"I'm terribly sorry, Leaders, I need to step out to take a call!" Bai Xiaosheng apologized to the mayors, Ji Mingyang and Dai Mingcheng.
"Go ahead, you take it," Ji Mingyang said with an easy wave of his hand.
Bai Xiaosheng flashed an apologetic smile again, rose from his seat, and left the mayor's office.
Dai Mingcheng watched him leave, then turned to Ji Mingyang with a smile, "Ji, this isn't like you. I remember back in the day, if a subordinate's phone rang during a meeting, you'd usually fly off the handle! What's with the change? Not a single harsh word for your treasured protege from Zhongjing?"
Dai Mingcheng said this more in a teasing and bantering tone. He certainly wouldn't make a big deal out of such a trifle, especially since he had grown very fond of the young man after talking with him.
Sharp-witted, broad-minded, and calm.
It had been many years since he'd encountered such an outstanding young man!
