"Politeness?" Lin Chuan chuckled and said, "Politeness just creates distance between us. We are very close, aren't we?"
"You... don't talk nonsense." Xiao Xue quickly stood up.
"Where's Secretary Tang?" Lin Chuan asked.
"I was about to ask you!" Xiao Xue glanced at Lin Chuan and said, "Didn't Secretary Tang go out to find you? And here you are asking ."
"This..." Lin Chuan blinked and said, "She went to find ?"
"Yes." Xiao Xue nodded and said, "She left an hour ago. These past few days, she has called you several tis, but your phone was out of service area. I don't know where you went, Secretary Tang is really worried about you, especially since your burn hasn't healed yet."
"This..." Lin Chuan was startled, he quickly took out his mobile phone and turned it on.
anwhile, Xiao Xue had dialed Tang Yung's number from the landline for Lin Chuan.
Upon learning that Lin Chuan was at the City Committee, Tang Yung hurried back to the City Committee.
Half an hour later, the two t in the office. Tang Yung glared at Lin Chuan, her eyes full of reproach and resentnt, as if she wanted to release all the anger in her heart. Lin Chuan was sowhat embarrassed.
"Sis, that..." Lin Chuan chuckled and said, "I left in a hurry the other day and forgot to let you know."
"Where did you go?" Tang Yung asked coldly.
"I... went out for a bit." Lin Chuan said awkwardly.
"Where did you go?" Tang Yung asked again.
"I..." Lin Chuan blinked and said, "A friend abroad got into so trouble, I... I had to help, you see... so..."
"Oh, really." Tang Yung sneered, "You ran off abroad without a word, what friend, what matter? It must be a woman, right?"
"Yes, no, not right!" Lin Chuan nodded and imdiately regretted it.
"Hmph, still won't admit it!" Tang Yung squinted her eyes, closing in step by step.
"Sis... I... am I not wrong already?" Lin Chuan dared not look into Tang Yung's eyes, barely able to speak, feeling guilty, and thus, even more hesitant to speak.
"Wrong, what wrong?" Tang Yung countered.
"I... shouldn't have left without saying a word." Lin Chuan looked tremblingly guilty.
"What else?" Tang Yung snorted lightly.
She walked slowly to the office desk, then picked up the teacup on the desk, gently took a sip, watching Lin Chuan with a playful scorn as she raised her eyebrow, then said, "It seems you still don't plan to co clean, do you?"
"What do I co clean about?" Lin Chuan said helplessly.
"Where did you go, what did you do?" Tang Yung gently tapped her fingers on the desk.
"I..." Lin Chuan was instantly at a loss, frantically trying to concoct a story in his mind, but how to fabricate it in such a short mont? A flash of inspiration struck Lin Chuan, he said, "I have a friend in Singapore, his wealthy father just passed away. His brothers are fighting over the inheritance, so he specifically asked to be his bodyguard, to ensure his safety until he inherits the property..."
This story was indeed true, but Lin Chuan twisted it a bit.
"Really?" Tang Yung listened and sohow began to believe it.
"Absolutely." Lin Chuan hurriedly nodded.
If Tang Yung found out he went abroad risking his life to save Song Xiaojia, she probably would have wanted to kill him, thus, Lin Chuan could only use this story to deceive her for now. If not this story, he probably wouldn't be able to explain himself.
"Alright." Tang Yung nodded and said, "Even if your story checks out, your behavior still might not, right?"
"That's why I am admitting my mistake." Lin Chuan quickly raised his hand and said, "I admit I was wrong."
"Is just saying 'I was wrong' useful?" Tang Yung glared at Lin Chuan.
"Sis, then... what do you want to do?" Lin Chuan chuckled, then said, "How about I give you a massage? I learned a new massage technique abroad, it's really good."
"Cut it out!" Tang Yung glanced at Lin Chuan and angrily said, "Who's playing around with you? Be serious."
Tang Yung was exasperated yet amused by Lin Chuan.
Speaking of this guy, he always jests around, wanting to be serious around him was next to impossible, it was almost speechless being around him. Every ti Tang Yung tried to keep a straight face, she was almost made to laugh by him, after several tryings, Tang Yung just gave up.
"You jerk." Tang Yung glared at Lin Chuan and angrily scolded, "Always worrying people over and over again."
"Yes, yes, I was wrong." Lin Chuan stubbornly admitted his mistake with an unyielding face.
"How is your injury?" Tang Yung asked.
"It's fine now." Lin Chuan quickly lifted his clothes and said, "Look, the burn is basically no problem. New skin has already grown."
"There is bleeding here." Tang Yung exclaid.
Lin Chuan looked down and indeed, a piece of new skin had been abraded, oozing a bit of fresh blood. Lin Chuan smiled and said, "Sister, this bit of blood is really not a problem, you don't need to worry too much."
"How can I not worry?" Tang Yung looked at Lin Chuan's slightly red but very fierce scars. These scars were left because of her. Tang Yung's eyes imdiately moistened. At Drum Tower, when Tang Yung saw Lin Chuan's selfless figure, she seed to see the shadow of Tang Hao, that haunting shadow, like a curse in the depths of Tang Yung's heart, tightly entangling her, making it impossible for her to forget him.
Tang Yung choked up and said, "You jerk, always making people worried, every ti I'm scared and worried for you."
"Sister, how can I, a big man, make you worry?" Lin Chuan chuckled and said, "Rest assured, I'm absolutely fine."
"You always put yourself in the most dangerous places." Tang Yung felt distressed and said, "For , you've recklessly put yourself in danger over and over again, how can I not worry about you? You never think about protecting yourself. Instead, you make worry about you."
"Sister…" Lin Chuan felt Tang Yung's worry and heartache, he was slightly touched and said, "Please don't worry about , I won't be hard. Besides, sacrificing my life for you, what does that really count for?"
"That still won't do!" Tang Yung shook her head and said, "Tang Hao died because of , and I haven't yet co out of that nightmare. If you were to die because of too… I… I might not have the courage to keep living."
As she spoke, Tang Yung couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and the tears she had been holding back in her eyes fell like beads off a string.
"Sister, I… I was wrong." Lin Chuan hurriedly said.
"You are wrong again!" Tang Yung suddenly glared at Lin Chuan.
"Ah?!" Lin Chuan was startled and said, "Then… what should I do?"
"How can a man so easily admit his mistakes?" Tang Yung waited for Lin Chuan and said, "A man should be tough, not soft at the start of a conversation."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan laughed and said, "Sister, you are right, but a man, when facing the woman he loves, would rather take all the bla, not wanting her to feel self-bla, guilt, or sadness."
"…" Tang Yung was instantly stunned, her face blushing as she said, "Yes, people are just that contradictory."
"Sister, I promise I won't make you sad in the future." Lin Chuan took Tang Yung's hand and gently pulled her into his arms.
"Really?" Tang Yung nestled against Lin Chuan's chest, looking up at him slightly.
"Of course!" Lin Chuan hurriedly nodded.
"Good, that's what you said." Tang Yung smiled.
"Of course, a man's promise is as weighty as nine sacred tripods!" Lin Chuan declared, tapping his chest confidently.
"That's good." Tang Yung chuckled.
Finally calming down Tang Yung's emotions, Lin Chuan felt the weight in his heart relax. He breathed a sigh of relief, intending to have an intimate mont with Tang Yung in the office, but unexpectedly, Xiao Xue, the girl, interrupted them.
"Secretary Tang, the eting this afternoon is about to start." Xiao Xue peeked her head in, cautiously saying, "There's not much ti left."
"Okay, I'll be right there." Tang Yung imdiately nodded.
"Alright, I'm going to the eting room to prepare." Xiao Xue nodded.
Having been interrupted just like that, Lin Chuan couldn't really say anything and could only obediently release Tang Yung.
Tang Yung seed to see through Lin Chuan's thoughts. She grinned and then said, "You rascal, I know what you're thinking. I can't fulfill your wish today, maybe next ti. Next ti I'll have more space to spend with you, okay?"
"Sister, you said it." Lin Chuan quickly agreed.
Soon, Tang Yung went to the eting room, and Lin Chuan reluctantly returned to the rest room alone.
In the rest room, the Song family brothers were playing cards and boasting with a bunch of people. When everyone saw Lin Chuan entering, the room imdiately quieted down.
"Yo, Lin Chuan, you're here?" Song Wen smiled and said, "I heard you made rits at Drum Tower this ti, huh?"
"Exactly, and I heard he even saved Secretary Tang." Song Wu said sarcastically, "Now he has beco quite the celebrity of our City Committee."
Aside from the Song family brothers, no one else in this rest room dared to talk to Lin Chuan in such a sarcastic tone. Lin Chuan did not speak either but walked slowly inside, saying, "I heard that this fire was not a natural disaster but a man-made catastrophe, right?"
Song Wen was montarily stunned, and Song Wu's face changed, he glared fiercely at Lin Chuan: "Lin Chuan, what do you an by that?"
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