Chapter 948

Hearing Chen Junsheng say he didn't know his limits, Wan Xiaoqing's anger could no longer be contained.

She had been tightly clinging to Chen Junsheng's arm, acting coquettishly.

When her anger surged to the top of her head, she immediately let go of Chen Junsheng's arm and shoved him: "Chen Junsheng, what do you mean by that?!"

Don't be foolish, you can't beat Lin Dongfan; if you ought to accept your fate, then accept it.

Chen Junsheng stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray and calmly expressed his view.

Wan Xiaoqing, however, coldly stared at him: "Accept fate? I've been doubly expelled, now I have nothing! You want me to accept fate?"

"Xiaoqing, it's not that I won't help you, but that I can't."

When Chen Junsheng thought of Lin Dongfan's family background, he felt awe; a bureau-level official who came from the red genealogy—could a mere merchant like me even try to extort?

But Chen Junsheng's sense of awe, Wan Xiaoqing obviously didn't buy it.

Wan Xiaoqing angrily shouted: "Chen Junsheng, you're just a coward! When you first climbed into my bed, why didn't you say you couldn't help? When you had me help you gather project information, why didn't you say you couldn't help? Now I ask you to do this little favor, and you have the nerve to say you can't help!"

"Xiaoqing, can you calm down?"

Chen Junsheng, who had weathered great storms, always remained calm.

But Wan Xiaoqing's voice grew ever more shrill: "Calm? How can I be calm?! My father is dead, my job is gone! How do you expect me to stay calm?!"

"!!!"

Chen Junsheng endured without arguing.

He thought: How dare you say your father died? If it weren't for you making him angry enough to relapse his heart condition, he would have ridden the crane westward.

Chen Junsheng patiently explained: "In front of the Jing-circle Lin family, Deputy Provincial Deng is just a tiny ant, not even qualified to speak face to face. Even if I went to ask Deputy Provincial Deng for help, do you think he would confront the Lin family head-on for our sake? That's impossible..."

"Whether he helps or not is his business! Whether you go ask him for help is your business! If you truly love me, even if there's only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, you cannot give up!"

Wan Xiaoqing finally resorted to the love‑kidnapping tactic.

This left Chen Junsheng feeling helpless.

Chen Junsheng harbored a bellyful of disappointment, proving his sincerity: "When I knelt before you with a diamond ring and publicly proposed, you said you needed to think it over. That thinking lasted three years. During those three years, you merely used me as an ATM. From start to finish, I never uttered a word of complaint?"

"Are you not just complaining now?" Wan Xiaoqing angrily retorted: "Your money is money, but isn't my youth also youth? I let you sleep with me for three years, what's wrong with spending a bit of your money? If you're not willing, you shouldn't have come to me in the first place! You need to get it straight: it's always been you pestering me, not me pestering you!"

"Do you have to put it so harshly?" Chen Junsheng gave a bitter smile repeatedly.

Wan Xiaoqing didn't argue anymore.

She grabbed her bag and turned to leave: "With your cowardly demeanor you still want a son? Dream on! If you don't help me, plenty of others will—don't regret it later!"

"!!!"

Watching Wan Xiaoqing slam the door and leave, Chen Junsheng wore a look of helplessness, thinking perhaps he really was too good‑tempered, allowing anyone to give him a cold shoulder.

It's hard to imagine what crazy move Wan Xiaoqing will make next.

Chen Junsheng pulled out his phone, intending to call Secretary Chen of the Municipal Affairs Office to ask her to arrange a meeting with Mayor Lin.

After hesitating for a while, he finally abandoned the idea.

Never mind whether I can even see Mayor Lin; even if I did, what would it accomplish? Would I have to tell Mayor Lin that Wan Xiaoqing is my girlfriend and beg him to spare her life?

Such an approach is too ridiculous.

After thinking it over repeatedly, Chen Junsheng sent Wan Xiaoqing a message: "Don't act rashly; I'm trying to figure out a solution. This matter is too thorny—give me some time."

But Wan Xiaoqing did not reply to his message.

Wan Xiaoqing hailed a car as soon as she went out and headed straight to a large mall to shop, from sexy clothing to high‑end cosmetics, swiping her card without even blinking.

Now that she had lost her official post, she no longer wanted to pretend to be proper.

Back home, she first carefully dressed herself up.

Finally, she called Deng Chun-ning's ex-wife Jiang Yinghong: "Hello, Sister Jiang, I'm Wan Xiaoqing, Chen Junsheng's girlfriend. We met at that dinner before—do you still remember?"

"Xiao Wan, I do remember."

How could I not remember? I even saw the news today: Place Tax Bureau Director Wan Xiaoqing, expelled from the Party and removed from public office for serious violations.

Jiang Yinghong asked over the phone: "Do you need something from me?"

"Sister Jiang, here's the situation. Today a friend who works in beauty gave me several sets of imported French cosmetics. Last time you said you liked French goods, so I set aside two sets for you. When are you free? I'll deliver them." Wan Xiaoqing spoke enthusiastically.

Jiang Yinghong's heart was as clear as a mirror.

She replied with a polite smile: "Xiao Wan, thank you for your kind intentions. I'm merely an ex‑wife; there are some things I really can't help with."

"Sister Jiang, you've misunderstood—I'm not asking you to handle anything." Wan Xiaoqing said: "The matter of my double expulsion, I've come to terms with it; I accept my fate."

"Oh… maybe I was overthinking it." Jiang Yinghong comforted: "As long as you've let it go, that's fine—when one door closes, another opens."

"Thank you, Sister Jiang, for your concern."

Wan Xiaoqing remained courteous throughout: "Sister Jiang, just tell me a time and I'll deliver the cosmetics. Rest assured, I have no ulterior motive—I just happen to have a few sets and wanted to share them."

"Then I'll just come to your place—I'll send you the address."

"All right, then we'll meet shortly."

As soon as the call ended, Wan Xiaoqing's face instantly broke into a smug smile of her scheme succeeding.

In officialdom, these people and their families are most annoyed by those who only show up when they need something and those who clutch at Buddha's feet in a crisis.

After so many years in the system, Wan Xiaoqing understood their mentality completely.

Today she indeed had no intention of asking Jiang Yinghong for help.

Sending cosmetics to Jiang Yinghong had a single purpose—first draw her close; once the relationship was solid, then leverage Jiang Yinghong's influence to expand her own network.

By then, if she could meet a few Provincial-ministerial level bigwigs, a comeback would be imminent.

Before heading out, she also received a message from Chen Junsheng: "Can't you calm down? You don't answer calls or reply to messages—what exactly do you want?"

"Lean on a mountain and it will collapse; lean on a person and they will flee! Old lady now sees clearly—you men are no good! Relying on anyone is worse than relying on yourself; old lady doesn't need you—get lost!"

After replying to that message, Wan Xiaoqing immediately blocked Chen Junsheng, without a hint of hesitation.