Qi Yi's profession and his personal image are completely unrelated.

If he stood on the street, he would definitely be seen as a handsome, sunny young man, completely unrelated to the image of a lawyer.

In fact, he was also a formidable figure who could defeat many enemies.

It's clearly the kind of attitude: if you provoke me once, I'll back down; if you provoke me again, I'll tolerate it.

If you keep provoking me, I'll make you lose everything.

Qi Yi has been in the entertainment industry for several years and has a very good reputation.

He was a senior who was several years ahead of Tang Jinyu, and he had some ideas.

"I won't comment on what he did. The main point is their leader, who is said to be a ruthless person. I'm afraid you'll suffer. If anything goes wrong, call me immediately. If it really comes to that, I'll handle it."

Upon hearing this, Tang Jinyu ate some skewers, then suddenly put down her hands, looked up at Qi Yi, and asked, word by word, "Senior, what kind of person am I in your eyes?"

"A capable, efficient, and beautiful woman."

"..."

The atmosphere froze for a moment. Tang Jinyu replied, "If I said I was confident about this case, would you believe me?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Qi Yi blurted out, "If you say you're confident, then I'll believe you."

After saying that, he continued, "I really don't understand. You're very good-looking, so why do you always like to wear these glasses to hide yourself?"

Tang Jinyu withdrew her gaze and stared directly at the food on the plate. She lowered her head, and her emotions were not visible. However, her tone was a few decibels lower than before, "Being good-looking can't put food on the table. I don't like people calling me a pretty face."

"I'm someone who relies on my own abilities, so why should things unrelated to my work appear, and why should I try to influence other people's judgments?"

When Tang Jinyu spoke the last few words, Qi Yi could clearly sense the excitement in her voice.

"You haven't let go of what happened a few years ago?"

"No, I've let it go, but that incident taught me a lesson: since I chose this path, I should focus on being a good lawyer, and nothing else matters to me."

After Tang Jinyu finished speaking, she threw her chopsticks on the table, raised her head, and said, "I'm done eating."

"You are, how come you eat so little? You didn't used to eat this much."

Tang Jinyu got up and left. Qi Yi hurriedly paid the bill behind her, then quickly jogged up to catch up and grabbed Tang Jinyu's arm, saying, "I just accidentally mentioned it."

“I’ve known you since you were in college, and I’ve never seen you push yourself to this point. You never tell us what you really think.”

“I’ve said it before, if you want to investigate the truth about what happened more than ten years ago, I can help you. You don’t need to put yourself in this situation.”

"Your life shouldn't be like this."

Tang Jinyu stopped in her tracks, turned around and looked up at Qi Yi. "What should it be like? Yes, I have been trying to investigate the truth of what happened many years ago, but so far I have not found a single clue. But you know I will not give up. Even if it costs me a lot, I will find out the truth of what happened back then."

Tang Jinyu's tone remained as firm as ever, just as when she chose law as her major despite her family's objections.

She always believed that she could do it.

"If you want to investigate, I won't stop you. You can do whatever you want, but at the very least, you should be kinder to yourself."

Qi Yi didn't even know what else to say to Tang Jinyu. At her age, she should be playing outside without restraint, carefree, instead of bearing so much so-called responsibility all by herself.

"I'm doing just fine."

"But you're not happy."

Qi Yi's words hit the nail on the head.

Tang Jinyu lived a very tiring life. Every day from morning till night, she was either immersed in cases or on her way to meet with business partners.

She seems to have a very full schedule every day, with very little free time.

"Whether I'm happy or not doesn't matter, as long as I'm doing something meaningful."

"I'm tired, I'm going back to rest."

After Tang Jinyu finished speaking, she pulled her arm back and walked into the residential area.

Qi Yi stood still, not following any further. He knew that Tang Jinyu preferred to calm down on her own at this moment.

Tang Jinyu returned home without turning on the lights. The cat and dog heard the noise and came out. They didn't make a sound and sat down next to Tang Jinyu.

Tang Jinyu sat on the ground, petting the cat while lost in thought.

More than a decade ago, Tang Jinyu was only seven years old.

His father was imprisoned because of a lawsuit, and he was wrongly accused, but he had no evidence. In the end, he committed suicide in prison due to depression.

His mother and father were deeply in love, and she fell ill from missing him. Not long after, she also passed away.

Tang Jinyu was brought home by her father's close friend, but she already had memories at that time.

She couldn't believe her father was that kind of person; she still remembers how he kept proclaiming his innocence.

The lawyer who defended my father at the time, because of money, made him act so against his conscience.

They didn't give it their all, and they didn't take it seriously.

But Tang Jinyu was too young to change the situation, so she could only silently keep it all in her heart.

She hopes that one day she can use her own abilities to bring everything to light and clear her father's name.

So she can't stop. No matter how difficult the road is, she has to forge her own path.

During the long, dark night, Tang Jinyu was completely unable to sleep.

When I opened my phone's notes app, my schedule was packed from morning till night.

Just as expected of her workaholic nature, she doesn't need happiness; she only wants the truth.

After talking with Tang Jinyu, He Danqing went straight home, lay down on the sofa, played on her phone, and thought about Tang Jinyu.

One thing he had to admit was that Tang Jinyu was one of the few people who could attract him.

He Danqing is a young painter who is usually unrestrained and goes wherever the scenery is beautiful.

He was naturally surrounded by countless beautiful women.

However, Tang Jinyu was the first person who could attract him with his abilities.

He Danqing learned about Tang Jinyu from Qi Yi.

According to him, Tang Jinyu is a very capable person, but more importantly, he is difficult to approach.

He Danqing likes to take on challenges that are difficult to approach, so he'll try to get closer and see what happens.

He didn't believe there was no woman he couldn't handle.

He Danqing tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. This was the first time he had experienced insomnia since returning to China, and it was all because of a woman.

He Danqing couldn't sleep, so he sat up in bed, went to his study, spread out his drawing paper, and began to draw stroke by stroke.

With just a few strokes, it has already taken shape.

On it was Tang Jinyu.