This woman... this woman...

In that moment, Chen Fang blurted out, "Taotao?"

The woman before him looked almost identical to Taotao's face.

Why do I say only the face was identical?

Because her entire demeanor, clothing, and styling were poles apart from the previous Taotao.

Taotao used to wear dirty braids with various colored ribbons.

But the woman now had shoulder-length hair, slightly curly, totally a refined lady's hairstyle.

There were no fancy earrings on her ears, just a pair of very expensive-looking diamond earrings.

The attire was the same.

The previous tank top had now changed into a formal women's shirt.

The jeans skirt below had now turned into a black pencil skirt, common in the workplace.

Besides that.

The fishnet stockings were gone too.

Previously, she wore a pair of flashy sneakers.

But now, they had changed into narrow high heels.

She truly resembled a professional businesswoman.

The woman took off her sunglasses.

She pulled out a pair of rimless glasses from her bag and placed them on the bridge of her nose.

Her eyes coldly asked, "Hello, who are you calling?"

"Taotao, aren't you Taotao?"

Chen Fang countered.

With a slight smile, the woman said, "Sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else."

After saying that, she closed the car door, swayed her hips and walked toward the city government building.

Chen's heart skipped a beat.

Could he really have mistaken her? But wasn't that Taotao's face?

He hurried forward a few steps.

Once again, he approached the woman and whispered, "Excuse me, miss, do you have a sister or a twin who looks just like you?"

The woman suddenly stopped in her tracks.

She turned to Chen Fang and said, "Sir, isn't that pick-up line a bit too cliché?"

Pick-up line?

Chen Fang was just about to explain.

When he saw Yang Shao, Zhao Yiping's secretary, hastily running out from the city government building.

Seeing Chen Fang, he also appeared puzzled.

He greeted him first, then said to the woman, "Lawyer Zhao, the leader is already waiting for you inside."

"Okay, I know."

The woman nodded slightly, didn't look back, and followed Yang Shao into the city government building.

"Is she pretty?"

Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind.

Chen Fang turned around abruptly, seeing a somewhat sleazy face, his gaze fixed on the woman's retreating figure too.

"Uh... yeah, she's quite beautiful."

Chen Fang said.

The man chuckled, extended his hand, and drew an "S" with it, saying, "Curvy, swaying as she walks, my goodness, it's simply too enticing, tsk tsk tsk, I wonder what it would be like to have her on the bed."

He fantasized for a moment.

Then he looked at Chen Fang and asked, "Are you new here?"

Chen Fang nodded.

The man continued, "Which department do you work in?"

"Um... city government office."

Chen Fang said.

Upon hearing this, the man got excited.

He eagerly extended his hand to Chen Fang and said, "Then we are colleagues, I also work at the government office, my name is Li Xiaodong, I work in the events department, and you?"

"I..."

Chen Fang just hesitated for a moment.

Li Xiaodong immediately understood and said, "You just reported for duty and haven't been assigned yet, right? No worries, come on, I'll take you inside."

After he had spoken,

he enthusiastically grabbed Chen Fang's arm and started leading him into the city government building.

"Comrade Xiaodong, that woman just now, is she also from our city government?"

Chen Fang asked curiously.

Li Xiaodong chuckled, leaned closer to Chen Fang's ear, and said, "Do you like her, young man?"

"No, I was just asking..."

"Asking means you like her, come on, we're all men here, who doesn't understand? I'll admit I like that dame. Sometimes at night when I'm comforting myself, all I think about is her naked image. Ah, it's a pity, we low-level folks will probably never get a chance to have that kind of woman under us in this lifetime."

Li Xiaodong said with both longing and regret.

"You still haven't told me who she is?"

Chen Fang muttered again.

Li Xiaodong said, "Her? Her name is Zhao Yiyi. She's a lawyer, one of the partners at the Heng Lun Law Firm in Wulan City. Of course, she has another identity—she's Mayor Zhao's daughter."

"What? She's Zhao Yiping's daughter?"

Chen Fang suddenly stopped in his tracks and asked.

When Li Xiaodong heard this, he looked around in fright.

He exclaimed, "You, what rank are you, and what rank is Mayor Zhao? How can you call him by his name like that? It's clear you have no work experience. How old are you this year?"

"Thirty,"

Chen Fang answered.

Li Xiaodong sighed deeply and said, "No wonder, you speak so carelessly. I'm thirty-one this year, a year older than you. In the city government office, I'll look out for you, but you have to promise me, no more careless talk, understand?"

"Understood,"

Chen Fang responded.

"If you understood, call me Brother Dong."

Li Xiaodong patted his chest and said.

"Brother Dong,"

Chen Fang called out.

Li Xiaodong found this very pleasing to the ear.

He patted Chen Fang's head gently.

He said, "Smart boy, in the government office, the name Brother Dong goes a long way."

"Brother Dong, how many years have you been working in our Wulan City government office?"

Chen Fang asked with interest.

Li Xiaodong pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I've been a civil servant since I was twenty-five, so it must be about six years now."

"Six years and still just an official?"

Chen Fang asked.

Li Xiaodong scoffed and said, "You young folks who just entered politics understand nothing. Do you actually think it's easy to climb the ranks here? Six years is just the beginning. To make a real name for yourself, how could it be possible without some connections? These eyes of mine are usually spot on, and for someone like you, you might not even achieve what I have in six years. Not to boast, but becoming deputy head of the conference affairs department in a couple of years is not impossible."

"Then let me congratulate Brother Dong in advance,"

Chen Fang said with a smile.

At that moment,

the two had reached the entrance of the city government building.

Li Xiaodong pointed at the building and said, "This building has eleven floors. The top floor is the city government's conference room, and people at our level are generally not allowed up there. The tenth floor is where the mayor's office and reception rooms are located. Below that are the various deputy mayors' offices and some other agency departments."

"What about our government office?"

Chen Fang asked.

Pointing to a high floor, Li Xiaodong said,

"The government office is a major department in the city government, occupying the entire ninth floor. Come on, I'll take you upstairs."

After he had spoken,

he led Chen Fang into the elevator, still full of enthusiasm.

Since it was lunch hour,

there weren't many people coming and going.

When the elevator reached the ninth floor,

Li Xiaodong led Chen Fang into the government office area.

"Where is the office of the Secretary-General?"

Chen Fang asked.

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