By the time he came to his senses, the promotion ceremony was already over.

Most of the people in the meeting room had already left, leaving only a few scattered individuals, including his father-in-law, Mo Cheng.

"Dad." Liu Dekai stood up as Mo Cheng approached.

Mo Cheng raised his hand and patted Liu Dekai on the shoulder.

"Keep trying, during this time..." Mo Cheng was also in a low mood because he realized that he probably wouldn't be able to push Liu Dekai to the top in the short term.

Today's vote made him see reality clearly.

It's no longer just a matter of him giving Liu Dekai a push from behind. Judging from the votes, Liu Dekai is far too unpopular. Unless he makes a significant contribution that gets him promoted directly by his superiors, it will be very difficult for him to get promoted through the promotion conference.

"Try to perform well and make more contributions. It's probably because you've had a smooth journey and been promoted too quickly, which has made everyone resentful. They don't want to see you promoted anymore and want you to wait a while longer."

"Don't be discouraged. You're still young, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Don't let one failure discourage you, understand?"

Mo Cheng spoke earnestly, he didn't want things to be this way either, but what else could he do but accept it now?

"Yes," Liu Dekai nodded, pretending to be strong and sensible in front of Mo Cheng, "Dad, I understand what you mean, I know what to do!"

"Alright." Mo Cheng patted Liu Dekai on the shoulder again and then left.

At this moment, the huge conference room was empty except for Liu Dekai. After Mo Cheng left, he sat back down, staring blankly at the stage.

The scenes that had just happened kept flashing through his mind like movie footage.

It ultimately settled on two numbers.

Seventy-six, forty-eight.

It turns out that his brimming confidence was nothing but a complete joke in front of others!

Liu Dekai remembered everyone who raised their hand, especially after Liu Yuying took the lead and a large group of people followed suit, including Lu Zhengjun's so-called brothers—

"Chen Yannan, what makes you think you were elected?!" Liu Dekai gritted his teeth.

He genuinely felt that Chen Yannan had gotten lucky. He didn't think Chen Yannan had any real ability. If it were anyone else today, Liu Yuying's faction, Lu Zhengjun's brother faction, and those who were jealous of him, they wouldn't have voted for him.

So Chen Yannan isn't important; the important thing is not to vote for Liu Dekai!

"It's all your fault! You ruined my promotion ceremony! You ruined my promotion ceremony!" Liu Dekai said angrily, his hands gripping the armrests tightening, veins bulging.

This mob is just jealous of him and can't stand to see him succeed, so they're using such despicable methods to block his path to promotion.

Liu Dekai gritted his teeth and secretly vowed that no matter how many obstacles and hindrances there were, he would one day be promoted to battalion commander, deputy regimental commander, and regimental commander...

He will climb higher and higher, step by step, so that those who are currently hindering him will be trampled under his feet in the future!

Filled with resentment, Liu Dekai didn't know whether to wait until the end of the workday or go straight home. In his confused state, he unconsciously walked to the medical department.

He looked at his arm; the gunshot wound had long since healed, leaving only a faint scar. There was no need for him to come here again.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he went inside.

"Su Yueya!" Liu Dekai shouted as soon as he entered.

Su Yueya heard Liu Dekai's voice from inside. She frowned, wondering what was wrong with him now. It was utterly inexplicable.

"What are you yelling about?" Xie Ziai rushed out. He already disliked Liu Dekai, and his tone was quite aggressive. "This is the medical department, not a place for you to cause trouble!"

"Get out of the way!" Liu Dekai was also annoyed. He used to be able to ignore Xie Ziai's sarcastic remarks, but he couldn't do it today.

He failed to get promoted, so why should he have to put up with it?

He had been holding back for most of the day, and now he didn't want to care about anything else, he just wanted to vent his anger and question Su Yueya.

Ask her what Su Yueya really wants to do, and ask her why she keeps hindering his promotion!

"Xie Ziai, this is none of your business. Get lost! I'm looking for Su Yueya!"

"Are you out of your mind?" Xie Ziai wasn't intimidated; she immediately rolled up her sleeves, ready to fight Liu Dekai. "What are you doing, acting tough here?"

"I'm saying this one last time, I'm in a really bad mood right now, so if you know what's good for you, get lost!" Liu Dekai cursed.

"Try bringing another word of that?" Xie Ziai charged forward as well.

Seeing this, Xu Luxin quickly stopped Xie Ziai, fearing that he might actually take action in a moment of impulse, which would result in punishment for everyone involved.

If you can use your mouth, try not to use your hands.

Furthermore, they are currently in the right, and if Xie Ziai makes the first move, then their right will become wrong.

"Dr. Xu, quickly take Dr. Xie inside, leave this to me!" Su Yueya said, not wanting to cause chaos in the medical department because of her own connections.

"I'm afraid you'll be alone..." Xu Luxin was worried, after all, Su Yueya was pregnant.

“It’s alright, he wouldn’t dare lay a hand on a pregnant woman. You take Doctor Xie away first, I’ll talk to him,” Su Yueya said, gesturing for Xie Ziai to leave first, before turning to look at Liu Dekai.

"What exactly do you want?" Su Yueya asked.

Seeing her innocent expression, Liu Dekai's anger reached a new peak.

"Su Yueya, what are you pretending for?" Liu Dekai sneered, his face full of disdain.

In his view, Su Yueya was just a cargo carrier.

He clearly encouraged his mother and his deceased husband's brother to not vote for him in private, but then turned around and acted as if it had nothing to do with her, pretending not to know anything and asking him what was going on.

It's absolutely ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!

"What am I pretending for?" Su Yueya really didn't understand. She wouldn't let Liu Dekai's inexplicable behavior affect her emotions. She calmly asked, "Tell me, what am I pretending for?"

"Hmph!" Liu Dekai sneered, but still afraid of losing face, he lowered his voice, "Is this funny? You're quite pleased with yourself for holding me back from getting a promotion, aren't you?"

Su Yueya: "..."

She's definitely gone mad, saying things she can't understand.

"Fine, you insist on making me expose you, huh? Okay, then I'll argue with you!" Liu Dekai was going all out. He was going to say what he wanted to say. Why should he be afraid? He wasn't the one who had done anything wrong.

"At today's promotion meeting, I was a candidate, but because your mother and your husband's brother deliberately led the way by not voting for me, I ultimately lost the election. Su Yueya, aren't you extremely smug now?!"

"I see..." Su Yueya nodded, finally understanding what was going on.