In the corridor of the county government, the lights were pale and dim, like a layer of cold gauze, covering the surroundings. The propaganda boards hanging on the wall with the words "Integrity and Honesty" and "Self-sacrifice and Dedication to Public Service" also looked particularly lonely at this moment, as if they were watching the slightly depressing atmosphere with cold eyes.
Jiang Weihua had just been scolded by Wu Aiguo, and when he saw Li Lin taking office so grandly, he felt furious. Every step he took, his leather shoes stomping heavily on the ground, seemed to vent his resentment.
He came to the door of Zheng Pei's office and raised his hand. His hand paused in the air for a moment, and then started knocking "bang bang bang", the sound was rapid and somewhat impatient.
At this time, Zheng Pei was standing at the window, staring downstairs in a trance.
The sky outside was gloomy, and the lead-gray clouds were pressing down heavily, as if they were about to fall.
In the yard downstairs, a few bare trees were shivering in the cold wind, and their branches and leaves rubbed against each other, making a slight "rustling" sound.
Although Li Lin had already gone upstairs and Minister Lin had returned to the city, Zheng Pei still seemed to be frozen in place, maintaining that posture, standing in front of the window for a long time, her eyes fixed on the place where Li Lin had appeared, as if there was endless attraction there, and as if it concealed some kind of expectation deep in her heart.
Zheng Pei retracted her gaze, sat back at her desk, put the pen in her hand down next to the document, and said to the person outside the door in a steady voice, "Come in," with the caution typical of a professional.
In this government building, people come and go, and various affairs and people interact every day. As the deputy director of the government office, she always maintains due professionalism and vigilance. Facing every unknown visitor, she will subconsciously adjust her state and be prepared to deal with it.
She is a deputy section-level cadre and also serves as deputy director of the government office. The government office is in charge of the entire government building, and the power to allocate offices lies in their hands. Therefore, even though she is only a deputy director, she enjoys the treatment of a section-level cadre with her own office.
This situation is not uncommon in other units, but some units are more covert. They will place two desks in an office, but only arrange for one deputy section-level cadre to work there. Once the superiors check the area of the cadres' rooms, they will explain that the room is for two people, but the other one is a temporary worker who has just left.
The discipline inspection department is no stranger to this phenomenon of excessive use of housing. Usually, they just verbally order rectification and then nothing happens. Of course, this is also related to the closeness of the relationship between the top leaders of each unit and the discipline inspection department. If the relationship is good, they will just smile and let it go. If the relationship is not good, they can only smile bitterly and write a self-criticism.
Jiang Weihua is 1.8 meters tall and well-proportioned. Before Li Lin came, he was known as the "handsome county magistrate" in the county government. However, as soon as Li Lin arrived, almost all the boys and girls' eyes were on Li Lin, and Jiang Weihua was left out unconsciously.
During this period, Jiang Weihua felt extremely lost. Walking in the corridors of the county government, all the beautiful women who once surrounded him were nowhere to be seen.
He had originally thought that he could use his handsome appearance to have some fun in this dull official life. Especially every time he saw Zheng Pei, her graceful figure and pretty face always made Jiang Weihua distracted, and the evil thoughts in his heart grew like weeds. He had long coveted Zheng Pei's beauty, but had never found the right opportunity.
Thinking of this, he made up his mind that he must regain some face from Zheng Pei today.
After a cold "Come in", Jiang Weihua pushed open the door and walked in with a hypocritical smile on his face.
The corners of his mouth rose slightly, but there was a malicious cunning in that smile.
When Zheng Pei saw that it was him, her already tense nerves instantly tensed up even more. Her face darkened in an instant. She stood up, straightened her back, and asked expressionlessly, "County Magistrate Jiang, what's the matter?"
Jiang Weihua laughed shamelessly, "Is it not okay for me to come and inspect the work of your deputy director? Why are you always so cold to me? I won't eat you!"
As he spoke, he deliberately took exaggerated steps and walked slowly to the door. With a "bang", he closed the office door. The sound of the door closing was particularly harsh in this small space.
Then, he folded his hands over his chest and looked at Zheng Pei with a sly smile on his face. The aggression in his eyes became more and more obvious. He slowly approached her step by step. Every step seemed to be testing Zheng Pei's bottom line, and those unbearable thoughts kept emerging in his mind.
This is a public place. If Jiang Weihua and Zheng Pei were seen alone in an office by their colleagues, rumors would spread everywhere tomorrow, and they would definitely be as ugly as they could be. Zheng Pei is beautiful, and there are many people who are jealous of her, so there are also many people who spread rumors about her behind her back.
Thinking back to those unbearable rumors, Zheng Pei felt a blockage in her heart.
She had tossed and turned countless times at night, unable to fall asleep. Those malicious speculations and rumors were like blunt knives, cutting her heart again and again. But what could she do? As a weak woman, she could only endure silently in this complex workplace where there were more men than women.
She had suffered from this before. Sometimes there were rumors that she had an affair with this county magistrate, and sometimes there were rumors that she had an improper relationship with that leader. Even if she was mentally strong, sometimes she couldn't stand those strange looks. When she couldn't bear it anymore, she would hide at home and cry. Only after crying would she feel better.
Sometimes, she would compare her own situation with the experiences of those female workers in the township who were often harassed. In comparison, her situation was relatively good. Some people just said a few unpleasant things behind her back, but she was not yet to the point where a group of men were surrounding her with lustful eyes and taking advantage of her. Thinking about this, she gradually came to terms with it.
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