Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âAn Lan, itâs not appropriate to say such things to a woman.â Xu Baohanâs eyes darkened, âYouâre by your friendâs side, what about me?â
âYouâre not going to be jealous of my friend, are you?â An Lan turned to lie on his lap, âRight now is the time she is most helpless.â
âI need you too, didnât you see my neck?â Xu Baohan held her hand. âAlso, wasnât your tone just now indirectly telling your friend that her hubby was having an affair?â
An Lan felt guilty, in the end, she raised her head and said, âHer hubby already knows that Iâve discovered it. If I donât say anything, could I just sit back and watch my friend get caught off guard and let that scumbag take all her assets away? Baohan, Iâm a lawyer, Iâve been through divorce cases before, Iâve seen all kinds of heartless men, not to mention that my friend would understand that now is not the time to be sad, itâs the time to wipe away her tears and fight for the best interests of her son.â
âYou have a point.â
Xu Baohan was secretly amazed. Women could be soft and firm at any time.
The next morning, as Xu Baohan hugged An Lan and lay on the bed, lamenting that this was the most wonderful part of life, An Lan received a call and pushed him away mercilessly. âIâll make you breakfast. I have to go to the law firm today.â
Xu Baohan blinked. âDidnât you say that you would be resting for the next few days?â
âSomething urgent came up,â An Lan hurriedly put on her clothes and said, âDonât worry, Iâll be back in the afternoon.â
âHow about... Iâll go with you,â Xu Baohan suggested, âI wonât disturb your work.â
An Lan was stunned. Why did she feel that Chief Judge Xu was following her? âI canât today, I really canât.â
Xu Baohan frowned and said, âYouâre not actually going to see Nian Junting without telling me, are you?â
â...â
An Lan was speechless and said, âNo, let me remind you. Chief Judge Xu, Iâm a lawyer, and youâre from the court. Due to our job nature, we need to somehow avoid each other, okay?â
Xu Baohan was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. Recently, the two of them had been so close that he had forgotten about them. He said, âIâm sorry.â
âItâs okay. I know that youâve had a concussion recently, so I understand,â An Lan gently stroked his short black hair.
Xu Baohan was speechless.
It felt like she was caressing someone with a mental illness.
...
At nine oâclock, An Lan stepped into the law firm.
Yan Wen immediately brought a middle-aged man into the room. The man was dressed in an old workerâs uniform, his skin was dark and rough. With a look, one could tell that he was someone who worked hard under the sun all year round.
âLawyer An, this is Wei Cheng who was on the same construction site as Zhao Ping,â Yan Wen said as she poured tea for the two of them. âBefore Zhao Ping died, he borrowed 50,000 dollars from him. Itâs been more than a year and he hasnât returned it.â
After sitting down, Wei Cheng said bitterly, âInstead of saying itâs lending, itâs more like Iâm afraid of him and had no choice but to lend the money to him. Iâm not the only one who has to borrow money. He borrowed from quite a few people on the construction site, adding to more than 100,000 dollars. He borrowed the most from me, so everyone asked me to represent them. After Zhao Ping died, we went to the Zhao family to ask for it. His father, Zhao Gui, refused to admit his debt. Look, this is the IOU.â
An Lan took the IOU and looked at it. âYour case is actually just a small case.â
Wei Cheng nodded. âWeâre all working hard to earn some money. You said you wanted us to take the case to court but we havenât done it. We donât know how much it will cost. I heard that itâs a bottomless pit but I heard that youâre willing to accept this case for free...â
âItâs very difficult for the people at the bottom to defend their rights now, and they donât know how to use the law to protect themselves. But now thereâs a legal public welfare assistance program. I can take your case for free.â An Lanâs gaze was stern, âDonât worry, Iâll get your money back for you.â