The pinnacle of power: starting with having sex with a female leader-Chapter 145 - 0: Celebration Banquet

Cheng Yuan didn’t qualify to attend the Standing Committee meeting; he was house-hunting at the time.

Although Pan Minghe told Cheng Yuan he could stay at his place, even in Pan Bao’er’s room. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

But Cheng Yuan had to be mindful of appearances.

"Sir, this apartment is great, both in terms of its decor and its location. The monthly rent is sixteen hundred, but for an annual lease, seventeen thousand will do. What do you think?"

Cheng Yuan didn’t care about the decor; after all, he grew up in a rural area. What mattered to him was the location.

The neighborhood was only a five-minute walk from the county government offices.

"All right, I’ll rent it for a year to start."

"Good, sir, I’ve already drafted the contract. Please take a look."

Cheng Yuan glanced over the contract and quickly signed his name.

With a ding, the payment was successful.

Cheng Yuan successfully rented the two-bedroom apartment in Xinxui Garden.

Just after paying, Cheng Yuan’s phone dinged with a message.

Curious, he opened the message, then froze.

What’s this?

An invitation to visit the Executive’s home in the evening?

Cheng Yuan’s mind was flooded with images from that night, a rush of excitement pulsing through him, sparking a surge of anticipation!

Could it be that his ambitions were finally about to be realized?

...

On Shen Manwen’s end.

After sending the message, she suddenly grew anxious.

How could she invite Cheng Yuan to her home in the evening?

Wasn’t that like inviting a wolf into her home?

Just thinking about what had happened that night made Shen Manwen’s legs feel weak.

What if after a few drinks Cheng Yuan lost control and she ended up being devoured by him?

Shen Manwen quickly tried to fix it, sending another message.

"Liu Xi will also come over tonight. You both have made great contributions; I must properly reward you!"

The second message from Shen Manwen was like a bucket of cold water, abruptly awakening Cheng Yuan from his dream!

The revolutionary journey is still long!

Winning over the Executive Shen was a particularly difficult campaign.

Since it was a celebration, it wouldn’t hurt to invite Brother Yang as well.

Cheng Yuan replied with a message.

"Executive, may I invite Xue Yang as well?"

Shen Manwen had a good impression of Xue Yang and readily agreed.

"Xue Yang has made great contributions and is your best brother. Bring him along."

"Thank you, Executive."

Cheng Yuan called Xue Yang, and the call was quickly answered by an excited voice.

"A Yuan, did you hear about the news from the Standing Committee?"

"What news?"

"Man, how come your insider news isn’t so hot? In the committee meeting just now, Executive Shen has been appointed as the Acting County Chief!"

Cheng Yuan hurriedly corrected, "Brother Yang, you mustn’t speak carelessly. Director Liu is the top secretary, not me; I’m just an ordinary chief of the secretarial department."

"Come on, you’ve made such a great contribution, the County Chief will definitely make use of you! You’ll be legitimized as the top secretary, most likely with Director Liu as your assistant."

Cheng Yuan, however, wasn’t interested.

"Brother Yang, such talk is fine between us brothers, but out in public, you absolutely must not speak recklessly! Our external threats are not completely removed yet; we can’t afford to have internal divisions. Besides, my ambitions aren’t limited to being a secretary!"

What Cheng Yuan didn’t say was even more crucial—if he became Shen Manwen’s secretary, he could forget about ever marrying her!

It’s unheard of for a secretary to marry his boss!

He absolutely could not become Shen Manwen’s secretary!

"Alright, understood. What did you need from me?"

Cheng Yuan, playing it coy, purposefully didn’t mention Shen Manwen’s name.

"There’s a dinner with a friend tonight. Come join me."

"Sure, where should I meet you?"

"I’ve just rented an apartment in Xinxui Garden..."

"Ok, I’ll be there soon."

After Xue Yang picked up Cheng Yuan, they headed straight to the prestigious Mingmen World following Cheng Yuan’s directions.

Before she was framed, Shen Manwen used to live in the county government family compound.

But after that incident, Shen Manwen felt it was no longer safe and decisively moved out.

She secretly bought a suite in Mingmen World.

Cheng Yuan punched in the code to open the building door, leading Xue Yang inside.

The two took the elevator straight to the sub-penthouse.

Xue Yang couldn’t help but marvel.

"A Yuan, your friend must be pretty wealthy to own this building’s crown jewel in Mingmen World. That’s got to be at least three million, right?"

"It’s alright," responded Cheng Yuan nonchalantly.

"Stop being secretive; who’s this friend of yours?"

"Heh, you’ll know when we get inside, right?"

"Fine," Xue Yang agreed.

The two men changed into slippers in the foyer’s shoe cabinet.

Cheng Yuan punched in the code, and with a beep, the door opened.

Xue Yang followed Cheng Yuan into the room, only to be astonished once again!

What a huge picture window!

The living room must be at least sixty square meters!

Is this what they call a grand flat?

And the decoration—overly luxurious!

The entire apartment featured lavish Italian-style decor with exquisite wood paneling on the walls.

Various pieces of furniture and home appliances were also top-end!

As Xue Yang looked around, suddenly a familiar voice reached his ears.

"Cheng Yuan, Xue Yang, you’ve arrived?"

Whoosh!

Xue Yang felt his back drenched with sweat in an instant.

His forehead broke out in a large sweat.

This was Executive Shen’s voice—no, the County Chief’s home??

A Yuan actually brought him to the County Chief’s home?

What baffled him most was, how could A Yuan have the passcode to the County Chief’s front door?