Song Ming was taken aback and said, "If you think you can blackmail me with this, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed."

"This isn't blackmail." Lin Chuan parked the car by the roadside, then said, "Secretary Song, you're a smart man. You're still young, having a promising career, you surely wouldn't want to screw up at such a critical moment, would you? Once the video gets out, heh, you'll be the one in trouble!"

"This video will not affect me in any way." Song Ming calmly took out a cigarette, lit it up, took a breath, and laughed, "Besides, you're also a smart person, you couldn't possibly think this video alone could bring me down. If Ding Dahua were still alive, maybe he could be a threat, but sadly, Ding Dahua is dead."

Lin Chuan was inwardly startled, not expecting Song Ming to react so quickly, which caught him somewhat off guard. Indeed, Song Ming was as cunning as an old fox.

"Heh heh." Lin Chuan sported a strange smile and said, "It seems Secretary Song is quite aware of his situation."

"Naturally." Song Ming nodded and said, "Lin Chuan, I've already said, if you think you can bring me down with just this video, you're bound to be disappointed."

"Hmph." Lin Chuan snorted coldly.

"Lin Chuan, you're still too young." Song Ming smiled.

"No matter how cunning the fox is, it can never escape the hunter's palm." Lin Chuan smiled frankly.

"Be careful your bullet doesn't end up killing yourself." Song Ming squinted his eyes, looking quite sagacious.

Lin Chuan drove to the East River villa. The car slowly entered and stopped under Song Ming's villa. Song Ming smiled and said, "Lin Chuan, thanks for the ride home, if you're interested, be my chauffeur from now on. I can give you anything you want!"

"Is this your way of trying to win me over?" Lin Chuan asked with a smile.

"You can see it as me trying to win you over!" Song Ming nodded.

"Alas, such a pity, I'm not interested in you!" Lin Chuan shook his head and said, "Of course, mainly because I've always despised evil."

"Hmph!" Upon hearing this, Song Ming gave a cold snort, flung his sleeve, and walked away.

As Song Ming strode off in high dudgeon, Lin Chuan waved towards his retreating figure and said, "Secretary Song, I heard your study room is so filled with money it has no place to store them. You better take it easy. Ha ha..."

Finished speaking, Lin Chuan drove away.

Song Ming's body trembled, he gritted his teeth and squinted his eyes, watching Lin Chuan's retreating figure, he almost felt a sense of collapse. He was constantly pondering in his mind how Lin Chuan knew about the money hidden in his study? Could someone have leaked it? Apart from a few loyal subordinates, almost no one knew. It seems there must be a mole in his team. It was time to clean up his ranks.

Having made up his mind, Song Ming then turned and walked back into his house.

Lin Chuan drove Song Ming's official car back to the City Committee, just to run into Tang Yumeng coming down from upstairs.

"Lin Chuan, you… why are you..." Tang Yumeng looked at Lin Chuan with a surprised face.

"Oh, I just drove Vice Secretary Song home." Lin Chuan smiled.

"Why were you with him?" Tang Yumeng frowned.

"Just so happened to be free." Lin Chuan smiled, "Besides, Vice Secretary Song was in the mood to test my driving skills."

"Nonsense." Tang Yumeng glared at Lin Chuan and said, "You, always up to no good, honestly, what are you up to with Song Ming?"

"Sister, you misunderstand me!" Lin Chuan hurriedly shook his head, "I'm only interested in men, not at all in women, please don't misunderstand me."

"Uh…" Tang Yumeng was stunned, then burst out laughing.

Tang Yumeng was already as beautiful as a Heavenly Immortal, and with that laugh, she looked even more dazzling. Lin Chuan was drooling as he watched.

"Sister, you're really beautiful." Lin Chuan chuckled.

"Secretary Tang has always been beautiful." Xiao Xue came over and said, "I really don't know what got into Secretary Tang to fancy a toad like you. Such a waste for a beautiful flower to be stuck on cow dung. Alas..."

"Xiao Xue, what do you mean by that?" Lin Chuan looked at Xiao Xue and said, "That's just blatant envy and jealousy."

"Who's envious, who's jealous?" Xiao Xue puffed out her chest and said, "With your standard, people are queuing from the City Committee to the train station. I'm not interested!"

"Flat chest, small butt, who would want that?" Lin Chuan glanced at Xiao Xue's chest and butt and said, "Hurry up and go to South Korea to get your breasts augmented, then pad your butt too, maybe then you might attract a quality man like me."

"You, you bastard!" Xiao Xue's face turned bright red, she gritted her teeth and cursed, "You're not a man!"

"How would you know whether I'm a man?" Lin Chuan grinned, "Have you tried? Why don't we find a place tonight to try, and let you taste my manhood."

"You jerk!" Xiao Xue roared in anger.

"Ha ha…" Lin Chuan was not angered but amused, he laughed heartily.

"Secretary Tang, look at him..." Xiao Xue urgently clung to Tang Yumeng's arm and said, "Look at him, he has no manners at all, bullying a girl like that. He... he's really awful, showing no grace. You should break up with him quickly."

"Enough." Tang Yumeng smiled and said: "Do you two ever stop nagging?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xue stamped her foot, took Tang Yumeng's hand, and said, "Let's go, we're going out to eat and then shopping after dinner!"

"Hey, hey, hey, why not take me?" Lin Chuan hurriedly followed them.

"Go away, it has nothing to do with you!" Xiao Xue glared at Lin Chuan.

In the end, Xiao Xue pulled Tang Yumeng into the Mercedes and then quickly left the scene, leaving Lin Chuan alone, drifting in the wind.

"Confucius was right, women and villains are hard to raise," Lin Chuan sighed.

Having no choice, Lin Chuan could only drive his old antique car back home.

......

Nuo Xiaoxi also came home for the holiday, and tomorrow is May Day, a three-day Labor Day holiday. Although facing the national college entrance examination, Jiangbei First Middle School didn't dare have students make up lessons at the risk of being strictly investigated by the education bureau. But before the holiday, they assigned lots of homework, insisting that students must complete it.

Back at home, Nuo Xiaoxi was busy with her last-minute exam preparations, with just over one month left until the college entrance exam. This is the most tense and toughest moment before the exam. Probably many people are waiting for this day, yet afraid of its arrival.

"Brother Lin, you're back?" Nuo Xiaoxi saw Lin Chuan coming in and quickly put down her homework to greet him.

"Hmm!" Lin Chuan nodded and said, "Xiaoxi, haven't seen you in a month, why have you lost so much weight?"

"Not really!" Nuo Xiaoxi shook her head.

"How not?" Lin Chuan sized up Nuo Xiaoxi and said, "Look at you, your face has thinned out. Chest... cough cough, your body has thinned out as well!"

Upon hearing this, Nuo Xiaoxi's face turned red. She looked down at her chest, bit her red lips, and said, "Maybe because I've been staying up late recently."

"But you shouldn't be too hard on yourself." Lin Chuan frowned and said, "After dinner, I'll take you shopping to buy some health supplements to nourish your body properly, you can't go on like this."

"Oh!" Nuo Xiaoxi nodded, feeling sweet inside. Having someone care about her, being so protective, she realized it was such a blissful thing. Nuo Xiaoxi hurriedly said, "Brother Lin, I'll go cook, I will call you when it's ready!"

"Go on!" Lin Chuan nodded.

Soon, Mrs. Lin came home and saw Nuo Xiaoxi busy in the kitchen, she immediately became anxious.

"Oh dear, Xiaoxi, how can we let you cook?" Mrs. Lin hurriedly said, "Aren't you busy with your college entrance exam? Go and revise your homework, I'll cook the dinner."

"Auntie, it's fine." Nuo Xiaoxi hurriedly shook her head, saying, "Delaying a bit is no big deal."

"What's all this mix-up about!" Mrs. Lin quickly shook her head, saying, "Go and do your homework, you must get into a good university, for your mom's sake and for our family's pride."

"Okay!" Nuo Xiaoxi was thus chased out of the kitchen by Mrs. Lin.

Having no choice, Nuo Xiaoxi could only continue to work on her homework. The school assigned a lot of it, a thick stack of papers, numerous college entrance exam guides and various university conjecture tests. An overwhelming amount, with so many subjects in the college entrance exam, the content to remember was just too much. She simply couldn't catch up.

Mrs. Lin quickly prepared dinner.

It featured Lin Chuan's favorite lion's head meatballs and spicy chicken, and also Nuo Xiaoxi's favorite stir-fried eggs with chili peppers.

These were all homemade dishes, tasting exceptionally delicious and giving a profound sense of happiness.

Mrs. Lin was getting on in years and had a poor appetite. After eating a small bowl of rice, she put down her chopsticks and watched Lin Chuan and Nuo Xiaoxi eating with a happy smile. The two ate very deliciously. Lin Chuan ate like he was fighting, very aggressively, but Mrs. Lin and Nuo Xiaoxi were used to Lin Chuan's way of eating.

After eating their fill, Lin Chuan put down his chopsticks and wiped his mouth, saying, "I'm full."

"Let me clean up." Nuo Xiaoxi hurriedly stood up."

"No, let me do it." Mrs. Lin hurriedly said, "Chuanzi, now that you are full, take Xiaoxi out for a walk, see if there's anything she wants to buy? This girl, if you don't actively buy for her, she never asks for it herself."

"Hehe, don't worry." Lin Chuan nodded.

After wiping his mouth, Lin Chuan took Nuo Xiaoxi's hand and they left the house. Nuo Xiaoxi's face was slightly red. She followed Lin Chuan out, not knowing what to do. She wanted to refuse, but didn't know how to say it, afraid of hurting Lin Chuan's heart.

Lin Chuan, holding Nuo Xiaoxi's hand, walked out of the house. The two got into the car, and Lin Chuan drove with Nuo Xiaoxi to the city.

Tomorrow is the May Day holiday, so tonight is a night of revelry. Faced with a three-day holiday, all working people are going wild at this moment. Even all the malls and businesses are going crazy tonight, with promotional activities, various discounts… completely attracting the shopping-loving Chinese.

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