This question really stumped Liu Lihai. Had he ever loved? Who was his lover? Sun Xiaomu? This shadow was like love, it always existed in the deepest part of his heart with infinite beauty. Love was the most beautiful fairy tale. He really didn't know what kind of world he would be in after he walked into the fairy tale. Over the past year, he had tried to walk into the depths of Sun Xiaomu's heart, but Sun Xiaomu always stood not too far away, smiling sweetly at him.
That kind of smile was as clean as spring water in the deep mountains, engraving the tinkling sound in Liu Lihai's bones, making him always listen to it in the dead of night. However, Leng Hongyan stood between him and Sun Xiaomu. As soon as he saw Sun Xiaomu's transparent eyes, Liu Lihai had the desire to escape. Even though he and Sun Xiaomu had been together for a year, they hadn't said a word related to love. Especially after Sun Xiaomu downloaded the song "Mistress" into his phone, he didn't dare to say anything related to love to Sun Xiaomu.
Liu Lihai didn't want to talk about Sun Xiaomu with Gong Yue. That was his beauty alone, he needed to focus and wait for it patiently and attentively. When it came to love, girls and boys were different. There weren't many girls who didn't want to share their love with their friends and family. Gong Yue also wanted to share her love with her family, but her father, Gong Daojin, repeatedly sent people to school for blind dates, trying to use this method to separate her from Chao Zi.
Chao Zi's real name was Chen Chao, from Chen Village in Lin County's Chengguan Town. He was Gong Yue's classmate in junior high. When they were in the first year of high school, two gangsters bullied Gong Yue on the street. Chao Zi crippled one and injured the other, and sentenced them to six years in prison. After he was released, he was considered a tyrant in Lin County. All the construction sites in Chengguan Town that needed water and sand were delivered by Chao Zi. In Lin County, this was an unwritten rule, just like the three words "Gong Daojin" became the highest label in Lin County's officialdom.
The more Gong Daojin tried to stop the relationship between Gong Yue and Chao Zi, the closer they got. Gong Yue secretly went on a date with Chao Zi. During the day, Lv Weimin was in charge of her. Lv Weimin would inform Gong Daojin of her whereabouts as soon as possible. Several times, because of Lv Weimin's tip-offs, she was forcefully dragged home by Gong Daojin and his men.
Gong Daojin even warned Gong Yue that if she continued to secretly date Chao Zi, he would immediately send her abroad. Gong Yue was afraid of such a father, so she could only stay in school obediently. At least she could still talk to Chao Zi on the phone and send messages. If she really stayed at home, Gong Yue would feel annoyed just by looking at her mother's teary eyes and her bitter face. She really didn't understand why her mother, who had already tasted the hardships of marrying into an official's life, kept introducing her to people in the official circles.
Chao Zi never went to university, and that was because of her. Chao Zi could earn money, and Chao Zi was willing to risk his life for her. As long as she made a phone call, Chao Zi would put down his business and accompany her. Could any man in the officialdom do this? Why didn't Gong Daojin put himself in her shoes? She loved Chao Zi. She didn't care if Chao Zi went to university, and she didn't care if Chao Zi had status or not. She just loved Chao Zi. Was there anything wrong with loving someone?
Gong Yue cried as she told Liu Lihai all this. In the end, she actually sighed and said, "A person who has never loved can't understand the hardships of being in love. My father has been forcing me to stop my current relationship. If I love someone, I can let go of them and stop loving them. Is that love? Is it love? Once love is planted in the heart, it can't be erased. The only thing that can be erased is fake love. True love is unforgettable. Loving someone will make you go crazy for them. Do you understand? "
Only now did Liu Lihai understand a little. Gong Daojin was in such a hurry to arrange for him to come here and for him to show off. It was all for his precious daughter. At this time, other than being Gong Yue's audience, he didn't need to say anything else. Gong Yue didn't need him to say anything else.
Gong Yue cried for a while and then took out her phone to let Liu Lihai see her boyfriend. The boy was very handsome. It was a different temperament from Liu Lihai's handsomeness. Liu Lihai was handsome in a rational and calm way. The boy was as wild as Gong Yue. When his golden hair was in front of Liu Lihai's eyes, he actually felt a chill. Gong Daojin probably felt the same way. This was probably the reason why Gong Daojin wanted to stop Gong Yue from falling in love with the boy. When Liu Lihai thought about this, the doubts in his heart were suddenly resolved. He even felt a sense of relief. Although this feeling was unfair to Gong Yue or a kind of bullying, this feeling made Liu Lihai willing to get along with Gong Yue.
Liu Lihai didn't persuade Gong Yue to end this relationship that even her parents opposed. He knew that Gong Yue wouldn't listen to anything he said now. The only thing he could do was to gain Gong Yue's trust and wait and see. With this thought in mind, Liu Lihai said to Gong Yue, "Acknowledge me as your big brother. If you trust me as your big brother, feel free to tell me anything that makes you happy or unhappy in the future. Even if I can't help you with anything, I will be your best listener."
"Really?" Gong Yue smiled like a child and asked Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai nodded. Gong Yue stretched out her hand to make a pinky promise with him. Liu Lihai also stretched out his finger. Gong Yue made a pinky promise with him and said, "I really want to have a brother, but my brother drowned in the river when I was five years old. Later, my father moved from the village to the town and then to the county. The more he became an official, the fewer times he came home. Often I fell asleep and he wasn't back yet. When I went to school, he was already working. If it weren't for Chao Zi, I really don't know how much fun life would be. Brother Liu, I'm not afraid of you, but I really love Chao Zi. As long as you can help me be with Chao Zi, I will listen to you. "
Gong Yue regarded Liu Lihai as her lifesaver. It seemed that if she could hold on to Liu Lihai, she would hold on to the road to love. However, Liu Lihai didn't want to get involved in this mess. He just wanted to ease Gong Yue's heart, but he didn't expect Gong Yue to take it seriously. What was even more unexpected was that Gong Yue proposed to pretend to be in a relationship with Liu Lihai. This way, she could secretly find Chao Zi at night.
Liu Lihai shook his head desperately. The situation in Lin County was complicated enough. He really didn't want to make his life more complicated.
Seeing that Liu Lihai didn't agree, Gong Yue's tears fell again. As her tears fell, she said, "Go, go. I don't have a brother like you. If my brother was still alive, he would definitely help me."
Liu Lihai stood up and really walked out. Gong Yue shouted behind him, "Brother, are you really going to leave me here?"
The word "brother" made Liu Lihai's heart tighten. He actually began to sympathize with Gong Yue. He turned his head and said, "Can I think about it and give you an answer?"
Gong Yue nodded heavily. Her face was full of trust and dependence on Liu Lihai. After the incident, Liu Lihai often thought that if he hadn't agreed to Gong Yue's absurd fake love game, if he had stood up and left Gong Yue for the first time, then what would have happened to him in Lin County? However, there weren't so many assumptions in life. Once the fixed road was opened, it was not up to him to take it or not.
That night, the handsome and free Liu Lihai stole all the limelight of the news in Lin County. As soon as the news ended, his cell phone kept ringing. The first person to call him was Qi Qiang. He and Qi Qiang had known each other for a long time. Qi Qiang was 10 years older than him. He had also worked as an ordinary reporter in the Radio, Film and Television Bureau to become the director.
Qi Qiang said on the phone, "Magistrate Liu, your glorious image is really photogenic. It overshadowed our female anchor. When the sky falls, let's have a drink."
Liu Lihai agreed enthusiastically. He was eager to make a group of friends in Lin County, especially people like Qi Qiang. They not only had common news topics to talk about, but also common topics of leadership. For Liu Lihai, this kind of person was eager to build a bridge to Lin County. He needed a bridge now, and he needed someone to help him rise. In the officialdom, Liu Lihai already knew how big the difference was between borrowing someone's strength and relying on his own strength. In these years, without the power of Leng Hongyan, of course, Leng Hongyan also relied on Song Lihai. Without these external forces, it would be difficult for Liu Lihai to sit in the position of deputy magistrate of Lin County.
In Jingjiang, there were more than two million people, and he was the only person who could reach this position at the age of Liu Lihai. Although the central government's policy repeatedly ordered that the cadres should be younger, there were still many people in the 1960s and 1970s. They were also young and powerful among the leading cadres. Besides, there were at least tens of thousands of civil servants in Jingjiang after the 1980s. Among these people, Liu Lihai could stand out because he borrowed others' strength, not his own real ability. On this point, Liu Lihai was quite clear.
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