Chen Yurong had impressive self-control. The change in her expression lasted only an instant before she quickly regained her composure.
She kept reminding herself not to fight over a momentary advantage. She had to be patient.
After all, she had come with a mission tonight.
"Director Zhou, surely you weren't just being polite when you said you wanted to thank me? I'm a straightforward person, so I'll take you at your word!" Chen Yurong asked with a faint smile.
"Of course not. Sincere gratitude is never just words-it has to be shown through actions. My thanks to you, Ms. Chen, will begin with tonight's dinner. If you stay in Chuanhai indefinitely, I can keep treating you indefinitely," Deputy Department Director Zhou replied with a smile.
"Is treating people to meals the only thing you know how to do, Director Zhou?" Chen Yurong asked with a hint of sarcasm.
"No. Actually, I'm better at sending people somewhere to eat!" Zhou Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and fixed his gaze on Chen Yurong, his voice carrying a trace of heart-chilling coldness.
The smile at the corners of Chen Yurong's lips froze.
Sending people somewhere to eat? To eat what?
The answer was obvious-as Deputy Department Director of the Public Security Department, Zhou Yi's specialty was sending people to eat prison meals!
Qu Hongying watched her former romantic rival suffer with a beaming smile. When it came to verbal sparring, Chen Yurong was undeniably sharp-tongued. Even she had to concede defeat.
She remembered a class talent show where Chen Yurong had put a thin string into her mouth and pulled it out a few seconds later with three little knots in it. That alone showed how unusually nimble her tongue was!
Yet now, facing Zhou Yi, she had failed to last even two