Lu Rang's gaze was as still as water. "Is this something you can just do so casually?"

Shang Wu was taken aback, not expecting him to change his expression: "I was just joking with you, how could I really go..."

Lu Rang grabbed her wrist and pulled her up from the desk.

Shang Wu almost bumped into his arms, then froze for a moment.

Lu Rang's voice was like a cool spring, falling into her ear.

"Don't make jokes like that again, I don't like hearing them."

Shang Wu's breathing hitched slightly. For some reason, she inexplicably sensed a hint of...sourness in Lu Rang's words.

"Lawyer Lu!"

Before Yan Yue even entered, he started yelling.

The office door was pushed open, and Shang Wu quickly moved far away from Lu Rang.

Lu Rang's eyes darkened slightly, and he stopped looking at her. "If you don't know how to use your hands, you can chop them off."

"Huh?" Yan Yue scratched his head, suddenly realizing what was happening, and went back out, knocking on the door obediently.

"I came in to find a document. I need the defendant's information from Aunt Wang's case last time."

Lu Rang didn't say anything, picked up his phone from the table, made a call, and went out.

After everyone left, Yan Yue patted his chest and said, "Miss Shang, what did you do to offend him? Lawyer Lu is usually not this sarcastic."

"How would I know? It's just..."

Shang Wu coughed lightly: "It was just a joke."

She packed her things and prepared to leave.

Yan Yue suddenly leaned over curiously and picked up a coffee candy on the table: "Strange, when did Lawyer Lu start liking this stuff? I've never seen it before. It seems like he only started eating candy after he took on your brother's case."

"Really? He never ate it before?" Shang Wu asked in confusion.

Yan Yue smiled and shook his head: "He hates sweets, so he probably prepared this especially for you."

"Me?" Shang Wu's eyes widened slightly.

Yan Yue found the information, smiled and waved to her, "Found it, I'm off now."

Shang Wu blinked.

After everyone left, she looked at the coffee candy, then at the documents Lu Rang had slammed on the table. The words, "Don't make jokes like that, I don't like hearing them," still seemed to echo in her ears.

A strange feeling arose in Shang Wu's heart, and she left Dingfeng Law Firm with her bag.

When Lu Rang returned, the person was no longer there.

He put down his phone, but the screen suddenly lit up.

Someone sent me a text message: "[Someone has been arranged to fill in.]"

Lu Rang pursed his lips slightly, gathered the few milk candies scattered in the glass dish, opened the drawer, and took out a new pack to replace them.

...

Meanwhile, Shang Wu had already driven back.

A phone call came in directly, the caller ID showing "Gu Ziqian".

Shang Wu scoffed lightly and answered the phone with an icy expression.

"My uncle has been arrested for investigation. Was it your doing?!"

Gu Ziqian was breathing heavily and roared at her.

Shang Wu casually reversed the car out of the parking space. "This matter has nothing to do with me. Your uncle is in a high position but does nothing of substance. It's his own fault that he was caught doing something wrong."

"You're lying! I just had my uncle withhold your birth certificate, and he got into trouble not long after. It must be your deliberate revenge, Shang Wu, how could you be so cruel! Do you know that my mother was so angry about this that she almost had a heart attack!"

Gu Ziqian took a deep breath, trying to suppress the raging anger in his heart.

He was never valued by his family, and now that he has finally taken over the company, he has ruined his uncle's job.

From now on, Gu Jia's situation will only become more difficult!

"So you finally admit it?" Shang Wu chuckled, her voice carrying a hint of coldness, a mocking curve at the corner of her lips.

Gu Ziqian was suddenly stunned.

The call was completely silent.

Shang Wu's voice was cold: "You dug such a big pit for me, and you still want to get away unscathed? There's no such thing as a free lunch. You blocked my proof, so I'll take it out on your uncle. It's fair."

She turned the steering wheel, made a turn, and stopped at a traffic light.

“Gu Ziqian, I gave you a chance, but you pretended to be stupid and insisted on going against me. Now you deserve this situation, and you have to suffer the consequences.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Ziqian took a long time to find his voice, and said in a panic, "You, aren't you afraid I'll tell Yan Ci? He and I are childhood friends!"

"Yes, you two are childhood friends, yet you deliberately withheld my production certificate, trying to bankrupt Chengzhou's branch before it even started operating. How do you think Zhou Yanci will treat you?" Shang Wu chuckled.

Gu Ziqian gritted his teeth.

He knew that Shang Wu was laughing at his stupidity.

He and Shang Wu didn't have much interaction before. He only knew that Zhou Yanci didn't like her at all. He was using this woman to make money on Chengzhou and, incidentally, to provoke Chenmian to come back.

Now he has finally witnessed Shang Wu's methods.

No wonder Zhou Yanci stayed by her side even after three years of acting.

Gu Ziqian, unable to outmaneuver Shang Wu, closed his eyes in resignation and asked, "Tell me, how can I let my uncle go?"

“Telling Zhou Yanci what Chenmian asked you to do will preserve your brotherhood. If I were to ask, it wouldn’t be so simple.”

Shang Wu changed the subject: "As for your uncle, there's nothing I can do. Let him fend for himself."

Gu Ziqian laughed angrily: "Are you letting my uncle off the hook? Shang Wu, you're really ruthless! Don't you even leave yourself a way out?"

"I left you a way out, but did you leave one for me?"

Many images flooded into Shang Wu's mind instantly.

How did Gu Ziqian team up with Zhou Yanci to deliberately use the Sleepless Technique to annoy her and secretly laugh at her?

She still remembers it vividly.

With her family not yet reunited and her company not yet established, she had no intention of indulging in a saintly act of leniency on the path of revenge.

"Confess your slumber, or I will take further action."

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