NOVEL NEXT Chapter 133: 133 has a bad feeling
After getting up, Liu Zhizhong tidied up himself, grabbed his briefcase, and put on an appearance as if he were heading to work, before driving off.
Being the Secretary of the Municipal Committee, he didn't need to eat breakfast at home. Rushing to the City Committee Courtyard to have breakfast with the Mayor was the real deal and standard protocol.
At such times, he could better serve the leaders, casually report on work, and display the day's schedule plans.
Also, he might listen to the Mayor and other top leaders at the City Committee Courtyard talk about work, understand their thoughts, discern their handling of affairs, gauge tempers or anything of that sort, and keenly observe the minor details as they talked about work, to better strategize for the Mayor on related issues in the future.
Being a secretary wasn't just about serving the leaders; often it was about learning, about human nature, about officialdom.
Thus, many secretaries favored by leaders truly gained abilities during their tenure. Once they were appointed to other critical positions as leaders, they usually handled affairs effortlessly.
Do you think being a leader's secretary is all about following the leader, playing the bigshot, and enjoying the thrill of power? Some people do think that way, but they are bound not to go far.
So after Liu Zhizhong left, Lu Yumei said to her eldest daughter Zhao Han, "Sigh, Han Han, who could have imagined? What a reversal of fortunes! Liu Zhizhong, who used to be looked down on, has finally stood up. He really knows his way around, knows how to handle things, and he probably has a promising future in officialdom."
Zhao Han began to like Liu Zhizhong, even admire him.
Certainly, Liu Zhizhong pleasing her greatly was not unrelated.
But more so, what Lu Yumei hit on was spot on.
Zhao Han replied with a bitter smile, "Yeah, Mom, this guy really hit the jackpot, having Uncle-in-law favoring him like this. But, Hongyang does not like him! If he wants to develop further, he'll have to reconcile with Hongyang."
"Reconcile? Hehe, do you think that's possible? Do you think it's feasible?"
"Well… who knows…"
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Meanwhile, Liu Zhizhong was not heading to the City Committee Courtyard, but to a decent tea restaurant. After enjoying a nice breakfast, he drove his car near Tianrun Villa and waited by the river.
He knew, Zhang Qixiang would definitely seek him out after waking up, so it was better to wait. He needed to resolve today's matters thoroughly to prevent any mishaps.
Liu Zhizhong was getting better at dealing with women, truly living up to the name Demon Liu.
He believed, just leaving a note last night wasn't enough to handle Zhang Qixiang; he had to face her in person today.
But what Liu Zhizhong hadn't anticipated was that Zhang Hongyang had a restless night.
Zhang Hongyang certainly didn't know that his wife, while at her parent's house, had been thoroughly pleased by Liu Zhizhong; he was just worried about his sister, Zhang Qixiang.
After having breakfast at the district government cafeteria, it was already half-past eight. Zhang Hongyang even called Zhang Qixiang's phone, but it was still switched off.
This got Zhang Hongyang a bit panicky.
Based on the waiter's description, his sister had drunk 24 bottles of beer last night plus what Liu Zhizhong drank; she might have drunk too much. What if something happened?
What if Liu Zhizhong had lecherous thoughts and slept with his sister?
My God, Zhang Hongyang couldn't even imagine Liu Zhizhong sleeping with his sister; his heart was all tightened up, feeling that it would be a great disgrace, unbearable!
This morning, there was supposed to be a moderately important meeting that required his attendance as deputy district chief.
But Zhang Hongyang had his secretary, who was also a vice-director at the district government office and a relative of Luo Gang, inform the organizers to postpone the meeting until the afternoon, as he had personal matters to deal with in the morning.
Luo Gang, that guy secretly in love with Luo Yanling, really served Zhang Family well; he was exactly the type of secretary who followed the leader, played the bigshot, and enjoyed the thrill of power.
Zhang Hongyang drove his Mercedes directly to Tianrun Villa to see his sister personally.
His sister, always reluctant to return home and stayed at the villa, had her luxurious, detached house with private courtyards within.
Of course, Zhang Qixiang didn't want to go home because whenever she did, her dad, mom, and grandpa all nagged her about marriage, constantly yapping, which she found annoying!
Zhang Hongyang was also contemplating whether to arrange a marriage for his sister or not.
Actually, he himself had no idea; the family had prepared many suitable matches for her, yet she liked none of them and had no desire to marry—what could he do?
By the time he reached Tianrun Villa and directly entered Villa Number 9, rushing upstairs to the bedroom.
Just outside the bedroom, he heard his sister, Zhang Qixiang, screaming inside, "Liu Zhizhong, you bastard, I'll never let you go! I'm going to kill you, kill you!!!"
Suddenly, Zhang Hongyang's scalp tingled, a taut string in his chest snapped, and his head buzzed as if it had exploded.
Not good!
This is really not good!!!
His intuition was right, it really wasn't good... Damn!!!