"Village Chief, what do you need me for?" Xu Xiaofang asked Wang Damou after arriving.
Wang Damou chuckled and said, "Xiaofang, you're something else. Why have you never mentioned that you know Mr. Luo?"
"Mr. Luo is here in our village today. Shouldn't you hurry over and greet him?"
"Mr. Luo?" Wang Damou's words made Xu Xiaofang feel confused.
She looked at Luo Jieshan, but as soon as her gaze met his, her delicate body trembled, and she froze on the spot.
Wu Tian noticed Xu Xiaofang's unusual behavior and couldn't help but frown.
"Xu Xiaofang, we meet again," Luo Jieshan stood up and smiled at Xu Xiaofang.
His tone was so friendly, as if his relationship with Xu Xiaofang was quite close.
But Xu Xiaofang's reaction was one of panic. Her pretty face immediately became stiff, and she instinctively took a step back, saying, "Wh-why are you here?"
Wang Damou laughed, "Xiaofang, judging by your words, you really do know Mr. Luo. That's wonderful!"
"Let me tell you, Mr. Luo is willing to fund road construction for our village. He is a great benefactor to our village!"
"Road construction?" Xu Xiaofang was stunned again, then said somewhat awkwardly, "So that's how it is. That's, that's good."
Then she quickly said to Wang Damou, "Um, Village Chief, I still have some things to attend to. Perhaps I should leave now!"
Wang Damou said, "How can you leave so soon? It's inappropriate to leave Mr. Luo hanging like this!"
"Let me tell you, Mr. Luo specifically asked me to call you over. Don't you want to hear what Mr. Luo wants to talk to you about?"
Xu Xiaofang didn't speak, but her expression was unusually tense.
Luo Jieshan waved his hand with a smile, "Oh, it's nothing special, really."
"I just want to invite Xiaofang to dinner."
His gaze, like that of a poisonous snake, clung to Xu Xiaofang.
"I just wonder if you can do me this favor?"
Dinner?
Upon hearing Luo Jieshan's suggestion, Xu Xiaofang's face became even more rigid.
Judging by her demeanor, she was clearly very resistant to this matter.
But Wang Damou didn't notice Xu Xiaofang's abnormality at all. Instead, he laughed heartily, "Dinner is good! Dinner is good!"
"Xiaofang, for someone like Mr. Luo to invite you to dinner is your good fortune."
"You should go and have a good meal with Mr. Luo today!"
Xu Xiaofang was exceptionally reserved. Her fingers were tightly intertwined, and she said with a troubled expression, "This... I'd better not go, right?"
"Not going?" Wang Damou was confused.
"How can you not go? Don't you know Mr. Luo?"
"Isn't it normal for acquaintances to have a meal together?"
But Xu Xiaofang still shook her head repeatedly, saying, "Forget it, Village Chief. I really don't want to go to dinner."
Seeing Xu Xiaofang's reaction, Luo Jieshan's face immediately turned somewhat cold.
He said coldly, "Village Chief, what does she mean by this? Does she not want to see me here?"
"Fine. Since the villagers in your village don't want to see me, then consider the road construction matter as if I never mentioned it!"
Seeing the business he was about to secure slipping away, Wang Damou was unwilling to let it go!
He hurriedly said, "Mr. Luo! Please don't be angry! This young girl is ignorant. You shouldn't stoop to her level!"
After speaking, Wang Damou walked over, pulled Xu Xiaofang aside, and whispered, "Xiaofang, what's going on with you?"
"Let me tell you, this is a major project for our village. We can't be careless!"
"If this causes the matter to fall through, you won't be able to bear the responsibility!"
Wang Damou made the situation sound very serious, which made the already timid Xu Xiaofang even more frightened.
But she glanced at Luo Jieshan and found him staring intently at her. Her resistance intensified.
Therefore, she still shook her head and said, "No, I won't go to dinner with him."
"You!" Wang Damou, with his mind solely focused on the road construction, was getting anxious. He stomped his foot and shouted at Xu Xiaofang,
"Xu Xiaofang! You're an adult now, why are you still so ignorant!"
"Do you think I want to build roads for myself? It's for everyone!"
"If you can't even satisfy this small request from Mr. Luo, I think you truly don't know what's important!"
Xu Xiaofang was so reprimanded by Wang Damou that she felt like crying.
At this moment, Wu Tian, whose face had grown increasingly grim, slowly stood up from his seat.
"Xiaofang," he said in a deep voice, "between you and Mr. Luo... has something happened?"
Xu Xiaofang trusted Wu Tian the most.
It was only then that she realized Wu Tian was actually here.
Upon seeing Wu Tian, she immediately acted as if she had found a savior and quickly hid behind Wu Tian.
She whispered for help, "Wu Tian, help me..."
Wu Tian said, "Don't worry, you're safe with me here. First, answer my question: what is your relationship with him?"
Xu Xiaofang shook her head and said, "I have no relationship with him. I've only met him once..."
"A couple of days ago, I went to the city to settle accounts, and I ran into him on my way back."
"He surrounded me with a lot of people at the time and said, he said..."
Xu Xiaofang paused before saying, "He said he was willing to pay fifty thousand a month to... to keep me, but I didn't agree."
As soon as she said this, everyone in the conference room was stunned.
Wang Damou widened his eyes and said to Luo Jieshan, "Mr. Luo, is what Xiaofang said true?"
Luo Jieshan's face suddenly darkened when he saw that Xu Xiaofang had revealed this matter.
However, he was an old hand, so his expression changed very quickly.
He then chuckled, "Haha, Xiaofang, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't understand what you're saying at all."
"Yes, I did speak with you before."
"But I just wanted to be friends with you. I never said anything like what you're claiming!"
"You're lying!" With Wu Tian present, Xu Xiaofang gained some courage.
She retorted to Luo Jieshan, "You clearly said those things!"
"If the police hadn't passed by at the time, you wouldn't have let me go!"
Xu Xiaofang's accusations had no effect on Luo Jieshan at all.
He raised an eyebrow and said, "You can't just say things. If you speak like that, you're slandering me."
"If you can't provide any evidence, you'll have to compensate me for emotional distress!"
"You!" Xu Xiaofang's face turned red with anger. She wanted to say more.
But at this moment, Wu Tian extended his hand, signaling her to stop.