Three in the afternoon.
The air on the streets was a little dry, but the sun was gentle.
As Dong Xuebin walked out of the Public Security Bureau compound, he let out a long breath. He had narrowly escaped disaster this time, and he owed it all to Xie Huilan. So he did not have Deputy Captain Feng see him off. He walked to the roadside, hailed a taxi, got in, and headed to the County Party Committee Compound.
County Government Office Building.
After going upstairs, Dong Xuebin knocked on a door. Knock, knock, knock.
"The door's unlocked. Come in." It was Secretary Hu's voice.
"Sister Hu, busy?" Dong Xuebin pushed open the door, looked at Hu Silian typing behind her desk, and smiled. "Is County Chief Huilan in her office? Is she free now?"
The moment she saw Dong Xuebin, Hu Silian hurriedly stood up and said with a wry smile, "Director Dong, you really kept even me in the dark."
Dong Xuebin knew what she meant. He smiled, feeling a little embarrassed.
Whenever it involved women and relationships, Dong Xuebin had never been particularly thick-skinned. Now, it seemed the entire Yantai County knew about him and Sister Xie. They had even mistaken it for premarital cohabitation, believing they had slept together before getting married. It was truly awkward for Dong Xuebin. Moreover, he had intended to keep a low profile these past few days—a low profile, then an even lower profile. That was why he had even started driving that nearly scrapped Santana. Yet before he had even managed one quiet day, such huge news had broken out again. It had caused an even bigger stir than the incident in Dafeng County. It really was...
Hu Silian had always known that County Chief Xie treasured Dong Xuebin enough