Ruo Lan blushed again when Qi Qiang said that. Xiao Jing said quickly, "Ruo Lan seems to be very shy today." Liu Lihai didn't answer Xiao Jing. He laughed a few times and said to Qi Qiang, "Ruo Lan is your cousin, and she will be my cousin in the future. If you need me, just call me."
After Liu Lihai said that, Xiao Jing wanted to drink again and asked Ruo Lan to propose a toast to Liu Lihai. She said that Ruo Lan had a brother for no reason. She was so envious. Ruo Lan couldn't do anything about Xiao Jing. She looked up at Qi Qiang. Qi Qiang smiled but didn't say anything. She had to raise her glass to propose a toast to Liu Lihai. Liu Lihai wanted to refuse, but Xiao Jing wouldn't. This girl was probably used to drinking. One moment, she was enthusiastic, the next moment, she praised Liu Lihai. No matter what, she refused to let Liu Lihai stop drinking. Qi Qiang's posture was like he wanted Liu Lihai to get drunk.
If he got drunk, he wouldn't go back to Jingjiang. Liu Lihai thought so and was about to drink. Unexpectedly, Ruo Lan snatched the glass and said that she wanted to drink cross-cupped wine with Liu Lihai. Xiao Jing took the lead to clap. Liu Lihai had to change glasses with Ruo Lan and drink cross-cupped wine. As soon as he drank it, Liu Lihai realized that Ruo Lan had replaced the wine in his cup with water at some point in time, and she had drunk the real wine in Liu Lihai's place.
After drinking, Ruo Lan's face was like a peach blossom. She was so beautiful that Liu Lihai was a little moved. He felt more and more that the Ruo Lan drinking with him was definitely not the Ruo Lan he heard last night. But which Ruo Lan was the Ruo Lan he heard last night?
After drinking, Liu Lihai felt dizzy.
Liu Lihai was sent to the dormitory by Qi Qiang. Although he thought that he was sober, Ruo Lan insisted that Qi Qiang send him. In fact, Qi Qiang also drank a lot. Of course, Xiao Jing also drank with Qi Qiang. The tacit understanding between Qi Qiang and Xiao Jing gave Liu Lihai the illusion that the two were a match made in heaven. In fact, Qi Qiang had a wife. It was just that the TV station was filled with beautiful women. Qi Qiang, who was full of vigor, naturally wanted to get close to the water first. But why would Qi Qiang introduce Ruo Lan to him? Was Ruo Lan the only one who needed his care? Liu Lihai had to think about these problems.
Liu Lihai didn't fall asleep in his dormitory. Today was the weekend, and no one cared whether she worked in the afternoon or not. In the Lin County Government Building, there were basically only one or two people guarding the headquarters in each office in the afternoon. The others played mahjong the most. The people in Lin County seemed to be especially obsessed with mahjong. The most talked about topic in the office was mahjong.
On this point, Liu Lihai did not know what Liu Shouwang was thinking. After being here for so long, the atmosphere in the office had not changed at all. This was not like Liu Shouwang's way of doing things. When he was in Linhe County, not to mention mahjong, even if he was caught playing Fight the Landlord on the Internet, he would be demoted.
Under Liu Shouwang's iron fist rule, in less than a year, the style of the organization had changed greatly, and they were all obedient under his management. The projects he started in Linhe County were all smoothly carried out. It was because of his management in Linhe County that he was recognized by Secretary Wu Haotian and transferred to Lin County. He promised to let him enter the leadership team of Jingjiang and be promoted to the Standing Committee after the management in Linhe County was smooth. Now it seemed that Liu Shouwang was going to suffer a big setback in Lin County.
Liu Lihai tossed and turned in bed. Sometimes he thought about Liu Shouwang, sometimes he thought about Ruo Lan, then he thought about Leng Hongyan, and then he thought about Sun Xiaomu. It was a mess. What made Liu Lihai sad was that Sun Xiaomu had not returned his calls. Only then did he know that Sun Xiaomu was deliberately not answering his calls. However, Liu Lihai did not know why Sun Xiaomu was doing this. He was thinking about whether he should look for Sun Xiaomu when he returned to Jingjiang in the afternoon.
A message notification from his phone interrupted his thoughts. He picked it up and saw that there were actually two messages. One was from Leng Hongyan. It was probably sent when he was eating, asking him to go to the old place when he returned to Jingjiang. That was the hotel where they often dated. Every member of the Standing Committee in Jingjiang had their own old place. Whether it was to rest or to talk about work, it was their base.
The other message was from Gong Yue. It was only one sentence: Today is Chaozi's birthday. Brother, think of a way to take me there.
Liu Lihai looked at the message and sighed. He pulled the blanket over his face and wanted to sleep. He did not want to think about anything.
Qin Hong's phone call made Liu Lihai, who was just a little sleepy, irritated. He said, "Hello." Qin Hong laughed on the other end of the line. "My county magistrate, the newspapers are full of your masterpiece. Aren't you happy?"
When Liu Lihai heard that it was Qin Hong, his tone softened and he said, "I drank and my stomach is not feeling well. The newspapers have praised you a lot. This time, you're showing your face, right? "
Qin Hong laughed and said, "When you become the county magistrate of Lin County, you can also become a member of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference for me to play with. I heard that Fang Daqing is a member of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference. "
When Qin Hong mentioned Fang Daqing, Liu Lihai did not say anything. After all, this deal was not something to be proud of, even though Liu Lihai was not a person who would benefit from it. However, this kind of deal allowed him to win the public's voice and popularity, which was what he needed at the moment.
Qin Hong might have sensed that Liu Lihai was unhappy, so he quickly changed the topic and said, "I was afraid that you would go back to Jingjiang today, so I took out your car. I'm giving it to you now." When Qin Hong said this, Liu Lihai remembered that he had been using Qin Hong's car all this time. He quickly called Xiao Zhou and asked him to drive the car to the guest house. He would drive back to Jingjiang in the afternoon.
After the car exchange, Liu Lihai could not sleep. He went to his office, turned on his computer, and went online again. However, Sun Xiaomu was not online. He was afraid that Sun Xiaomu was invisible, so he sent a question mark and sat in front of the computer to wait. However, Sun Xiaomu's profile picture was dark. He was disappointed, so he picked up his phone and wanted to call Sun Xiaomu. After dialing two numbers, he stopped and looked up Leng Hongyan's number. He had always remembered Sun Xiaomu's phone number, but Sun Xiaomu was not in his contact list.
Liu Lihai sent a message to Leng Hongyan. "I will be accompanying the guests in Beijing with Secretary Gong tonight. I will only return to Jingjiang tomorrow. I miss you. I want to kiss you."
After sending the message, Liu Lihai felt disgusted with himself again. However, he did not blame himself. He smiled bitterly and called Gong Yue. Gong Yue picked up the phone and asked him with a smile. "What are you going to give your brother-in-law?"
Liu Lihai smiled bitterly when he heard this. He asked Gong Yue. "What do you think I should give him?" Gong Yue said on the other end of the phone. "Come and pick me up after school, and we will go shopping together. You are so stupid. I'm sure you want something that Chaozi will not like. However, you have to call my mother and tell her that you are treating me to a weekend. "
Liu Lihai could not do anything to Gong Yue. Who asked him to use her? Now, he could only act as her cover. After he hung up on Gong Yue, he used the office phone to call Gong Yue's home. When Fang Yezi heard Liu Lihai's voice, she immediately became very enthusiastic. She wanted Liu Lihai to come to her house for dinner. She also wanted Liu Lihai to bring her clothes to wash. Liu Lihai was moved for a while, and he also felt guilty for deceiving Fang Yezi. He really wanted to bring Gong Yue back to her house for dinner. Fang Yezi was alone at home. Didn't she want her and Gong Daojin to come home for dinner?
In the end, Liu Lihai heartlessly repeated what Gong Yue told him to Fang Yezi. After a moment of disappointment, Fang Yezi agreed to Liu Lihai's request. She knew that this was definitely Gong Yue's idea. Gong Yue wished that she could not leave the house every day and eat and drink outside every day.
Fang Yezi and Gong Daojin could not do anything about this daughter, but she and Gong Daojin had always felt that they owed this daughter a lot. After her son drowned, Fang Yezi felt as if her heart had been taken away by someone. During those days, it was Gong Yue who called her mother again and again that allowed her to survive. However, during those days, she ignored Gong Yue's inner needs. The love she gave her daughter was far less than her son.
After her son's accident, she placed all her hope and love on her daughter. However, Gong Yue just had to love someone she should not love. This made her and Gong Daojin form a united front and pull their daughter back to the path they hoped for. However, Gong Yue did not like anyone. It was not until Liu Lihai came to Lin County and Gong Yue kept praising him at home that Fang Yezi's heart finally calmed down. As long as Gong Yue and Liu Lihai were together, Fang Yezi would be relieved and happy. She liked Liu Lihai more and more. This boy was sensible, generous, and handsome. However, she had to spend the weekend alone again. In such a big house, she was the only one left to guard the house.
Liu Lihai wandered from one website to another. Every time he saw news of officials being punished, he would stop and take a closer look. Not only did he look for the reason why the officials were punished, but he also looked at the netizens' comments. This was a habit he had developed as a reporter. Now, when he saw the news of officials being punished, he always felt a little scared, as if he would be the next person to be punished. This fear would become stronger and stronger. He once interviewed an official, and this official said that being an official was like being a driver on the road. The more experienced the driver, the less courage he would have. Similarly, the longer an official stayed in the officialdom, the more apprehensions he would have, and the less courage he would have to do things freely.
Liu Lihai now had the experience of being tied up. As he stayed in the officialdom for more time, he thought that this feeling might become stronger. The officialdom was not like the jianghu of a single person. He could not handle the intricacies behind the scenes. He did not want to be a cover for Gong Yue, nor did he want to see Leng Hongyan. He also did not want to curry favor with Liu Shouwang, curry favor with Gong Daojin, or speculate about Shi Zhilin. What he wanted to do the most now was to hold Sun Xiaomu's hand and draw a blueprint that belonged to him and her. But did he have a future with her? When he thought of the future, his heart felt like it was being squeezed by something. Liu Lihai, who was sitting in front of the computer, felt empty to the extreme.
Leng Hongyan's call came, and Liu Lihai pressed the answer button. Leng Mei asked him directly, "Have you grown wings? Do you want to fly? Do you want me to help you take off? "
Liu Lihai was also in a bad mood. He said to Leng Hongyan, "I really need to accompany the guest. You also know that when you enter the officialdom, you have no choice. Why can't you understand me? "
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