482: Let’s not quarrel because of others
Bai Zongdan hurried back to the office compound. When he ran all the way back to the auditorium, just as he was about to go upstairs, he heard Chai Jixian yelling at him like crazy:
"Xiaobai, where have you been?!"
Bai Zongdan did not answer. He hurried back to the dormitory to find the letter and the portrait. If these two things were discovered, it would be over.
However, just as he was climbing the stairs, Chai Jixian came after him and called out:
"Xiaobai, you're in trouble!"
Bai Zongdan's heart suddenly tightened and he paused for a moment, but then he lifted his heavy legs and ran upstairs.
"Xiaobai! Xiaobai!"
Bai Zongdan quickly ran back to the dormitory on the second floor, lifted the messy quilt, and tossed around on the bed.
They lifted up the mattress, but still couldn't find the letter or the portrait.
It’s over!
Was he really discovered?!
He was still rummaging around when Chai Jixian and several other male educated youths rushed into the dormitory. Chai Jixian grabbed Bai Zongdan and asked:
"Did you write a love letter to Yu Xiaoye?"
Hearing these words, Bai Zongdan's clenched heart seemed to settle down. He pushed Chai Jixian's hand away, sat down dejectedly on the messy bed, and looked at Chai Jixian breathlessly:
"Where are the letter and the painting? Where did you put them? Give them to me."
Chai Jixian said angrily:
"What do you mean I put it somewhere? I didn't even see it! It was Lin Darong. Lin Darong came looking for you and found the love letter you wrote to Yu Xiaoye from somewhere. She took the letter to Director Zhou and reported you and Yu Xiaoye for having an affair. Now everyone in the agency knows about your love letter to Yu Xiaoye. It's all over the place. Director Zhou asked you to come over, but he couldn't find you anywhere. If you said you wrote a love letter, then why didn't you hide it? How did Lin Darong find it?"
Bai Zongdan's eyes went dark.
There was a buzzing in my ears.
He couldn't hear what others said next.
I only remember being pushed downstairs by Chai Jixian and escorted to Director Zhou's office like a prisoner.
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In Zhou Ziheng's office.
Yu Xiaoye had already been called over.
At this time, there were only Zhou Ziheng and Yu Xiaoye in the entire office.
Yu Xiaoye stood beside the desk, and Zhou Ziheng sat in the chair behind the desk with a tense expression.
There were letters and prints on the table.
There was a long silence.
Yu Xiaoye carefully picked up the print on the table and looked at her profile on it. She was surprised that Xiaobai could draw her so vividly without even taking a photo of her.
Although there is no color at all, just pure black, you can still tell it is her at a glance.
It's amazing.
It turns out that this was the reason why Xiaobai had been in seclusion for several days. He was indeed painting, but what he painted were not propaganda posters.
Xiaobai drew her.
This was the reason why Xiaobai stopped her last night and called her to the office, to give her the painting!
If she had known what would happen today, she shouldn't have told him that she had a boyfriend.
She should have let Xiaobai finish speaking first, and then wait for Xiaobai to take out the letter and the painting, accept both of them, and then refuse. In that case, what happened today would never have happened!
But who could have known that?
At this moment, Yu Xiaoye just wanted to rush to Lin Darong, pin her down and beat her up!
Putting down the print, she picked up the letter again and looked at Xiaobai's beautifully written "love letter". After reading it all, she was a little shocked:
This—can it be called a love letter?!
This letter, which doesn't even mention "like" or "love" and doesn't even contain a single flirtatious line, can actually be called a love letter?!
If this can be called a love letter, then the real love letter must be called a "pornographic book"!
How could these two harmless and trivial things actually cause the entire organization to "vibrate"?
This fucking era...
Putting down the letter, Yu Xiaoye said calmly:
"I didn't know about these two things beforehand."
After a pause, he felt that his tone was too harsh, and added:
"I ran into Xiaobai when I came back last night. He called me to his office to talk to me. I guessed he might say those things to me, so I told him I have a boyfriend."
"And then?" Zhou Ziheng's voice was low and hoarse.
"And then it's like today—I know no more than anyone else."
Yu Xiaoye first cleared himself.
After hearing her words, Zhou Ziheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, raised his deep and powerful eyes, and said:
"But now, everyone in the entire agency knows that he wrote you a love letter."
"First of all, I'm not wrong in this matter—"
"I know it's not your fault," Zhou Ziheng retorted, "Do you remember what I told you before?"
Yu Xiaoye remembered Zhou Ziheng's warning in the cafeteria. He said that if Bai Zongdan had any improper thoughts about him, he would never let him off easily.
He also said that he wanted to transfer Bai Zongdan away——
When he thought of this, Yu Xiaoye felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but look up at Zhou Ziheng.
Zhou Ziheng was also looking at her.
The two looked at each other. Yu Xiaoye saw the coldness in Zhou Ziheng's eyes, and Zhou Ziheng saw the softness in Yu Xiaoye's eyes.
Zhou Ziheng couldn't face Yu Xiaoye's gaze, so he looked away and said:
"I know this matter has nothing to do with you, but Bai Zongdan has to deal with it. You don't have to plead for him anymore."
After hearing what Zhou Ziheng said, Yu Xiaoye knew that it was useless to plead for mercy. She only asked:
"Are you really going to transfer him?"
Zhou Ziheng nodded slightly.
"Where are you being transferred to?"
"Since you're being transferred, don't ask anymore."
Yu Xiaoye had a bad feeling that Zhou Ziheng was going to punish Bai Zongdan severely this time.
Yu Xiaoye knew that pleading was useless, but he still couldn't help but say:
"Director, Xiaobai hasn't done anything excessive, and the Propaganda Department needs him. Only by keeping him in the Propaganda Department can his talents be maximized."
Zhou Ziheng remained ruthless:
"Rules are rules. I won't break them just because of his talent."
"Are you just following the rules?"
Zhou Ziheng looked at Yu Xiaoye's serious expression and knew that they were bound to have a disagreement on this matter. He said patiently:
"Xiao Ye, I hope we will never quarrel in our lives, especially not because of others."
"Director," Yu Xiaoye said calmly, "I'm not arguing with you. I'm just stating the facts. Since you said Xiaobai doesn't follow the rules, ask yourself if you do. You knew clearly that romance wasn't allowed in the propaganda team, yet you deliberately tried to transfer me in. Did you follow the rules?"
Zhou Ziheng's lips trembled:
"These are two different things, don't confuse them."
"Two different things? Just because you're the director, you have privileges and can use your power to punish anyone, while Xiaobai is just an ordinary educated youth with no power or background. If he makes the smallest mistake, he'll be severely punished. These are the two different things you're talking about. Ultimately, it's the difference between having power and not having it, right?"
Yu Xiaoye's voice was calm, but every word he said touched Zhou Ziheng's heart!
Zhou Ziheng looked at Yu Xiaoye steadily and said tolerantly:
"Xiao Ye, I don't want to argue with you. I don't want to argue with anyone else."
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