Capital City Standing Committee Courtyard.
Villa Number One.
Xie Hao had no key. Chatting and joking with Dong Xuebin, he walked up to the door and rang the bell. The lock clicked, and Xie Huilan appeared behind the door. She wore a black business suit, her hair pinned up, and high heels. It had been a long time since Dong Xuebin had seen her, and she seemed even more beautiful than before. Her stunning face made his heart skip a few beats, and his gaze involuntarily swept over her slender figure.
Xie Huilan smiled faintly. "You're here?"
"Hui Lan." Dong Xuebin changed how he addressed her at the last minute. After all, he was her boyfriend in name. Calling her Sister Xie in front of her family would have been a little inappropriate.
"Come in. My mom's upstairs and will be down soon." Xie Huilan ushered Dong Xuebin inside.
As he stepped in, Dong Xuebin looked around somewhat nervously. "Um, Secretary Xie isn't here?"
Xie Huilan gave a soft affirmative sound. "He's in a meeting at the municipal committee and might not be back tonight. Xiao Hao, pour Brother Dong a cup of tea."
"Okay!" Xie Hao went to get the electric kettle.
After sitting down on the sofa, Xie Huilan looked at him with a smile. "Don't be so tense, all right?"
Dong Xuebin nodded, trying to relax a little. In a low voice, he said, "Sister Xie, what should I say later?"
Xie Huilan glanced at him and smiled. "Say whatever you should say. Don't overthink it. Hehe, did you miss me?"
"Ahem." Dong Xuebin had not expected that question out of nowhere. His face reddened. "I did." That was the truth.
Xie Huilan gently linked her arm through his. "Hehe, how much did you miss me? Why