The next morning, while Chen Bin and Ye Hong were having breakfast together,
Chen Bin asked with a smile, "County Magistrate Ye, did you sleep well last night? Are you getting used to the beds here?"
Ye Hong nodded repeatedly. "Very well, I’m very satisfied!"
"Then you must have gained a deeper understanding of Comrade Du Minli’s work capabilities, right?"
Ye Hong understood the implication behind Chen Bin’s words and a sly smile flashed across his face.
"She’s indeed excellent—not only is her work truly outstanding, but she’s also exceptionally capable. A cadre like her deserves to shine and thrive at the county level."
"Exactly. In my opinion, under County Magistrate Ye’s guidance, Du Minli is bound to improve even further!"
It wasn’t long before Du Minli was officially promoted to the county level and appointed as Chairwoman of the Won’s Federation.
When Lu Huisheng returned from Shanghai and learned of this news, he was extraordinarily surprised.
He hurried to the county office and entered Du Minli’s office.
"Why were you suddenly transferred here to work?"
Du Minli replied coldly, "It was County Magistrate Chen who recomnded to the county. The county deed my work capabilities strong, so they transferred here."
Chen Bin recomnded you?
Hearing this, Lu Huisheng imdiately sensed that things weren’t so simple.
"How about we grab dinner tonight? It’s been days since I’ve seen you, I’ve missed you like crazy."
As he spoke, he reached out to grab Du Minli’s arm.
But she dodged firmly.
"I have so things tonight, I’m afraid I don’t have ti."
"Then let’s settle this here—don’t you know, these past days without seeing you have been driving mad!"
As Lu Huisheng leaned in to kiss her, Du Minli imdiately pushed him away.
"What are you doing? This is the county governnt office. You can’t act recklessly here!"
Frowning tightly, Lu Huisheng visibly grew annoyed.
"It’s not like we haven’t done stuff in the office before. What are you afraid of now?"
"The town isn’t the sa as the county! If you have nothing else, leave now to avoid any misunderstandings!"
Seeing Du Minli pretend to be prim and proper in front of him, Lu Huisheng was infuriated.
With a cold snort, he turned around and stord off.
To him, Du Minli was clearly putting on airs now that she had reached the county.
Once this freshness faded, he planned to deal with her properly.
Back at his town office, he overheard people saying,
Du Minli had gotten involved with Ye Hong, and it was Chen Bin who had played matchmaker.
Upon hearing this, Lu Huisheng was even more shocked.
He finally understood why Du Minli was so cold toward him. Turns out, she had already found herself a new backer!
After a brief mont of reflection, his anger at Chen Bin grew even stronger.
He already felt sothing was off when he went to Shanghai.
Now thinking it over, Chen Bin had deliberately sent him away.
His goal was to use Du Minli as a ans to curry favor with Ye Hong.
And Du Minli leaving Qinghe Town effectively ant taking away his strategist.
For Lu Huisheng, this was nothing short of catastrophic!
Fuming with rage, he imdiately called Ye Hong’s phone.
"County Magistrate Ye, have you given any more thought to what I ntioned last ti?"
"I’d like to help, but profitable departnts are being eyed by too many people. For now, I can’t do much about it either."
"Then just put sowhere random. I don’t want to spend another day in Qinghe Town."
Listening to Lu Huisheng’s exasperation, Ye Hong chuckled.
"What’s wrong?"
"Chen Bin took Du Minli away. I can’t compete with him in Qinghe Town anymore. Staying here is pointless for my future."
"They say a strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake, but look at you—getting crushed flat by Chen Bin."
After an ironic jab, Ye Hong continued.
"Once you’ve successfully completed the bullfrog farming project, I’ll transfer you. I can’t just act without a proper reason, can I?"
With a cold snort, Lu Huisheng added a touch of indignation to his tone.
"You didn’t need a reason when transferring Du Minli."
Ye Hong never expected his long-kept subordinate to suddenly turn on him.
His face darkened instantly.
"Du Minli’s transfer to the county was a County Committee decision. If you don’t agree, go try getting the County Committee to transfer you too!"
"Hah, how could I possibly match her abilities?!"
With those words, Lu Huisheng hung up imdiately.
Listening to the dial tone from the receiver, Ye Hong slamd the desk in rage.
In the midst of his uncontrollable anger, the office door suddenly swung open.
Seeing Ye Pei enter, he shouted furiously.
"How many damn tis have I told you? Knock before you co in! Was your brain eaten by a dog or sothing?"
Being scolded for no reason, Ye Pei wasn’t happy either.
"Dad, I didn’t even provoke you. Why are you yelling at ?"
"Get the hell out and knock properly!"
"This ti it’s important—I’m not joking."
"Are you deaf? I said get the hell out!"
Sighing helplessly, Ye Pei walked out of the office.
After knocking twice on the door, Ye Hong’s angry voice rang out again from within.
"Get the hell back in!"
Once back inside, Ye Hong impatiently asked,
"Did you cause trouble outside again?"
Ye Pei shook his head vigorously. "No! I just wanted to ask for your help—could you speak to Cai Weiguo about letting marry Cai Lixia?"
"I can’t figure it out—what’s so good about Cai Lixia? Why are you so set on her?"
"I can’t help it. I just like her."
"Oh, please. Save that talk for fooling young girls. You think I don’t know about your constant womanizing?"
"Fine! Sure, I ss around with other won, but I’m serious about Cai Lixia. I won’t marry anyone but her!"
Looking at Ye Pei’s pathetic expression, Ye Hong snorted coldly.
"If you like her, chase after her yourself. I’m not going to help you."
Ye Hong and Cai Weiguo had always been at odds—groveling to him was sothing she could never bring herself to do.
At this mont, Ye Pei, growing desperate, quickly added.
"If it weren’t for Chen Bin ddling, I would’ve already married Cai Lixia."
"Chen Bin is handso and exceptionally capable—you really can’t compare to him."
Hearing that, Ye Pei responded disdainfully.
"When it cos to ssing around, I certainly can’t compare to him."
Fixing his gaze on Ye Pei, Ye Hong’s small eyes were filled with curiosity.
"Why? Do you have dirt on Chen Bin?"
"Not exactly dirt, but I know he’s been fooling around with another woman and now he’s with Cai Lixia. He’s clearly playing both sides!"
"Ha! I thought you had sothing big."
Leaning back into his chair, Ye Hong scoffed dismissively.
"You’re surrounded by won, yet Chen Bin stepping into two relationships is unacceptable? As long as he’s not married, none of this matters."
"But Cai Lixia is the one I’ve got my eyes on! I want to use this chance to steal her away from Chen Bin."
Nodding slightly, Ye Hong instantly had a plan in mind.
"Then you can ntion this to Cai Weiguo. He’s such a prideful man, he’d never allow Cai Lixia to suffer such humiliation. By then, won’t your opportunity present itself?"
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