Xu Qianli heard some of the whispering among those people.
He was well aware that many were waiting to see him fail.
Not to mention, given his meteoric rise, having been promoted to Deputy County Magistrate in his twenties, a rank many wouldn't reach in their lifetimes.
Furthermore, given the current situation, it was not impossible for him to be promoted to a full magistrate position before he turned thirty.
Such rapid promotion surely must have upset many people, and who knows how many were hoping to see him stumble.
As for these characters, Xu Qianli didn't care about them at all.
They still thought he and Lan Qianrong were sworn enemies, not knowing that he and the beauty Lan Qianrong had already reconciled, and even their parents had met, maintaining only a facade of hostility just for show.
