Qi Tongwei, in truth, did not want to lock horns with the Lü Family at this particular juncture.
He was already overwhelmed with a mountain of tasks. Furthermore, he believed in maintaining an open-minded, flexible approach toward the fence-sitters—staying a bit more moderate so as to cultivate more friends and fewer enemies.
Yet, one cannot afford to be fixated on the present; one must look to the long term and maintain a grasp of the overall situation.
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