Even if there was no breakthrough in the relationship with Wen Liang, Ye Yuting would not tell Zuo Jing about his relationship with Zuo Yuxi, so Wen Liang's question was actually a false proposition. But Zuo Yuxi gave a clear answer to such a false proposition. Although it was a joke, whether there was a deeper meaning behind the joke made him think twice!
"Don't be ridiculous..."
"Are you kidding?" Zuo Yuxi blinked, hooked her arms around Wen Liang's neck and kissed him on the cheek, then laughed softly, "You have to think about it, I won't say the same thing a second time."
Wen Liang had nothing to hide from Zuo Yuxi. They had come from the bloody storm to today. Love, family affection and friendship had been perfectly integrated. They were both teachers and friends, sisters and wives. They were not ordinary lovers. But Ye Yuting insisted on confessing to Zuo Yuxi herself. Perhaps this was the only way for a sister to make up for her sister after she was full of guilt. Wen Liang had to understand her and help her.
Wen Liang scratched Zuo Yuxi's nose and said, "Don't tease Yu Ting. She's probably staying in the kitchen and doesn't dare to come out."
Zuo Yuxi stared into Wenliang's eyes, gradually showing a bright smile, and jumped down from the sofa barefoot, saying: "Okay, let's not talk about this, I'll go to the kitchen to coax Yuting out first, my stomach is about to growl with hunger."
Looking at Zuo Yuxi's graceful back, Wen Liang smiled bitterly. He claimed to understand people's hearts very well, but when it came to this matter between men and women, he couldn't tell which of her words were true and which were false.
There will always be a way when you reach the mountain, just let it be!
After a while, the two girls came out with the food. Ye Yuting's face was slightly red, but she pretended to be calm and didn't see what happened just now. Because it was a midnight snack made at the last minute, there were not many ingredients, a corn sweet soup and two bowls of tomato noodles. It was simple, but the aroma of Ye Yuting's superb cooking skills made Wen Liang's appetite soar. He grabbed a bowl and took a bite, praising: "It's delicious, Yuting, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
This was the first time Wen Liang called Zuo Yuxi's name in front of her. Ye Yuting shuddered slightly, turned her head to look at her sister, and saw that she was serving soup and her expression was normal. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You are too hungry. It's just a bowl of noodles. The taste is almost the same."
After finishing the meal, Ye Yuting went to the kitchen to clean up. Wen Liang held the hot teacup in both hands and asked, "Does Secretary Zuo have any instructions?"
Talking about business, Zuo Yuxi also became serious and asked, "What happened between you and Luo Yun? You actually had a conflict in front of the Municipal Party Committee?"
Wen Liang briefly explained the situation. Zuo Yuxi frowned and said, "Fan Mingzhu is fine, that woman is a lunatic now. But Luo Yun is a prominent figure in Lingyang after all, how could he be so ignorant of the seriousness of the matter?"
"Luo Yun is not shooting without purpose..." Wen Liang sighed and said, "Secretary Zuo is a little anxious..."
Zuo Yuxi understood immediately and said in surprise: "You mean my father, he wants to..."
"That's right. Secretary Zuo wanted to alert the enemy and test Luo Yun's bottom line, but he didn't expect the backlash to be so big!"
Zuo Jing is such a person. He is at the top of Jiangdong Province. His every move is not as simple as it seems. Wen Liang became suspicious when he suddenly invited him to visit Lingqu Winery. Although Chuangtu Technology can be foreseen to become one of the indispensable leaders of Lingyang's real economy in the future, it is insignificant at present and has no qualifications to listen to Xue Sheng's grand plan as a representative of the business community. To put it another way, given their private relationship, it doesn't matter if they go there to make soy sauce. However, staying in car No. 1 with Zuo Jing, and being accompanied by Wang Ziqiang, the secretary of the municipal party committee, is a bit too ostentatious, unreasonable, and illogical.
This is one of the doubts.
The second doubt is that after arriving at the destination and seeing the members of the inspection team, Wen Liang did not find Luo Yun. Lingyang's most powerful entrepreneur who should have appeared was not there. What does this mean? It means that either Luo Yun was not in Lingyang and did not have time to join the group, or Zuo Jing deliberately did not let him join.
If it is the latter, Zuo Jing’s intention is obvious!
Lingyang Mule has been entrenched in Lingyang for many years, with flourishing branches and leaves, deep roots, and huge influence in both the black and white worlds. Almost no one dares to provoke it. However, Zuo Jing is a tyrant, and he will not allow others to sleep beside his bed. He has just been in charge of Lingyang for half a year, and when he has not yet established a firm foothold, he has already begun to make arrangements to uproot the Luo family. (This was mentioned in the previous article, you can review it if you have forgotten)
However, Wen Liang found the connection between Yan Qixiu and Luo Yun through the layers of fog. Zuo Jing was warned and temporarily stopped, but he always felt like a thorn in his throat. Later, he finally crossed the obstacle to the pinnacle of power and became one of the provincial party committee members. With great power in his hands, he looked around and couldn't help but return his eyes to Luo Yun.
Of course, this time he had to change his strategy. Zuo Jing had no intention of having a violent collision with Yan Qixiu. With his power, he would be smashed to pieces in the face of such a behemoth. So when Wen Liang placed the Chuangtu in Lingyang, Zuo Jing knew that he had a terrifying strength hidden behind him, and he also had some dealings with Yan Qixiu, and had no relationship with the local forces in Lingyang, so he wanted to push him out to fight with Luo Yun.
Lingyang Mule has long since left the primary mode of fighting and killing, and is much cleaner than many decent businessmen. A large part of Luo Yun's influence comes from the dozens of companies under the Luo family. The profits generated by these companies have brought together various figures from the officialdom to the local areas, forming a large and terrifying network of relationships.
The so-called strength refers to connections and funds!
Therefore, if one wants to strike a blow against Luo Yun’s arrogance, the first thing to do is to make his position in Lingyang no longer so important and prominent!
Zuo Jing has come this far because he is a master at playing power games. He excluded Luo Yun from the inspection team and kept Wen Liang by his side all the time. The difference in closeness and distance between them is obvious. Those who can enter the ranks of representatives are all the best. How could they not understand what the boss is saying
This move was understated and effortless, just like a butcher cutting up an ox. He started from an inconspicuous place, but it instantly stirred up the overall situation. Even Wen Liang, who was tricked by Boss Zuo, could not help but admit defeat!
However, Luo Yun's counterattack was a bit unexpected. When the inspection team returned, he waited directly at the Municipal Party Committee to block Zuo Jing and invited him to attend an unimportant opening ribbon-cutting ceremony.
This was both a counterattack and a test, but Zuo Jing responded with a smile, and Luo Yun couldn't find a reason to get angry. No matter how domineering he was, no matter how much he disregarded Zuo Jing, he couldn't really do anything to him in person - at their level, even if they did something behind the scenes, they had to at least maintain superficial harmony. This was one of the unspoken rules of society, not that important, but indispensable!
Wen Liang happened to meet him on the roadside when he was out, which gave Luo Yun a rare opportunity. He had heard the name Wen Liang many times. He didn't know when he had heard this name from Fan Mingzhu, Luo Shangyang, the brother he hated, and the woman he respected from the bottom of his heart.
He was tired of listening to it!
Therefore, humiliating Wen Liang was not only to slap Zuo Jing in the face and let him know who was the real boss of Lingyang, but also to vent the feeling of tightness and irritability brought by hearing this name these days.
No matter what the reason is, at least on the surface, stepping on Wen Liang is the same as stepping on Zuo Jing. Only by stepping on Zuo Jing can the Luo family's existence in Lingyang be guaranteed.
Luo Yun knew very well what the woman really needed. He was not a fool like Luo Qi, who provoked Wen Liang for a little selfish motive and was ruthlessly abandoned in the end.
He'll make it all look natural!
The moment Wen Liang saw Luo Yun appear, he was basically sure of Zuo Jing's idea. It seemed that he really wanted to let himself be the first one to come forward. If it were someone else, they might feel angry or furious. It is never pleasant to be manipulated by others, but Wen Liang has always been very clear about his position. He slept with two other people's daughters and just gritted his teeth and admitted being used. On the other hand, Wen Huaiming's career in Jiangdong Province depends largely on Zuo Jing, especially at the critical moment when Yu Peidong is about to step down and Wu Wenyue is expected to take over, Zuo Jing's future support is particularly important.
Yan Zi said that if one cannot employ others, and is not employed by others, he is a lowly person. Wen Liang can employ others and is mentally prepared to be employed by others. For people like Zuo Jing, the value of a person is not measured by your personal relationship with him, but by the ability you can demonstrate!
However, the ability to forgive always surprises people and is beyond the control of the chess player.
Everything that happened in the past has proved this point countless times! (To be continued)