"Yes, her name is Xu Wen, a teacher at Handan University." Li Lin nodded with a smile.
Xu Wen?
Li Lan looked a little surprised. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before, but he couldn't remember clearly.
Seeing Li Lan's serious expression, Li Lin asked her "what's wrong".
Li Lan smiled and shook his head, saying, "Nothing, I just feel that the name is very familiar. Where is she? Ask her to come over. I will meet her and check for you."
"Okay, I'll go get her over."
As he spoke, Li Lin walked towards where Xu Wen was.
As he was about to get closer, Li Lin saw a person next to Xu Wen. He was stunned and the smile on his face froze instantly.
That person was none other than his former college girlfriend, Chu Yao.
Watching Chu Yao and Xu Wen chatting enthusiastically, Li Lin felt mixed emotions. The smile on his face was replaced by solemnity, and the past events of his acquaintance and friendship with Chu Yao couldn't help but come to his mind.
With Li Lin's efforts to restrain himself, everything returned to calm in an instant.
He turned around but did not stop.
Returning to Li Lan, Li Lin smiled and said to her, "I thought the ceremony would start soon, so I'll introduce you to each other after it's over."
Li Lan smiled and nodded, "Well, everything is up to you."
...
In fact, when Li Lin, Chang Zaixin and Li Lan were standing together and talking, Chu Yao had already seen Li Lin.
She stood at the door of the conference hall in a daze for a long time, surprised that Li Lin, a township cadre, was so familiar with the Organization Minister of the Provincial Party Committee.
Oh, all this is because of Li Lan, right? Was it Li Lan who recommended Minister Chang to him?
He was really lucky to have hooked up with this provincial and ministerial level boss...
Chu Yao let out a long sigh, still hesitating in her heart whether she should take the initiative to meet Li Lin.
But she suddenly remembered her father's advice to her, telling her not to get too close to Li Lin and better not to say a word to him, because Li Lin had offended a big shot, and although he seemed to be doing well now, he would soon be sanctioned.
"Li Lin, Outstanding Youth Candidate, this is probably your most glorious moment. Enjoy it. It won't be long before you become that unknown little person again..." Chu Yao felt much better thinking about this. For some reason, she just didn't want to see Li Lin become successful. If she did, she would regret it. She would regret breaking up with him so decisively... She hoped that Li Lin would remain a little person all his life. Only in this way could she maintain the sense of satisfaction in her heart.
Just as she was thinking, her father Chu Guoan also walked in. Chu Guoan looked at Chu Yao who was in a daze and asked her with a smile, "What's wrong, my dear daughter, did you see a handsome guy? Don't be shy, go and say hello bravely. You are my daughter, Chu Guoan, and I can't wait to curry favor with you. Who dares to look down on you?"
Chu Yao woke up instantly, smiled and said, "Dad, look for yourself where the handsome guy is? Hey, you fooled me again..."
"Oh? That only shows that my daughter has high standards, and these people are not to your liking, haha... Hey, I don't know what the provincial party committee did this time. They did a very good job of keeping the secret, and haven't revealed the list of winners until now... If I could know in advance who these ten outstanding young people are, dad would call them over now to introduce them to you one by one, haha..." Chu Guoan laughed, with his big belly.
Chu Yao glanced at Li Lin again and found that he and Li Lan went to a secluded corner. Although she restrained herself from thinking about Li Lin, she couldn't help but follow him... No matter how she looked at it, among the more than 200 candidates, only Li Lin was pleasing to her eyes...
Chu Guoan curiously followed Chu Yao's gaze and squinted his eyes to observe for a long time. When he saw clearly who Chu Yao was looking at, his face suddenly sank, and he said to Chu Yao in a critical tone, "Yaoyao, have you forgotten what your father told you? That man is actually Li Lan's pretty boy. What real ability does he have? Humph, this time Li Lan spent a lot of effort to get him a candidate spot, wanting him to show his face in front of the provincial party committee leaders... But the provincial party committee leaders are not blind, how could they choose him as an outstanding youth? Don't have any illusions, and draw a clear line with him as soon as possible!"
Hearing this, Chu Yao sighed, feeling a little disappointed. She knew that every word her father Chu Guoan said was for her own good, and he didn't want her to find an unreliable boyfriend, so she could only nod and accept it silently.
At this time, she saw Xu Wen sitting in the guest seats, so she waved to Chu Guoan and went to sit with Xu Wen.
As soon as the two met, Chu Yao asked Xu Wen if there was any handsome guy she liked.
Xu Wen covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "Yes, and I've already contacted him."
Chu Yao was surprised, looked around, and then asked her curiously, "Who is it?"
Xu Wen looked around the crowd and didn't see Li Lin, so she smiled and said mysteriously to Chu Yao, "You'll know later, keep it secret for now."
"Tsk~ I just realized you're so good at keeping secrets? Have you discussed this a long time ago, but are you only planning to tell me today?" Chu Yao pretended to be dissatisfied and said with a raised eyebrow.
Xu Wen coaxed her and said, "No, you'll know in a minute anyway."
Xu Wen knew that even if she didn't want to tell Chu Yao that her boyfriend was Li Lin, she couldn't hide it in an occasion like today.
Besides, what is there to hide?
If Chu Yao continues to look down on Li Lin, I will draw a line between us and part ways right now...
For Li Lin, she could ruthlessly give up everything except family affection! That's what Xu Wen thought.
It would be fine if I didn’t think about it, but when I thought about it, I felt like I was about to break up with Chu Yao, and I felt a little depressed.
After all, in Hanjiang, before she met Li Lin, Chu Yao was the person who cared about her the most.
...
The two of them were chatting and laughing, commenting on the young cadre candidates present, saying that this one looked okay, that one's temperament was not so good...they also talked about their ideal types.
Chu Yao said that her ideal man must have an identity and status that matches her, followed by appearance and talent.
Xu Wen said that it doesn’t matter whether her ideal man has status in society or not, as long as he is motivated and responsible...it doesn’t matter whether he will achieve success in society in the future or not, as long as she recognizes him.
Chu Yao stared at Xu Wen in a daze, wondering why Xu Wen's requirements for her partner were so low...
The two were chatting happily, and no one noticed that Li Lin stood not far behind them for a moment, then turned and left.
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