Rebirth: 1977

Xia Minglei also returned to Beijing to celebrate the New Year, and Xu Rong traveled with him on the train.

After he returned to Pengcheng from a tour in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, he never mentioned "Xia Zijian" again in front of Xu Rong.

Can he bring it up? Does he have the nerve to bring it up?

Saying that giving Xu Rong to Xia Zijian was just a joke, was it just for Xu Rong's own good?

Is this for Xu Rong's own good? Xu Rong has no idea.

Is she stupid?

If he said that he was just testing Xu Rong's sincerity towards him, could he say that? Such an excuse was really not acceptable.

So, Xia Minglei simply acted as if nothing had happened, and when he returned to Pengcheng, he bought a lot of gifts for Xu Rong.

Even, a house was bought for her in Shanghai and the property certificate had been obtained.

The purpose was very clear, which was to appease Xu Rong in disguise, and then continue to maintain that kind of relationship with Xu Rong.

However, no matter how much Xia Minglei did to please Xu Rong, he only revealed his true thoughts.

Obviously, the relationship between the two is no longer as "intimate" as before, and Xia Minglei can no longer maintain that condescending attitude in front of Xu Rong.

An invisible barrier has been erected between the two people.

But now Xia Minglei has developed greed, and he can't stop whether it's money or women.

Even though no one could replace Xu Rong, he was still reluctant to let Xu Rong leave him.

Besides, Xu Rong had worked by his side for more than two years and had been his bedmate for so long. He was so smart and had a purpose in approaching Xia Minglei. How could he not do some security for his future?

The person who knows the most about Xia Minglei’s private affairs and secrets is Xu Rong.

Even if Xia Minglei wanted to replace Xu Rong, he had to calm her down first and arrange a satisfactory future for her in her career.

When Xu Rong saw that Xia Minglei did not mention Xia Zijian after he came back, she also cleverly and tacitly did not mention Xia Zijian.

At this point, she couldn't hate Xia Zijian for being so ruthless and ungrateful to her.

After all, there has never been any intersection between the two of them, either in work or in life.

She took the initiative to throw herself into his arms with a purpose, so doesn't she allow others to refuse?

She was confident in her beauty and ability, but to be fair, she had been Xia Minglei's lover for such a long time. If she wanted to find a young talent who shared the same ideals and social status with her, she would have to treat everyone else as fools.

When Xu Rong chose to rely on her beauty and young body to rise to the top, she lost the opportunity to gain love and to be respected.

This society is much more demanding towards women; they cannot have everything they want.

With a family background like Xia Zijian, he was promoted to deputy director at a young age.

What kind of woman can't find such a young man with strong ability, background and senior management status?

Xu Rong, who had figured it out, continued to play her role in front of Xia Minglei with a clearer purpose.

Xia Yingying drove to the train station to pick up her father. When she entered the platform, she saw a young woman getting off the train with her father.

Xia Yingying saw the intimacy between the two.

But when they left the station, the two people left separately.

Xia Minglei took the special channel and Xu Rong took the normal exit.

When Xia Yingying wanted to look for Xu Rong again, she had already been lost in the crowd.

Two days before the New Year, Xia Minglei took the time to visit several former leaders of the Central Advisory Commission.

Among them was Mr. Ling, who was the one who leaked the news of Ye Tianshui's appointment as a special commissioner of the Inspection Department in advance.

He told Xia Minglei what he knew.

Speaking of which, Mr. Ling did not intend to create any trouble for Ye Tianshui and Xia Zijian.

After all, given Xia Minglei's identity and his relationship with Ye Tianshui, people who knew the situation thought that they had a very good relationship.

He thought it was an unintentional act, but he didn't expect that it gave Xia Minglei the opportunity to create trouble for himself.

However, all of Xia Minglei's actions were nipped in the bud.

Although the undercurrent was turbulent, it was still just an undercurrent and did not harm anyone involved in the incident.

Xia Minglei visited several old leaders before the New Year, but he did not visit Ye Tingfeng out of guilt.

It was Ye Tianshui. According to their previous relationship, even though she knew he had been promoted, she did not take the initiative to contact him to meet him.

However, he cautiously asked his acquaintances about the political situation in the capital.

Of particular concern is the Inspection Department where Ye Tianshui works.

Because of the hurtful words her daughter said, Qiao Jingyu became more concerned about her man.

Ever since he returned to Beijing, he used both soft and hard tactics to force Xia Minglei to sleep in the same room with her.

She replaced all the bedding with new ones.

But Xia Minglei was out every day and didn't come home until the middle of the night. She couldn't stand the night, and she didn't dare to lose her temper openly about the couple's sexual intercourse.

As a female manager of a large enterprise, she also wants dignity.

It was not until New Year's Eve, when they had their New Year's Eve dinner and her son and his wife, and her married daughter and her husband, had all returned home, that Qiao Jingyu's anger completely erupted when she saw that Xia Minglei was about to leave her behind and go to his room.

"Xia Minglei, do you still have me as your wife in your heart?

We only spoke a few words on the phone throughout the year, and they were all about family matters.

You never said a word of concern for me.

Did you think everything was fine after you sent Yingying home?

She continues to be lazy and refuses to find a proper job, and you don't do anything about her!

These days, I have been wanting to talk to you, but you always have reasons to ignore me.

Tell me the truth, is there a wild woman out there?

What kind of demon has possessed you? Ah! "

Xia Minglei was shocked by his wife's words: "What nonsense are you talking about? What wild woman? Where do I have other women?

Is there anyone who would put the blame on his man like this?

Are you tired of the good life and want to make yourself unhappy?

I work so hard outside, but you can't even take care of your own family. I don't blame you, but you, are making trouble for me on New Year's Eve?

Do you want to give someone something to hold against me?"

Only Xia Yingying knew why her mother lost her temper.

But she didn't dare to point it out or say anything. Xia Yingying was worried that her mother would tell her father what she said that day.

If her father knew that she had said some nonsense and caused her mother to be suspicious of him, she would definitely have a hard time.

Xia Yingying probably knows her father a little better than Qiao Jingyu, with whom she has been married for decades.

Although he looks gentle and modest on the outside, he is ruthless at work;

It would be fine if he could maintain his work style and continue to be a good cadre who clearly distinguishes between public and private affairs.

But now Xia Minglei has obviously become a sanctimonious hypocrite.

A man's bad qualities are all present when he reaches the peak of his power and secures his position.

"Dad, Mom, please stop arguing. It will be bad if others hear it."