Tang Hao nodded and agreed.
“Alright, that settles it. See you tonight!” Captain Lei laughed and left with his people.
Tang Hao also followed Zhao Qingxue out.
“Major General! I really couldn’t tell!”
The two of them walked side by side. Zhao Qingxue turned her head and glanced at Tang Hao.
There was a soul-stirring brilliance in her beautiful eyes.
“Hai! It’s just a title!” Tang Hao said.
Zhao Qingxue smiled and said, “Even if it’s just a title, many people dream of attaining it!”
She felt emotional when she looked at Tang Hao.
She remembered how down-and-out he was when they first met. He was peddling products at a bathhouse, and she had arrested him.
At that time, he even tried to sell products to her!
However, she had ignored him. Now, that product was selling like crazy, and he had become a billionaire major general.
At that time, she probably did not expect that she would eventually fall in love with him!
Thinking of that, she could not help but smile.
“What are you smiling at?” Tang Hao said, surprised.
“Nothing!” She glanced at him and said.
Then, she quickened her pace and walked to the car. “I’ll send you back first! I still have something to do at the provincial headquarters. I’ll pick you up after five!”
“Alright!” Tang Hao nodded.
After returning home, Tang Hao took a shower and changed his clothes. Not long after, Zhao Qingxue arrived downstairs.
She had changed into casual clothes, and she seemed more charming than ever.
“Get in the car!” She waved at Tang Hao.
After Tang Hao got in, she stepped on the accelerator and sped away. They arrived at a restaurant near the police station.
Chapter 603 - Zhao Qingxue’s Day Off
“Come, come, Brother Tang, let me toast you! Please forgive me if I have offended you!”
Captain Lei walked up to Tang Hao and raised his glass.
“Don’t worry about it!” Tang Hao raised his glass and clinked it with his.
“Haha! Brother Tang is also a man of character! Here, let’s drink a few more glasses. Neither of us is going back sober tonight!”
Captain Lei laughed out loud. He picked up a bottle of wine and filled up Tang Hao’s glass. He drank a few more glasses.
His alcohol tolerance was rather impressive. He had drunk three bottles of red wine and was completely fine.
If it was ordinary wine, Tang Hao could drink as much as he wanted.
“Here, Ol’ Zhao, let’s drink some too!” Captain Lei walked to Zhao Wuyang’s side and toasted him.
Zhao Qingxue, who sat next to Tang Hao, also drank quite a lot and her pretty face was red.
“You should drink less!” Tang Hao leaned over and whispered.
She glanced sideways and said, “No problem! Besides, aren’t you here for me?”
In an instant, Zhao Wuyang’s ears perked up, and he discreetly leaned over.
“Big Bro! What are you doing?” Zhao Qingxue immediately noticed and said angrily.
Zhao Wuyang was immediately embarrassed. He coughed and said, “No… nothing! I’m just a little dizzy!” As he said that, he put his hand on his forehead and pretended to be drunk.
“Tch! Still pretending!” Zhao Qingxue immediately exposed him.
Zhao Wuyang chuckled sheepishly.
“I’m only concerned about you, Qingxue!” Zhao Wuyang said.
“If you have time to be concerned about me, why don’t you find me a sister-in-law, hmm? You’re a grown man now!” Zhao Qingxue glared at him.
Zhao Wuyang had no answer to that and quickly changed the topic.
“Come, come! Let me toast you, Qingxue!” Zhao Wuyang chuckled and poured her a glass of wine.
The atmosphere at the dinner was harmonious and lively.
Eventually, Zhao Wuyang reached his limit and slumped on the table. Even the robust and fit Captain Lei was drunk.
Half of the people at the dinner were slumped on the table.
Zhao Qingxue was also drunk and in a daze.
Tang Hao looked around and could not help but laugh. He took out some sobriety medicine and gave it to everyone.
When he came to Zhao Qingxue, she pushed his hand away and muttered, “No! I don’t want to drink this! I want you to send me home!”
Tang Hao had no choice but to skip her.
The others soon came to. After paying the bill, they left one after another.
“Brother Tang, Ol’ Zhao, I’m leaving. See you next time!” Captain Lei waved his hand and left.
“Well… Tang Hao, I’m leaving too. As for Qingxue… you can send her back!” Zhao Wuyang stood up and left too.
Eventually, only Tang Hao and Zhao Qingxue were left in the private room.
“Let’s go!” Tang Hao helped her up.
As soon as she stood up, she swayed, fell into Tang Hao’s arms, and remained there.
She stretched out her arms and hugged him tightly. Her burning hot face rested on Tang Hao’s shoulder and gently rubbed it.
“Let’s go!” A moment later, Tang Hao said.
“OK!” She responded softly but did not move away.
“We have to go!” Tang Hao said helplessly.
“I can’t walk. Carry me!” She mumbled.
Tang Hao was stunned. They were a restaurant, and people were in the corridor!
“I’m not leaving if you don’t carry me!” She said coyly.
With no other solution, Tang Hao smiled, carried her in his arms, and walked out of the room.
The people in the corridor were stunned when they looked at him. They seemed a little envious.
“Way to go, Bro!”
Several men looked at Tang Hao with lecherous expressions and gave him a thumbs up. They looked like they admired him.
Tang Hao smiled awkwardly. He quickened his pace, walked toward the parking lot, opened the car door, and put her in the back seat.
Then, he drove to her apartment.
He carried her upstairs, took out the keys from her bag, opened the door, and walked in.
He kicked the door shut, changed his shoes, walked into the bedroom without turning on the lights, and put her on the bed.
He was about to get up when he heard her giggle. Her hands that were around his neck pulled downward.
“Don’t go!” She muttered rather overbearingly.
She leaned over and kissed him.
It was already past ten o’clock when they woke up the next day.
Tang Hao looked at his watch and was shocked.
She also woke up and said groggily, “What time is it?”
“It’s half-past ten!” Tang Hao said.
“What?” She screamed and sat up straight.
Reflexively, she wanted to get out of bed, put on her clothes, and rush to work.
However, she abruptly stopped in her tracks and muttered, “Oh, right. How could I forget? It’s my off day today! Whee!”
She fell on the bed again, hugged Tang Hao, and closed her eyes comfortably.
“I’m not going to work today and tomorrow. Let’s sleep for a little longer!”
Soon, she fell asleep again.
This sleep lasted for three hours.
When she woke up again, it was almost two o’clock in the afternoon.
“Can you accompany me these two days? We haven’t seen each other for a few months… we’ll just stay at home today. Tomorrow, can we take a walk outside?” Zhao Qingxue said after she got up.
“Sure!” Tang Hao hesitated for a moment but agreed anyway.
“Great!” She smiled happily.
Then, she rubbed her stomach and frowned.
“I’m so hungry. Let’s order some takeout! What do you want to eat?”
“What’s good here?”
“Nothing much. How about pizza?”
“OK!”
She ordered pizza over the phone. After that, she remained in bed, watching a television series on her tablet.
The day passed quickly.
The two of them woke up again the next morning.
She spent a long time washing up and picking an outfit. She put on a wine-red fitting dress, some jewelry, and high heels, which made her look dazzling.
“Let’s go shopping!”
She pulled Tang Hao out of the door.
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“This… looks pretty good. Let’s buy it!”
“This one… looks quite stylish. Let’s buy it too!”
After breakfast, the two went shopping.
As they walked, Tang Hao bought everything that caught his eye.
“That’s enough! I’m usually busy with work, so I don’t get too many chances to wear all these trendy clothes. What a waste!” Zhao Qingxue said after seeing Tang Hao buying piles after piles of clothes.
She was very excited at first. Whenever she saw any good-looking clothes, shoes, or accessories, her feminine instincts would take over and her eyes would sparkle.
Soon after, she did not dare to show even the slightest bit of excitement.
If Tang Hao saw that she was excited, he would immediately take it and buy it. He did not even blink, no matter the price tag.
That was, of course, a good thing. Any woman would be excited with new clothes and nice shoes.
However, she could not possibly wear everything. That was a big waste.
“OK! Don’t buy anymore!”
Seeing that Tang Hao bought a lot more, she complained, “I don’t need so many things. I’m very happy that you can go shopping with me!”
“Alright! Let’s get one last pair of shoes!”
Tang Hao waved at the sales clerk, pointed at a pair of black high heels on the counter, and said, “Wrap them up!” As he said that, he handed over his credit card.
“What am I going to do about you?” Zhao Qingxue said helplessly.
She sounded resentful, but secretly, she felt delighted.
After paying for it and taking the shopping bag, she pulled Tang Hao and turned around to walk away.
“Enough shopping for today! Let’s go get coffee!”
She pointed at a café not far away and walked over.
She found a table and sat down while Tang Hao went to line up.
“Hi, beautiful lady! How are you? Shall we be friends?”
Not long after she sat down, someone came up and sat in front of her. He tidied his hair and flashed a confident smile.
Zhao Qingxue looked up impassively.
Her freezing expression could turn someone into ice.
That person became embarrassed. “Don’t be so cold, lady! I’m in IT, and I just cut an investment deal worth several ten million. Are you interested to hear about it?”
As he said that, he casually flourished his wrist and revealed the shiny gold watch on his wrist.
Zhao Qingxue’s expression became even colder.
She reached into her bag, took out her ID, and tossed it on the table. “Police! Do not disturb! Thank you! Also, that watch is fake, right? Do you think I’m blind?” She said coldly.
The man was intimidated.
‘The beautiful lady is actually a police officer?’ He felt extremely awkward.
“This… this isn’t fake! What do you know! This watch is worth more than a hundred thousand yuan. Can you afford it?” He said exasperatedly.
“Fine! Let’s go and get it appraised. What should we do if it’s fake?”
The man immediately shut his mouth and ran away hurriedly.
“What an idiot!”
Zhao Qingxue sneered and placed her ID on the table.
Soon, another person came. Before he sat down, he noticed the ID, and his expression turned into panic. He turned around and left without saying a word.
Several men did the same thing. Eventually, no one dared to step forward.
Tang Hao could not help but laugh as he watched from the side.
“That’s because she’s not in her uniform!” Tang Hao muttered.
Zhao Qingxue was too eye-catching. Her figure was too alluring. When she was in her uniform, she would keep people away. Once she was out of the uniform, she would attract many prying eyes.
Tang Hao had experienced her charm personally.
He walked over to the table after buying the coffee.
She quickly put away her ID and stuck her tongue out at Tang Hao. Her expression was delicate and cute.
She took a sip of the coffee and said, “It’s almost noon. Let’s go have lunch later and watch a movie! After the movie, we’ll go home.”
Tang Hao nodded.
In the afternoon, they watched a famous Hollywood blockbuster. The story was not very good, but the special effects were stunning and very enjoyable.
“I want to make a movie like this too!” Tang Hao sighed.
The people in front of him immediately turned their heads and glanced at him, as if they were looking at a lunatic.
“What’s wrong with you guys?” Tang Hao was frustrated.
Zhao Qingxue giggled and leaned on him. “I believe in you!”
“Really?”
“Of course!” She hugged Tang Hao. “You’re the best!”
Then, she kissed him.
“Dammit, don’t you have any decency?”
The people in front of them heard the sound of kissing. They turned around and could not help but curse angrily. They were extremely jealous.
“I don’t!” Zhao Qingxue replied candidly. Then, she continued to kiss.
Those people were at a loss for a reply. They turned back while cursing. It was better to look away.
After the movie, the couple went to the supermarket and bought a lot of food ingredients. Back at her apartment, Tang Hao cooked a meal.
He stayed with her for another night. He said goodbye to her the next morning.
The days got colder and colder. It was soon winter.
The Flowers of Youth finally bloomed. There were more than forty of them on the tree.
Tang Hao plucked them all when they were in full bloom. He took the other ingredients that he had prepared and began to make Pills of Everlasting Beauty. It had been more than a year since he last made it.
At that time, out of the five portions of ingredients, he only managed to make one pill.
More than a year later, his pill-making skills had improved tremendously.
There were more than forty Flowers of Youth, but there were only twenty complete sets of ingredients. From that, Tang Hao managed to make thirteen Pills of Everlasting Beauty.
That was several more than he had expected.
He did not have to give away that many pills. Only Officer Zhao, President Ling, and the others needed them. Yan’er and Bingyao were still teenagers, and it would be too early for them to take the pill
He was not in a hurry to give them out immediately. Instead, he would wait for the perfect opportunity.
‘What should I do with the extras? Oh, right, I can sell them. Perhaps I can fleece those idiots from Dragon Tiger Mountain. They might be interested.’
A few days, the movie was completed, and the first trailer was released.
Tang Hao was stunned when he saw the trailer.
‘This is too cool!’ That was Tang Hao’s immediate impression after watching it.
His confidence soared.
This trailer was produced in the Hollywood style. The most exciting and moving scenes were cleverly edited together.
The compelling narration on top of those blood-pumping action sequences with occasional comedic scenes made one excited about the movie.
Tang Hao was mentally prepared, so he was not too shocked.
Liu Yan, on the other hand, was completely stunned.
After watching the
trailer, she froze in her seat for a very long time, her face full of disbelief.
Chapter 605 - Like A Wildfire
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Liu Yan was at a loss for words.
She stood there with her mouth wide open as if she could not close it anymore.
That was the expression she maintained as she watched the entire thing.
‘Wait a minute, what was that just now? Such a cool thing, is it really made by our company and not someone else?
‘Oh my god!
‘Am I dreaming!’
She clutched her forehead absent-mindedly.
That was unbelievable. How could a director who had never filmed anything and a group of actors who had never acted in a movie produce something so incredible?
Moreover, it was completed in less than three months!
How could they achieve all that in three months? Where did the cool special effects come from?
“Is… is this really our movie?” After a long time, she gulped and asked softly.
Tang Hao laughed and replied, “Whose could it be then?”
Liu Yan opened her mouth, but no words came out.
Then, the corner of her mouth twitched, and she revealed a bitter smile.
She did not even plan to go to work that day. She did not want to look at the trailer, thinking that it would be terrible, but the reality was opposite from what she expected.
The trailer was simply amazing.
If she had to give it an honest score, it would be ten out of ten.
After her initial shock, she became excited.
Although it might only be a trailer and might not completely represent the quality of the actual film, she could tell from those clips that it would definitely not be a terrible movie. In any case, it was better than what she expected.
At least it would not be a disgrace to Haotian Group.
Manager Zhuo also had the same reaction as her.
He did not manage the production crew for the past few months, and he did not bear any hope for the movie.
He could not believe what he had just seen.
“How is it? Not bad, right?” Trendy Taoist Master laughed heartily and said.
The other people in the hall, including the Taoist masters, the assistant director, and the other crew members, all laughed with joy and pride.
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