Chapter 5345: Are you afraid?

He smirked and, without a word, pulled her into his arms. His hands took the opportunity to reach the peaks on her chest, followed by a round of mischievous fondling. Zhao De was making Shuangshuang flush a deep red; fearing that the people next door might hear, she desperately bit back the strange sounds rising in her throat, but the writhing of her body already showed signs that she was nearing her limit.

After the morning's "bullet" was fired, the sky had completely brightened. Shuangshuang mentioned going to the hospital to look after Wu Min. Zhao De thought it impossible for him to appear before Sister Wu with her so early in the morning, as it would surely make Sister Wu suspicious that they had been together all night. Thus, Zhao De let Shuangshuang go. He lay on the hotel bed, lost in thought, until the day was fully underway before lazily climbing out of bed, washing up in the bathroom, and heading downstairs, ready to drive back to the district.

After leaving the hotel, Zhao De got into his car, and his phone began to "beep, beep, beep." He picked it up and saw it was a call from Sister Wu. He answered it immediately. Before he could even speak, Sister Wu's somewhat displeased voice came through: "You dead brat, you left yesterday and didn't even know to come back and keep me company?"

Zhao De quickly put on a smile and found an excuse: "That's not it. I actually wanted to come back and keep you company last night, but an old friend I hadn't seen in years happened to invite me to dinner. I really couldn't refuse, and I ended up drinking too much."

"My sister is lying in the hospital, and you still have the heart to drink. Honestly!" Wu Min complained with a touch of coquettish annoyance.

"Then... then how about I come over right now?" Zhao De said quickly.

"Aren't you going to work today?" Wu Min asked sharply. Although Wu Min had always told Zhao De to put work first, right now she really wanted this little man to come and keep her company more. With such things happening at home, plus being confined to a hospital bed, she felt extremely restless, and only with this little man could she open her heart and speak her true thoughts.

This guy Zhao De had no other redeeming qualities, but his mouth was always as if it had been soaked in honey, which women loved to death. He immediately said with a grin: "Compared to Sister Wu, what does work count for!"

"Dead brat, your mouth is so sweet!" Wu Min scolded with a coquettish laugh. "Alright then, come over."

"There's no one else in the ward, right?" Zhao De asked before hanging up. Yesterday, Wu Min's parents were both at the hospital, and he couldn't have any intimate actions with her; plus, the atmosphere was so awkward that he couldn't stay at all.

"Are you afraid?" Wu Min deliberately provoked him upon hearing Zhao De ask that.

"I'm afraid? What would I be afraid of?" Zhao De's "fearless" spirit flared up again. "You wait, I'll be there right away." Saying this, he hung up the phone.

He rushed to the hospital by car. Upon entering the high-ranking cadre ward, he was surprised to find that, apart from the little nanny Li Shuangfei, there was no one else. Because she had spent a night of passion with Zhao De at the hotel last night, when the little nanny saw Zhao De again in front of Sister Wu, her expression shifted slightly. She gave Zhao De a strange look and took the initiative to move from the bedside to the side.

Zhao De glanced at the slightly embarrassed Shuangshuang, then quickly leaned toward the hospital bed with a grin and asked with some confusion: "Why is it so quiet? Where are the elders?"

"I had them go negotiate with the Shi family today. There's no one here but Shuangshuang." A faint smile appeared on Wu Min's slightly pale face. Seeing this mischievous little man, her mood immediately brightened significantly.

Hearing this inexplicable remark from Wu Min, Zhao De couldn't help but be stunned. He asked in confusion: "Negotiate? Negotiate what?"

Wu Min said indignantly: "You don't know, after you left yesterday, Shi Piantou's family made a scene here for quite a while. But I insisted on a divorce, and in the end, they seemed to have no choice but to agree. However, they demanded that the child must be given to them. Isn't that a joke? The child is my lifeblood; why should I give it to them? I said all the family assets could be given to Shi Piantou, but only the child must stay with me. That's where the talks broke down. The two elders of the Shi family left in a huff, and they came back early this morning. They said in front of me that the matter wasn't settled properly. After all, I'm a patient, and they even called my parents over. Hmph!"

After Zhao De understood the whole process, he felt that Sister Wu might have been a bit too impulsive this time. She had once told him that marriage was a very important aspect of one's political career, yet now she was insisting on a divorce, and there were signs that the matter was about to blow up. He complained: "Sister Wu, you are the type who can't keep a single word to yourself. You used to tell me to just muddle through, and that a divorce would have a huge impact on your career. You could have just mentioned the divorce at this juncture, but why did you let the Shi family make a scene yesterday, and then rush to divide assets and fight for the child's custody at night? Isn't this pushing them into a corner? If the matter blows up, it won't be good for you. I was originally thinking that after you recovered and were discharged, we could use Shi Piantou's prideful nature—the fact that he'd rather suffer than lose face—and, while he was in the wrong, secretly work with Shuangshuang to coax him into giving you the child, sign the divorce agreement quietly, and get divorced without a sound. No one would know. You insisted on tearing off the mask in front of his parents! Didn't you see yesterday? Shi Piantou's father is one thing, but his mother is a very formidable person. Besides, Shi Piantou is already forty years old, and now you only have this one child; his family will definitely fight you to the death. With things like this, I think the situation is complicated, and if it gets out, it won't be good for you."

When Wu Min heard this kid analyzing the matter so logically, she felt a bit wary in her heart, thinking that perhaps she had been too impatient and ruined things. She had finally become a vice mayor. Although Vice Governor Lan valued her, and her relationship with Mayor Zhang would surely make him stand on her side at critical moments...

But after all, she was not an ordinary woman, but the dignified female vice mayor of Xijing City. Her status and position were different from ordinary people. Once a huge social outcry arose because of the divorce, and the whole of Xijing City knew about it, once the city had pressure, how could she continue to be vice mayor?

However, having drifted in the officialdom for more than a decade, Wu Min had also forged a strong-willed character. At this moment, seeing that the Shi family had already compromised, and only insisted on not letting go of the child's custody, if she showed any signs of yielding, the Shi family would definitely not even agree to the divorce. Her character was destined not to admit defeat easily, so she pouted her little mouth and said: "Then why didn't you tell me these thoughts when you didn't leave yesterday? I don't care now. Anyway, the child is my lifeblood. If the Shi family doesn't give it to me, I definitely won't agree."

Seeing Wu Min's attitude of refusing to back down, Zhao De was also very anxious, but he couldn't do anything about her. In fact, Zhao De's purpose in saying these things was not just for Wu Min's sake; it also carried a bit of his own selfishness, because his current situation was different from the past.

Although the Provincial Party Secretary already regarded him as a future son-in-law in his heart, and the Municipal Party Secretary Yang Tianyu also had a good impression of him, only Sister Wu was the object to whom he could pour out his heart, and she could be said to be his only backer in his career. If Sister Wu's vice mayor status was affected because of the divorce, the suppression he would suffer in the future would be even more severe. He also knew that the child occupied an incomparably important position in Sister Wu's heart; this was a common point for any mother. If the Shi family took it away, she would definitely not agree. But in the current situation, he could only try his best to resolve the matter without blowing it up.

He smiled bitterly and said: "Didn't I just figure this out after thinking about it for a long time last night? I'm doing this for your own good. I think it's better not to blow this matter up for now. You'd better make a phone call to your parents, tell them your wound hurts, and have them come over to look after you immediately. Let's not talk about the divorce for now."

Wu Min's character was destined not to give up so easily on something she had already half-finished. Hearing Zhao De repeatedly persuade her to give up, she widened her eyes and said: "What? It's almost settled, why not talk about it? Wouldn't his family think I'm just bluffing and actually can't bear to part with Shi Piantou? Wouldn't that just boost their arrogance?" ===== CHAPTER 5346 =====