The high-ranking official instructed, "Xiao Guan, since she's your girlfriend, I'll leave this matter to you. This is also a test of your work ability. I believe you can handle this dispute perfectly."
After the high-ranking official finished speaking, he walked away with his potbelly sticking out.
The corridor was packed with people, all talking amongst themselves.
"How did Director Guan end up with such a girlfriend? She's so fierce!"
"Xiao Guan is usually quite steady, how come he's dating such a shrew? If they get married, he'll be kneeling on a washboard every day."
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Various unpleasant rumors reached Guan Xiangyang's ears. He pleaded, "Xia Tian, come to my office and sit down. I'll handle this matter."
"No, you have to come up with a solution that satisfies me, otherwise, I'll die here today."
Guan Xiangyang wished he could kneel down before Xia Tian. He pleaded, "Xia Tian, I beg you, I beg you, please give me some face and let me save face. Look, everyone in the bureau is here laughing at me. Just now, the bureau chief gave me a pledge to handle this matter. If you don't let it go, I'll lose all face."
"Guan Xiangyang, you only care about your own reputation, but don't you care about mine? This old woman said I'm pregnant. I'm a virgin, and I can't swallow this slander."
The middle-aged woman never expected that her words would cause such a big trouble. She wanted to end the matter quickly, so she knelt down in front of Xia Tian.
"Miss, I misspoke. Please forgive me."
Xia Tian laughed and said, "Get up. Since you've already knelt down, I'll forgive you. Just remember: never say that a girl is pregnant. I've just gained a little weight and my belly is a little bigger. It has absolutely nothing to do with being pregnant."
The middle-aged woman quickly stood up and said sheepishly, "Young lady, I'll head back to my office now. You're welcome to visit often."
Xia Tian looked annoyed and said, "Your Bureau of Industry and Commerce is full of unreliable people. I'm leaving."
Guan Xiangyang stared at Xia Tian's retreating figure and sighed deeply.
When the middle-aged woman heard that Xia Tian had left, she rushed out of the office and said to Guan Xiangyang, "Xiao Guan, how could you... how could you find such a girlfriend? With her shrewish nature, she'll make you suffer for the rest of your life and never be able to hold your head high."
Guan Xiangyang said aggrievedly, "Big sister, to tell you the truth, I was planning to meet her for a blind date tomorrow, but unexpectedly, she came to my workplace today. Actually, I don't even know her."
"Xiao Guan, that's good. I think you shouldn't go on the blind date with her tomorrow. Look, I just said one wrong thing, and she's been making a huge fuss about it. If I hadn't knelt down to her, she would have definitely made a huge scene."
"Big sister, I'm sorry, please forgive me."
"Xiao Guan, are you still planning to meet her tomorrow?"
Guan Xiangyang shook his head and said, "I would avoid a woman like the plague. How could I dare to date her, let alone marry her?"
"Xiao Guan, look at this young woman, she's dressed so seductively, she's obviously not a decent woman. To be honest, I really suspect she's pregnant."
Guan Xiangyang also felt the same way; Xia Tian's belly was noticeably swollen, making her look like a pregnant woman.
Guan Xiangyang wondered: Could it be that Xia Tian is really pregnant and wants me to be the one to take the fall?
As soon as Guan Xiangyang returned to his office, he immediately called the person who introduced him and complained, "That Xia Tian just came to my business bureau and caused a huge scene, making me lose face completely."
The matchmaker laughed and said, "Xiao Guan, what nonsense are you talking about? To say that Xia Tian went to your Industry and Commerce Bureau and caused a scene is simply absurd. Let me tell you: Xia Tian is a refined girl who never swears and is always polite to everyone."
"Hey! That's not how it is. Just now, she really came to our station, and an auntie casually said, 'Young lady, you're pregnant.' That one sentence made Xia Tian relentlessly pursue the matter. In the end, the auntie knelt down before Xia Tian, and only then did Xia Tian let her off the hook."
"Haha... Xiao Guan, you're getting more and more mysterious. Are you making up a story from Journey to the West for me?"
"Uncle, I'm not joking. If I had recorded what just happened, you would be very surprised. Xia Tian is not as refined and polite as you think. She's like a shrew."
"Xiao Guan, I know you're a young and promising division-level cadre with high standards. You don't look down on ordinary girls. If you don't like Xia Tian, just say so. But you can't smear her reputation."
"Uncle, I...I really have no way to defend myself. Everything I just said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask Xia Tian yourself."
The matchmaker was a little suspicious, so he immediately called Xia Jiufa.
"Old Xia, did your daughter Xia Tian just go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau?"
What was my daughter doing at the Industry and Commerce Bureau?
"Hey! The boyfriend I introduced to Xia Tian is the director of the office at the Industry and Commerce Bureau. Maybe Xia Tian went to see him just now, but she didn't expect to cause such a big fuss at the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
"Brother, why would my daughter offer herself up? Absolutely not, someone must be spreading rumors."
"Old Xia, hurry up and ask your daughter if she went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau."
Xia Jiufa hung up the phone and rushed out of the office.
He ran up and down the stairs, but couldn't find any trace of Xia Tian.
Xia Jiufa ran to the gatehouse and asked the old man in the reception room, "Have you seen Xia Tian?"
"Summer went out around nine o'clock and hasn't come back yet."
Xia Jiufa was utterly baffled. He had clearly arranged for his daughter to meet her blind date the next afternoon, so why had she gone to the Industry and Commerce Bureau ahead of time, and even caused such a scene?
Xia Jiufa ran out the door, looking around. Suddenly, he saw Xia Tian walking towards him with light, quick steps and a beaming smile.
Summer had already gone home, washed off her makeup, and changed into a simple and elegant dress.
Xia Jiufa asked with a stern face, "Daughter, where did you run off to?"
"Dad, the dress I wore this morning ripped, so I changed into another one when I got home. Look, isn't this dress pretty?"
"Girl, are you going home to change your dress? Didn't you go anywhere else?"
"I originally planned to go shopping, but it was too hot, so I gave up the idea."
“Daughter, the matchmaker just called and said you went to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and caused a scene there, making Guan Xiangyang lose face. Just tell Dad the truth, did you go to the Industry and Commerce Bureau just now?”
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