When his superior retired, Li Lin, as his secretary, was implicated and demoted to an indefinite secondment as deputy township head in a remote rural town.
With no backing, Li Lin's polit...
Jiang Weihua said with a grim smile, "Don't think too highly of yourself. It's okay to pretend to be innocent when there are many people around, but now it's just the two of us..."
Zheng Pei couldn't bear it any longer, she pointed at the door and shouted angrily, "Get out! If you don't leave I'll call someone!" Her voice trembled with anger, and her eyes were slightly red with grievance and unwillingness.
Jiang Weihua put away his smile and threatened viciously, "Okay, I'll get out! Remember how you talked to me today, or maybe tomorrow I'll get you out of the government office! Humph..."
Zheng Pei smiled calmly and said, "Okay, I'll wait!" Although she pretended to be calm on her face, her heart was beating fast, not knowing what Jiang Weihua would do.
Jiang Weihua immediately lost his temper. He was only in charge of the government office from Wu Aiguo, and his power was not enough to drive out a deputy director at will.
But he still didn't show any weakness. As he turned and left, he cursed, "Humph, don't think it's great to have a relative in the Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection. He's just a little better than the gatekeeper. What's so great about that!"
Zheng Pei was so angry that her face turned red and her body trembled slightly with anger.
She suppressed her anger and did not refute on the spot, but she clenched her white fists tighter and tighter, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.
After Jiang Weihua left, Zheng Pei slammed the office door shut, and slowly slid down onto the sofa as if all her strength had been drained away.
Her tears could no longer be controlled and burst out.
She stared at the gray sky outside the window, sobbing silently, her heart full of confusion and helplessness...