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

After registering, Chen Shi came out of the Provincial Party School but did not see Huang Xin. He didn't know where she had gone.

Chen Shi took out his phone and called Zhou Hua.

Chen Shi

"Where is Zhou Hua?"

"Were you in Yizhou on your way back to the company?"

"Okay, I'll come to your company."

"Okay, I'll be there in a bit."

Chen Shi asked Yang Bin to drive to Zhou Hua's company.

Upon arriving at Zhou Hua's company, Zhou Hua was waiting in his office.

"When did you come to Yizhou?" Zhou Hua asked.

Chen Shi sat down: "I just came up this morning. I'm going to study for a master's degree at the Provincial Party School. I came up to register and will be going to Yizhou often in the future."

"You're pursuing a part-time postgraduate degree." Zhou Hua poured Chen Shi a cup of tea.

Chen Shi nodded: "We had dinner together tonight at the Party School. I ran into Ding Yi and made plans with him."

"I was just about to invite him to dinner; he introduced me to a big project at the end of the year. I'll arrange things tonight, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Is Ding Yi satisfied with the renovation of his house?"

Zhou Hua lit a cigarette, took a puff, and said, "I'm very satisfied. I did everything myself, even more so than when I was renovating my own house. I thought of everything he hadn't thought of beforehand. After the renovation was finished, his wife went to inspect it and was very satisfied. She invited me to her house for dinner."

Chen Shi entrusted the matter to Zhou Hua, believing him to be reliable and unlikely to mess it up.

"For the renovation costs, I'll have you issue an invoice to me, and I'll arrange for the bureau to transfer it to you."

Zhou Hua looked at Chen Shi: "Do you still consider me an old classmate? You introduced Ding Yi to me, and the big project he introduced me to at the end of the year has already made back the money for the renovation. If you bring this up again, I'll really get angry with you."

The hardest thing to repay is a favor. Chen Shi didn't want to owe Zhou Hua a favor, and Zhou Hua insisted on not giving it. He couldn't force him to give it, because if he did, the relationship would end there.

In high school, Zhou Hua was my best friend. He was good at everything except studying.

His wife, Su Lin, is the deputy director of surgery at Huahai Hospital. This is a very important position, and she will be useful in the future.

Regardless of the relationship, everyone owes each other favors. Once you owe enough favors, you become like family, deeply bound together.

You have no value yourself; you only have superficial acquaintances with everyone and never develop deep relationships.

Zhou Hua finalized the hotel for dinner, and Chen Shi sent a message to Ding Yi. The two of them arrived at the hotel entrance and waited.

Ding Yi arrived after waiting for more than ten minutes.

After getting off the bus, I saw Chen Shi and Zhou Hua waiting at the door. I was very happy. These two were sensible. No one dislikes a friend who takes them seriously.

Chen Shi quickly stepped forward and shook Ding Yi's hand: "Section Chief Ding."

Ding Yi smiled and said, "Sorry, there was a bit of traffic on the way, so I'm late."

"It's rush hour in Yizhou, traffic is congested everywhere, and we just arrived recently."

Ding Yi shook hands with Zhou Hua: "Boss Zhou, thank you for Dr. Su's help. My wife said that she wants to come to your house to visit Dr. Su in a couple of days. The attending physician recommended by Dr. Su is very professional. My mother-in-law can now slowly get out of bed."

"Section Chief Ding, you're too kind. It's nothing."

The three of them entered the hotel and went to a private room. Zhou Hua had prepared good wine and ordered dishes in advance, and asked the waiter to serve the food.

The three of them ate and chatted, thoroughly enjoying themselves. After the meal, Zhou Hua gave Ding Yi two bottles of fine wine to take home.

Ding Yi's car drove away, and Zhou Hua looked at Chen Shi: "Where will you stay tonight?"

Chen Shi jokingly said, "Never mind, I won't disturb your time together. You're making too much noise and it's affecting my sleep."

When are you going back?

"Tomorrow morning"

"Give me a call next time you come up."

"Okay," Chen Shi said, getting into the car, and Yang Bin drove away.

Yang Bin asked, "Director Chen, where are we going now?"

"Let's go to the hotel we stayed at last time," Chen Shi said, slightly drunk, leaning back in his chair, feeling drowsy.

The phone rang, waking Chen Shi up. He took out his phone and saw that it was Gu Jia calling.

As soon as the call connected, Gu Jia's voice came through: "Director Chen, are you in Yizhou?"

"I'm not here."

"You're lying. You're going to study for a master's degree at the Party School. You're registering today. Do you mean you're going back to Chunyang after you register?"

"You're very well-informed."

"I'm also in Yizhou. A friend of mine is here today to register for graduate school at the Party School. Where are you? I'll come find you."

"Why are you calling me so late at night?"

"A woman, looking for a man late at night, what do you think they're going to do?"

Chen Shi changed the subject: "I'm not going to talk about this anymore, I'm going out drinking, I'll hang up now."

Gu Jiajiao laughed and said, "Director Chen, you can't even lie properly. I could hear the sound of cars speeding on the road. I'm not a tiger; you're not giving me a single chance."

"I really have something to do, I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Shi wasn't without feelings for Gu Jia, but he couldn't sleep with this woman; she was cunning and scheming, and once he slept with her, he wouldn't be able to get rid of her.

Chen Shi still preferred sleeping with people within the system; everyone had status, so even if things soured later, it wouldn't cause a major upheaval.

If this gets out of hand, it won't be good for anyone.

Upon arriving at the hotel where they had stayed last time, Chen Shi booked a presidential suite and also booked one for Yang Bin.

In the corridor, Chen Shi saw a familiar figure; it was none other than Huang Xin.

Fate is a wonderful thing; how could I possibly encounter something like this?

Huang Xin seemed to sense that someone was watching her. She turned around and was stunned to see Chen Shi.

He said in an icy tone, "You've been following me?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "How dare you talk like that? Aren't you the one who's been following me? Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're pretty."

"Isn't this the kind of tactic you scumbags always use? Stalking girls, pretending to bump into them, and gaining their trust."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Minister Huang, you have a deep misunderstanding about me. I really didn't know you lived here. This is fate, not a chance encounter."

When fate brings you together, there's nothing you can do about it.

"I don't want any connection with you." Huang Xin strode forward, went to her room door, opened it, went inside, and slammed the door shut.

Chen Shi walked over and found that his room was right next to Huang Xin's.

After entering the room, Chen Shi took a bath, played on his phone for a while, but felt bored and couldn't sleep, so he wanted to chat with Huang Xin.

Huang Xin tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. Her mind was filled with Chen Shi's mischievous image. She tried to force herself not to think about it, but her mind wouldn't listen, and she unconsciously started thinking about Chen Shi again.

She suddenly imagined Chen Shi pushing open the door and coming in, and...

Five hundred words are omitted here.

Huang Xin sat up. "How could I think about that bastard Chen Shi? He's a hooligan. He even harassed me at the Party School. He forcibly kissed me last time. I haven't settled the score with him yet."

Thinking of Chen Shi's forceful kiss, I still feel a strange sense of anticipation.

Just as Huang Xin was lost in thought, there was a knock on the door. Huang Xin asked, "Who is it?"

"It's me."

Huang Xin recognized Chen Shi's voice clearly and knew exactly what Chen Shi wanted to do by coming to see her at this time.

Huang Xin was torn between opening the door for him and not.

A voice in her mind told her to go open the door for him. Huang Xin stood up and walked step by step toward the door, completely out of control.