his hand on the table. He looked at Li Rui and smiled, "It's nothing. It's not troublesome. You're welcome. I'm just carrying out my mission." Li Rui handed over the cigarettes and said, "Yang Peng stabbed Black Panther. His underlings might come to seek revenge. I'll have to trouble you to take care of him." The police officer rejected the cigarettes in his hand and said, "This is what I should do. You don't have to be so polite."
The two men tugged at each other. In the end, the police officer reluctantly accepted the cigarettes.
Although Li Rui did not smoke anymore, as an official, he would often be given cigarettes to smoke. Sometimes, he would have to offer cigarettes to others. Thus, he always kept two packs of cigarettes in his briefcase. Now that he was the first secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, the cigarettes he prepared were naturally of high quality. The police officer saw that the cigarettes he sent over were too expensive and did not dare to accept them.
Yang Peng's wife sent Li Rui out and watched as he turned into the elevator lobby. Only then did she return to Yang Peng's side and asked in a low voice, "Just now, Li Rui said that you should stop thinking about his wife. What did he mean by that? You're thinking about his wife? "Yang Peng laughed," Don't you know my catchphrase? 'F * ck your wife!' I always say this to him. He was just joking with me. " Yang Peng's wife suddenly understood. She was ashamed and angry. She pinched his arm and said, "From now on, you better be serious. Don't say such vulgarities. Don't you find it embarrassing?"
At this time, the police officer in the room asked, "Yang Peng, who was your friend just now? He's so righteous and generous." Yang Peng proudly said, "He's my old classmate. He's now the secretary of the Municipal Party Committee." The police officer was shocked and said, "He's Li Rui? Aiyo, I didn't recognize him. Our Bureau Ji even mentioned him to me. Hey, he even gave me cigarettes to smoke. He really thinks highly of me. "
Li Rui returned to the elevator lobby and found Zhang Hui. He smiled and said, "Okay, it's okay. Didn't you want to sing? Then I'll invite you to sing. Do you want to come?" Zhang Hui was overjoyed and said, "You're not joking with me, right?" Li Rui said, "No, it's rare that I'm free today. I want to relax for a while. Thank you …" Zhang Hui did not wait for him to finish. He grabbed his arm and walked away. He said excitedly, "I know a good place to sing. Everything is cheap. Come with me!"
Half an hour later, Li Rui and Zhang Hui arrived at an above-ground KTV in the western suburbs of the northern district of the city. The location was somewhat remote, so there were not many customers. The karaoke hall had no choice but to offer discounts to attract customers. Zhang Hui had been here once before. He was very impressed with the cost-performance ratio of singing and drinking, so he brought Li Rui here without thinking.
The two of them ordered a set of small bottles of Tsingtao beer and some snacks. Then, they started singing in the dimly lit private room.
Sitting in the KTV room again, Li Rui naturally thought of the last time he sang with Xu Xinyi. He thought of how she took the initiative to offer herself but was rejected by him. He felt regretful and sad. He listened to Zhang Hui sing a few songs in a row. He was surprised to find that this girl's singing was very similar to Liang Jingru's gentle and affectionate voice. He praised and applauded her.
Zhang Hui was the type of "microphone hog." Once she grabbed the microphone, she would never give it to others. After being praised by Li Rui, she did not ask him to sing two songs. Instead, she sang even more enthusiastically. She sang five songs in one breath. After singing, she drank with him. She was very excited.
Later, Li Rui was not willing. He laughed and said, "No, no, you can't just sing alone. Bad girl, let me sing a song." As he spoke, he grabbed the microphone in her hand. In fact, there was another microphone on the coffee table, but he deliberately ignored it. His real intention was naturally to tease and play with her.
Zhang Hui laughed and pushed his hand. She pushed him and sang at the same time. She even took the time to say, "If you want to sing, go order it yourself. Don't bother me!" Zhang Hui laughed and said, "Why should I?" Li Rui said, "Because I'm your boss!" Zhang Hui laughed and said, "But it's already after work. You have no right to order me." Li Rui said, "Okay, then I'll ask you to sing. Is this reason enough?" Zhang Hui nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk after I finish singing. Hehe." After saying that, she felt that he was causing trouble for her and deliberately sat away from him.
Li Rui drank a mouthful of beer and moved his butt to her side. He snatched the microphone in her hand again and said, "Sing a line for me …" The two of them started to tug at each other again. After a few tugs, Zhang Hui suddenly fell into his arms. She laughed and said, "You're so annoying. You're always causing trouble for me!"
Zhang Hui fell into Li Rui's arms with a warm smile on her face. Li Rui hurriedly used his right arm to support her so that she would not fall completely.
After Zhang Hui steadied herself, she turned around and glared at him. She laughed and said, "You're so annoying. Why do you have to snatch it from me? Isn't there another microphone? Can't you see it? "This girl was originally beautiful and delicate. Now that she was angry, she was even more beautiful. Under the colorful lights in the private room, Li Rui stared at her beautiful face for a while and suddenly became infatuated. Zhang Hui saw that he was staring at her in a daze. She was both happy and embarrassed. She coughed and said, "Okay, okay. Here, you sing!" She handed the microphone over. Li Rui shook his head and said, "If you like to sing, then continue. I won't sing." Zhang Hui snorted and said, "Then why are you snatching it from me?" Li Rui smiled and did not say anything.
Zhang Hui was confused by his smile. She did not dare to look at him in the eyes. She sat up from his arms and continued to sing. In between singing, she would drink with him.
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