Chapter 75: Special Treatment for Special Matters

“Did you ever keep a lover?” Zhang Min looked at Chu Xuan strangely, probably not understanding how these words came from the mouth of someone who was once a well-bred lady from a scholarly family and now the mayor’s wife.

“My silly darling is quite vigorous, I don’t have such troubles…” Chu Xuan chided Zhang Min.

“Vigorous? How vigorous? He’s over ten years older than you, no matter how vigorous he couldn’t be that vigorous…” Zhang Min pursed her lips.

“How could my silly darling be as old as you say? He’s only ten years older than me, and he’s in great health! Really vigorous!” Chu Xuan was somewhat displeased.

Back when Zhang Min found Li Guoqing, a young handsome guy, while Chu Xuan married a man ten years her senior who was already starting to go bald, Zhang Min felt it wasn’t worth it for Chu Xuan.

During the dating and newlywed years, Zhang Min often joked that Chu Xuan married an old geezer and definitely wouldn’t be happy in certain aspects. But unexpectedly, the joke turned out to be true—in the end, the one unhappy in certain aspects wasn’t Chu Xuan, but herself.

Li Guoqing wasn’t just incapable in that aspect; he was also unsuccessful in his career. He only held a sinecure at Yida Group through his sister Li Tingting’s connections, drawing a salary to get by. Meanwhile, Chu Xuan’s husband Xiang Tianqi had a smooth political career over the years. Before turning forty, he had already become the mayor of Guishe City, was very popular, and had an unlimited future.

Comparing people can be maddening; one wrong step really leads to many more.

“Haha… so vigorous… how about sharing some… take me along someday to share? Give him a double or something, see if he can handle it?” Zhang Min teased Chu Xuan with a sour tone.

“Cut it out! He’d be so lucky! Don’t you dare set your sights on my silly darling, or else…” Chu Xuan seemed to have imagined her husband’s eyes lighting up and drooling at the sight of the beautiful Zhang Min.

“Or else what?” Zhang Min looked at Chu Xuan challengingly.

“Or else I’ll marry you and be your wife, annoy you to death!”

“You little thing! Be my wife? See how I torment you!”

“Torment me? Without the diamond drill, how dare you take on this porcelain work?”

“What diamond drill? A flesh drill will do…”

“Min… where’s your flesh drill? Show me… haha…”

“Haha… you slut! Check out my invincible diamond great flesh drill!” Zhang Min extended two fingers, pounced on Chu Xuan, and started poking and prodding her all over.

“Uh… stop messing around! Let me talk seriously with you.” Afraid that Zhang Min might get crazy and kiss her again, Chu Xuan quickly changed the subject.

“What’s serious?”

“Don’t you run a law firm? You must meet many clients, right? If you come across someone young, handsome, and looking quite strong someday, use work as an excuse to interact more with him. It’s easy to spark something; you might find a long-term massager… and it’s all-natural, no charging needed, green and eco-friendly…”

“Clients? Forget it, none of my clients are young and handsome. They’re all old geezers, leering at me, and I feel sick just seeing them.”

“Keep an eye out! You’ll find someone in life. Anyway, Li Guoqing wronged you first, and he’s incapable in that area now. It’s normal for you to find someone else, as long as the Li Family doesn’t find out.”

“We’ll see, pour me more wine.” Zhang Min pushed her empty glass toward Chu Xuan. She was clearly somewhat persuaded by Chu Xuan, but… for a woman, the first time cheating is indeed difficult, mainly because you have to get past the psychological barrier first.

“The wine’s gone.” Chu Xuan picked up the empty bottle and looked at it.

“Get two more bottles. Today we drink until we drop.”

“Just get one bottle. Aren’t you going back to the office this afternoon?”

“You really underestimate my drinking ability. Do you think two more bottles will get me drunk?”

“Alright then, don’t blame me if it messes up your important business later.”

“Blame you, blame you, blame you! Who else should I blame?”

“Uh…”

…

These past two days, Lü Yang accompanied Sister Mei to many places. When Sister Mei submitted the IOU and mobile phone recording evidence to the public security authorities, nothing happened at first. But unexpectedly, a day later, it suddenly received great attention from the authorities—”unprecedented” attention, one could say.

Under the urging of Zhou Ling, a special agent from the Ministry of State Security Bureau 19, the Guishe City police quickly moved to detain Li Weimin. They even secretly dispatched teams to travel hundreds of kilometers overnight to Lutou Town to arrest Li Fuqiang and Chen Yonggui. Although the Guishe City police didn’t know why this case attracted attention from higher-ups, following the bureau leadership’s instructions, whatever the higher-ups focused on must be treated as a top priority—special treatment for special matters, handled quickly and well.

This efficiency in handling the case greatly satisfied Lü Yang and Sister Mei. Of course, they didn’t realize someone above was supervising; they thought it was the result of Guishe City’s recent emphasis on “addressing incompetence and accountability.”

“This case also involves some loan and civil compensation issues. We need to hire a lawyer and file a civil lawsuit with the court as soon as possible. We should apply to the Court for property preservation against Li Weimin’s company and Li Fuqiang’s flour mill to secure the maximum compensation for you.” When everything was almost settled, Lü Yang reminded Sister Mei about the lawsuit. Otherwise, if Li Weimin and Li Fuqiang transferred their assets in advance, all this effort would be wasted.

“I don’t want money, I just want them dead!” Sister Mei shook her head, her face full of anger.

“Don’t act on impulse. That money is rightfully yours. They should compensate you financially, and they won’t escape legal responsibility either. These aren’t mutually exclusive.” Lü Yang advised Sister Mei for a bit. Women often act emotionally when upset.

“Then… what should I do?” Sister Mei looked at Lü Yang for help. She had been through too much these past two days… giving statements here, signing documents there. If it weren’t for Lü Yang advising her, she wouldn’t have been able to handle it and would have broken down long ago.

“First, we need to hire a lawyer.” After thinking, Lü Yang told Sister Mei. He wasn’t all-powerful; legal matters naturally required a lawyer.

“Hire a lawyer? Wouldn’t that cost a lot of money?” Sister Mei had never been involved in a lawsuit before and felt quite nervous.

“Don’t worry about that. I once did renovation work for a lawyer’s family. The project went well, and he was very satisfied. He even gave me his business card, saying if I ever needed legal help, I should contact him, and he’d assist me for free.” Lü Yang explained to Sister Mei.

“Really? That’s great! Let’s go see him now!” Hearing this, Sister Mei was very happy.

“It’s not good for you to see him directly right now. Let me go talk to him first, scout out the situation. Once we’ve discussed things, I’ll bring you along.” Lü Yang shook his head. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to take Sister Mei; he actually didn’t know any lawyer. He had said that just to keep her from worrying.

Lü Yang’s plan was to sell off some of the gold bars and U.S. dollars he obtained from Chen Yonggui. Then he would use that money to hire a lawyer, pretending to Sister Mei that it didn’t cost anything. This way, he’d be spending her money on her. Otherwise, it would be hard to give Sister Mei so much money without a good excuse.