The person standing outside the door was Xu Shuyan.

At this time, she was wearing a pair of sunglasses, a generous black dress, and a light makeup on her face. Compared to her usual image of a leader, she was less rigid and serious, and more luxurious and bloated. She was like a noble lady, but she was not so approachable. On the contrary, she felt a sense of awe and dared not desecrate her.

She held a big birthday cake in her hand.

Xu Shuyan knew that today was Dong Wanning's birthday, and she had asked her inadvertently before, and indirectly learned that her sister was on a business trip today.

So, she decided to celebrate her birthday for the lonely Dong Wanning. Xu Shuyan hesitated for a while, and finally appeared under the cover of the night with a new image that Dong Wanning had never seen before. She wanted to change her traditional impression in Dong Wanning's mind, proving that she was not just a stereotyped and serious person.

But after knocking on the door, Xu Shuyan was still a little nervous, and she still cared about Dong Wanning's reaction.

Taking off her sunglasses, Xu Shuyan took a deep breath, and a very rare smile appeared on her face. Standing at the door, she felt a strange happiness.

"Who?" Finally, Dong Wanning asked cautiously, but she knew that it was not her precious sister who knocked on the door. One reason was that the sister had the key, and the other reason was that the sister's knocking on the door was too familiar with the sound of the sister, and she would never be so polite. Chen Guobin, who was standing next to him with a pot, also knew that it was not Dong Yining. He heard it and the person knocking on the door should be a polite woman.

Who could it be? Dong Wanning and Chen Guobin were both guessing in their hearts. The difference is that Dong Wanning seemed very nervous at this time. She felt a little bit possible, but she was not sure yet. Chen Guobin was very calm. No matter who the visitor was, he didn't care and did nothing wrong.

Xu Shuyan hesitated for a moment and said kindly: "Wanning, it's me, Aunt Xu." She said it very naturally, but she felt a little embarrassed. It was the first time that Wanning and Aunt Xu called her. Changing the habitual title is not easy, although she had long recognized that such a relationship.

"Ah..." Dong Wanning felt her heart suddenly rise to her throat. She frowned and looked at Chen Guobin, who was like a deaf person, not anxious at all, and felt a little angry and complaining. Humph, it's all your fault!

Chen Guobin was also surprised. This was not only because Xu Shuyan was obviously here to celebrate Dong Wanning's birthday—just as kind as he was, but also because of her very abnormal and kind tone and tone. It was hard for him to imagine what kind of expression she was standing outside the door at this time. He was used to Xu Shuyan's very rigid and serious image, Chen Guobin really didn't believe that her mouth could say such kind words.

A few seconds later, Dong Wanning asked in surprise through the door: "Aunt Xu, why are you here?" She quickly accepted the temporary title of the leader. Although it was her first time calling it, she didn't feel it was difficult to speak. In fact, she had wanted to call it like this a long time ago, but she never dared.

"Haha, why can't Auntie come to see you?" Xu Shuyan was very helpful and smiled relaxedly. The voice of Auntie Xu sounded very comfortable, and she didn't notice the abnormality in the room. "Wanning, open the door first and let the aunt come in." This child?

Dong Wanning said helplessly, gritted her teeth, and finally opened the door. She knew that she could not escape.

The smile on Xu Shuyan's face froze. She stared at Chen Guobin coldly: "Secretary Chen, what are you doing here?"

"Borrow the fire." Chen Guobin explained calmly: "My stove broke down at the critical moment, and the dish was only a little bit short of the heat." He was also surprised when he glanced over the luxurious black dress. He never thought that Mayor Xu had such a side that almost completely subverted the original image, and he sighed that she had hidden it a little deeper.

Dong Wanning was even more stunned by Xu Shuyan's new image. She almost thought it was another person. If it weren't for her stern questioning at this time, Dong Wanning could no longer care about it and quickly explained: "Secretary Chen lives next door. He has just come in for a few minutes and is ready to go back after cooking."

Xu Shuyan's anger was indescribable, not only because the person's mind was so meticulous and insidious - she didn't think his stove was really bad, but also because her very private image and performance happened to be caught by him, and she felt very angry and embarrassed.

She said seriously without comment: "Secretary Chen, I want you to say a few words alone."

"Okay." Chen Guobin nodded and said lightly: "Go next door."

"Xiao Dong, wait a moment, I'll come over soon. Pay attention to closing the door." Xu Shuyan handed the big cake in her hand to Dong Wanning, who had to pick it up even if she didn't pick it up, and explained seriously, with a little more stern tone.

"Oh..." Dong Wanning responded and took it. She felt as if she was caught with someone else's thing, which was very embarrassing, although Mayor Xu did not mean to blame her.

Following Chen Guobin to the next door, Xu Shuyan quickly looked at the environment, and was a little surprised. She was indeed a little too tidy. I think his mouth was quite neat. Thinking of this, Xu Shuyan breathed a little relieved and became more convinced that Chen Guobin had a family. But she could not have imagined that Section Chief Chen's mouth was a clumsy and could not do anything.

After Chen Guobin took the pot to the kitchen, he walked back to the living room. Seeing that she was still standing, he greeted her: "Mayor Xu, sit down." He walked over and poured a glass of boiling water.

"No need, I'll just say a few words." Xu Shuyan refused coldly. Chen Guobin put the glass of water he had just poured aside, walked over with a calm look on his face, stopped three steps away from Xu Shuyan, and was about to listen to her obvious warning face. He didn't want to stick his warm butt on his face.

Xu Shuyan stared at his eyes: "Secretary Chen, are you married?"

Chen Guobin was very dissatisfied with this tone and replied indifferently: "Although this is a personal **, I don't think there is anything to hide. I got married two years ago." He didn't care about Xu Shuyan's impression of him. Some of the impressions were not liked, and they could not be changed by hard work.

Xu Shuyan suppressed the anger in her heart and emphasized seriously: "Xiao Dong has followed me for a lot of time. I have always cared about her and don't want her to have any problems. Section Chief Chen, I hope you can understand my mood and keep a suitable distance from Xiao Dong in the future."

Chen Guobin clarified lightly: "Secretary Dong and I are just neighbors. We usually meet each other every few days, that is, we just say hello."

Xu Shuyan stared at her sharp eyes and suddenly asked: "Do you know that today is Xiao Dong's birthday?"

Chen Guobin said without blinking his eyelids: "I'll know when you hold your birthday cake."

After pausing, Xu Shuyan said seriously again: "Secretary Chen, please remember your married identity. And... I will never let anyone who dares to make a bad idea for Xiao Dong." A hint of perseverance flashed across her face at the same time.

At this moment, Chen Guobin's heart was touched, and he would not let such a person go. Although Xu Shuyan was arrogant and his arrogant tone made him disgusted, Chen Guobin did not continue to push forward, but only emphasized: "I am a person with a proper sense."

"It's best if you can do this." Xu Shuyan warned seriously, then turned around and walked towards the door, and said without emotion: "Goodbye."

"Goodbye." Chen Guobin didn't have any feelings, and watched her open the door and walk out and shut it down, but she didn't close it heavily.

What surprised Dong Wanning was that Xu Shuyan then didn't say a harsh word, and even didn't mention what had happened before, but helped her to cook dinner in the kitchen. Dong Wanning felt flattered and stressed, but Xu Shuyan's unprecedented enthusiasm still made Dong Wanning melt and relax quickly, unconsciously treat her as her dear aunt, and felt very warm in her heart, but she didn't dare to treat it as happiness.

Around the dining table, Xu Shuyan kept picking up food in Dong Wanning's bowl, especially the large bowl of dry pot duck meat. Xu Shuyan knew that she liked this bite very much, and knew that it was left by the person next door, but at this time Xu Shuyan just wanted Dong Wanning to have a birthday without any pressure. Dong Wanning was not too polite. She ate a lot by herself, and she found that the duck meat tasted very good, as if she had eaten it in a dream.

Soon, the tabletop was replaced with a large exquisite cake. Faced with the 25 sparkling candles that were lit and lit, as well as the soft light that had never been seen in Xu Shuyan's eyes, Dong Wanning's eyes quickly became wet...

Very late, after telling Dong Wanning to close the door, Xu Shuyan finally went downstairs and left. Her car was waiting in a corner, and the driver was also a young woman.

Looking at the headlights disappearing around the corner, Chen Guobin continued to stand by the balcony window and remained motionless, his thoughts a little complicated.

By connecting bit by bit, especially the scene just now, Chen Guobin felt more and more deeply the deep care of Xu Shuyan for Dong Wanning. This moved him and respected him very much, without directly marking her to an irreconcilable opposite - he could tolerate some of her shortcomings of her who are of good nature, even if those shortcomings were very disgusted by him.

As long as he is a person who is really kind to Dong Wanning, Chen Guobin will not look down on him, nor will he have any unnecessary views on Xu Shuyan's image - just as he has never seen her other side. He knows how reluctant people like Xu Shuyan who hide themselves in a condom for a long time are to be seen by others.

In the car, Xu Shuyan's forehead was locked deeply, changing the highly relaxed performance she had when she celebrated Dong Wanning's birthday.

After learning that the man lived next to Dong Wanning, Xu Shuyan suddenly felt a deep sense of worry and urgency. She decided to put Dong Wanning down in advance to experience. As the plan was, Xu Shuyan planned to let Dong Wanning go in half a year - she had never thought of letting Dong Wanning be the secretary forever. Now, Xu Shuyan thought that it would start soon and could not be delayed. She felt the threat of the unpredictable man. In fact, Xu Shuyan concluded that he knew Dong Wanning's birthday, and that big bowl of duck meat was definitely not a coincidence.

Dong Wanning was still immersed in a high sense of flattery. The scene where Mayor Xu helped her celebrate her birthday was like a dream. Dong Wanning almost threw herself into her arms and cried. In her memory, no one has ever cared for her so much - she and her sister depended on each other for their own lives, and their nature was different.

Deep down in his heart, Dong Wanning had already regarded Xu Shuyan as one of the most important relatives - second only to her sister, and made up her mind to listen carefully to Xu Shuyan's words in the future and never lie casually again. Thinking of her that she and Section Chief Chen lived next door to each other without explaining that she was living next door to each other, Dong Wanning felt particularly regretful, and Xu Shuyan did not pursue the matter at all, which made her feel even more guilty.

However, Dong Wanning would not explain everything to Xu Shuyan clearly. For example, the matter between Section Chief Chen and County Mayor Zhao, she felt that this was someone else's ** and could not be said casually...

Chen Guobin continued to work as a deputy section chief. Although he was a little bored, he still day after day.

Frankly speaking, Chen Guobin doesn't like this kind of work that stands at the global level but can't do anything on paper. He has seen too many situations that need to be solved but cannot be solved due to various reasons, such as the last time, Xu Mayor went to a broken place in the corner of Pingjiang. In fact, many of the problems in this can be solved in a timely manner as long as he is a little brain-driven and proactive.

Although he could tolerate all these sad and disliked situations, Chen Guobin still wanted to be fully responsible for a specific area and seriously solve the specific problems, rather than doing anything like now, except for the imagination and the mess that he saw. Just as the staff officer did not lead the leader and did not fart, Chen Guobin was a person who would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail.

He even would rather be a village chief than a deputy section chief.

But at the moment, he didn't want to leave the Municipal Transportation Bureau because he and Dong Wanning were already neighbors. Revitalizing their fighting spirit was to take good care of their sisters. Chen Guobin couldn't bear to leave this kind of atmosphere that made him feel particularly solid and relieved, and he had a little conflict in his heart.

With the temporary shelving of the future of formal work, Chen Guobin is determined to deal with other things first.

On Friday night, Chen Guobin accompanied Dong Wanning next door for a night. This time, Dong Yining did not come as usual, which surprised Chen Guobin, and only said that she should be very busy recently. He was not worried about the clever sister-in-law. After all, he could feel that Dong Wanning next door was very calm this night, and the rhythm did not change as usual.

As for the beginning of the Thai financial market fluctuation on Wednesday, it has not had any real impact so far, and it has not made people feel its serious consequences immediately - it will take a while for it to gradually expand and the impact will become more and more profound. As for the impact on the domestic economy, it is still a relatively distant problem for the time being.

Early on Saturday morning, Chen Guobin drove to Xingcheng. He made an appointment to meet Lin Shilei for a talk, but did not refuse her suggestions that he would climb Lushan and relax his work.

At 9:30 am, Chen Guobin and Lin Shilei's car met successfully at the foot of the mountain.

When Chen Guobin saw Lin Shilei, who was so elegant and refined that she walked out of the car, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. Recently, women like to wear this kind of skirt, except for the various colors. Especially today, she still has to climb mountains, so she is wearing it like this. The heels of the light blue sandals on her feet are not short. When she stands with Chen Guobin, she can even be parallel to her head, which makes people feel a little stressed.

Lin Shilei walked over with a smile, her eyes full of playfulness: "Just walk up the road to the mountain. It should be okay for me to wear this way, right?" He saw Chen Guobin wearing a pair of leather shoes on his feet, and the above were trousers and T-shirts, which were also not sporty.

Chen Guobin smiled and joked: "It's okay to walk, it's just that it may affect others' walking."

Lin Shilei immediately reacted with a brilliant look on her face: "Thank you."

Chen Guobin shook his head and smiled: "Let's go."
Chapter completed!