Chapter Thirteen: Dark Media

  On Monday afternoon, Dong Zhiyu brought the watch to Dingjia Bridge, which was originally the Central Party Department building. The European-style palace architecture looked much more grandiose than the classical and low-key Chinese courtyard of Jiming Temple. Along the way, she asked a few people and finally found the office building of Hua Jin, the Minister of Military Affairs. It was not easy to get close to her office, with layer upon layer of security checkpoints. In the end, she was led into a moderately sized reception room, which was simply decorated with two leather sofas and a tea table. Dong Zhiyu sat down, thinking that Wang Zhoming's office in Ningyuan Building probably didn't have so many checkpoints.

  Just then, a young officer with a straight figure came in. As soon as he saw Dong Zhiyu, his eyes flashed with surprise and joy, and he was stunned on the spot, unable to move. Dong Zhiyu had already figured it out in her heart, this must be Ye Mingjian mentioned by Huaijin.

  "Hello, I am Dong Zhiyu from the Second Translation Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I'm looking for Counsellor Huai Jinhuai, is she in?"

  "Hello, I'm from the Marine Corps, my name is Ye Mingtian. Colonel Wu is not here today due to some matters, is there anything I can help you convey?"

  Ye Ming was secretly delighted, this afternoon Huai Jin came and said that he was feeling unwell, if someone came looking for him, let him help turn them away, unexpectedly the woman who made him shocked at first sight in "Night Golden Ridge" actually came to his door.

  "Oh, I see..." Dong Zhiyu felt a great sense of discontent in her heart. It turned out that her "arrangement" was to hide herself and let her be alone with this person, how awkward!

  "On Saturday night, Hua Zixu left something at 'Ye Jinling'," said Dong Zhiyu as he took out the watch from his bag, "I wonder if I could trouble Mr. Ye to help return it to her."

  "Just call me Ye Ming Tian, we're all colleagues, no need to be so polite," Ye Ming Tian said with a smile, taking the watch and examining it. This wasn't just any ordinary timepiece, its origins were quite extraordinary. Before World War I, everyone used pocket watches, but during the war, many officers found it convenient to strap their pocket watches to their wrists with leather straps. As a result, many manufacturers began producing wristwatches, and this particular watch was one of the first generation of wristwatches, with an elegant design that was hard to come by. According to legend, this Omega watch with its yellow leather strap had been passed down from Huai Jin's parents, which is why she treasured it so much and always wore it on her wrist. If it were lost, it would be no small matter.

  Dong Zhiyu saw that he wasn't speaking either, and just stared at the watch, himself not knowing how to continue this farce, subconsciously pursing his thin lips, and then decided to leave.

  Ye Mingtian also seemed to have sensed it, and he suddenly woke up from his dream. He carefully put away the watch while smiling awkwardly and said: "Dong translator, you've helped Hua Canmou out of a big trouble, you don't know how important this watch is to her, thank you on behalf of Hua Canmou!"

  Dong Zhiyu smiled and said, "What? You were just saying I was being polite, now you're the one being polite?"

  Ye Ming Tian became even more cramped, shifted his posture, "Dong's translation is indeed... Alright, let's have a cup of tea here to quench our thirst first, I'll go see if Hua Zan has returned." He felt that this matter was special, and if he just let her leave like this, he feared that Hua Jin would blame him later. Moreover, privately, he also wanted to keep her for a while longer.

  Dong Zhiyu saw that he had changed his tone, and thought that it was probably because he didn't understand the situation. He assumed that such an important matter would require Huaijin to come out personally to acknowledge it, but felt that it wasn't necessary, so he hastily made an excuse, said a couple of polite phrases, and left.

  Ye Ming Tian saw her leave so quickly and felt a bit downhearted. He held onto his temper and went to see Huai Yin.

  Huaijin was writing a report at her desk when Yemintian handed her watch over, saying only "so I can find it easily". She took it and put it on her wrist, continuing to write. Her waist, neck and limbs were straight and beautiful, with an extraordinary temperament.

  Ye Ming Tian was already accustomed to her calm and unruffled personality, so he quietly told her about the matter in detail.

  Huai Jin didn't even raise her eyes, and lightly asked in a casual tone: "You just let him leave like that?"

  This made Ye Mingtian even more regretful, not only did he let the woman he liked leave, but also offended his superior. He hastily said: "The student had intended to keep her, and asked her to rest for a while, I'll come to invite you, but she insisted on leaving..." Ye Mingtian was in the habit of referring to Huaiyin as "student", although Huaiyin was only two years older than him. In the past, when they were at the Jiangwan Army Officer Training Corps, Huaiyin had been his instructor, and now he continued to use this title, also to show others their close relationship.

  Huaijin fell silent for a moment, and the pen in his hand fell again. "So, you call the translation department in a while and say that I'm inviting this translator Dong to dinner to express my gratitude. You're also going, and thank you too." Huaijin said with a smile as he turned to face Ye Mingtian.

  Ye Ming's heart was now filled with joy, it was truly a case of "the dark willow and bright flowers, another village", just a moment ago, he had to sit together with the beauty, and also gained recognition from his superiors... Today was really too wonderful!

  The author has something to say: This chapter was originally intended to be longer, written until after dinner and so on, but it's already 12:30 AM here and I'm too tired, my eyelids are fighting each other... Lately, I've been too busy, with Christmas approaching, there's all sorts of work before the holiday, and in a few days, I'll be taking time off to travel, but I will persist in updating, if not daily then every other day.

  Thank you everyone for your support, I'll be back soon~

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