Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
âThen again, Mr. Nian is such a capable and resourceful man, but he actually lost to that old lady Jiang Qifei. Whoâs behind that woman?â asked Yan Su in disbelief.
âI want to know, too. Sheâs ahead of us in many ways. I guess that poor and pitiful face of hers is only a mask that she wears.â Luosang nodded. âThere must be a strong force behind her. I wonder whom she has hooked up with. Today, she was driving a car that is worth over a million, and her outfits are worth tens of thousands. She was also wearing a Patek Philippe today.â
âHer ex-husband works in the army. He canât have that much money to give her. Sheâs definitely with some other man,â Yan Su agreed. âShe cheated on her husband when they were still married, so I doubt that sheâs ever been single since she got divorced.â
âLetâs stop talking about this. The more we talk, the uneasier I am.â Luosang buried her head in her hands.
Yan Su looked at her without knowing what to say. It was indeed a troublesome thing that had happened to Luosang. Sadly, she wasnât capable enough to help her.
That night, Luosang could barely sleep. At eight oâclock in the morning, she took a taxi to An Lanâs law firm. At ten to nine, An Lan came to work. Seeing Luosang sitting on the stairs in front of her law firm, she was surprised. âMiss Xu, what brings you here?â
âI want to ask some questions about my fatherâs case,â said Luosang.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Seeing the dark circles under her eyes, An Lan nodded, then opened the door and let her in. âMr. Nian didnât tell me that youâd be here.â
âI didnât let him know. I came here by myself.â
An Lan glanced at her and asked, âYou looked fine last time. Why do you seem so anxious today?â
âThere are some questions that I canât ask in front of Junting. I want you to tell me, as an experienced lawyer, do we have a chance of reversing my fatherâs verdict?â Luosang looked her in the eyes. Seeing An Lan blink, her heart almost sank.
An Lan didnât respond but walked into her office and poured Luosang a cup of warm tea. After that, she said, âMiss Xu, to be honest, if I hadnât worked with Mr. Nian for so many years, I wouldnât have taken this case. I was engaged in many other cases, but none of them was under as much scrutiny as your fatherâs. Once the court session is opened, the media from the whole country will accuse me of taking a bribe, because I will be defending a molester. Once we start, Iâll be going against the entire society. Only on the day I clear your fatherâs name can I regain my reputation. If I fail, Iâll lose all my prestige as a lawyer.â
Luosang fell into silence.
âI get it. When my father first went to prison, I went to every law firm that I could find to ask for those lawyersâ help. As a result, they kicked me out once I mentioned it,â said Luosang.
âIâll try my best in your fatherâs case. However, I can be honest with you. Without solid evidence, we might not even have an opportunity for appeal. Earlier, Mr. Nian was there, so I couldnât just tell you this honestly. In fact, he knows about it clearly. Heâs frustrated, too. I guess no one ever thought that Zeng Lijuan would die.
âI am really jealous of you.â An Lan looked at Luosang and continued, âMr. Nian is so nice to you.â
âMiss An, you like him too, donât you?â
âYeah, I do. But I know him. If he liked me back, heâd have let me know long ago. If I go after him, I might even lose my chance to be partners with him.â An Lan paused for a few seconds, then nodded frankly. âThankfully, the woman he likes isnât a bad person. Youâre that caregiver, arenât you? Last year, if you hadnât pointed out that mistake, I might have caused him to lose hundreds of millions.â