"Don't worry about this, I'll handle it," Gu Jin suddenly said, waving her hand.

Qin Zheng: "No need."

"Qin Zheng, I've said we're friends who've been through thick and thin together!" Gu Jin rejected Qin Zheng's cold attitude and reached for the sweat-soaked shirt on the back of the chair. "My sister and I were both wrong about what happened today. Don't worry, let's keep things separate. I won't abandon you."

After he finished speaking, he took the lead and left the hotel with Gu Yingying, who was still in shock.

Only half of the food on the table was eaten.

Almost half of each dish was left, just left like that, what a waste.

Ye Yun asked the restaurant for a metal lunchbox, dumped all the remaining dishes (meat and vegetables) together, and took them home to feed her puppy.

After all, she and Qin Zheng didn't want to get involved in other people's gossip.

After returning home, Qin Zheng squatted in the yard, fiddling with making a small stool with a backrest out of bamboo. Ye Yun then moved a small stool and sat down next to him.

Qin Xiang'e wiped away her tears and went home.

"Zhengzi, what's wrong? The town won't accept your transfer?" She had just heard the whole story from Tian Xiaohui and was so angry that she kept wiping away tears.

Qin Zheng saw that his aunt was crying.

"It's nothing serious, why are you crying?" he said nonchalantly, twisting the pliers in his hand.

Ye Yun simply stayed quietly by his side.

Qin Zheng has his own considerations when it comes to what he wants to do, and she doesn't interfere too much.

However, the words Gu Jin spoke to Qin Zheng before leaving were etched in her mind, and she had been feeling uneasy ever since. Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "Qin Zheng, from what Gu Jin said, did she mean that someone sabotaged your transfer to the town?"

"Um."

Qin Zheng did not hide anything.

The team wasn't actually that harmonious. After he joined, he overcame all obstacles and led the team on his own in less than a year, which naturally attracted a lot of envy.

What's more, there's an old enemy in the team.

"Zhengzi, could it be Xu Longsheng, the one you fought with back then? I heard from his father that he works in the provincial transportation team just like you. His father is the deputy captain of the transportation team in our town. Is it because his father is holding you back?" Qin Xiang'e suddenly clapped her hands, clearly annoyed.

Ye Yun was slightly taken aback. "Who is Xu Longsheng?"

"He's the one who fought with Zhengzi back then. His younger brother was beaten to death by Zhengzi, and he was hospitalized too. His whole gang was quite something; they wanted Zhengzi to pay with his life. Luckily, our brigade stepped in and saved Zhengzi." Qin Xiang'e wiped away tears again as she recalled the past.

Qin Zheng glanced at her. "Auntie, why are you telling my wife all this?"

"Okay, okay, Auntie won't say anymore." Qin Xiang'e realized something was wrong and quickly shut her mouth.

What if Ye Yun starts to dislike Qin Zheng because of his dark past?

Ye Yun was completely confused. Wasn't the only person Qin Zheng beat up back then Xu Tianqiang?

Could it be another one?

It has to be said that Qin Zheng has beaten up so many people that it's impossible to tell which one he's talking about when he mentions them.

Ye Yun kept sizing up Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng felt embarrassed by her scrutiny.

He looked up at Ye Yun, his smile a little guilty, "Wife, why are you looking at me like that..."

He didn't actually kill the person.

He just didn't like the two brothers, so he physically taught them a lesson.

As his aunt said, he didn't just beat up Xu Tianqiang back then, but Xu Tianqiang and his cousin Xu Longsheng. Xu Longsheng was the son of that commune member, a year or two older than Xu Tianqiang. He didn't go to school, but his father used connections to send him to the transport team, and then he was sent to the provincial capital step by step.

Qin Zheng had previously joined the provincial capital's transportation team, where he and Xu Longsheng had their share of clashes.

Now that he wants to be transferred back from the provincial capital to work in the logistics department of the town's transportation team, he needs some approval documents from the town's transportation team.

Only if the township agrees to Qin Zheng's inclusion can the provincial capital release him.

But it was clear that Xu Longsheng's father held a grudge against Qin Zheng for beating Xu Longsheng back then and was unwilling to let Qin Zheng work for the township transportation team.

If he doesn't sign, Qin Zheng will have to go back to the provincial capital.

Or you could resign.

How can a department refuse to accept someone sent from above?

It's obvious that Xu Longsheng and his son don't want Qin Zheng to have an easy time. Back then, Qin Zheng beat Xu Longsheng so badly that they wished Qin Zheng would keep going on missions until he died.

Ye Yun gritted her teeth; she had no idea Xu Longsheng even existed.

She sent Xu Tianqiang to prison, and she doesn't know if Xu Longsheng knows about it. If he does, wouldn't she have harmed Qin Zheng?

She was the one who sent Xu Tianqiang to prison, and she was Qin Zheng's wife.

Xu Longsheng and his men will definitely hold Qin Zheng accountable for this. No wonder they went to great lengths to prevent Qin Zheng from being transferred to the safe logistics department...

Given this, will Qin Zheng be safe and sound after resigning?

“Qin Zheng, I don’t think you can resign,” Ye Yun said. “I need to be honest with you about something. During your absence, I offended Xu Tianqiang.”

Qin Zheng's hand, which was gripping the pliers, suddenly paused. "Xu Tianqiang is causing you trouble?"

“No,” Ye Yun quickly said, “He did cause me some trouble, but I… I cooperated with Zheng Song to send him to prison.”

Qin Zheng was taken aback.

What?

Did his wife send someone to prison? Or was it his longtime enemy?

Ye Yun was a little nervous. She carefully took his rough hand and whispered, "I'm sorry, Qin Zheng. Maybe Xu Longsheng and the others are causing trouble for you because of this..."

"Wife, you did a good job."

Huh? Ye Yun looked up in surprise and met Qin Zheng's smiling eyes.

Qin Zheng raised his big hand and patted her little head, without any hint of blame, his eyes full of praise: "I said you did a good job. If someone bullies you, we have to fight back. Don't think too much about it, and don't blame yourself. Even without this incident, Xu Longsheng would have tripped me up."

Over the years, the other team has tripped him up countless times.

Ye Yun twitched the corners of her lips. Was this really not something she could comfort her about?

She still kept a serious expression on her face. "Qin Zheng, I don't recommend that you resign. If you don't resign, at least you still have an identity, you're in the same team, and they can't do anything to you. If you resign, you'll just be an ordinary citizen... I think you should know what I mean."

Qin Zheng pondered for two seconds, then nodded, "Wife, I understand."

Sometimes, power is necessary.

You can do without it, but you can't live without it.

"But I still plan to resign." Qin Zheng stared intently at her, smiling as he said, "Honey, you have no idea how scared I am when I'm driving. You're worried sick at home, and I'm not having an easy time out there either. I'm also afraid I won't be able to come back. If I don't resign, the most dangerous missions in the team will all be mine. What will you do if something happens to me?"

This time he spoke out.

Ye Yun's eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't help but grasp his hand that was resting on her leg.

It's nothing else.

It was Qin Zheng who cared about him.

Qin Zheng instead took her small hand, leaned closer to her, and coaxed her, whispering, "My wife is so delicate, I wouldn't bear to give her to someone else..."

"screw you."

Ye Yun burst into laughter through her tears and couldn't help but give him a gentle push. What time is it for this guy to still be talking nonsense?