The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 320: Si Yating Visits, Si Cheng Expresses Loyalty!

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Si Yating Visits, Si Cheng Expresses Loyalty!

Li Xiaoju was still laughing nonstop, trembling like branches in the breeze while nestled in Xu Qianli’s arms.

Her figure was already exceptional. As she kept on laughing in Xu Qianli’s embrace, her body quivering, the pair of ample assets on her chest dazzled Xu Qianli so much that he couldn’t help but gulp down his saliva and smack her plump rear.

"Alright, enough laughing, let’s talk business."

"If you keep laughing meaninglessly, don’t blame me for getting rough with you!"

After receiving a smack, Li Xiaoju whimpered softly and collapsed into Xu Qianli’s arms, her pretty face buried in his chest as she spoke coquettishly.

"Secretary Xu, you’re so mean, always spanking me. You scare me."

"Fine then, I’ll tell you why I’m laughing, if you really want to know. It’s because I realized that you can’t bear to part with me, you can’t stand the thought of me being touched by another man."

What, can’t bear to part with her?

Xu Qianli pointed to his own nose, "You’re joking, right? Me, unable to bear parting with you?"

"Is that not the case?"

Li Xiaoju batted her beautiful eyes and gazed intently at Xu Qianli, looking absolutely smug.

"Clearly, according to your plan, I could seduce Lin Feng, sleep with him, then easily take him down by accusing him of forcing himself on me."

"But Secretary Xu, you wouldn’t agree to it. You wouldn’t let me do that and even told me never to come up with such an idea again."

"What does that tell me? It’s just that Secretary Xu can’t bear to let me go, you don’t want me being touched by other men."

"I truly thought you had a heart of stone, unable to see my worth. Turns out you’ve had your eye on me all along."

"Secretary Xu, if you like me so much, why are you always so cold to me? Is it just because I’m ambitious?"

"Does a woman with ambition really deserve such disdain?"

The more she spoke, the softer Li Xiaoju became, gently swaying Xu Qianli, nearly melting him with her coquettish voice.

Xu Qianli smacked her firm rear again.

"Enough, cut it out, don’t be so full of yourself. I simply find resorting to honey traps to be despicable; it’s beneath me."

"If you, little demon, keep trying to seduce me, don’t blame me for not holding back!"

"I, Xu Qianli, am not someone any woman can mess with, let alone a maiden like you."

"I’m not afraid!" Li Xiaoju’s eyes shone with fervent light, staring fixedly at Xu Qianli, almost as if her gaze could melt him, wishing it could bewitch him utterly.

Confronted with such a forward subordinate, Xu Qianli was at a loss for words. How did he, a leader, appear to be mere prey in her eyes?

Just as Xu Qianli was nursing a headache, there was a knock on the door.

Hearing the noise, Li Xiaoju shivered, quickly got up from Xu Qianli’s embrace, and walked aside.

Xu Qianli said, "Come in."

The door opened, and to Xu Qianli’s surprise, the lovely figure at the door was the pretty bank teller he had encountered during the bank robbery case.

Hmm, what was her name? Right, Si Yating.

Si Yating, in a beige spaghetti-strap dress, stood adorably at the door, peering inside. Upon seeing that there was another beautiful woman besides Xu Qianli, she blurted out, "Secretary Xu, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you had someone else in your office. Is this a bad time? I’ll leave."

Xu Qianli replied, "No, not at all. Come right in. Xiao Li, just leave the documents here and you can get back to your work. Miss Si, please come in and take a seat. What can I do for you?"

Dismissed, Li Xiaoju couldn’t have been more displeased, yet there was nothing she could do but leave.

Before leaving, she deliberately gave Si Yating a glance. She knew this woman—wasn’t she the daughter of Si Cheng, the Deputy Secretary of the Qingshan Town Party Committee?

Why had this woman suddenly come looking for Xu Qianli? Could something have happened between the two of them before?

After Li Xiaoju left, Si Yating entered the office.

"Secretary Xu, I came here today specifically to thank you."

"If you hadn’t acted last time, I don’t know what would have become of me at the hands of those vicious robbers. I am truly grateful."

"I’ve actually been wanting to thank you for a while, but I never had the courage to come over. Today, I finally mustered up the courage, so please don’t laugh."

Si Yating was sincerely grateful to Xu Qianli.

The events of that day had been too perilous. She had been held hostage by several robbers in the mountains, even a colleague of half a year turned out to be one of the culprits. If it hadn’t been for Xu Qianli, her fate would have undoubtedly been to be defiled by those brutal villains before being silenced permanently.

In other words, her chastity and her life had both been preserved by Xu Qianli, and she was deeply thankful to him from the bottom of her heart.

Xu Qianli waved his hand dismissively.

"You’re being too polite."

"I didn’t act that day to save you specifically, it was purely for self-defense. You don’t need to take it so seriously."

"Regardless, I am happy that you came today."

"How have you been since then, by the way? Were you frightened by what happened?"

At the time, out of necessity, he had to take lives, killing three in fact, all witnessed by this woman. He wondered if it had frightened her.

Si Yating said, "It was quite scary at the moment, and for the next few days, I couldn’t sleep at night, but now I’m much better."

"That’s good to hear."

"What’s past is past, it’s best to forget it."

"Come to think of it, I owe you an apology. That day in the car, you and I, well, how should I put it, anyway I’m sorry."

Xu Qianli felt somewhat embarrassed mentioning the incident.

Although nothing had transpired between them, he had been driving while she was bounced around in his lap, with plenty of physical contact. He felt quite guilty about it.

Si Yating’s pretty face turned red as she brought up the incident, with two blushes creeping up her cheeks, giving her a shy look, her submissive and lowered gaze only adding to her cuteness. She was so mortified that she dared not look at Xu Qianli and, with her head down and watching her chest, her hands clasped together, she fell silent.

Xu Qianli scratched his head and said, "Sorry, maybe I shouldn’t have brought that up. Let’s just pretend it never happened and forget about it, shall we?"

"No, I can’t forget!"

"Ever since that day, I dream about you, constantly dreaming about sitting in your lap!"

Si Yating blurted out.

As soon as she said it, she was taken aback at herself, internally scolding for saying whatever came to mind.

Overcome with embarrassment, Si Yating turned abruptly.

"The things I just said, I was just talking nonsense, Secretary Xu, you mustn’t take it to heart, as if I never said anything."

"I came to you today not only to express my gratitude but also to discuss another matter."

"My dad asked me to tell you that, in Qingshan Town, he follows your lead completely and will never side with that Lin Feng."

"Alright, I have delivered the message, I won’t disturb your work any longer, Secretary Xu."

Having said her piece and still feeling unbearably embarrassed as if she wished she could find a hole to hide in, Si Yating attempted to dash out of Xu Qianli’s office, but accidentally, her head banged against the doorframe with a thud.