The Beautiful County Magistrate
Chapter 378: Beauty, stay with me tonight!

Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Beauty, stay with me tonight!

No matter what, Youran Xu was Lu Xingtian’s wife. Given her deep-seated grudge with Lu Xingtian, it had reached a point of no return. They would inevitably have a complete falling-out sooner or later. She wondered whose side Youran Xu would take?

Staring blankly at Xu Qianli, Youran Xu gently patted his chest.

"You jerk, are you really pushing me to this point?"

"One is my husband, the other is my lover; do you really have to fight to the death? Is there truly no chance for reconciliation?"

"Should I try to find a way to resolve the feud between you two?"

Having had that encounter with Xu Qianli today, the emptiness and loneliness in her heart were completely filled. She knew she couldn’t forget this man, and she would dream about him in the future; naturally, she did not want anything to happen to him.

As for Lu Xingtian, no matter how poorly he treated her, he was still her husband after all.

If the two most important men in her life really came to blows, she truly didn’t know whom to support.

Zhao Mei said, "Let me tell you, there’s no chance of resolving this feud. Lu Xingtian’s son, your stepson Lu Qiang, has done so many wrongs—murder, drug trafficking, and all sorts of evil deeds. He was caught by Xu Qianli and is destined to receive the death penalty. There’s also his nephew Fang Xiong; he’s a goner too. Furthermore, in the officialdom, Lu Xingtian and Xu Qianli have become archenemies. Such a grudge cannot be resolved. You know how good Xu Qianli is, sister. Instead of sticking with that bastard Lu Xingtian, living like a widow every day, wouldn’t it be better to divorce him and be with Xu Qianli?"

Zhao Mei persisted in persuading her; she had never liked Lu Xingtian.

Now, she was firmly on Xu Qianli’s side, strongly urging Youran Xu to divorce Lu Xingtian.

Without even getting into other factors, just look at her best friend Youran Xu’s figure, face, appearance, and demeanor—all top-notch. Which man wouldn’t covet her, wishing they could snatch her away and take her home?

Only Lu Xingtian, that bastard, failed to appreciate the happiness he had and always left her in the county, not caring about her at all.

Over the years, she didn’t know how many times she had listened to Youran Xu cry about her unhappy marriage; the sexless marriage was driving Youran Xu almost mad.

It was also for this reason that she had arranged for Xu Qianli to come to Youran Xu’s side to matchmake the two today.

Now that things had reached this stage, it would be better to let her divorce Lu Xingtian.

Youran Xu pondered for a while and slowly said, "No, even if I wanted to divorce him, I don’t have a proper reason. At least on the surface, he has not been bad to me. I can’t just say that he hasn’t touched me in many years, leaving me so empty and lonely that I nearly went crazy, and therefore, I want to divorce him, right? That would be utterly humiliating."

In the world of officialdom, face is extremely important. If she divorced Lu Xingtian for that kind of reason, there would inevitably be people gossiping behind her back. Youran Xu wanted none of it.

Xu Qianli spoke up, "If you’re looking for a legitimate reason to divorce him, I happen to have one. Here, let me show you a video."

He took out his phone, found a video, and started playing it.

Zhao Mei and Youran Xu leaned in to watch, and what they saw on the screen was Lu Xingtian and a beautiful woman getting intimate in an office.

While Zhao Mei was relatively unaffected, Youran Xu trembled with fury.

She had been so lonely in those years, so neglected by Lu Xingtian, almost driven to madness, yet she had never cheated.

Even today, having been reluctantly seduced by Xu Qianli, she was full of guilt, feeling terribly sorry for Lu Xingtian.

And now she was actually witnessing Lu Xingtian fooling around with another woman with her own eyes!

She had always known that Lu Xingtian had many women, but that was just hearsay, not something she had seen firsthand.

But now it was completely different; watching the filthy scene on the video, she was beyond angry, grinding her teeth with rage.

"Lu Xingtian you bastard, who knows how many women you’ve been with behind my back, I have to divorce you, no matter what!"

Initially hesitant, Xu Youran finally made up her mind. She must divorce Lu Xingtian and free herself from that hypocrite who only appears righteous on the surface!

Zhao Mei said, "Well said, divorce him! I’ll go with you right now to confront him and clear things up!"

Xu Qianli responded, "No, now’s not the right time. Even if you want to divorce, you need to find the right opportunity to do it."

Xu Youran looked confused, "Why? Why do I need to find an opportunity to get a divorce?"

"Listen, beauty, have you even considered who your husband Lu Xingtian is? He is the Mayor of Zhongzhou City, the second most powerful official there. Next year, he’s very likely to become the new City Secretary."

"Despite some recent setbacks, he remains unshaken in Zhongzhou City’s political circles, which shows he has a very strong backing. Next year, it’s still possible he’ll be chosen as the new City Secretary."

"If that day comes, do you think he’ll let you off? He would definitely go all out to crush you!"

"If you ask me, you shouldn’t rush to divorce him. Save the evidence, and reveal it at a critical moment. It might even influence next year’s outcome."

With that explanation from Xu Qianli, Xu Youran realized the gravity of the situation.

Indeed, she herself was only the County Magistrate of a county under Zhongzhou City. If she completely turned against Lu Xingtian, given his ruthless nature, how could he possibly not seek revenge?

For now, it seemed she had no choice but to bear with it.

She gave Xu Qianli a smile and said in a tender voice, "Alright, I’ll listen to you. You’re my man, and I’ll follow whatever my man says."

Xu Qianli turned his gaze to Zhao Mei, "And will you listen to me?"

"I won’t, definitely not!"

"Ouch, stop pinching. Alright, I’ll listen, okay? You’re my man, I’ll listen to you too."

Zhao Mei became even more coquettish, annoyed at how domineering Xu Qianli was.

"Since you all listen to me, then good, I have a request: let’s stay here tonight, and nobody is allowed to leave!"

As the end of the workday approached, Xu Qianli didn’t want to leave the two beauties. He was wary of going to a hotel for fear of being recognized, so he decided to stay in the office instead.

After all, there was a resting room and bathing facilities, and with a takeaway to solve the meal issue, everything else was a breeze.

Zhao Mei clearly understood Xu Qianli’s intentions, her heart racing and body going limp in his arms, she said softly, "You really are insatiable. You have to be moderate with that kind of thing, or else you’ll hurt your body, how will you manage then?"

Before Xu Qianli could say a word, Xu Youran chimed in cheerfully, "Don’t worry, he’s as strong as iron! Zhao Mei, since we’re both involved with the same man and have become good sisters, why don’t we keep him company tonight?"

Zhao Mei rolled her eyes, "What gentleman? He’s nothing but a hooligan, a wild bull!"

"Gentleman or wild bull, hooligan or not, it doesn’t matter anymore. All I care about is that he is now Xu Youran’s man, my only man for the future, and I want to be with him tonight."

"Zhao Mei, let’s just stay tonight."

"You know how powerful he is, I can’t handle him all by myself."

After persuading Zhao Mei for a while, Xu Youran wrapped her arms around Xu Qianli’s neck.

"My man, you are the one who wanted us to stay tonight. You better not back out later, or that would be a huge embarrassment for you."