In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

From a distance, it was hard to see clearly, but as Chen Jingcheng got closer, he immediately noticed that Liu Fei had bruises on his neck and bloodstains on his arms. These were the visible areas; as for the areas that were not visible, there must have been other injuries as well.

Even when Liu Fei was young and impetuous in his teens, he never provoked anyone. Therefore, Chen Jingcheng would not suspect that Liu Fei had done anything when he had these injuries. He would only think that Liu Fei was being targeted.

Upon hearing Chen Jingcheng's words, Liu Fei paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "It's nothing, just minor injuries, they're almost healed."

"Let's not talk about this anymore, Jingcheng. I'm finally back today, let's have a good get-together and chat about something happy."

"When Tiger arrives, don't tell him these things, so he won't worry. You know his temper; he'll probably be unhappy if he finds out."

"You and Tiger are both employed now, both civil servants, one working in the township government and the other a policeman. You can't let my actions ruin your bright futures."

When Liu Fei said these things, there was not a trace of jealousy in his voice; there was only joy for his brother.

Of the three brothers, two became civil servants with secure jobs, while Liu Fei was still working on a construction site with his uncle. It all seemed rather mismatched.

However, brothers are brothers, and their emotional bond will never diminish because of differences in status or wealth. If that were the case, they wouldn't be brothers.

The more Chen Jingcheng heard Liu Fei say this, the clearer he understood that Liu Fei had been wronged, and that the grievance was probably quite severe.

But Liu Fei isn't the type to accept his fate. Being bullied to this extent and beaten up like this, yet not retaliating and swallowing his anger, is somewhat abnormal in itself.

Most importantly, Chen Jingcheng could see intense resentment and anger, as well as a burning desire for revenge, in Liu Fei's eyes.

This is exactly what Chen Jingcheng is most worried about. Liu Fei has also shown similar behavior before, and the consequence is that he doesn't even care about his own life, just to get justice.

Now, Liu Fei probably doesn't want to implicate them, and he might want to do something on his own. Whether that's true or not, there's at least that possibility, and that's what Chen Jingcheng is afraid of.

"Liu Fei, if anything happens, we brothers can help each other out. Don't overthink things."

"Both I and Tiger have jobs now, but it doesn't make sense that you're suffering more now that we have jobs."

"Tell me what happened! What exactly happened?"

"Perhaps we can help you think of a solution."

Liu Fei paused for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "It's nothing, just a little scuffle with someone, and then we got into a fight. I didn't fight."

"Is it that simple? You're all grown up, do you think I'd expect you to go fight with me?"

"You're not even going to say anything? You know Tiger's temper. He's still a policeman. Are you going to let him break the law?"

"Besides, with Tiger's fiery temper, if I really tell him, I'm afraid it will make things even more difficult for him. Don't forget, Tiger is a top student who graduated from the Public Security University. He could have stayed in the province or city directly, but he came back to our small county. Well, he came back and joined the Criminal Investigation Brigade. In just two years, he became the deputy captain. But because of his bad temper and lack of restraint, plus the fact that he offended someone once when he stood up for me."

"As a result, he has now been reassigned to the police station. Not only did he lose his position as deputy captain, he also failed to become the deputy director of the police station."

"I can't drag Tiger down with me anymore."

Just then, a gruff voice burst into laughter.

"What do you mean you can't drag me down anymore?"

"Ah Fei, what's wrong? What happened?"

As the voice came, Guo Hu's mountain-like figure came into direct view of Chen Jingcheng and Liu Fei.

Upon seeing Chen Jingcheng, Guo Hu was clearly surprised, then laughed heartily and said, "Jingcheng, you're here too. I thought it would just be me and Afei this time."

"This is great! The three of us brothers haven't gotten together for months. We're going to drink until we drop today!"

Both Guo Hu and Liu Fei treated Chen Jingcheng like their own brother, the kind of people who would risk their lives for him.

Therefore, the joy in Guo Hu's eyes at this moment was genuine.

Chen Jingcheng was also very happy. Only in front of his two good older brothers could he be himself without any defenses and without having to think about anything else.

"Tiger Bro, aren't you on duty? Can you drink?"

Guo Hu waved his hand and laughed with an air of arrogance.

"I've been drinking for three days and two nights straight. I've been taking a legitimate rest these past two days, so I can drink!"

"But you, Jingcheng, what brings you back today?"

At this point, a meaningful expression appeared on Guo Hu's face.

"Is it because your girlfriend is throwing a tantrum every month and insists that you come back?"

"That's true. You two are already talking about marriage, and it's not a good idea for you to continue living apart. After all, her parents weren't really keen on the relationship between you two."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Guo Hu slapped his forehead and burst into laughter, "Look at me, I forgot about the important matter. I was just about to call you, but now that you're back, it's perfect timing."

"Jingcheng, I know you don't have enough for the bride price. I can't help you with the house, but I've managed to scrape together some money for the bride price. Don't think it's too little; I've managed to scrape together 50,000 yuan for you. If it's not enough, I'll borrow more."

"Wait until tomorrow, I'll bring you the money tomorrow."

As soon as Guo Hu finished speaking, Liu Fei also chimed in with a smile, "I haven't had a chance to say anything yet. I've also managed to scrape together some money, but it's about the same as Brother Hu's, around 60,000. If that's not enough, I can think of something else. Anyway, Jing Cheng, don't worry, we'll definitely let you get married. Her family is making things difficult for us, but we'll make them happy."

"After all, you're marrying someone else's daughter, and you love each other so much, so just bear with it."

Guo Hu and Liu Fei just stared at Chen Jingcheng with smiles on their faces, without a trace of self-interest.

The two of them, one took out 50,000 yuan and the other took out 60,000 yuan, which was almost more than half of the dowry money that Chen Jingcheng had been asked for before.

Neither Guo Hu nor Liu Fei were wealthy; they could barely save two or three hundred yuan a month.

Yet they managed to scrape together so much money for Chen Jingcheng. It's obvious that these two people must have gone to great lengths and said all sorts of nice things to borrow it.

The hardest thing in this world is asking someone for a favor, especially asking someone to borrow money.

Chen Jingcheng now understands just how difficult that is.

Whether it was Guo Hu or Liu Fei, neither of them were married or had a wedding house, yet they gave Chen Jingcheng the money without hesitation. Compared to his uncle's previous actions and his own experiences during this period, Chen Jingcheng's eyes couldn't help but turn red.

The biting cold wind couldn't stop the passionate and warm feelings in this moment.

"Tiger Brother, Fei Brother, you... you don't need to do this."

Before Guo Hu and A Fei could say anything, Chen Jingcheng shook his head with a somewhat disappointed expression and said, "Really, I didn't lie to you. This money is no longer needed."

"Wang Yueyue and I have broken up!"