"What did you say?" Luo Yanling's beautiful face underwent a sudden change, a trace of desolate anger surfaced, and she stood up abruptly, her full bosom trembling violently.

"Liu Zhizhong, aren't you going too far? I've been so nice to you, even willing to give you so much money, and you refuse it. And now you actually want to drive me away? By what right? Who do you think you are? You don't have the video anymore, I could totally not be afraid of you, do you know that?"

A barrage of rapid fire questions shot out, and Liu Zhizhong continued to smile serenely, nodding his head from time to time.

He was just so composed, so calm, it confused Luo Yanling.

"And you're still smiling? What's so funny? Do you think your smile is the handsomest in the whole world? I tell you, I will not leave the City Committee Courtyard! You have no right to do this! Secretary Ma won't agree to it either!"

After speaking, Luo Yanling sat down with a plop, propped up her charming crossed legs, folded her arms across her chest making waves, then twisted her waist and looked out at the charming night scene through the window.

Anyway, she had an air of absolute disagreement, as if to say, what can you do to me!

Liu Zhizhong gently said, "Director Luo, in the second secretary division you're just an associate director, with no real power, and a lot of work to do. Just like me, I don't have much real power either. But it's different if you are in charge of practical affairs at the local level..."

"I spit on that! No matter how nice you put it, I'm not going. With my relationship with Secretary Ma, I don't have to do anything, what can you do to me?"

Liu Zhizhong remained very gentle, and said, "Actually, it's not easy for you either, being so beautiful, sexy, and flirtatious, staying by my side, helping my work, wouldn't I be comfortable? But..."

"Exactly, if you feel comfortable, why are you driving me away? Liu Zhizhong, do men always say one thing and do another?"

"Don't be anxious, let me finish! I really don't want you to leave the City Committee Courtyard, but unfortunately, you're just Secretary Ma's mistress after all, and he won't marry you, will he?"

Oh no~

With that said, Liu Zhizhong had somewhat deflated Luo Yanling's confidence, she truly had no strong words to counter with.

After all, she had once wrapped herself around Ma Xudong hoping to marry him, and he had firmly refused her.

Liu Zhizhong observed her reaction, accurately sensing the shift in Luo Yanling's mentality, and felt a secret satisfaction.

Ah, women!

As if I couldn't handle you?

Right then, he continued in a gentle tone, "Let's not talk about marriage now, you're still young, there's a happy future ahead of you. As for your situation in the City Committee Courtyard, it's not so great. You're haughty and domineering, sometimes quite willful; do you really think many people would like that? I fear more men prefer your body than those who dislike your behavior. Do you feel it?"

"I..." Luo Yanling deflated a bit more, but could only weakly reply, "What's that to you? It's none of your business."

"We both come from humble backgrounds, I can feel your hardship. You need vanity, satisfaction, the sense of superiority both materially and spiritually to cover up an innate timidity... ah, forget it, I am no master of psychology, let's not analyze this. All I want to say is, even if Secretary Ma doesn't let you go, there are quite a few people in the City Committee Courtyard who want you out. Among them is Secretary Ma's wife."

"Ah? What... what are you talking about? His... his wife is in the City Committee Courtyard now? Who is it? Who?!"

Luo Yanling's face turned somewhat pale, shock overwhelming her, her voice taking on a desolate tone.

Although Ma Xudong didn't want to marry her, that didn't mean she had no fantasies about being the mayor's wife.

Thinking about the benefits that this status would bring her always left her intoxicated, even more so lost in fantasy.

But now that the illusion was shattered, her whole being was filled with despair and exhaustion.

Liu Zhizhong shook his head and said, "That's the leader's secret, and it's personal privacy, I can't talk about it. So, Director Luo, you wouldn't really like to be in the same house as the mistress and the legal wife, right? That the wife hasn't actively confronted you about this, she's already being very generous, isn't she?"

Luo Yanling went a little silent, her heart feeling thoroughly chilled.

Seeing her reaction, Liu Zhizhong inwardly felt he had nearly reached his goal, almost there!

Of course, looking at the amorous state of this woman now, he felt a bit of pity.

Liu Zhizhong thought for a moment and remarked, "Face reality, Little Sister Luo, it's not easy to strive from the bottom; knowing when to accept things and when to withdraw is the wise move."

Luo Yanling lowered her head, gazing at her charming white legs, and nodded slightly before suddenly looking up and asking, "Who exactly is she?"

Liu Zhizhong smiled mysteriously, "You could take a guess when you're free, starting with Secretary Zhang Xingyue!"

"It's her, isn't it?"

"Heh, I didn't say that – it's your own guess. Of course, in our City Committee Courtyard, there are not a few women who match Secretary Ma's conditions. Which one isn't tricky to deal with? Which one can you stand against? Some are even prettier than you, sexier and tasteful, not to mention having status and position, right? If things really escalated, you're probably the one who would suffer, aren't you?"

Luo Yanling was utterly confused, but also frightened.

In the end, she still nodded, "Fine, I'll leave, I'll walk away for her! But I have a small request – can you manage that?"