"I can help you!"
When Lu Xin returned to the office, he saw Vice President Xiao pacing restlessly, repeatedly patting his pockets and searching beneath the sofa cushions, apparently looking for his cigarettes.
Lu Xin sat down calmly, kindly offered him one of his own cigarettes, and even used his ZIPPO lighter to light it for him. Amid Vice President Xiao's grateful gaze, he calmly announced his decision.
"Cough..."
Vice President Xiao immediately choked and began coughing nonstop. One reason was that he wasn't used to the cigarettes, and the other was that he was too excited.
He hurriedly pinched out the cigarette, opened his eyes, which had been smoked until they were nearly watering, and stared at Lu Xin in delighted surprise:
"You can really help me?"
Lu Xin looked at the cigarette Vice President Xiao had extinguished after taking only one puff. He frowned and nodded.
"Good, good..."
Vice President Xiao was already so excited that he abruptly stood up. But after standing, he didn't know what to do, and his whole body merely trembled slightly. "If you can help me, then I'll... I'll give you fifty thousand... No, one hundred thousand as payment..."
"Hm?"
Lu Xin's eyes immediately widened as he stared straight at him.
Vice President Xiao was inexplicably startled by this. Feeling guilty, he said, "Then... should I add a little more?"
Lu Xin's heart surged with excitement, and he almost regretted everything.
Why did I call Han Bing about this?
But then he remembered that the call had already been made, and Han Bing had already submitted the application for him. This had already become an official matter.
He couldn't accept money for official matters.
His heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife, wave after wave of pain. He looked