The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Chen Fang's seemingly nonsensical comment startled Mo Zifei.

She looked at Chen Fang and asked, "What are you talking about?"

Chen Fang crouched down, looked at the fish in the pond, and asked, "Sister-in-law, do you know what 'the joy of fish and water' is?"

This remark was indeed a bit reckless.

A trace of annoyance appeared on Mo Zifei's face.

Chen Fang continued as if he didn't care, "A fish cannot survive out of water, and water without fish becomes stagnant. It's the same with the relationship between men and women. A woman, if she lacks a sexual life for a long period, will affect her endocrine system, mood, and skin condition, and she might even develop gynecological diseases."

"Chen Fang, do you know what you're saying?"

Mo Zifei couldn't hold back any longer.

She shouted angrily.

Chen Fang turned to look at her and asked, "Sister-in-law, is it you who can't or is it Minister Gao who can't?"

"Chen Fang!"

Mo Zifei could no longer contain herself.

She raised her hand and struck at Chen Fang.

Chen Fang caught her wrist in mid-air.

His fingers deftly pinched her veins.

Mo Zifei tried to pull her hand back.

But after several attempts, it was futile.

Just as she opened her mouth to call for help,

Chen Fang released his hand.

He said, "Your endocrine system is in chaos, with pent-up frustration affecting your heart. It needs to be relieved. Otherwise, your life won't last long. Sister-in-law, have you been suffering from frequent dizziness, nightmares, insomnia, and a lack of energy lately?"

Mo Zifei was stunned.

Everything Chen Fang said hit the mark.

"Yes, that's true, I have been eating ginseng to boost my energy recently, but it hasn't had any effect."

Chen Fang narrowed his eyes and nodded.

He said, "Blocked meridians mean that no external supplement will work. Only acupuncture can solve this."

"Do you know medicine?"

Mo Zifei asked in surprise.

Chen Fang smiled and said, "My father is Chen Zhiguo."

Upon hearing this name,

Mo Zifei covered her mouth and said, "You're Chen Zhiguo's son?"

Chen Fang had just nodded when Mo Zifei grabbed his hand. Then, realizing this was inappropriate, she quickly let go.

"Chen Fang, how long do I have to live?"

Chen Fang shook his head and said, "It's hard to say. If it continues like this, perhaps one to two years."

"Can you save me?"

When facing life and death,

nobody is not desperate.

The anxious expression on Mo Zifei's face said it all.

"I can, but the process..."

Before he could finish,

Mo Zifei interrupted excitedly, "Chen Fang, if you can save me, I'll do anything. I'm begging you as your sister-in-law."

"Alright, I can help you, but you have to answer my question. What exactly happened between you and Minister Gao?"

Upon hearing this question,

Mo Zifei's mood darkened.

She walked over to a chair in the garden, sat down, heaved a long sigh, and began, "The story goes back 12 years..."

That year, Mo Zifei was 20.

Having graduated from a junior college teacher training program, she began teaching at a primary school in Baoxi County.

From her current appearance, Mo Zifei must have been a great beauty in her youth.

At that time, a vice-principal of the school took notice of her youth and beauty and harbored ill intentions towards her.

One weekend, he called her to the school on the pretext of a meeting but actually intended to make advances on her.

Facing Mo Zifei's fierce resistance, the vice-principal did not succeed, but Mo Zifei's job was also lost.

The deputy principal found an excuse to dismiss her.

Filled with indignation, she ran to the local education bureau to complain.

The one who received her was Baoxi County Education Bureau Director Gao Jianzhao at that time.

After hearing about the incident, Gao Jianzhao dealt with the deputy principal sternly and even helped Mo Zifei find another teaching job.

That year, Gao Jianzhao was 32 and still unmarried.

Mo Zifei was not just attractive, she was also quite lofty in her demeanor, and there were no lack of men courting her regularly, yet this Gao Jianzhao was lukewarm towards her, unaffected even when she initiated a show of interest.

This, on the contrary, ignited Mo Zifei's competitive spirit.

And then.

She began her pursuit of Gao Jianzhao.

They say that when a woman goes after a man, it's only a veil away.

After an entire year of effort, Gao Jianzhao was moved by her sincerity, and they finally got together.

Speaking of this.

Mo Zifei's expression turned gloomy.

She spoke slowly, "During our relationship, we even rented a room, but he never touched me. Back then, I thought he was a gentleman. I was so infatuated. After we got married, I was full of expectation that we could finally... finally do that, but just like before, he still didn't touch me..."

Chen Fang asked, "Is he impotent?"

Mo Zifei shook her head.

Her lips moved, as if it was difficult for her to speak.

In the end, she made up her mind and said, "He doesn't touch me, not because he can't, but because he doesn't like women!"

Boom!

It was like a bolt from the blue.

Chen Fang stood there in shock.

Scenes from the private room they were just in suddenly came to mind.

There lay a naked young beauty; a normal man wouldn't have had the appetite to eat, sure to be ogling, but Gao Jianzhao had seemed completely indifferent. Chen Fang had thought he was just very disciplined, never suspecting it was for this reason.

All of a sudden.

A thought flashed through his mind.

He inhaled sharply and asked, "That Hong Qian..."

Mo Zifei nodded and said, "For many years, he had made it clear to me, marrying me was only due to needing a facade to satisfy the organization and the public. Although they've never articulated it, I know about the relationship between him and Hong Qian."

It was too unexpected.

Truly too unexpected.

He had heard plenty of scandalous stories.

But to witness one firsthand, this was a first.

His gaze returned to Mo Zifei.

He suddenly felt a bit sorry for this woman.

"Sister-in-law, now that you know the truth, why don't you divorce him?"

Chen Fang asked.

Mo Zifei gave a bitter smile.

She said, "My parents and my younger brother's jobs were all arranged by him. How can I divorce him? Just like that, over a dozen years have passed."

"Over a dozen years? During these years, you had no sexual life at all?"

Chen Fang asked.

Mo Zifei shook her head.

Chen Fang continued to ask, "Then you could have taken care of it yourself, have you tried that?"

"Take care of it myself? How would I do that?"

Mo Zifei asked bewildered.

Chen Fang was speechless.

Gu Jingshu had been separated for three and a half years, and although she hadn't touched a man, she knew how to release the pressure. The woman before him was over thirty and still clueless about how to take care of herself.

By age, she was already a mature woman.

Yet at heart, she was still an innocent and naive girl.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to cure your condition?"

Chen Fang asked thoughtfully.