Song Ning arranged to meet Lei Ming that evening.
Lei Ming was rather surprised.
At least from his perspective, there were quite a few suspicious things about Song Ning.
She should have been doing everything she could to avoid him.
Yet she had taken the initiative to ask him to meet, and in such a hurry, too.
That was unexpected.
They were meeting at the State-Run Restaurant on Red Star Road.
Song Ning arrived early and waited at a table in the corner.
She was not at all surprised to see Lei Ming walk in with Dong Yuan.
Old Man Lei liked this sort of face-to-face confrontation.
Well, she had brought it on herself by telling Dong Yuan she was his relative.
Lei Ming sat down at the table with a smile.
"Comrade Song Ning! Dong Yuan drove me here, so I invited him in for a meal. You don't mind, do you?"
"Of course not! We can all have a nice chat. The more the merrier!"
"Good, then this meal is on me! Let's order first!"
As Lei Ming spoke, he gestured for Dong Yuan to order.
Song Ning smiled too. "I've already ordered! Don't worry! If you say you're treating, I certainly won't hold back! We can just ask the server to bring the food."
Lei Ming laughed heartily.
"That's good! I like dealing with straightforward people!"
Sure enough, the server soon began bringing out the dishes.
Lei Ming also began fishing for information.
"Ah, I heard you helped Dong Yuan quite a bit over in Flower City?"
Song Ning nodded with a smile. "Of course! Of course! Comrades should help one another!"
Seeing Song Ning play dumb, Lei Ming exchanged a glance with Dong Yuan.
Lei Ming decided to be direct.
"Comrade Song Ning! Dong Yuan said