Chapter 208

She said to herself, that damn Su Yang, who on earth is he talking to? Why is the line always busy?

Could he be chatting on the phone with some woman?

I say that shouldn't be right. If he were having a long phone conversation with another girl, shouldn't he be using his own mobile phone? What's the point of using the hotel landline?

Thinking this, she pressed redial again, but after calling, it became completely busy.

Zhou Ruohan was about to go crazy. She called several times in a row, and it was exactly the same. Finally, she slammed the receiver down with a loud "clatter."

Forget about reserve, forget about face. Anyway, sooner or later it would be like this, and there was nothing left to hide.

Isn't it just making a phone call? Why think so much? After finding enough reasons to comfort herself, she took out her own mobile phone to call Su Yang.

As a result, the receiver played, "The number you have dialed is powered off, please try again later..."

This time, it really made Zhou Ruohan quite angry.

Usually, when she didn't have these thoughts, Su Yang would answer her calls immediately. And in her view, even if he didn't answer, it wouldn't matter; he could call back later.

But today, because the atmosphere had been built up to this point, she really wanted to chat with Su Yang for a few minutes, even if it were under the guise of work.

She had already prepared her excuses, but the call couldn't get through. After all, the distance was a bit far, and since it was night, it wouldn't be appropriate for her as a girl to go find him. Otherwise, she really wanted to drive over to find Su Yang immediately.

She wanted to grab Su Yang by the ears and ask him why he didn't answer the phone. Not answering was one thing, but he actually turned it off. Did he know she was going to call or what?

At this very moment, besides anger, she actually felt a bit wronged.

Then she kicked the half-person-tall doll she had placed on the bed hard.

With a "thump," the doll fell directly to the ground and rolled twice.

This doll had been with Zhou Ruohan since she started middle school. It had been at least ten years; ten years of being together day and night, and she just kicked it like that.

If the doll could talk, wouldn't it have cried out in grievance immediately?

For so many years, its treatment had always been limited to the bed, and it was the intimate kind at that. What happened today? It was being subjected to domestic violence for no reason.

At Fang Runan's home, Fang Jingwen pouted and said, "Dad, aren't you giving Su Yang too much face? What's the meaning of you letting him come to our house?"

"Do you know that rumors are flying everywhere about him down there? He's quite close to a substitute female teacher. You could say being close to a female teacher is one thing, but that female teacher is also a widow, and she's famous in their area."

"Not only is he close to her, but he also seeks benefits for this widow. He was almost framed for a power-for-sex deal, and this matter has attracted the attention of our Secretary Zhou. If nothing goes wrong, he's going to be caught as a typical example. I'm going to be pissed off; every single day, ever since I went to the Jincheng County Discipline Inspection Commission, all the cases have been related to him."

Fang Runan took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "They are all related to him, but in reality, he didn't do anything wrong, right? This shows that such a cadre can stand the test, and the organization should pay more attention to such cadres."

"And I also heard that he is fully seeking economic development, looking everywhere for funds to build roads, and inviting entrepreneurs from their local area to come back to the town to open factories. Honestly, there aren't many young leading cadres like this. I don't understand where you get such a big opinion of him? Didn't I see you being quite good to him before? Quite concerned about him?"

"Besides, these things you mentioned are things that every cadre must experience during their growth process; it's just a matter of sooner or later. Many unfavorable factors and bad things are better experienced sooner rather than later. At the very least, there is still a large margin for error, but once you reach a certain position, there is no margin for error at all."

Fang Jingwen pouted and said, "Dad, you're still saying he's right, aren't you? How can you not distinguish right from wrong? You're a big leader, after all."

Fang Runan laughed. "Otherwise, why don't you handle it according to the Discipline Inspection Commission's regulations? If a talk is needed, talk; if detention is needed, detain."

"If there is evidence, then deal with him; if there is no evidence, then go and verify it."

This made Fang Jingwen even more displeased. "Dad, who are you speaking for? By the way, I haven't asked you yet, why did you suddenly let him come to the house? Everything I just said is true; he is involved in so many things now. If you call him to the house, others will think it was me who brought Su Yang to the house."

"If this matter spreads to the county, how do you expect me to work in the future? I'm afraid I'll be drowned in spit."

Fang Runan took a sip of tea and said slowly, "A straight body is not afraid of a crooked shadow. So what if he comes to the house? Isn't this very normal? Even if you brought him, so what?"

"It's normal for a single young cadre to have some scandals. Besides, aren't you young too? Aren't you unmarried? And you can't have a scandal with him anyway. Your mother said to let you chat with Zhao Ruilong; how did that go?"

"If you can get along, then get along; if you can't, don't force it. I cannot sell my daughter for my own political future. Besides, although Governor Zhao has the right to recommend, it doesn't play a decisive role."

Fang Jingwen immediately said, "My dad understands me after all. Zhao Ruilong is actually just a playboy. You don't know how many rotten things he has behind his back. Let alone letting me date him, I feel disgusted just looking at him for one more second. I really don't know what my mom is thinking."

Fang Runan immediately said, "Keep your voice down. Do you want to live a peaceful life or not if your mom hears you?"

Fang Jingwen then lowered her voice and said, "I estimate my mom will know about this sooner or later. I lied to my mom before saying I was in contact and chatting, but in reality, I have already refused him directly."

"As soon as he goes home one day and says something, my mom will know. I'm really worried to death. Alright, let's not talk about my business. I'll muddle through one day at a time, and we'll see when it explodes. Then, are you sure about your promotion this time?"

Fang Jingwen was, after all, within the system, and because her father had always doted on her, these questions were asked face-to-face. Otherwise, in an ordinary family, as a child, it would be impossible to talk to one's father about these issues, and even if mentioned, the father certainly wouldn't tell her.

Fang Runan said, "It's hard to say. Anyway, just do your best. Do you know why I asked Su Yang to come?"

Fang Jingwen only then suddenly remembered, "Right, I haven't asked that yet. Why did you let him come to our house? Don't tell me you just want to hear him talk about work or something..."