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

Lu Ming knew perfectly well why he had come here.

When Liang Qunfeng saw Lu Ming, he greeted him with a big smile: "Secretary Lu, good morning."

Lu Ming didn't even glance at him; in the end, it was Zhou Lin who led him inside.

Liang Qunfeng repeatedly admitted his mistakes in front of Yu Wei.

"Mayor Yu, I was wrong. I remembered the time wrong. Secretary Lu did tell me it was eleven o'clock. I deeply regret my mistake."

Yu Wei said calmly, "These things can be discussed over the phone; there's no need to come in person."

Liang Qunfeng said, "I'm mainly worried that my mistake might leave Secretary Lu with a bad impression on you!"

Yu Wei hummed in agreement and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Liang Qunfeng hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, yes, let me give you a detailed report on the situation in our Xinhua District."

"Alright, then go ahead and say it."

……

Outside the office, Zhou Lin and Li Ping were chatting.

"Ugh, this guy's so cunning! He even recorded my phone call!"

Li Ping was also somewhat speechless.

I thought I could teach Lu Ming a lesson this time, but I didn't expect this guy to give me no chance at all.

"It's okay, if it doesn't work this time, there's always next time."

"It's always been a case of thieves being caught for a thousand days, but I've never seen someone guard against thieves for a thousand days. I don't believe he can be this careful all the time."

"Uh-huh."

"Remember to delete the chat history later."

"it is good."

Even after deleting the chat history, Zhou Lin still felt a pang of regret.

What a great opportunity, but he ruined it by recording it.

But it doesn't matter, leaking Yu Wei's address is enough to give him a hard time.

A short while later, Liang Qunfeng came out of the office.

The landline on the table rang as soon as he left.

Zhou Lin picked up the microphone: "Mayor...yes, okay."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Lin glanced at Lu Ming, then raised her chin and went into Yu Wei's office.

The phone call instantly dispelled her earlier distress.

Lately, the mayor has been assigning her almost all the work he needs!

What does this tell us?

This shows that in the mayor's eyes, she is more reliable and trustworthy than Lu Ming.

Zhou Lin went in full of anticipation, thinking she would be given a new task, but Yu Wei's words made her head buzz.

"From now on, do the things I ask you to do yourself, don't delegate them to anyone else."

"If you feel you can't do it, just tell me and I'll arrange for someone else!"

Zhou Lin knew that Yu Wei was referring to the itinerary.

"Mayor, I..."

Zhou Lin subconsciously wanted to explain, but then she suddenly remembered that Li Ping had once told her that one of the behaviors that leaders hate the most is subordinates arguing about right and wrong.

When faced with a reprimand from their superior, subordinates only need to admit their mistakes.

"Yes, Mayor, I won't do it again."

Zhou Lin walked out of the office dejectedly, feeling extremely unhappy.

He had intended to use the schedule issue to make the mayor dissatisfied with Lu Ming, but in the end, he was the one who got scolded by Yu Wei.

At this moment, Luo Shuixian came in carrying three cups of coffee.

"Old Lu, let me buy you some coffee."

She placed a glass on Lu Ming's table.

Seeing that Luo Shuixian still had two cups in her hand, Zhou Lin assumed that she had one for herself.

She had decided that when she offered it to herself later, she would say that she didn't like it!

However, it turned out that Zhou Lin was completely overthinking things.

That cup of coffee wasn't prepared for Luo Shuixian at all.

She knocked on Yu Wei's office door and went straight in.

Zhou Lin was taken aback when she saw this.

What's going on?

Was that cup of coffee prepared for the mayor?

As soon as Luo Shuixian came out of the office, Zhou Lin immediately "reminded" her, "Little Luo, the mayor is usually very busy. Don't go in and disturb him unless you have to."

Luo Shuixian looked at Zhou Lin as if she were an idiot and replied, "The mayor asked me to buy it. If you have any objections, go inside and talk to her."

"..."

Zhou Lin was immediately rendered speechless by the rebuttal.

Noticing the strange look in Lu Ming's eyes, she wished she could disappear into the ground.

Zhou Lin took a deep breath, intending to go to the restroom to ease the awkwardness.

As I passed by the department, I noticed that everyone was holding a cup of coffee and chatting casually.

"This Miss Luo is not only beautiful, but also incredibly generous."

"Of course! My goodness, this is Starbucks! They treated all the departments to drinks without even blinking an eye!"

"I heard that last time Zhou Lin bought milk tea, she bought two cups, but neither of them were for Miss Luo."

"Seriously? Zhou Lin is way too stingy. It's just a cup of milk tea, how much could it cost?"

"Shhhhhh..."

Suddenly someone gave a warning and kept winking at them.

Everyone instinctively looked towards the door and saw Zhou Lin standing there with a grim expression, so they immediately changed the subject and started talking about other things.

Zhou Lin's chest heaved with anger; she was practically bursting with rage.

That Luo Shuixian is absolutely wicked!

He treats everyone to coffee, but not himself!

That's not all, she even told others that she deliberately didn't give him the milk tea she bought. Isn't she trying to ruin her own reputation?

Zhou Lin could already imagine what these people would say about her behind her back!

Back in the office, Li Ping sent a message to Zhou Lin, asking her to invite Luo Shuixian to dinner that evening.

And he gave her a reason she couldn't refuse.

Help her repair her relationship with Luo Shuixian, and find a way to win Luo Shuixian over as well.

Although Zhou Lin was extremely resistant, she knew that Li Ping was paving the way for her.

"Xiao Luo, are you free tonight?"

"Yes, what's up? Is Secretary Zhou inviting me to dinner?"

"Yes, you've been here for several days now, and we haven't even had a meal together yet!"

"I see... Is Lao Lu going?"

"Brother Lu is a man, so... let's not call him that."

"...Okay then, send me the address once you've decided on a place."

Luo Shuixian appeared harmless, but in reality, she was also wondering what Zhou Lin was up to.

During lunch, Lu Ming reminded him, "Be careful when you go out to dinner with Zhou Lin tonight."

Luo Shuixian feigned ignorance and asked, "Be careful of what?"

Lu Ming didn't know what to say.

If I were to be too explicit, Luo Shuixian might think I'm being petty.

But if she didn't speak up, and Zhou Lin had some ulterior motive, Luo Shuixian could very well suffer.

After thinking it over, the safest thing to do was to sneak over and take a look myself.

Lu Ming shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

Luo Shuixian pressed further, "Are you worried that this is a trap set for me?"

Lu Ming remained silent, giving Luo Shuixian a disapproving look, as if to say, "If you knew, why did you pretend to be confused earlier?"

Luo Shuixian looked at Lu Ming with a smile and teased, "Old Lu, are you worried about me?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, you haven't fallen for me, have you?"

Lu Ming's lips twitched: "You have quite a vivid imagination."

Before she knew it, it was time to leave work. Luo Shuixian said to Zhou Lin, "I'll take the mayor home first, and then I need to change my clothes. I might be a little late."

Zhou Lin said, "It's alright, no rush."

Lu Ming drove Zhou Lin to a restaurant, where Zhou Lin stood at the entrance looking around.

Lu Ming thought she was waiting for Luo Shuixian, but he didn't expect that the person who came would be Li Ping!

Lu Ming raised an eyebrow, instantly understanding what was going on.

So it turns out that Zhou Lin wasn't the one treating tonight; Li Ping was using Zhou Lin's name to host the dinner!

Lu Ming murmured, "What did he invite Luo Shuixian for?"

"To win them over?"

"Hehe, this is interesting!"