Absolute power in officialdom

Chapter 135 Black Widow's Girlish Heart

Wu Zhiyuan couldn't help but take a closer look.

Lin Xue's smooth back was fully exposed, her skin glowing with a delicate luster under the soft light. The lines of her shoulder blades were smooth and beautiful, her waist was slender, and her hips formed a mature and alluring curve.

This was completely different from the image of Lin Xue he usually saw.

Wu Zhiyuan reminded himself: I can't let my mind wander! I must stay focused; a massage is a massage. If I lose control and do something out of line, it might ruin the good image I have of Lin Xue.

He took a deep breath and said, "Sister Lin, I'm starting to massage. If the pressure is not right, please let me know."

When his fingertips touched her skin, they both trembled slightly.

This feels completely different from when you're wearing clothes.

"Zhiyuan, since Su Taohong disappeared, have you considered starting a new relationship? You're twenty-five already, shouldn't your family be pressuring you?"

"Yes, Sister Lin."

"Wu Ruolan is a good girl. I asked her last time, and she said she has a boyfriend in Jiangzhou."

"Yes, I heard that her boyfriend works at a research institute in Jiangzhou."

Lin Xue stopped talking.

Wu Zhiyuan focused on the movements in his hands.

Smooth and supple skin, the aura of a mature woman, and an intimacy that transcends superior-subordinate relationships—it's easy to stir one's heart.

However, he always firmly adhered to the bottom line, focusing all his attention on the massage itself, and his movements were professional and restrained, without daring to make any excessive movements.

Lin Xue suddenly said quietly, "Sometimes when I think about it, it seems that our generation always has too many concerns and too much burden in terms of relationships."

Unlike you young people, who are so passionate and carefree.

Wu Zhiyuan chimed in, "Actually, Sister Lin, you're not old at all; you're from the same generation as us."

"The same generation?" Lin Xue said with a wry smile. "Zhiyuan, are you trying to comfort me? Time waits for no one, and so does one's mindset."

After experiencing so much, some things become ingrained in your bones, making it impossible to be carefree even if you want to.

Sometimes, in the dead of night, I dream that I am that young person who has just graduated and is full of hope.

But when I opened my eyes, reality was coldly laid out before me.

Over the years, it seems like I haven't grasped anything besides work.

Love, family... they're like sand slipping through your fingers, impossible to hold onto.

These words were almost a true reflection of Lin Xue's most vulnerable and unguarded side.

At this moment, Lin Xue has shed the hard armor of a discipline inspection secretary and is just an ordinary woman who is tired, lonely, and longing for warmth and support.

Wu Zhiyuan comforted her, saying, "Sister Lin, you have grasped something more important. You have upheld justice and your original aspirations, and protected the integrity and uprightness of this community."

In the eyes of many people, you are a role model worthy of respect.

In matters of the heart, perhaps it's just that the right person hasn't come along yet, or perhaps someone even better is waiting for you.

Lin Xue sighed softly and said self-deprecatingly, "Role model? Zhiyuan, you don't need to comfort me. In the end, I've just turned myself into a weapon, a weapon specifically designed to fight against darkness and corruption."

Weapons need neither emotion nor family.

This is probably how my life will be.

Marriage? It's impossible. Being alone, quiet and peaceful, is just fine.

Why get married? For a woman like me with my experiences and personality, it's nothing but mutual torture. It hurts myself and wastes the other person's time. What's the point?

After a pause, Lin Xue asked, "Zhiyuan, are you tired? Take a rest."

Wu Zhiyuan stopped what he was doing and sat on the bed.

He suddenly noticed a pink bra in the corner of the bed.

This is nothing short of an astonishing secret.

If others knew that Lin Xue, who usually wears all black, has a pink bedroom and wears a pink bra, they would definitely be shocked.

Wu Zhiyuan thought to himself: Lin Xue truly has a soft, even girlish side hidden deep inside.

Her black clothes were her armor against the storms of the outside world;

This private shade of pink may be her deepest longing for warmth, beauty, and certain repressed emotions.

Would you consider this a kind of two-faced person?

But Wu Zhiyuan quickly refuted the two-faced hypothesis.

A coin has two sides, and it also casts a shadow in the sunlight.

Who in the world isn't a so-called "two-faced person," or even a "multi-faceted person"?

After pressing for a while, Lin Xue said softly, "Zhiyuan, it's getting late, you should go back and rest."

You've had a hard night again. Remember, this is a secret between the two of us.

Otherwise, when Ai Qun filed his complaint, I would have had another charge against me: moral failings.

As she spoke, Lin Xue laughed, a self-deprecating laugh.

Wu Zhiyuan said indignantly, "Sister Lin, what are you saying! Ai Kun himself is riddled with illnesses, yet he has the nerve to make others take medicine?"

He's a mess himself, but he's a master at turning the tables and blaming others!

What right does someone like him have to judge other people's lifestyles? It's an absolute joke!

Lin Xue sighed softly: "Zhiyuan, that's true, but in officialdom, it's often not about who's right, but who has power and who has the loudest voice."

Iain is riding high right now, and if he wants to smear me, he can always find a reason or create one.

Labels about lifestyle don't need concrete evidence; just rumors are enough to confuse the public and ruin one's reputation. Public opinion is a powerful force.

Wu Zhiyuan stopped what he was doing, covered Lin Xue with the blanket, and then turned around on his own.

I heard the rustling sound of clothes being put on behind me.

As Lin Xue put on her clothes, she said, "Actually, Zhiyuan, sometimes when I think about it, what do I have to be afraid of?"

Lifestyle issues? This label might be incredibly heavy on someone else, but on me, it might not actually break me.

I am a single woman who has been divorced for many years. I have no husband or children, and I have no criminal record. I have neither broken up any other family nor used my position to engage in any power-for-sex transactions.

Who you associate with outside of work is a personal matter, and it's none of anyone else's business to comment.

They might gossip, but such idle chatter won't hurt me.

"What kind of storms haven't I weathered over the years?"

Lin Xue got dressed, got out of bed, looked at Wu Zhiyuan and said, "Zhiyuan, I'm telling the truth when I say I'm not afraid."

But the reason I repeatedly emphasized the need for secrecy and asked you to avoid acquaintances when you come is actually because I'm worried about you.

You are so young, with a bright future ahead of you, and you're not married yet.

If people see you frequently entering and leaving my dorm late at night, what will those with ulterior motives say? What will they say?

They would say, "You, Wu Zhiyuan, are so young, and instead of focusing on your work, you're trying to climb up to female leaders. You're not relying on your abilities, but on your special relationship."

They might even slander us, saying we have some kind of improper relationship, and that you're my kept man.

Such malicious language, once it spreads, will be a devastating blow to you.

Your efforts and abilities will be completely negated, and your promotion will be subject to criticism.

How will you find a partner in the future? What good girl would want to endure this kind of gossip?

Wu Zhiyuan chuckled awkwardly, "Sister Lin, you're overthinking it! What do I have to be afraid of? Before getting married, aren't we all single?"

You're single, and I'm single. Even if there are rumors, that's our private matter.

"I haven't broken the law or violated any rules, so why would they kill me over this?"

Lin Xue was stunned.