It was five o'clock in the afternoon when Shen Nian returned to Yu's house, and it was already dark.
The rose-red sunset covered half of the sky.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Yu Xiaolin applying a facial mask in the living room on the first floor of the villa.
When Yu Xiaolin saw Shen Nian coming back, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly covered up by the superficial enthusiasm.
"Xiao Nian, you went out early in the morning and came back so late. What did you do all day?"
She muttered, the mask was a little out of place due to her excessive facial expression.
"It's okay to imitate your cousin Yanyan. She has the appearance of a lady and is gentle and quiet."
There was a sting in her words.
At this time, there was no one in the living room on the first floor of Yu's house. No matter how unpleasant her words were, no one knew.
The "cousin Yanyan" that Yu Xiaolin calls is her own daughter Baiwang Yanyan, who is currently studying in a private college in the capital.
Although Wang Yanyan's grades were not good, Yu Xiaolin felt that she was still better than Shen Nian.
A daughter who has been living abroad for many years. In these years, she has rarely heard her father mention each other. Is she afraid that she can't even go to college?
Shen Nian smiled slightly, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant.
"Thank you, but I will take care of my own affairs."
The implication is that you don’t need others to “care”.
She had never met her cousin and had no interest in her condition.
The expression on Yu Xiaolin's face was grim, he raised his eyebrows meanly, racking his brains, trying to pick out a few glorious deeds of his daughter to show off, but he couldn't recall any of them.
However, when she was stunned, Shen Nian had already turned around and returned to the room.
In the evening, Shen Nian received a call from Lu Zhihui.
Lawyer Lu on the other end of the phone sounded very embarrassed.
"Shen Lu, do you have any plans and arrangements for work?"
Shen Nian was slightly startled. She seemed to realize what the other party was looking for.
"No."
She remained calm, but her tone was unconsciously tinged with alienation.
Lu Zhihui hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but plead.
"Shen Lu, would you consider returning to Heshan Office? I can..."
Shen Nian coldly interrupted him.
"Go back to Heshan Office and take over the Zhou family's case?"
She can't take over the Zhou family's case, both publicly and privately.
Publicly, Zhou's father deserved what he deserved, but privately, she didn't like Zhou Xiaojing, she even hated him.
Shen Nian believed that she had done her best to quit her marriage to Ji Yanli. If Zhou Xiaojing made things difficult for her, he would be unable to get along with her.
How to repay kindness with kindness?
She doesn't want to be the good person.
Opposite him, Lu Zhihui noticed the coldness and mockery in her tone and choked.
"Shen Lu..."
"Let me beg you, okay?"
Shen Nian chuckled, a hint of ridicule suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"It's useless. The Zhou family's case is not easy to resolve, because that's the fact. There is no injustice at all."
"Besides, I don't want to get into the muddy waters of the Zhou family."
Lu Zhihui on the other end of the phone was silent for a moment and said hoarsely.
"Shen Lu, do you want to see Heshan Office collapse?"
Shen Nian frowned.
"Lu Lu, what do you mean?"
Lu Zhihui sighed.
"Shen Lu, you have forgotten that the person who really controls Heshan Office is Mr. Ji Ji Yanli."
When he said the words "quarterly banquet ceremony", if Shen Nian was standing opposite him, he would definitely notice the sudden change in Shen Nian's expression.
Lu Zhihui couldn't see the change in Shen Nian's eyes in an instant and continued talking.
"Mr. Ji and the eldest daughter of the Zhou family are childhood sweethearts. If the father of the eldest daughter of the Zhou family is imprisoned, then not only the Zhou family will not let Heshan Office go, but neither will Mr. Ji."
Shen Nian lowered her eyes. She felt a little funny, so she twitched her lips expressionlessly.
The relationship is so good, it can turn a beauty into a beauty. However, Heshan Office is also a place where she has invested countless efforts.
She didn't go back to Heshan Office just because she didn't want to see Ji Banli, not because she had no feelings for it.
Shen Nian thought of that man's methods and suddenly felt his heart being inexplicably tightened.
At the apex of his heart, waves of dull pain slowly came.
"Shen Lu, we have known each other for many years. You also know what I am like. I have never begged anyone, but this time, I am begging you!"
"I am not begging you alone, but the entire Heshan Office is begging you to take over the Zhou family's case."
Shen Nian slowly closed his eyes as he listened to the urgent voice on the phone.
She also sighed.
Quarterly banquet...
well.
She understood Ji Yanli's character and understood that Lu Zhihui's worries were not groundless.
Destroying the entire law firm in a rage, the quarterly banquet ceremony is possible.
Ji Yanli is actually very ruthless at heart and doesn't take other people's feelings into consideration.
Since she met Ji Yanli, the only time she saw him compromise was to obey her mother's wishes and marry herself.
Shen Nian also understood that if he insisted on not taking over the Zhou family's case, Ji Yanli would not let Heshan go, but he would also not let himself go.
The first person the other party will pursue must be himself.
Shen Nian is not afraid of Ji Yanli's investigation, but he doesn't want his identity to be exposed.
She is low-key and doesn't like to cause too much trouble. However, the work of a lawyer, especially a well-known lawyer in this circle, is the easiest to cause trouble.
Shen Nian's heart fell into a war between heaven and man.
On the one hand, she didn't want her other identity to be exposed under Ji Yanli's investigation. On the other hand, she resisted from the bottom of her heart taking over the Zhou family's case.
Between the two evils, she finally made the decision.
Shen Nian spoke.
"After taking over the Zhou family's case, I will leave Heshan."
When Lu Zhihui heard her relent, he felt as if he was being pardoned, and his tone couldn't help but become a little lighter.
"That's great. It's an honor for Heshan to have Lawyer Shen in charge."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Nian sat on the dressing table where his mother was alive, but couldn't laugh.
She absentmindedly fiddled with a tube of lipstick on the table and looked up out of the window.
I don't know how long it took, but Shen Nian suddenly frowned.
She always felt that there seemed to be an invisible thin thread in the dark, binding her and Ji Yanli together. However, when she stretched out her hand to grab the thin thread, she found that she could not grasp it at all. Live a little bit.
Shen Nian decided not to think about it in detail.
The next day.
Heshan Office.
Early in the morning, Shen Nian changed into professional clothes, put on light makeup, and came to Heshan.
She came to meet Lu Zhihui and study the Zhou family's case.
When Lu Zhihui saw her coming, he felt as if he had seen a savior suddenly appear. He hurriedly handed the thick stacks of information to Shen Nian and explained every detail to Shen Nian in detail.
Shen Nian looked at the name of Zhou Xiaojing's father in the document, and suddenly felt nauseated. Her face changed slightly, and she hurriedly said, "I'm going to the toilet," and left Lu Zhihui, who was stunned.
She rushed to the toilet, suppressed the sound of retching in her throat, and vomited.
When Shen Nian came out of the toilet, his face looked very ugly.
So much so that Lu Zhihui, who had been talking endlessly, was stunned for a moment and stepped forward to express his concern.
"Shen Lu, are you okay?"
Shen Nian shook his head with a pale face, indicating that he should ignore her and continue talking.
After everything was handed over, Shen Nian briefly looked through the materials and put them into his briefcase.
She didn't want to stay at the quarterly banquet site for a long time. After collecting the documents, she walked straight to the elevator of Heshan Office.
She didn't want to run into the quarterly banquet, especially at this time...
Shen Nian held on to the bench next to the corridor with one hand, exerting so much force that his palm was easy to use, but he still couldn't resist the waves of dizziness that came over him.
Her free hand unconsciously covered her still flat belly.
Shen Nian smiled bitterly.
The child tormented her again.
Lu Zhihui quickly followed.
"Shen Lu, I'll give you a ride."
Shen Nian was about to refuse, but he saw the elevator door in front of him slowly opening, and a familiar tall figure walked out of the elevator.
The man in the elevator was startled when he saw Shen Nian standing opposite. He glanced at Lu Zhihui next to Shen Nian, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
It's a seasonal banquet.
Shen Nian's originally suppressed nausea became uncontrollable when he saw the quarterly banquet ceremony.
And at the moment when she was dazed, Ji Yanli was also looking at her up and down.
This was not the first time he saw Shen Nian in professional attire, but for some reason, he still felt a sense of strangeness coming over him unexpectedly.
His memory still lingered on the thought of him wearing a light blue fishtail skirt when he walked out of the fitting room.
Yesterday, Shen Nian looked like a fairy, but now she has long hair tied neatly behind her head, a dark black lawyer's uniform that outlines her graceful figure, but her back is straight.
Ji Yanli was stunned for a moment before he noticed that Shen Nian's face seemed a little pale.
A complicated look flashed across his eyes, mixed with vague concern.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Shen Nian turned his head away with an indifferent expression.
"Mr. Ji, it has nothing to do with you."
The alienation in her tone was so thick that it couldn't be overcome, and it suddenly stabbed Ji Yanli's heart.
A trace of indescribable anger arose in the heart of the banquet ceremony.
Obviously they haven't divorced yet, but he is still thinking about this woman's husband.
Is it okay for him to care about the other person?
The quarterly banquet ceremony suddenly came out.
"etc."
Shen Nian, who was about to walk into the elevator, paused.
Just after this moment of hesitation, the elevator door slowly closed, trapping her on the same floor as the quarterly banquet.
Shen Nian looked at the banquet ceremony coldly.
"What's up?"
Lu Zhihui beside her suddenly felt at a loss.
He felt like he was suddenly like a big light bulb, sandwiched between two people. He felt like he was neither leaving nor staying.
In short, they are not human inside and outside.
Ji Yanli's eyes fell on Lu Zhihui beside her, with a trace of anger flashing in his eyes.
He looked at Shen Nian mockingly.
"Shen Nian, is this your vision?"
In his opinion, he was not as good as that boy from the Qi family. That boy at least had a pretty face.
Shen Nian's cheeks suddenly turned red because of shame and anger.
Her voice suddenly rose in pitch.
"Mr. Ji, if you have nothing to do, you can find a class instead of talking nonsense here. Besides, Lawyer Lu is already married."
