Seeing that Li Lin had a call, Li Rong stood up and walked back to the bedroom. She was always oblivious to what was going on outside, and she never asked about Li Lin's work unless Li Lin brought it up.
Li Lin looked at the words "Zheng Pei" displayed on his phone and hesitated for a moment. Why was she calling so late at night? But he hesitated for only two seconds before he calmly answered the call.
"Hello, Director Zheng?"
When Zheng Pei heard the address "Director Zheng", she was slightly stunned. In the past, Li Lin would affectionately call her "Pei Pei" or "Xiao Pei", but after not seeing her for many days, in his mind, the two of them had become just cold colleagues like "Director Zheng".
She smiled bitterly, bit her lip, and said with difficulty, "Li... County Magistrate Li..."
Li Lin was also stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the "Director Zheng" just now had suddenly widened the distance between the two of them. They were originally neighbors upstairs and downstairs, but at this moment, it seemed as if there was a thick barrier between them.
Li Lin smiled and said, "Oh, you called me so late, what's the matter?"
Zheng Pei said, "I... I know it's very presumptuous, but could you please come to my house and talk for a moment?"
Li Lin asked, "Isn't it convenient to talk on the phone?"
Zheng Pei nodded gently and said, "It's not convenient."
Li Lin hesitated for two seconds and said, "Okay, I'll go down now." Hearing Zheng Pei's voice, Li Lin guessed that she must have encountered something. After all, Zheng Pei had saved him, so as long as it did not violate the principle, if she really encountered any difficulties, he would still help her.
Li Lin thought so, put on his clothes and prepared to go downstairs. At this time, Li Rong came out of the bedroom. She looked at Li Lin's back as he pushed the door open, and whispered, "Xiao Lin, you are now a county leader and have a girlfriend. You should be sensible in what you do."
Li Lin paused for a moment, then slowly turned around and looked at Li Rong. He knew that Li Rong must have misunderstood the relationship between him and Zheng Pei, so he smiled and said, "Aunt, the girl downstairs and I are just colleagues, don't think too much about it."
"I know, I'm just reminding you." Li Rong's expression was a little serious.
Li Lin took off his clothes again, sat back on the sofa, and said to Li Rong, "I understand. It's not good for a man and a woman to be alone. I won't go. Let's talk about it tomorrow."
Li Rong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Although our community is old, it is now equipped with surveillance equipment. The old man guarding the door is a talkative person. With your current status, you must pay attention to the impact and don't let people gossip about you. People's words are scary."
Li Lin nodded solemnly and said, "I know, I'll remember it."
Afterwards, Li Lin sent a text message to Zheng Pei, "See you in the office tomorrow if you have anything."
In order to welcome Li Lin's arrival, Zheng Pei cleaned the living room of her home carefully twice, leaving no corner untouched. Then she looked in the mirror for a long time, carefully tidying up her appearance. Only when she was satisfied did she sit down on the sofa and wait for him quietly.
What finally arrived was not Li Lin's person, but a cold text message...
She suddenly felt extremely lost, her eyes fixed on the cold words on the phone, wishing she could burn the phone through with the anger in her eyes!
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