Chapter 20: The Overbearing Young Lady
"Chu Chu, this won't do. Today we brought you to see Ye Ming, considering that your case has nothing to do with his, so we made an exception for you. But this little Chen, she is our cadre and more or less has a connection with Ye Ming's case. If we let her visit Ye Ming, it would be a serious violation of the disciplinary agency's case handling procedures and principles, so she absolutely cannot go see Ye Ming."
Qiu Shunming said seriously.
Xia Chuchu curled up her mouth, revealing a displeased expression on her face, and said sulkily: "Fine, Director Qiu, since you're so insistent on principle, I won't make things difficult for you. Sister, come with me, we'll go to the Provincial Tax Bureau together, and I'll take you to see my dad. You can tell him in person about the situation you just reflected!"
As he spoke, he pulled Chen Yi's hand and walked towards the outside of the hall.
Qiu Shunming and Lin Nan's faces changed as soon as they heard her say that she was going to take Chen Yi to the provincial bureau to find her father to report Ye Ming.
Lin Nan hastily chased after her, blocking Xia Chuchu's path, wiping the cold sweat from his face while forcing a smile: "Chuchu, don't be in such a rush. What Director Qiu just said was only a matter of principle, and sometimes principles can also be flexible! In my opinion, since we party group members are all present today, if Comrade Chen Yi is concerned about Comrade Ye Ming, it's not impossible for him to go take a look! Director Qiu, don't you think so?"
As she spoke, she turned her head and winked at Qiu Shunming repeatedly, signaling him to agree.
Qiu Shunming's face was also sweating profusely - encountering such a stubborn and unreasonable young lady, he really didn't know what to do: if she really took Chen Yi to the provincial bureau to see her father, and then whispered some bad things about him in her father's ear, then he would be in big trouble...
He forced a smile and followed Lin Nan's words, saying: "Right, right! Chu Chu, I just considered the principle of handling the case, but didn't consider today's special situation. How about this: Xiao Chen will go with us to see Ye Ming. But there is one condition: when you meet Ye Ming, our party group members must be present. And your conversation with him cannot involve his case. Is that okay?
Chen Yi looked at the mysterious girl in front of her with a bit of surprise, nodded and said: "Leaders, rest assured, I just want to send something to Ye Ming, won't discuss case matters with him."
After saying these words, she turned her head and looked at Xia Chuchu, asking in confusion: "Miss, may I ask who you are? What's your relationship with Ye Ming?"
Xia Chuchu saw that although she seemed to be a few years older than herself, she looked like she had no city or heart, and asked directly about her situation. She took off her sunglasses and said with a "heh heh" smile: "My name is Xia Chuchu, I'm the host of the provincial TV station. As for my relationship with Ye Ming, guess what?"
As she spoke, she smiled and looked at Chen Yi, and playfully stuck out her tongue at her.
Chen Yi had already recognized her when she took off her sunglasses, and in her heart, she was surprised, delighted, and astonished: wasn't this Xia Chuchu, the host of the "Romantic Hand in Hand" program on the provincial TV station? How did she know Ye Ming? Why hadn't Ye Ming ever mentioned this before?
After being stunned for a moment, Chen Yi's face broke into a smile, and she said in an excited tone: "Chu Chu, I'm a big fan! I love watching your shows... by the way, how did you meet Ye Ming? We've been in the same office for so long, but he's never mentioned you before?"
Xia Chuchu saw Qiu Shunming and they were all listening to her conversation with Chen Yi, she secretly scolded herself "stupid big sister", while winking frantically at Chen Yi, pretending to be indignant and saying: "Is that so? Ye Ming this rascal is always like this, never mentioning me in front of his friends and classmates, as if mentioning me would make him lose his male dignity! In fact, I've been in contact with him for a long time, he's even visited my home many times! Just the day before he was double-regulated, he had dinner with me and Xu Fei, deputy director of the Provincial Tax Bureau, at the Furong Hotel!"
Her words were half true and half false, but they once again deceived Qiu Shunming, Lin Nan and others. Even Chen Yi believed it: It turned out that Ye Ming had been secretly interacting with Xia Chuchu all along, only he was afraid of being criticized for climbing the social ladder, so he hid this matter from everyone...
Chen Yi suddenly felt a pang of sadness and her face turned pale after she realized this point.
Xia Chuchu had been secretly observing Chen Yi's reaction, and saw that after hearing her words, her face suddenly turned gloomy, and she was also shocked in her heart: looking at her appearance, she and Ye Ming were absolutely not just a simple colleague relationship! She was clearly jealous...
It only takes forty minutes to get from K City to Shizhu County. When the car enters the urban area of Shizhu County, at the entrance of a supermarket, Chen Yi suddenly asked Xia Chuchu to stop the car and said she wanted to go to the supermarket to buy something for Ye Ming.
Xia Chuchu suddenly remembered that she also needed to buy something for Ye Ming, so she stopped the car and walked into the supermarket with Chen Yi. The car in front of them, driven by Qiu Shunming, had no choice but to stop and wait for them.
In the supermarket, Xia Chuchu bought a large pile of snacks, while Chen Yi only bought a pack of "Furongwang" diamond cigarettes worth 1,000 yuan. Then they went to the second floor's Fashion City, where she bought a suit worth over 5,000 yuan and a white shirt for Ye Ming.
When Chen Yi walked downstairs with these things, Xia Chuchu asked in surprise: "Why did you buy him clothes and cigarettes? I thought you also wanted to buy some food to send in!"
Chen Yidan said faintly, "When he was taken away by the double rules, he left in a hurry and may not have brought any spare clothes, so I bought him a suit. Also, let me tell you: He never eats snacks, only likes to smoke. You buying him so many snacks is purely a waste!"
Xia Chuchu looked at the big bag of food in her hand and only then did she feel that she had not thought it through. However, seeing the suit and shirt in Chen Yi's hand, she found it strange again, so she tilted her head and asked: "Sister Chen, you didn't say a word and bought him a set of branded suits and a shirt, what if they don't fit?"
Chen Yi's face turned red and she said with a bit of embarrassment: "I know his clothes size, it won't be too small."
Xia Chuchu was stunned: usually, only a wife would know her husband's clothing size. What exactly is the relationship between this woman and Ye Ming?
As soon as this question arose, Xia Chuchu suddenly had a competitive idea in her heart and said to Chen Yi: "Sister Chen, would you mind taking me upstairs? I also want to go buy him a set of clothes, and another two packs of cigarettes."
Chen Yi looked at her in surprise, thought for a moment, and then silently took her to the second floor, telling her Ye Ming's clothing size.
Xia Chuchu came to visit Ye Ming this time, and she learned a lesson from the last time when they had dinner at Furong Hotel and didn't bring enough money, almost losing face on the spot. So, she specially brought a UnionPay card with her. She knew that Ye Ming usually liked to practice martial arts, so she used the card to buy him an expensive sportswear set from a famous sports apparel store, and also bought two "He Tian Xia" premium cigarettes priced at 1100 yuan each from a tobacco and liquor store.
When they walked out of the supermarket, Qiu Shunming and Lin Nan, who were waiting for them at the entrance, saw the famous brand clothes and top-grade cigarettes in their hands, and their faces all showed surprised and unbelievable expressions...
