Guan Rong was choked by a statement from Hua Xiaomai, nearly stumbling backward but fortunately was sitting in a chair. He clung tightly to both armrests, panting heavily.
The incident today was clear in his own mind. According to Hua Xiaomai, if he refused to walk beside the river today, he would immediately be labeled as biased and corrupt; but the problem was, even if he went, he might not gain a good reputation and might end up being humiliated, what was he to do?
Hua Xiaomai was not in a hurry, she just stood by, smiling, occasionally looking up at the sky or glancing at the ground. On the other hand, Jing Taihe seemed quite uneasy, glancing frequently at Guan Rong with an anxious expression in his eyes.
