"Mr. Secretary, I am sorry. I didn't want to interrupt at first. But seeing her getting out of line, I wasn't able to hold back for a moment. I hope you didn't mind." Li Xue said when they were already away at a distance. Given the personality of the secretary, Li Xue knew it must be hard to take her, a woman's protection.
Gao Fan shook his head. "Thank you, Madam. Without you, it would have gotten tough for me. Ms. Zhang held the grudge from before and then …"
He was in the middle of his words when Li Xue turned to look at him with surprise. Was the great secretary with always-stoic face gossiping with her now? Though she doesn't want to believe it, she felt it was like that.
