The two of them looked at each other, feeling the warmth of having found an ally. Bo Yubing's beautiful eyes even rippled with joy as she asked, "Do you have any good ideas?"
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"Why did you ask me to come here, Chief Zheng?"
Li Rui sat in a black, ultra-luxurious Cadillac off-road vehicle parked at the entrance of the county government compound. The interior of the car had been modified. Apart from the front seat, there were originally two rows and three rows of seats, as well as the trunk. However, the two rows and three rows of seats had been removed and replaced with two sets of leather sofas. One set of leather sofas was fixed behind the front row, facing the back of the car. The other set of leather sofas was fixed to the back of the car, sacrificing the space in the trunk to create a space for conversation and rest between the two rows of sofas.
Now, there was a white jade tea table in the middle of the space. Inside, there was a small wine cabinet against the wall of the car. There were more than ten bottles of various famous wines stored inside. The owner of the car, Zheng Meili, was sitting in the middle of the back row of sofas. She was still wearing the office lady suit from noon. The only difference was that her jacket was unbuttoned, revealing a white waistcoat with a clear cleavage. She crossed her legs and looked over with a smug look on her face.
It had been a few minutes since Li Rui and Bo Yubing left. Li Rui had been talking to the beautiful county magistrate when he suddenly received a call from Zheng Meili. Zheng Meili asked if he was still in the county. When she got the answer, she asked him to come down to meet her. Li Rui asked her what was going on, but she didn't say anything. He only had to come down to solve the puzzle, so he didn't have time to answer Bo Yubing's question.
Zheng Meili pointed at the wine cabinet with her snow-white chin and asked, "Do you want to drink anything?"
"No, thank you. I have to drive back to the city later, so I can't drink."
Li Rui answered honestly. He thought to himself that this woman paid attention to her maintenance after she became rich. Her skin now seemed to be better than before, and her appearance and temperament were much better than before. If Yu Heping saw her again, he would probably regret kicking her away back then.
Zheng Meili
Zheng Meili looked at him with a half-smile and said, "Are you a little uncomfortable facing me?"
Li Rui frowned. "Why do you say that?"
Zheng Meili put down her left leg and sat up straight. She smiled and said, "In the past, you were the high and mighty Director Li, and I was just a small receptionist at the Qingyang Hotel. Although I was promoted later on, I was still far from your status. But now, you are the Deputy County Magistrate of Shuanghe County, and I'm not that bad either. I'm the CEO of the largest gold company in the province, excluding the Gong Company. My status is no less than yours, or even higher than yours. Don't you feel uncomfortable when you see a little woman who used to look up to you become a strong woman who is on equal footing with you?"
Li Rui tried his best to hold back his laughter. He thought to himself that this woman was much more powerful and thick-skinned than before. She had even developed a certain degree of narcissism. How laughable. He said, "Chief Zheng, you must be joking. I never looked down on you before, and I won't treat you with extra respect now because of your status. I've always believed that everyone is equal and that there is no distinction between high and low."
Zheng Meili smiled faintly and said, "That's true, but it's impossible for people to be truly equal. Those with high status are high, and those with low status are low. But I don't mean anything else by saying these words. I just want to say … we've known each other for a long time, and we can be considered old friends. After drinking that glass of wine at the banquet today, the past grudges are in the past. We should look to the future and work together to write a beautiful new chapter. "
Li Ruixin was secretly shocked. This woman had really changed after following Yu Nan for a few years. She was really not a simple person. She could speak official words so easily. If not for the fact that he was facing her, he would have thought that she was a female leader. He said, "Then Chief Zheng, you called me here because …"
Zheng Meili said gently, "I'm here to help you!"
"Help me? Help me with what? "
Zheng Meili looked at him sympathetically and pitifully as if she was looking at a homeless kitten on a rainy night. She said, "Song Chaoyang has already stepped down. From now on, you don't have any backing in Qingyang. Don't count on those city leaders who are familiar with you. When Song Chaoyang was still around, they might look up to you because of Song Chaoyang. But now that Song Chaoyang is no longer around, it's already good enough that they don't step on you. Why would they take care of you? Now, you have to rely on yourself. If you don't have any achievements, your official career will probably stop here. But if you want to have achievements, can you rely on yourself? So I think that I can help you in these two aspects. "
"Which two aspects?"
Zheng Meili smiled sweetly as if she was looking at her lover. She said, "I've already said it so clearly. Why are you still asking? Where did your wisdom and shrewdness go? Could it be that my current status has brought you a sense of oppression that has made you temporarily lose the ability to think? "
Li Rui couldn't help but laugh. He just said that she was narcissistic, and she immediately became even more narcissistic. Why did she always associate it with her current status? Wasn't she just a female boss who was going to invest in Shuanghe? Did she think that she was a very big shot just because of that?
Zheng Meili saw him laugh and laughed as well. She said, "Well, I've already said it very clearly. On one hand, I want to help you find a backer, and on the other hand, I want to help you achieve political achievements."
Li Rui wanted to tease her and take the opportunity to dig out all the evil thoughts in her heart. He turned his head and saw that the driver wasn't in the seat, the car door was closed, and the window was covered with a film. It was equivalent to a completely enclosed space. He got up and walked around the coffee table to sit beside her. He said with a smile, "I'd like to hear the details."
Zheng Meili saw that he had made such an intimate gesture. This was something that he definitely wouldn't have done a few years ago. In other words, she had more or less conquered him. The next step was to play with him in the palm of her hand. She was happy and proud in her heart. Her vanity was to the point of bursting. She deliberately sat closer to him, leaving a gap of about two inches between them. She said angrily, "Aiyo, why are you sitting so close to me? Although we're old friends, we've never been so close, right? You're making my little heart pound. What are you trying to do? Let me tell you, even though I've been divorced for a few years and am still single, I'm not a casual woman. Hehe. "
Li Rui laughed. "You can hear better if you're closer! Hurry up and tell me. "
Zheng Meili looked at him with a mixture of anger and happiness. She said, "I didn't realize that you were so interesting before. Okay, I'll tell you." After she finished speaking, she sat back and happened to be right next to him. She lowered her head to look at his strong and powerful thighs. She said, "You might not know, but I have a personal friendship with Mayor Yu Heping. Now that this personal friendship is mixed with business interests, it creates an inseparable private channel between me and him. As long as I help you speak in front of him, you can become his person in the future. Won't you have a new backer?"
Li Rui pretended to be shocked. He teased her and said, "You're so good to me?"
Zheng Meili said proudly, "I'm not done yet. My acquisition of the Fairy Cave scenic spot is only the first step. In the future, I will slowly expand my business to Shuanghe. When the time comes, I will continuously give you political achievements. Think about it. With a new backer and political achievements, I'm afraid that it will be impossible for you not to be promoted, right? "
Li Rui was pleasantly surprised. He asked, "This is equivalent to investing in me, right? But why didn't you invest in Fang Qingyun? Why did you have to invest in me, the deputy mayor? He has more power than I do! "
Zheng Meili shook her head and said, "Fang Qingyun has more power than you now, but he has already reached his peak. His vision, breadth of mind, and means have limited his development. He can't go any further. Compared to him, you're younger, smarter, and luckier. You're also my old friend. I value you more, so I have no reason not to invest in my old friend. In fact, you've always been an outstanding man in my eyes. There are very few young men I've seen who can compare to you. If it weren't for the fact that we all had different masters … Forget it. The past is the past. Let's not talk about it. How about it? Are you interested in the two aspects I've mentioned? Do you want to deepen our cooperation? "
Li Rui's current state of mind was very complicated. On one hand, he loathed this despicable and shameless woman. On the other hand, he felt that it really wasn't easy for her to climb to her current position from a low-level receptionist in the Qingyang Hotel. He pitied and sympathized with her. He didn't want to see her play the chess piece into a dead chess piece step by step. On the other hand, he thought that she was greedy and ambitious by nature. He had to strike her down and beat her back to her original state. For a moment, he wanted to persuade her to change, but he also wanted to fall out with her and ruthlessly ridicule her before getting out of the car and leaving.
Zheng Meili didn't know what he was thinking. She thought that he was moved by her words and was considering the pros and cons. She didn't rush him. She only quietly looked at him. Her expression was calm and her gaze was gentle. It was as if she was looking at an old friend.
Li Rui saw her gaze and slightly froze. He then turned to look at her face. He was stunned to find that her white face was emitting a noble and elegant light. He secretly sighed in his heart. Alas, everyone has a time when they do something wrong. He absolutely can't kill someone because of this. Although this woman did a lot of evil in the past, it really wasn't easy for her to climb to her current position. He should give her a chance to change.
"Listen to me. If you sincerely want to invest in Shuanghe County, I welcome you with open arms. But if you want to use your power for personal gain and use the name of Mayor Yu to make money wantonly, and at the same time destroy Shuanghe County's investment environment and business model, I absolutely won't allow it!"
Zheng Meili was startled when she heard this. She quickly became angry and said: "What do you mean?"
Li Rui said: "My meaning is very clear. If you withdraw from the acquisition of the Fairy Cave scenic spot and then come to Shuanghe County as a legitimate investor to look for investment opportunities, I'm willing to help you develop in Shuanghe County. It wasn't easy for you to get to where you are today. You should turn to the right path and walk on the bright path. Only then can you walk faster and further. If you walk on the wrong path, you may be able to walk very fast for a while, but in the end, you will definitely walk on the wrong path. This is the advice of an old friend. You should listen to it. "
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