Chapter 728 The Cost of Progress
Inside the tea room, Lin Fan leaned back in his chair with a smile, feeling his gaze wander over his body. Liu Shengrui experienced a sense of shame at being seen through, given that he hadn’t said anything, yet Lin Fan had hit the nail on the head.
"County Magistrate Lin really is young and promising. Your insight is unmatched by the ordinary person—I can’t hide anything from your perceptive eyes."
Liu Shengrui certainly couldn’t deny it anymore, otherwise, if Lin Fan cornered him with a single remark, wouldn’t his trip have been in vain?
"I wouldn’t dare dream of directly taking the director’s position as I’ve been at the agency for a relatively short time and don’t have enough experience. But if I could do some miscellaneous work in the office, I would have much more room for progress in the future. After all, we are not outsiders. I would definitely assist you with all my heart."
"I am not the Emperor. What’s there to assist with? Haven’t you noticed? Actually, my injury had healed long ago, yet I still haven’t reported for duty. Do you really think that’s because I don’t want to?"
Lin Fan took his feet out of his slippers and laid them beneath the table, slipping them between Xu Jingyi’s legs and pressing his toes against the damp Soul-Snatching Cave. The stimulation made her body shiver unwillingly, but she soon grew accustomed to the invasion of the toes, and her movements became gentle as her mouth eagerly sucked on Lin Fan’s Iron Pestle.
"Then... then why?"
Liu Shengrui was taken aback by Lin Fan’s question—he truly didn’t understand.