Chapter 103 (1/2)
Chapter 103
A Man of Honor
Li Yundong stepped into the gazebo once aze focused on Secretary Liu
”AhNow you're ready to talk, young man” Secretary Liu crossed his arranite table at the corner of the gazebo
”This is an insult, sir,” Li Yundong said, stopping beside the granite tableSecretary Liu placed his leather briefcase on the granite and begun signing the check
”An insult?” Secretary Liu said, slipping his pen into his pocketHe set your hands on this” He waved the check in front of Li Yundong's face
Li Yundong took the check and studied it”Don't worry,” Secretary Liu said”The o on your merry wayLeave Zhou Qin's side and never return”
Li Yundong raised his gaze frohtly in the afternoon breezeAll of a sudden, Li Yundong began chuckling
Secretary Liu's expression darkened”What's so funny, youngtook a deep breath and stifled the last of his laughterLi Yundong waved his hand nonchalantly”It's nothingI just realized a few things, that's all”
A frown s?”
Li Yundong stared at Secretary Liu with contempt”That there are really two kinds of rich people”
”What is your point, young e to Secretary Liu's voice
Li Yundong folded the check in half”The first kind put their ood useThey are hu their wealth, they prefer to be lowkeyInstead of spending their resources mindlessly, they choose to build upon their resourcesAnd in case you're wondering, your superior's daughter has the potential to be the first type” Li Yundong folded the check again”The second type think they can rule the worldThey try to buy their way out of everything, putting a price tag on everything, including the things that cannot be measure by monetary meansThey stomp on the poor, and treat people like trashAnd they use their wealth to 's eyes flashed defiantlyHe took a step forward and waved the folded check in front of Secretary Liu's face
Then, Li Yundong tore the check twice and flung the pieces at Secretary Liu's face”Guess what? I don't want your stupid money”
”Y- You foolish and insolent” Secretary Liu sputtered
Li Yundong took a step forward, forcing Secretary Liu to step back”I' to say this one last ti lessThere's only one woman that I'm interested inAnd her name is Su ChanZhou Qin is a person, not just some puppet or pawn you can toss around at your whiht to pick her own romantic partners or pursue anyone she's interested inAnd there is nothing you, I, or anyone else can say about itAnd this?” Li Yundong poked his finger into Secretary Liu's chest, causing the latter to stu here is a violation of her rights, not to lared at Secretary Liu”You've disrespected irlfriend, Su Chan”
Secretary Liu studied Li Yundong for a long while, then he burst into laughter”This is an actYou're acting just to gain her trust!”
Li Yundong's eyes flashed”Do I look like I''s sharp toneHe averted Li Yundong's gaze; those eyes were far too intense”A ht for Zhou Qin?” Secretary Liu snorted”I must say that's a firstI wonder what your type is?”
Li Yundong sneered”Snobs like you wouldn't understand even if I tell you”
Secretary Liu laughed”A woman who's better than Zhou Qin? Giveis about status, you irl has to be willing to stick withsoftened his tone”When everyone else saw me as a pathetic loser, Su Chan was the only person who saw value in h, she stuck by aze pierced through Secretary Liu”Like hell I'ive her up for so in shockAfter a while, he recovered”I seeSo you're a ro snorted”Say whatever you want, I don't careI just want to prove that she'd ht choice in me”
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Secretary Liu sht thenI suppose we have an understanding” Secretary Liu offered a handshake, which Li Yundong blatantly ignoredSecretary Liu lowered his hand back down and cleared his throat”Well, since you won't take the e for you to be transferred to a new universityA better one of course—”
Li Yundong bristled”I'raduate, I'll et a well-paid jobYou can settle doith your girlfriends and have kidsBasically the whole white picket fence thingHow about that, eh? Now just tell me ould be a convenient tiehter
When he stopped laughing, Li Yundong looked at Secretary Liu cooly”Sorry to burst your bubble or step on your reed to leave”
Secretary Liu flushed red”That won't do! Either you take the o with the latter optionEither way, you have to leave and stay away fro chuckled darkly”You people don't get it do you” Li Yundong eyes flashed in anger”Stop trying to control other people's lives by throwing yourhereAnd that's finalI' at that point”I's to the next level”
Li Yundong stepped into Secretary Liu's personal space, forcing Secretary Liu to back away until his legs hit the granite table”Is that a threat? Are you threatening me?”
Secretary Liu tried to”Y- You leave us no ch- choice”
”You're uy, pal”
Secretary Liu's fear instantly turned into anger”You insolent brat! You're the one doesn't knoho you're dealing with! You're out of your depth!”
The granite table shattered into pieces when Li Yundong's pal and I' said coldlySecretary Liu scra in fear as he stared down at the ruined granite table
”Look at aze snapped up andtowards Secretary Liu”I want you tell your superior thisStay the hell away from my life! And if I find out after this that you threatened lanced down pointedly at the granite pieces
Secretary Liu followed Li Yundong's gaze and had to suppress a shi+ver
Li Yundong backed away a step, then turned aroundHe didn'tspoke seconds later, his back was still turned to Secretary Liu”You think thatturned around to face Secretary Liu”Inner peaceWisdoth of characterVirtueRespect” There was a pregnant pause”And honor”
Secretary Liu snorted”Those are just pretty words without practical value” He smirked”Money itself isn't the issueThe a studied Secretary Liu for a momentEvery second passed bolstered Secretary Liu's confidence, uranite froranite landed in his pal it into tiny rubblesLi Yundong opened his palm, and the rubbles trickled to the deck
He stared at Secretary Liu coldly”Use your etherI'd love to see you try”
”Is this your proof, father?” Zhou Qin s slid the phone back into his pocket and shrugged”I suppose things didn't turn out that bad”
Zhou Qin frowned”Even when you've just been proven wrong?”
”So what? The man clearly isn't interested in youIn fact, he's head over heels for so yourself at hiement”
Zhou Qin stared at her fatherFor the first ti, the man who had led such a miserable and shallow existenceZhou Qin shook her head”You really don't get it, do you father? You're really incapable of seeing the value in people other than their social status and wealth” Her father didn't answer, so Zhou Qin kept talking”I'Because he has so sneered”And what's that? The ability to brag and spout useless threats? Anger issues? What a joke” Zhou Keqiang glanced at her”And you're naive to fall for his charhedWhat a blind and pitiful man you are, fathernobody can save you from your fruitless obsession with power”You're the one who's naive, fatherYou think you can control everything, that you can rule over the worldBut you're wrongDon't you see how futile your efforts are? How her ranked than you? More than you can countDo you actually think you can actually climb your way to the top? Even if you did, what then? You're still just a humanA mortalNo matter how much power you have, you can never surpass God” Zhou Qin snorted”Youa romantic or a sap, but his faithfulness and loyalty to Su Chan was exactly what I like about hiht after by philanderers, by wo but trophies”
Zhou Qin stared intently at her father”Not hi himI've hadis an honorable manAnd I want an honorable man in my life! Can't you see that, father? Shouldn't you be happy for ive my heart to an honorableat anywhere but herZhou Qin suppressed the wave of disappointIf there was a chance she could convince her father to set her free, it would be now
Zhou Qin took a deep breath, then exhaled slowly”If I marry He ShaoI know I'd be miserable for the rest of et about my happiness for a e, so what? Without genuine affection and respect between two fa each other! In moments of trouble, when push comes to shove, do you actually think the He faless e certificate? Don't be naive, fatherThe truth is that they won't reenuine alliance and fellowshi+p in the first place! They'll just throw us under the bus to save their own skin! Wake up, father!”
When her father reh of frustrationThe truth was that she wanted to shake her father's shoulders until he could finally see the obvious truthIce Queen aloofness be da wouldn't be successful in the future? He Shao is just a good-for-nothing lowlife who does nothing other than waste his fa is a s to work hardBut here's theHe is selflessHe puts other people's needs above his ownI've seen him do it, fatherI've seen it with my own eyesHe nearly broke his arms when he saved my lifeA man like that is an asset, fatherLoyalty is hard to come byYou know that” Zhou Qin stared at her father”You ht think that you can buy loyalty, but that kind of loyalty is fickleWhat if others offer a higher price than ours? What then?” Zhou Qin shook her head”An honorable , one who knows true loyalty, would never betray us no s flooded Zhou Qin's chest at theup the check Secretary Liu had offered hi's words—I don't want your stupidchimeZhou Qin cleared her throat”He has a lot of potential, fatherI believe he would be a better choice than He Shao in the long run”
Zhou Keqiang shi+fted in his seat”So what if he has potentialHe Shao has a better starting point”
Not if we support him, fatherZhou Qin bit back the coive hio through the system and enter into political circle? FineLet's say he's willingEven then, he wouldn't last a year! His character isn't uile”
Zhou Qin studied her father for a ine it? Or had her father's attitude towards Li Yundong changed? Zhou Qin sighed”You've never interacted with this man before, so I don't expect you to understand, father”
”What else is there to see other than a hot-blooded young man who thinks he can take on the world?”