53: Chapter 53: Proactive Sister Sun Yan!

53: Chapter 53: Proactive Sister Sun Yan!

On the other end of the phone was the matchmaker, who had approached Li Qiuyue just a few days ago to set up a blind date between the County Party Secretary’s nephew and Xu Shuman.

The date and time had already been set for tomorrow.

At this crucial moment, however, the matchmaker unexpectedly called to cancel the blind date, which greatly upset Li Qiuyue.

When asked why, the other party hemmed and hawed, unwilling to clarify, but mentioned the incident that had occurred today at the Jiang City County Government, hinting that the County Party Secretary’s nephew did not want to offend Xu Qianli.

After all, it had already spread throughout Jiang City that a new County Magistrate was coming soon to take charge of the County Government’s work, and Xu Qianli had been chosen as the secretary candidate.

Moreover, given that Jiang City had always been dominated by the County Government with the County Committee playing a weaker role, the County Party Secretary’s nephew was not willing to offend Xu Qianli, who was on a lucky streak, for a woman.

The phone call ended hastily, and Li Qiuyue’s expression was beyond ugly.

She had thought that if her daughter Xu Shuman was a desirable match, even if she could not win back Xu Qianli, she could still marry the County Party Secretary’s nephew and become an official’s wife in the future.

Now, the County Party Secretary’s nephew had backed out, and the arranged meeting had fallen through.

Even the County Party Secretary’s nephew, for fear of Xu Qianli, dared not meet Xu Shuman for a blind date.

Who else in Jiang City would dare?

Yes, Xu Shuman was young and beautiful, and she was also the mainstay of the county dance troupe; undoubtedly, many men admired her.

However, today at the regular meeting of the County Government, Xu Qianli had defeated Zhang Kuisan, leaving Zhang Kuisan utterly humiliated.

If Zhang Kuisan had been defeated by Xu Qianli, who would dare to cross him or pursue his ex-girlfriend?

Realizing this, Li Qiuyue abruptly grabbed Xu Shuman by the shoulders.

“Listen to me, daughter, no matter what, you have to get back together with Xu Qianli!”

“Now, any capable man in Jiang City wouldn’t dare to marry you.”

“Your only path is to reunite with Xu Qianli.”

“No matter the method, you must make it happen, otherwise, you can either settle for an average man or you’ll have to leave everything behind in Jiang City and try your luck elsewhere.”

Li Qiuyue saw the situation very clearly; Xu Shuman’s only choice was to start over with Xu Qianli.

Xu Shuman also understood the gravity of the situation, but she had deeply offended Xu Qianli.

She had just called to invite him over for a meal, and his response could not have been colder—could there still be a chance for reconciliation?

Meanwhile, Xu Lele, who had been slapped, watched her family members with a cold gaze.

Hmph, after all the favors you received from Brother Xu, you kicked him to the curb when he fell on hard times.

And now, seeing Brother Xu rise again, more powerful than before, do you think you can win him back?

…

At the end of the workday, just as Xu Qianli was about to leave, he was surrounded by a group of colleagues from the County Government, who insisted on taking him out for drinks to celebrate his appointment as the secretary to the new County Magistrate.

Xu Qianli clearly remembered their previous attitudes; now they had changed their tune, becoming overly friendly and switching faces incredibly fast.

Being well-versed in the ways of bureaucracy, Xu Qianli knew that most of these fellows were just going with the flow, and many were simply acting out of fear of Zhang Kuisan, so he didn’t bother to hold it against them.

Regarding the invitation to drink, Xu Qianli readily agreed.

After all, he would be working at the County Government for a long time to come, and it was good to have a more amicable relationship with these colleagues, whom he would have to see every day.

Yet, he vividly remembered how each of them had treated him this past month; while it might not show now, he would never forget.

Xu Qianli had originally planned to invite Sun Yan to Tianranju for dinner and took this opportunity to include her as well, leading a group from the County Government straight to Tianranju.

Tianranju was a well-known restaurant in Jiang City, famous not just for its excellent cuisine and service but also for its fantastic environment.

The restaurant was built along an artificial lake, with over twenty private rooms lined up along its shore, where guests could enjoy delicious meals while viewing the stunning scenery.

Before arriving, they had even notified the restaurant owner to prepare a large private room with five tables.

Once everyone arrived, various dishes and fine wines were served continually; everyone was chatting and eating to their heart’s content.

During the meal, an elder sister mentioned that Xu Qianli was currently single and didn’t have a girlfriend yet.

She was thinking about introducing her cousin to Xu Qianli, asking him to give her a chance.

Sun Yan, upon hearing this, felt displeased and impulsively interjected.

“Sister Ma, that won’t do.

I had already told Director Xu that I would introduce him to a beautiful girlfriend, and he agreed.”

“You should introduce your cousin to someone else.”

In front of everyone, Sun Yan deliberately brought up the matter.

It wasn’t for no reason; she knew all too well about Sister Ma’s cousin’s bad reputation.

It was said that she was dating several men at the same time, quite the loose character.

Sun Yan couldn’t let Xu Qianli be mistreated.

Sister Ma could only sigh that she was too late, admitting that her cousin wasn’t fortunate enough, then turned her head to inquire more about the woman Sun Yan was introducing to Xu Qianli—her age, appearance, workplace; she almost went as far as to ask for a household registration book.

Time flew quickly, and Xu Qianli had a few too many drinks.

Feeling a bit dizzy, he made an excuse to leave the private room and went outside to the courtyard to light a cigarette.

It was already dark, cloud-covered, and oppressively hot; it looked like it was going to rain.

Before he had finished his cigarette, suddenly someone approached him.

Turning his eyes, Xu Qianli saw it was Sun Yan, “Sister Sun, you came out too?”

“I came to check on you.”

“Xu Qianli, I just turned down someone who wanted to introduce a woman to you.

Are you mad at me?”

“I might have overstepped, after all, I’m not anyone to you, and don’t have the right to interfere in your personal life.”

Sun Yan said softly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Xu Qianli, waiting for his response.

Without any hesitation, Xu Qianli reached out and pulled Sun Yan towards him, “You weren’t my woman before, but you can be now!

Sister Sun, why don’t we—”

“No!”

Before Xu Qianli could finish, Sun Yan rejected him.

This morning she had been kissed by Xu Qianli, feeling so guilty and remorseful that she thought it was too unfair to her husband.

How could she further their relationship and become his woman?

Absolutely not.

As Sun Yan was speaking, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure from the corner of her eye.

To her utmost surprise, the husband whom she had spoken to on the phone just an hour ago, claiming to be miles away, was now walking toward a private room, his arm around a voluptuous, beautiful woman.

Under the light, Sun Yan clearly saw how his hand, from around the beautiful woman’s waist, slid disrespectfully down to her hips, eliciting a lascivious laugh from the woman.

Watching this scene, Sun Yan felt her blood rush to her head, her chest tightly constricted, feeling almost suffocated, struggling to breathe.

After watching the despicable couple enter the private room, Sun Yan was still unable to calm down and suddenly turned to Xu Qianli.

“Xu Qianli, kiss me!”