The soup in the casserole was bubbling, and the sound was particularly clear in the quiet room.

The kitchen is filled with the rich aroma of mushroom soup, which makes people salivate.

The two people just stood face to face, stupidly, as if time had frozen at this moment.

Li Lin lowered his eyes slightly, moved his hands uncomfortably, and then shifted his gaze elsewhere to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Zheng Pei also hurriedly lowered her head, her face a little red, like a ripe apple.

Her fingers gently twisted the corners of her clothes, but she felt happy in her heart.

This is the feeling of being in love! Her little heart was beating, and the sound seemed to be telling of the joy in her heart.

"Does it still hurt?" Li Lin asked, his voice gentle and concerned.

He leaned forward slightly, his eyes filled with worry.

Zheng Pei shook her head, "Much better..." Her voice was like the hum of a mosquito, with a hint of shyness.

As he spoke, Li Lin bent down and prepared to pick up the broken ceramic pot lid on the ground.

His movements were somewhat hasty, as if he wanted to resolve this little trouble as quickly as possible.

"I'll do it, you go out now." Zheng Pei squatted down first, her movements were a little flustered, her long hair fluttering as she moved. She hurriedly began to pick up the ceramic fragments on the ground.

"Be careful, don't hurt your hands." Li Lin reminded her when he saw her busy look.

His brows were slightly furrowed, and his eyes were full of tension.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zheng Pei screamed "Ah" and quickly clenched her right index finger with her left hand... What you fear is bound to come true.

Li Lin hurriedly took her to the living room and asked her to stretch out her hand to see how serious the injury was.

His movements were gentle and careful, as if he was handling a precious treasure.

Fortunately, the wound was not deep.

He found the medicine box in Zheng Pei's home and took out cotton swabs and iodine.

His eyes were focused and serious. He pinched her injured finger, carefully wiped and disinfected it, and finally took out a Band-Aid and gently wrapped the wound.

The movement was so gentle as if he was afraid of hurting her.

"Okay, just sit here and don't move. I'll go clean up." Li Lin was very depressed. Why was Zheng Pei's house in chaos as soon as he arrived? Pot lids were broken and people were injured.

Little did she know that it was because of Li Lin's appearance that Zheng Pei's heart was still not at peace.

His arrival was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples...

Li Lin picked up the broom and carefully swept the ceramic fragments on the ground into the trailer. He turned on the light on his mobile phone and checked again carefully. Only after he was sure that there were no ceramic fragments left on the ground did he feel relieved.

He looked at the mushroom soup in the pot again and thought it should be cooked to the right temperature, so he turned off the gas stove.

"The soup is ready. I'll serve you a bowl." Looking at Zheng Pei, who was sitting on the sofa, covering her injured finger, with her head down, as quiet as a rabbit.

Li Lin suddenly felt overwhelmed with love and wanted to show some care to this reckless girl.

Zheng Pei was flattered when she heard his words, and quickly waved her hand and said, "No, I can do it myself. I'll send it to the aunt upstairs when it cools down..."

It turned out to be the soup made for Aunt Li Lin.

Li Lin smiled gently, and despite her objection, he scooped out a large bowl and placed it steadily on the coffee table in front of Zheng Pei. His movements were steady and powerful, as if conveying a sense of security to her.

"I thank you on behalf of my aunt, but you are injured now and need this bowl of soup to replenish your nutrition. Besides, girls are already deficient in blood, and you just lost so much blood..."

Hearing this, Zheng Pei blushed again, pursed her lips and did not answer, but her eyes were full of emotion.

Li Lin washed his hands and sat back on the sofa.

Zheng Pei concentrated her head and blew the hot air out of the soup spoon, her expression focused.

The hot air rose up, as if adding a warm atmosphere to this moment.

At this time, Li Lin asked her, "Have you not been to work recently?"

His voice broke the silence, yet it was filled with concern.

Zheng Pei paused while drinking her soup, and thought of her work, feeling sad.

She lowered her head slightly, her eyes full of disappointment. "I no longer work at the county hotel. I am just a deputy director in the government office. So, I have more free time."

Li Lin frowned and asked quickly, "Is it because of my influence that the county leaders dismissed you from your post?"

"Not really..." Zheng Pei quickly denied, fearing that Li Lin would feel guilty.

"Maybe I'm not suitable for working in a hotel... I don't know, anyway, I was transferred back to the government office for no apparent reason." Her eyes were full of confusion, as if she was full of uncertainty about her future.

Li Lin nodded, but he already had the answer in his mind.

That night, Chang Guochao accidentally spent the night with three women at the county hotel and was caught red-handed by Wu Xiongfei and his men.

The county leaders originally wanted to suppress this matter. After all, if it were to become public, it would have a great impact on the government’s image.

But the matter was eventually not concealed, and soon it became a hot topic...

Most people believe that Chang Guochao, as a county leader, has immoral conduct and actually did such a shameful thing as having sex with three women at night.

When the higher authorities learned about this, they also took it very seriously and kept calling to ask for their opinions on how to deal with Chang Guochao.

The Shannan County Party Committee was also overwhelmed for a moment. They did not expect that such a scandal would occur among county-level cadres, and they all felt ashamed.

Eventually, Chang Guochao was demoted from a third-level researcher to a fourth-level adjuster, and no longer served as deputy county magistrate of Shannan County, and his whereabouts remain a mystery.

Some people say that he has been at home reflecting on his actions, while others say that he was transferred back to the city and took up a sinecure...

In short, there is no definite news.

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