On the pitch-black dirt road, an off-road vehicle finally stopped in front of a village.
"Zhao Jiaqi is right there, why don’t you call Zhu Defu now? That way, you can get his attention," Chen Jiayi suggested, pointing towards a two-story building in the distance, speaking indifferently to Lin Fan.
"I never thought about notifying Zhu Defu. I just felt that since you and she are best friends, and she is in trouble now, naturally she needs your help."
Lin Fan paused, taken aback, as he had never considered that from the beginning to the end.
"But if you hand her over to Zhu Defu, couldn’t it smooth the way for your official career? Don’t you feel tempted at all?"
Chen Jiayi looked at Lin Fan with a curious interest, but he shook his head seriously, "I admit, I’ve lived quite stifled these years, and I’ve wanted to be a top official to raise my spirits, but if it’s by selling out a woman, then forget it—let’s pretend we were never here."
As Lin Fan spoke, he was about to start the car to leave but was stopped by Chen Jiayi grasping his wrist. She smiled, her eyes shimmering with a certain light: "Just kidding with you, I just wanted to see if you were a person blinded by greed. Now it seems I’ve worried unnecessarily. I’ve been best friends with her for over a decade. Some things are better discussed between us alone. You wait for me in the car. If there’s anything, I’ll call you."
After Chen Jiayi finished speaking, she pushed the car door open, got out of the car, and as Lin Fan watched her disappearing figure in the beam of the car lights, he furrowed his brows. He hadn’t expected that what had just happened was a test—what would have happened if he had made the wrong choice? The political scene is indeed fickle, including the women involved, it seems.
Chen Jiayi walked down the village road and entered a house expertly. When she pushed the door open into the living room, she saw Zhao Jiaqi sitting on the couch: putting down the kitchen knife in her hand upon seeing Chen Jiayi.
"With our friendship of over a decade, such a serious matter arises, and you don’t think you should discuss it with me? Or do you not even trust me, thinking that I’d betray you?"
After changing into slippers, Chen Jiayi sat on the sofa and took Zhao Jiaqi’s hand.
"Old Zheng told me not to trust anyone. I’ve also seen how miserable life can be for an official’s wife who loses her status. In my panic, I only thought about escaping and didn’t consider much else," Zhao Jiaqi said, pressing her lips together.
"Many people are looking for you now, to be precise, they want the things Old Zheng left with you. I guess they must be some people’s leverage. Just like me now, I also have materials left to me by Old Hou. These things can protect life but can also be detrimental," Chen Jiayi said with a smile, looking at Zhao Jiaqi: "So what’s your plan now? Continue hiding, or flee far away?"
Zhao Jiaqi shook her head in a flurry, truly unsure of what to do.
"Oh right, I haven’t introduced you to Lin Fan yet. He’s from the general office, seconded to the Secretary’s office, and because he has no connections, he’s always been an invisible man. That’s why, right after Old Hou was locked up, I went to him first and gave myself to him, because I knew that as a woman alone, I couldn’t hold on to those materials. Only with a strong backer would it work," Chen Jiayi recounted, not questioning or advising, merely sharing her own situation truthfully with Zhao Jiaqi.
Zhao Jiaqi furrowed her brows in confusion, "Hand it over to someone with no background... What’s the use in that?"
"There are some things I can’t tell you; I can only say that his background is unimaginably powerful, so much so that even he himself doesn’t know. Although I don’t know why the bigshots in Provincial City chose him, as long as I stay by his side, I can guarantee my safety without worry. He’s definitely the best shelter," Old Hou said, looking directly at Zhao Jiaqi, unable to articulate the enormous implications tied to this matter.
"Then... where can I find a shelter like that?" Zhao Jiaqi blinked her eyes at Chen Jiayi, who had always been wiser than herself.
"This shelter isn’t bad, and I’ve just tested it myself—he’s definitely not a greedy man, otherwise I’d be running away with you right now. Considering his character and background, I believe it won’t be long before he becomes an even stronger figure. So, how about it, do you want to share him with me?"
Chen Jiayi’s words made Zhao Jiaqi’s eyes widen with shock. True, she came close to being ’corrected on the spot’ by Lin Fan last night, but at that time, she was merely ’snacking’—never had she considered staying with Lin Fan forever. So, Zhao Jiaqi fell silent.
"I’m just putting my thoughts out there, the final decision is yours. If you don’t agree, that’s fine; I’ll just leave now. As your bestie, I must remind you, this place isn’t safe. It probably won’t take long before it’s discovered. You’d better find somewhere safer, otherwise, you know what happened to those wives after their husbands were taken down for corruption."
After finishing her words, Chen Jiayi stood up and walked towards the door, her resolute silhouette making a panicked Zhao Jiaqi reach out and grab her hand urgently.
"I didn’t say I disagree... it’s just that this is all happening too quickly... I don’t know what to do."
"You don’t need to do anything, just play like we do."
Chen Jiayi whispered a few words into her ear, causing Zhao Jiaqi’s face to instantly blush like an apple.
"What’s bad about it? We’ve done it before. It’s just an extra person this time."
Chen Jiayi smiled as she slipped off her coat to reveal a sexy black cheongsam underneath, and after sending Lin Fan a message, she took Zhao Jiaqi’s hand and headed for the bedroom. Zhao Jiaqi was somewhat hesitant, but in the end, she followed her in.
Inside the car, Lin Fan, looking at the text alert on his phone screen, immediately clicked to enter the interface.
"In ten minutes, come straight into the courtyard, the bedroom on the left has a surprise for you. Do what you want."
Bewildered by the somewhat bizarre text, a curious Lin Fan followed the instruction, and ten minutes later, he entered the dark little courtyard. Using the faint light from his phone, he pushed open the door and saw the bedroom door on the left ajar.
In the silent stillness of everything around, a series of hurried breaths came from the room, making Lin Fan even more intrigued. He walked to the doorway, peeking through the gap, and what he saw made him freeze on the spot.
In the dimly lit room, the flickering candlelight cast shadows on the figures of two naked beauties lying on the bed, their snow-white bodies tightly entwined in an embrace. Chen Jiayi was on top, wrapping her arms around Zhao Jiaqi’s neck, her red lips locked on hers, while their ample breasts were pressed together, deforming with each movement.
Below, Zhao Jiaqi, her eyes covered with a black veil, could only open her mouth passively, unable to see, while her arms tightly clutched Chen Jiayi’s waist, reveling in the wanton kisses.
From Lin Fan’s vantage point, the two women’s legs were intertwined, and although their shapes were different, the clear viscous fluid trickling down both their thighs set his lower abdomen ablaze, making him feel like he was about to explode.