What was originally a private matter has now escalated to the point where even high-ranking leaders have had to personally intervene.
Xue Qing is a woman with a serious illness!
Thinking this through, Shen Xizhou's face turned cold, and he said to Secretary Xu, "Alright, we'll go now."
He gave Xue Qing an unfriendly look. Since he had been interrupted, he decided not to say anything more.
As Xue Qing raised an eyebrow in a smug expression, Shen Xizhou stepped forward and, in full view of everyone, firmly grasped Chu Yuan's hand...
The two looked at each other and smiled faintly.
Xue Qing shuddered, her pupils shrinking sharply.
That's impossible!
What does Shen Xizhou mean? Is he going to take this opportunity to make it public?
He's just a temporary toy to kill time during his lonely hours after work! How dare he!
"I'm sorry to have troubled everyone with my marriage plans. Judge Xue is right, we shouldn't have skipped the wedding banquet to save trouble and started living together legally in secret." Shen Xizhou spoke slowly and politely, "Later, once the invitations are ready, we will invite everyone to our wedding banquet."
The man's large palm enveloped Chu Yuan's small hand, giving her a strong sense of security.
Step by step, I led the pretty and well-behaved little girl out of the spacious area filled with the aroma of food, out of the sight of hundreds of gossipy colleagues.
They didn't even hesitate for a second, let alone run away or hide.
Shen Xizhou's profile was gentle and captivating, as if he were entrusting his entire world to her.
Secretary Xu walked behind them, and couldn't help but stare in amazement.
When the elevator stopped on the eighth floor, Secretary Xu pressed the elevator door shut with her hand and said with a smile, "Judge Shen, congratulations."
"Congratulations to Secretary Jiang as well."
"Thank you." They said in unison, their eyes meeting, their love evident in their gaze.
Secretary Xu paused for a moment, thinking to herself, "There's no explicit rule that leaders can't have romantic relationships with their subordinates!"
Shen Xizhou is single and unmarried, and Jiang Yuan is also unmarried. The two have fallen for each other, so do they need anyone else's permission?
What's wrong with having an age gap?!
Besides, they've already said it's "legal cohabitation," and some people just want to meddle and stir up trouble.
As for who he was referring to, he didn't specify.
"Director Han, Shen Ting and the others have arrived." After announcing this, Secretary Xu went out and closed the door.
The senior leader, who was buried in his work at the desk, gave a soft "hmm" and did not rush to criticize Shen Xizhou. Instead, he waited until he finished writing his reading notes before slowly raising his eyes.
His gaze first swept over Chu Yuan's face without leaving a trace before turning to Shen Xizhou. "Little Shen, don't blame me for making a mountain out of a molehill. In addition to being skilled in our work and having strong professional expertise, staff members of our government agencies must also pay attention to their personal conduct."
Here is an anonymous whistleblower letter; please take a look.
As he spoke, he seemed to realize that Chu Yuan's presence was inappropriate, and called out to Xiao Xu, "Take her to the personnel department, Section Chief Ying will talk to her."
Those who heard "personnel department" were terrified, fearing they would be fired.
Chu Yuan remained calm, obediently turned around and went out, following Secretary Xu, without worrying about her future at all.
The high-ranking leader found it strange and glanced at Chu Yuan's back a few more times out of the corner of his eye.
Is she acting impulsively out of love, or is she planning something else entirely?
In fact, five minutes later, the top leader knew what the young girl's achievement was!
Shen Xizhou said, "Dean, you don't need to read this letter of accusation. My wife and I got our marriage certificate a long time ago and are legally married."
I work in the legal profession; how could I possibly break the law knowingly?
The reason we didn't make it public is because the little girl is shy, and I don't really like formalities.
Now it seems I was wrong.
It should be widely announced that Ms. Jiang Yuan and I have obtained our marriage certificate and are legally married to avoid any misunderstandings!
Shen Xizhou's words were clearly tinged with anger.
But there's nothing wrong with what he meant!
Whether or not he gets married is his private matter; what business is it of anyone else's?
As colleagues, many people worry about too much!
Even he, the dean, is the same. How could he summon both people for a talk just because he received an anonymous letter of complaint?
If it's about embezzlement and bribery, or issues related to integrity, then that's easier to deal with.
What right does an organization have to dictate whether its officers get married, when they get married, and who they marry and how old they are?
A bitter smile crept onto the leader's lips. If he had known earlier that the other party had already registered their marriage, he wouldn't have made such a blunder today!
Not everyone is in the cafeteria at lunchtime.
So, people who don't eat in the cafeteria and aren't into gossip wouldn't know that Shen Xizhou had made the outrageous statement in the cafeteria that he would invite everyone to his wedding banquet on a chosen day.
And so it is with Section Chief Ying of the Personnel Department. All we know is that a 22-year-old clerk and a 34-year-old director got together. It's definitely a scandalous affair!
She was in her fifties and nearing retirement, a time when she was quick to find fault with young girls and couldn't stand them. Upon hearing this, she already harbored biased thoughts.
The same thing, the opinion of the top leader is: a 34-year-old man dating a 22-year-old girl, not bad, I really envy him.
From Section Chief Ying's perspective, it would be: "Why would a 22-year-old girl choose a 34-year-old man? Isn't she after his career success and financial stability? This girl is so materialistic!"
Therefore, Section Chief Ying stood with his arms crossed, looking down at Chu Yuan in front of her chair, and said, "I've seen plenty of girls like you. You have poor learning ability, you don't work hard, you slack off in school, and you cheat at work. You finally met a good man, so why do you care about the age difference?"
But you're being far too naive!
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