Liu Zhizhong smiled. "What are you talking about? 'Dare' or 'don't dare' what? The reason I turned Zhang Xiaoyang down about the blind date with his sister, hasn't he told you?"
Gu Man said, "He did tell me, but do you really have to think that much?"
"Why shouldn't I think that much?"
"Isn't officialdom all about climbing up for the sake of your future, at any cost, by any means? You've got such a great opportunity laid out right in front of you, the old man has his eye on you, this thing is basically in the bag. What are you still worried about? If you don't cherish a chance like this, there won't be another one. You've had it tough, you should be more…"
Liu Zhizhong raised his hand. "That's enough, Gu Man, don't come and try to talk me round after the fact. You think I'm supposed to stop at nothing? Use any and all means? Sorry, you've misunderstood my view of officialdom. Liu Zhizhong is not the kind of person you imagine, so we were doomed not to be husband and wife."
