27: Chapter 27 The Grateful Ones Come Knocking!

27: Chapter 27 The Grateful Ones Come Knocking!

Xu Qianli buried his head in his work, busy at his desk.

He had been marginalized.

During the time Zhang Cheng commandeered the County Government Office, work had been handled so terribly that it was nearly a disaster, leaving him this mess to clean up.

Now that he had the time, Xu Qianli hustled to deal with these issues, toiling away diligently.

As evening approached, it was time to leave work.

Xu Qianli exited his office, heading to the parking lot at a leisurely pace.

Along the way, many people greeted him with cheerful expressions, some eyes smacking of sycophancy.

Xu Qianli remembered clearly their aloofness and even exclusion over the past month, yet he was too lazy to bother with such trifles.

This was the nature of bureaucracy: when you were in the limelight, plenty would fawn over you, but the moment you stumbled, just as many would love to kick you while you were down.

After enduring this month’s low point, Xu Qianli understood all too well how true this was.

Just as he was about to reach the parking lot, a familiar voice called out.

“Xu Qian, are you free tonight?

Let’s go have a couple of drinks.”

Xu Qianli glanced sideways.

It was Deputy County Magistrate Zeng Changyun, all smiles and looking rather amiable.

Just yesterday, Xu Qianli had thought of him as a savior, truly believing his words, agreeing to spend the night with his wife He Lili so that Zeng would engineer a lateral transfer for him to another place, resolving his current plight.

However, what had transpired at the Regent Hotel in the city center had given Xu Qianli a clear understanding that this man was far from simple on the surface.

Yesterday, he hadn’t wanted to help Xu Qianli at all; he had wanted to push him further into a trap!

Now facing Zeng Changyun again, anger uncontrollably bubbled within Xu Qianli, though he kept a placid exterior.

“Deputy County Magistrate Zeng honors me with an invitation to drinks,” he said.

“But unfortunately, I already have plans tonight.

Perhaps another time?”

Although he had no idea what Zeng Changyun was up to by inviting him out for drinks, thinking about it felt like a weasel wishing a chicken a happy new year—definitely up to no good.

Xu Qianli straightforwardly rejected his offer.

Zeng Changyun was not surprised by Xu Qianli’s response and chuckled, “Are you pulling my leg, Xu Qian?

You just broke up with your girlfriend, so how could you possibly have plans tonight?

You wouldn’t be angry about something and trying to avoid me, would you?”

“Not at all, Deputy County Magistrate Zeng.

I wouldn’t dare be angry with a leader of your stature.

I truly do have plans—to spend the night with a beautiful lady who’s eager to have children.”

“Alright, I won’t hold up more of your time, Deputy County Magistrate Zeng.

Goodbye.”

With those words, Xu Qianli dived into the Audi that He Lili had given him, floored the accelerator, and left Zeng Changyun in a cloud of exhaust.

Watching the Audi disappear, Zeng Changyun’s face could no longer maintain its composure as his expression gradually sank.

He knew the license plate of that Audi all too well; it belonged to his wife He Lili.

He Lili had given Xu Qianli a car worth several hundred thousand; it was clear that the two of them were now involved!

Because of his own impotence and inability to father children, he had been pushed by He Lili to the brink of divorce.

In desperation, he had concocted the plan of using another man’s seed to impregnate He Lili, a plan to which she had consented.

He said one thing, but his actions showed another.

In truth, he couldn’t bear the thought of any man touching his wife He Lili; it was merely an excuse to temporarily placate her.

Yesterday, on one hand, he had He Lili book a room at the hotel and await further instructions.

On the other hand, he persuaded Xu Qianli to join He Lili at the hotel for the night.

He claimed he was sending Xu Qianli to sleep with He Lili, but he had given Xu Qianli the room number of Lan Qianrong, the beautiful County Magistrate soon to arrive in Jiang City.

He plotted all this in hopes of the best outcome: that Xu Qianli, his pawn, would disgrace Lan Qianrong.

Once the matter blew up, Xu Qianli was bound to be caught and locked up in the big prison.

Lan Qianrong was deeply hurt and couldn’t take up her new post as County Magistrate of Jiang City.

Subsequently, it would definitely be Zhang Kuisan who’d become the new County Magistrate, and he, Zeng Changyun, would be able to use his connections to ascend to the throne of Deputy County Magistrate.

He Lili had no more to say, after all, she indeed had asked Xu Qianli to spend the night with her, who knew that Xu Qianli would enter the wrong room.

This move was truly killing four birds with one stone, stabilizing He Lili, striking at Lan Qianrong, securing his own promotion, and also improving his relationship with Zhang Kuisan—it couldn’t have been more clever.

But what happened next greatly exceeded Zeng Changyun’s expectations.

After Xu Qianli spent a night in tender warmth with Lan Qianrong, the incident didn’t blow up after all.

What was even more unexpected to him was that Xu Qianli drove He Lili’s Audi to the Jiang City County Government!

Plus, with Xu Qianli being so high-profile today, even taking the opportunity to tidy up Zhang Cheng and heavily stepping on Zhang Kuisan.

All signs indicated that he, Zeng Changyun, had been too clever by half.

His plan to kill four birds with one stone had completely fallen apart, instead, Xu Qianli had made a connection with his ‘mountain’ Lan Qianrong and even slept with his wife, He Lili!

The thought of his tender and delicate wife He Lili being slept with by Xu Qianli made Zeng Changyun furious.

He barely made it to the end of work and wanted to have a talk with Xu Qianli.

But that kid, having the nerve to not give him face, flatly rejected him, drove off in his wife He Lili’s car, and even hinted at spending the night with He Lili.

Damn it, it was downright infuriating!

“Xu Qianli, you little bastard, wait for me.

Even if Zhang Kuisan can’t deal with you, I will!”

Zeng Changyun growled quietly, “Xu Qianli, you’d damn well wait and see!”

Xu Qianli was driving when he suddenly sneezed, thinking it must be Zeng Changyun, that hypocrite, cursing him but he didn’t care.

However, he was also aware that by directly refusing Zeng Changyun’s request just now and leaving him behind, he’d certainly offended him badly.

So what.

That guy almost killed him yesterday, which sealed their enmity.

With a person like that, there was no need for any false courtesies.

At this point in time, Xu Qianli pondered where would be good to go.

Before he could decide where to go, as he passed an intersection, suddenly a car chased after him and forcefully stopped his car.

Xu Qianli rolled down the window, looking coldly at the car that had blocked his way, “Who are you, and what are you doing stopping my car?”

The car in front was a BMW; the door opened and several burly men climbed out.

The leader was a bald man, his face full of smiles as he nodded and bowed at Xu Qianli.

“Sir, I am really sorry.

We meant no harm; please forgive us.”

“Our miss has ordered us to find you; we’ve been looking for you all day.

We finally found your license plate number and in our urgency, we stopped you.”

“Our miss has specifically sent us to invite you, to personally thank you.”

The bald man explained his intentions thoroughly.

Xu Qianli was baffled, “Who is your miss, why has she sent you to invite me, and what does she want to thank me for?”

The bald man’s smile deepened.

“Sir, do you not remember?

This morning, on your way back to Jiang City County, you risked your life to save two people?”

“Our miss is the elder sister of one of those two.”

“You saved our younger miss, so naturally, our elder miss wants to thank you properly.”

“Our miss’s identity is not simple; since she wants to thank you, she will definitely be very generous.

You’re in luck.”

“Alright, please come with us.”