The Tempting Road to Becoming an Official

Chen Fang's gaze, however, rested on the two women standing to one side.

He said, "I can tell you, but, first, I want them to introduce themselves."

Zhang Cheng heard this.

He was taken aback.

He returned to his seat and said, "You two, introduce yourselves."

The two women, who had been ignoring Chen Fang with a cold demeanor just before,

Now, upon hearing Zhang Cheng's command,

Could do nothing but comply.

"You first!"

Chen Fang pointed with his hand at the first woman to appear.

Despite her disdain,

She still stepped forward and said, "My name is Fang Mei."

"I'm Fang Gui."

The woman behind her continued.

"Fang Mei, Fang Gui, together they make 'rose'; Director Zhang's twin roses by his side are indeed as legendary as they say,"

Chen Fang remarked.

"Cut the crap and just tell me how you know!"

Zhang Cheng said impatiently.

Chen Fang smiled nonchalantly and said, "Director Zhang, how I found out doesn't seem to matter. What's important is that I can cure her, isn't it?"

Zhang Cheng wanted to become angry,

But then he thought about it and felt there was some truth in Chen Fang's words.

He asked, "Can you really cure her?"

"Definitely."

"Fine, then I'll let you give it a try. If you can't cure her, you'll leave a finger behind—no, two, one from each hand,"

Zhang Cheng said viciously.

Chen Fang asked, "And if I do cure her?"

"If you really cure her, I'll agree to three conditions. Whatever you want, I'll give it to you."

"Alright, lead the way."

Chen Fang stood up and said.

"Brother Cheng, you mustn't believe him; this guy is no good at first glance,"

Fang Mei quickly said when she saw Zhang Cheng had agreed.

Fang Gui also chimed in, "That's right, he's a bastard."

"Ladies, how am I not a good person? How am I a bastard?"

"You..."

When asked this question, Fang Mei didn't know how to articulate the reason—she certainly couldn't say it was because he had touched her backside earlier.

Zhang Cheng, however, didn't take it seriously and went straight to the wall in his office. With a gentle push, a wall that seemed to have no gaps at all revealed a hidden door.

"Come in, Rose. You two stand guard at the door."

Unable to refute Zhang Cheng's command, the two could only stomp their feet and leave in a huff.

Chen Fang walked through the hidden door to find a bedroom before him.

A very luxurious bedroom.

In the center was a bed.

A woman lay on the bed.

The woman looked to be in her forties, with plain features, no color on her lips, and appeared to be extremely weak.

This woman's name was Yan Xinyu.

Very few people knew of her existence.

Chen Fang knew of her only because of a notebook left by Tan Yandong.

Zhang Cheng was in his early forties this year.

In his thirties, he was already well-known across Changming.

He lacked neither power nor wealth, but there had never been a woman by his side.

Rumors had it that Zhang Cheng was not interested in women.

When Chen Fang first heard this rumor, that's what he believed as well.

Until he saw the truth in the notebook left by Tan Yandong.

Zhang Cheng did have a woman.

This woman was the very Yan Xinyu before him.

Yan Xinyu was Zhang Cheng's first love.

They were from the same village.

You could say they were childhood sweethearts, innocent and naïve.

The two of them had fallen for each other early on, and had made solemn vows to each other.

After they came of age.

Zhang Cheng went to Yan Xinyu's home to ask for her hand in marriage.

But her parents chased him out.

The reason was Zhang Cheng's family was poor and their daughter couldn't possibly marry a bricklayer with no prospects.

As their marriage seemed doomed to be torn apart, Zhang Cheng felt all was lost. Just when he was at the crossroads, about to take a bus to work elsewhere, Yan Xinyu appeared.

Carrying bags big and small, she decided to elope with him.

And so, the two of them came to the city together.

They went through a period of living meal to meal.

If it hadn't been for Yan Xinyu's later misfortune, Zhang Cheng might still be nothing more than a hardworking bricklayer, and the wheels of fate might not have turned for him.

Working at a construction site was hard for both of them.

But the loving couple found joy in it.

One a bricklayer, the other a laborer, they found endless joy amidst adversity.

But who could have known that fate would still play a cruel joke on them?

It was just another day at the construction site.

A brick fell from the sky.

It was heading straight for Zhang Cheng, but Yan Xinyu, walking behind him, quickly pushed him out of the way. The brick hit her on the head instead.

She fainted on the spot.

Though she didn't die and later regained consciousness, the doctor told him that the severe trauma had damaged her central brain nerves. From that day on, Yan Xinyu would be confined to a bed.

Yan Xinyu was paralyzed.

She lost all sensation below her neck, and even her ability to speak.

After such an accident.

The construction site not only denied responsibility but also kicked them both out.

Facing such pressure.

Zhang Cheng went all in, deciding to fight with all his might.

From then on, Tiancheng Group came into being.

Even though he earned a lot of money and sought out famous doctors, Yan Xinyu's condition never improved.

Zhang Cheng was a loyal and loving man. Though his wife couldn't get out of bed, he never had eyes for any other woman, and this didn't change even when he was later surrounded by countless admirers.

Chen Fang carefully took Yan Xinyu's wrist from under the covers to feel her pulse.

This man, who everyone feared.

In front of Yan Xinyu, showed unparalleled gentleness.

He asked Chen Fang, "Is there hope?"

Chen Fang stood up straight.

He exhaled a long breath and said, "Others might not, but I can!"

"Really?"

As if he had heard great news, Zhang Cheng became excited.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "Let's start the treatment then. Help her sit up."

Upon hearing this.

Zhang Cheng got onto the bed without a second thought.

He carefully helped Yan Xinyu to sit up.

Because she couldn't hold herself upright, Zhang Cheng kept supporting her back and neck, speaking to her tenderly.

Chen Fang opened his portable needle case.

Took out silver needles, and started inserting them one by one into Yan Xinyu's head.

In less than half an hour, Yan Xinyu's head was full of silver needles.

Next.

Chen Fang moved around to her back.

He slapped her back hard.

Suddenly, Yan Xinyu's body leaned forward, and she vomited with a groan, expelling a mouthful of black blood.

"What's wrong with her?"

Zhang Cheng asked worriedly.

Chen Fang said, "It's alright, the stagnated blood was compressing a nerve, it's better now that she's vomited it out."

After saying this.

He skillfully removed the silver needles from Yan Xinyu's head.

After laying Yan Xinyu down.

Zhang Cheng saw her still motionless.

He turned back sharply and looked at Chen Fang, asking, "Are you kidding me? She's still the same."

"I told you he's a fraud, Brother Cheng, leave him to us, we'll make sure he begs for death!"

At that moment, Fang Mei and Fang Gui barged in, each grabbing one of Chen Fang's shoulders.