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

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Liu Yiyi stubbornly retorted, "It's not impressive at all!"

Su Ran pouted: "Liar, I saw it just now."

She gestured with her hand and said, "That looks scary, it must hurt a lot, right?"

Then she leaned closer and said, "Isn't he much better than your boyfriend?"

Liu Yiyi looked at Su Ran in disbelief and asked, "He slept with me, and you're not angry at all?"

Su Ran said seriously, "Of course I'm angry, but you're my best friend, and Lu Ming didn't do it on purpose. Besides, you two don't have any emotional foundation, so even if something happened, it's all in the past."

"To put it another way, Lu Ming is so amazing, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it all by myself in the future. Wouldn't it be great to have you help me share the burden?"

Liu Yiyi's eyes widened: "You...you actually had such thoughts?"

Liu Yiyi suddenly realized that her "brilliant" plan was actually a terrible idea.

Instead of making Su Ran and Lu Ming distance themselves, she even wanted to recruit her.

Su Ran nudged Liu Yiyi's shoulder again and asked, "You still haven't answered me. Are you better than your boyfriend?"

Liu Yiyi blushed and finally lowered her head to hum in agreement.

Although she hated Lu Ming, she had to admit that he was really amazing.

Lu Ming went back and slept for another two hours. When he opened his eyes again, he finally felt more refreshed.

He came out of his room and glanced at the two women's room. It was quiet, so they must still be sleeping.

After a quick wash, I changed my clothes and went out.

Last night, Liu Yiyi and I exercised too vigorously, resulting in severe sleep deprivation.

After arriving at the municipal government, Lu Ming cleaned his office, made some hot tea, and then went outside to sit down.

Before long, Luo Shuixian arrived with Yu Wei.

She noticed something was wrong with Lu Ming as soon as she sat down.

"Why do you look so tired?"

"I feel so weak!"

"Could it be that they were working on it all night?"

Lu Ming gave her a disapproving look but didn't say anything.

"No, you don't even have the strength to speak?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, young man, you need to learn self-control!"

There's a saying that goes, "When you're young, you don't know what's valuable; when you're old, you can only look back and shed tears."

Lu Ming turned his head away and continued to rest and recuperate.

Fortunately, there wasn't much to do in the morning, and with the lunch break, Lu Ming finally felt more energetic when he went back to work in the afternoon.

Around 3 PM, Li Wen suddenly called him.

Lu Ming was taken aback, wondering what kind of trouble this woman was going to cause this time.

"What's up?"

"Chairman Qian wants to see you."

Lu Ming's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What do you want to see me for?"

"have no idea."

"Where?"

He said to let me know once you've booked the location, and he'll come find you.

Lu Ming thought to himself that this Director Qian was indeed a smart man. Knowing that he couldn't trust the place he chose, he simply let himself make the choice.

"Okay, I'll let you know."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ming got up and went into Yu Wei's office.

"Mayor, Mr. Qian from Lanting Club wants to meet with me."

"What's up?"

"no."

"Then be careful."

"Yes."

……

After get off work, Lu Ming sent the address to Li Wen.

The place he chose was an ordinary restaurant near the city government.

After ordering the food, Lu Ming sat down and smoked.

A little after seven o'clock, Chairman Qian and Li Wen arrived together.

Mr. Qian is not old, he looks to be in his early forties.

He is of medium height, about 175 cm, and has a slim build. He is wearing a striped polo shirt and black trousers.

He has an ordinary appearance; he's the kind of person you wouldn't notice in a crowd.

As for his demeanor, he lacks the imposing presence of someone in a position of authority; instead, he leans more towards a refined and scholarly air, giving off the impression of a schoolteacher.

However, Lu Ming was certain that what he was showing was merely an appearance.

Lu Ming took the initiative to stand up and shake hands: "Hello, Chairman Qian."

Chairman Qian also greeted him in a friendly manner.

Then, Lu Ming nodded to Li Wen behind him.

Li Wen's eyes were fierce, as if she wanted to devour Lu Ming alive.

Lu Ming politely offered Qian Dong a cigarette, but to his surprise, Qian Dong waved his hand and said that he didn't smoke.

This surprised Lu Ming.

You come to this club and you don't smoke?

Lu Ming put the cigarettes on the table and got straight to the point: "What brings Chairman Qian to see me?"

Chairman Qian chuckled and pointed at Li Wen, saying, "I heard from Li Wen that you have that ten million?"

Lu Ming was a little unsure what Director Qian meant, but he nodded nonetheless.

Seeing that Lu Ming had admitted it, Chairman Qian took out a card and placed it on the table.

The card is the size of a bank card, with two long strings of letters and numbers written on it.

"This is 20 million in cryptocurrency."

A simple introduction made Lu Ming raise an eyebrow.

Cryptocurrencies are universally accepted and only recognize account passwords, making their security self-evident.

Most importantly, the value of this thing changes every day.

It's 20 million now, it might be 25 million tomorrow.

Many people had tried to give gifts to Lu Ming before, but they were all very subtle. None of them were as direct as Chairman Qian, and none of them were as generous as him.

Lu Ming glanced at it, then looked away and asked, "What does Chairman Qian mean by this?"

Mr. Qian smiled and said, "I don't have any other hobbies, I just like making friends."

"Secretary Lu, would you like to be my friend?"

Lu Ming looked into Chairman Qian's eyes and asked, "If we can't be friends, what are you planning to do with me, Chairman Qian?"

Mr. Qian said calmly, "If we can't be friends, it just means our time hasn't come yet. We should just let things take their course."

"But if someone is unwilling to be my friend and is always opposing me, then they will naturally become my enemy."

"I've worked hard for so many years and encountered many enemies, but now they've either disappeared or died in accidents."

"So, Secretary Lu, would you like to be my friend?"

Lu Ming chuckled, picked up the card, put it in his pocket, and said, "It is my honor to be Mr. Qian's friend."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Qian's face blossomed with a smile as bright as a chrysanthemum.

"Secretary Lu is indeed a young and talented man!"

"Go, tell the waiter to bring the food."

Li Wen obediently got up.

At the dinner table, Lu Ming thought that Chairman Qian would ask Yu Wei or ask him to do something, but he only talked about trivial family matters.

Occasionally, he would say something like, "If you need anything, you can contact me anytime."

In summary, what he meant was that if Lu Ming wanted, he could help him get promoted quickly.

Furthermore, if Lu Ming encounters trouble or wants to take action against someone, he can even do it for him.

Lu Ming simply smiled and brushed it off lightly.

After finishing his meal, Chairman Qian wiped his mouth and said, "Thank you very much for your hospitality tonight, Secretary Lu."

"Mr. Qian, you're too kind."

After finishing their meal, the two parted ways at the restaurant entrance.

Just then, Chairman Qian suddenly said something that made Lu Ming's expression freeze instantly.

"I am also deeply saddened by Mayor Song's death!"