Su Yu won't be staying here for long, so she doesn't plan to focus on competing with them.

When Su Yu went to the restroom, Chu Hong smiled and went out with her, saying, "This is your first time here, I'll go with you."

"..." The restroom wasn't so pleasant at this moment; this person was far too enthusiastic.

"Comrade Chu Hong, I'm so sorry. I can go by myself."

"It's alright, I'll go with you," Chu Hong said with a smile.

She had two braids and wore a Lenin suit, looking quite reliable. However, Su Yu only glanced at her twice before noticing that her smile lacked genuine emotion.

Su Yu didn't stand on ceremony with her anymore and simply took her arm and went to the restroom together.

After she finished using the toilet, Chu Hong kindly helped her flush and wash her hands.

"Comrade Chu Hong, you are so kind to help others. I am so lucky to have come to this department and met such good comrades as you."

"What's wrong with that? We're all in the same department, of course we should get along well."

Chu Hong smiled slightly. "By the way, Comrade Su Yu, I saw you and Secretary Song leaving get off work together last time. You two seem to have a good relationship."

Let's get down to business. Could it be one of Secretary Song's admirers?

I didn't see him attracting any women.

"Our relationship was just so-so. We worked in the same group before, and he usually left quite late. So we just happened to run into each other. Sometimes when we ate together, he would bring Zhu and me along. After all, I was transferred here by Mayor Qiu, so there was nothing he could do even if he wasn't happy about it."

"Oh, I see." Chu Hong smiled slightly and said nothing more.

Su Yu looked at her carefully, but couldn't see any affection or any signs of love turning into hate.

It doesn't look like they're fighting over a man.

As soon as she got off work at noon, Zhu rushed over to find Su Yu to have lunch together. Su Yu also had something to ask her, so she grabbed her lunchbox and followed her downstairs.

Once downstairs, she asked Zhu, "Do you know Chu Hong from our office?"

"I know Comrade Chu Hong. Mayor Chen usually asks her to write his articles."

Mayor Chen?

Su Yu said, "So, is she on good terms with Secretary Song? As soon as I arrived today, she came to me asking about Secretary Song."

"No, I haven't had any contact with her. Deputy Mayor Qiu's drafts are usually written by Secretary Song herself; we've never asked her. But I've heard other colleagues in your office express some dissatisfaction. Even though she's a college graduate, why should she be the one writing all the drafts? The secretariat isn't just staffed by her."

After hearing the information provided by Zhu, Su Yu seemed to have figured out some of the details.

If she remembered correctly, she seemed to have run into Secretary Shi in the cafeteria last time; he was someone close to Mayor Chen. He and Secretary Song didn't get along. Since they didn't get along, and judging from Zhu's words, it was clear that Chu Hong was quite close to Mayor Chen; in other words, she must be quite close to Secretary Shi.

Therefore, it's impossible for her to have any feelings for Secretary Song.

Having figured out some of the details, Su Yu had a better understanding of the situation.

Inside the cafeteria, Secretary Song had already gotten her food and was sitting at the table looking outside.

Seeing Su Yu and Zhu come in, he kept his eyes on them. After they got their food, he quickly took his bowl and went over to get soup. "Secretary Su, Zhu, you're here to eat too? What a coincidence! My seat is empty, let's sit together."

Zhu Gaoxin: "Great! I was worried about not finding a seat."

When I got there, I realized that Secretary Song had placed her notebook and bag on the seat next to her, making it inconvenient for others to sit down.

Zhu: "..."

"Oh, I just left it there because no one was around. Please have a seat." Secretary Song put the things away.

Once Su Yu sat down, he couldn't wait to ask, "How are you doing? Are you getting used to the department?"

"It's all good. The colleagues are all very friendly, and the leaders are harmonious. Everything is fine."

Zhu asked, "Secretary Song, do you know Comrade Chu Hong? She's asking Sister Su about you."

"Cough cough cough..." Secretary Song choked immediately and kept waving her hands.

Su Yu pushed his soup bowl towards him, saying, "Have some soup."

Secretary Song quickly took a sip of air, panting, and said anxiously, "What nonsense are you talking about? I know tons of people. I just don't know who Chu Hong is. Who is she? Why are you asking me? Do I have anything to do with her? No!"

Su Yu pointed to a woman sitting at a table diagonally opposite, "That one."

She saw Chu Hong as soon as she came in, and Chu Hong saw her too. But she didn't intend to deliberately avoid her. So what if she saw her with Secretary Song? Now that she knew this person's background, she had nothing to worry about.

Secretary Song glanced at it and said blankly, "I don't recognize it!"

"If we don't know each other, we don't know each other. Why are you so agitated?" Zhu said while eating.

Secretary Song pursed his lips. How could he not be excited? The Long March was about to end, and he didn't want another great river to suddenly appear at the last moment.

Su Yu said, "Let's eat. After we finish eating, I still have some questions for you."

Secretary Song quickly lowered his head and ate. As he ate, he realized something was wrong, glanced at Chu Hong again, and then said in a low voice, "Comrade Su, I think I know her. She knows Old Stone."

Su Yu nodded, indicating that she understood.

Zhu asked, "Who is Old Stone?"

"Eat your food. What are you asking the child?" Secretary Song said seriously, then continued eating.

"What? I'm already eighteen! My mom's still planning to give me a boyfriend." Zhu said, looking down at her food with a disgruntled expression.