Chen Ming stared at the video on his computer screen. He could imagine that someone of his father's stature in Minghai City must wield significant influence, capable of doing some disgraceful things.
But that was just imagination, and imagination is not reality. Since it was not reality, it did not count.
No matter who it was, seeing their father with another woman—and, what's more, a woman who was not their mother—would surely feel like a jar of mixed emotions had been knocked over. It was an unpleasant feeling.
At this moment, Chen Ming's heart was indeed filled with discomfort. He really couldn't understand what was so good about the woman in the video. How could his father be so bewitched by such a woman that he allowed this video to end up in his own hands?
Chen Ming was a smart and rational person.
After watching the video, he quickly thought of something terrifying after the initial surge of anger.
Ye Xiao had given him this video, and he had come specifically to hand it over. So, what did this mean? Was Ye Xiao trying to use this video to threaten his father? This possibility, it seemed, could not be ruled out.
Chen Ming closed the video. His mouse cursor subconsciously selected the video file in the USB drive, thinking of deleting it, but at that moment, he discovered another document in the USB drive named "You'll Regret Not Reading This."
Chen Ming opened the document called "You'll Regret Not Reading This." The few words inside made Chen Ming shudder with fear.
Because the words were meant to warn Chen Ming and his father, spoken by Ye Xiao, "Do not even think about deleting the video, for it's only a copy. If you don't want to see the sky fall and the earth split, then it's best to dutifully be the second in command of Minghai City. Otherwise, tomorrow's headlines on various internet portals will surely feature the promotional page of Minghai City's second in command, Chen Minghai City's second-hand man."
These words were not long, but each one struck Chen Ming's heart with force.
Chen Ming was no fool, and at this moment, he understood what Ye Xiao meant.
In the upcoming competition for the top position of Minghai City, his father had full confidence. The position of the number one in Minghai City seemed to be within easy reach. Chen Ming's father, Chen Maozhong, had never considered Sun Bin as a rival, after all, Sun Bin truly lacked a powerful background, and although Chen Maozhong's connections were not extremely solid, he did have high-ranking officials covering for him.
However, the appearance of this video could disrupt that balance.
Chen Ming's thoughts had shifted from how to make his father apologize to his mother to how to save his father.
Han Fei's father had fallen from grace, and Chen Ming could not allow this to happen to his own father. It was absolutely unacceptable.
Finally, Chen Ming picked up his cellphone and called Chen Maozhong.
Chen Ming received a call from his son, which puzzled him, as he was currently in a meeting. Nevertheless, Chen Maozhong doted on Chen Ming, so when he saw his son's call, he excused himself from the others in the meeting and immediately left the conference room.
Chen Maozhong was very happy at this time, as his election as the new leader of Minghai City was almost a done deal. More than two-thirds of Minghai City's leadership supported him.
Thinking of Song Jianping and Sun Bin's awkward expressions, Chen Maozhong felt like bursting into laughter.
So when he picked up Chen Ming's call, Chen Maozhong immediately looked around, saw no one, and said with a laugh, "Son, your old man is about to become the top leader of Minghai City."
"Don't be happy yet; you won't become the top leader of Minghai City," Chen Ming said, feeling truly disgusted upon hearing his father's smug voice, so he spoke in a very unpleasant tone.
Chen Ming had been very happy, but upon hearing his son's words, he immediately became very puzzled. The leaders had pretty much decided already, so why wasn't his son happy for him, and why would he say such things?
"Mingming, what's wrong? What happened?" Despite his son's impoliteness, Chen Maozhong still spoke with a smile to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming said, "Haven't you gotten together with a woman?"
"A woman?" Chen Maozhong was shocked by his son's words and thought to himself how Mingming could know about that woman. Still, he defiantly said, "Mingming, who told you that? That's absolutely a rumor. Don't go back home and talk nonsense to your mom."
"Do I need to talk nonsense? If I don't tell you now, you'll be arrested tomorrow morning." Chen Ming became even angrier when he heard his father show no sign of coming clean.
If previously Chen Ming saying that Chen Maozhong wouldn't become the top leader of Minghai City was bearable, now, with Chen Ming saying that Chen Maozhong would be arrested, what did arrest mean? Chen Maozhong knew very well, so he said somewhat angrily, "Mingming, that's a bit too much. Anyway, stop it now; I have a meeting to get back to."
"If you want to be investigated tomorrow, then go ahead and hang up the phone."
Chen Maozhong had been somewhat upset, but now, upon hearing Chen Ming's words, he became very puzzled. His son was not usually like this, which made Chen Maozhong wonder if something had happened to him.
"Ming Ming, what exactly happened? Why are you talking nonsense today?" Chen Maozhong could not have dreamed that right now there was an indecent video in his son's hands, and he, Chen Maozhong, was the male lead in that video.
Soon after, Chen Ming coldly told Chen Maozhong about the video and also relayed to him the words spoken in the document.
When Chen Maozhong heard Chen Ming's words, he was also stunned.
"Ming Ming, let me explain," Chen Maozhong knew that his son was now aware of his affair with that woman.
No matter how astute a person was, the last people they would ever want to find out about such deeds were probably their own children.
Even the most shameless person wanted to present a stalwart image in front of their children.
Unfortunately, at that moment, Chen Maozhong's image shattered like glass hitting the ground.
"Father, I don't want to listen to explanations, just hurry up and deal with this matter," Chen Ming told Chen Maozhong over the phone.
Chen Maozhong fell silent for about ten seconds before asking, "Where is that person now?"
"He might be at the gate of Third Academy."
Chen Maozhong said, "I want to talk to him, and also, hand that video over to me."
"Humph, do you want to verify the video's authenticity?" Chen Ming was no fool, he obviously understood what Chen Maozhong meant.
Chen Maozhong, realizing his thoughts were uncovered, quickly said, "Ming Ming, it's all dad's fault, at least, I want to talk to this person.
Chen Ming replied, "Then come to Third Academy, and try to be quick. I can't guarantee he will still be there."
"Okay, good, I'm on my way." Chen Maozhong hung up and immediately rushed towards the conference room.
As he entered the conference room, almost all leaders of Minghai City were present. Upon seeing Chen Maozhong enter, Song Jianping immediately said, "The second-in-command of Chen Minghai City has arrived, now we can proceed to vote on the spot, and the result will be sent to the council tonight."
Hearing Song Jianping's words, everyone present had different expressions—some were joyful, some disappointed, and Sun Bin even sighed softly. He had been counting on Ye Xiao, but now the result was imminent, and there was still no movement from Ye Xiao's end. This naturally worried Sun Bin.
Just then, Chen Maozhong, who should have been the most jubilant, looked at Song Jianping with a grim face and said, "Mr. Song, wait a moment."
Actually, Song Jianping didn't want Chen Maozhong to become the top leader of Minghai City, but the situation was already clear, and he had no power to turn it around.
Song Jianping looked at Chen Maozhong.
Chen Maozhong said, "I request a recess of the meeting, we'll vote tomorrow. After all, it's getting late today, and even if we vote now, the results won't be out till tomorrow."
Hearing Chen Maozhong's words, Song Jianping, Sun Bin, and other Minghai City leaders were all very puzzled. No one could have imagined that at this time, Chen Maozhong would say something like this—postpone the meeting? This was probably the first time such a thing had happened in Minghai City, and it was said by the person who was least expected to say it.
"Old Chen, are you alright?" Someone loyal to Chen Maozhong immediately looked at him in surprise, whispering.
Chen Maozhong did not look at this person, but instead at Song Jianping.
Song Jianping didn't know what Chen Maozhong wanted to do, but although the votes hadn't been cast yet, the result was already obvious. Could it be that Chen Maozhong wanted to show his power deliberately?
Song Jianping said, "Old Chen, that doesn't seem to be in accordance with the rules."
"Mr. Song, if the council has any dissatisfaction, I, Chen Maozhong, will take the responsibility alone. Right now, I have an emergency and need to step out," Chen Maozhong finished speaking and walked straight out of the conference room.
Chen Maozhong's sudden decision baffled Song Jianping and the others, but Chen Maozhong's actions were also disrespectful to Song Jianping, who although didn't express any displeasure on the surface, was very annoyed inside. However, at this time, Sun Bin was secretly pleased. He was very shrewd to become the second-in-command of Minghai City without any backing. Therefore, Chen Maozhong's departure from the conference room at such a critical moment made Sun Bin associate the incident with Ye Xiao.
Now, back to another story.
At the gate of Third Academy, the crowd was growing larger, even though classes had already started, there were still many people who wanted to see what was happening.
Zhang Zihao looked at the time; it had already been more than ten minutes, and the person he had called had not yet arrived, which was very annoying to Zhang Zihao. If the person he called didn't come, wouldn't that be like slapping his own face? Moreover, seeing Qin Yulu looking worriedly at Ye Xiao standing at the center, Zhang Zihao's anger flared up even more.
However, at that moment, Zhang Zihao's phone rang. He took out his phone, saw the number, and a smile quickly spread across his face. He answered the call and after a brief conversation, he strode towards the school gate. Not long after, when he returned, there was someone beside him, a man with an ordinary appearance but with an extraordinary aura between his brows, clearly no ordinary person.
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