Having spent over a decade in the countryside in his previous life, experiencing the full spectrum of human nature, his determination to climb the social ladder in this life is unwavering and intensely desired. He knows that his choice is pragmatic, but how else can he climb the ladder?
Power is like poison. If you haven't tasted it, it doesn't matter. But once you've had your fill of power, you can't let go of it.
Li Xiuyuan fell asleep at some point. At seven o'clock the next morning, he got up on time, washed up, and went out towards the town's middle school playground. On the other side, Su Ziying was already on the playground warming up, glancing at the small entrance to the playground from time to time.
Normally, Su Ziying wouldn't act like this, especially after Li Xiuyuan sent her a text message when he wasn't coming. She knew that if Li Xiuyuan wasn't coming, he would definitely send a message, and if he didn't send a message, he would definitely come.
Especially yesterday, Li Xiuyuan also came back to the central town, how could he not come for a run?
Despite being quite certain that Li Xiuyuan would come, she still unconsciously looked towards the small door, anticipating his arrival.
Actually, she got up very early this morning, but stayed in bed for twenty minutes before coming to the playground.
"Good morning, Teacher Su." Just as Su Ziying was lost in thought, Li Xiuyuan's voice came from not far away. Su Ziying looked over and a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.
"Good morning, Mayor Li." Su Ziying said, unable to help but laugh. Li Xiuyuan also laughed. He knew that from today onwards, the two of them could get rid of those polite greetings and formalities.
What should have been a normal greeting felt somewhat forced to both of them, indicating that their relationship no longer needed such formalities and that they had grown closer.
After their run, neither of them mentioned going for breakfast, but they headed straight for the steamed bun shop after leaving the playground.
"Let's get up early and go for a run another day. I'll take you to the county town to try that breakfast place I told you about that's really good," Li Xiuyuan said as they walked. This was the first time he had invited Su Ziying. Before, it was just a casual remark during a chat, and no one would have taken it seriously.
But this invitation was very sincere. Although the specific time has not been determined yet, it is already a matter of course, because Li Xiuyuan said that he would get up early to go for a run another day.
This indicates that Li Xiuyuan has already proposed a concrete and feasible solution to this matter.
"Okay." Su Ziying nodded in agreement without any hesitation.
If Li Xiuyuan had brought this up before last night, Su Ziying would definitely have hesitated to have dinner with him alone, especially since it was a special arrangement, not something that happened by chance this morning.
It might have been inappropriate for the two of them to go out to eat alone, but things are different now. They were chatting so intimately last night, so what's the point of them just having dinner together today?
"I'll call Wei Ke in a bit. I don't know if they're up yet. They drank quite a bit last night." Su Ziying brought up Wei Ke and Xiao Rui, who were still staying at a hotel in the county town.
"Yes, Teacher Wei is going back to the provincial capital today. You should remind her; her family is probably waiting for her. It wouldn't be good if she missed her train," Li Xiuyuan said with a smile.
Su Ziying glanced at Li Xiuyuan with some surprise and said, "I didn't expect you to think so meticulously."
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