One day.
Five days.
Ten days.
Nearly half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
Under Dong Xuebin's leadership, the work at Guangming Street Office proceeded in an orderly fashion. The only problem was that there was not much to do. Ever since the Model Unit designation had been finalized some time ago, the office had basically had nothing pressing to handle. There were no major matters, and the Party and Government Office and the several deputy directors in charge could fully deal with the trivial issues. Dong Xuebin's only task these days was to listen to reports, attend meetings, and sign documents. Then he would sit in the Secretary Office from morning to night, from clocking in to clocking out. As for his time after returning home, Dong Xuebin was still idle, because the district party secretary was still on sick leave, and all the district's work was temporarily being handled by Geng Yuehua. There were surely countless matters involving both the district party committee and district government. In any case, District Governor Yuehua had not returned to the Street Dormitory since that day. She seemed to have been staying at the district committee all along. Dong Xuebin did not feel it was appropriate to seek her out, and she did not reply to his texts either, leaving him even more bored out of his mind.
That afternoon.
At the office, Secretary Office.
After having lunch at the cafeteria, Dong Xuebin returned to his room. He lit a cigarette and sat behind his desk, taking drag after drag while fiddling with his mouse, playing Fight the Landlord online as usual.
Ring, ring, ring. His phone rang.
When he saw the caller ID, Dong Xuebin smiled. It was Yu Meixia.
"Hello, Sister Yu."
"Xiao Bin, it's me. Are