Division 4, Section 2.
The crumbling of an upper-level pillar has a devastating impact on those below, especially for Su Shanshan, who had viewed Qi Tongwei as a rising star. She found it difficult to accept that her future patron had fallen from grace before he could even truly shine. She no longer worked with her usual relaxed demeanor; instead, she kept her head down, trying to minimize her presence.
Section Chief Su, who regarded Su Shanshan as a turncoat, could not directly target Qi Tongwei, but he could certainly make life miserable for her. Making her clean up, nitpicking her daily work—this became the norm. It was precisely because these grievances were petty and non-principled that they were so unbearable for Su Shanshan. To revolt seemed like an overreaction, but to endure them felt like swallowing a dead fly.
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