Let them offer their loyalty!-Chapter 492 - 316: Late Night Games with Qin Shuman (10,000 Words for Monthly Tickets!)

Qiu Tu let Bai Ru make this call for the sole purpose of arranging Qin Shuman’s invitation for tonight.

So, when he heard what Qin Shuman said, he didn’t hesitate to accept, "No problem."

"Just as well... I also have something I’d like to talk to you about."

Qin Shuman, upon hearing this, wasn’t surprised. She glanced at the office clock and set the time, "So, how about 8 o’clock tonight at our usual spot?"

Qiu Tu, "No problem."

And just like that, a simple phone call had fixed the appointment for the evening.

Like Qin Shuman, Qiu Tu was clearly looking forward to tonight’s meeting. Thus, he hung up the phone with a smile, put his cell phone aside, and prepared to chat a little more with Bai Ru before leaving.

However... Upon looking up, he saw Bai Ru sneaking glances at him with a rather odd expression.

Seeing this, Qiu Tu coughed once and immediately dropped his smile.

Bai Ru, realizing that Qiu Tu had caught her gaze, quickly turned her face slightly to avoid eye contact. Then, with a touch of embarrassment, she joked softly, "The relationship between Minister Qiu and Director Rain Butterfly is really complicated..."

Qiu Tu responded, "Is our relationship any less complicated?"

Hearing Qiu Tu’s words, Bai Ru was taken aback. Her mind inadvertently drifted to the various disputes she had with Qiu Tu during this time. Feeling a bit melancholic, she let out a soft sigh.

In fact... Her feelings for Qiu Tu were complicated.

Previously, she had approached Qiu Tu solely because her husband was arrested, and she wanted to bribe Qiu Tu to let her husband off.

No one expected that it would be like throwing herself into a tiger’s den... Qiu Tu was not tempted by money but by people and merits. This not only allowed him to take full advantage of her, but also led him to solve the entire case by tracing the clues she accidentally leaked.

Afterward... one of her father and husband was sentenced to death, the other to life imprisonment.

Truth be told, at that time, Bai Ru really wanted to die with Qiu Tu, to kill the "murderer who had killed her whole family."

But... Bai Yongdong, despite his many faults, had raised Bai Ru well.

Thus, Bai Ru knew that Qiu Tu had done nothing wrong; it was her father and husband who had erred.

Moreover... Qiu Tu was an official from the Political Department, and it was his duty to root out harmful elements like her father and husband.

So... she just couldn’t truly hate Qiu Tu from the bottom of her heart.

All she could do was to stay away from Qiu Tu and never have anything to do with him again.

But who knew, as she tried to distance herself, Qiu Tu never "let her go."

Qiu Tu always used the pretense of "concern for wrongly arrested suspects" to send text messages and make phone calls to Bai Ru.

When Bai Ru didn’t respond, he didn’t mind. He still asked after her whenever he had free time.

Good upbringing made it difficult for Bai Ru to ignore Qiu Tu indefinitely. Additionally, aside from occasional inquiries and concern, Qiu Tu indeed didn’t harass or disturb her like he did during the investigation.

So, gradually, she began responding to some of Qiu Tu’s text messages.

Back and forth like this, the two of them gradually became familiar with one another.

The turning point came when she faced difficulties from her superior, the deputy director of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

By then, Qiu Tu had already become the deputy head of the Political Department.

After learning about this from Bai Ru, Qiu Tu didn’t say much but directly made a call to Commissioner Jiang’s secretary, Tao Yaoyao.

Tao Yaoyao didn’t do much, just stopped by the Civil Affairs Bureau on her way, specifically to see Bai Ru and convey Qiu Tu’s regards.

The personal attention from the first commissioner’s secretary at City Hall and care from the deputy head of the Political Department were enough to change the awkward situation Bai Ru faced at the Civil Affairs Bureau... hence, her superior’s difficulties were smoothly resolved.

As a [conservative at heart], Bai Ru’s timid nature made her naturally inclined to depend on the strong.

So, seeing how easily Qiu Tu had resolved her problem, Bai Ru unwittingly grew closer to him, even if she wasn’t aware of it...

After that, whenever Bai Ru encountered difficulties she couldn’t resolve, Qiu Tu would come to mind.

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Although she didn’t tell him about every issue, she did seek his help a couple of times.

But those two issues were perfectly resolved by someone Qiu Tu had sent, which further improved their relationship until it was no longer as strained as before.

Until now... she could even care for something as secretive as making a call to Qin Shuman for Qiu Tu.

Thinking back, Bai Ru couldn’t help but feel that her relationship with Qiu Tu was indeed more complex than with Rain Butterfly.

Upon reflection, Bai Ru gradually recovered her wits.

She smoothed down her skirt, brought her shapely legs together, lifted them, and placed them on the couch, positioning herself elegantly on the sofa. Then she softly said to Qiu Tu, "Minister, you are right, our relationship does seem quite complex."

"It’s like... I still don’t understand how you can be sure I won’t leak any secrets?"

As she spoke, she gathered the stray hairs by her cheeks to reveal her beautiful neckline.

Under the lights, her palm-sized fair face appeared delicate and tender...

She had the gentleness and figure of a mature woman, but her skin was as white as jade and as tender as an 18-year-old girl’s, so soft it seemed water could be wrung from it.

Qiu Tu’s admiring gaze fell on Bai Ru, and he smiled without saying anything.

Then he took out from his pocket a piece resembling Cihuang Stone in pale yellow color, smooth and semi-transparent.

"Lethe Stone: One of the precious Cataclysmic Materials. It has the effect of erasing short-term memory."