N-M Chapter 191 There are gains and losses.
Chapter 191 There are gains and losses.
The lights were off inside, and it was very dark.
"How about I turn on a light?" David said.
"Let's not open it, it's too embarrassing."
"Turn on a small table lamp."
"Hmm...that works too."
……
The villa area was quiet at night.
Time flies like a white horse galloping past your knees.
The two spoke less, and many of the past barriers gradually dissipated as they communicated.
What was once familiar has become even more deeply understood.
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It's 3 a.m.
David leaned against the headboard, unable to sleep, and picked up a cigarette again.
His gaze was somewhat unfocused. When trying to light the lighter, he had to mentally prepare himself before pressing down hard, as if afraid he wouldn't have the strength to press it down.
Li Taoying looked very energetic as she came out of the bathroom, sat at the dressing table to comb her hair, and applied moisturizing skincare products to her face.
"Aren't you going to take a nap?"
"I can't sleep soundly in an unfamiliar place." David wanted to go back.
If I stay any longer, it might affect my work tomorrow.
"It's so late, why go back? Just sleep here."
"I think I'll go back. I've given you enough sincerity."
Li Taoying couldn't help but smile mischievously at herself in the mirror: "That's true, they gave us a generous amount."
Dawei used his hands to lift his leg and used his arm strength to help move it down. Li Taoying chuckled and offered to help him up.
David stopped her, indicating that she didn't need to come any closer.
"Sister Ying, you should get some rest. I'm leaving now."
"I'll see you off."
Li Taoying followed Dawei downstairs to the small door leading to the garage.
From tonight onwards, we're all friends. Dawei hopes that we'll just stay friends and that nothing like tonight's incident will ever happen again.
First, David needs to take care of his health.
Secondly, they also need to protect their reputation.
"You need to hurry up and get that thing."
The struggle with Lao Zhou is developing on multiple fronts.
Your line was laid last, but it's the most important.
Without you, the effect will be greatly reduced.
Wu Maocai's first priority was to make connections and develop his network of contacts.
Zheng Zhiguo's pursuit of Shengshi KTV, including the pursuit of three Southeast Asian assassins, is the second storyline.
On the surface, Dawei's focus is on developing the county's economy and winning over the hearts and minds of the people; this is the third key point.
The other two subplots are: Li Taoying stealing the official seal, and Dawei using articles to incite public opinion.
Among these, Li Taoying's storyline is the killer move.
Without this connection, Zhou Xiangzhang might at most be sentenced to prison.
Having obtained the Protector's Talisman, even if Dawei doesn't force Zhou Xiangzhang, the people recorded in the talisman will still deal with him.
"I know, I'll find a way to get it as soon as possible."
"Hmm." David walked into the garage, not getting into the car immediately, still feeling uneasy: "We agreed on what to do today..."
Li Taoying smiled indifferently: "I know, I'll forget about it as soon as I leave the house."
Go back quickly.
I'm not as bad as you think.
Having been trained and educated by the organization for many years, he still has basic conscience.
From now on, I won't contact you unless you reach out to me first.
No matter how far you go or how high you climb in the future, I will only silently congratulate you and will not cause you any trouble.
But you can come to my place anytime.
She's a master of using the tactic of retreating to advance.
David looked Li Taoying up and down again, his feelings were very complicated. He was a little flustered by Lin Taoying's trust, but he dared not show it at all.
He always presented himself as an honest, loyal, dutiful, and ambitious person in the workplace, to the point that even someone like Li Taoying trusted him.
Li Taoying felt that the fact that Dawei was willing to stay tonight showed his sincerity.
Little did they know that the Dawei of today is no longer the Dawei of the past.
As I said before, Dawei only had the three-year agreement with his godfather in his heart.
For the sake of his future, David is willing to give up many things.
He had had enough of the days when he had no status and was humiliated.
He absolutely cannot afford to miss this opportunity again.
Get in the car and reverse out of the parking space.
David is gone.
Li Taoying was left alone in the empty villa. She leaned against the garage door and watched Dawei's car drive away until its taillights disappeared completely into the night.
David is gone.
Li Taoying's strength seemed to be drained away in an instant.
Li Taoying had a very smooth career in the past few years, but today she is facing the biggest crisis in her political career, which is far greater than the risks brought about by her divorce.
She didn't know if she could successfully bridge the gap between Zhou Xiangzhang and Chen Dawei, the two key figures in Yuanshan County.
There's a sense of powerlessness, a feeling of resignation to fate.
I reconsidered.
There are gains and losses.
When she chose to be with Zhou Xiangzhang, today's ending was already destined.
If you enjoy extra benefits, you have to lose something.
After thinking it through, Li Taoying slowly went back upstairs and fell into a deep sleep.
David drove his car toward City Garden.
It was already past midnight, and going back would wake his parents, so he chose to lie down in the car for a while, since it would be dawn soon anyway.
What Li Taoying didn't know was that Dawei was just as helpless as she was. Dawei chose the path he was on today, and when he made that dramatic kneeling gesture, he gained a lot... but also lost a lot.
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"Zheng Zhiguo, if you don't give me an explanation today, I'm divorcing you."
I'm going to sue you in court!
I'm going to send you to jail!
After leaving Dawei's office, Zheng Zhiguo stayed at the bureau working on the case.
According to my cousin Zheng Jiasheng, he and Xiao Zhikai have arranged to have breakfast at Ahe Restaurant by the Reshui River in Yuanshan County tomorrow morning to try the local Sanjidi soup, and he has also invited Zheng Zhiguo.
Zheng Zhiguo hurried home to rest and take a shower so he could be in good shape to meet his superiors the next morning.
Zheng Jiasheng's arrangement by the Municipal Party Committee Office was also for the good of governing the country, to give the government more exposure to the leaders.
Who knew that as soon as I got back, I was met with a shrewish outburst from the east bank of the river.
His wife noticed that Zheng Zhiguo's domineering nature had disappeared.
"I'm tired and I don't want to argue with you."
I need to go to sleep quickly; I have to see my uncle and his family early this morning.
His wife grabbed Zheng Zhiguo and said, "Don't do this."
I'm so tired, all I do all day is complain about being tired.
It's not like I'm seventy or eighty years old anymore.
In his forties, he was in his prime, like a wolf or a tiger.
He never comes home, and when he does, he doesn't touch me.
It's been over a month, and you haven't touched me once.
Now that domineering attitude is gone, he must have given it to some little vixen. Tell me, who did you give it to?
His wife grabbed Zheng Zhiguo by the collar with both hands and glared at him fiercely.
Previously, Zheng Zhiguo would sometimes go out and have fun, but it was all just for show; he never intended to abandon his family.
Not long ago, after that encounter with Li Taoying, he was indeed distracted and avoided his wife at home whenever possible.
He needs time to calm down, collect his emotions, and nurture his relationship with his wife before fulfilling his duties as a husband.
But his wife wouldn't give him any time at all; she was extremely irritable.
Zheng Zhiguo leaned against the wall, looking utterly hopeless.
"Don't force me."
My blood pressure is terribly high.
I've gone to handle a case. The car has its own uses, which I can't tell you.
If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see your uncle and his family this morning. You can ask my uncle if I used that car for important business.