Chu Yunchi didn't say anything. He stared at Lu Yiwei without blinking. After a long time, he reached out his hand.
Lu Yiwei didn't react for a moment. Fu Jiangwei reminded him in time. He reached out his hand and held Chu Yunchi's hand. He was so skinny that he looked like a bag of bones. Originally, his hair was luxuriant, high-spirited, and he was in high spirits. His words could shake the earth and mountains, and his actions were firm and resolute, similar to Guo Jinzhu's thunderous generals. It had only been a few years, yet he was able to destroy a person to such an extent. Just what had he gone through?
"Congratulations. I've heard about it."
Chu Yunchi held Lu Yiwei's hand with all his strength. The veins on the back of his hand were bulging, and his twig-like fingers were trembling. He was trying to express his feelings in this way.
Lu Yiwei could feel his warmth and thoughts. He smiled elegantly and said, "Thank you, Director Chu."
His former subordinate was now on the same level as him, and it seemed that he was going to surpass him. Things were always changing. Chu Yunchi's heart was in turmoil. His eyes were red. He seemed to be feeling guilty, but it was more like he was trying to atone for his sins.
Ma Feifei didn't know what was going on. She looked at Chu Yunchi for a long time and said, "This is …"
Su Qiming knew the history. He said vaguely, "An old leader of Yiwei. I haven't seen you for many years."
"Oh, no wonder."
"Let's go in and talk."
They sat on the left and right sides of the room. After a while, a middle-aged man came in. After entering, he bowed with both hands and said, "Mayor Su, oh no, Secretary Su, look at my mouth. I'm so sorry for being late."
Su Qiming didn't care. He nodded slightly and said, "Mayor Ma, let me introduce you. I'm the chairman and president of Fenghua Group, Lin Wei."
Ma Feifei looked him up and down. Lin Wei quickly reached out his hand and said with a smile, "Mayor Ma, I've heard a lot about you. Congratulations on your promotion. Please take care of me in the future."
Ma Feifei didn't seem to care about him. She took back her hand and looked at him disdainfully, "Do you know me?"
Lin Wei sat down and said casually, "Of course, I don't dare to say that I know all the important people in the Xi Jiang government, but I can at least name more than half of them, and I know everyone's resume clearly."
Ma Feifei was in disbelief. She pointed at Lu Yiwei and asked, "Do you know him?"
Lin Wei looked for a long time, shook his head and said, "I have never seen this leader before."
"You don't even know the youngest secretary of the County party committee in Xijiang Province, yet you're still bragging. Aren't you afraid of biting your tongue?"
Lin Wei stared at Lu Yiwei and exclaimed, "You are Lu Yiwei? He had finally met her in person. I've often heard Secretary Su talk about you, and now that I've seen you in person, you're indeed extraordinarily handsome. Most importantly, you're too young, haha. "
The fact that he dared to be so presumptuous in front of Su Qiming meant that the two of them had a good relationship. Lu Yiwei responded with a smile and didn't say anything else.
While they were talking, Zhang Zhiyuan came in, looking travel-worn. He was quite surprised to see Lu Yiwei, so he greeted him and sat down next to him. He whispered, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
"I didn't want to bother you since you weren't coming back."
"Oh, I didn't plan to come back, but since I have time now, I came back to visit some old leaders."
Zhang Zhiyuan kept looking at Chu Yunchi as he spoke. He was very surprised by Chu Yunchi's appearance. Since the two of them knew each other, he smiled and nodded.
A dinner with leaders attending was bound to be unpleasant, not to mention that today was the first day of the Lunar New Year. Su Qiming's phone kept ringing. Sometimes, he would cover his phone and talk in a low voice. Sometimes, he would go outside to answer the phone. In the end, he couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Everyone, I'm really sorry. There's a big shot that I have to accompany. Why don't you eat first? We'll sit down and have a good drink another day, okay?"
Su Qiming was about to leave, and the others were also absent-minded. They all got up to participate in their own activities. Before leaving, Zhang Zhiyuan said, "Don't leave tonight. I still have something to say to you."
In the large private room, only Lu Yiwei, Fu Jiangwei, and Chu Yunchi were left. Fu Jiangwei knew their past, so he took the initiative to get up and leave.
Only the two of them were left. The atmosphere was extremely awkward, as if the air had frozen. After confronting for a long time, Chu Yunchi stood up shakily. He came to the front with a bottle of wine and sat down. He poured wine for Lu Yiwei and drank three glasses in a row. Lu Yiwei hurriedly stopped him and said, "Secretary Chu, don't drink so much."
Chu Yunchi ignored him and drank another glass. He smacked his lips and let out a long breath. After a long time, he said in a muffled voice, "Do you still hate me?"
Lu Yiwei played with the wine glass and said with a crooked smile, "Why do I hate you? I've never hated you."
"No, you must have resentment in your heart. Actually, I …"
Lu Yiwei hurriedly interrupted, "Secretary Chu, don't say it. I understand it in my heart, and I've already thought it through. In other words, without you, I wouldn't be here today. If you hadn't brought me into the government office, maybe I would still be a mediocre person in Nanyang County. "
Chu Yunchi was a little drunk. He shook his head desperately and said, "I want to say that this matter has been piling up in my heart for many years. I never had the courage to talk to you directly. Now that we've met, I want to say what's in my heart. "
"In fact, everyone knows that you took the blame for me back then. To this day, I'm very grateful to you. If you hadn't promised me, I'm afraid … after I left, I really wanted to look for you, but I didn't have the courage. I left you alone in Beihe Town, and you stayed there for five years … "
"Don't say it. I understand it all in my heart."
The story returned to the opening scene. As time passed, Lu Yiwei had buried the grievances between the two of them deep in his memory. He was unwilling to recall that past. Today, Lu Yiwei had walked to the same starting line as him. There was no meaning to pursue it. He wasn't a narrow-minded person, and he was even more unwilling to expose that scar.
Chu Yunchi actually burst into tears, and he couldn't stop it. Perhaps he was repenting, or feeling indignant about his fate. For the past ten years, he had been stagnant. Some of the secretaries of the County party committee who were in the same period as him had entered the Standing Committee, and some had been transferred to the province to become leading officials. He was the most difficult one, and he was still the director of the Cultural Bureau.
Lu Yiwei comforted him for a long time before he finally stopped crying. He took a tissue to wipe his tears and said, "Yiwei, I was wrong in the past. Whether you forgive me or not, I'm sincerely repenting. I'll retire in two years. I don't want to have any regrets. You're the only thing that worries me. Tonight, I solemnly apologize to you. "
After saying that, he stood up and was about to bow. Lu Yiwei hurriedly stopped him and said, "Secretary Chu, you can't do that. There's really no need. As I said, in my heart, you'll always be my old leader. "
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