Lu Yumei's text message came back quickly.

"Don't call me Mom! I'm furious!"

"You, the young master of the Zhang family, is this how low you've stooped to start taking sneaky photos?"

"Your sister, the esteemed young lady of the Zhang family, is she crazy about men, getting mixed up with your enemy's brother?"

"As her brother, do you really have the gall to go around broadcasting this?"

"Have you never heard the saying, 'don't air your dirty laundry in public,' or do you just not understand it?"

"You're a man with a bright future, always at odds with Liu Zhizhong, does that not diminish your value?"

"Let this matter rest, no one is to speak of it again. The Zhao family members know how to handle it, you don't need to interfere. Just pretend it never happened. Wouldn't it be better to focus on making progress at the Party School?"

Zhang Hongyang looked at these messages and completely fell apart; he jumped up in frustration.

He grumbled irritably, "Damn... What bad luck have I run into today? Running into nothing but disappointments? Liu Zhizhong, how can you be so damned lucky? At a time like this, it's like your wife and mother-in-law are still protecting you?"

However, he quickly said, "Okay, okay, Mom, I won't talk about it anymore. Let's end it here, okay! Don't be angry, please don't be angry..."

Lu Yumei replied: Can't be bothered with you, annoying!

Zhang Hongyang was utterly deflated, unhappy, not happy at all.

But, when you think about it, the mother-in-law was right, wasn't she? Family scandals should not be publicized!

But damn it... No matter how you look at it, it's the Zhang family that's losing out here, damn it!

Fine, let Liu Zhizhong come to the Party School, I won't let him off easy!

After all, in this batch of the Youth Class at the Party School, a six-month full-time study, he was already designated as the class president.

This term, there's supposed to be a democratic self-nomination for class president, but it's all just for show, just a formality.

The Zhang family has strong connections in the Provincial City, I don't believe Liu Zhizhong could actually become class president through self-nomination?

According to the traditions of the Provincial Party School, those who became presidents of training classes, upon completion, are promoted to the most promising positions, hehe...

Based on most experiences, the chances of staying in the Provincial City are very high.

Thinking of this, Zhang Hongyang's whole spirit got a lift. Step out of Yangzhou, towards Provincial City, towards greatness, there's hope!

A legacy that lasts forever, a lineage that extends without end!

His life path has cut through so many more hardships compared to many from a poor background.

This session of the Youth Class, the lowest rank is Standard Level, the highest is Deputy Level, just like Zhang Hongyang's.

Half a year later, Zhang Hongyang at 31, rising to Standard Level, how great a leap forward is that?

For a kid from a poor family to think about achieving this level at this age, it's like climbing to heaven, unless by some fluke.

Some people, struggling all their lives, can maybe retire as a Deputy Level, ah, their ancestors must be smoking lucky incense then.

Meanwhile, Liu Zhizhong was completely unaware that he had been filmed, unaware that Zhao Yan and Lu Yumei had already forced Zhang Hongyang to a cold reality.

Zhao Yan's blow to Zhang Hongyang was indeed true.

As for that message from Lu Yumei, it wasn't actually her, but Lu Yuqing.

That noon, the Lu Family Sisters were having lunch at home, drank quite a bit of alcohol, and were quite happy.

Lu Yumei, drunk, went straight to take a nap, leaving Lu Yuqing to clean up the dishes.

Then, Lu Yumei's phone was left on the dining table.

When Zhang Hongyang's video came back, Lu Yuqing was a bit angry, but she quickly saw through it.

Big Baby Liu still belongs to me, Lu Yuqing, I can't let that Zhang Hongyang get cocky.

So, Lu Yuqing mimicked her older sister's tone, gave Zhang Hongyang a lesson, and shut down any further mentions: No one is allowed to bring it up!

Afterward, Lu Yuqing also deleted that part of the chat history and sent the phone back to her sister's bedroom, and that truly ended the matter.

Later, just as Liu Zhizhong was happily taking a taxi home to get his luggage, Lu Yuqing sent him a message outlining everything.

Liu Zhizhong was stunned on the spot, utterly moved.

Damn it, Zhang Hongyang, you bastard, so disgusting, spying on your own sister?

Alright then, Liu Zhizhong forwarded the situation to Zhang Qixiang, telling her to investigate who took the photos.

Additionally, he asked Zhang Qixiang to send a message to her brother Zhang Hongyang, saying she truly loves Liu Zhizhong, loves him to death, and even if they don't get married, she needs to be with Liu Zhizhong, telling him to mind his own business.

Zhang Qixiang, furious, of course told the security team to check.

At the same time, she was pressured by Liu Zhizhong to send an actual message to her brother telling him to mind his own business.

Just when Zhang Hongyang was getting over his previous emotions, he received this message from his sister, like another huge blow, nearly losing control of his emotions, overwhelmingly pained.

He wanted to curse his sister, severely berate her, but found himself at a loss for words. The mother-in-law's admonishment about keeping family scandals private forced him to endure, replying, "Sister, as you wish, I can't control you anymore, sigh..."

"Do you need to control it? Mind your own business!"

Zhang Qixiang's reply hit Zhang Hongyang like another blow, and he simply chose not to speak.

On Liu Zhizhong's end, everything was tightly controlled; he was thoroughly pleased. He even messaged Lu Yuqing, promising to jump into bed as soon as he got back to properly thank her, then proceed to the Provincial City's orientation.

After receiving a positive response from Lu Yuqing, he was all excited again, but then, his wife Zhao Yan's call finally came...