Officer Yang's words were half understood by Nangong, but Suming understood them all.
Nangong was still hesitating whether or not to smooth things over when Suming tugged at her hand from behind.
There were some things Officer Yang couldn't say outright in front of Mr. Li.
If the intention really was to get Nangong to cozy up to someone, Officer Yang would never point out in public that this Mr. Li was a 'deputy chief'.
One word could make a world of difference in status. In the absence of the actual chief, any subordinate would instinctively drop the word 'deputy' when referring to the leadership face to face. Otherwise, it may seem like the speaker is exposing the leader's shortcomings, and the listener would also feel unhappy.
