47: When we met again, we were strangers.

Lin Zifeng arrived downstairs and finally let out a long sigh.

He hadn't expected to get out of Yu Guodong's Office so easily; this was much better than the result he had anticipated.

He also sensed that after Yu Guodong took that call, he seemed somewhat absent-minded and dejected.

Although Yu Guodong hid it well, he still managed to spot the clues.

He wondered who could have called Yu Guodong to cause such a change.

Anyway, it was none of his business, and he even had to thank the person who called Yu Guodong! Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to get away.

Seeing him approach, Wang Zhongyu quickly got out of the car and opened the back door.

Li Qiang drove the car out of the County Committee Compound. It was already off-duty time, and the number of vehicles on the road was increasing, so Li Qiang didn't drive fast. Under his guidance, they drove toward his home.

Li Qiang stopped the car at an intersection to wait for the red light. Lin Zifeng boredly looked through the car window at the various passersby.

Just then, a pair of familiar eyes stared at him from not far away, filled with attachment and love.

The moment Chen Xinxin saw Lin Zifeng, she froze on the spot, watching him without blinking.

Chen Dongsheng and Li Shufen, who were walking beside her, also stopped.

Li Shufen asked in confusion, "Xin Xin, what's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop?"

Chen Dongsheng followed Chen Xinxin's gaze and also saw Lin Zifeng sitting in the car.

Upon meeting Lin Zifeng's gaze, his eyes darted away. He quickly tugged at Li Shufen's sleeve and tilted his chin toward Lin Zifeng's direction.

Li Shufen looked toward Lin Zifeng, and upon seeing it was him, she opened her mouth but didn't say anything.

Just then, Lin Zifeng withdrew his gaze without a hint of attachment and turned his head away.

The red light turned green, and Li Qiang drove away.

Watching the departing car, Chen Xinxin reached out, then pulled her hand back.

Not until the car Lin Zifeng was riding in disappeared around the corner did Chen Xinxin withdraw her gaze, then turned and walked away quickly without a word.

Chen Dongsheng and Li Shufen exchanged a glance and quickly hurried to catch up.

The three members of the Chen family didn't speak a word on the way and returned home in silence.

Seeing Chen Xinxin enter the door, she headed straight for her Bedroom.

Li Shufen quickly stepped forward and grabbed Chen Xinxin, saying with an anxious face, "Xin Xin, Mom knows you are upset. Please don't lock yourself in your room and suffer alone, okay? Let the three of us have a good talk!"

While speaking, Li Shufen pulled Chen Xinxin to sit on the sofa in the Living Room.

Chen Dongsheng sat on the other side of Chen Xinxin. Seeing her expressionless face and that she had no intention of speaking, Chen Dongsheng looked at Li Shufen and gave her a look.

Li Shufen bit the bullet and spoke again, "Xin Xin, Mom and Dad know you are hurting. What happened back then was our fault. Your Father and I were too short-sighted and forcefully tore you and Lin Zifeng apart. We already know we were wrong. If you still can't forget him, you can absolutely go and get back together with him. We will never oppose you two again."

"Your mother is right. We didn't expect that kid Lin Zifeng to be so lucky; not only was he not implicated, but he also stepped into the position of Town Mayor. But you must understand the good intentions of your mother and me! We only have one daughter like you; wasn't it because we didn't want you to suffer in the future that we acted like villains and forced you to break off the engagement with the Lin family? If you want to get back together with Lin Zifeng, we will never stop you again. Even if he makes a mistake and is kicked out of Office, we will absolutely never tear you two apart again. Your mother and I both know we were wrong and regret it deeply. We really don't want to see you so miserable. I can even put aside my pride and go talk to Lin Jiahua to patch things up. What do you think?"

Chen Dongsheng sighed and said with a look of guilt.

"Mom, Dad, please don't say anymore. This matter cannot be blamed entirely on you; I wasn't firm enough myself, so I can't blame others. In the future, don't bring up the idea of me getting back together with him again. I was the one who let him down first. After he finished cooperating with the Discipline Inspection Commission investigation, I went to find him. I hurt him too deeply; he is extremely disappointed in me, and it's impossible for him and me. Mom, Dad, don't worry, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me, don't think about it so much. Everything is fate, let it be! I'm tired, I'm going back to my room."

After saying this, Chen Xinxin stood up and headed toward her Bedroom.

Looking at the tightly closed door, the couple exchanged a glance, sighed simultaneously, and shook their heads helplessly.

Although Chen Xinxin appeared very calm, after reaching her Bedroom, she dropped all pretenses, threw herself onto the bed, covered herself with the quilt, and began to cry.

Lin Zifeng hadn't been home for over a month, so when he returned home, Lin Jiahua and Zhang Chunhua were very happy.

Zhang Chunhua prepared a table full of dishes, and Lin Jiahua even brought out the good wine he usually couldn't bear to drink, wanting to have a few drinks with his son.

The family of three sat around the dining table, eating, drinking, and chatting about daily life.

The couple was, of course, also concerned about his work, asking about his work situation one after another.

Adhering to the principle of reporting good news but not bad, Lin Zifeng talked about some work-related matters.

The couple listened with great interest, nodding happily from time to time.

This meal lasted for over an hour before ending. Lin Jiahua was so happy that he was swaying a bit from the alcohol.

The three sat on the sofa in the Living Room, chatting until past ten o'clock, before he took a shower and returned to his Bedroom to sleep.

Sleeping in his own home, Lin Zifeng slept very soundly.

What he didn't know was that while he was sleeping soundly, someone else was unable to sleep.

On the way back to the county seat after work, Yu Hualin was secretly arrested by Police Officers from the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

He had now been taken to a secret location and locked up.

Professional personnel were interrogating him; the first case they were interrogating him about was his attempted rape case.

There were also Discipline Inspection Commission staff waiting to interrogate him about other issues.

At the same time, there were specialists investigating his other affairs. It wouldn't take long for everything he had done to be in the hands of the investigation team.

At the beginning, Yu Hualin was still shouting and refusing to cooperate, thinking that with Yu Guodong as his big backer, no one dared to do anything to him.

He even threatened the case handlers, saying that when he got out, he would definitely make them pay.

At the same time, he was clamoring to see the Director of the Public Security Bureau, Zhu Yushan.

It wasn't until a Police Officer couldn't stand his arrogant demeanor any longer that he revealed his identity as a Police Officer from the Municipal Public Security Bureau and slapped his work ID in front of him, that Yu Hualin finally calmed down.

Only now did he realize that something terrible had happened, and he began to panic.

Seeing his bluffing appearance, the interrogators immediately deduced that this Yu Hualin in front of them could be broken without much effort.

Therefore, they patiently began the interrogation again.