Inheritance of Two Trillion

Chapter 1013: Chapter 113: Surrounded by Spectators

He had indeed achieved his desired goal of becoming a Candidate Senior Affairs Officer.

Bai Xiaosheng greeted Zheng Honghu and then returned to his office with Lin Weiwei and Lei Ying.

Along the way, the three of them received a ”guard of honor” welcome.

Those who passed by all stopped in their tracks to make way for them, smiling broadly with kindness and respect, calling out to Bai Xiaosheng—”Affairs Officer Bai”!

Even though he was now a candidate for Senior Affairs Officer, the title remained the same.

Yet within those voices, there was clearly a hint of awe reserved for a Senior Affairs Officer!

Today, Bai Xiaosheng’s status was entirely different!

Beyond the greetings, these people also invariably widened their eyes to carefully observe Bai Xiaosheng.

Their gazes even followed him all the way.

It seemed they all wanted to see for themselves what kind of miraculous figure could, in one year, rise from being an Affairs Officer to a Candidate Senior Affairs Officer, surpassing the benchmark of the Affairs Department, Lin Yu.

Or perhaps they thought he was donned with some secret halo!

The most absurd thing was.

As they passed offices along the way, the doors would quietly open.

Those inside would specifically run out to join in greeting him and have a look.

Bai Xiaosheng on this walk could do nothing but smile, nod, and greet people; by the end, even his facial muscles felt sore.

It was exhausting.

At the end, Bai Xiaosheng walked with a brisk step, just to get back sooner.

Once he returned to his office and closed the door, Bai Xiaosheng’s expression immediately collapsed.

”This Candidate Senior Affairs Officer, to think I was actually on public display...”

”Do they really see me as some precious animal!”

Lin Weiwei laughed with a ”pfft,” ”Then we should charge admission and not let them watch for free.”

”Exactly!” Lei Ying heartily agreed.

Bai Xiaosheng twitched his lower eyelid.

While chatting, Bai Xiaosheng’s phone rang.

”Feng Li?” Bai Xiaosheng glanced at the name and answered the call.

”Congratulations, Bai Xiaosheng! I didn’t expect you to become the candidate for this term’s Senior Affairs Officer! I’m handling affairs in the neighboring province and just got the news. Sorry I can’t congratulate you in person,” Feng Li laughed on the phone.

”Not at all, I’ve just been lucky,” Bai Xiaosheng replied modestly while smiling.

Yet internally he thought.

Is the news spreading this quickly? Even Feng Li, who is out of town, knows about it.

Bai Xiaosheng had a chat with Feng Li and then hung up the phone.

No sooner had he done so, another call came in.

This time, even further away, it was Lin Ke.

Just two days ago when they chatted, she was in the south. But she would be returning soon.

”Candidate Senior Affairs Officer Bai, impressive!” As soon as the call connected, Lin Ke shouted excitedly.

Only she could call out such an awkward title so nonchalantly...

”One year not seen, and you’ve made quite the progress, seizing the candidacy for Senior Affairs Officer upon your return!”

”Now, you’re just one step away from being a Senior Affairs Officer!”

”It’s really infuriating, once you become the Senior Affairs Officer, I’ll have to listen to you!”

Lin Ke chattered incessantly.

”I don’t care, if you really become the Senior Affairs Officer in a few years, you must give me some privileges, or I won’t let you off the hook!”

This girl was like a bouncing bean, her words unending.

Bai Xiaosheng could barely get a word in.

After a round of banter, Lin Ke finally hung up.

Bai Xiaosheng let out a sigh of relief, but then Wang Xincheng’s call came through.

And afterward, Li Haofeng...

Most of his acquaintances, although outside, congratulated him as soon as they heard the news.

On one hand, Bai Xiaosheng marveled at the speed of the news spreading, and on the other, he felt very comforted.

Those who came to congratulate were all his friends.

In their words, there was heartfelt joy for him.

...

At this moment, in a Senior Affairs Officer’s office.

Fang Beijun heard the news and was genuinely surprised, his gaze a bit complex.

”This Bai Xiaosheng has actually managed to surpass Lin Yu and secure the candidacy for Senior Affairs Officer! Unbelievable!”

This news was somewhat hard for Fang Beijun to believe.

After all, Lin Yu’s backer was none other than Shen Peishen!

And Bai Xiaosheng?

Although President Xiahou Qi was quite fond of him, he definitely would not intervene this time.

Firstly, Lin Yu was also someone Xiahou Qi admired, and he would be happy regardless of who was elected.

Secondly, what status was Xiahou Qi? If he trampled the rules, then what rules could Zhenbei Group’s Greater China Region follow in the future?

Moreover, if Xiahou Qi truly wanted someone in the position, would he need to go through such trouble?

It would simply be unnecessary!

Therefore, in this matter, President Xiahou Qi would certainly remain neutral.

Bai Xiaosheng could be said to be fighting a solo battle, not only facing the powerful enemy, Lin Yu, but also contending with the support of other Senior Affairs Officers!

Yet he still won!

”I really did underestimate him!” Senior Affairs Officer Fang Beijun frowned and murmured.

His dislike for Lu Zhixin, this troublemaker, and his wish to get rid of her were true.

When discussing the selection criteria for the Candidate Senior Affairs Officer election, thinking of troubling Bai Xiaosheng was also true.

This isn’t a conflict.

Fang Beijun wanted to offer Lu Zhixin as a dish to Shen Peishen’s side to eat, so he secretly reached out to Yu Ying and wanted to spare Lin Yu some ”trouble.”

Of course, this was also an attempt to gain Shen Peishen’s support.

Outsiders only think it’s Fang Beijun and Shen Peishen in an open and covert fight, but little do they know, when it comes to their level,

there are no permanent enemies, only eternal interests.

Fang Beijun, thinking of advancing half a step up and leaving the Greater China Region for a position at the Zhenbei Group headquarters, knew he needed more support.

At the very least, not a stumbling block.

Bai Xiaosheng could say he had snatched that position from the jaws of a generation’s prodigy, despite the resistance of two Senior Affairs Officers, one overt and one covert!

”He’s a strong figure!” even Fang Beijun was somewhat impressed.

On the other side, in Shen Peishen’s office.

Lin Yu sat on the sofa, with Shen Peishen opposite him.

Lin Yu’s face looked terrible, and his whole person seemed a bit dazed.

This blow to him was indeed significant.

A person always adheres to a set of thoughts, a set of principles.

Suddenly, one day, they shake, wanting to betray their former self and abandon some principles to achieve victory.

Yet they find that abandonment is meaningless, ultimately achieving nothing.

So, what exactly is pointless? The perseverance or the abandonment?

That confusion leaves one at a loss.

Lin Yu lowered his head to look at his hands, saying nothing.

Shen Peishen sighed softly.

”Lin Yu, do you feel that you’ve made a great sacrifice but haven’t gained anything, and consider yourself a failure?”

Lin Yu raised his head, looking blankly at his mentor.

His eyes were complex.

”I, on the other hand, think your failure was inevitable!”

”Because you, aren’t pure enough!”

Lin Yu was stunned.

”Although you agreed to use some methods, inside you’re still resistant. It doesn’t feel glorious enough, not open enough.”

Lin Yu looked at his mentor, mouth slightly agape.

Shen Peishen stopped him from speaking and continued, ”I know what you want to say. You want to say that you didn’t feel that way, right?”

Lin Yu nodded.

”Even if you don’t think you felt that way, you’ve been subconsciously rejecting it!”

Shen Peishen pointed at Lin Yu, ”Otherwise, with your brain, wouldn’t you have thought of the trap Bai Xiaosheng might have set for you? In this matter, I had someone build bridges, but didn’t care about the rest because I believed in you!”

”But what about you?”

”You didn’t actively contemplate. Being passive even when you resorted to tactics is the resistance in your heart!”

”Bai Xiaosheng, on the other hand, is different!”

”He never cares about the means used, only about the outcome!”

”That’s why, the loser is you!”

Shen Peishen’s voice was low but seemed incredibly sharp, each word like a needle, stabbing into Lin Yu’s heart.

Lin Yu’s eyes widened, and his mouth hung open, staring at his mentor.

His heart was also touched!

So, it was his own lack of purity, his lack of thoroughness!

Since he had resorted to tactics, he should have been active, proactive, and made those tactics fully thought out!

”The difference between you and Bai Xiaosheng isn’t in intellect; it lies here!” Shen Peishen pointed at Lin Yu’s chest.

With the last sentence, Lin Yu was like someone awakened from a dream.

”It’s my inner indecision!”

”It’s my lingering concerns over those tactics!”

Lin Yu muttered to himself continuously.

In his mind, there seemed to be a faint roar.

I, Lin Yu, am not worse than Bai Xiaosheng!

My loss is because I took that step, yet I was not proactive—

to scheme!

Lin Yu’s eyes brightened.

This scene, witnessed by Shen Peishen, was most gratifying.

Blessing in disguise, Lin Yu had an ”epiphany.”

This was no small gain, even compared to getting the title of Candidate Senior Affairs Officer!

The corners of Shen Peishen’s mouth curled into a smile.

”Candidate Senior Affairs Officer is not the same as the real Senior Affairs Officer,” Shen Peishen said. ”Next time, just take it back!”

”Indeed, teacher!”

”Next time, in the election five years later, I will take back the title of Candidate Senior Affairs Officer, and I’ll certainly become a Senior Affairs Officer before him!”

Lin Yu’s eyes were bright, revealing a sharpness after enlightenment, ”By any means necessary!”

Here, Lin Yu had an epiphany.

There, Bai Xiaosheng was restless.

Ultimately, he had to go out.

”Xiaosheng, where are you going?” Lin Weiwei couldn’t help but ask.

”Just going for a walk,” Bai Xiaosheng muttered.

The next sentence tumbled in his throat but remained unspoken.

”Without that one point, I’m restless.”