In the beginning, no one spoke. It seemed that they were all here to drink for the sake of drinking. After finishing a bottle of black spleen, Yao Haidong began to speak. He didn't ask Liu Lihai why he came back. Instead, he said to Liu Lihai, "Brother, do you know how much I envy you?"
Liu Lihai looked at Yao Haidong. At this time, his face looked especially radiant because of the wine. However, Liu Lihai didn't understand. What did Yao Haidong envy him for? He couldn't help but say gloomily, "What do I have to envy?"
"A woman's beauty is an asset, and a man's handsomeness is also an asset, understand?" Yao Haidong suddenly said.
Talking about his appearance and the topic of being a gigolo, Liu Lihai suddenly became indignant and said, "I'm not a woman. I don't want this damn face. I don't want to be anyone's gigolo, anyone's beloved man. But I work so hard, why can't everyone see my hard work? They only see my appearance. My appearance was given to me by my parents. Is it my fault that I look like this? But no matter how hard I work, no matter how hard I try to rely on myself, no one believes me. They all think that I'm a gigolo. Why? Brother Yao, why is this so? "
Liu Lihai grabbed his hair with both hands in pain. If he knew that before this, it was Yao Haidong who told Meng Anda that he went to find Sun Xiaomu, and it was Yao Haidong who stopped the fire that was likely to ignite between him and Sun Xiaomu, would Liu Lihai still reveal his true feelings in front of Yao Haidong?
Yao Haidong looked at Liu Lihai's pain and said faintly, "Xiao Liu, officialdom is officialdom. It's not a place where you can work hard, and it's not a place where you think you can do things with your ability and strength. There was no need to pursue the truth in officialdom, nor was there a need to inquire about the true nature of things. A leader has his own method and path. What the leader advocates is correct, and what the leader approves is true. If no leader trusts you and approves of you, even if you die, it will still be the White Tower. Do you understand? "
In Liu Lihai's eyes, Yao Haidong's eyes flickered with an unreal light, but he knew that Yao Haidong was telling the truth, and he didn't lie to him after drinking.
"Brother Yao, I'm really sad. Why is everything like this? "Liu Lihai's hand was still grabbing his hair.
Yao Haidong did not stop Liu Lihai's action. The fact that this young man could return to the hotel proved that he was not firm and sure about his love. In this day and age, was there still a love so great that one would give up all the benefits?
The love between a prince and Cinderella, or the love between a poor boy and a princess, how many pairs do not decay quickly? How many couples write about their marriages? Write that they will grow old together? On this point, Yao Haidong believed that it was possible to have feelings, but feelings could be eaten. Because he believed this, he was willing to make this call to Meng Anda. He believed that Meng Anda would not let Liu Lihai take away Sun Xiaomu at such a time.
In officialdom, who didn't know the importance of having a backer? Who didn't rack their brains to find a backer? Without a backer, it was fine if nothing happened in officialdom, but once something happened, people would be in a mess. Wasn't Gong Daojin an excellent example? Yao Haidong believed that Liu Lihai understood this.
"Xiao Liu, come, let's drink again." Yao Haidong opened the bottle again and gave a bottle to Liu Lihai and took one for himself.
The two of them clinked their bottles again, looked at each other, and began to drink. Liu Lihai drank very fiercely. It seemed that he would not stop until he was drunk. Yao Haidong did not persuade Liu Lihai not to drink. At this time, it was probably only when he was drunk that Liu Lihai would return to normal officialdom.
Yao Haidong knew that he often said things that were insincere, just like what he said to Liu Lihai now. He didn't want to say it, but he had to say it. In officialdom, it was a habit to say insincere words. It was even a career. Take this moment for example. Yao Haidong just wanted to have a good sleep in his room. He had no obligation to drink with this young man, and he had no obligation to teach him. He even had to guide him to continue to stay in officialdom and continue to be brainwashed by him and Leng Hongyan to serve them. Yao Haidong knew that Leng Hongyan brought Liu Lihai into officialdom because he wanted to continue to control him and make him listen to her. But what about him, Yao Haidong? He just wanted to borrow their strength to go up a level. At present, the Secretary said that he wanted to change their positions, but there had been no action. Would the Secretary take action on this trip to Beijing? What did the Old Master say to Liu Lihai?
Yao Haidong still wanted to know. Therefore, Yao Haidong looked at Liu Lihai and said, "Brother, I won't hide it from you. I've always liked the minister, but she has a soft spot for you. In the past, I treated you as a love rival and didn't have a good impression of you. Later, I slowly thought it through. Love is not something that can be cultivated even if you don't want to. It depends on fate, it has to be destined. So, I accepted you and recognized you as my brother. As your kidnapper, I envy you. With such a good woman protecting you, what else do you have to be dissatisfied with? "
Liu Lihai was already a little drunk. When he looked at Yao Haidong, there seemed to be two figures changing and overlapping. As soon as he heard Yao Haidong mention the matter between him and Leng Hongyan, and mentioned a love rival, he couldn't help but be shocked. Old Master Ji's words gushed out in his heart again. He asked Yao Haidong, "If you always treat me as a love rival, how will you treat me?"
Yao Haidong didn't expect Liu Lihai to ask this question. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Liu Lihai's eyes. However, Liu Lihai probably drank a little too much. His eyes were red, but he was still sober when he spoke.
Why did Liu Lihai ask this question? Did Old Master Ji talk to him about this? Yao Haidong was shocked. He couldn't help but ask Liu Lihai, "What did Old Master Ji talk to you about?"
"He seemed to know something about me and Sister Leng. He said that I can be the secretary of the Secretary, but Sister Leng must no longer participate in politics. He doesn't like women participating in politics. He's old and needs a wife and a normal family life. But if he doesn't solve my problem, Sister Leng won't be at ease. For this, he hopes that I understand the meaning behind it. "Liu Lihai didn't hide it from Yao Haidong. He didn't want to hide it anymore. He felt that he didn't do anything well. If he lost this kidnapper, Yao Haidong, what else would he have? Besides, the mouth of an official doesn't belong to you alone. What you say should be based on the need. At this time, if he told the secret to Yao Haidong, he would help him, or at least give him some suggestions. This kind of suggestion was definitely a win-win situation. Because Yao Haidong was willing to accompany him to Sanlitun for a drink, it was only because he still had value. So many people wanted to be an official. The purpose of being an official was to maximize benefits. Your leader promoted you because you could bring benefits to him. Your subordinates obeyed you because you could bring benefits to them. Your colleagues and friends around you care for you because you could bring benefits to them.
Without benefits, who would be willing to follow you? Who would be willing to serve you? Without benefits, would Yao Haidong really treat Liu Lihai as a brother? Even if Liu Lihai drank too much, he was still clear about this point. On this point, compared to men, Leng Hongyan was much simpler. He only needed to satisfy her emotional needs. He only needed to do one thing for her, whether it was her heart or her body.
As soon as Liu Lihai's words fell, Yao Haidong was also shocked. He never thought that Old Master Ji would have a showdown with Liu Lihai so directly. Moreover, he actually knew about Leng Hongyan's past. Of course, it was impossible that Secretary Guo Baoxin didn't reveal anything about Leng Hongyan to Old Master Ji. They talked in secret for the whole afternoon and probably touched on this issue. On this point, Yao Haidong couldn't help but admire Old Master Ji. Of course, he really liked Leng Hongyan. If it wasn't for this, there was no need for him to marry her, and there was no need for him to make arrangements for this young man that Leng Hongyan couldn't let go of.
"Next, what are you going to do?" Yao Haidong looked at Liu Lihai and asked.
Liu Lihai didn't answer. Instead, he opened another bottle of wine and drank it violently. He drank more than half of the bottle in one breath before he was willing to put down the bottle and said, "What can I do? I can't even protect my own lover. Do I have the f * cking right to choose? I'm nothing now. Who do I think I am? I let down one woman after another. I can't afford to give them the love they want. Instead, I turn around and use them to pave the way for myself. I'm not a man. A person like me, other than accepting all the arrangements, is there anything else I can do? Will there be anything left? "
Liu Lihai cursed. At the same time, he looked at Yao Haidong again. But at this time, Yao Haidong's shadow overlapped into a person in his eyes. A person who was so familiar to him yet so strange.
That night, Liu Lihai was drunk. He didn't know how he went back to his hotel. When he woke up, it was already morning in Beijing. It was Yao Haidong who knocked on the door and asked him to go to the restaurant for breakfast.
When Liu Lihai got up, he still felt a headache. He asked Yao Haidong to go to the restaurant first. He only went to the restaurant after he washed up. At this time, Leng Hongyan was already in the restaurant. As soon as he saw Liu Lihai, he asked, "Did you drink too much?"
Liu Lihai blushed and nodded as a response to Leng Hongyan. They sat down and ate breakfast together. Ma Jinxiu didn't have the enthusiasm she had for Leng Hongyan yesterday. She ate her own food gloomily. This trip to Beijing was a big blow to her, far beyond her expectations. She thought that none of the things she expected had happened. For her, this was a failed trip. But it also taught her a lesson. For women in the official circle, could they really be bosom friends?
Leng Hongyan probably noticed that Ma Jinxiu was depressed, so he took the initiative to talk to her. However, Ma Jinxiu didn't have much interest in it. Most of the time, she just responded perfunctorily. Yao Haidong felt this and tried his best to say something to make Leng Hongyan feel comfortable. He said, "Minister, I really didn't expect you to look so beautiful in a wedding dress."
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