Chapter Thirty-Nine: Resistance

  Liu Siyuan was enjoying a delicious breakfast in the hotel's five-star restaurant.

  In his heart, he also understood that after what happened last night, the relationship between the two had undergone a qualitative change. Although Ouyang Qian seemed to be taking it easy on the surface, he always felt a little uneasy in his heart. Throughout the breakfast phase, he was entangled, whether it was Xinyi, Ding Hui or even Ouyang Qian in front of him, and even Chen Jun, they were all outstanding beauties. To be honest, every one of them made him reluctant to give up, but unfortunately, being ambiguous with four people at the same time was a bit overwhelming, so he secretly made up his mind to painfully let go of a few.

  "Just now, on the way here, someone from the Environmental Protection Bureau called and said they couldn't find you. They insisted that we go over there." While eating, Ouyang Qian took out a notebook from her bag with a serious expression, as if reporting work.

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment and then shrugged his shoulders, saying: "I think he wants to drag us into the water."

  "Should we reject them?" asked Ouyang Qian.

  Liu Siyuan thought for a moment before saying, "Forget it, after all, they're on the front lines, and we shouldn't let our environmental protection comrades fight alone. We should still offer some spiritual support, so let's plan to go there together this afternoon."

  Ouyang Qian nodded in agreement, and after finishing dinner, Liu Siyuan was about to tidy up and check out when she suddenly said: "Let's just take it easy here this morning and not go back to the city government compound. It's suffocating there."

  Liu Siyuan saw that his girlfriend's temper was about to erupt again, and he also felt a bit guilty towards her, so he went along with her wishes and gave Yao Yuan a call, symbolically greeting her. In fact, he also understood that Yao Yuan's current attitude towards the two of them was one of laissez-faire, letting them do as they pleased, as long as they didn't go too far.

  After the phone call, the atmosphere in the room became somewhat ambiguous again. Liu Siyuan couldn't even find a topic to talk about for a while, and it was Ouyang Qian who finally spoke up: "I want to discuss something with you."

  He smiled and said, "Xiao Qian, just say it directly."

  Ouyang Qian didn't mince words, sitting on the sofa and saying: "After I got back home yesterday, I thought about it some more, and I still feel like I'm being taken advantage of. You're getting all the benefits but not giving anything in return, that doesn't make sense."

  Liu Siyuan's heart tightened, it seemed this young lady was going to settle accounts after autumn.

  "Alright then, I'll just pretend you're my boyfriend for now."

  "What?" Liu Siyuan's mind didn't catch up with her rhythm for a moment.

  "My parents are always bothering me, saying I should find a boyfriend. Anyway, you're already taking advantage of me, so just let you fulfill your obligations and placate my family." Ouyang Qian said with a nonchalant tone.

  Liu Siyuan hastily said: "This is not proper, once Minister Ouyang discovers that we are faking it, won't that be terrible?"

  "This has nothing to do with me, at worst you'll sacrifice yourself and I'll just replace you with someone else." Ouyang Qian said heartlessly.

  Liu Siyuan's face was filled with sorrow, but he had no choice but to agree, for he knew he was in the wrong from the start.

  Ouyang Qian saw his reluctant expression and got angry, saying: "What's wrong with me being your girlfriend? Do you have any objections?"

  Liu Siyuan repeatedly said that he didn't dare, it was because Ouyang's daughter was out of his league. Moreover, the two of them were just pretending, what if Minister Ouyang found out and killed him?

  Ouyang Qian couldn't believe that this kid was so clueless, she was furious in her heart. Her family had already hinted to him to this extent, but he still didn't understand the situation. However, she also had no way to retreat now. Originally, she just wanted to tease him a bit, but ended up playing with fire and getting burned. Moreover, Hu Tianpeng suddenly went crazy and gave her a drug, resulting in them inexplicably losing their virginity to each other. Now, the only thing they could do was to see it through to the end, it seemed that she had to use some killer moves.

  After making up her mind, she blinked and said with a flirtatious expression: "Alright, you won't be at a disadvantage either. Anyway, I've already let you take advantage of me, so in the future when this girl is in a good mood, who knows, maybe I'll really fulfill my girlfriend duties and let you..."

  Around noon, Liu Siyuan and Ouyang Qian finally came out of the house. The whole morning, the two were just lazily watching TV and chatting, although they only stole a leisurely half-day, this long-lost comfortable time made Liu Siyuan feel a bit unreal.

  But after lunch at the hotel, the brief comfort came to an end.

  Liu Siyuan looked at the table and said, "It's about time we left, the Environmental Protection Bureau comrades are waiting anxiously."

  "Cut it out and let them wait, who asked them to bother us." Ou Yang Qian said with disdain all over her face.

  "I'm just a deputy department-level cadre, while Director Tang is at least a full department-level cadre, how can we let our leaders wait for us?" Liu Siyuan naturally patted her shoulder.

  "Hmm, what's a deputy director? Believe it or not, I'll go back and whisper in my dad's ear, and he won't be able to get away with this! And you, Liu Ke, are the personal envoy of Mayor Chen and Secretary-General Zhang. How dare you make him wait? Are you not afraid?" Ouyang Qian said smugly, but she still stood up with him.

  After the relationship between the two changed, Ouyang Qian's way of speaking was also different from before. In the past, she would still leave some room for maneuver when speaking, but now in front of him, she is completely unbridled and uninhibited, saying whatever comes to mind without any restraint.

  "Now can we talk about Mayor Chen's background?" Liu Siyuan asked on the way.

  "Accompany me to the capital, and I'll tell you." Ouyang Qian raised her head and said, she was not very tall, probably around 163 cm, but still looked delicate and lovely.

  Liu Siyuan immediately grabbed someone's weak point and said: "Alright, I'll go with you, but on the condition that your family agrees."

  "Hmm, you promised yourself, I'll go back and tell my dad today. Just say that with your protection, nothing will happen." Ouyang Qian said through gritted teeth.

  Liu Siyuan was speechless for a moment, as if he had an epiphany. It seemed that being alone with her was even more dangerous?

  It's probably because he looked pitiful, so Ouyang Qian said: "Alright, I'll tell you, Mayor Chen Guo is directly assigned by the Central Organization Department, and it's rumored that he's a key figure being groomed by the central government. That's why Secretary Hu shows him some respect."

  Liu Siyuan's whole body shook, no wonder, he had also heard of the central government's key training cadres, that was for future national leaders! Since Mayor Chen's background was so strong, it further solidified his determination to thoroughly deal with the Xin Yuan Chemical Plant.

  As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Environmental Protection Bureau, Tang Zhenfeng brought two people with him. One was a man in his 40s wearing glasses, and the other was a man in his 30s with a short haircut, looking quite neat. They were waiting at the door. After introduction, it turned out that the younger one was called Xi Xiaoxian, who was the director of the Pollution Control Department directly under the Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. The older one wearing glasses was Jin Chengzhe, the director of the Environmental Assessment Center. Both of them enjoyed the same treatment as Tang Zhenfeng, a regular department-level cadre. By the way, this is also a special point in vice-provincial cities. The deputy directors of municipal authorities and the heads of their subordinate institutions are all at the regular department level.

  The words returned to the right path, and the three were already at the door to greet them. The face was very big, especially Liu Siyuan didn't come in the secretary's small car today, but Ou Yangqian drove his own small Kayak. He thought it was good that he hadn't been late for too long, just two or three minutes, otherwise it would be really rude.

  "Liu Ke, I've been waiting for you." Tang Zhenfeng came forward to greet him, extending his hand and grasping it firmly.

  "Director Tang is too polite, we're all here for work." Liu Siyuan replied politely.

  Then, Tang Zhenfeng introduced everyone again. Liu Siyuan noticed that Xi Xiaoxian's eyes lit up when he saw Ouyang Qian, and the handshake time was significantly longer. It seems that beauties are popular wherever they go. Speaking of which, he is probably only in his early thirties, but has already received a mid-level treatment, this official promotion is quite fast.

  In the conference room, apart from the above three people, there were two more from the district Environmental Protection Bureau. After a round of polite conversation and some idle talk, Tang Zhenfeng finally got to the point, his face filled with pain as he said: "Now the work is encountering some obstacles."