The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 344: Showing Off with a Beautiful Woman to the County Town!

Chapter 344: Chapter 344: Showing Off with a Beautiful Woman to the County Town!

Grumbling and fuming, Xu Qianli hung up the phone and tossed her cell to the side before throwing herself onto her pillow. She imagined the pillow was that jerk Xu Qianli and started to pummel it violently.

Xu Qianli, you jerk, go die, go die, I must kill you!

He clearly said he was going to tease me all night long, yet he ran off to mess with another woman, you shameless creature, I’ll definitely kill you!

Amid her anger, Lan Qianrong suddenly realized something was amiss.

She clearly didn’t want Xu Qianli to come over, and now that he wasn’t, and instead was messing with another woman, she should be happy. So why was she so infuriated?

Could it be that after sleeping with Xu Qianli, she actually had feelings for him deep down?

No, impossible, Lan Qianrong would never admit that she had fallen for Xu Qianli, not even a tiny spot in her heart for him was acknowledged.

Hm... It must be that her body was just too lonely; it was nothing more than that.

After all, she was a grown woman with such needs, it was normal. It definitely was because of that, not because she had fallen for Xu Qianli.

Right, that’s what it was...

No matter what, Xu Qianli, just you wait, I, Lan Qianrong, have laid out my plans and am about to take extreme measures. You’re going to be ruined soon, and there will be nowhere for you to cry!

...

The next morning, Xu Qianli lay in bed enjoying a deep sleep when his nose began to itch. Opening his eyes, he saw Gu Pan teasing him with her hair.

With a naughty smile, Xu Qianli pulled her over and planted a big kiss on her.

Although they hadn’t gone all the way the night before, they’d done almost everything else that was most intimate between a man and a woman.

After the kiss, Gu Pan said, "Alright, stop thinking about teasing me. It’s getting late, and if you don’t get up now, you’ll be late for work at Qingshan Town."

"Being late doesn’t matter."

"Over in Qingshan Town, aside from Lin Feng and a few other useless characters, everyone was selected by me, the elite with outstanding abilities. They can handle various situations easily, even if I’m not there."

"Come on, pack your bags, and I’ll take you to Jiang City and arrange for you to join the Jiang City County Dance Troupe," Xu Qianli said.

"Today?" Gu Pan was quite surprised, "Isn’t that too sudden? I haven’t resigned from the Jinkou County Dance Troupe yet, and you haven’t notified the leadership of the Jiang City County Dance Troupe in advance. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for me to just go over today?"

"There’s nothing inappropriate about it. For the Jinkou County Dance Troupe, just send a resignation message in the group chat."

"As for the Jiang City County Dance Troupe, I’m on good terms with their leaders. Plus, they’d be overjoyed to have someone as talented as you coming their way."

"Alright then, it’s settled. Get ready, and we’ll head out soon."

Xu Qianli made the decision just like that, had Gu Pan pack her belongings, and then took her with him.

Having only walked for a few steps, he suddenly noticed something odd about how Gu Pan was walking, "Hey, what’s wrong, why are you walking awkwardly?"

"Stop it, you know exactly why!" Gu Pan glared at him, annoyed. How she walked awkwardly, he was the culprit, and yet he pretended as if he didn’t know a thing. Really.

Recalling last night’s activities, Gu Pan felt utterly embarrassed.

Xu Qianli hadn’t taken her virginity, but apart from that, they had done everything else that was intimate, totally mortifying.

When Xu Qianli realized, he let out a laugh, scooped Gu Pan up by the waist along with the luggage, and carried on.

After making separate calls to Zhou Zhengfeng and Xu Li to decline any farewell gestures, Xu Qianli and Gu Pan headed straight for Jiang City.

The urban area of Jinkou County, Jiang City County, and Qingshan Town did not form a straight line but rather made a triangle; thus, traveling from Jinkou County to Jiang City County didn’t involve passing through Qingshan Town.

The two places were about an hour’s drive apart. Xu Qianli drove while chatting casually with Gu Pan.

In the midst of their talk, Gu Pan asked about something, "I heard that the star of the Jiang City County Dance Troupe, Xu Shuman, is your ex-girlfriend?"

"It was my ex-girlfriend, no doubt about that."

Xu Qianli casually responded; it was hardly a secret.

"I’ve seen her before. She’s very pretty, has an amazing figure, and her dance foundation is no worse than mine, especially skilled in modern dance."

"Landing such a beautiful woman, you’re really lucky."

"Then why did you break up with her later?"

"Between you two, was it some misunderstanding that led to the breakup?"

Gu Pan pressed on, showing considerable interest in Xu Qianli’s ex-girlfriend, Xu Shuman.

Xu Qianli said, "There was no misunderstanding between us. The reason for our breakup isn’t a secret either. Two months ago, our old County Magistrate of Jiang City, he..."

Briefly, Xu Qianli recounted why he had broken up with Xu Shuman.

Upon learning what had happened, Gu Pan suddenly realized, "So that’s how it is. Did she regret it afterward?"

Xu Qianli did not directly answer but instead slowed down the car a bit and turned his head to look at Gu Pan with a mocking smile, "Why do you keep bringing her up?"

"I’m about to join the Jiang City County Dance Troupe. I’m bound to face her, so I wanted to understand more about you and her."

"Secretary Xu, I really don’t mean anything by it. I have no intention of competing with her for affection."

Fearing Xu Qianli wouldn’t be pleased, Gu Pan quickly explained.

"My current relationship with her is a bit complicated, but it’s not what you think. Even if you became my woman, you wouldn’t be able to compete with her for favor."

"Alright, stop overthinking it. Just focus on doing your best."

"As for Xu Shuman, I’ll still advise you—to do anything but think of her as a true friend."

Xu Qianli kindly reminded Gu Pan.

He could see that Gu Pan was an innocent girl. If such a girl were to join the county dance troupe and enter into competition with Xu Shuman, she might get played like a fiddle without even realizing it. It was better to caution her to be careful.

Gu Pan nodded slightly, taking Xu Qianli’s words to heart.

Before long, they arrived in Jiang City County. Xu Qianli went to the dance troupe and found the troupe’s leader.

The leader of the Jiang City County Dance Troupe was named Sun Xiulan, over fifty years old. She had also been a golden flower in her youth, with an excellent dance foundation.

Learning that Xu Qianli had poached Gu Pan, the mainstay of the Jinkou County dance troupe, Sun was overjoyed, grinning so wide her teeth nearly fell out. She readily agreed to arrange for Gu Pan to join the Jiang City County Dance Troupe, taking care of all the formalities herself.

As for Gu Pan’s status, she even guaranteed it would be on the same level as Xu Shuman’s, with no mistreatment whatsoever.

Just like that, Gu Pan easily joined the Jiang City County Dance Troupe and was directly lined up as a lead dancer alongside Xu Shuman.

Inside the dance troupe, the news spread rapidly.

Xu Shuman was one of the first to hear about it and rushed over, confronting Xu Qianli, Gu Pan, and Sun Xiulan.

Seeing Xu Shuman coming, Gu Pan felt a chill.

She... was none other than Xu Qianli’s ex-girlfriend Xu Shuman. Clearly, she came with ill intent.

Xu Shuman glared at Xu Qianli unrelentingly, "Are you the one who poached Gu Pan from Jinkou County?"

"I am."

Xu Qianli admitted it outright, feeling absolutely no guilt; he believed there was nothing wrong with what he had done.

Whether Xu Shuman was happy or not had nothing to do with him.

Seeing Xu Qianli so nonchalant, Xu Shuman, filled with grievance and anger, fiercely turned to Gu Pan.

"You must be Gu Pan, right? I challenge you. Do you dare to dance off with me?"