Chapter 2288: Restless Heart

Zhao Desan's statement calmed Jia Wanli's restless heart a lot. She knew that if she didn't follow Zheng Tulu's instructions, once he discovered that Zhao Desan's reputation hadn't been damaged, even if he didn't do anything to her on the surface because of his greed for her beauty and body, he would definitely find a way to punish her behind her back. So, she didn't want to stay in this place anymore and didn't want to be under the control of that old fox Zheng Tulu. In this place that outsiders saw as a 'fat water yamen' (a lucrative government office), almost no young, beautiful woman with a bit of charm could escape the clutches of that old thing Zheng Tulu. Some women indeed took the opportunity to move up, but more women were still standing still. According to what Jia Wanli knew, that old fox had racked his brains, used coercion and inducement to get the Planning Division Chief, the ice-cold beauty Lan Mei, but still couldn't succeed. After finally succeeding by some unknown means, Lan Mei's situation didn't get better than before, but instead got worse and worse. When Jia Wanli was first transferred from the Municipal Construction Committee to the Provincial Construction Committee, her initial impression of Lan Mei was that she was a cold, noble woman full of charming temperament, who was serious and responsible in her work. But now, Lan Mei looked much more haggard and much older than before. Jia Wanli was afraid that if she stayed in this ghost place, she would become like Lan Mei, and her end would be unspeakably miserable.

Zhao Desan's words made Jia Wanli feel much more at ease. She looked at Zhao Desan affectionately, nodded, and said gently: "I know you are an affectionate and righteous man, so I took such a big risk to tell you Zheng Tulu's conspiracy. I hope you won't let me down."

Zhao Desan patted his chest, and his masculine spirit came out. He said firmly: "Wanli, I, Zhao Desan, am a man when I stand up. I am not a heartless thing like Zheng Tulu. Don't worry, I, Zhao Desan, will definitely do what I say, and I mean what I say!"

Seeing Zhao Desan's righteous attitude, Jia Wanli couldn't help but smile and said: "I believe you."

Zhao Desan then sat down again, looked at Jia Wanli faintly, and she looked at him faintly as well. Both of them had their own little schemes in their hearts. As a young married woman who had just returned from maternity leave, she had deep feelings for the man in front of her who was both her office leader and her secret lover. Although she understood that she was a married woman with a husband and children and couldn't be with Zhao Desan in a legitimate way, she didn't need much. First, this hot-blooded young man Zhao Desan could satisfy her strong physiological needs, and second, she valued Zhao Desan as a man with a bright future who could be clung to, allowing her to have a smooth career. Perhaps because of genetic factors, Jia Wanli had the same ambition for her career as He Liping.

Zhao Desan smiled, straightened his body, picked up the teacup, opened the lid, took a sip of the tea that had already cooled down, frowned, and put the cup down again.