927 A Million Times for You 289 (2/2)
It was Shi Xiaoyu's very first time hearing her son calling An Xiaoning his sister. That was a first!
It's way too bizarre.
Could it be that An Xiaoning had used her witchcraft on him?
Overwhelmed with fear and terror, she sneakily left the house and planned to discuss the matter with her father. To her astonishment, she was taken away forcefully by Tuoba Gucheng's bodyguards and brought back inside the room. They also confiscated all her communication devices.
To her utter shock and dismay, there were also several guards standing outside the door, none of whom were allowed to leave without his instruction.
What happened next was way more outrageous.
It was the middle of the night.
Shi Qingzhou left the Autumn Palace and headed home.
She informed Jin Qingyan of the news and finally felt as if a heavy boulder was lifted off her chest.
In the morning of the next day, there was a piece of groundbreaking news published on the forums online claiming that Tuoba Hancheng was interested in men and that he was only married to Feng Qiubai in name for the sake of political benefits.
There were even photos of Tuoba Hancheng getting intimate with men in a homosexual group.
A piece of similar news had once been exposed before the presidential election previously.
However, it was denied back then.
Yet, the news resurfaced again.
The gossip-loving citizens all had their curiosities piqued by the news.
Although it was a scandal involving the Tuoba family, no one stepped out to deny the news. Within two days of the release, only Tuoba Hancheng and Feng Qiubai stated that the reports were false.
Before the citizens could digest those news, there was yet another piece of breaking news.
This time, it did not only appear on the forums. Rather, it was disseminated to the mainstream media and spread across all media and broadcasting platforms — Tuoba Gucheng had announced that he would like to resign as president!
What!
There was nothing juicier than this that could cause an uproar amongst the citizens.
At the start, everyone was not too curious about who'd become the next president after Tuoba Rui because the candidates would forever be a member of the Tuoba family, regardless of who the chosen one was.
However, things got absurd this time.
Tuoba Hancheng's homosexuality was exposed. As much as he tried to deny it, everyone had already seen the photos with their very own eyes and, hence, definitely would not be in support of him taking over the position as the president.
Now that the current president had resigned and the public was not in favor of Tuoba Hancheng…
All local and overseas television networks decided to air a live-stream of the parliament meeting.
In the history of the presidential legacy of S Nation, there had not been any cases of the president stepping down within just a short period of time after succeeding the throne.
It was also the first time that a president resigned of his own accord.
Usually, the president would be overthrown and lose his position if all members of the parliament cast their votes in support of stripping the president of his title. However, things were different in the case of a resignation.
He could resign from his duties just by going through a standard administrative procedure.
After all, who would want to resign after becoming the president?
One would hold great authority and power if they were the president.
Many could not understand the reason for Tuoba Gucheng's resignation.
Needless to say, there was a new president right after Tuoba Gucheng resigned, for the nation could not go a day without a leader.
By rights, Tuoba Rui did not have the right to partake in the election.
However, the members of the parliament nonetheless included him as a candidate because he had brought about prosperity and growth to the nation during his decades-long reign.
Seventy percent of the Cabinet were in support of Tuoba Rui becoming one of the candidates.
The other candidate was Tuoba Shuo, who had always kept a low profile and refrained from appearing on the media.