At the Pinnacle of Power: The Female Leader and Her Chief Advisor

"Brother Lu Ming, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh? It's nothing."

Lu Ming cleared his mind of unrealistic thoughts and continued looking at the documents in his hand.

Suddenly, Lu Ming raised an eyebrow.

This Zhou Yu also came from the Lanting Club.

It's worth noting that Li Wen used to work here.

It was Director Qian of the Lanting Club who arranged for Li Wen to get close to Song Chuhe, and later, he had Li Wen frame Song Chuhe, ultimately leading to his suicide.

He had been wanting to free up his resources to investigate this Chairman Qian, but unexpectedly, the other party made the first move and even arranged for someone to get close to Yu Wei.

This Mr. Qian framed Song Chuhe, and now he wants to get close to Yu Wei. What exactly does he want to do?

Lu Ming thought to himself, "It's nothing more than bribery."

He may have tried to bribe Song Chuhe before, but failed, so he took drastic measures to bring him down.

At this moment, Lu Ming suddenly remembered the incident of being drugged at the welcome banquet last time. Could it be that he was the one who did it?

If it really is him, then this person is far too dangerous, and we must find a way to get rid of him.

When a normal person tries to bribe an official, they will first make contact to test the waters, determine the official's personality and preferences, and then cater to those preferences.

They either gave him money, women, or invested in building his political achievements.

But what about this Mr. Qian?

Administering medication without prior contact or understanding?

This isn't bribery; it's clearly an attempt to control Yu Wei!

Seeing Lu Ming's pale face, Su Ran asked with concern, "Brother Lu Ming, what's wrong?"

"It's alright, let's eat."

Lu Ming put down the documents and started eating with Su Ran, but he was clearly somewhat absent-minded.

After the two finished eating and came out of the restaurant, a surprised voice came from behind them.

"Ranran, what a coincidence!"

Lu Ming turned around and saw a young couple walking over.

The woman was petite, but her weapon was menacing.

As soon as she arrived, she complained, "Ranran, what have you been doing all this time? Every time I ask you out, you say you don't have time."

Su Ran was somewhat surprised to run into Liu Yiyi here, and hurriedly and happily introduced her to Lu Ming: "Brother Lu Ming, this is my best friend, Liu Yiyi."

He then introduced Lu Ming to Liu Yiyi: "Yiyi, this is Lu Ming."

Liu Yiyi sized Lu Ming up and down, then said imperiously, "You're Lu Ming?"

"I heard your boss jumped off a building, and you've been ostracized and marginalized as a result?"

"Ranran, I'm not trying to be mean, but why are you still associating with this kind of person? Be careful you don't get dragged into it."

Seeing Lu Ming's displeasure, Su Ran hurriedly said, "Yiyi, how can you talk like that?"

"Apologize to Brother Lu Ming right now, or I'll get angry!"

Liu Yiyi scoffed, "Apologize to him? What a joke!"

Then, in a commanding tone, he said to Lu Ming, "Hey, if you really like Ranran, you should think about her, keep your distance from her, and don't hold her back!"

"You're already in dire straits yourself, so don't drag Ranran down with you."

"Yiyi, shut up!"

Su Ran quickly looked at Lu Ming and said, "Brother Lu Ming, don't take her seriously. She never thinks before she speaks."

Even a clay figure has a temper, let alone Lu Ming?

He said coldly, "Mind your own business and stop worrying about others."

Liu Yiyi retorted angrily, "What do you mean 'other people'? Who's 'other people'? Ranran is my best friend, she's not 'other people'!"

"You'd better listen to what I just said!"

Lu Ming smiled dismissively, too lazy to say another word to this fierce but brainless guy.

"You guys chat first, I'll wait for you over there."

After saying that, Lu Ming walked towards the car.

Before leaving, he glanced at Liu Yiyi's male companion.

This guy watched the whole thing with amusement, and every now and then he would give Su Ran an aggressive look.

Obviously, this guy isn't any good either.

After Lu Ming walked away, Su Ran said coldly, "Liu Yiyi, you've gone too far!"

Liu Yiyi argued confidently, "Ranran, I'm doing this for your own good."

"If his old boss were still alive, he would definitely be a good match for you."

"But now his old boss is dead, and he even committed suicide out of fear of punishment. If you stay with him, you won't see a future."

"Besides, even if I didn't stop him, Uncle Su would absolutely not agree."

Su Ran coldly replied, "My affairs are none of your business!"

Having said that, she quickly went to catch up with Lu Ming.

Liu Yiyi got angry too, and shouted at Su Ran's retreating figure, "I wouldn't care if it were anyone else!"

After Su Ran left, the man finally spoke, "Yiyi, this is your best friend? I've never seen her before."

Liu Yiyi said, "She doesn't usually like going to bars or KTVs, so she doesn't have much interaction with my circle."

The man nodded and asked, "Your best friend is pretty hot, but what's up with that guy just now?"

Mentioning Lu Ming made Liu Yiyi furious.

"Oh, he's the mayor's secretary."

"The mayor's secretary, that's quite a big shot."

"Hmph, what a load of crap! The mayor jumped off a building and died; his secretary is just clinging to life." Liu Yiyi muttered, "How could Su Ran be so stupid!"

The man nodded: "It is a bit silly, but that's probably because I haven't met many men."

"Okay, I'll organize a get-together tomorrow. You can invite her, and I'll introduce her to some of my friends."

"I'm surrounded by high-quality men. Once she gets to know more of them, she'll realize just how ordinary her 'Brother Lu Ming' really is."

Liu Yiyi's eyes lit up: "Hey, that's a great idea!"

In her opinion, Su Ran has had few opportunities to meet high-quality men.

Otherwise, how could she be so infatuated with Lu Ming?

……

Approaching Lu Ming, Su Ran said apologetically, "Brother Lu Ming, I'm so sorry."

Lu Ming shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you, and... actually, what she said wasn't wrong!"

"Brother Lu Ming, you..."

"Okay, I'll take you home."

"Okay."

On the way back, Su Ran kept secretly observing Lu Ming's expression.

But his expression remained unchanged, just as before, showing no sign of change.

Upon arriving at the residential complex, Lu Ming said, "I'll walk you up."

The two took the elevator upstairs. After Su Ran opened the door, she asked, "Come in and have some water."

Lu Ming smiled and shook his head: "It's quite late, get some rest!"

Su Ran said dejectedly, "Alright then."

After watching Lu Ming enter the elevator, Su Ran turned around and went back into the house.

As soon as she entered the house, she wanted to call Liu Yiyi.

The two of them had a very good relationship, which was why Liu Yiyi said those things to Lu Ming.

But even if they were very close, she shouldn't have said that.

Who he likes and who he's with is his own private matter, and it's none of her business to interfere!

Before she could even make the call, Liu Yiyi called first...