The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Li Weiyang, aged 29, is a member of the party group and deputy director of the Education Bureau in Jinde County.

Speaking of the name Li Weiyang, Qi Hui feels so irritated that it makes his teeth itch.

Firstly, let's talk about Li Weiyang as a person. She is a typical second-generation official; her father had been a deputy director in another city, and her mother is a senior executive in a state-owned enterprise.

If that was not impressive enough,

her husband isn't one to be trifled with either.

Li Weiyang's husband, Pei Zilai, is the head of an office in a certain street in Shao County, holding a position equivalent to a division chief.

Although the ranks of Pei Zilai's parents aren't very high, they were also officials who had retired from the government.

That is to say, Li Weiyang is a typical product of internal system integration.

With such a background, coupled with being pampered since childhood and always held in the palm of her hand, she has hardly ever suffered any grievances.

This made her act however she pleased in the Education Bureau, disregarding everyone around her, including Qi Hui, who had firm control over the bureau. She spoke her mind whenever she was dissatisfied.

There is also an interlude here.

Three months ago.

Li Weiyang was transferred from the Communist Youth League to the Education Bureau to serve as the deputy director.

Lustful as life itself, Qi Hui immediately set his sights on this fashionable and beautiful woman.

Honestly speaking,

Li Weiyang is really pretty.

At a height of 1.68 meters, neither tall nor short.

Because of regular exercise, her figure is quite balanced.

Especially her appearance, which resembles the Hong Kong and Taiwan star Zhu Yin by about eighty percent.

With such attributes, how could Qi Hui not be tempted?

Tempted as he might be,

Qi Hui still has brains; he knew Li Weiyang was not someone to mess with.

So, he used a dinner party as an opportunity to try to get Li Weiyang drunk.

The plan was successful.

He personally helped her into a room that had been arranged beforehand, preparing to take advantage of her vulnerability, when Li Weiyang suddenly woke up.

She threw a tantrum and created a huge scene, directly scaring Qi Hui off.

Since then,

Li Weiyang seemed to have taken it upon herself to confront Qi Hui at every turn, constantly pointing out his mistakes, which gave Qi Hui quite a headache.

And it wasn't just Qi Hui.

Nobody in the Education Bureau liked Li Weiyang.

Because she always put on airs, acting superior, scolding her superiors and her subordinates alike.

In short, she was inherently self-righteous.

Upon seeing Chen Fang come out,

Li Weiyang directly pulled open the back door of the car and got in.

You should know, Chen Fang is the director, and the back seat is generally reserved for leaders.

"Director Chen, I'm really sorry. We only have two assigned drivers in our bureau, one of whom is on sick leave, and the other has already gone off duty. I tried calling for a long time but no one answered, so for this trip to Huqiu Township, I'm afraid both leaders will have to drive themselves,"

Zhao Rui said beside the car.

Huqiu Township is a provincial-level impoverished township, more than forty kilometers away from the urban area, and mostly mountain roads, with it already being night time.

The idea of letting Chen Fang drive such a road was hardly believable.

As soon as Zhao Rui's words fell,

Li Weiyang, already seated in the back, said, "Anyway, I'm not driving. I get sleepy at night. Besides, he's a man and I'm a woman."

The implication of her words was simple:

Chen Fang, you are the one who will have to drive for these few hours.

"Okay, no problem, I'll drive,"

Chen Fang said and then threw his luggage into the front passenger seat, getting into the car himself.

The winter night always arrives a bit earlier.

It was only five-thirty when they set off, but the sky was already completely dark.

According to the map,

Chen Fang first drove out of the urban area.

Then headed south.

After only about half an hour of driving,

Li Weiyang appeared drowsy in the rearview mirror.

"What are you looking at?"

Chen Fang had just shifted his gaze,

when Li Weiyang, sitting up in the backseat, asked in an unfriendly tone.

Chen Fang was taken aback and said, "I was just checking if you had fallen asleep."

"What does it matter to you if I'm asleep or not?"

Li Weiyang continued to question him.

Unaware of Li Weiyang's temper, Chen Fang said with a smile, "I was just concerned about you."

"Do I need your concern? You're really overstepping your boundaries."

Bewildered, Chen Fang was scolded for no reason.

Feeling unjustly treated in his heart,

he had no choice but to keep driving.

Heading south, passing through a coastal path, it was quite comfortable even at night due to the favorable moonlight.

But after another hour,

the road conditions started to worsen.

As it was a gravel road, the ride also became bumpy.

"You took the wrong turn, didn't you?"

Suddenly, Li Weiyang leaned forward and said to Chen Fang.

Chen Fang forced a smile and replied, "I don't know the road either, I was following the map."

"No, no, you definitely took the wrong turn, it should have been the road on the right."

Li Weiyang said confidently.

Chen Fang asked, "Do you know the way?"

"I don't, but I've been to Huqiu Township once, and I remember it should have been the road on the right,"

Li Weiyang replied.

Chen Fang thought for a moment and said, "Since you also don't know the way, let's stick to the map; otherwise, if we take the wrong turn, it could be troublesome."

"Why don't you trust people? If I say it's to the right, it's to the right. Do you think you know the roads better than I do?"

"But what if we go wrong?"

"There's no 'what if.' I'm telling you it's right, just listen to me," Li Weiyang said firmly.

Chen Fang had no choice.

He could only turn and take the road to the right as she had instructed.

At first, it was still a gravel road.

But as they continued, Chen Fang felt something was off.

The gravel road disappeared, turning into a dirt path.

After driving another hundred meters or so,

Chen Fang said, "Director Li, I think something's wrong here, it looks like there's no road ahead."

The dozing Li Weiyang sat up straight.

Narrowing her eyes, she said, "I told you to go, so this route must be right. If it's wrong, I'll take responsibility!"

With that statement,

Chen Fang didn't insist further.

He kept driving, and soon the car entered a forest. The road beneath the wheels became extremely muddy, requiring a lot of gas to inch forward.

It was evident,

that the tires were wrapped in a layer of mud.

Suddenly,

the front of the car tipped forward and then halted completely.

Chen Fang tried to reverse.

But putting the car into reverse gear made no difference; the sound of the wheels spinning was audible, but it was impossible to move.

With no other option,

Chen Fang opened the car door.

As soon as he stepped out, he stepped into a puddle of mud.

Looking at the front wheel, it was fully sunk into the mire, thoroughly stuck.

"How is it?"

Li Weiyang leaned out of the car window to ask.

Chen Fang shook his head and replied, "No way, it won't move."

Li Weiyang still didn't believe it.

She also got out to take a look.

Instantly, she burst out in anger, "How do you even drive? How could you drive into such terrible terrain?"

"Sister, are you being reasonable? I just said we should follow the map, but you insisted this was the right way. Now look, we're stuck in the middle of nowhere, and the car can't move. You said you'd take responsibility, so show me how you'll take responsibility,"

Chen Fang fired off like a machine gun.

Leaving Li Weiyang momentarily speechless.

After a pause, she said, "We need to figure something out. Are we supposed to spend the night here?"

Chen Fang got back into the car.

Crossing his arms, he let out a long sigh and said, "I'm out of ideas; why don't you call the office for rescue?"

Li Weiyang muttered, "Going out with you really is the bad luck of my life."

Having said that,

she took out her phone.

She dialed several numbers in succession, but none got through.

Not because no one answered, but because there was no signal at all in this place.

After busying herself for a while, Li Weiyang eventually gave up.

Her mouth ran with a trail of complaints.

Chen Fang, irritated, turned and snapped, "Aren't you very capable? If you're so great, why don't you get out and find someone to help?"

"If finding help is what needs to be done, then let's do it. Still, the freaking director you are, utterly useless. I don't know what the leadership at the top is doing. They are just stuffing the department with junk every day. The Education Department is becoming a recycling station for trash."

After uttering these unpleasant words,

Li Weiyang opened the car door.