The First Secretary: Rise of a Civil Servant

Years of failure at the civil service exam left Zhong Dexing selling fruit at his sister's stand, dreams slipping away with each rejection. When he finally aces the written test, a disqualification threatens to crush his last chance—until a mysterious benefactor intervenes. Now thrust into the cutthroat world of government bureaucracy, Zhong must navigate political intrigue, power struggles, and hidden agendas as he climbs from the bottom rung to become the most influential secretary in the system.