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Xu Ran quickly learned that his mother had approached Lin Xiao, and he immediately tore down the barriers between them, determined to be with her. Lin Xiao neither agreed nor refused; in that situation, she could only cling to Xu Ran to withstand the external gossip. She knew that as long as Xu Ran was by her side, those rumors would fall apart on their own, and Wu Juan would not dare to take action against her.
Xu Ran was a warm-hearted man who treated her well. During that time, he was her only light. When Wu Juan found Lin Xiao again, he threatened her with the possibility of not being promoted on schedule. Lin Xiao laid down two conditions to the Deputy District Chief Wu: one was to ensure her promotion as scheduled, and the other was to leave Gulou District; otherwise, she would entangle his son.
Li Hao listened, his heart boiling with anger like a volcano ready to erupt. He thought about Ji Quan You, that scoundrel, and how he had suffered back at Yuping Mountain, receiving that slap. He felt deep sympathy for Lin Xiao, reflecting on what a young girl like her had endured.
"Do you mind?" Lin Xiao asked after a moment of silence, pulling away from him but not daring to look him in the eye.
"Lin Xiao, I don’t mind. Even if that night really happened, I wouldn’t care; I would only feel heartache for you." Li Hao pulled her back into his embrace, sighing at this foolish girl.
Since that night, he had been afraid of men getting too close. Previously, when someone approached him during a blind date in Yu Rao, he had slapped them without thinking—it was purely instinctive. Lin Xiao felt a bit embarrassed recounting this incident.
"The first time I kissed you and you didn’t push me away—it was my honor," Li Hao said, now understanding why Lin Xiao had reacted the way she did.
"I saw you getting angry that day," Lin Xiao teased softly.
"Lin Xiao, next time if you have something to say, just tell me directly. Don’t make me guess; I don’t have the energy for that kind of guessing game. It’s you who ends up feeling wronged," Li Hao spoke more comfortably now.
Lin Xiao nodded in agreement.
"Lin Xiao, when I look for a girlfriend, it’s not just anyone who can do," Li Hao confessed subtly.
Lin Xiao felt delighted upon hearing this; she understood perfectly well that if anyone could do, he wouldn’t still be single after all these years.
Once they opened up to each other, it felt like the rain had cleared and the sun was shining again.
As Lin Xiao got dressed, Li Hao heated up the food on the table and told her that when she was tired, she didn’t have to cook.
In the afternoon, perhaps because she had cried too much at noon or hadn’t slept well the night before, Lin Xiao fell into a deep sleep in Li Hao’s arms. He held her tightly, not daring to entertain any desires.
On Duanwu Festival day, Li Hao went to work as usual and took a team out to the countryside for a visit.
At noon, Meng Kai returned from the countryside, having booked a private room. Li Hao and Lin Xiao were there, along with Meng Kai and Xiao Wang.
When Xiao Wang saw the Secretary holding Lin Xiao's hand, he suddenly stood up, causing his chair to topple over. Meng Kai noticed this and felt a sense of balance restored within him; he couldn't help but chuckle at Xiao Wang's obliviousness.
After a while, Xiao Wang offered to drive me back. Li Hao, while eating, arranged for the next time not to let me travel alone by bus. If I wanted to come again, he would arrange for someone to pick me up.
Meng Kai and Xiao Wang exchanged glances, feeling a bit envious as they witnessed the affectionate side of their Secretary. With others present, they shifted the conversation to work.
Xiao Wang enthusiastically took on Meng Kai's service tasks, while Meng Kai felt uneasy throughout the meal, unable to look away as he watched the Secretary serve Lin Xiao food.
"I don't like others serving me," Lin Xiao recalled his insistence yesterday about not compromising herself; perhaps it was time to start with something as simple as that.
Meng Kai watched as the Secretary's chopsticks hovered in mid-air and sighed internally, thinking, "Sister, are you really that much of a straight shooter?"
In recent years, Yu Rao's tourism development had improved significantly, and with the Changjing Expressway nearing completion, it would become much more convenient. If a high-speed rail were built, it would attract even more visitors. Lin Xiao struggled to find topics and eventually brought up work again.
Li Hao's eyes lit up; they were on the same wavelength. He had suggested this during the last Standing Committee meeting but faced opposition from many comrades who believed it was too ambitious.
The two continued discussing the economic development of Yurou County. Li Hao felt that Lin Xiao's ideas were much more open-minded than those of the older comrades, especially when she shared insights from the Organization Department regarding various development paths, which further validated his thoughts.
Reunions are always brief; through their discussions, they had grown much closer.
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