"Boss Wen, how was your lunch? I was busy just now and didn't have time to come over. I'm sorry for the poor hospitality. Please be magnanimous and don't make things difficult for us soldiers!"
In front of Xu Yao and others, Yao Shang acted calm and composed, and her polite words were ten times more authentic than Wei Yan's. Wen Liang stretched out his hand and shook her hand, saying, "Director Yao, you are too polite. If it weren't for you, we would still be hungry. Thank you very much!"
Xu Yao muttered quietly from behind: "Ask for directions, humph, ask for directions!"
Wen Liang felt cold sweat on his back, turned around and introduced: "These are some of my friends, they came here from Qingzhou to play, this is Director Yao Shang from the Wujiang County Party Committee Office. We can take the Mingzhu to cruise the lake, thanks to Director Yao for his help."
Xu Yao took a step forward, smiled sweetly, and said, "Thank you, Director Yao!"
Since when, the three of them have formed a habit. In such occasions, Xu Yao is the representative to speak. Ning Xiaoning and Ji Su stand in the back and do not feel awkward at all. Yao Shang looked Xu Yao up and down, and did not pull her hand like those familiar women. She sighed and said, "What a pretty sister. We all say that Wujiang is a place where beauties are born, but compared to you, you are almost unmarriageable."
Since she was a child, Xu Yao has heard too many compliments, whether because of her father or for herself. But she still felt a little proud when she was praised like this in front of Wen Liang.
"Director Yao, you are the beautiful one. We are all little girls in front of you. How can we say whether we are pretty or not?"
Yao Shang was married, but her face was not as thick as Xu Yao's. She looked a little embarrassed and said, "Sister, you are really good at talking. I have nothing to do this afternoon, so why don't I be your tour guide and take you around? There are dozens of beautiful places in Taihu Lake, but we could only take a quick look on the boat just now..."
Xu Yao looked innocent, but she was actually very smart. How could she make a decision for Wen Liang without authorization? She smiled and said, "Okay, but we still have to go back to Qingzhou. I wonder if we can make it in time?"
Wen Liang was about to respond when he suddenly noticed that Yao Shang's gaze passed over him and looked towards the dock, and his face turned pale instantly.
Pale as snow!
He didn't need to look back to know what had happened. It seemed that Wei Yan fell behind and just came out of the private room. Maybe a battle between X and O had just taken place.
This is a big deal!
Wen Liang had no intention of intervening in other people's family affairs. Even an honest judge would have difficulty in judging family affairs, let alone an outsider like him. But he had no good way to get out of this situation. He couldn't just say, "You can beat me or scold me as you like. I'm in a hurry, so I'll leave first."
Xu Yao and the others also sensed something was wrong. They turned around at the same time and followed Yao Shang's gaze. Wei Yan was getting off the boat side by side with the girl, and they would come together to chat and laugh from time to time, looking very intimate.
It has to be said that being unable to support oneself is the best description of Wei Yan. He has such a powerful backer, a capable wife like Yao Shang, and excellent external conditions, but he is always frustrated and cannot achieve his goals. He is not even as good as a silver fish from Taihu Lake. What a waste of God's gift!
Take today for example, although his status as a high-ranking official in the county group is nothing, he may not have as wide a network of contacts as the section chief of the bureau or committee, let alone the director of the committee office like Yao Shang. So there should not be many people who know him, but even if there are few people, it is not a reason for him to blatantly bring his lover to visit Taihu Lake.
But then again, with Wei Yan's mentality, he must have given up hope on anything. With no hope for a future in officialdom, he would indulge in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, so he wouldn't have so many taboos!
It’s just a pity for Yao Shang!
It’s not that I feel pity for her as a person, but that she still has endless ambitions in her career. However, having a husband like this will sooner or later turn her into a burden and an invisible bomb!
Yao Shang's body was trembling slightly, her white and tender hands were tightly clenched into fists, and the blue veins on the back of her hands were faintly visible. Wen Liang couldn't turn around and leave like this, so he whispered: "Think about yourself, you must endure when you need to!"
Yao Shang stared at Wei Yan who was getting closer and closer. She could clearly see the satisfaction in his brows, the smile in his eyes, and the graceful figure of the girl reflected in his black pupils. The last bit of blood color faded from his red lips, and then when Wei Yan cast his gaze over to her, she revealed a gentle smile!
Gentleness can always kill people, sometimes it kills others, sometimes it kills yourself!
Wei Yan was so frightened when he saw Wen Liang going to the toilet on the boat that he lost his soul. One can imagine what state he was in when he saw Yao Shang. It would be unbelievable if his heart rate was not 180, and it would be unscientific if his blood pressure was not 220. Anyway, it can be summed up in one sentence: he is not dead, but his health bar is long!
The pretty girl obviously recognized Yao Shang, but unlike Wei Yan, she was not at all frightened. Instead, she looked indifferent, as if the woman in front of her was not the full-time wife of her boss and lover, nor the powerful director of the county party committee office, but a stranger who had nothing to do with her and would never have any relationship with her.
This kind of indifference was beyond the normal reaction of an underground mistress. Wen Liang frowned slightly. What he saw in this girl was despair and death!
When he looked at Wei Yan again, Wen Liang's eyes slowly turned cold!
Wei Yan wasn't stupid enough to turn around and run away. He moved forward step by step as if there were iron chains hanging on his feet, and said with a forced smile: "Xiao Shang, why are you here? I was just chatting with President Wen and said I would invite him to dinner at home..."
Faced with Wei Yan's pleading eyes, if it were earlier, Wen Liang might have helped him to smooth things over, but seeing the girl's condition, he had some bad associations, so he just smiled faintly and said nothing.
Wei Yan didn't know what to do, but Yao Shang didn't seem to care at all. She said softly, "Didn't you go to the provincial Youth League Committee meeting yesterday? It ended so early?"
Wei Yan's forehead was almost sweaty, and he stammered, "The morning meeting ended early, Xiao Zhu and I came here to have lunch... Xiao Zhu, come here, this is your sister-in-law, say hello."
Xiao Zhu lowered his head and said, "Hello sister-in-law, my name is Zhu Jie, and I'm an intern assigned to the Youth League Committee this year!"
Yao Shang didn't know how much effort she had put in not getting angry on the spot. She could put on a smile in front of her husband, but there was no need to do so with Zhu Jie. She said "hmm" lightly and ignored her. She said to Wei Yan, "Are you going back to work later?"
Wei Yan nodded hurriedly. Yao Shang reached out to help him straighten his collar and said, "Then go get busy and go home early tonight!"
Wei Yan didn't expect to pass so easily. He didn't even bother to say polite words to Wen Liang. He was about to leave with Zhu Jie when he suddenly heard a noise from the crowd on the other side of the parking lot.
A man ran out from the crowd, but was kicked to the ground by a woman who caught up with him. The woman then stepped on his neck and said in a harsh voice, "Whose hand touched me? Lie flat on your back or I'll chop off a few of your fingers. Don't you know how to respect women?"
Wen Liang's eyes gathered, and Yao Shang's face changed drastically at the same time! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)