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

It's a well-known fact that it's difficult for women to get by in officialdom, and it's even more difficult for beautiful women.

Having a powerful backer is good, but if you don't, you can only accept the unspoken rules of your superiors if you want to get ahead.

Contract workers like Luo Shuixian are naturally among the easiest to exploit.

If she ever considered transferring to another unit, that alone would be enough to make her comply.

Li Ping happened to have the ability to transfer people to civilian positions, which was a perfect excuse for him to get close to Luo Shuixian.

The thought of riding her on his lap filled Li Ping with excitement.

On the way back to her office after dinner, Luo Shuixian casually asked, "Secretary Lu, why does Mayor Yu have two secretaries?"

Lu Ming smiled and shook his head, saying, "You'll have to ask the mayor about that!"

Luo Shuixian pouted, "I'm just a lowly driver, is it really appropriate for me to ask this?"

Suddenly, she lowered her voice and said, "But I heard that Mayor Yu will eventually choose one of you two to be her secretary."

Lu Ming nodded: "Probably."

"I wish you could stay."

"You think highly of me?"

"It's not that I think highly of her, it's just that I feel you're easier to get along with than Secretary Zhou. Look at her, she's getting all cocky."

Lu Ming smiled but didn't respond to that question. Instead, he asked, "Your family must be quite well-off, right?"

"you guess."

"I bet you're a rich, beautiful, and successful woman."

"Well... I guess so."

"A rich, beautiful woman comes to drive for the mayor, just to experience life?"

Luo Shuixian pouted: "Do you think I wanted to? I was forced into it by my family."

"Please, I'm a girl, how can you let a girl be a driver?"

"Secretary Lu, do you have any way to get Mayor Yu to resign voluntarily?"

Lu Ming's lips twitched, and he said speechlessly, "Since it was arranged by your family, they naturally hope that you can take this opportunity to get to know Mayor Yu better."

"By deliberately making a mistake, you will not only make Mayor Yu dissatisfied with you, but may even take his anger out on your family."

"So I think you'd better not have that kind of thought."

Luo Shuixian sighed: "Alright then, what you said does make some sense."

"It's so hot, Secretary Lu, let's go out and buy an ice cream, it's on me."

Lu Ming nodded: "Okay."

The two had already become familiar with each other, and Luo Shuixian kept encouraging Lu Ming.

"Secretary Lu, you absolutely must defeat Zhou Lin!"

Lu Ming laughed and said, "That's not something I can decide; it depends on Mayor Yu's choice."

Luo Shuixian's eyes darted around, and she said, "How about I help you?"

"You'll help me? How will you help?"

"I'm the mayor's driver, I drive her around every day. All I have to do is say a few good things about her on the way, and maybe a few bad things about Zhou Lin, right?"

Without even thinking, Lu Ming shook his head and refused: "No need."

Luo Shuixian was quite surprised and asked, puzzled, "Why? Don't you want to be Mayor Yu's secretary?"

Lu Ming said calmly, "Of course I want to, but I don't think Mayor Yu will change his decision just because you speak well of me and badly of Zhou Lin."

"Besides, in fair competition, I, Lu Ming, believe I will not lose to anyone, so there is no need for this."

Luo Shuixian suddenly found Lu Ming to be quite interesting; he refused the temptation of a shortcut without even thinking.

You know, not just anyone can refuse so decisively!

This not only demonstrates his confidence in his own abilities, but also reflects her character.

Luo Shuixian believed that if she said those words to Zhou Lin, Zhou Lin would definitely not refuse.

After getting off work in the afternoon, Luo Shuixian drove Yu Wei home.

On the way, she kept waiting for Yu Wei to ask her, but Yu Wei didn't seem inclined to speak.

Finally, Luo Shuixian said irritably, "Why don't you ask me how I'm getting along with your two secretaries?"

Yu Wei said calmly, "If you want to talk, I will tell you even if I don't ask."

Luo Shuixian rolled her eyes: "This is boring."

"I had a brief interaction with the two of them today, and I learned something from it."

"That Zhou Lin is such a snob. She doesn't have a high position, but she's very arrogant. I was just sitting there playing on my phone, and she started lecturing me. I ignored her, and as a result, she gave me the cold shoulder all day."

"And she's a total green tea b*tch. She calls Lu Ming 'Brother Lu' all the time, acting all respectful, but the moment there's work to be done, she snatches it away!"

"At lunchtime, they rush to get your food early. If someone comes to find you, they rush to get up and ask you questions. If they have anything to report to you, they rush to do so. They're too ambitious."

Yu Wei nodded: "What about Lu Ming?"

Luo Shuixian said, "He seems quite clever, but actually he's a bit dull."

"stay?"

Yu Wei never expected that Luo Shuixian would give such an evaluation.

"Of course! I told him that when I picked you up, I could say good things about him and bad things about Zhou Lin in front of you, but this guy actually said there was no need."

Instead of saying that what I'm doing won't change your decision, you should say that he has confidence in himself and doesn't need these tactics.

"He may be a bit slow-witted, but he's a decent person. I deliberately complained about Zhou Lin in front of him, thinking he would join me in complaining, but he didn't say a single bad word about Zhou Lin."

"However, I suspect this guy has a problem with his sexual orientation. Everyone else looks at me with lustful eyes, but he hardly ever looks at me directly."

Does he/she have a problem with his/her sexual orientation?

Yu Wei almost burst out laughing.

How could Lu Ming possibly have a problem with his sexual orientation? When I was drugged, I hugged and kissed him, and I personally experienced his strong reaction.

However, after hearing what Luo Shuixian said, Yu Wei suddenly realized that her previous understanding of Lu Ming was indeed somewhat one-sided.

……

"Brother Lu Ming, we've found the person you asked me to investigate."

On his way home, Lu Ming received a call from Su Ran.

The two made a reservation at a restaurant, and Su Ran was already there when Lu Ming arrived.

As soon as Lu Ming sat down, he asked, "Who is that guy?"

Su Ran pouted: "Brother Lu Ming, I'm still hungry."

Lu Ming quickly apologized, "It's my fault, it's my fault, let's eat first."

Su Ran was just saying it casually. Knowing that Lu Ming was anxious, she said directly, "He works in engineering, mainly taking on municipal projects."

Lu Ming thought to himself, "As expected, this Chairman Wang was definitely arranged by Zhou Lin."

While she herself couldn't get in touch with people like Chairman Wang, she could easily get in touch with Li Ping and Wang Qiang.

Regardless of which of the two made the arrangement, they represented Executive Vice Mayor Jiang Ling.

Therefore, she was the one directing everything behind the scenes, trying to control Zhou Lin and planting a spy next to Yu Wei.

Seeing Lu Ming frowning in thought, Su Ran asked with concern, "Brother Lu Ming, are you in trouble?"

Lu Ming smiled and said, "It's not much trouble."

Su Ran asked suspiciously, "Really? If you're in trouble, you must tell me, and I can help you."

"You've already helped me enough," Lu Ming said, peeling a shrimp for her and putting it on her plate.

Su Ran's eyes lit up with surprise, and she bit her lip, asking, "Brother Lu Ming, do you want to be in a relationship now?"

"Um... let's not talk about this." Looking at Su Ran's resentful eyes, Lu Ming said helplessly, "With your qualities, there's really no need for you to keep staring at me."

Su Ran raised an eyebrow: "Don't say things like that again. I don't like hearing it."

"Okay, okay, I won't say anymore, let's eat."

But after what happened, Su Ran's interest was completely gone.

Lu Ming was also filled with guilt. He knew Su Ran's thoughts and had seen all her efforts. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't moved.

To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't want to accept Su Ran, but rather that he didn't want to hold her back.

Now the entire Songxi officialdom is watching him. Even at Yu Wei's welcoming banquet, someone drugged him. Who knows what other despicable tricks they might use in the future.

If I were to get together with Su Ran rashly, it could very likely cause her harm.

After finishing their meal and leaving the restaurant, Su Ran still had a stern face and didn't say a word.

Just then, a handsome young man in his late twenties walked over carrying flowers.

She came over happily, but when she saw Lu Ming next to Su Ran, she raised an eyebrow and asked, "Ranran, who is this...?"