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

Mu Xueqi nestled in Lu Ming's arms and slept soundly, while Lu Ming's thoughts drifted to Li Wen.

Since he got his hands on Li Wen's ten million, he hasn't paid much attention to her anymore.

Because in his eyes, Li Wen had long since lost her value.

Although he told Li Wen to continue contacting Chairman Qian, Lu Ming knew very well that she could no longer get any useful information from Chairman Qian.

However, Lu Ming underestimated Li Wen's desire for money.

In order to get back ten million, and to fulfill Director Qian's mission, she almost succeeded.

Thinking about this, Lu Ming couldn't help but feel a chill of fear.

If Li Wen really does film the video of him having sex with her, then the tables will truly turn.

……

the next day.

When Lu Ming arrived at the office, Zhou Lin was already there.

"Good morning, Secretary Lu."

"morning."

Just as Lu Ming was about to push open the door to Yu Wei's office, Zhou Lin said, "I've already cleaned the mayor's office."

Lu Ming chuckled and said, "Not bad, you adapted quite quickly."

Despite saying that, he still pushed the door open and went inside.

Zhou Lin was the one who cleaned, but Lu Ming still wanted to check it to be at ease.

After looking around and finding there was really nothing to pack, Lu Ming came out.

Yu Wei arrived at 8:40.

Lu Ming was about to get up and go inside to make tea when Zhou Lin had already followed him in.

Seeing this, Lu Ming was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded in satisfaction. In his opinion, Zhou Lin must have made up for her studies after going back last night!

In just one day, she had already adapted to her new identity, handling every detail perfectly so that Lu Ming couldn't find any fault with her.

After leaving the mayor's office, Zhou Lin said, "Secretary Lu, I rented a two-bedroom apartment in a residential complex called Zhuoxi Mansion near the municipal government. This is the layout of the apartment; could you take a look?"

Lu Ming took the phone, smiled and nodded: "Okay, that's good."

"Okay, then I'll go show it to the mayor."

Zhou Lin knocked on the door and went in. When she came out, she was grinning from ear to ear.

"Secretary Lu, the mayor just praised me."

"Hmm, it's settled?"

"Yes, I'll go sign the contract now."

"Okay, go ahead."

Zhou Lin went out happily and returned a little after ten o'clock.

When they came back, they were carrying a bunch of keys and an access card in one hand, and two cups of milk tea in the other.

"Secretary Lu, please have some milk tea!"

"Thanks."

"I'll go in and give the key to the mayor."

Zhou Lin placed the milk tea on the table, then gently knocked on the door. Upon hearing Yu Wei's voice, she went inside.

She had just entered when Wang Qiang, the director of the municipal government office, came in.

He greeted Lu Ming with a smile: "Secretary Lu."

Lu Ming smiled and asked, "Director Wang, are you here to see Mayor Yu?"

Wang Qiang replied, "The city has prepared a welcome banquet for Mayor Yu. It will be held at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the guesthouse. Please ask Lu Ming to pass on the message."

"OK."

Watching Wang Qiang's departing figure, Lu Ming stroked his chin with interest.

Wang Qiang is a subordinate of Jiang Ling, the executive vice mayor, and his power in the municipal government office is second only to Secretary-General Zhao!

Logically speaking, he should have spoken directly to Mayor Yu about this, but instead he was asked to relay the message.

Lu Ming guessed that he didn't want to have too much contact with Yu Wei because he was afraid of causing Jiang Ling to misunderstand.

After Zhou Lin came out of the office, Lu Ming got up and went inside.

Zhou Lin frowned slightly, wondering what Lu Ming was doing inside.

After Lu Ming went inside, he said, "Mayor, Wang Qiang just came over and asked me to tell you that a welcome banquet has been prepared for you at the guesthouse tonight."

Yu Wei raised her eyes slightly and asked, "Did Wang Qiang ask you to pass on this message?"

"Um."

Lu Ming actually had more to say, but since Yu Wei didn't ask, he didn't say anything more.

"Sit down and talk."

Lu Ming sat down opposite Yu Wei.

Yu Wei asked, "What's the relationship between Wang Qiang and Mayor Jiang?"

"very good."

What do you think?

Although Yu Wei's question seemed abrupt, Lu Ming understood what she meant.

It's simply a matter of asking myself what I think of Wang Qiang's behavior just now.

"I think he was trying to avoid suspicion, worried that Mayor Jiang might become suspicious."

"This also reflects, from another perspective, that Mayor Jiang wields immense power within the municipal government."

Yu Wei murmured, "Bigger than Mayor Song?"

Lu Ming replied, "They're evenly matched."

"Oh? Jiang Ling is just the executive vice mayor, yet he can go toe-to-toe with Mayor Song?"

"Jiang Ling is a local from Songxi with extensive connections. When Mayor Song first arrived, all the major and minor decisions of the municipal government were made by Jiang Ling."

"However, Mayor Song was tough and soon managed to wrest some of the power back from Jiang Ling."

"Perhaps sensing Mayor Song's forceful style, Jiang Ling at least on the surface always cooperated with Mayor Song's work in the following work."

Yu Wei nodded and said, "I understand, you can go now."

As soon as Lu Ming sat down after leaving his office, Zhou Lin eagerly asked, "Brother Lu, what do you need the mayor for?"

Lu Ming looked up at her and said, "Director Wang asked me to tell the mayor that a welcome banquet has been arranged tonight."

"Oh, that puts my mind at ease."

Seeing Zhou Lin breathe a sigh of relief, Lu Ming raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but frown.

This girl doesn't seem as innocent as she appears; she probably has a lot on her mind.

He used to call me Secretary Lu, but when I asked him something, he started calling me Brother Lu.

He even wanted to know exactly what Yu Wei had said to him.

I clearly felt that she wasn't so cunning yesterday, how come she's like a completely different person overnight?

Could it be that there's a sorcerer guiding them from behind?

Lu Ming became more cautious.

He's not afraid of fair competition; what he fears is dirty play.

However, if Zhou Lin dares to resort to some underhanded tactics, he wouldn't mind ruthlessly destroying her.

After get off work that evening, Yu Wei came out of the office and asked, "Do you have any plans for tonight?"

Zhou Lin shook her head and replied, "No."

Lu Ming also shook his head.

"Alright, then come with me to the guesthouse. Secretary Lu, you can drive."

"OK."

When they drove to the guesthouse, the top leaders of the municipal party committee and government had already arrived.

"Mayor Yu is here."

Lin Zhengguang, an official from the municipal party committee, stood up with a smile and went to greet him.

Since the top leader stood up to personally greet them, the others naturally couldn't stay seated any longer and all came over to welcome them.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, everyone took their seats.

The food was served quickly, and we began to eat and drink.

As a secretary, Lu Ming naturally sat at the same table as the other leaders' secretaries.

However, he also kept a close eye on Yu Wei's condition. When he saw someone starting to offer a toast, he hurriedly took a wine glass and went over to help Yu Wei share the burden.

When Song Chuhe was still around, he had taken him to several of these drinking parties.

These local officials are all practically steeped in alcohol; they can drink a lot and they especially love to urge others to drink.

In order to suppress the arrogance of the local faction, Song Chuhe once drank two jin of liquor all by himself.

But Yu Wei, being a woman, naturally couldn't possibly have that much alcohol tolerance.

Lu Ming approached Yu Wei, bent down, and whispered in her ear, "Mayor, when they toast you later, don't go along with them."

"This group loves to pressure you to drink. If you fall for their tricks, you might have to come back less often tomorrow."

Feeling the warm breath on her ear, Yu Wei frowned slightly and said with displeasure, "Don't talk nonsense!"