To be fair, Zhou Shiyuan wasn't actually wrong!
Absolute fairness had never existed in this world. Good-looking people were more likely to receive special treatment, those from wealthy families were more likely to get a head start, and those who cultivated good relationships with their superiors were more likely to gain access to resources others couldn't obtain.
His claim that "so-called fairness is entirely in the hands of those with power" also laid bare a fundamental truth: "The essence of power is the ability to interfere with or deprive others of their rights!" That included depriving people of the "fairness" they ought to enjoy!
After graduating from university, Zhao Qiushui had joined her family's company as an intern and gradually taken over the family business a few years later. When the Zhao Group subsequently collapsed, she had not only emerged unscathed but also found a like-minded close friend in Li Ruoyun. The two had joined forces to establish the Yunshui Group, which had steadily grown stronger in recent years and become a well-known property development brand in Jiangnan Province.
Having spent more than a decade in business and dealt with numerous officials, she understood very clearly that, to some extent, the relationship between government and business was a game of power and money.
In this game, however, some officials could stick to their principles, hold firmly to their bottom line, and keep a clear sense of their limits. They calmly and decisively rejected the temptations of money and beautiful women while steadfastly pursuing their political ambitions.
Others allowed the power in their hands to inflate their selfish desires, gradually stepping into the trap of power-for-money dealings. They turned down neither money nor beautiful women and even used their authority to bully and threaten others, actively extracting benefits for themselves!
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