In the following days, Luo Chao and Shen Birong did not speak, and just a few days before the college entrance exam, Luo Chao noticed Shen Birong's pale complexion and her now flat stomach. He went mad, tearing all his books to shreds in a fit of madness, and after a heart-wrenching outburst at Shen Birong, he left the school. Even after his father gave him a severe beating, he resolutely refused to take the exam and boarded the train to enlist in the military!
Shen Birong had aborted the baby for the sake of her studies, and Luo Chao grew to loathe his studies as well as her. It was his own flesh and blood, if the baby had been born then, it would be over four years old now.
Ma Jin frowned and said, "Luo Chao, how can you be so cold-hearted, treating our class president like that? Do you even regard us, your classmates?"
Luo Chao said with a stony face, "Get lost, none of your business!"
"Luo Chao, how can you be like this," a number of people who sided with Ma Jin called out in protest.
Shen Birong said in a low voice, "Everyone, please don't speak of Luo Chao like this, this is between the two of us."
"No need to pretend to be a good person," Luo Chao said indifferently. Even after so many years, he still couldn't forget what happened back then. He stood up and went out to the bathroom.
The class president was setting herself up for misery, everyone sighed, no one knew what exactly happened between them back then that made Luo Chao still resent Shen Birong so much. After all, how could one not let go of such a charming beauty throwing herself at them?
Luo Chao went to the bathroom and as soon as he ca out, he saw a familiar face, who also recognized him instantly. The person approached eagerly with a smile and said, "Ah, Brother Lu, what a coincidence."
"Director Lin, you're here for a al too?" Luo Chao smiled.
The familiar face was Lin Dongcheng, the director of the health bureau. He laughed heartily and said, "Yes, chance encounters are better than arranged etings, co have a few drinks with ?"
Luo Chao waved his hand, "I don't dare join a leader's al."
"Look at what you're saying, co, co, co!" Lin Dongcheng grabbed his hand and pulled him into his private room.
Luo Chao was a bit embarrassed by Director Lin's enthusiasm, "I have a class reunion, I'll treat you to drinks another day."
"Oh, another day then," Lin Dongcheng laughed and asked, "Which room are you in?"
"The room across from yours," Luo Chao said.
Lin Dongcheng nodded aningfully, "What a coincidence indeed."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Director Lin, Luo Chao returned to his own room. As he pushed open the door, Ma Jin saw Lin Dongcheng's back through the crack and his eyes lit up. He quickly picked up a glass of wine and walked out.
Judging by Ma Jin's deanor, he must have seen soone he knew and ran off to pay his respects. Everyone speculated that it must be soone wealthy or powerful.
After Luo Chao returned to his seat, Shen Birong still had her head lowered, having not touched any food, looking forlorn like a wronged little wife.
A while later, Ma Jin ca back looking pleased. As soon as he sat down, he said loudly, seemingly without intention, "It's no longer the era where you live by the fist, you need connections and power, otherwise you'll lead a mundane life forever."
Hearing Ma Jin's words as a jab at Luo Chao, so curiously leaned over and asked, "Boss Ma, which big shot did you go to toast just now?"
"The new public security bureau director and the health bureau director," Ma Jin boasted.
"Wow, those are two big officials!" everyone exclaid.
So people even flattered him, "Follow Boss Ma from now on, and you'll surely live in comfort. Don't you all agree?"
"Yes, absolutely right!"
At this mont, two people entered from outside, even though they were approaching fifty, they were immaculately dressed in suits, looking rather handso and capable. Ma Jin exclaid in surprise, "Director Lin, Director Feng!"
This Director Feng Jie was the newly appointed city public security bureau director. As he entered and saw Ma Jin, he smiled and said, "Little Ma, I owe you a drink."
Lin Dongcheng's face slightly changed as he ntally cursed Feng Jie's foolishness.
"Director Feng, I really didn't expect this," Ma Jin laughed heartily, feeling quite pleased, wishing he could shout to all his classmates that this was what face was!
Feng Jie clinked glasses with him, took a sip, and said, "I just saw a few unfriendly-looking people enter your room, what was that about?"
Ma Jin hurriedly answered, "Nothing much, just an old classmate acting like a big shot here," then Ma Jin deliberately cast a glance at Luo Chao.
Feng Jie glanced at Luo Chao, frowned, and said, "Young man, it's best to keep yourself honest and upright, lest you fall and can't get back up."
Hearing the implicit warning from the public security director, everyone was gleefully thinking that Boss Ma had the public security director on his side, let's see what Luo Chao dares to say now.
Luo Chao looked at Lin Dongcheng with amusent, wondering if he and this public security director specifically ca to educate himself, knowing that Lin Dongcheng knew he was in this room.
Foolish, truly foolish! Lin Dongcheng cursed silently, then quickly pulled Feng Jie aside and whispered, "Do you know what you're doing!"
Feng Jie was puzzled, "Weren't you asking to co and toast Ma Jin? Soone was bullying him, can't I help?"
"Did I ever say to toast him? What is he to you, you fool!" Lin Dongcheng said exasperatedly.
Feng Jie was stunned, bewildered, "Then who were you referring to?"
Lin Dongcheng spoke even more quietly, "The young man you were lecturing!"
"It's him!" Feng Jie's heart skipped a beat, "Who is he?"
Lin Dongcheng said, "He's the one who has a good relationship with Secretary Lan and Secretary Long, and the Li Tanghai matter seed to have been supervised by Secretary Long because of him."
"Damn, why didn't you say earlier," Feng Jie was so startled that he almost fainted. He had witnessed the matter of Li Tanghai, where within an evening, he was dismissed and investigated and jailed the next day, all allegedly orchestrated by soone nad Luo Chao—terrifying!
Moreover, the party discipline inspection commission secretary and the municipal party committee secretary, either of whom could trouble Feng Jie for several rounds, not to ntion that both were fondly calling Luo Chao Brother Lu.
At this mont, Feng Jie wished he could curse Ma Jin out thoroughly. He glared at Ma Jin, scaring him to the core, what's going on, why did Director Feng's expression change suddenly?
Feng Jie hurried over to Luo Chao with his drink, amidst the astonished gazes, raised his glass, and coughed heavily to cover his embarrassnt: "Ahem, Brother Lu, I drank too much just now and misspoke. Don't take it to heart, I'll drink this down to apologize to you."
"Pfft!" This dramatic turn of events made everyone so shocked that they spat out their drinks, what strange occurrences, this year indeed is full of surprises!
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