Chapter 64

Chapter 3: The County Party Committee and County Government Office in Chaos

Lin Ruoshui stood at the classroom door, took a deep breath, and firmly gripped the secret letter from her mother.

Suddenly, her heart tightened, and Lin Ruoshui felt her body trembling. She kept shaking her head, trying to break free from the lips that were continuously sucking on hers. However, those hateful lips followed her every move, refusing to let go. Her mind kept resisting, telling herself that their relationship hadn't reached this point yet...

Perhaps, she herself hadn't expected that her first kiss wouldn't be lost in the mist of Paris, but rather taken by a man with only a faint affection in this remote mountain area...

However, she didn't notice that in her constant struggle to break free from Yang Zixuan's advances, the top collar of her cotton coat had already been pulled open, exposing a small patch of her smooth, white chest. Yang Zixuan's eyes could even see the perfect valley between her breasts...

Yang Zixuan's hand began to slowly slide down Lin Ruoshui's waist. However, Lin Ruoshui still maintained a relatively alert and clear mind, pressing Yang Zixuan's hand firmly on her warm thigh...

Their lips parted, and they looked into each other's eyes...

Yang Zixuan could feel the warmth of Lin Ruoshui's breath, mixed with his saliva, on his face...

"Why is this happening?" After a long moment of eye contact, Lin Ruoshui let out a soft sigh, gazing at the sharp, clear face before her, which she could never quite see clearly.

"I don't understand my own heart either. It might be the accumulation of feelings from our time together, or perhaps the dark thoughts in my heart about the rumors about us in the county government compound have turned into reality."

"Is that all?" Lin Ruoshui's voice showed no fluctuation.

"I don't know if this is love." Even at this moment, Yang Zixuan didn't want to deceive her.

Lin Ruoshui stared at Yang Zixuan for a while before turning her face away and softly said, "You are very honest! The person you love should feel very safe."

Yang Zixuan propped himself up, gently pulling his hands out from Lin Ruoshui's legs, which were tightly wrapped in stockings, and lightly supported her firm, round buttocks, clearly feeling her body trembling...

With her eyes slightly closed and her head tilted, Lin Ruoshui suddenly opened her long arms, wrapped them around Yang Zixuan's neck, and whispered, "I suddenly feel a bit fond of you... What about you?"

"I do too..."

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In the county government compound, the absence of Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui for a whole night did not initially raise any alarms among the people in the County Party Committee Office and the County Government Office. They assumed that Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui had spent the night in Nanshan Town.

Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui spent the night on the mountain road. The next day, the icy rain finally subsided slightly. When they opened the car door in the morning, they saw a thin layer of ice on the ground and the slope. Some early-rising residents of Nanshan Town, who were preparing to go to the county town to buy New Year's goods, discovered the collapse and quickly reported it to the Nanshan Town leadership.

Originally, Xu Ke and Zhou Tongchun of Nanshan Town had breathed a sigh of relief after the county leaders' inspection and had drunk a lot of alcohol, falling into a deep sleep at home. When they heard that the only muddy road connecting Nanshan to the county town had collapsed and was blocked, they were frightened out of their wits. County Leader Yang and Deputy Secretary Lin had returned via that road last night. If anything happened to them, it would be a big problem.

The two quickly called the County Party Committee Office and the County Government Office. When they heard from the receptionists that Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui had neither gone to work nor returned home, they became anxious and immediately recounted how Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui had rushed back to the county town from Nanshan Town in the rain last night.

Upon hearing the report from Xu Ke and his team, Chen Sheng, the director of the County Party Committee Office, and Song An, the director of the County Government Office, were shocked. They immediately notified the traffic police, ambulance, and road maintenance teams to urgently repair the road leading to Nanshan Town.

Chen Sheng and Song An were extremely anxious. Lin Ruoshui was the niece of the city party secretary. If anything happened to her, they would be in serious trouble. Yang Zixuan was their recent support and reliance, and they had both pinned their futures on him. In the standing committee meetings, Chen Sheng had always supported Yang Zixuan, which had led to a significant reduction in his influence in the County Party Committee. Chen Sheng's recent days in the County Party Committee had been very difficult, and recently, Su Nan had promoted a deputy director of the County Party Committee Office to marginalize Chen Sheng, putting him in a very passive position.

As for Song An, he had barely managed to secure the position of County Government Office director after a stroke of luck. Now, Yang Zixuan was increasingly valuing him, giving him a second lease on his political life. If anything happened to Yang Zixuan and a new county leader was appointed, Song An would likely be relegated to a cold bench for the rest of his life. Therefore, Song An was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

Yang Zixuan and Lin Ruoshui were unaware of the chaos in the County Party Committee Office, County Government Office, and Nanshan Town. They got out of the car and walked side by side. In front of them was a pile of yellow mud that had collapsed from the mountain. A small path on the side of the road had not been covered by the mud, and below the road was a dark valley between two mountains.

"There are quite a few people outside. If they work quickly, they should be able to clear the mud by morning and we can return," Yang Zixuan turned to Lin Ruoshui and smiled.

Lin Ruoshui lightly patted her lips, which had some bite marks, yawned, and said, "I didn't sleep well last night. I probably won't be able to go to work today. You should also go back and take a nap in the afternoon."

Yang Zixuan nodded but thought about the financial issues. Time was running out, and he needed to secure the funds within the next two or three days. Otherwise, he would have to ask the city for money to cover the expenses. Tang Lu had never been particularly fond of him, and it was unlikely he would get the money from him. He would have to go through Lin Pei.

However, borrowing money from the city would expose the financial problems of Hongshui County. If that happened, it would be difficult to compete with Jingyang District and Hong County for the Economic Development Zone. Therefore, Yang Zixuan didn't want to ask the city for financial assistance unless the situation became extremely critical.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Ruoshui's usually clear voice was a bit hoarse, probably from the cold in the car last night. The two of them had held each other all night, but neither had really slept, and they had thought a lot, though neither wanted to break the silence.

"Are you thinking about the financial issues again?" Looking at Yang Zixuan's tightly furrowed brows, Lin Ruoshui felt a sudden softness in her heart. Perhaps last night, something very subtle had truly developed between them. "Let's rest well today. I'll go to the provincial capital tomorrow to get that loan for you. I doubt you can get it on your own, but I can still get some face from him."

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End of Chapter 3

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