Official Career Storm
Chapter 219

Chapter 219: Chapter 219

"Your secretary, dressing up like that for a blind date at a bar?"

On the bed.

Listening to Song Guanchao’s story, Liang Jiajia felt as if she were hearing a myth, finding it unbelievable.

"The secretary didn’t want to go on the blind date, so she came up with this trick."

To tell the truth, even Song Guanchao found it outlandish.

Wu Qiangwei was usually so composed and thoughtful in her actions.

But her behavior tonight was completely out of character.

"Why didn’t she just tell her family she didn’t want to go on the date?"

"Maybe because she’s getting older, her family has been pressuring her."

"How old is your secretary?"

"31."

"That’s not too bad," said Liang Jiajia, who valued her independence greatly. She believed her own happiness was of utmost importance and wouldn’t marry just for the sake of it.

If she met the right person, she might marry early.

But if not, she might never marry.

"It’s getting late, time to sleep," Song Guanchao remarked, then suddenly dived under the covers.

Liang Jiajia gasped as she felt Song Guanchao part her legs and bury his head between them.

She arched her neck, clutched the pillow, and closed her eyes to silently savor the moment.

Song Guanchao had been holding back all evening and felt like he was about to explode.

He wouldn’t have waited until now had he not been worried about Liang Jiajia picking up on something.

The next day.

The weekend.

Liang Jiajia, who rarely rested, slept in with him until natural light woke them at eleven in the morning.

After waking, they had another intense round.

After a shower, they went out to eat.

That day, Song Guanchao accompanied her shopping, to the movies, and for fine dining.

By the time they got home, it was nearly eight o’clock.

Suddenly he remembered he was supposed to give Wu Qiangwei a massage, so he sent her a message: "Secretary, I’m heading over now."

"No need."

He knew Wu Qiangwei would refuse, but he still worried about her massaging skills.

After much consideration, he dropped the matter.

The night before, she had no choice but to let Song Guanchao help her.

She was an adult, not a child, and could simply solve this issue with a massage parlor, not needing his help.

So, Song Guanchao ended up having a rare comfortable weekend.

Monday morning.

Song Guanchao arrived early at the residential complex and waited a long time for Wu Qiangwei to come downstairs for her run, before it finally dawned on him—she had injured her butt...

"If I’d known, I would’ve slept in another half hour."

Song Guanchao closed his eyes for a brief nap in the car, and at half-past seven, Wu Qiangwei came down.

From her gait, the fall on her butt seemed to still be bothering her.

"Secretary, good morning," he offered, handing her a bun with soy milk.

"Morning."

Wu Qiangwei took them, as composed as ever.

The event of that night went unmentioned by either of them, as if it had never happened.

When Song Guanchao finished cleaning the office and came out, Xu Xin approached with documents in hand: "Secretary Song, I’ve had someone clean the conference room. The committee meeting starts at ten, right?"

"Yes," Song Guanchao replied, accepting the documents with a slight smile.

After Xu Xin left, Zeng Li chirped in surprise, asking, "Did you two sleep together?"

"Ah?" Song Guanchao gave a strange look. "What are you talking about?"

Zeng Li’s brows lightly furrowed as she pondered: "Her neckline isn’t deliberately unbuttoned, and the angle at which she bends over to set down the documents has normalized. It seems like she’s purposely keeping her distance from you, but the way she looks at you... that’s definitely off, like..."

"What do you mean?"

"It’s just like a couple in the ambiguous stage of courtship, making huge strides in their relationship, getting to know each other better, not relying on verbal and physical ambiguity to attract each other anymore."

"..." Song Guanchao was startled by her keen insight.

His relationship with Xu Xin wasn’t as complicated as she imagined, but to speak truthfully, their relationship had indeed progressed further.

Or rather, Xu Xin had laid all her cards on the table, and now it was up to Song Guanchao whether he was willing to accept her.

So, she abandoned her previous approach to getting close.

"It’s not as complicated as you think." Song Guanchao didn’t keep anything from her, and roughly explained Xu Xin’s situation to her.

"No wonder, so it’s like that." Zeng Li suddenly understood.

At ten in the morning.

The City Committee conference room was full, with several standing committee members present and the leaders of relevant departments in attendance, the meeting began punctually.

After the meeting started, Secretary Lu delivered his speech first.

After polite opening remarks, Wu Qiangwei was about to speak when Mayor Zheng beat her to it.

"Everyone is likely familiar with the case involving Hui Po Company."

Wu Qiangwei cast a surprised glance at him.

Mayor Zheng noticed her gaze but didn’t meet her eyes; instead, he looked towards Director Qin, who was present at the meeting.

His expression stern, he said, "Director Qin, this time, you’ve performed very poorly!"

Director Qin responded sincerely, "Mayor Zheng is right. The case with Hui Po Company has indeed revealed some deficiencies within our public security system. This is my responsibility."

"The case involving Hui Po Company might be concluded, but you, as the director, need to reflect seriously!"

Mayor Zheng spoke with a severe tone that carried a reprimand, "Just last month, there was an incident involving missing guns, and now this happens."

"Mayor Zheng’s instructions are well-taken, I will conduct a strict self-examination once I return!"

Director Qin maintained a respectful attitude, but inwardly he cursed Mayor Zheng thoroughly.

You’re actually criticizing me at the standing committee meeting!

In the past, he wouldn’t give a damn.

But Wu Qiangwei was also there, so no matter how upset he felt inside, he had to hold it in.

Had Wu Qiangwei said it, he wouldn’t have felt so resentful.

After all, Wu Qiangwei had significant backing.

But Mayor Zheng... In Director Qin’s eyes, who do you think you are?

Mayor Zheng hummed affirmatively and then turned to look at Captain Wang of the Lingjiang Firefighting Team.

His face darkened as he said, "Captain Wang, you can discuss the situation of the fire department."

Captain Wang was extremely annoyed internally, as corruption and bribery were persistently happening, and no city was exempt.

As the captain of the Lingjiang Team, he had always been proactive in fighting it.

However, no matter how he fought, eradicating it was nearly impossible.

Moreover, he felt that his performance was already commendable and that it was only a matter of dealing with a few rotten apples as they were discovered.

He just never expected such issues to be brought up explicitly at the standing committee meeting.

This public rebuke was utterly humiliating.

Taking a deep breath to suppress his irritation, he said, "We’ve received reports from the public that some of our comrades, during fire safety inspections, would use the pretext of non-compliant equipment to collude with external parties, selling firefighting products to businesses."

"This behavior is deplorable and has negatively impacted the operations of some Lingjiang businesses. Rest assured, Mayor Zheng, I’ve identified the individuals within our ranks responsible for these actions, and I will deal with them severely."

Mayor Zheng lit a cigarette and took a drag, asking, "Captain Wang, what do you plan to do?"

Captain Wang frowned, thinking that by making his stance clear, the matter would be closed, but Mayor Zheng was being quite aggressive.

After a few seconds of thought, he said, "They will be given different punishments according to their actions."

"Heh," Mayor Zheng chuckled coldly, "Captain Wang, let me make a suggestion."

"Please, Mayor Zheng."

"Expel all the involved individuals from the team! Furthermore, whether it involves civil or criminal offenses, hand them all over to public security for processing! Detain those who need to be detained, fine those who must be fined, and those who deserve jail time, send them to prison!"

This suggestion shocked all present standing committee members and the leaders of the various departments in attendance.

Wu Qiangwei’s eyebrows furrowed tightly, surprised by Mayor Zheng’s excessively authoritarian style.

Secretary Lu’s face showed a fleeting expression of surprise before maintaining a smile, as he started to ponder the intent behind Mayor Zheng’s actions.

Minister Zhou’s expression was as calm as a still pond, giving no hint of what he might be thinking.

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