She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 1179: Chapter 1243: Don’t!

Gong Ming hadn’t spoken yet when Xu Qigang directly said, "No photography equipment allowed."

"Yes, yes, yes... How could I dare!" Gong Ming happily rubbed his hands together, "Captain, you sit, I’ll get you a glass of water."

"No need, I have to leave soon." Xu Qigang rejected his invitation to sit down and stated directly, "I’m here today because I have something I’d like your help with."

"Captain, just say the word." Gong Ming’s eyes widened with excitement. He had long been hoping for an opportunity to help the Captain with something. Unfortunately, the Captain never asked for help nor needed anyone to do anything for him.

Finally, this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had come.

"It’s about the General Union Dance Troupe. Yang is my wife’s captain. They’ve been maliciously slandered, so I’d like to ask for your help."

"I know about this." Gong Ming nodded, his double chin trembling with his movement. "Actually, everyone knows what’s really going on with this matter."

The situation involved Chairman Meng; no one spoke too frankly about it, as everyone understood the implications.

"Then why don’t you write an article!"

"Sure! I’ll write it today. It’ll be in tomorrow’s paper." Gong Ming agreed without hesitation. He had refrained from writing before to avoid offending people, especially the Su Family.

Although Su Yun had been disowned, she was still a Su by name, and that couldn’t be changed. And it was all personal matters; the serious and proper paper wasn’t supposed to report on such so-called lifestyle issues.

But since the Captain personally came, that was a different story.

"Thanks, I’ll treat you to drinks another day." Finished speaking, Xu Qigang was about to leave when Gong Ming grabbed him, "Heh heh heh... Captain, you’re not lying about the drinks, are you?"

"Do you think I’m like a Little Hooligan? A fan of lying?"

"Of course not." Gong Ming quickly shook his head, "How can a hooligan compare to you? That’s a complete rogue. What I mean is, you’ve never treated me to drinks! Besides... I heard Chairman Shen doesn’t let you drink."

A non-drinker promising to treat someone to drinks? He might turn gray waiting for that day to come.

Having been an editor for so long, didn’t Gong Ming know this common national routine? Saying, "I’ll treat you to a meal another day," is purely a smokescreen.

"Captain, why don’t I treat you to a meal instead? How about that? You don’t have to treat me."

Xu Qigang laughed, "Are you afraid I’ll trick you?"

"Not exactly..." Gong Ming mumbled, not daring to say it directly to the Captain’s face, or else wouldn’t he be done for?

He remembered back on the battlefield during an active withdrawal mission, he didn’t want to leave, only to be tricked into leaving by the Captain.

Xu Qigang patted his shoulder and said seriously, "Your sister-in-law is pregnant; when the baby is born, we’ll have you over to celebrate a month."

"Really? Really? Really?" said Gong Ming excitedly, saying "really" three times, and if he weren’t so fat and heavy, he might have jumped up. "That’s fantastic, Captain, you’re finally having a child."

Xu Qigang’s handsome face turned stern, "I’m about to be a father; why are you so happy?"

"Uh... I’m happy for you. I mean, you’re not young anymore, yet you didn’t have a son. It’s... well... everyone was worried you wouldn’t find a wife."

"You don’t have to attend the month-old celebration now." Xu Qigang threw out a sentence before striding away.

"Captain, please don’t!" Gong Ming screamed like a pig being slaughtered and chased after him with an agility almost impossible for his overweight body. As soon as he exited the reception room, he was almost scared into cardiac arrest by the crowd gathered outside.