Great General Residence, Tanhua Lane.

Bored to death, Ye Xiao'e found a library, casually picked a book, and started reading in a corner.

She had no idea how much time had passed.

The door of the library creaked open.

A man walked in.

"Miss Ye truly lives up to being the mainstay of the city's TV station, not forgetting to read even on the first day of the New Year, impressive, very impressive."

The person who came in was none other than Ding Mengxiang.

Ye Xiao'e glanced at him coldly and asked, "Is Deputy County Magistrate Ding also here to read?"

Ding Mengxiang pulled a book from the shelf, flipped through a few pages, and said, "I haven't seen the 'house of gold' within books, but the 'beauty as jade', I have indeed witnessed today. Miss Ye's beauty is stunning, captivating people's hearts.

His saccharine words irked Ye Xiao'e immensely.

She asked, "Is there something you want? If not, please leave, don't disturb my reading!"

But Ding Mengxiang didn't listen.

Instead, he sat down beside Ye Xiao'e.

Looking towards the main door, he asked, "Miss Ye, if things are as expected, the leader has already pinned Xixi beneath him. Men are creatures who tire of the old in favor of the new. With a new person, the old is forgotten. I do feel a bit sorry for Miss Ye."

Disgust rose in Ye Xiao'e's heart.

She said, "If you won't leave, then I will, okay?"

As she was about to get up.

She was suddenly grabbed by Ding Mengxiang.

"Let me go, you're hurting me."

Ye Xiao'e struggled a few times, but was unable to break free.

"Miss Ye, we shouldn't waste such a wonderful moment. Since the leader doesn't want you anymore, don't you still have me?"

Having said that.

He stood up.

He reached out his other hand, about to touch Ye Xiao'e's face.

Ye Xiao'e turned her head to avoid him.

She angrily said, "Ding Mengxiang, if you keep this up, I'll tell Lv Yifeng, and you'll regret it."

"Is that so?"

After Ding Mengxiang spoke, he released his hand, pointing towards the door, and said, "Then go ahead, the two of them are in the heat of it. If you go there now, you know the result without me saying."

"Shameless!"

Ye Xiao'e cursed angrily and tried to leave.

At that moment, as if enraged, Ding Mengxiang suddenly grasped Ye Xiao'e's neck and pinned her against the wall.

Ye Xiao'e was choking and couldn't speak for a moment; she could only flail her limbs hitting him, but Ding Mengxiang seemed utterly indifferent.

"Shameless? Ye Xiao'e, who do you think you are? How much better are you than those women standing on the streets? Aren't you also just a chicken? Why can the leader ride you, and I can't? You think you can scare me with the leader? Are you worthy?"

Seeing that Ye Xiao'e's face had turned red and her neck swollen.

Ding Mengxiang let go of his hand.

Ye Xiao'e couldn't help but bend over and cough.

"Take off your clothes," Ding Mengxiang ordered.

Ye Xiao'e glared at him furiously and said, "You wish!"

"You wish?"

As soon as Ding Mengxiang finished speaking, he slapped her.

Ye Xiao'e was struck so hard she spun in place and collapsed on the ground.

"Stop trying to play innocent with me. Do you really think I don't know about your dirty little secrets? If I leak that you faked your credentials, you should know the consequences."

Ding Mengxiang stated with smug confidence.

Fear flashed through Ye Xiao'e's pupils.

She then clenched her teeth and said, "If that happens, Mayor Lv won't let you off the hook."

"Ha! That was then. Times have changed. The leader has a new love now. Do you think he can't live without you? Don't be foolish. You're about to be discarded like a bag of trash, but rest assured, as long as you submit to me, I promise to keep your secret safe."

Looking at Ding Mengxiang's sly face.

Ye Xiao'e knew she could not escape her fate today.

She slowly got up from the ground.

Seeing she was no longer resisting, Ding Mengxiang knew the time was ripe. He squatted down, picked her up, and placed her on a table in the middle of the room.

Ye Xiao'e, lying on the table, had tears in her eyes.

Ding Mengxiang rubbed his hands, looked at the prone Ye Xiao'e, swallowed, and said, "I've been thinking for a long time about the day I'd get to ravage you like this, and finally, the opportunity has come. Don't worry, I will be gentle..."

Having said that,

his fingers reached for the front of Ye Xiao'e's chest and had just undone two buttons when there came a knock on the door.

The interruption angered Ding Mengxiang greatly.

He yelled, "Who is it? Get the hell out of here!"

"Deputy County Magistrate Ding, it's me, Ding Yuan."

The voice at the door belonged to Ding Yuan.

Talk about a buzzkill!

With no choice, Ding Mengxiang could only tell him to come in.

The door opened.

Ding Yuan saw Ye Xiao'e in a panic, trying to straighten out her disheveled clothes.

He said, "Deputy County Magistrate Ding, there's something I need to report."

His words were a hint that Ye Xiao'e should leave.

Ding Mengxiang could not bear to let the cooked duck fly away—waving his hand, he said, "Spit it out, Xiao'e is one of us."

He used to call her Miss Ye, but now it was Xiao'e.

It seemed Ding Mengxiang was set on having her.

Ding Yuan nodded slightly and said, "The show I arranged earlier has gone south."

Ding Mengxiang was taken aback and asked, "Why?"

Ding Yuan recounted what had happened in detail, especially emphasizing the scene when Wang Mian appeared, adding fuel to the fire in his report.

Song Yiqiang had intervened.

That's when things got complicated.

Ding Mengxiang paced around the room twice, chin in hand, and said, "Damn, that Chen Fang really has some tricks up his sleeve. Seems like he can't be dealt with without some special measures."

"Deputy County Magistrate Ding, I have a plan that can break the alliance between Song Yiqiang and Chen Fang," Ding Yuan said.

Ding Mengxiang was startled and asked, "Let's hear it."

Hastily, Lv Yifeng said, "Promote Chen Fang to Deputy County Magistrate."

Ding Mengxiang was stunned and asked, "Have you lost your mind, Old Ding? Chen Fang is just the Director of the Education Bureau and he's already this hard to deal with. Promoting him to Deputy County Magistrate would only boost his influence, wouldn't it?"

Ding Yuan smiled and said, "My leader, consider it from another angle. Why would Song Yiqiang want to win over Chen Fang?"

"Obviously, to oppose me since I'm Mayor Lv's man," Ding Mengxiang replied, clearly annoyed.

Ding Yuan nodded and said, "We want to screw Chen Fang, but if Secretary Song comes out to protect Chen Fang, it clearly means he wants to weaken our army and embarrass Mayor Lv. But if at this crucial moment, Mayor Lv promotes Chen Fang to Deputy County Magistrate, what do you think Secretary Song will think?"

After pondering for a moment, Ding Mengxiang said, "He will think that Chen Fang has decided to turn away from the dark and side with us."

"Exactly, Secretary Song wanted to win him over, but Chen Fang betrays him at the critical moment, leaving Secretary Song unable to swallow his pride. Naturally, he will also move against Chen Fang. With you as County Magistrate and me as Deputy County Magistrate, with both of us in charge of the county government, do you really think Chen Fang can make any waves? Don't even think about it. By then, we just sit back and watch the tigers fight."

"Hahaha, I understand now, this strategy is called using a borrowed knife to kill someone, right?"

Ding Yuan promptly raised his thumb and said to Ding Mengxiang, "Deputy County Magistrate Ding, your tactics are truly brilliant. Mayor Lv will surely be very pleased when he hears it."

The implication was clear.

Although it was Ding Yuan's plan, allowing Ding Mengxiang to report it was a way for him to claim credit.

Ding Mengxiang was overjoyed.

He patted Ding Yuan on the shoulder and said, "Old Ding, rest assured, as long as I have a place in Jinde County, so will you. I'll report to Mayor Lv right now."

Ding Yuan grabbed Ding Mengxiang's arm.

He said, "Why the rush, Deputy County Magistrate Ding? Mayor Lv is still resting. How about this, I've arranged a little entertainment for Brother Mengxiang to kill some time. How about it?"

"Entertainment? What kind?"

Ding Mengxiang asked curiously.

Ding Yuan chuckled and said, "I've named it 'Innocent Mahjong.'"

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