"What did you say?"
On the phone, Han Mei's voice was full of surprise and a little short of breath.
"I, I mean, I thought about it..."
Li Ji took a deep breath and went through the sentence in his mind again.
"I decided not to take the recruitment exam for your Rural Credit Cooperative..."
Li Ji finally spit out the words he had been holding in his heart for a long time.
"Why?"
Han Mei's voice was so loud that it made Li Ji's ears buzz.
"No reason, I just don't want to participate."
After Li Ji finished speaking, he felt relaxed all over and his breathing became much smoother.
The mess that had been lingering in my heart for many days also disappeared inexplicably at this moment.
"Is it......did I hurt your self-esteem by asking my father to help you?"
Han Mei's voice dropped, and she hesitated.
"No! No!" Li Ji had already guessed that Han Mei would think so, so he quickly explained, "It's really because I don't want to participate. It has nothing to do with you or your father. Really, Han Mei, you believe me …”
Li Ji finished speaking in one breath. She felt that she had never been so verbose today. She had become the nagging Mrs. Xianglin who complained to everyone.
The receiver immediately fell silent, eerily quiet.
Li Ji's heart suddenly jumped up. He pressed the receiver against his ear and slowed his breathing.
Time seemed to have stood still, and it was so long that it was breathless. -
Han Mei remained silent and her breathing became heavier and heavier.
After a while, Li Ji heard a gentle ring from his cell phone.
"Dududu..."
A series of busy signals.
Han Mei had hung up the phone quietly.
Li Ji slowly took the phone away from his ear and quietly looked at the small icons that were still flashing and dancing on the screen, his eyes dull.
After a while, he gently placed the phone in the middle of the table and slowly sat down on the chair.
Completely different from what I imagined beforehand.
There seemed to be no sense of relaxation or joy, but instead a deep sense of loss and disappointment.
It's the result I hope for, but it's not the scene I want to see. Li Ji stared blankly at the light and shadow floating on the windowsill, feeling lost.
My heart was in turmoil, with a vague feeling of frustration. Like a primary school student who has not finished his summer homework, he is very worried about the first class of school tomorrow.
The windows were darkened, and the sunlight was disappearing from the windowsill little by little. In the sparse sunlight, the leaves of the Iron Cross Begonia tree were a little wilted.
Only then did Li Ji remember that he hadn't watered the water for several days.
He was stunned, stood up, took a tea cup on the coffee table, and wanted to go out to get some water to water the flowers.
"Dingling, dinging, dinging..."
Before I even reached the door, the phone on the table rang.
It's a landline.
Li Ji took two steps back, leaned forward, and glanced at the number on the screen: it was from Wang Shulan's office.
He was stunned for a moment and waited for the phone to ring twice more before he picked up the receiver.
"President Li, is it convenient now? Please come to my office."
On the phone, Wang Shulan's voice was light and calm.
"Okay, President Wang. Wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Li Ji responded.
He secretly wondered if Wang Shulan could come to him for anything, could it be Haitianda Company again?
Thinking of Haitianda Company, Li Ji had a headache. And that Tao Shanming definitely doesn't like him very much either.
There is a reason for Han Mei. It is estimated that Tao Ping and Tao Shanming, the uncle and nephew, have no good impression of him.
Apart from work arrangements, Tao Ping's dissatisfaction with himself probably accounts for at least half of Han Mei's matters.
With Tao Ping's character and power, it was easy to put on a few pairs of small shoes and create a few stumbling blocks for himself, overtly and covertly, and it didn't require too much thinking.
Tao Shanming is not a good person. I guess this person has both the underworld and the white ways. It's easy to deal with a young man like me who doesn't have much foundation.
It seems that it is wise to have less contact with Han Mei, or preferably no contact at all.
He had nothing to do with Han Mei in the first place, and now there was no need to get into trouble with uncle and nephew Tao Ping because of her.
Thinking about what he said in Tao Ping's office before, it seemed that he was a little too rash, and he acted out of impulse without considering the consequences.
From now on, you have to use your brain carefully.
Li Ji put down the phone and sat for a while before walking out.
Apart from Li Ji and Wang Shulan, the only person working on this floor is secretary Xiao Qi. At this moment, the corridor was quiet and seemed even more empty than usual.
Li Ji walked to the door of Wang Shulan's office and stopped, looking inside. Wang Shulan happened to be looking out, and when their eyes met, they both smiled.
"President Li, please come in quickly!"
Wang Shulan greeted warmly.
Seeing that there was no one else in her room, Li Ji pinched the collar of her shirt, coughed slightly, and walked in.
Wang Shulan stood up, holding a document in her hand.
She was about to talk to Li Ji, looked at the door, and put the documents back on the table.
Li Ji felt a little strange and looked at her blankly.
Wang Shulan walked out quickly, walked to the door in a few steps, looked at both ends of the corridor, and then closed the door behind her back.
Wang Shulan didn't wear work clothes today.
She wore a light-colored short-sleeved shirt with small floral flowers on her upper body, and her arms were as round as snow lotus roots; she wore a pair of black jeans on her lower body, with the trouser legs rolled up, revealing white socks and a calf.
The collar of Wang Shulan's shirt is very low.
I don't know whether it was intentional or accidental, but the second button of the shirt was undone, revealing a pink and white triangle area that looked like a green onion.
The black bra came straight into view, and the two mounds were impatient, trying to break free.
The jeans seemed a little thinner and stretched tightly around the body, making the calves appear thicker and stronger, and the buttocks became fuller and rounder.
Li Ji finally took his eyes away from Wang Shulan's buttocks, coughed twice, and sat down on the couch.
Wang Shulan turned around and picked up the documents again, and also sat down on the other end of the sofa.
The strong smell of perfume hits your face. Li Ji covered his nose hard to prevent himself from sneezing.
Wang Shulan looked at him and then glanced at the document in her hand: "President Li, I just received a notice from the municipal bank that you will be audited for leaving office starting next week..."
While talking, Wang Shulan handed the document to Li Ji.
Li Ji took it and saw that it was a red-headed document from the city bank. The eye-catching title reads: "Notice on the Departure Audit of Comrade Li Ji."
Four or five lines of text, a thin page of paper, and no attachments.
Li Ji looked at it and handed the document back to Wang Shulan.
Wang Shulan was a little surprised when she saw that he didn't speak.
"The normal working procedure is just auditing."
Li Ji met Wang Shulan's questioning gaze and said lightly.
Originally, it was normal for banks to conduct outgoing audits.
When senior bank managers and personnel in important and key positions resign or are transferred, exit audits are usually required.
This is normal working procedure and there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that for department deputy positions like Li Ji, the requirements in the industry are not so strict, and exit audits are optional.
Under normal circumstances, an out-of-office audit should be completed before the auditee assumes a new position. At that time, Li Ji thought that an out-of-office audit was not needed.
Now that Li Jiren has arrived at the branch, it seems a little unusual to suddenly have to conduct an audit on his departure.
Recalling the scene when he met Tao Ping at the door of a western restaurant that night, Li Ji suddenly realized something.
However, he believed that he had done nothing illegal and had nothing to worry about, so he just asked them to conduct an audit.
Seeing Li Ji's nonchalant look, Wang Shulan frowned, stood up and put the documents back on the table.
After looking down for a moment, Wang Shulan sat back on the sofa.
Li Ji was a little confused and looked at her doubtfully. Wang Shulan glanced at Li Ji and moved her butt towards Li Ji.
"President Wang, you..."
Li Ji was a little surprised and subconsciously moved his body back.
"I am a tiger, can I eat you?"
Wang Shulan rolled her eyelids and smiled softly. A pair of plump red lips are delicate and charming, showing infinite charm and a kind of slutty temptation.
"no no……"
Li Ji was a little nervous and stuttered when speaking; his forehead was slightly sweaty and he tried his best to stand up straight.
"There is something," Wang Shulan straightened her face and looked at Li Ji, "Don't worry, it's not official..."
"President Wang, please tell me..."
Li Ji slightly breathed a sigh of relief.
"I said it once last time," Wang Shulan thought, "Maybe I didn't make it clear..."
Li Ji listened carefully, feeling a little uneasy.
"Just tell me," Wang Shulan said, "President Tao's nephew is dating Han Mei, and President Tao doesn't want you to get involved..."
"Me? Stirring in it?"
Li Ji pointed to his chest and his voice suddenly became louder.
"Xiao Li, don't be impatient," Wang Shulan suddenly took a breath, "I'm just paraphrasing what others said. You just have to know what's going on..."
Li Ji rubbed his neck and his face turned red.
Judging from Han Mei's tone, she had no contact with Tao Shanming at all. Why did it come to Wang Shulan's mouth that the two of them were already in love?
"However, I think that girl Meimei seems to be really interested in you..."
"No, no!" Li Ji's face swelled and his neck turned red, "President Wang, don't listen to their nonsense about the disappearance of the shadow..."
"There is no best, there is no best," Wang Shulan nodded, "I heard some rumors, I don't know if they are true..."
At this point, Wang Shulan suddenly stopped and looked at Li Ji intently.
"No, no, absolutely not!" Li Ji stood up and waved his hands repeatedly, "Han Mei and I are just ordinary friends, alumni..."
Seeing Wang Shulan's still suspicious look, Li Ji hurriedly added: "President Wang, you also know that I have a girlfriend for a long time, and she will get married soon..."
"You're about to get married?" Wang Shulan was stunned for a moment, her brows raised sharply, "Well, that's a good relationship. Xiao Li, it's the eldest sister who should congratulate you!"
Li Ji didn't answer anymore. He took a long breath, lowered his head silently, and stared at the toes of his shoes.
"Xiao Li, don't blame the eldest sister for talking too much," Wang Shulan's tone softened, like an eldest sister treating her younger brother, "I think it's better for you to stay away from that girl Meimei in the future, so as not to have other people's gossips affect you. Not good. Do you think so?"
"Well, well, that's what President Wang said," Li Ji nodded repeatedly, "I will definitely pay attention to it in the future, I will definitely pay attention to it!"
This time it was beyond Wang Shulan's expectation. She was stunned and nodded happily: "That's good, that's good..."
Li Ji thought to herself, I just offended Han Mei, and even if I knelt down and begged, she might not pay attention to me anymore.
Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
"I also told President Tao that day that Xiao Li is not the kind of person who doesn't know what is good and what is wrong..."
Wang Shulan pursed her lips and licked it lightly with the tip of her tongue.
Li Ji's heart skipped a beat, and his eyes fell on the two turbulent balls on Wang Shulan's chest. Wang Shulan pretended not to see it and instead pushed her chest forward.
Li Ji's throat felt dry for a while. He swallowed hard and stood up: "President Wang, if there is nothing else, I will go back first."
Wang Shulan turned her face, looked at it, and nodded: "Well, okay, you go and do your work."
Li Ji walked to the door, and just as his hand touched the door handle, he heard Wang Shulan shouting: "President Li, wait!"
Li Ji was stunned, quickly stopped and turned around.
"President Wang, is there anything else?"
"No, it's okay..." Wang Shulan waved her hands and suddenly lost her words, "Just now, I, I..."
Li Ji was suspicious. I thought to myself, if you don't want to just let it go, why are you so surprised. While he was thinking, he reached out and opened the door.
"President Li!"
Wang Shulan suddenly shouted again.
Li Ji kicked in and out of the door, stopped suddenly, and turned around to look at Wang Shulan in surprise.
Wang Shulan licked her lips and said slowly:
"Xiao Li, please don't take the departure audit matter to your heart..."
