Lu Mo was sitting in a taxi, looking at the long line of cars outside. He frowned. At this rate, it was uncertain whether the traffic would clear in an hour.

"What time did you arrange to meet Mr. Hua?"

Lu Mo was worried that being late would leave a bad impression on his clients.

Charlene's palms were sweaty. She took a deep breath and said with her head slightly lowered, "Mr. Hua asked me to leave before eight o'clock. I was worried about traffic, so I left early."

Lu Mo raised his wrist to check the time. It was only 6:30. It was rush hour. Mr. Hua's schedule was clever. He could arrive around 8 o'clock, but there was no need to leave so early.

It takes at most 20 minutes to get from the hotel to Mr. Hua's place if there is no traffic. You can make it even if you leave at 7:30. After 7:30, the rush hour will be over, and it will definitely not be as congested as it is now.

He could have gone to dinner with Ye Qingqing first, and then gone to Mr. Hua's place. What is Secretary Xia up to?

"Why didn't you say it was an eight o'clock dinner earlier?" Lu Mo asked, his tone displeased and his expression turning cold.

Charlene's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head and whispered, "I was worried that Mr. Hua would be unhappy if I was late. The main problem is that I don't understand the situation in Hong Kong. I won't make the same mistake again."

Lu Mo gave her a deep look. Although he was very unhappy, Xia Lin had always had excellent work performance, and occasional mistakes were to be expected. He couldn't be too demanding of his subordinate.

"Let it go this time, but next time you'll do your homework first."

"yes."

Charlene was secretly delighted. She loosened her clenched fists, and cold sweat seeped out on her back. It was sticking to her underwear and felt icy cold and uncomfortable. But the thought that the annoying good-for-nothing would soon be gone made her happy.

Once the idiot is gone, President Lu will definitely see her good qualities and accept her!

Lu Mo was worried about Ye Qingqing, so he called her. Ye Qingqing's tone was calm on the phone, "We're eating right now, there's no conflict, just take your time..."

Hearing Ye Qingqing's voice, Lu Mo finally felt relieved. He gave her a few more instructions before hanging up the phone, looking at the long line of cars outside the car window with a sense of sullenness.

“We locals don’t take taxis at this time of year. You must be from out of town. Young people, don’t worry, just wait patiently!” the taxi driver said with a smile, not at all anxious, as he was already used to it.

Lu Mo forced a smile, and on a whim, he asked the driver how far Mr. Hua's residence was from their current location.

"It's not that far, maybe ten miles or so. If you take a shortcut, you can save half the distance, but you probably don't know how to take the shortcut..." the driver continued.

Lu Mo decisively got out of the car and asked the driver for directions. He had received special training and only needed to know the general direction to find the place accurately and would never get lost.

After confirming the location with the driver, Lu Mo paid the fare and got off the bus. Rather than wasting time waiting, he might as well walk there. The shortcut was about six miles, and at his speed, it would only take him fifteen minutes at most.

He wanted to end the dinner earlier so he could go to Ye Qingqing's place sooner. He couldn't rest easy without Ye Qingqing watching him from afar.

Xia Lin was momentarily stunned, and stammered as she followed behind, "Mr. Lu... why... why did you get out of the car?"

"It's faster to walk there!"

Lu Mo crossed the road and entered the alley, which was the shortcut the driver had mentioned. Xia Lin, wearing high heels, struggled to keep up, her mind in turmoil.

What should we do now?

"Mr. Lu, you might get lost," Xia Lin warned.

"No, if you can't handle it, just go back to the hotel!" Lu Mo thought Xia Lin would have trouble walking in high heels, so he kindly suggested that she go back.