Ji Yang was in Shisong County at the time, when in a villa complex in the provincial city, Ximu City’s Deputy Party Secretary Chen Yonglin was embracing a very obese woman, but his mind was occupied with thoughts.
Outsiders did not know the path of Chen Yonglin’s career development; they all believed that he climbed up from the grassroots level step by step.
Chen Yonglin was indeed capable, and to outsiders, it really did seem like it was his ability combined with a bit of luck. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel⁂fire.net
However, Chen Yonglin knew his own affairs. Initially, he also thought that as long as he relied on his own abilities, he could rise up, but it was a pity that after mixing in the official circles for a long time, he discovered that it was not the case. Without a strong backing, one simply couldn’t have those kinds of opportunities by effort alone.
Chen Yonglin was also quite the handsome figure, with no shortage of girls who liked him in university. His marriage seemed happy; he had married a class beauty.
In this process, there was also a woman who had been continuously pursuing Chen Yonglin. She was a very overweight girl who, during a conversation, told Chen Yonglin that her family background was extraordinary. If Chen Yonglin married her, he would have a smooth and favorable development in his political career.
At the time, young and brash, Chen Yonglin did not see through these matters and rejected the girl, choosing to be with the class beauty instead.
Later, after hitting walls one after another in his career, Chen Yonglin reassessed his marriage. The novelty of the honeymoon period fading, he became calmer. When he looked at his current wife now, he realized that aside from her beauty, she couldn’t really bring him anything else.
Through his inquiries, Chen Yonglin learned that the chubby girl’s family background was truly extraordinary—the daughter of the Lu Family from Capital City. If he had married her, he surely would have had great development.
Hence, Chen Yonglin intentionally engineered a chance encounter with the Lu Family’s Daughter once more.
Unexpectedly to Chen Yonglin, the girl had always been fond of him.
Thus, with the atmosphere that Chen Yonglin created, the two of them discreetly got together.
Now, Chen Yonglin no longer cared about the girl’s condition; even if she was suffocating him, it did not matter.
Under Chen Yonglin’s deceitful pretenses, the girl no longer had the demand to marry him, and they ended up sleeping together. Chen Yonglin did not divorce, and time passed in such a manner.
What none were aware of was that the girl had started to utilize some of the Lu Family’s connections and resources to aid Chen Yonglin’s ascent.
With his own abilities and the help of the Lu Family, Chen Yonglin’s career momentum suddenly accelerated, which further made him feel unable to leave the Lu Family.
After becoming the Deputy Party Secretary of Ximu City, Chen Yonglin had ambitions; he wanted to take advantage of the situation before the elder members of the Lu Family realized what was happening and rapidly ascend to higher positions.
When he met with the Lu Family’s Daughter today, Chen Yonglin had even higher demands in mind.
But, from the Lu Family’s Daughter, he learned that Ji Yang was no ordinary person. Now, for Chen Yonglin to rise swiftly, he could not bypass Ji Yang.
Looking at the sleeping obese woman he could barely manage, Chen Yonglin’s brow furrowed tightly.
With the help of the Lu Family, could he manage to clinch the mayor’s position if Ji Yang was out of the picture?
Chen Yonglin already had ideas in his mind.
Regarding Ji Yang, Chen Yonglin could never see through him. Rumors had it Ji Yang had some high-level connections. The Lu Family woman had told Chen Yonglin that Ji Yang also climbed the ranks thanks to Chu Shuyuan of the Chu Family, who still remained unmarried, similar to their situation.
After learning this, Chen Yonglin saw Ji Yang as someone just like himself—someone who climbed the ranks with the help of a woman, only that Ji Yang was luckier and developed faster.
Chen Yonglin did not believe his abilities were less than Ji Yang’s; in his view, if he sat in Ji Yang’s position, the achievements he could muster would in no way be inferior to Ji Yang’s.
If Ji Yang had indeed risen to power with the help of a woman, could he use this weakness to attack Ji Yang?
Chen Yonglin was now set on becoming the mayor, jumping from deputy department level to a full department level position directly.
To Chen Yonglin, the only person standing in his way now was Ji Yang.
Recalling the investors Ji Yang had attracted, Chen Yonglin suddenly realized that nearly all of those investors’ CEOs were beautiful women.
Chen Yonglin had seen those several women, each exceedingly pretty.
Could it be that Ji Yang had unclear relationships with those women?
The more Chen Yonglin thought, the more he felt that possibility was likely.
If that was the case, all that was needed was to let Chu Shuyuan know that Ji Yang secretly had several women. He believed the Chu Family’s help towards Ji Yang would cease, not only would they stop helping Ji Yang, but they might also sabotage him, right?
Indeed, this really was an excellent method. Without the Chu Family’s help, all those supporting Ji Yang for the Chu Family’s sake would leave, and even Governor Zhou Yuan would probably not continue to help Ji Yang.
Various ideas surfaced, and Chen Yonglin felt a surge of impulse to make a big move.