Xu Qigang drove all the way to the Rescue Association, and as he entered the gate, the comrade on guard greeted him from afar upon seeing his car. Once the car passed by and they saw that he was driving himself without an assistant, and even Chen Yingjie, who often followed him, was nowhere to be seen, they couldn’t help but take a second glance.
Xu Qigang felt like he was the center of attention wherever he went, which made him somewhat uncomfortable. When he reached Shen Feihu’s office, the lights were still on, indicating that there were quite a few people inside.
"Hello, Captain Xu, the President is in a meeting, but I’ll go report for you," Xiao Tao greeted hurriedly and ran inside. Shortly after, he came out, "The President asks you to come in."
Xu Qigang pushed the door open and entered to find indeed quite a crowd, with Shen Feihu just putting down an empty bowl.
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"Not yet!" Xu Qigang remembered it was time for dinner. He had been so busy all afternoon that he hadn’t even had time to eat. "Sorry, President, for interrupting you."
"It’s nothing!" Shen Feihu shouted out, "Xiao Tao, get Qigang a boxed meal."
"Yes, President!" Xiao Tao responded from outside.
Shen Feihu’s meeting inside was about to conclude, and he figured that Xu Qigang wouldn’t have come at such a late hour without an important matter. He sent everyone else away, keeping only Liang Ximing.
"It so happens I was going to look for you if you didn’t come to me!" Shen Feihu couldn’t help but complain, "Look at you, not following any protocol, newly married and yet whisked away. We understand you and have been waiting until today for you to come to see me."
The matter in Country S hadn’t even been explained, and they were waiting for him to come back and speak to them personally. Instead, he slipped away from the Provincial Command Center that very night and hadn’t shown up until today.
In the meantime, Chen Yingjie had requested two days off on his behalf, and Shen Feihu would have given anyone else a beating if it weren’t for Chen Yingjie’s intervention.
"I’m sorry!" Xu Qigang stood erect before Shen Feihu, visibly tiring the older man.
"Enough, enough, sit down already. You’re so tall I have to crane my neck just to see you," Shen Feihu motioned for him to sit.
Liang Ximing, easygoing as ever, simply smiled as he watched Shen Feihu rage without saying a word. Finally, not being able to stand it any longer, he said, "Alright Old Shen, keep this up and he’ll walk out on you. You pull him away on his third day of marriage, and you still think you’re right?"
"I... I’m not right, happy now?" Shen Feihu remembered there was still an important matter he hadn’t mentioned, something that had him thundering in his office since morning. Several people had suffered from his lash out and were driven out of the office as he threw things in anger.
"What in the world is the deal with Bai Tian’e? Is she out of her mind?" Shen Feihu slammed the table, unable to remember Bai Oulan’s name—he had vaguely heard her referred to as Bai Tian’e. She was known for her good dancing, singing, and looks. The only thing not good about her was her character!
"I think Su Yun is blind, what kind of talent is she picking?" Shen Feihu was merciless with his words. "Chairman Meng is getting senile with age; he even agrees to such a disgrace becoming Meng Fan’s wife. Isn’t that muddle-headed?"
Liang Ximing was so taken aback by these words he couldn’t recover for quite a while, "Old Shen... Old Shen, you should hold back a bit, even President Meng is not beyond your criticism?"
"Did I say something wrong?" Shen Feihu glared, "In my opinion, President Meng marrying Su Yun was a mistake to begin with. Of course, that’s just my personal view, and as a subordinate, I have no right to question my superior. But as a brother who has known him for many years, I believe I have the right to express my personal opinion."