Chapter 2284: Self-Questioning and Self-Answering

Seeing her stunned, Zhao Desan continued to ask and answer himself: "He only has a sexual relationship with you. To put it bluntly, that old fox just likes your body, Little sister-in-law. He is lying to you, lying to you not only to give him your body but also to help him ruin me. In the end, you get nothing. Not only do you get nothing, but he might even use this matter to threaten you, making you do things you don't want to do!"

Zhao Desan's words were resonant and true, like sharp needles piercing Jia Wanli's heart. She finally woke up from a dream, suddenly realized, bit her back teeth, and said fiercely: "That old fox, I'm not finished with you!"

Seeing Jia Wanli's fierceness after discovering she had been fooled, Zhao Desan softened his tone, looked at her with worried eyes, and said with anxiety: "I'm just worried that you didn't complete the task he gave you, and he will punish you. What should we do?"

Jia Wanli, harboring hatred for Zheng Tulu, gave a cold 'humph' and said indifferently: "At worst, he will remove me from my position. But you don't need to worry about this; he shouldn't give up on me easily, it's just..."

"Just what?" Zhao Desan asked anxiously before Jia Wanli could think.

"It's just that I really don't want to maintain this relationship with him anymore, but..." Jia Wanli stopped again.

"It's okay, just say what you have to say, I will never blame you." Zhao Desan was trying his best to dispel Jia Wanli's concerns.

Jia Wanli adjusted her emotions and said seriously: "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, you can't be a heartless man after you get promoted. Hurry up and help me get out of Zheng Tulu's control, okay? Otherwise, Zheng Tulu won't let me go. You should understand this. I don't want to do anything to let you down again." As Jia Wanli spoke, tears flowed down.

A woman's tears are the solvent that melts a man's heart. Zhao Desan's heart was melted by Jia Wanli's tears in an instant. He sat up with a 'whoosh', lowered his voice, and roared angrily: "I, Zhao Desan, may not have other skills, but protecting my own woman is more than enough. Little sister-in-law, don't worry. Once I get to the district, the first person I will eradicate is this old bastard Zheng Tulu. I want him to know what retribution is!"

Jia Wanli also slowly sat up, hugged Zhao Desan from behind, and said with relief: "It seems I didn't misjudge the person."

Perhaps because both had admired each other for a long time, or perhaps because two hearts had collided again, in short, in this atmosphere, the third entanglement was about to break out. This battle lasted until the sky turned fish-belly white before it ceased... Because he had things on his mind, Zhao Desan only dozed for a little while before getting up in a hurry. Seeing Jia Wanli still sleeping soundly on the bed, and seeing her phone on the side of the bed showing more than thirty missed calls, all from her husband, Zhao Desan squinted his eyes and smiled triumphantly. He kissed her on the face and left the room leisurely.

The first thing Zhao Desan wanted to do today was to go directly to Zheng Tulu's office to find him. Since he had mastered the inside information, Zhao Desan wanted to use this opportunity to catch Zheng Tulu off guard before he fully understood what was happening.

Zhao Desan had made up his mind that he must not let Zheng Tulu take advantage of him again. He had luckily escaped the trap he had set, but if he came again, who knew what the result would be? Zhao Desan dared not imagine.

With a restless heart, Zhao Desan knocked on the door of Zheng Tulu's office and heard Zheng Tulu's familiar voice inside: "Please come in, is that Zhao Desan?"

Zhao Desan was inexplicably stunned and didn't push the door immediately, because he couldn't be sure how Zheng Tulu knew he was coming. After hesitating again and again, Zhao Desan hardened his heart, bit his teeth, and pushed open the door to Zheng Tulu's office.

As the saying goes, 'Since ancient times, there has been only one road to Mount Hua,' and today he was going to take a risk, Zhao Desan thought to himself.

"Oh, it's you, Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Zheng Tulu's face was gentle, and he greeted the entering Zhao Desan with a smile, leaving Zhao Desan confused, not knowing how this old fox knew he was coming to find him?

"Oh... oh..." Zhao Desan was caught off guard and said 'oh' twice, but couldn't continue the conversation.

"Hehe, you must be wondering how I knew you would come to find me today, right?" Zheng Tulu said unhurriedly.

"Oh... oh..." Zhao Desan's mouth felt as if it were stuck by a magnet, and he couldn't even muster the strength to open his mouth. But in his heart, he was secretly cursing: Damn it, you old fox, since you know what I'm thinking, why are you still asking me knowingly!

"Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, your achievements in the unit over the past two years are obvious to all. I am very gratified to have a young and promising comrade like you assisting me in my work. This can be considered our fate. Perhaps I have caused you a lot of grievances in our work, and I hope you can understand..." Zheng Tulu gave an opening statement very skillfully.

Although Zhao Desan was quite afraid of this old, cunning fox in his heart, his brain wasn't scared stupid. Seeing Zheng Tulu so amiable and having the intention to win him over, he understood seven or eight points. It seemed this old guy wanted to show weakness to him, fearing that he would retaliate once he left.

Zheng Tulu stood up at this time, picked up the tea that had been prepared on the desk with one hand, pointed to the sofa with the other hand, made a gesture of invitation, and then said to Zhao Desan: "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, why are you still standing there like a fool? Sit down quickly!" After saying this, he put the tea on the coffee table and continued: "This is tea I specially brewed for you."

Zhao Desan looked at Zheng Tulu's unprecedented attentiveness toward him, feeling very uncomfortable, and even a bit moved. He felt a bit hot-blooded, as if Zheng Tulu wasn't that hateful after all. Under the influence of this atmosphere, perhaps if Zheng Tulu could lower his head and say to him: "Comrade Comrade Xiao Zhao, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have always been against you!" Zhao Desan would have let go of his past grievances with this old thing.

But fortunately, Zhao Desan's emotions toward men weren't that rich. He quickly came to his senses and wasn't deceived by Zheng Tulu's flowery words and attentive actions. The hatred for this old fox had been growing in his heart, and he had long made up his mind that as soon as he found a suitable opportunity, he must eradicate this old guy, otherwise, he would not stop!

Zheng Tulu didn't know yet that Jia Wanli had told Zhao Desan all about his conspiracy, and he was still acting. His acting could be said to be superb, and even Zhao Desan was almost deceived by this old thing's acting. It was just that this time, when Jia Wanli told him that Zheng Tulu still wanted to frame him, Zhao Desan's nerves were deeply stung, making him involuntarily tense up when clashing with Zheng Tulu.

However, Zheng Tulu didn't know that Zhao Desan had completely grasped the whole situation, and he still smugly thought that this play of his could be considered killing two birds with one stone. The first was that his performance had moved Zhao Desan, making him relax his vigilance. The second was that once Zhao Desan discovered his secret framing, this play of his could also leave a good impression on him, at least not making the two of them tear their faces and be hostile to each other directly. This was Zheng Tulu's scheming. Since there was no way to suppress Zhao Desan in his current position, it was better to play 'hard to get' and leave himself a way out.

Leaving room for everything and being flexible—this is the great wisdom in officialdom. Zheng Tulu would never be in a state of open hostility with Zhao Desan without being absolutely sure of eradicating him. Zhao Desan was able to not only avoid injury in every suppression but also rise higher, which was the miraculous ability of his that Zheng Tulu admired very much. Su Qing as a backer was one aspect, but the other aspect was entirely the exertion of Zhao Desan's own ability and characteristics. He couldn't help but consider that if he didn't put Zhao Desan to death and left hidden dangers, what if he retaliated against him in the future? So, Zheng Tulu performed this play of retention today to the fullest. ===== CHAPTER 2285 =====