Chapter 329: Chapter 329: No Good Banquet Without Good Company
Night, the lights flickered.
Lin Fan arrived at Tianpin Pavilion as promised, taking in the ornately carved and painted decor. It was here that Guo Baoming had toyed with Xu Jiaojiao last time, and today, it was anyone’s guess what kind of trickery might unfold at the dinner table.
 
Guided by the waitstaff to the private room’s entrance, Lin Fan, stripped of his phone once again, pushed open the heavy door.
 
Inside the private room, there weren’t as many people as last time, yet there was Xu Jiaojiao, wearing a black cocktail dress, smiling warmly at Lin Fan as he entered. Besides her, two other women of about the same age flanked Guo Baoming, still clothed for now, though that wasn’t guaranteed to last.
 
"Deputy County Magistrate Lin, you’ve been quite busy lately!"
 
Guo Baoming smiled at Lin Fan as he walked in. The place setting beside Xu Jiaojiao, who was sitting opposite him, indicated the seat was reserved for Lin Fan.
 
"It’s nothing really; we’re just low-level employees doing trivial tasks, far less taxing than the leaders’ work."
 
Lin Fan sat down obediently next to Xu Jiaojiao, whose suggestive glances spoke volumes.
 
 formal, tonight is just for an informal chat. There’s no hierarchy
 
 "Originally, I thought it’d be just us two dining, but a seat is incomplete without a lady, so I invited Ms. Xu to keep you company. At least you won’t be lonely. Plus, I’ve heard you’ve got Ms. Xu wrapped around
 
 scared. In him, I see the shadow of Mayor Guo in his younger days, such a commanding
 
 with no hint of coyness, and of course took the opportunity to flatter Guo Baoming
 
 me up. That’s something you’re born with; I can’t compare. Talent is God’s way of feeding you; how much or how little you get is predetermined. Let’s
 
 only then did the others dare to follow suit. This was the protocol. Lin Fan, unable to retort, could only respond with an awkward laugh, a cover
 
 must be quite comfortable, right? All the team members should treat you
 
 bites, Guo Baoming steered the conversation
 
 of things I’d never encountered while working in the government, and everyone’s cooperation with my work,
 
 "Do you know
 
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