Upon seeing Song Xuehai’s arrival, Director Cao’s heart sank. Could this be Xia Bingyun’s helper? He even knew the书记’s son?
Although Secretary Song was already over sixty, his son was only in his twenties. The reason was simple: he had his son late in life. Secretary Song cherished this son immensely.
If he angered Song Xuehai today, he might not even have the chance to retire.
"Ah, Young Master Song, why didn't you announce your arrival earlier? Please sit, please sit." Director Cao quickly got up to greet him.
"Director Cao, you are quite something, using your position to threaten my friend?" Song Xuehai sneered.
Director Cao’s face immediately turned pale, and he hurried to explain, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. The approval will be processed shortly. Young Master Song, it's truly a misunderstanding..."
"Director Cao, it seems you've done this quite often over the years, haven't you?" Song Xuehai said coldly. "I will discuss this matter with my father when I get back."
*Plop!*
Director Cao collapsed onto the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He was so terrified that he lost all composure.
"Bingyun, let's go," Li Se said to Xia Bingyun.
"Mm." Xia Bingyun was also shocked. Li Se actually knew the书记’s son. No wonder he had said he would help her earlier. With such status, what kind of approval wouldn't he get?
Afterwards, Song Xuehai returned home and told his old father everything that had happened. The书记 was furious and immediately sent people to investigate Director Cao.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that Director Cao had been engaged in such activities for many years. He was soon dismissed and arrested.
Song Yushan was enraged. He looked at the investigation results of Director Cao and said coldly, "I didn't expect such a malignant tumor!"
Because Director Cao was suddenly arrested, many others became extremely apprehensive, fearing that the investigation would lead to them.
"Dad, I met a doctor today. Should I call him to take a look at your health?" Song Xuehai asked.
Song Yushan smiled and waved his hand, "No need. I'm fine now, thanks to the doctors from the Medical Association. I'll go thank them in person in the next couple of days!"
"Mm, Dad, I'll accompany you then," Song Xuehai nodded.
Song Yushan said, "You can meet him then too. He's about your age."
Meanwhile, after Li Se helped Xia Bingyun get the approval, they went to her company together.
"Thank you for today," Xia Bingyun said gratefully.
"It's my duty," Li Se waved his hand with a smile. "If you have similar trouble in the future, you can call me."
"Okay..." Xia Bingyun hesitated, then said, "But it's better to have less trouble, because this way, you'll owe them favors."
"That's still better than the beautiful Xia being threatened," Li Se said with a sly grin.
Xia Bingyun thought for a moment and said, "Do you... have any other plans tonight?"
"What's wrong?" Li Se asked, confused.
"Come to my place tonight, I'll cook for you as a token of my gratitude." Xia Bingyun's face flushed slightly. This was definitely the first time she had invited a boy to her home.
"Alright," Li Se was somewhat eager. After all, it was Xia Bingyun, who appeared cold on the outside, and she had invited him. Moreover, with a man and a woman alone, sparks might fly.
As Xia Bingyun still had work matters to attend to, Li Se waited for her in the lounge.
It wasn't until past five o'clock that Xia Bingyun came to the lounge, apologizing, "I'm sorry for making you wait so long."
"It's fine, waiting for a beautiful woman is also a kind of happiness," Li Se shrugged, indicating it didn't matter.
Then, the two went to Xia Bingyun's home.
"Where's Shuyu?" Li Se asked.
"Oh, she's staying at her best friend's place for two days," Xia Bingyun replied casually.
She took out a lot of vegetables from the refrigerator and went into the kitchen. Before long, Li Se smelled something burning and quickly followed her into the kitchen.
Seeing that even a simple scrambled eggs with tomatoes had been burnt black, Li Se was speechless. Could this still be eaten? He quickly said, "Bingyun, let me do it."
After putting the burnt scrambled eggs with tomatoes onto a plate, he untied Xia Bingyun’s apron and tied it around himself. From chopping vegetables to stir-frying, everything was done in one go. His knife skills were flashy, leaving Xia Bingyun stunned.
"You can cook?" Xia Bingyun was surprised.
"Mm, when I used to deliver takeout, I was poor and couldn't afford to eat out, so I basically bought my own ingredients to cook at home," Li Se replied while cooking.
"You used to deliver takeout?" Xia Bingyun was even more surprised.
Li Se didn't think much of it and said with a smile, "People have to learn to survive first."
About half an hour later, three dishes and one soup were completed. Of course, one of the three dishes included the burnt scrambled eggs with tomatoes that Xia Bingyun had prepared.
Seeing that her dishes were different from Li Se's, Xia Bingyun felt a little embarrassed and said, "How about I just throw away these scrambled eggs with tomatoes?"
"Don't, it's such a waste. I'll eat it. Besides, you personally cooked it, so it must be good," Li Se chuckled and started eating heartily, and he quickly finished the scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
If they hadn't been burnt black, Xia Bingyun would have doubted if her dish tasted good. At this moment, for some reason, she felt nothing but gratitude.
Moreover, they now looked so much like a young couple eating dinner.
Thinking of this, Xia Bingyun's pretty face couldn't help but turn red, and she buried her head in her meal.
"You probably don't have those thoughts at night recently, do you?" Li Se suddenly asked.
Xia Bingyun felt awkward. Previously, her body had a strange condition where at night, she would have a strong desire for a man. It was because of this illness that she met Li Se. After some acupuncture and massage, it was basically gone.
"It's better now, but on some nights, I still do," Xia Bingyun said awkwardly.
Li Se's gaze was somewhat unusual, and his eyes couldn't help but look at Xia Bingyun.