The Bravest

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Liu Ruyan went to the secretary's office outside with satisfaction. She sat in the office chair and thought about what to wear in the evening.

She didn't know that after she turned around, Lin Jie's smile disappeared and turned into a look of melancholy. Zhou Zhou, the girl that Lin Jie couldn't let go of but couldn't bear to hurt.

Time passed quickly in Lin Jie's melancholy. Lin Jie, who was worried, thought that only a few minutes had passed, but it turned out to be time to get off work.

Liu Ruyan had already brought food from the cafeteria. When she had placed the food on the coffee table, Lin Jie didn't even notice anyone entering the office.

Seeing Lin Jie leaning back in his chair as if he had fallen asleep, Liu Ruyan called out softly, "Director."

"Ah!" Lin Jie reflexively reached for the pistol at his waist.

"It's me."

It was only when Liu Ruyan raised her voice that Lin Jie came to his senses.

"Oh, did I just fall asleep?"

"Well, if you're tired, why don't you go inside and rest?"

Liu Ruyan felt a little distressed. Although Lin Jie seemed to be doing nothing, he was actually very busy every day, not to mention that he had so many women to deal with.

"It's okay. I'll just go wash my face." Lin Jie rubbed his neck, stood up and stretched his body before walking into the rest room.

When Lin Jie came out, he was full of energy again. Liu Ruyan didn't know whether Lin Jie was really energetic or just pretending: "Director, if you are tired, go home and rest after dinner. We can go dancing next time."

"I'm just a little tired, it's okay, it's a good opportunity to go dancing to relax, just don't leave it too late." Lin Jie sat down on the sofa, picked up the bowl and started eating.

"It's really okay." Liu Ruyan felt sorry for her man Lin Jie who could fall asleep while sitting on the chair.

"Well, don't worry, it's okay. Let's eat quickly." Lin Jie greeted Liu Ruyan while eating voraciously. He had an amazing appetite and he would eat the amount for two people at every meal.

"Oh." Liu Ruyan then picked up the bowl and ate slowly, occasionally passing the meat to Lin Jie.

In the evening, Lin Jie took Liu Ruyan to the Lido Ballroom.

"Director, this place is not as luxurious as the Paramount, but the dance floor is big enough to accommodate a lot of people, so it must make a lot of money. Do you think we can open a dance hall to make money?"

Liu Ruyan looked at the dance hall that was doing a booming business and felt itchy in her heart, so she suddenly asked Lin Jie if she could open a dance hall as well.

"Hahaha, do you know how much money it takes to open a dance hall like this? And how many connections you need to have? It's very complicated, and it's not something that little people like us can open."

"Oh, I just saw that the business was good. Don't you always ask me to learn more about business?" Liu Ruyan felt a little embarrassed by Lin Jie's smile.

"We need to learn more and think more. Just because we can't open now doesn't mean we can't open in the future. Just because we can't open in Shanghai doesn't mean we can't open somewhere else!"

Lin Jie really came to dance to relax, especially after meeting Lao Zhou and receiving that shitty mission. A risky mission as a hidden agent, but it was actually to please the British and Americans. What's even more outrageous is that it's not to please any important person, but just to show some unrealistic goodwill.

"Lin Jie, are we not going to be police officers anymore?" Liu Ruyan didn't understand what Lin Jie meant. Wasn't everything fine now? Why did Lin Jie always talk about what would happen in the future?

"You are young, so it's always a good idea to learn more. It's always better to be prepared! You are not very busy anyway."

"Well, Director, it's almost ten o'clock, let's go back." Although Liu Ruyan was a little reluctant, when she thought of Lin Jie's tired look this afternoon, she wanted him to go back and rest early.

"Okay, let's go back after dancing to this song."

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Around ten o'clock the next day, Lin Jie greeted Liu Ruyan, who had been feeling uneasy all morning.

"Ruyan, are you ready? Let's go over now. Maybe we'll just happen to catch your uncle treating me to a meal." Lin Jie said some light-hearted words to make Liu Ruyan relax a little.

"Okay, all is well. The things are all downstairs."

"Then I'll drive the car over. You just wait for me downstairs."

After Lin Jie left to drive, Zhao Bin, a general under Liu Ruyan, came over and whispered to her, "Secretary Liu, why don't you not bring a few brothers with you? That would be more prestigious."

"You are stupid. The director is going to visit relatives with me. What are you doing following me? Just follow me with a few plainclothes brothers from a distance. Don't show up unless necessary."

Liu Ruyan rolled her eyes at Zhao Bin. These brothers that Lin Jie trained in the welfare home had no problem with their abilities, but they were not as good at dealing with the world as a young girl like her.

"Oh, I understand. Secretary Liu is taking the director to meet the parents." Zhao Bin touched his head and finally figured it out.

"You understand, but why don't you prepare? Also, you need to explain this to your brothers, and don't spread it around."

"Understood. Secretary Liu, I'll go prepare it." Zhao Bin said and trotted off to make arrangements.

Lin Jie parked the car at the door and got out to help move the gifts prepared by Liu Ruyan into the car.

"Ruyan, why do you have to go out to buy rice, flour, salt and oil? Why don't you just go to the canteen?"

"All the money from the cafeteria must be recorded in the accounts. If I take it privately today, and someone else takes it from the cafeteria next time, the accounts will be messed up in the future. You even said you were in charge of a warehouse."

As Liu Ruyan spoke, she helped Lin Jie brush off the flour and dust stuck on his clothes.

"You are different from others."

"Everyone is the same. I have to follow the rules too. How can I not follow the rules?" Liu Ruyan was so happy when she heard Lin Jie say that she was different.

However, Liu Ruyan will not take the lead in breaking the rules. Although she does not want to marry Lin Jie, she also wants to be Lin Jie's housekeeper outside. If she does not abide by the rules, how can she convince others? Can she rely solely on the identity of a personal secretary?

"That's right. Ruyan is becoming more and more like a housekeeper. If you don't have enough money, just tell me. I have my own private money." Lin Jie said jokingly.

"I don't spend much money, and I save all the dividend money. Let's go!" Liu Ruyan smoothed Lin Jie's police uniform, looked at her man's tall and straight figure, and then she told him to get in the car and set off with satisfaction.

"Ruyan, why are you still carrying a gun? You can just put it in your pocket." Lin Jie looked at Liu Ruyan who was still wearing a gun belt and holster as usual, and asked her in confusion.

Liu Ruyan looked at Lin Jie, then touched his waist and found that he had put the gun on his belt and covered it with his clothes. She rolled her eyes at him.

"Aren't you going to take it with you? Or did you say you wanted to keep it with you forever?"

"Then keep it safe. You're not on a mission, so don't scare your uncle's family." Liu Ruyan's Browning pistol was specially bought by Lin Jie for her. It was small and light, and could be put in a pocket without getting in the way.

"No, I just want to let the neighbors see it so that they won't look down on my uncle's family." My uncle is a well-educated man and he used to work in a foreign company.

My uncle lost his job after the Japanese occupied the concession and had to make a living by doing odd jobs. Even my aunt, who had always been a housewife, was forced to take on some sewing and laundry work to help with the family income.

"Whatever you want." Lin Jie drove out of the compound and went straight to Liu Ruyan's uncle's house.

"Director, if my uncle gives you a hard time, can you just bear with it for a while? Don't get angry."

Liu Ruyan didn't know whether her uncle would scold her or what his attitude would be towards Lin Jie. She was worried that the two men would have an unpleasant affair.

"Don't worry, you can't find a boss as good as me. Your uncle will definitely not give me a hard time."

Lin Jie comforted the worried girl. He certainly understood what Liu Ruyan meant. She must be feeling uneasy after being away from home for such a long time and returning with a man.

"You already have a wife..." Liu Ruyan thought secretly in her heart, if Lin Jie was not married yet, her uncle would definitely welcome him.

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