Yan Xiaoxi paused, thinking about promotion, and changed her tone, "I was thinking, for an exemplary figure like Mayor Jin, shouldn’t there be more media coverage of your achievements?"

Jin Bo remained silent for quite a while.

Yan Xiaoxi remembered her first time attending his press conference, and how she was asked to leave. With Mayor Jin’s intelligence, he must have already guessed the purpose of her call. Such an attitude obviously shows a dislike for entertainment media.

Therefore, the chance of success in this matter is not high.

Enough has been said, it’s best not to say more to avoid any awkwardness between them.

She didn’t speak, nor did the Mayor. After a moment of silence, she softly said, "Good night."

Jin Bo said, "Good night."

Yan Xiaoxi didn’t say anything further, hung up the phone, and lay on her bed unable to sleep for a long time!

Calling her at midnight, it turned out like this!

Soon, she realized what the problem was.

Could it be that mentioning this matter would make him very averse?

After all, he’s in a high position; if everyone was like this, how could he remain as Mayor?

Thinking of this, she felt a chill all over, breaking into a cold sweat.

Perhaps it was because he had been too kind to her in recent times, leading her to commit such a foolish mistake.

Alright, it’s fine!

In the future, he likely won’t have any affection for her anymore.

Thinking of this, although she felt a trace of relief, it was mixed with a complex and bittersweet feeling.

After all, since childhood, no one has treated her this well, though it was only for a few days!

He hadn’t before, nor had her brother.

Her brother merely cared for her, but was always too busy, never had time to cook for her or wash dishes...

Thinking again of the old man deftly cooking and washing dishes in the kitchen, those scenes could probably only remain in her memory from now on.

Well, the Mayor had cooked for her and washed dishes for her, enough for her to feel proud for quite some time.

Remembering that one time—

Although they didn’t end up in bed together, her heart was still racing.

Recalling that day, and recalling the dubbing..., her face suddenly flushed, burning intensely.

She didn’t know how long it took before she managed to fall asleep in a daze.

In her dream—

She went to find him.

"Mayor Jin..."

Jin Bo was wearing a black knit sweater, standing in the corridor.

Since it was nighttime, the hallway lights weren’t on, making it particularly dim, shrouding him entirely in darkness, even hiding his expression.

She couldn’t see him clearly, nor could she see his expression.

"I’m sorry."

After a long time, she finally said something, feeling an unprecedented sense of suffocation and oppression in her chest.

But just as she spoke, he suddenly vanished.

The hallway had nothing, not even a cigarette butt.

A moment ago, he had clearly been standing there smoking.

It was as if everything had been an illusion.

Yan Xiaoxi was about to speak when she suddenly awoke from the dream, glanced at the night outside, as dark as thick ink, impossible to disperse.

Why would she dream such a dream?

Why would she dream of him?

It was probably because of the phone call that night.

Clearly, nothing happened, clearly, they weren’t anything to each other, yet there was such a strong sense of loss and emptiness.

Sitting for a while, she lay on the bed, staring at the black lamp overhead, before finally drifting off.

The next day, waking at the sound of the whistle, she was extremely tired.

Harbored a bit of resentment towards the old man, blaming him for her insomnia!

Yet she got up to dress, heading to the daily training.

Just like that, a week later, Li Ping called again, "Xiaoxi, how did things go?"

Yan Xiaoxi smiled apologetically, "Mr. Li, I’m sorry, I might disappoint you."

Li Ping said, "It’s alright, just do a good job with the feature, it’s our honor too."

After hanging up the phone, Yan Xiaoxi pouted in grievance.

This weekend, while resting, she browsed the web and saw the headline news, her face turning pale abruptly.