Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

  The bride had studied Deng Wenchang’s situation before marrying him. Since Deng Wenchang was indeed busy working to better their future, she would not be so dramatic to start a fight. Instead, she happily sent Deng Wenchang to work.

  Deng Wenchang’s parents were delighted to witness this. A grandchild wouldn’t be far off with the daughter-in-law in the house.

  “Xiao Deng, you are looking great. I hope you can become a father soon.” The older ones in the department smirked at Deng Wenchang. Every man and married woman could understand the meaning of that smile.

  Most people in the department had been holding back on the dirty jokes since Qiao Nan’s arrival. It couldn’t be helped that Qiao Nan had an innocent vibe. Although they knew that she was married and had three children, they still refrained from crossing the line.

  It was the first day after Deng Wenchang’s marriage, so some couldn’t help but crack a joke.

  Deng Wenchang knew that they meant no harm, so he replied nicely for once. “I wish to become a father as well. Qiao Nan, who’s younger than me, already has three kids in school. I still have no idea where my kids are.”

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  “They might already be in your wife’s belly.” Someone took the chance. It was true that the bride might be pregnant unless Deng Wenchang didn’t have any strength left on the wedding night.

  “Tsk.” Xu Xinming clicked his tongue as he listened to the jokes. He was not married yet. What’s so hard about getting married? Why were they making it seem like Deng Wenchang was the only one married in this world?

  Compared to Xu Xinming, who had the luxury of time to mock Deng Wenchang’s marriage, Li Dawei’s expression had turned serious. It’s been over a year since Li Dawei had joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but it was the first time that he worked so hard in the department.

  Was there any other way?

  Qiao Nan had ousted all the tricks up his sleeves. If this carried on, Li Dawei knew that there would be no place for him in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Recalling how he showed off about joining the department, he knew that he would be jeered at by those who were once jealous of him. That’s if he was kicked out of this place.

  Li Dawei didn’t want that to happen.

  When there was no way out, Li Dawei gave up struggling and picked up the sincerity he used to have in school.

  When a person puts his mind to work instead of trivial matters, he would naturally button his lip. While Xu Xinming had the time to join the fun, Li Dawei was busy flipping through the dictionary.

  Li Dawei’s parents claimed that Li Dawei worked even harder for this job than the college entrance examination. Seeing their son learning to work hard and not depend on his family’s connections was a pleasant scene for them. The Li family working together to support Li Dawei’s effort would bring him a higher likelihood of staying in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  On the other hand, Xu Xinming still lazed around despite his family’s help. In the end, a family’s power would only be wasted on his lackluster attitude.

  Xu Xinming and Li Dawei were divided, and He Yi and Qiao Nan felt the separation between them. Li Dawei was way more acceptable right now.

  No one could stop Xu Xinming from digging his own grave, for he had no wish of turning over a new leaf.

  In January, Li Dawei’s hard work paid off. He obtained results way better than that of Xu Xinming. When the Xu family forced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to allow Xu Xinming to stay, He Yi immediately agreed and arranged him to look after the old archives.

  Although there was absolutely no need for such a job, it couldn’t be helped when there was an extra member in the department. Since he didn’t fit in, it was only right for him to have a unique position. After all, this left no excuse for the Xu family to seek trouble as Xu Xinming was technically still in the department.

  The Xu family was enraged to hear this and demanded an explanation from He Yi.

  However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was out of the Xu family’s reach no matter how powerful they were. In this department, He Yi was the one in charge. The Xu family’s conspiracies would never work on He Yi, and Xu Xinming’s position didn’t move an inch.

  The Xu family had hands extended to every part of the country, but they couldn’t change He Yi’s decision. He Yi was never scared of the Xu family, and the Xu family had nothing to threaten him with. In his words, he could do anything he wanted with Xu Xinming as there would never come a day where he would need anything from his family.

  He Yi’s firm stand was not to be objected, and Xu Xinming couldn’t change a thing. In the end, he had no choice but to pack up and head to the archives room. Such a job was usually for the retired elders!

  Xu Xinming graduated from a famous university and was an exchange student for a year. Who would have known that he would be arranged to look after the archives? Xu Xinming wanted to bury his head underground before anyone could laugh at him.

  Not only did he embarrass himself, but he also put his entire family to shame. If he knew that He Yi was such a tough guy, he would have never gone against him.

  After all, it was this brat, Li Dawei, who betrayed their friendship and surrendered to Qiao Nan. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be the only one sitting before a garage right now. Li Dawei was still working happily in his office chair, and what infuriated Xu Xinming the most was that the two of them were equally hated just weeks ago.

  It was like Li Dawei returned to normal thanks to his departure.