The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Two battles raged, one after the other.

Chen Fang wasn't playing favorites.

He exerted effort with Fang Mei too.

By the time he returned to the hotel,

it was already past eleven o'clock at night.

As she pushed open the door, Fang Mei felt a bit guilty. Seeing that Fang Gui had already covered herself with the quilt and gone to sleep, her anxious heart finally settled down.

"Sis, where have you been? Why are you only getting back now?"

Suddenly,

Fang Gui sat up in bed and asked.

Fang Mei panicked.

She said, "Uh... I got a bit hungry, so I went out to grab something to eat."

"Grab something to eat? What could you eat for nearly three hours?"

Fang Gui asked.

Fang Mei knew that if the conversation continued, she would be found out, so she deliberately put on a stern face and asked, "Did you wander off while I was away?"

Fang Gui, who was just questioning, suddenly felt guilty.

She lay down again and said, "No, I've been in the room the whole time."

"The whole time? I called our hotel room a moment ago to ask you to come down to eat, but no one answered, right?"

"Uh... well, I heard it, but I was in the shower, so it wasn't convenient to answer."

This time it was Fang Gui's turn to be at a loss for words.

Fang Mei made an acknowledging noise and smiled knowingly, saying, "Alright, alright, we'll head back as soon as we wake up tomorrow. Let's sleep early."

Having said that,

she too slipped into the bed.

Although both had lain down,

neither felt the slightest bit sleepy.

Each was replaying the recent "battles" with Chen Fang in their minds, those sensations, truly too wonderful.

"Sis, are you asleep yet?"

Suddenly, Fang Gui asked.

"What is it?"

"Sis, do you think Chen Fang is a good person?"

"Uh... Well, he probably is," Fang Mei hesitated before replying.

"I also think he's a good person."

After mumbling that, Fang Gui fell silent.

This question also stirred waves in Fang Mei's heart.

She hadn't been with Chen Fang for long, but her initial dislike had vanished into thin air, replaced by a creeping love at the bottom of her heart.

Perhaps her sister felt the same, falling for that "jerk?"

...

In the following days,

Xu Ming took medical leave and was nowhere to be seen.

As the mayor, Chen Fang's situation also started to improve.

People from various departments sought opportunities to report to him, and those leaders who previously didn't take him seriously came by for casual chats.

In short, Chen Fang's authority and status had completely supplanted Yuan Zhenting.

During this time, Xu Lianyun called to express her gratitude.

She said she should have come in person.

But under the current circumstances, it wasn't suitable to visit Fuguang Town again.

After all, too many eyes from the county town were fixed on this place, and for the sake of avoiding suspicion, she had to lay low.

She told Chen Fang,

that after so many years, she could finally let go of the thing that had always been on her mind, and her brother Xu Lianhai could finally rest in peace, which moved Chen Fang somewhat.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Fang felt thirsty.

Just as he was about to make a cup of tea,

Guo Zheng walked in and said, "Chief, someone is looking for you outside."

"Looking for me? Who is it?"

"Don't know her, it's a woman, she said her last name is Mo."

"Last name Mo?"

Chen Fang shivered reflexively.

He asked, "Where is the person now?"

"Just outside."

"Please invite them in quickly!"

Chen Fang hurriedly stood up.

Then, he asked Guo Zheng, "When you brought her here, did anyone else see her?"

Guo Zheng shook his head and said, "No, it's break time now, and everyone is still off work."

"That's good. You can go now, but remember, until I come out, if anyone looks for me, tell them I'm not available, got it?"

"Understood, leader."

After Guo Zheng left, a woman wearing a sun hat,

a mask, and sunglasses walked in.

Once the door was closed,

the woman took off the coverings on her face.

Those deep, bewitching fox eyes appeared again, such a beautiful pair of eyes.

"Zifei sister, what brings you here?"

Chen Fang joyfully asked.

The woman in front of him was none other than Mo Zifei.

Mo Zifei smiled faintly and said, "What's the matter? You haven't come to see sister in so long, isn't sister allowed to check on you?"

Chen Fang quickly took her hand and sat down on the couch, asking, "How could that be? I've missed you terribly, sister. How have you been getting on with Minister Gao lately?"

Hearing Gao Jianzhao's name,

Mo Zifei's face immediately lost its smile.

She sighed

and said, "How could it be? It's just the same. However, after Gao Meng's incident, he has treated me much better. He's probably afraid that I might leak the incident and ruin his career."

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Don't worry, sister. The evidence of what Gao Meng did to you is always in my possession; he wouldn't dare to harm you."

"I came over this time to talk to you about this matter."

After finishing,

Mo Zifei looked around.

Chen Fang, understanding, said, "Sister, rest assured, it's safe to talk here."

Mo Zifei nodded and said, "I've heard about what you've been doing in Fuguang Town. Last night, Sun Shenru went to a local restaurant. I eavesdropped on some of their conversations; it was regarding you."

"About me?"

"Yes, after Yuan Zhenting's downfall, Sun Shenru was furious. He's discussing with Gao Jianzhao how to teach you a lesson."

"Did Minister Gao agree?"

Mo Zifei shook her head and said, "He didn't agree right away. He said that since you are backed by Mr. Xu, they need to tread carefully. Of course, that's all pretense. What he's truly afraid of is the matter with Gao Meng that you're holding."

"I see."

"Gao Jianzhao isn't a completely bad person, but the key issue is the person by his side, Hong Qian. Hong Qian is close to Gao Jianzhao because of his company and to make money. Hearing that Sun Shenru is unsatisfied with you, he'd surely see it as an opportunity to curry favor with the county mayor. What I fear isn't the upright but the petty. I'm worried that he might convince Gao Jianzhao to take action against you."

Tan Yandong had said that Sun Shenru was indeed very scheming.

He was planning another "borrowed knife" strategy.

"Sister, there's nothing to worry about. I can handle whatever comes my way. Since I dared to act against Yuan Zhenting, I knew that Sun Shenru would definitely try to make things difficult for me," Chen Fang said calmly.

Mo Zifei grasped Chen Fang's hand

and said, "Ah Fang, I'm really worried about you. I didn't sleep well all of last night and took the first opportunity to come see you today. How about you give up this rotten official post? You could take all the money from Gao Jianzhao and do a small business, or if that doesn't work out, open a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. With your skills, you could live very well."

These words

felt very warm to Chen Fang.

But he had to continue on this path he had chosen.

Not just for himself, but for others too.

He smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry. Since you believe in my abilities, what is there to fear? By the way, sister, it's been a long time since I've done acupuncture on you. How have you been feeling lately?"

"The symptoms of dizziness and headaches have lightened a lot recently, and I no longer suffer from insomnia at night. It has indeed improved quite a bit."

Chen Fang touched her pulse for a moment.

and said, "Sister, most of the blockages in your meridians are cleared. Only one more session is needed. Why not take this opportunity to have another acupuncture treatment?"

Reminded of the last acupuncture session,

Mo Zifei's face reddened as she asked, "Just here?"

Chen Fang laughed and said, "It's fine, I've already instructed them not to let anyone in. Sister, you get undressed; I'll go sterilize the silver needles."

By the time Chen Fang returned from sterilizing the instruments,

Mo Zifei's perfect body was already laid bare before him.