The next day, Li Xiaomei brought Luan Xiaoxue and Liu Feng to Wu Du. Because of Liu Rusheng's promise, Li Xiaomei was more confident. She did not understand why she trusted Liu Rusheng. However, the relationship between people was strange. She always felt that Liu Rusheng was familiar with her, but she always had an indescribable feeling toward him. It could be said that they were familiar, but it could also be said that they were intimate. It was a strange feeling. She had the same feeling when she first got together with Ren Zhiqiang. She could say that it was love, but there were too many interests between them. She could say that it was a simple transaction, but she had a natural sense of intimacy toward Ren Zhiqiang. He was a leader, but he was also her man at the same time. Sometimes, it was a feeling of pride, and sometimes, it was a feeling of hope. The thrill of sneak attacks, the game of pretending to be innocent and a stranger in all kinds of situations and meetings, it made Li Xiaomei excited and obsessed. However, the good times did not last long. Ren Zhiqiang went to jail, and she was thrown from heaven to hell. Li Xiaomei had become numb from the days of being looked down upon and ridiculed. She wanted to muddle through life, but Ma Yingjie came. Ma Yingjie trusted her, Ma Yingjie risked his life to save her, and Ma Yingjie took the blame for her. It made her have the courage and hope to be a good official again. For this hope, she needed more power to support her. She needed more power to give her courage, to give her the confidence and belief to move forward. Was Liu Rusheng that power? Could Liu Rusheng give her hope and courage?
Li Xiaomei was not sure, but her instinct gave her more confidence and courage. She and Luan Xiaoxue sat in the back row while Liu Feng sat in the front. She kept holding Luan Xiaoxue's hand, telling Luan Xiaoxue with her strength that she would not let Ma Yingjie take the blame for her anymore.
Luan Xiaoxue's hands were ice-cold. Things happened one after another. It was indeed not the world she had imagined, and it was indeed beyond her tolerance. Fortunately, Li Xiaomei was by her side. Fortunately, such a big sister gave her enough courage to take her to see Ma Yingjie to prove Ma Yingjie's innocence.
Although Li Xiaomei and Luan Xiaoxue didn't speak along the way, their hearts were connected. Time passed in the blink of an eye. When the familiar and intimate city of Wu Du appeared in front of Luan Xiaoxue, she could no longer remain calm. Although she had only been away for a short period of time, it felt like a century to Luan Xiaoxue. As the tall buildings passed by, Luan Xiaoxue was confused. Had she ever lived in this city? Did she leave behind her love, her lover, and even her dreams in this city?
Luan Xiaoxue stared out of the window. Memories played in her mind over and over again. She tried hard to grasp a certain scene, a certain fragment, but the car quickly drove into the crowd. Except for unfamiliar faces and people who were in a hurry, Luan Xiaoxue couldn't grasp anything.
Wu Du, the place that gave Luan Xiaoxue complicated feelings, she was here again. The driver was Xiaowang. When he drove around the lake, Luan Xiaoxue's eyes were fixed on the grass and trees by the lake. Although she had always hoped that one day, he would hold her hand and walk around the lake. The antique wooden road would always give birth to many romantic dreams related to love when stepping on it. She had only taken a walk here with Ma Yingjie, and it was a very bad memory. At that time, An Qi had regarded her as a mistress. Even now, many people still thought that she was a mistress. The story of a mistress played out on Luan Xiaoxue. On the surface, she was polite to people she knew and didn't know, but she knew in her heart that she would always wear the label of a mistress, and she didn't know how long she would wear it. The dreams that she longed for, the romance that she wanted, and all kinds of fanciful thoughts about love, she gave them all to him, but could he afford the love that she imagined? He couldn't even hold her hand and step into the public's eyes. He even had to dress up to accompany her to go shopping. How many things did he have that could belong to her? How much freedom did he have that belonged to him?
Every time Luan Xiaoxue thought about this, she would feel pain. Love, pain, but happiness. Was it like this? But this kind of pain was always extraordinarily long, and this kind of pain was always connected to one thing after another that Luan Xiaoxue couldn't bear. She even thought that Wang Xiaoe's suicide must have been because she couldn't bear the torture of those people. She had been there before, and the interrogation place had all kinds of torture. The "horse stance" made her heart tremble when she thought about it, and she would have nightmares whenever she thought about it. Did Wang Xiaoe suffer all kinds of torture that was even worse than her?
Luan Xiaoxue couldn't think about it, and she didn't want to think about it. Because he was the ruler of this place, and because Ma Yingjie was one of the rulers of Qin County. These two men had entered the center of power, but these two men let an innocent woman die, and she died with her eyes wide open.
How could Luan Xiaoxue not feel bitterly disappointed? She had sacrificed herself for him. What she wanted was for him to do something for the people. What she longed for was for him to be able to benefit the people. Including Ma Yingjie. She tried her best to help him. In the past, she thought she wanted to live the life of a rich man. Later, after she fell in love with that person, she realized that the life of a rich man wasn't what she wanted, and it wasn't what she could afford. She still hoped that that person could do something fair and just for someone like her, who had no background. At least he let her brother, Luan Jun, pronounce a fair sentence, and he could do it. She felt that it was her responsibility and obligation to make him do more practical things, real things.
There were fewer and fewer good officials, and there were fewer and fewer real officials. He was one, at least in Luan Xiaoxue's heart, he was a good and real official. Ma Yingjie was walking on his path, and this was what Luan Xiaoxue longed for the most. Now, she had returned to the place where their love was born. Would he give the people here the harmonious life they wanted?
Luan Xiaoxue hoped that he was the Justice Bao sent by God, and Ma Yingjie was his shadow, his continuation.
Li Xiaomei had a strong sense of righteousness. It wasn't the first time she was in the Commission for Discipline Inspection, nor was it the first time she was talked to by the Commission for Discipline Inspection. Even though being talked to by the Commission for Discipline Inspection was a nerve-racking matter, to Li Xiaomei, there was no difference between going through it once and going through it a hundred times. She faced it calmly.
At this moment, Li Xiaomei's phone rang. She took it out and saw that it was a call from Liu Rusheng. She picked it up. Because Luan Xiaoxue was there, it wasn't convenient for Li Xiaomei to speak. She just asked, "Are you really in Jiangnan?"
"Of course, I just got off the plane. How about you, baby? " Darling, "Liu Rusheng said playfully on the other end of the phone.
Li Xiaomei moved the phone to her other ear. She was worried that Luan Xiaoxue would hear it, so she said, "Can you really pay for me?"
"How can I lie when I say it? Baby, it's only eight hundred thousand. You're so nervous. I'll go to Qin County to see you and give you a cheque. "Liu Rusheng didn't smile anymore and said seriously.
"Okay, thank you." Li Xiaomei said politely and quickly put the phone away. She was worried that Liu Rusheng would say something even more explosive over the phone. Her heart was pounding as she listened to it. However, she realized that she didn't hate this person. Even though she did it for eight hundred thousand, even though she had a motive, how could she be willing to listen to his stupid words? She also knew that to people like them, eight hundred thousand was nothing. It was just a little entertainment. However, she just didn't have confidence anymore. She was no longer a young girl. Was she really worth eight hundred thousand in his heart?
Li Xiaomei actually asked this question. She felt her heart ache. When a woman fell to the point where she had to measure the value of her body with money, was it really sad? It seemed like she had to go all out. In order not to let Ma Yingjie take the blame for her, she would sell herself for once. At least she was worth eight hundred thousand in Liu Rusheng's heart. That place was no longer a virgin. What was the difference between using it more or less?
"Sigh." Li Xiaomei sighed.
"What's wrong?" Luan Xiaoxue looked away and turned to ask Li Xiaomei. Li Xiaomei realized that she was distracted. She smiled and said, "It's okay. Don't worry, Luan Xiaoxue. County Leader Ma will be fine. "Li Xiaomei held Luan Xiaoxue's hand again. A sense of gratitude spread all over Luan Xiaoxue's body. Luan Xiaoxue smiled and said, "Sister Li is here. What's there to be afraid of?"
As soon as Luan Xiaoxue finished speaking, Xiaowang had already driven the car into the passage of the Wu Du Municipal Government. The Wu Du Municipal Government Building appeared. Luan Xiaoxue was inexplicably nervous. There was someone she loved in this building. Half a year ago, she was still waiting for him here. She was looking forward to seeing him for the sake of her brother's life. She didn't expect that after half a year, he would become the lover she couldn't let go of and the father of the child in her belly. All of this seemed to have happened yesterday. It was so clear and so strong that it impacted Luan Xiaoxue's heart.
Was he in this building? Would I meet him? Luan Xiaoxue's heart was beating violently. Why was she still afraid of him and loved him at the same time? Why was she still so nervous when she thought of him?
The car stopped in front of the government building. Luan Xiaoxue stole a glance around. The scenery was still beautiful, especially the lawn. It was said that it was imported from America. Just this lawn alone cost a few million. However, even in winter, the lawn was so green that people couldn't help but touch it.
Luan Xiaoxue only saw unfamiliar faces. He wasn't there. How could he be here? He was so busy. He had endless guests to entertain and endless problems to solve. Why was he in the lobby at this time? She wanted to see him, but he happened to bump into him. She hadn't bought a phone, and she hadn't told him that she had really come to Wu Du. If she bumped into him here, what would happen? What kind of expression should she maintain?
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