Chapter 2311 - 2311

Gu Man felt a bit desolate and a tad angry.

Liu Zhizhong kept a cold face and said, "Enough, Gu Man. Stop overthinking. It's not that I care about Gu Yan, but my reputation matters to me. Lu Liang messed around foolishly, insulting me, so of course I'd be offended and want to give him trouble. He's been talking nonsense, causing me embarrassment, shouldn't he pay the price? Besides, you and I are already like strangers, but Gu Yan has no grievance with me. She used to call me brother-in-law, and if she's disturbed, helping her shouldn't be a big problem, right?"

As he spoke, he let out a cold smile and said, "Today you came here to warn me not to get too close to Gu Yan, right? Haha..."

Gu Man, seeing right through him, didn't feel embarrassed, and admitted it openly.

"That's right, I'm warning you not to have inappropriate thoughts about Gu Yan—it's quite awkward. If Zhang Xiaoyang weren't away in Southern city for study, he'd come personally."

Liu Zhizhong nodded, giving a faint, cold smile.

That so-called study trip is just a formality and an excuse.

The poorer and more backward a place is, the more it loves going to well-developed places to study and learn. What they're really up to, who knows?

At least one thing is certain: spending public funds on food, drinks, and entertainment—fantastic!

Whether they study anything or not, it doesn't matter.

It's more about going on a study trip and enjoying the process, hahaha...

Liu Zhizhong said, "Okay, you can rest assured and go back. There's nothing between Gu Yan and me, we're innocent."

Gu Man really didn't know what more to say, and truly couldn't speak any further, so she nodded, "Alright, Liu Zhizhong, take care and don't clash with the Gu Family or the Zhang Family."

Liu Zhizhong, not wanting to waste more words, replied, "Alright, thanks for your advice."

Gu Man felt quite awkward, and with that, she grabbed her bag and turned to leave.

Liu Zhizhong watched her shadow silently, which was like quietly seeing her off.

As Gu Man entered the elevator and turned to close the door, she caught sight of Liu Zhizhong seeing her off, which stirred feelings within her.

But at that moment, she faced him with a cold expression, embodying the arrogance of a wealthy young lady, looking at Liu Zhizhong fearlessly and boldly.

Liu Zhizhong realized he might have been somewhat indisposed, and turned back into the house.

Behind him, the elevator doors slowly closed, and Gu Man secretly sighed, feeling a bit low.

Seeing an ex-boyfriend again, she still felt he was excellent, even more refined and capable.

Yet she was already a married woman, and a wealthy young lady. What can be done?

It seems Liu Zhizhong is still very pure, with nothing going on with Gu Yan. All the trouble stems from Lu Liang, that guy.

Clearly, in Gu Man's eyes, a person like Lu Liang naturally isn't worthy of being a brother-in-law.

So, upon returning to her car, Gu Man still messaged Zhang Xiaoyang, expressing that Liu Zhizhong and Gu Yan seemed fine, but it was Lu Liang causing trouble.

Zhang Xiaoyang, at that moment in a bustling southern city, was reveling in a lavish lifestyle.

Upon receiving his wife's message, he promptly replied, saying: You shouldn't hastily judge based on a woman's hunch; we need to gather more information and check on Gu Yan's situation. Liu Zhizhong, that guy, hehe, might hold a grudge because you married me. It's possible he could devise some unique revenge tactics. If he's indeed with Gu Yan, we would be terribly humiliated! Don't worry about it for now, let's assess things when I return. Meanwhile, I'll have someone keep an eye on him.

Then, true to his word, Zhang Xiaoyang sent messages and dispatched his lackeys to monitor Liu Zhizhong's house, watching the guy first. If Liu Zhizhong and Gu Yan have any interaction, they couldn't avoid leaving a trace, hehe...

Ah~~~

Liu Zhizhong, oh what a remarkable person, with Lu Liang's people watching him at work; Zhang Xiaoyang's people monitoring him at home, haha...

In the following days, Liu Zhizhong completely concluded his grassroots activities at Shunping County Meteorological Bureau and submitted an outstanding report.

He returned to the City Meteorological Bureau, just waiting for the official dispatch order to report at the City Culture and Tourism Bureau.

However, after working at the City Meteorological Bureau for only a few days, Liu Zhizhong sensed something wasn't right.

Why the hell did it feel like someone was watching me at the bureau's entrance at all hours?

Who could it be?

Liu Zhizhong guessed it could be Zhang Xiaoyang's people or perhaps Lu Liang's.

His sensitivity was indeed very keen.

Ultimately, Liu Zhizhong was indeed eager to delve into this mystery.

On that day, coincidentally a Friday, the dispatch order had just arrived.

The following Monday, Liu Zhizhong was to report to the City Culture and Tourism Bureau, officially becoming a department-level cadre, and assuming the role of director of the Cultural and Tourism Bureau's Industry Division, which is quite an important department and very influential!

Such rapid promotion shocked the entire Meteorological Bureau.

As the dispatch order arrived close to the end of the workday, despite the shock, the Meteorological Bureau didn't manage to arrange a farewell banquet for him, so a brief meeting was held to bid farewell.

At the end of the meeting, Liu Zhizhong, as usual, went to the parking lot, retrieved his car, and drove out of the Meteorological Bureau. This initial transitional unit, coming as gently as it went, was nothing to worry about.

After all, at this unit, relationships were merely affected by Zhang Xiaoyang's influence—Liu Zhizhong didn't care about that. At such a fringe unit, relationships don't really affect much.

Driving his car, Liu Zhizhong didn't head home but drove towards the outskirts.

Today, he was determined to see who the hell had been tailing him.

The car left the city and headed towards the Eastern Suburb, quickly identifying a domestic electric car and a family Japanese fuel car loosely following him.

Liu Zhizhong let out a cold secret laugh, come on, let me see who you really are.

Before long, Liu Zhizhong drove his car to the banks of Dongjiang.

Dongjiang, the mother river of Dongnan City, is neither too big nor too small, with quite abundant fishing resources.

Every weekend, the riverbanks are often crowded with fishermen, camping, fishing, and enjoying their leisure hobbies, which is also a good choice.

However, Southeast's fishing industry hasn't really taken off yet. Recently, Shunping County, with the "Fishermen's Life" online sensation, stirred another wave of fishing fever.

Liu Zhizhong's car was great, with air suspension, automatic rising and lowering chassis, effortlessly navigating rocky and grassy terrain, while those tracking him suffered, repeatedly scraping their chassis, hahaha...