Zheng Zijuan looked around in confusion and said, "Where is this?" Li Rui said honestly, "A hotel. I don't dare to enter the Municipal Party Committee's compound, so I can only get a room here for you." Zheng Zijuan snorted and said, "Good boy, you dare to bring me to a hotel to get a room." Li Rui smiled and said, "I don't have any bad intentions, heaven and earth can be my witness." Zheng Zijuan giggled and said, "Even if you have bad intentions, I'm not afraid. You're so young, I'm an old cow eating young grass, it's still a great bargain. "Li Rui's face heated up from her words and did not dare to say anything more.
After helping Zheng Zijuan to lie down on one of the mattresses in the guest room, Li Rui began to hesitate again. Looking at her drunken state, it would be best for him to stay and watch over her for the night, but he was afraid that there was a difference between men and women. One was a leader of the Municipal Party Committee, the other was a small director of the General Office, how could they stay together? If evil people found out about this situation, it would be even worse.
At this moment, Zheng Zijuan closed her eyes and called out in a low voice, "Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui, are you still there?" Li Rui said, "Yes, what's wrong? I was just about to leave. " Zheng Zijuan's right hand waved in the air and said, "Don't go, take me to the bathroom first, I need to relieve myself, I drank too much." Li Rui said, "Oh," and helped her down from the mattress and into the bathroom.
Zheng Zijuan was so drunk that her face was crimson red, her eyes were hazy, she straddled the toilet bowl and looked at Li Rui while unbuttoning her pants and laughing foolishly. Li Rui saw that she was about to undress, he quickly turned around and went out to wait at the door.
After a while, there was the sound of rushing water from the bathroom. Li Rui secretly laughed, how long did she hold it in? She actually held it in for such a long time.
After Zheng Zijuan finished peeing, she tied up her clothes carelessly and took them out in all directions. Li Rui hurriedly supported her and helped her back to the mattress. He then asked if she wanted to drink some water, but all he got was a negative answer.
After lying down, Zheng Zijuan held his hand and said, "Don't go. You brought me to the hotel and booked a room. How can you leave now? You sleep here with me. "Li Rui thought for a moment and said," Alright, I'll go out and take a look. "Zheng Zijuan said," What are you looking for? Are you afraid that someone is following us? Haha. I'm nothing now. What's there to track? "
Li Rui patted her small hand and walked out of the house. He walked all the way out of the hotel. Along the way, he did not see any suspicious people or vehicles. Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. He called home and told Li Jianmin that he would not be going back for the night. Then, he walked back to the guest room and said, "Sister Zheng, I'm back. I'll accompany you tonight. Don't be afraid. " Zheng Zijuan closed her eyes and laughed. "I'll be afraid if you accompany me. You bad boy. I have a home, but you didn't send me home. Instead, you sent me to the hotel to get a room. Hmph. Don't think that I don't know what you're thinking." Li Rui smiled bitterly. "I drove to the entrance of the Municipal Party Committee compound, but who knew that there would be armed police standing guard. I was afraid that people would misunderstand, so I could only bring you here. This place is more secluded and the level of the guests is lower. I'm not afraid of being recognized. Don't worry and sleep. "Zheng Zijuan snorted and did not say anything else.
Li Rui went to the bathroom for a while. When he finished washing up and came out, he saw that Zheng Zijuan seemed to have fallen asleep. He turned off the lights and quietly climbed onto the other mattress to sleep in his clothes.
The next morning, Li Rui woke up very early. When he opened his eyes, he found that Zheng Zijuan had woken up even earlier. At this moment, she was standing next to him and looking at him with deep affection in her eyes.
The two of them looked at each other. Zheng Zijuan walked to his mattress and gently stroked his forehead. "My good brother, thank you for staying with me from last night until now." Li Rui sat up and smiled. "Sister, aren't you being polite?" Zheng Zijuan nodded with a smile and said, "Get up. Get up and wash up, then go do your work. I have to go too."
Li Rui nodded and got up from the mattress to wash up. Just as he was bending over to brush his teeth, the door was pushed open. Zheng Zijuan walked in and walked directly behind him. She looked at him for a while, then stretched out her arms and gently hugged him. Li Rui was so scared that he trembled and did not dare to move again. Zheng Zijuan hugged him and rested her head on his back. She did not say a word.
Li Rui called out tentatively, "Sister?" Zheng Zijuan nodded and said, "I'll go first … I just want to hug you. That's all." Li Rui finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Rui spent the next few days in peace. Zheng Zijuan did not go to work and stayed at home to reflect on her mistakes. However, there were all kinds of rumors about her in the official circles of Qingyang City.
Some said that she was found out to have an affair and was reported to the provincial government. That was why she was removed from her post. Some said that she was the mistress of a provincial leader. As a result, that leader lost his power and influence, and she was unlucky as well. Some even said that she had embezzled tens of millions of yuan. The provincial government was furious and decided to execute her soon … Li Rui only wanted to laugh when he heard these rumors. These were all completely baseless rumors. However, he was also bitterly disappointed. When she was in power, she had limitless glory and thousands of people were loyal to her. Once she was no longer in power, there were immediately people who questioned and insulted her. Of course, it was not that she did not know how to conduct herself, but that there were such petty people in the official circles who took pleasure in spreading rumors, especially those young and beautiful female leaders who were already in high positions. They were jealous and envious, and they also felt sour grapes because they could not eat them. As a result, they became even more enthusiastic in spreading rumors. In fact, these rumors had no effect at all. When the truth came to light, the rumors would naturally fall apart.
Li Rui talked to Zheng Zijuan on the phone every night. He knew that she was having a hard time these days. First, her husband was arrested, and her family was facing a situation of being torn apart. Then, there was the distrust, ridicule, and humiliation of various parties toward her, which made it difficult for her to deal with. From her, he found out that these days, other than Secretary-General Du Minsheng who called her to understand the situation and comfort her, no one else contacted her. Even Song Chaoyang, whom she had always supported, did not greet her at all.
When he heard this news, Li Rui felt very pained. He felt that he had followed the wrong leader, a leader who was heartless and heartless. He thought to himself, Even if Zheng Zijuan had done a lot of wrong, it was not her fault. It was the fault of her husband, Cai Shaohua. What did it have to do with her? Even if you don't take into account her contributions, you should at least take into account her hard work in supporting the Standing Committee. How could you not even greet her? Could it be that after she was removed from her position, she would become a sinner who was despised by others? Who would look down on her? Who would be afraid of being implicated by her if they got involved with her? Could it be that in your heart, only your political life is important, and you can disregard all other human relationships? Of course, these words could only be said in his heart. He could not say it out loud, and he did not dare to show the slightest bit of dissatisfaction on his face.
At the same time, in these few days, the Executive Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Han Ming, was in charge of the department's affairs. Before Zheng Zijuan was removed from her position, she had specially instructed him to work with the Provincial Party Committee's Organization Department to publicize Li Rui's heroic deeds in Jingnan. At the same time, they should take the opportunity to publicize the image of Qingyang City's Party members and cadres. However, after this person heard it, he turned a deaf ear to it and did not care about it at all.
Li Rui only accepted one interview from Shannan Daily's reporter. After that, he did not have any chance to show his face in public. After that interview, it was not published in the newspapers after that. Of course, as far as he was concerned, he had no choice but to show his face in public. It was more proper to keep a low profile.
On this day, the Municipal Party Committee's Deputy Secretary, Yu Heping, came to look for Song Chaoyang. When he saw Li Rui, he walked over and said, "What a pity, what a pity." Li Rui did not like this old fox to begin with. When he saw his strange expression and pretended to be profound, he was filled with anger, but he could not say anything. He stood up and said, "Hello, Secretary Yu." Yu Heping shook his head and sighed, "What a pity." Li Rui could not help but ask, "What's a pity?" Yu Heping smiled and said, "When we went out to do research, didn't you block a cat for Zheng Zijuan? I heard that you even got six or seven shots of rabies vaccine. Sigh, I didn't expect Zheng Zijuan to fall from grace. Aren't you just suffering for her for nothing?" Li Rui was filled with anger when he heard this. He said, "Secretary Yu, I blocked the cat for Department Head Zheng. It was a completely subconscious action. I did not expect to get any reward from her. Even if it were you, I would have rushed up without hesitation … "He wanted to insult him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. A little impatience will spoil great plans. If he wanted to establish himself in Qingyang in the future, he must not offend this old fox in front of him.
Yu Heping laughed and said, "You still call her Department Head Zheng? She is no longer the Department Head of Publicity. " Li Rui pretended to be stupid. He scratched the back of his head and said with a silly smile, "Oh, I'm used to calling her that. I can't change it for the time being." Yu Heping looked at him for a while and said with a smile, "Without Zheng Zijuan, Song Shuji's side is really deserted."
How could Li Rui not understand? He was mocking Zheng Zijuan. She was a capable general under Song Chaoyang and also one of the only two generals. With her dismissal, Song Chaoyang's side would immediately become isolated. In the future, it would be even more difficult for him to make a sound in the Standing Committee. Li Rui was disgusted. He did not expect this old fox, who had always been black-bellied, to reveal his true colors today. It could be seen that he was bullying Song Chaoyang because he did not have any subordinates under him.
Yu Heping saw that Li Rui was just smiling foolishly and could not be bothered with him. He knocked on the door and went to see Song Chaoyang.
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