Luo Gang felt a bit awkward but still brought the coffee into Luo Yanling's office first.

He lingered in the office for a while, taking a deep breath to savor her fragrance in the air. How nice it smelled!

Unable to resist, he picked up Luo Yanling's wireless mouse on her desk, sniffed it, licked it, and then left with a satisfied face, ready to head back to his own office.

Then, he saw the apple that Luo Yanling had nibbled on that morning and tossed in the trash can.

So, he picked it up, took a couple of bites, and threw it back into the can, sighing...

That was some serious kissing up, and a bit perverted, to boot.

Of course, back in his office, he had nothing to do but stare eagerly at the main entrance.

The door was not closed, so many pairs of eyes were fixed on the entrance, particularly on Liu Zhizhong's office located diagonally opposite, wondering if a fierce confrontation between two directors was unfolding inside?

Luo Yanling just banged on the door a couple of times, then pushed it open and entered.

Inside was a hallway that also served as a lounge area, with Ma Xudong's office door ten meters to the right.

But directly in front of the entrance was Liu Zhizhong's office door, framed with wood and fitted with transparent glass, aligning with his desk so he could see visitors.

Of course, next to his desk, there was his small lounge area for receiving guests.

Luo Yanling entered through the glass door with an icy expression, glaring at Liu Zhizhong, who sat smiling in the lounge area.

She cursed inwardly: This bastard looks even more handsome in person than in his photos, quite charismatic!

But taking her position and preventing her from becoming the head of the second secretarial department made him an enemy, no matter how handsome!

And to think, he even had a friend with benefits!

Liu Zhizhong greeted her with a calm smile, stood up, and said, "Director Luo, we meet again."

Then, he gestured toward the small sofa across from him and elegantly invited her, "Please, take a seat."

Luo Yanling sat down with suspicion and said coldly, "Hearing you speak like that, have we met before? I can't remember."

Liu Zhizhong let out a chuckle, "Oh, just before, you know. The person you almost walked into and scolded, that was me, haha..."

"Ah? It was you..."

Luo Yanling's face turned a bit red, embarrassed, a natural and subconscious reaction.

But immediately she put on a stern face and said coldly, "Why didn't I knock you dead? I also scolded you, you must hate me, don't you?"

Liu Zhizhong just laughed, "It's all small stuff, I'm not petty..."

"You can cut the crap! Who's your friend? Where's the video?" Luo Yanling interrupted Liu Zhizhong, with a frosty, haughty face, still showing the demeanor of the Mayor's mistress.

Liu Zhizhong smiled and said, "Let's not talk about him for now. As for the video, I have an edited copy here. Would you like to take a look?"

"You..." Luo Yanling's face turned bright red, knowing how embarrassing the footage was, and she said coldly, "You'd better have deleted it from your phone. And tell your friend to permanently erase it too, or there won't be good consequences."

Liu Zhizhong still smiled, a sunny and radiant look on his face, and said in a low voice, "Just because you're Secretary Ma's mistress? You think that gives you control over everything?"

Luo Yan's chest heaved noticeably, trembling with pride, "Since you know, why bother asking? Are you crazy? Do you believe I'll go to Secretary Ma right now and report you? See if you can handle the fallout?"

Liu Zhizhong said lightly, "Director Luo, could you please not be so aggressive? I'm Secretary Ma's secretary now. If I don't let you in to see him, you really can't go..."

"Pah! You're just a gatekeeper for my man, can he really let you bite me? I'm going to tell him this very minute!"

With that, she crossed her snow-white, striking legs, stood up, and made to leave.

Liu Zhizhong nodded his head, looked up at her captivating body, and said, "Hmm, you do have quite the sharp tongue. But don't make a scene here. If it gets out, the entire City Committee will know about your affair with Secretary Ma, then the discipline inspection will know, or someone might post it online, and the whole world will know. Do you think that's good?"

Luo Yanling had already taken a couple of steps before she couldn't help but stop, turn around, and say, "Liu Zhizhong, what the hell do you want?"

Liu Zhizhong stood up with a smile and said, "I don't want anything. Just passing along a message from my friend. He wants to take you out for dinner tonight to have a good talk. Director Luo, it's better to quell the disaster than to let it grow, isn't it?"

"Damn it! Your friend just wants money, doesn't he? Name your price!"

Liu Zhizhong laughed, "Maybe, maybe he can only want money. Nobody dares to ask for anything else from Secretary Ma's woman, right? Think about the guy this morning, how pitiful, right?"

Liu Zhizhong's face was all sunshine and integrity, earnest and friendly, almost as if he had the socialist core values written all over his face.

Luo Yanling's face turned red with shame, a mix of pain and helplessness as she gritted her teeth and said coldly, "Fine, where are we having dinner tonight?"

"Oh, after work, just get in my car, and I'll take you there."

Luo Yanling nodded and pointed at Liu Zhizhong's nose, "You and your friend better play it straight, don't push me too far!"