Stuck in a Chinese novel

The newly appointed mayor of Yuan Yin City was having wine in his office peacefully that evening. He had just had an exhausting day at the office and he wasn't going to exhaust himself even more by going to his wife at home.

Chin Shu wasn't a corrupt official but he wasn't squeaky clean either. He was somewhere in the middle. His good deeds were almost equal to his bad deeds. Of course, the amount of lives he had destroyed could never be compared to how many good deeds he did but it was all from a justified point of view. If the price of a life can be some bills in donation, then it was justified.

Or at least that was how he believed it to be. So when it was said that he was good and bad equally, it was from his own justified view, not from those whose lives were destroyed because of him or those whose lives were saved because of him.

After the blunder of the previous mayor, who had made the mistake of involving himself with the prince of the Yuan Yin city, although banished, still a prince, the image of the seat of the mayor wasn't that good. For that, Chin Shu had some ideas.

Many people had come to him for that, to be in his good books. There were many from the major families. Even the princess of Yuan Yin City, Lin Ruan, and beauties like Liu Yu had contacted him to congratulate him and construct good relations with him.

He felt proud of himself for that. There were two mayoral candidates for this seat and he was the one selected and he needed to keep it if he wanted to remain successful. So, no involvement with the politics of the families would have been a good idea, however, earlier today he received an offer from Liu Yu that he couldn't help but accept.

The task was simple, widespread news of some actor attempting to r*pe a woman. He had to keep the legal aspects of the matter clean. The reward for such a simple task was too much, possible admission of his child to a sect. Although his son hadn't awakened yet, there was a chance he might or he could purchase elixirs to do so.

So he agreed, without knowing anything about it, without getting too much involved, he agreed to do it. Now, he had a good life ahead. The future of his child was promised and his position in the city would also become better if he were to actively support against such a criminal.

Dreaming of such a better future, his eyes felt heavy and he fell asleep right there on the sofa. A figure in the corner of the room moved and came in front of him. The figure wore a biker suit along with a helmet. The figure didn't look at him for even more than a second before he picked up Chin Shu's phone and dialed a number on it.

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Xia Lu had just exited the bath after drying herself. She had had an exhausting day at the office today. At first, there was the matter of dealing with several interviews to testify against the claims against Xiao Heiling's charges. Then it was consoling Quan Kui who was crying nonstop.

Then it was the matter of what Wei Jun had asked her to do. However, her focus wasn't entirely on that. Her focus was mostly on the last part of her day. The part that left her more confused than bashful.

Although she didn't deny she had fallen in love, she also didn't deny the fact that the man she fell for was already committed to someone else. Although there were rumors of them not being on good terms, it wouldn't necessarily be true. So she was left to ponder, what to do. Should she bury her feelings or should she be open about it? She didn't know.

All she did know was that she wasn't willing to share him. Many marriages for successful people weren't something rare even in these modern times. Her own grandfather had married twice for the sake of many children.

But although she leaned on the side of the norm, she also didn't want to share the love of that man with anyone else. But looking at herself, wasn't she doing something somewhat similar? She had fallen for a man who was already engaged. In a way, she was the intruder in their story. She was the villain. That fact couldn't be denied no matter what so did she have any right to be so selfish?

Such thoughts were what took most of her time these days. And she didn't know what to do. She didn't have the courage to straight up go to him and confess her feelings. But she also didn't want to lose him. So many things plagued her mind that she was at a loss.

Her feelings didn't change, but they didn't change in all aspects. 'I should talk to him.' She thought inwardly. In the worst-case scenario where she did have to share him, she felt she could cope with it. However, that was the problem for later. The first thing she was the most worried about was the reciprocation of her feelings.

Wei Jun's kiss earlier suggested many things. Either he was also interested in her, or he just saw her as another plaything. Or maybe he was interested, but she wasn't her first priority. Many, many thoughts came together and plagued her mind, leaving her restless and confused, most of the day.

As she was feeling more and more puzzled, confused, and stressed, her phone rang. She turned to see the phone number and failed to recognize the caller. She suddenly remembered the task she had been given before the kiss that left her to ponder a plethora of things. She collected herself and turned on the record function.

She picked up the phone and said, "Who is this?"

Instead of a reply, she received a question from a voice she didn't recognize, "Who I am does not matter. What matters is your opinion."

"What opinion? Who is this? I will report you if you waste my time." She threatened, just like a normal person would because she reminded herself about the act she was supposed to put on.

"You might want to know this before you do that. Your coworker might not survive the night in the police station." The voice on the other side.

"What? What's that supposed to mean?" Xia Lu asked, acting confused but she understood who the voice was referring to.

"Tell me, how did you like the show?" The voice on the other end asked.

"What show?" Xia Lu asked.

"The show of your friend being arrested. How was it? Did I cover all the aspects?" The voice asked, sounding amused by Xia Lu's confusion.

"I knew it. Xiao Heiling is an idiot but he isn't the type to do that. So you did something." Xia Lu deduced that acting too stupid would also be detrimental to her so she pointed out the voice's intentions.

"Of course. It wasn't difficult you know. When you have all the resources like me, instigating such an incident is easy." The voice bragged.

"Cut the sh*t. what do you want?" Xia Lu asked.

"Oh, now you want to know what I want. You weren't so enthusiastic last week." The voice at the other end said.

"Last week?" Xia Lu said as if she was trying to remember before she added surprise to her voice and said, "You! You did this!"

"Of course, I had to get your attention somehow, now didn't I?" The man on the other end said before he stated his demand, "Now if you want your friend to be safe and released, you better do what I say. You and your costars, invite them to my private gathering of friends this weekend."

"You! How could you be so disgusting when you are the mayor?!" Xia Lu pretend yelled and revealed the identity of the caller as if she was sure of it.

"Haha. I may be a mayor but I'm also a man with a heart. Every man wants to share a drink with a beautiful woman. Or in this instance, many beautiful women." The mayor said on the other end.

"You, do you really think you will be safe after this?" Xia Lu asked.

"You do anything, and I will make sure your friend doesn't survive the night. After all, accidents happen. Just be obedient and bring your friends to my gathering this weekend. Make sure to dress a little to a man's taste. In other words, try to wear as little as you can. Hahaha!" The mayor once again stated his demands and ended the call.

Xia Lu chuckled once the call ended. She wasn't a genius but even she knew what this call meant.

She couldn't help but marvel at the methods of her boss. All that was left to do was hand over the recording. After that, her task would end.

'Still, that man's a devious genius.' Her feelings aside, she couldn't help but be genuinely surprised by her boss\\ crush.