"Li Qiushuang did indeed contact me, but I also learned about her actions and naturally wouldn't intervene in her matters," she said.
Some people help once, and that's enough. Since she's not living up to expectations, Liu Min was not planning to continue helping her.
The path ahead she had to tread on her own.
As for what that path would look like, it was up to her own fate.
Over the phone, Liu Min's voice came through again.
"Secretary Zhou has asked me to succeed as the Party Secretary of Taiping Township, which indeed is a good thing. However, this means I probably won't be able to return to Anzhou County for a while," she said.
Zhou Qing remained silent.
Indeed, that was the truth.