The driver was made uneasy by Xu Xiusen's ambiguous "hmm," and asked, "Director Xu, is this restaurant not to your liking?"
If I had known Xu Xiusen didn't like this Western restaurant, I wouldn't have asked his girlfriend, who had a thousand but wanted to spend ten thousand, when she asked me about it.
Given how much money she usually spends, being particular about her clothes and food, how come she recommends such a terrible restaurant?
It really proves the saying, "A young man with no experience is unreliable." From now on, you still can't trust women too much.
Xu Xiusen was lost in thought and didn't answer the driver's next question. He walked straight to the car, saying, "I'll be there right away..."
After getting into the car, he told the driver the name of a hospital.
The driver didn't dare to say anything more, shrank back, started the engine, and drove towards the hospital that Xu Xiusen had mentioned.
Before getting the job through connections, this driver was a taxi driver. Although he wasn't a local of City B, his familiarity with the city's streets and alleys was far superior to that of a local.
When Xu Xiusen mentioned the name of the hospital, he knew that the hospital was most famous for paternity testing.
He had just started driving for Xu Xiusen and didn't know much yet. He assumed Xu Xiusen's strange expression meant he was being entangled with some woman outside.
As a driver for a leader, all I can do is rush the leader when they're in a hurry. What should have been a 20-minute journey can be completed in just 15 minutes.
As the car approached the hospital gate, Xu Xiusen made a phone call, "Arrange for me to get a medical examination done, the sooner the better."
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The driver glanced furrowed his brow in the rearview mirror. Xu Xiusen, after hanging up the phone, had a furrowed brow, a mixture of anticipation and fear.
The driver, unaware of the details, made guesses based on his limited thinking.
He felt that Xu Xiusen was getting on in years and was enjoying a smooth career in officialdom, so he really needed a child, preferably a boy, to inherit his mantle.
However, precisely because he was in officialdom, many things could not be made public, especially children who were not born to his first wife.
The children born to women other than his first wife are not only illegitimate children, but also evidence of his immoral lifestyle.
A lack of moral integrity is now a major taboo for officials.
After the driver parked the car, he opened the door for Xu Xiusen and, just like outside the Western restaurant, obediently sat back in the car and waited for him.
"Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask, don't inquire about things you shouldn't inquire about, and don't care about things you shouldn't care about." These were the words that the middleman who had asked him to use his connections had repeatedly told him. Because of the tens of thousands of yuan he had been given, he kept them firmly in mind.
Xu Xiusen came out even faster this time. He had just lit his cigarette when he walked out of the hospital. Unlike before, his right hand was pressing on a finger on his left hand, indicating that the finger was either injured or had blood drawn.
The driver was a clever man. He connected the dots: first, the hospital's most famous department; then, the phone call Xu Xiusen made before getting out of the car; and finally, the cotton ball on the fingers of Xu Xiusen's left hand. He was certain that Xu Xiusen had come to the hospital for a paternity test.
My God, this is such explosive news! If he were to sell it to Xu Xiusen's rivals, he could get so much profit.
Thinking about the large sum of money that was about to be deposited into his account, he felt he could kick it aside. Relying on his status as a local of City B, he always looked down on his girlfriend and was so excited that he almost sang.
Before getting into the car, Xu Xiusen glanced at him and asked, "Why is your face so red? Are you feeling unwell?"
The driver shook his head repeatedly, "Director Xu, I'm not feeling unwell. My face is so red because of the air conditioning in the car."
Xu Xiusen didn't say anything more. After getting into the car, he leaned back in the seat, tilted his head back, and closed his eyes for a nap.
The driver could see his own hands shaking not only when starting the engine but also when shifting gears; he was excited about the opportunity to become rich overnight.
Xu Xiusen did not return to his own residence, but instead had his driver take him to an old residential area.
In an international metropolis like City B, if old residential areas built decades ago are not demolished and rebuilt, it will severely impact the city's modern atmosphere.
Many old residential areas have been demolished, but this one in front of us has remained standing.
The driver wanted to wait for Xu Xiusen, but Xu Xiusen refused, saying, "You should go back and rest first."
After saying that, he walked into the dark, unlit old residential area without looking back.
The driver looked at Xu Xiusen's back and scratched his head in confusion. Xu Xiusen had just been promoted to bureau chief. Could he have settled his mistress in this place?
On second thought, it's possible; the most unexpected places are often the safest.
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