Actually, Zhou Yuwen wasn't interested in any of this, saying, "Okay, that works."
Then he mentioned he had other matters to take care of and had to leave first.
After that, he gave a shout-out to Li Qiang, telling him to keep the Minister of External Relations company at the meal.
"Oh, okay," Li Qiang said as if awakening from a dream.
Actually, the moment Meng Lei called out "Brother Zhou,"
Li Qiang was in a kind of limbo.
He was even somewhat dazed.
He knew Zhou Yuwen was amazing, but Zhou Yuwen's prominence was out of Li Qiang's league.
On the other hand, Meng Lei's prominence was within Li Qiang's orbit.
Day in and day out, Li Qiang would hang out with Meng Lei, calling him "Brother Lei."
He even dreamed of succeeding Meng Lei as the Minister someday and then shearing the next cohort of students.
But he never expected his most admired figure to be so sycophantic in front of Zhou Yuwen!
