Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 709 - 709 705 Banquet

709: Chapter 705: Banquet 709: Chapter 705: Banquet Ye Fan and Shangguan Wuqiu sat upright again and chatted casually for a while.

Ye Fan remembered he had to work overtime, so he raised his left wrist to check the time on his watch—it was already close to nine o’clock.

Seeing this, Shangguan Wuqiu took the initiative to ask, “Do you have something else tonight?”

“Yeah, I still have the night shift,” Ye Fan nodded, “I should get going.”

“Alright,” Shangguan Wuqiu responded as she stood up, her mature and curvaceous figure coming to its full height.

She walked away from the couch with elegant steps, fetching Ye Fan’s overcoat.

Ye Fan also stood up.

Seeing Shangguan Wuqiu fetching his overcoat, he reached out for it while smiling, “Thank you.”

Unexpectedly, Shangguan Wuqiu shook her head with a smile and said, “Let me help you put it on.”

“Hehe, no need, no need,” Ye Fan quickly waved his hands in refusal.

But Shangguan Wuqiu lightly chided, “Why be so formal with me?”

Saying that, she unfolded the overcoat for Ye Fan to wear.

Ye Fan could only reply, “Thank you,” as he slipped his left arm into the sleeve of the overcoat that Shangguan Wuqiu held open.

After fitting his left sleeve, Shangguan Wuqiu, holding the overcoat, walked from behind Ye Fan.

At that moment, Ye Fan felt his back brush against two unusually large and soft masses, causing his breath to catch momentarily.

Fortunately, it was just for a moment.

After fitting both sleeves, Shangguan Wuqiu proceeded to button up the overcoat for Ye Fan.

Standing face to face at close range, Ye Fan felt his breath could blow directly onto Shangguan Wuqiu’s rosy, full forehead.

As he looked down at Shangguan Wuqiu buttoning up his coat, his gaze unintentionally swept over her neckline, catching a glimpse of white, which sent a surge of excitement through him, prompting him to quickly turn his face away.

Unaware of anything, Shangguan Wuqiu continued to button up all the buttons gently and then smoothed the wrinkles on the clothing with her jade-like hands.

After circling around Ye Fan’s body and returning to the front, she stepped back two paces and smiled, “All set.”

“Thank you,” was all Ye Fan could say.

Shangguan Wuqiu returned the smile.

As she was seeing Ye Fan to the door, Shangguan Wuqiu suddenly said, “Ye Fan, why don’t you come to my house for the New Year’s Eve dinner?”

While speaking, she looked at Ye Fan with a seductive gaze.

From their earlier conversation, she already knew that Ye Fan couldn’t go home for the Spring Festival and would still need to be on duty.

Ye Fan’s heart was moved, but he still shook his head, “Thank you for your kindness, but there are other colleagues at the police station who can’t go home for the festivities, I’m afraid I can’t leave.”

Zhao Lina would also not be going home for the New Year.

On New Year’s Eve night, he couldn’t possibly leave her to eat dinner alone, right?

“Alright, work comes first,” Shangguan Wuqiu said, a bit disappointed.

After driving away from Shangguan Wuqiu’s home, Ye Fan went back to the office to change into his police uniform, then drove off to the front lines of public security.

The next day, the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, was the last day before the Spring Festival holiday.

That evening, according to a custom handed down by the government of Mingde County, a celebration gathering would take place at seven o’clock.

Mingde County’s party committee and government always placed great importance on it, with the committee secretary and county head attending in person, along with the top two officials from each governmental institution.

Additionally, each institution sent varying numbers of young men and women, with an emphasis on young women of good appearance.

After all, women were generally scarce in government departments, and to invigorate the atmosphere, they couldn’t have the venue filled with a bunch of men.

“Of course, not everyone must participate from start to finish.

Some older leaders who are not interested in the party will sign in and quietly leave after making an appearance.”

Ye Fan and Zhao Lina, the top two officials from the county police bureau, had to attend.

It was also a good opportunity for them to casually meet and chat with the heads of various agencies.

By 6:30 pm, Ye Fan, having showered and dressed neatly, left his dormitory and knocked on the door across the hallway.

At this point, only the two of them were in dormitory building A.

Some leaders who occasionally stayed in the agency’s dormitory had gone home to stay.

After all, it was the New Year, and they preferred the extra trouble of being with their families during this time.

Soon, the door opened and a neatly dressed Zhao Lina appeared.

“What do you want?” Zhao Lina asked coldly.

Ye Fan stepped forward half a step, smiling, “Director Zhao, would you like to join me at the party?”

“Mmhmm,” Zhao Lina responded indifferently, and then slammed the door shut nearly hitting Ye Fan’s tall, straight nose.

About three or four minutes later, the door opened again, and Zhao Lina had a black handbag with her.

She glanced at Ye Fan and, seeing him dressed neatly for once in a formal suit, said displeasedly, “Dressed so flamboyantly, are you trying to hook up with women at the party?”

Although she was also neatly dressed, her attire was more neutral and tough, not wearing a winter skirt, and it didn’t seem like she was dressed for the party.

“It’s just to make a good impression on everyone,” Ye Fan explained with a wry smile, spreading his hands, “It makes things easier later on.”

He had arrived in Mingde County before Zhao Lina, but there were still some government agency leaders he hadn’t met.

Zhao Lina, as the head of the police bureau, had met most of the heads of various agencies at various meetings.

“Excuses!” Zhao Lina huffed and walked toward the stairs.

Ye Fan smiled wryly, unable to help himself, and caught up with Zhao Lina to walk down the stairs side by side.

When they reached the parking lot, Zhao Lina said first, “Let’s drive separately.”

Ye Fan nodded; after all, they were going to the party, and it wasn’t certain that they would return together.

Arriving three or four minutes early, Ye Fan and Zhao Lina got to the party venue, signed in, and as they walked in, someone immediately spotted them and came over laughing.

In the agency hierarchy, the police bureau is a unique and influential department.

Many might ignore the heads of the Education or Finance Departments, but no one dared to antagonize the key leaders of the police bureau lightly.

Often, the head of the police bureau also had a chance to become a member of the county’s Standing Committee.

Therefore, although Ye Fan and Zhao Lina were newcomers in the official circles of Mingde County, no one dared to underestimate them.

People who recognized Ye Fan and Zhao Lina, as long as they were not too pretentious, came up to greet them one after the other.

Of course, Ye Fan and Zhao Lina also took the initiative to greet the senior leaders present, such as the party secretary and the county head.

“Hello, Sister Xue,” Ye Fan greeted Xue Lingyu, the minister of Propaganda, with a smile.

The last time there was a major cleanup around the school, Ye Fan called Xue Lingyu for help, and she had declined.

Although Ye Fan didn’t blame her—as helping him was a favor and not helping was her right—he hadn’t seen Xue Lingyu since.

Now at the party, he greeted her merely out of politeness.

Xue Lingyu, standing with a smiling face in her beautiful evening attire, revealed her tall and slim figure to Ye Fan.

Unlike Zhao Lina’s somewhat self-diminishing attire, Xue Lingyu had put some thought into her outfit and was the most dazzling presence at the event.

“Ye Fan, long time no see,” she said with a smile, extending her delicate hand for a handshake.

“Haha, yes,” Ye Fan replied, lightly grasping the tips of Xue Lingyu’s fingers before letting go.

However, among the other men, this was a scene to be envied.

Xue Lingyu, the evening’s brightest star attracted many greetings, but she rarely gestured for a handshake.

Unfortunately, Ye Fan felt nothing.