The next day.
The winter sunlight seemed somewhat pale.
Today was also Dong Xuebin's first official day on the job.
The moment he opened his eyes that morning, Dong Xuebin woke up shivering from the cold. He had probably kicked off the blanket in his sleep. After sneezing, he slowly came to, feeling himself tremble all over. He hurriedly pulled the quilt over himself and opened his eyes, then casually picked up the phone by his bed to check the time. He was instantly jolted awake. It was already this late—there were barely more than ten minutes until work started. He definitely didn't want to be late on his first day. Dong Xuebin immediately climbed out of bed, smacked his forehead, slipped into his slippers, brushed his teeth and washed up, then grabbed his bag and hurried out of his room at the Municipal Party Committee First Guest House without even having breakfast. He headed downstairs to hail a cab outside the hotel.
The First Guest House was a hotel located in a bustling district.
Although it wasn't far from the Municipal Party Committee Courtyard, it still took five minutes by car.
Dong Xuebin held out his hand for cabs for quite a while, but every taxi that passed already had passengers, and none of the drivers stopped. It was morning rush hour, so taxis were hard to catch.
Dong Xuebin kept checking his watch. Seven minutes remained.
After waiting a while longer, Dong Xuebin truly had no choice. Being late was absolutely unacceptable; it would inevitably leave the Discipline Inspection Committee Leader with the impression that he was careless and irresponsible about his work. His gaze hardened, and he strode toward the parking lot behind the First Guest House, retrieved his Porsche Panamera, gripped the steering wheel tighter, and