The Secretary's Rise: From Fruit Stand to Power

Zhong Dexing spent years selling fruit and failing civil service exams—until one test changed everything. A narrow miss becomes a golden opportunity when a mysterious benefactor intervenes, catapulting him from market stalls into the cutthroat world of government bureaucracy. Now armed with unexpected advantages and ruthless ambition, he'll climb the political ladder one calculated move at a time. In the game of power, even a humble fruit seller can become a kingmaker.