Politics was a particularly unique form of social activity.
Whether it was a sports competition or some other competitive activity, one could rise or fall.
Put simply, an athlete could experience both low points and glorious moments during their career.
They could rise or fall and appear in any position.
The same was broadly true of other kinds of activities.
But politics was different. In politics, one could only rise, never fall!
If people paid attention to the careers of those successful politicians, they would discover that they had only ever continued moving upward. No one ever "fell" back down.
Even what people called a "low point" was, in reality, merely a period when they had not received a promotion within the time they expected.
It was not a true step downward.
It was like someone who had once been a governor. No matter how deep a low point they entered, they would still more or less remain in a fairly prominent position.
For example, they might become the speaker of the Regional Council or serve as the First or Second Chief in the office of an important government department.
Those who had once been governors found it very difficult to go back to being mayors, because that was simply how the political game worked—unless they were willing to give up the path to further advancement.
Ms. Tracy had once been a governor. Her attempt to become a member of Congress counted as a step upward, but it was obvious that she could not accomplish that. In that case, taking a step back and returning to the governorship was a very good choice.
Ms. Tracy was still extremely disappointed and dejected at that moment because Lin Qi had rejected her very directly.
Although she knew there was a high probability