174: grand commendation meeting

“My silly husband, you haven't seen your wife in so long, don't you miss her?”

Li Qingyan had been extremely busy these past few days, working non-stop at the company, without meeting Gao Ze, due to dealing with the issue of Yanxiu Group's goods being impounded, the crisis of negative public opinion surrounding their products, and multiple fashion companies canceling collaborations.

When she saw Gao Ze, she tightly embraced him, like a long-parched sponge meeting rain, her passion almost urgent.

“Husband, hold me tight, I want to snuggle!”

“Kiss me, I want a kiss!”

They embraced tightly, as if wanting to merge into each other's flesh and bone, their breaths intimately intertwined, their lips and teeth greedily colliding, not even a wisp of air able to escape.

After a long while, Gao Ze released his arms from around Li Qingyan:

“If we kiss any longer, you’ll be in danger!”

Li Qingyan held Gao Ze’s hand, a blush spreading across her delicate face, and a sly smile appeared on her rosy, luscious lips: “I’m not afraid, I know my husband cherishes and understands me!”

The process of going to Su City to find her father-in-law needed to be expedited.

Gao Ze took a deep breath; otherwise, who could withstand such a legitimate temptation from his wife?

At that time, the issues of emotional dysregulation and Qing Yan's childhood trauma and secrets would all need to be resolved.

“Anyway, I’m going to devour you sooner or later!”

“Let’s go. We need to be at the Municipal Bureau at two o’clock. I’m going to pick up my younger brother and sister.”

He couldn't forget his wife, and naturally, he couldn't forget his younger brother and sister. Gao Ze helped Li Qingyan straighten her rumpled clothes and asked, “How do we go out? Do you need to maintain your image?”

“We’ll just walk out hand in hand, openly and honestly.”

Li Qingyan raised her innocent, pure eyes and asked curiously, “My image?”

“Whatever image I have in front of you, my husband, is the same image I have in front of the company staff and executives. I am very gentle with them, so they won’t gossip.”

Looking at Li Qingyan's gentle, rabbit-like appearance, Gao Ze almost wanted to laugh.

She was very cold towards her mother, Shen Xiuyan, and towards his younger brother and sister. Her demeanor towards company staff and executives would only be colder, so who would dare to gossip?

Click!

As the door to the reception room opened.

Gao Ze, holding Li Qingyan's hand, walked side-by-side through the office hall, and indeed, no sound of conversation was heard.

The entire hall was eerily silent; all the staff and executives stared wide-eyed, their gazes and expressions communicating frantically.

It wasn't until the two entered the elevator and disappeared that the office hall erupted in a thunderous clamor.

“Oh my god, just now the CEO was as gentle and well-behaved as a little girl. Am I dreaming?”

“Wow, the CEO looked absolutely stunning just now, pure and moving, bright and lovely. Is there any girl in the world more beautiful than the CEO?”

“That’s right, the CEO will give you a raise if she hears that.”

“I’m so envious of Officer Gao!”

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Leading his wife, Li Qingyan, downstairs.

Gao Ze then drove to Lanan Community to pick up his younger brother, Gao Sheng, and younger sister, Gao Xiaohui.

About half an hour later.

After picking them up, seeing Li Qingyan in the passenger seat, the many words they had wanted to say fell silent, and the atmosphere became awkward and strange.

It wasn't until they arrived at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

Seeing the bright red carpet of the large conference, the four or five large cameras at the entrance, and many people in police uniforms, his younger brother and sister finally couldn't hold back, excitedly whispering to Gao Ze:

“Brother, there are so many people! There must be at least four or five hundred people here!”

“Brother, where are the cameras? Are you going to be on TV, on a live news broadcast? Will we be on TV?”

“Brother, oh my god, I saw that middle-aged man in the front row, he looks like our city’s mayor.”

His younger brother and sister looked like they had never seen the world, but Gao Ze didn't mind.

This was one of the reasons they came: in addition to sharing honor and joy with their closest relatives, it was to broaden their horizons so that in the future, no matter how grand the scene, they would not be intimidated but would have confidence and self-assurance.

The reason many aristocratic scions remain calm and composed is simply that they have been accustomed to meeting important figures since childhood.

He couldn't start them from childhood, but it wasn't too late to cultivate them now.

“Husband, the commendation ceremony is about to begin. Many leaders will meet you. You go attend to your duties. My younger brother and sister and I will wait for you in the audience.”

His wife, Li Qingyan, had a calm expression, clearly accustomed to such scenes, knowing what to do in such an occasion. She led his younger brother, Gao Sheng, and younger sister, Gao Xiaohui, to sit quietly in the audience.

Gao Ze first met with Director Zhao Mingsheng and other direct police leaders from the Municipal Bureau, and then was accompanied by Zhao Mingsheng to meet many important figures from various city departments.

The Municipal Party Committee, People's Congress, CPPCC, Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Procuratorate, Organization Department, and so on.

Unlike the previous commendation ceremony, where the attendees were deputy heads and assistants of various departments, this time, the leaders of each department were all in their full, official capacities.

In addition to that.

The chief officials of four of Donghai City's sixteen districts—Huangpu District, Jinghai District, Shanghai, and Jinshan District—were all present.

During this time.

Gao Ze met Han Fenglin, and Zhao Mingsheng shook his hand with a smile and said:

“Deputy District Head Han, I heard that Gao Ze handled a case involving your daughter yesterday and had some friction with you. I hope you don’t mind.”

“Xiao Gao is young, and his actions are a bit direct, not knowing how to be flexible. As an elder, please be more tolerant!”

“Director Zhao is joking. Officer Gao and I had no friction. On the contrary, Officer Gao rescued my grandson from a kidnapping case, and I am very grateful to Officer Gao.”

Han Fenglin showed a kind and friendly smile to Gao Ze.

Of course, the gratitude was feigned, but any discerning person could tell.

Zhao Mingsheng bringing Gao Ze to meet leaders from different departments clearly indicated a trusted confidant's treatment, and considering Gao Ze was about to receive honors and a promotion, it was not advisable to have a conflict.

“That’s good. Our departments are different, but we all consider the citizens, and we need to enhance communication and discussion with each other.”

Zhao Mingsheng conversed with a smile, and Gao Ze occasionally participated, maintaining a harmonious and pleasant atmosphere.

Afterward, Zhao Mingsheng took Gao Ze to meet others, and after meeting everyone, he asked, “Gao Ze, did you see Captain Wei Haoran of Jinghai District just now?”

“You participated with him in the investigation of Zhou Xiaodong’s kidnapping case. Do you think his ability is sufficient for the position of Captain of Jinghai District?”

As soon as the words fell.

The surrounding space, centered around Zhao Mingsheng, instantly fell silent, and leaders from various police departments of the Municipal Bureau all looked at Gao Ze.

Could Gao Ze already influence the decisions of leaders like Zhao Mingsheng?

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