The game of power begins with the police officers at the local police station.

Liang Luping asked, "Do you still want to be with him?"

Liang Ting was speechless. She still had to live with the family. She was getting old, and her child was in high school. There was no way she could get a divorce.

Seeing that his daughter remained silent, Liang Luping continued, "Let's just turn a blind eye to this and pretend it never happened. After all, he's a deputy section chief, and you're the school's vice principal. If we make a big fuss, it won't be good for any of us."

"I just can't swallow this," Liang Ting said angrily.

"We can use this incident to give Wang Jianming a warning and make him behave himself in the future."

Liang Ting quickly asked, "How do we tap it?"

"Make him write a guarantee, explain his relationship with Xu Linlin clearly, and sever ties with Xu Linlin in the future. He should sign and put his fingerprint on it."

With this guarantee, I can easily control Wang Jianming and prevent him from acting recklessly in the future.

Men, well, have limited energy...

At this point, Liang Luping hesitated, looking at Liang Ting. There were some things he couldn't say in front of his daughter, after all, he was a father and couldn't be too blunt.

Men understand men best. Having been a leader for many years, it's impossible for me not to have thoughts. My main problem is that my energy is limited. After being tormented by my wife one night, I won't have any such thoughts the next day.

After his wife passed away, he was too old to continue and could only watch helplessly.

Liang Ting realized what was happening and asked, "Dad, did Wang Jianming come to see you?"

"He's with me; he sent me to persuade you not to make trouble."

"Let him come back. I won't make a scene anymore. I'll have a proper talk with him."

Liang Luping was very pleased; his daughter was smart enough to know what was important and what wasn't.

He got up and left, returning home.

When Wang Jianming saw Liang Luping return, he quickly went to greet him with a beaming smile and asked, "Dad, is Tingting calmed down?"

Liang Luping sighed: "Tingting cried all night last night, and her eyes were swollen. I had to talk to her a lot before I could persuade her to stop crying."

Jianming, your children are all grown up now. Let them know how they will feel about you as their father.

Wang Jianming lowered his head, speechless.

Liang Luping knew when to stop. Any further criticism would be too much. She stopped short of making a point, which made Wang Jianming feel guilty and indebted to his daughter and children.

"Alright, I won't say anything more. You understand the道理 (principles/reasoning). Go back and sincerely apologize to Tingting. Let's leave it at that and no one should mention it again."

Wang Jianming asked, "Has Tingting stopped making a fuss?"

"Stop making a scene, she wants to talk to you."

Wang Jianming said sincerely, "Thank you, Dad."

"Go back, you two should have a good talk."

Wang Jianming stood up, walked home nervously, took a deep breath when he arrived at his door, and knocked.

Liang Ting opened the door, and Wang Jianming, whose face had been solemn, forced a smile.

"Tingting"

Liang Ting glared at him, ignored him, and went back to the living room to sit down.

Wang Jianming followed her in, locked the door from the inside, and sat down next to Liang Ting.

Liang Ting shouted, "Kneel down!"

Since there were no outsiders around, I might as well kneel. My career was the priority. I knelt down with a thud, very smoothly, without the slightest hesitation.

With a forced smile, he said, "Tingting, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time. I'll never do it again."

Liang Ting stood up, went into the study, took out paper and pen, and placed them in front of Wang Jianming.

"Write a guarantee, clearly explaining how you and Xu Linlin got together, how long you were together, and how many times you slept together. Give me a clear account. From today onwards, you are not allowed to speak to Xu Linlin again; sever all ties."

Wang Jianming was sweating profusely. After writing this guarantee, Liang Ting had a handle on him, and his status in the family would plummet.

With a forced smile, he said, "Can't I just give you a verbal explanation? We're a couple. If you see this kind of thing occasionally, it will upset you and affect our relationship."

Liang Ting sneered, "Now you know it affects the relationship between husband and wife, but when you slept with Xu Linlin, weren't you afraid of affecting the relationship between husband and wife?"

I knew it! For the past two or three years, he hadn't touched me once. Turns out he'd been eating out and now he thought I was old and unattractive.

Wang Jianming quickly replied, "No, you are the most beautiful in my heart."

"Pah! That's disgusting to hear. If you won't write it down, I will. I'll write down what I saw last night and give it to your bureau leaders, one copy to each of them. Let's see how long you can stay as the director."

Wang Jianming was frightened. Liang Ting was capable of anything. He was at her mercy, with no bargaining power whatsoever. He had no choice but to write it; he couldn't let his hard-earned position as deputy section chief be reduced to nothing.

"I'll write, I'll write now."

He picked up a pen and paper, stood up, and went into the study.

Ten minutes later, Wang Jianming handed the guarantee to Liang Ting, who glanced at it and threw it on the ground.

"What kind of garbage is this? You think you can get away with this? No way! Explain yourself clearly and rewrite it."

Wang Jianming lowered his head and went back to rewrite it.

Half an hour later, the guarantee was handed to Liang Ting again.

Liang Ting read it carefully, not missing a single word. The more she read, the angrier she became. She jumped up and slapped Wang Jianming twice.

She roared, "I never imagined you'd cheat on me so many times!"

Wang Jianming looked aggrieved. "You asked me to write it in detail, and when I did, you got angry."

Suppressing her anger, Liang Ting finished reading the guarantee and glared at Wang Jianming.

"Sign and put your fingerprint on it." The guarantee was thrown at Wang Jianming's face.

Wang Jianming took the guarantee and went to the study to find inkpad to put his fingerprint on it.

Wang Jianming signed and pressed his fingerprint, then handed the guarantee to Liang Ting again.

Liang Ting snatched the guarantee and yelled, "Kneel down!"

He was told he had to kneel. Wang Jianming didn't dare to ask a question. Seeing Liang Ting's angry face, he had no choice but to obediently kneel down.

Liang Ting pointed at Wang Jianming's nose and scolded, "Listen to me, you'd better have sex with your husband more than eight times a month. If you do it less than once, I'll send this guarantee to your boss, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianming became anxious. At middle age, how could someone put goji berries in their thermos and endure such treatment?

With a forced smile, he said, "Eight times a month, twice a week, could it be once a week, four times a month?"

"Don't try to be funny with me. Eight times is the bottom line, no discussion, more is not an option."

Wang Jianming gritted his teeth and decided that eight times was eight times, and he would give it his all. He could just take more tonics if necessary.

Liang Ting continued, "From now on, give me your salary card. I'll make the decisions at home. If you need to use money, you have to submit a report. If it's a reasonable expense, I'll give it to you."

Facing Liang Ting's death stare, he stood up, took out his key, opened his own drawer in the study, took out his salary card, and handed it to Liang Ting: "Tingting, from now on, you're in charge of things at home. You don't need to ask me."

Liang Ting snatched the salary card: "Don't flatter yourself, I won't ask you again."

Have you changed your salary card password?

"No, it's the same as before."

Liang Ting stood up, put her salary card into her bag, and pointed at Wang Jianming's nose: "You better behave yourself from now on. If I find out again that you're having an affair with another woman, I'll make sure you can't stay in this leadership position."

My patience has its limits; this is the first and last time.

Wang Jianming nodded repeatedly: "I will never dare to do it again."

Liang Ting still harbored resentment, and the only way to vent it was through spending. She spent all the money in Wang Jianming's salary card to finally feel relieved.

She took three days off to go to Yizhou to spend money. She bought whatever was expensive and had a great time.