"Knock knock... knock knock..."
Ye Xuan lifted his gaze from the document: "Come in!"
The door was gently pushed open, Yu Hewei came in empty-handed with a look of annoyance. Seeing Ye Xuan frown slightly, he hurriedly explained: "Mayor, Secretary Cai is busy, I've been waiting outside all this time. Worried that you might be anxious, I came back to report first."
"Busy?" Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow, a smile playing at the corner of his lips, "In that case, I should go over personally, maybe I can help relieve some of the burden from the Secretary."
"Mayor..." Yu Hewei stared at Ye Xuan, hesitant to speak.
"If you have something to say, say it."
"Mayor..." Yu Hewei called softly, took a step forward, thought better of it, then turned back to the outer room. He opened the door to check outside, closed it securely, then returned, leaning close to Ye Xuan, and spoke in a low voice, "Please don't mind my behavior, Mayor.
