Like Ye Zhen, Bai Yuan too stood at the top of the power pyramid and owned an office villa within the Hong Qiang Courtyard that symbolized power and status.
The office villa had two study rooms, one of which covered an area of up to two hundred square meters and was used by Bai Yuan for his regular office work, while the smaller one, less than one hundred square meters, was his private study.
In the office room of the villa, Bai Yuan sat in front of a majestic rosewood desk but didn't review the documents his secretary had prepared earlier. Instead, he was holding a cigarette.
Perhaps sinking into deep thought, Bai Yuan let the cigarette burn halfway without flicking the ash. He only snapped back to reality when the cigarette was completely burnt out and swiftly crushed the butt, tossing it into the ashtray.
