Chapter Fifty: Beset by Emotions

  Ye Ming waited for Zou Wenming's excited mood to subside slightly, then suddenly asked: "Director Zou, may I ask you something: Has Director Zhang ever mentioned Chen Yi's promotion to you?"

  Zou Wenming stared at him inexplicably, momentarily unclear about the purpose of his question. After a brief pause, he said: "He never mentioned this before! How did he suddenly bring up promoting Chen Yi? I remember he originally had an opinion about Chen Yi, saying she was fake and pretentious, relying on her rich husband and some book learning, looking down on everyone, being cold and unenthusiastic. He also said: Li Li got screwed over this time because of a wooden woman, not only getting beaten but also going to jail... Little Ye, these were all said by Zhang Dongfang, don't look at me like that..."

  Zou Wenming's words, some of which were indeed said by Zhang Dongfang, but some of which he deliberately fabricated to infuriate Ye Ming - he had also noticed that the relationship between Ye Ming and Chen Yi was absolutely not ordinary. This could be seen from the fact that Ye Ming helped Chen Yi deal with Li Li, and Chen Yi came forward to help Ye Ming appeal.

  Although he couldn't tell whether Ye Ming and Chen Yi had an ambiguous relationship or a sincere brother-sister relationship, since Zhang Dongfang had already made his move, saying he wanted to promote Chen Yi in order to curry favor with Ye Ming, then he would have to counter with a move of his own, telling Ye Ming that Zhang Dongfang actually disliked Chen Yi very much...

  Ye Ming was extremely intelligent, but he knew very little about the kind of deceitful and backstabbing that went on in official circles. So when he heard what Zhang Dongfang had said through Zou Wenming's retelling, his face immediately turned ugly...

  Zou Wenming saw that Ye Ming was indeed angry, and he secretly rejoiced. He took advantage of the situation to say: "In my opinion, Director Zhang's views on Chen Yi are very one-sided and biased. I think Chen Yi is not only beautiful and elegant, but also has a good work style, is honest and kind to people, and is diligent and hardworking in her job. She is a model for young cadres in our county bureau, especially female cadres. Now the provincial bureau emphasizes that we need to strengthen the training and selection of female cadres within the system, and increase the proportion of female cadres in leadership positions. I think this time, the county bureau party committee can include Comrade Chen Yi in the list of cadres for selection and promotion, and give her special attention."

  Ye Ming secretly hoped that Chen Yi could be promoted. In his opinion, Chen Yi was a perfect woman and such a woman should be promoted.

  So, after hearing Zou Wenming's promise to make a decision, he smiled and said: "Director Zou, although Director Zhang has said those slanderous words about Sister Chen Yi. But I think the method he proposed is actually very good: our county bureau office can indeed set up a deputy director of logistics position, and Sister Chen Yi is most suitable for this position!

  Zou Wenming nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right! That's what I think too... Ah, Xiaoye, when we go to Director Xu's house, what do you think is a suitable gift to bring? It's my first time visiting Director Xu at home, can't go empty-handed!"

  "Don't bring anything, nothing at all. Just trust me!"

  Ye Ming said resolutely.

  He told Zou Wenming this way for a reason: Xu Fei had just arrived in K City as the top leader and must have wanted to leave a clean and down-to-earth impression on his subordinates. Therefore, even if he took Zou Wenming to his home himself, he would never accept any gifts from him, with whom he only had a nodding acquaintance.

  Moreover, as long as it was someone he strongly recommended himself, Xu Fei would definitely make the decision to promote him without hesitation, and there was no need to bribe him or try to win him over - in this regard, Ye Ming was still very confident.

  Although Zou Wenming was a bit uneasy, seeing Ye Ming say it so definitely and unquestionably, he didn't dare to say anything more. He smiled and bid farewell to him, and walked away with satisfaction.

  Ye Ming sat beside the computer for a while, carefully thinking about what Zhang Dongfang and Zou Wenming had just said to him, especially their promise to promote Chen Yi.

  He thought: No matter who will be the director in the end, Chen Yi's promotion should be a sure thing. However, he still couldn't figure out what Chen Yi was thinking: did she want to be the deputy director of logistics or not?

  He suddenly decided: Hurry to "Biyuan Community" and have a face-to-face conversation with Chen Yi.

  As Ye Ming rushed to "Biyuan Community", Chen Yi was suffering from the torture of missing him.

  Last night, after Ye Ming finished eating noodles and went home, Chen Yi, who had just tasted the sweetness of love, immediately fell into a state of emotional longing: After having physical contact with Ye Ming, she felt that her love for him had reached a crazy level, and she couldn't bear to be apart from him for a single moment.

  Especially on this quiet and deep night, in this empty and cold big house, in the midst of a dark and profound darkness, she yearned to be always nestled in Ye Ming's broad and warm embrace, yearned for him to hold her tightly in his powerful arms, letting herself fall into a happy and peaceful sleep...

  So, when Ye Ming finished the noodles and opened the door to leave, her tears flowed out uncontrollably. She even secretly hoped that Ye Ming would suggest not leaving tonight and sleep at her place instead.

  She figured that if he really made this request, even knowing the risk of being discovered by neighbors, she would also agree without hesitation...

  After going to work today, she felt that Ye Ming seemed a bit indifferent to herself, and the way he looked at her was no longer as passionate and affectionate as before.

  This made her start to panic: Is it true that men are like what others say, once they get a woman, they don't know how to cherish her, and even start to dislike her? After all, she is so much older than him, and she's just a withered flower. Is he also like those playboys, playing with her for a while and then ready to discard her?

  It was precisely because of this doubt that when she returned home in the evening, she couldn't help but secretly long for Ye Ming to come over. She thought: If Ye Ming liked her enough, he would definitely come over tonight! Because he knew: she missed him, loved him, needed him...

  However, until ten o'clock in the evening, the knock on the door she had been expecting never came.

  She became more and more anxious, more and more fearful.

  There were several times when she couldn't help but take out her phone and think about calling Ye Ming.

  However, the strong sense of shame made her dare not press that connecting key: if she actively called Ye Ming, it would be like she was going to find him and ask for favors! Wasn't such behavior too shameless, too humiliating...

  Just as she was getting anxious and restless, the doorbell suddenly rang "ding dong ding".

  She sprang up from the sofa, almost flying to the door, and flung it open. When she saw that the person standing at the door was indeed her beloved boyfriend, she didn't care if she would be seen by the neighbors who happened to be passing by, and threw herself into Ye Ming's arms...