Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âThereâs no need for that.â An Lan shook her head and whispered into his ear, âPork trotters are good for your skin.â
Her soft breath on his ear made Xu Baohanâs body stiffen.
When he recalled the teasing in her words, his large hand gently pinched her palm, and he looked at her saying âMischievousâ with his eyes.
An Lanâs lips curled up slightly, with sweetness in her heart.
Song Ruixue and his wife saw the exchange and they looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.
âLetâs eat,â Mrs. Song said. âThe duck is quite delicious, you guys have a try.â
Xu Baohan nodded and picked up a piece for An Lan.
âLetâs talk about the case,â Song Ruixue said after taking two sips of wine.
Xu Baohan nodded and recounted He Mingqianâs actions, as well as the relationship between He Mingqian and An Lan.
Song Ruixue finally understood why this kid was so relentless. It turned out that He Mingqian was An Lanâs ex-boyfriend.
An Lan felt that Xu Baohan was making a mountain out of a molehill, however, she still braced herself and said, âAfter He Mingqian broke up with me, he often badmouths me in the legal circle, saying that I get to where I am today by sleeping with men. Itâs infuriating but he never said it in front of me and I donât really care about what others think, so I just turned a blind eye to it. However, he went too far this time, attacking me personally in the public...â
Xu Baohan nodded and continued, âThereâs more to that. He Mingqian bullied her because of her soft personality. His slander has caused a huge impact on her life. Not only has he damaged her reputation and maliciously tarnished her name, he has also dealt a psychological blow to her. She is 29 this year, and ever since she broke up with He Mingqian, she has not gone out with anyone. This is a psychological trauma. She doesnât trust men and fears marriage.â
An Lan was speechless.
F * ck, what did she just hear? When did she not trust men? When did she start to fear marriage?
Song Ruixueâs lips twitched. He almost shouted, âThen why is she going out with you if she doesnât trust men?â
Xu Baohan continued, âIf she hadnât met me, she might never have been able to walk out of the shadow that He Mingqian brought her. Furthermore, his malicious words have made people doubt An Lanâs abilities. As a result, she has received less business recently. At the same time, it has also affected her income. In short, He Mingqian has harmed her physically, mentally, and professionally.â
An Lan took a sip of the soup, deciding that even if she broke up with Xu Baohan in the future, sheâd make it as friendly as she could. He was too tough to deal with.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Song Ruixue also took a sip of the soup to calm himself down. âTell me, what do you want?â
âSend him to jail, preferably for three years. If it canât be done, make him pay two million to settle,â Xu Baohan said. âHe must publicly apologize to her and confess what heâs done.â
Song Ruixue nodded. âI usually donât take cases that pays compensation less than 2 million yuan. Iâll make him pay at least three million.â
âThank you, sir.â Xu Baohan raised his teacup.
An Lan watched in a daze as the two of them clinked their teacups.
She suddenly felt that she had earned too little as a lawyer in the past. She must be more ruthless towards those who dared to mess with her.