Chapter 61

Lu Jingyu is currently currying favor with Fan Xiang, who once had a debt of gratitude to Yan Xishan and has been a senior leader in the management department of Dongfang Group for a full thirty years since its establishment. Moreover, his son works at the city bureau, making Fan Xiang the true local snake in Jindong District.

Although Chen Meilan snatched Lu Jingyu's project from Secretary Liu using Yan Zhao's connections, she isn't afraid of Lu Jingyu but is somewhat wary of Fan Xiang. This is because Fan Xiang has always been a character that could make all the nouveau riche in Xiping City tremble with fear, even in his past life. Yan Xishan's set of behavior methods that bend but don't break the law were learned from Fan Xiang.

So when snatching the project, Chen Meilan was certain she could secure it and drive Lu Jingyu out of Dongfang Group, but her concern was that by grabbing the job and directly liaising with Secretary Liu Ming, she would bypass Fan Xiang and wouldn't give him any money. In this situation, she worried whether Fan Xiang would find ways to deal with her.

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