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One in the afternoon.
Secretary Office.
Dong Xuebin called Li Lu upstairs, but did not let him into the room at all. Instead, he went into the office alone to handle documents, leaving Li Lu outside.
Under normal circumstances, Li Lu would have been furious. This was clearly treating him with no respect. But the lifeline of his restaurant was still in Dong Xuebin's hands, so Li Lu did not dare show any temper. Since he had already lowered himself, he might as well lower himself all the way. He waited obediently outside the office door. Several times, he wanted to light a cigarette, but after thinking it over, he decided against it.
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Ten minutes...
Half an hour...
An hour...
Li Lu's legs were sore from standing, but there was still no movement from the office. His heart pounded as he had no idea what Dong Xuebin intended to do.
At that moment, Zhou Yanru, director of the Party and Government Office, came upstairs carrying a stack of documents.
Li Lu hurriedly stopped her. "Director Zhou, Director Zhou."
Zhou Yanru did not give him a pleasant look. Li Lu had humiliated her right to her face yesterday. "You calling me?"
"I'm sorry about yesterday. I was blind and didn't know any better. You're a magnanimous person, so please don't hold it against me."
Zhou Yanru glanced at him and merely gave a faint hum. Big Sister Zhou was quite talkative around people she knew; the Party and Government Office heard her chattering away all day long. But when she encountered people like Li Lu, Zhou Yanru would not say a single unnecessary word. She had always been measured in her dealings.
Seeing that her expression had softened slightly, Li Lu immediately took