After speaking, Jiang Sheng took the microphone.
"Defu, what's wrong? Why aren't you asleep yet?"
Upon hearing Jiang Sheng's words, Zhao Defu knew that there must be other people on the other end of the phone.
He cleared his throat and said, "Well, it's nothing much, I just wanted to ask when you and my second sister are coming back. I woke up in the middle of the night and found that you hadn't come back yet, so I was a little worried."
Hearing Zhao Defu's words, Jiang Sheng's worries were relieved by half.
It seems that nothing serious has happened to the eldest sister, otherwise Zhao Defu wouldn't be so calm about this.
"My second sister and I will be going back soon. You should get some rest. We can talk about it tomorrow."
In their brief exchange, the two had already subtly conveyed their meaning.
Jiang Sheng then hung up the phone and glanced at Zhao Xuehui beside him.
"Second sister, let's go back early. Defu is a little worried about us. Let's go back and rest quickly, we have to get up early tomorrow morning."
Zhao Xuehui didn't think too much about it and quickly nodded upon hearing this.
"I didn't expect Defu to still be awake. I'm a little sleepy too. Let's go back early. In three days it will be July 1st, Army Day. There will be a party then, Xiaosheng, don't forget."
Jiang Sheng naturally remembered the party for Army Day, after all, Zhou Changgui had also appeared that night, so how could he possibly be careless!
After saying goodbye to the other staff at the radio station, the siblings each rode a bicycle and quickly arrived home.
Meanwhile, Zhao Defu was getting anxious. Hearing the sound of the gate outside, he quickly returned to his bedroom, afraid of being discovered by Zhao Xuehui.
He had already slipped back while the eldest sister, Zhao Nianmeng, was paying the bill before she went home.
However, before that, he could still hear the voices of the two people talking at the courtyard gate through the door.
"Director Zhao," Lin Jiafu's sincere voice came through, "Actually, I've always admired you. After all, as a woman, you've managed to support the entire factory, which isn't something everyone can do."
Zhao Nianmeng was taken aback when Lin Jiafu said such a thing.
Seeing the genuine emotion on the other person's face, he subconsciously took a step back, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Team Leader Lin, we are all colleagues in the factory after all. Although I am the factory manager, I am very willing to work with everyone. There is no distinction between noble and lowly work, nor is there any such thing as hard or easy work. It all depends on whether everyone is willing to work hard."
After a pause, just as Zhao Nianmeng was about to say something more, Lin Jiafu interrupted her.
"Director Zhao, I know what you mean by that. Actually, I'm talking to you from a friend's perspective. I also believe that we can be very good friends outside of work, right?"
Seemingly sensing what Lin Jiafu was about to say, a fleeting look of panic crossed Zhao Nianmeng's face.
Undeniably, she did have some affection for Lin Jiafu.
She may have feelings for him, but if he were to actually break the ice, she would actually back down.
After all, the two of them didn't have a deeper understanding of each other yet, and they were just good friends in their daily lives.
Zhao Nianmeng was not confident in handling the relationship further, and she also felt that the other party was being somewhat rash.
So she had no choice but to take a step back and give Lin Jiafu a somewhat awkward smile.
"I'm sorry, Team Leader Lin, it's getting late. I think you should go back and rest early, since you have to go to work early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, seeing that Lin Jiafu seemed to want to say something more, Zhao Nianmeng quickly waved her hand.
"Get some rest, goodnight Team Leader Lin!"
After saying this, Zhao Nianmeng turned around as if fleeing and quickly closed the courtyard gate.
Lin Jiafu was left standing there, completely sober.
During dinner earlier, he looked at Zhao Nianmeng's smile and, as if bewitched, subconsciously drank some wine.
The words that just slipped out were spoken unconsciously.
He regretted it as soon as he said it, but he couldn't help it. Looking at the woman's shy yet somewhat resistant expression, he couldn't resist and wanted to say what was on his mind.
Lin Jiafu only truly came to his senses after Zhao Nianmeng left.
He felt a pang of regret, regretting that he had been too reckless.
Zhao Nianmeng is an extremely traditional girl. She was already lucky that she didn't scare him away completely by silently confessing her feelings.
He rubbed his head, feeling a bit of a headache, completely unaware that Zhao Defu, who was hiding in the bedroom, had overheard their conversation.
The moment Zhao Defu hid in the bedroom, he heard the door open.
Immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of high heels being changed into shoes coming from the living room.
It must be the eldest sister, Zhao Nianmeng, who has returned.
As Zhao Defu pondered this, he paced back and forth in his bedroom, unable to fall asleep no matter what he did.
Finally, he simply lay down on the bed, tossing and turning, waiting for Jiang Sheng to return.
Only after Zhao Xuehui's voice disappeared from the living room did Zhao Defu suddenly sit up in bed with a somersault.
Just as he was about to open the door to look for Jiang Sheng, someone knocked on the door of his guest room from the outside.
Zhao Defu knew it must be Jiang Sheng, so he quickly opened the door.
"Brother Sheng, you're finally back!"
Upon seeing Jiang Sheng, Zhao Defu quickly pulled him into the room and locked the door from the inside.
"If I hadn't been quick-witted, I almost would have been discovered today while I was being followed!"
After saying that, Zhao Defu told Jiang Sheng the whole story of how he had followed Jiang Sheng.
After he finished speaking, he patted his chest, his face full of righteous indignation.
"Although I don't know the specifics, since this kid was the culprit who almost stole state-owned assets, he's definitely not a good person!"
Judging from Zhao Defu's behavior, if it weren't for the current circumstances, he probably would have already gone to cause trouble for Lin Jiafu.
After listening to the whole story, Jiang Sheng's face turned extremely ugly, especially when he heard Zhao Defu say that the two of them were in front of his house and his older sister almost got confessed to.
Fortunately, her eldest sister was a very traditional woman. Otherwise, if Lin Jiafu had confessed his feelings, he would have definitely tried every means to pursue her!
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