Guan Xiao, though she walked away nonchalantly,
but don't forget her cataclysmic ability "Mother Bug" could still observe the scene behind her.
Thus, she easily captured the series of changes in Shen Lingshuang's expression.
A mysterious smile curled up slightly at the corner of her mouth.
Different from Shen Lingshuang, who regarded her as a rival filled with hostility,
Guan Xiao had never considered Shen Lingshuang as her opponent.
Not only because Shen Lingshuang seemed to be a girl with limited means, but also because... Guan Xiao just didn't love Qiu Tu.
Shen Lingshuang treated Qiu Tu as a treasure, Guan Xiao… well, regarded Qiu Tu as a piece of treasure as well.
But unlike Shen Lingshuang, Guan Xiao's feeling toward Qiu Tu was not love, but dependency.
She was optimistic about Qiu Tu, his abilities, his background, and his future.
She wanted to attach herself to Qiu Tu and subsequently rise to prominence.
As for seducing Qiu Tu, and even having some ambiguous encounters with him, all were just minor sidetracks to her main goal.
Perhaps due to different growing environments. Compared to men, Guan Xiao valued her career more!
So, from the beginning, Shen Lingshuang had mistaken her rival.
But Guan Xiao didn't mind.
Being a master of human nature, she knew why Qiu Tu had assigned Shen Lingshuang to her.
It was to support and teach Shen Lingshuang.
So… letting Shen Lingshuang see her as a rival and spurring her on from time to time might even help her progress faster.
After all… Qiu Tu was her boss! Fulfilling the task completely assigned by the boss and making the boss happy was the responsibility of a subordinate like her!
When the boss was happy, she would be able to get promoted!
Thinking so, Guan Xiao hummed a tune contentedly and headed towards the Political Department.
Meanwhile, the black cat perched on her shoulder tilted its head, looking at her attractive face and then back at Shen Lingshuang chasing after them, the cat seemed puzzled...
Apparently, with Miao Xiaoxiao's deficiency in understanding emotions, she couldn't grasp what these two women were competing for, or what they were doing.
It seemed like… they were competing over the Bureau Chief?
But why compete over the Bureau Chief?
Can you eat a Bureau Chief?
Meow didn't understand...
Meanwhile, while three women were each playing their part in the same grand play with different thoughts.
12th floor, Deputy Director's office.
Qiu Tu was also enjoying a massage from Tan Huimin while drinking tea.
Perhaps not fully understanding why Qiu Tu had arranged for Shen Lingshuang to work under Guan Xiao, Tan Huimin, while gently massaging, asked,
"Bureau Chief… Investigator Shen seems to have hostility towards Minister Guan. Is it really fine to let her work with Minister Guan?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu sipped his tea, then said, "It's fine."
"Shen Lingshuang's skills are not enough to escape from Guan Xiao's Five Fingers Mountain."
"And Guan Xiao definitely knows her own limits. She knows what can and cannot be done."
"Let Lingshuang learn from Guan Xiao for a while; it will be beneficial for her growth."
Seeing that Qiu Tu had everything planned out, Tan Huimin stopped trying to remind him.
She gently "Hmm~" in agreement, then said, "So Chief, when do we continue working?"
Qiu Tu, hearing this, put down his tea cup and said softly, "In a little while."
His gaze deepened, "I need to step out for a bit. I'll have a clone control and handle the tasks."
Tan Huimin nodded slightly, then adjusted the stray hair near her ear, exposing her fair, attractive neck that made one want to transform into a vampire and take a bite.
Qiu Tu's heart fluttered… feeling that this beautiful young woman in front of him had become even more enticing since being nourished by him...
The day passed quickly.
Just as Qiu Tu had mentioned, he was very busy today.
He was preoccupied due to multitasking.
Ever since becoming the Domain Master, Qiu Tu had discovered Whale Shark and Xie Yue, two Evil Gods, who, after realizing that their plans were unworkable, had already left the Xinjie District.
And for him, desiring his "Domain Master" fake realm power to grow stronger until breaking through Fourth Order, he needed to stay in the Xinjie District.
And to use his "Domain Master" abilities, he also needed to stay in the Xinjie District and refine the "earth vein nodes."
However, as the acting Bureau Chief, he still needed to handle official duties in the real world.
Thus, he could only multitask in three ways.
His main body went to the Xinjie District, sitting atop an earth vein node, silently infiltrating and refining it.
While paying attention to the gradual increase in fake realm power of the "Domain Master."
And the clone summoned by the "Uncompromising Simulacrum" was in the Bureau Chief's office, patiently managing affairs of the Xinjie City Investigation Bureau.
Fortunately, refining earth vein nodes was a mechanical task; and Tang Feifei had also taught him how to "slack off" in the Bureau Chief position; both tasks did not require much mental effort, otherwise, he definitely wouldn't have been able to do so much simultaneously!
The "slacking off" method taught by Tang Feifei was simple, just one phrase: Focus on abstraction, not on reality, grasp the big, not the small.
In fact, this wasn't a method of slacking off, but a governance approach taught to her by a senior member of the Tang family.
According to this senior family member: When one has already achieved a higher position, but lacks experience in this role, the most taboo thing is to be "too diligent."
Because the higher-up's energy is too great, and it can affect too many people and events. Perhaps just a casual remark, but below, it could be disseminated, amplified, causing unpredictable consequences.
So, when lacking experience, the higher-up must focus on abstraction, not reality.
Focusing on abstraction meant unifying thoughts and seizing power. Not focusing on reality meant not meddling with the specifics of work, allowing subordinates to handle freely, and keeping the routine operations of the department or institution unchanged as much as possible.