38 Have you been in contact with him?

It was a winter evening, the evening rush hour approaching, and the traffic was like a dense swarm of ants crawling slowly along the crisscrossing roads. Xiaolu, exhausted from crying while in the hospital cast, fell asleep in her mother's arms the moment she got in the car, her face flushed like a ripe apple. Liu Yuwei casually took off her scarf and gently covered Xiaolu with it. She leaned slightly closer to Xiaohe and asked quietly. "Do you want to go to the kindergarten to check the security?" Xiaohe touched her daughter's arm. "The teacher sent me the video this afternoon, and the boy's mother just added me on WeChat and said she would come to apologize." "Oh, that parent is quite sensible." "By the way, why did you invite him too?" Liu Yuwei tilted her chin towards the driver's seat, a flicker of confusion in her eyes. Ren Yiming, like a vigilant cat, had been listening to their whispers in the back seat with perked-up ears. Hearing this, he immediately responded. "Why shouldn't you call me? I'm Xiaolu's chosen godfather!" His voice was tinged with pride. As he spoke, he secretly observed the expressions of the two people in the back seat through the rearview mirror. "Pfft!" Xiaohe couldn't help but burst out laughing. Xiaolu hadn't expected Xiaolu to remember the joke they made on New Year's Eve. Liu Yuwei's eyes met his and she couldn't help but roll her eyes. "Look at you, you're still going on! Driver, please look straight ahead and drive carefully!" Finally, Xiaohe explained, "I was out on a business trip this afternoon, attending a meeting with a client, and happened to be near Ling'an." "While I was waiting for Didi on the side of the road, this godfather happened to drive by. After hearing what I said, he skipped work. He's even more reliable than Xiaolu's biological father!" Xiaohe gave him a thumbs-up. Although her tone was a touch of teasing, she was genuinely grateful for Ren Yiming's help. Liu Yuwei only then realized that he was wearing a suit and tie again today. No wonder she had been feeling something was amiss. "You're going to work at Ling'an dressed like this?" "What's going on between you and Jin Lang?" Xiaohe and Liu Yuwei spoke almost simultaneously, their voices overlapping, but all three in the car could hear them clearly. "Driver, please focus on driving! I'll tell you later." Ren Yiming once again took the initiative, using her previous words to block her back. She said she would drive carefully, her eyes fixed on the road ahead, her hands on the steering wheel, but her mind was highly focused, waiting for someone's answer to another question. Xiaohe nudged Liu Yuwei with her elbow, reminding her that she was still waiting. "I went to a public welfare lecture yesterday and ran into Jin Lang's mother. Later, she had an accident,...

On a winter evening, during the evening rush hour, vehicles are like dense swarms of ants crawling slowly on the crisscrossing roads.

The little deer was so exhausted from crying while having his cast put on in the hospital that he fell asleep in his mother's arms as soon as he got in the car. His little face was as rosy as a ripe apple.

Liu Yuwei casually took off her scarf and gently covered Xiaolu with it. She leaned slightly closer to Xiaohe and asked in a low voice.

"Do you want to go to the kindergarten to check the surveillance?"

Xiaohe touched her daughter's arm.

"The teacher sent me the video this afternoon, and the boy's mother just added me on WeChat and said she would come to apologize."

"Oh, this parent is quite sensible."

"By the way, why did you invite him?"

Liu Yuwei raised his chin slightly towards the driver's seat, with a look of doubt in his eyes.

Ren Yiming had been like a vigilant cat, listening to their whispers in the back row with his ears perked up. Upon hearing this, he immediately answered first.

"Why shouldn't you call me? I'm the godfather chosen by Xiaolu!" His voice was filled with a hint of pride.

As he spoke, he secretly observed the expressions of the two people in the back seat through the rearview mirror.

"Pfft!" Xiaohe couldn't help but laugh out loud. She didn't expect that Xiaolu would still remember the joke she made on New Year's Eve.

Liu Yuwei's eyes met his and she couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"Look at you, you're not done yet! Driver, please look straight ahead and drive carefully!"

Finally, Xiao He explained, "I was out on business this afternoon, attending a meeting with a client, and happened to be near Ling'an."

"When I was waiting for Didi on the roadside, this godfather happened to drive by. After hearing what I said, he skipped work. He's even more reliable than Xiaolu's biological father!"

As she spoke, Xiaohe raised her thumbs forward. Although there was a hint of sarcasm in her tone, she was indeed very grateful for Ren Yiming's help.

Only then did Liu Yuwei realize that he was wearing a suit and tie again today. No wonder she had always felt something was wrong.

"You're going to work in Ling'an dressed like this?"

"What's going on between you and Jin Lang?"

Xiaohe and Liu Yuwei spoke almost at the same time, their voices overlapping, but the three people in the car could hear them clearly.

"Driver, please concentrate on driving! I'll tell you later."

Ren Yiming took the initiative again, using her words to block him back. He said he would drive carefully, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, his hands on the steering wheel, but his mind was highly focused, waiting for someone's answer to another question.

Xiaohe nudged Liu Yuwei with her elbow to remind her that she was still waiting.

"I went to a public welfare lecture yesterday and ran into Jin Lang's mother. Later, she had an accident, so I helped take care of her overnight. I received your call just as he entered the house that afternoon. That's it."

Liu Yuwei finished speaking in one breath, speaking very quickly, and the car suddenly fell silent.

After more than ten seconds, Xiao He spoke again, as if suddenly realizing something, "So you came from Jin Lang's house today, no wonder you were so fast!"

"But, isn't there anyone else in his family? Where's his dad? Jin Lang actually asked you, his ex-girlfriend, to take care of his mom. He really knows how to use people!"

These words touched Ren Yiming's heart, but unfortunately Xiaohe couldn't see his "heroes think alike" look at that moment.

Liu Yuwei frowned slightly, showing displeasure.

"His father passed away. In that situation yesterday, if it were any other stranger, I would have followed him to the hospital. Besides, I've known Jin Lang's mother for many years, and she's a very good person."

Hearing the unhappiness in her tone, Xiao He quickly explained, "Don't I know who you are? I just wondered if he would have other ideas. After all, you two..."

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly received a killing look from Liu Yuwei.

After reacting, Xiaohe slapped her mouth hard, raised the corners of her lips slightly, and silently said sorry, sorry!

After Xiaolu woke up at home, he was full of energy. He became interested in his arm in a cast and he and Ren Yiming took colored pencils to draw on it.

At dinner time, Xiaohe ordered a light Cantonese takeout, and the few of them had a simple meal at her house.

Before going out, Ren Yiming put on his clothes first and picked up Liu Yuwei's bag on the footstool with familiarity and naturalness.

The cold wind from the corridor blew into Liu Yuwei's neck when she was not paying attention. She felt a little cold and remembered that her scarf seemed to have been left in the car. She walked to the side of the car and waited for Ren Yiming to unlock it. She then opened the door behind the driver's seat.

"You really treat me as a driver!" An unhappy voice sounded.

Liu Yuwei grabbed her scarf and bent down to get out of the car. She saw him with his arm resting on the half-open door, squinting his peach blossom eyes at her. The dim street light cast a shadow on his face.

The wind lifted the corner of his coat, which was draped over his arm, and mixed it with Liu Yuwei's gray wool scarf, rubbing against it back and forth.

Ren Yiming saw her body shivering uncontrollably and said helplessly, "Get in the car first!"

Just as he was about to throw his clothes on the passenger seat, the door opposite was opened, so he turned around and put them on the back seat, his brows relaxed.

The warm breeze accompanied by soft music dispelled the cold and brought sleepiness. Liu Yuwei felt his eyelids a little heavy.

"How is your law firm's bidding materials being prepared?"

Ren Yiming spoke in a natural tone, as if he was just chatting about what he had eaten today.

Hearing his question, Liu Yuwei woke up a little from his drowsy state. Thinking about his return to Ling'an to work, he held his cheek with his hand and supported his elbow on the central armrest.

The neon lights of the city spilled into the car, and the dark prints on the men's suits were particularly eye-catching in the dim light.

"You actually knew about the bidding and are you really going back to the group?"

"What happened recently that made you give up your freedom and work according to the rules?"

A series of questions came out of his mouth.

"No, the young master is taking over the family business! It's true that if you work like a beast of burden for too long, your mind will be imprisoned!"

Liu Yuwei sighed in self-mockery.

"It's so rare that you can take the initiative to care about me!"

Ren Yiming said this with a bit of resentment in his tone, but there was a glimmer of joy in his eyes.

However, he was not ready to tell the truth now.

"I made some kind of exchange with the old man. I'll tell you when I have the chance!"

He spoke in a mysterious tone and gave a meaningful smile.

Liu Yuwei thought it involved some family secrets or business information that was inconvenient to disclose, so he nodded and said "OK".

"By the way, Andrea is getting married, did you know?"

Ren Yiming suddenly changed the subject, returning to his usual cheerful self when he started chatting about gossip. Andrea was a classmate of theirs from Germany, a handsome Spanish man with brown hair and blue eyes.

"Really?"

"He found himself a German wife. How are the Southern Europeans, who are always late, and the Germans, who plan by the second, going to coordinate their family time in the future..."

"Hahahaha, you are so mean!"

Liu Yuwei couldn't help laughing. When they were studying abroad, the three of them agreed to work on a case together, but Andrea's watch was always half an hour slow.

"He asked me for your address to send wedding invitations," Ren Yiming continued.

"good!"

"Are you going?"

"We'll see when the time comes..." She said, covering her mouth and yawning. She lowered her head to check the screen and a WeChat notification popped up.

JL: [Have you returned home?]

[My mom said you spent the whole morning with her at the park, then went to the hospital in the afternoon. Go to bed early tonight!]

The fingers seemed to have their own consciousness, dancing quickly and responding to the message quickly on behalf of the brain.

On the way, you too.

After sending it, Liu Yuwei realized half a beat late that this conversation looked like a schedule update for the other party, but it was obvious that they were no longer that close relationship...

Withdrawing now would seem too petty, so she bit her lower lip lightly, thinking: Forget it! Then she put the phone upside down on her lap and looked out the window.

While driving, Ren Yiming caught a glimpse of her staring at the screen in the dark for a long time. Although he didn't know who was on the other end of the network cable, he couldn't help but guess secretly.

"Have you been in contact with him since the trending search?" he asked tentatively.

In fact, Ren Yiming also roughly knew the answer, but when he heard Liu Yuwei's answer "I guess so", he unconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

He tried to make his tone sound light-hearted, trying to cover up his inner anxiety with sarcasm.

"You said before that you were a carnivore and wouldn't turn back... now you've changed your mind and want to pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the randomly playing playlist suddenly stopped playing, and the sealed compartment fell into silence, with only the whistling sound of the wind outside in his ears.

Ren Yiming's heart was in his throat, and he waited nervously for an answer.

No one spoke for a long time, and the car slowly stopped at a red light. He turned around and found that Liu Yuwei had fallen asleep leaning against the car window without knowing when.

At this moment, a burst of guitar sounded like a gurgling stream, and then the male singer began to sing softly...

“I can’t remember anything

Can't tell this is true or dream

Deep down inside I feel to scream

This terrible silence stops me…”

He turned the volume down to the lowest setting and breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was better not to hear anything.

The car soon stopped downstairs of Liu Yuwei's house. Ren Yiming saw that she was sleeping soundly. He didn't know what good dream she had, but there was a faint smile on her face.

Her relaxed body continued to slide down, and the seat belt was stuck around her neck, which looked very uncomfortable.

Ren Yiming reached out and pressed the red buckle open, then leaned out half of his body and slowly loosened the black strap. His movements were gentle, and his whole body seemed to be encircling her.

Liu Yuwei murmured softly, tilted her head to the left and buried herself directly in his arms. She seemed to feel the support and subconsciously rubbed him twice.

Ren Yiming was so startled by her sudden action that he dared not move, his heart pounding wildly in his chest. He looked down and found that Liu Yuwei had two swirls. No wonder she had such a stubborn temper.

As if by magic, his lips fell uncontrollably on the top of her head, and the faint lemon scent from her hair penetrated into her heart.

Just as I was immersed in this wonderful atmosphere, my hand slipped and the seat belt retracted into its original position.

A "bang" sound rang in the ears, waking the dreamer up.

"Um...are we there yet?"

"I fell asleep...why didn't you call me!" Liu Yuwei rubbed his sleepy eyes, and Ren Yiming took the opportunity to adjust his sitting position.

"Come on, I'll take you upstairs!"

Liu Yuwei was already sober at this moment and quickly said, "No need, hurry back, you have to go to work on time now!"

"It sounds like you're gloating a bit!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect that the young master would also have a day working from nine to six!"

...

The next day, Liu Yuwei woke up on time in the morning, completed the complete process of washing and putting on makeup, and suddenly realized that she had taken two days off and was still a "free man" today.

This "stolen" free day at work couldn't be wasted. She quickly opened the trial information website and looked through the cases scheduled for today in the city. It happened to be a labor lawsuit that afternoon, held at the district court near her alma mater. After the trial, she could go back to campus and stroll around. Kill two birds with one stone!

The main business of Tiancheng Public Welfare Affairs Department is to help migrant workers defend their rights and seek wages. For white-collar workers who go in and out of CBD buildings, 30,000 to 50,000 yuan may be just a luxury bag or a trip to Northern Europe to chase the light, but for workers who sell their physical labor and work hard all year round, it is the most important source of income for the whole family.

In the afternoon, Liu Yuwei arrived at the court. As usual, the staff asked her for the name of the judge in charge of the case. She was stunned because this information was not disclosed online.

She quickly explained that she was a practicing attorney at Tiancheng Law Firm and that she was attending the trial hoping to learn more about practical courtroom techniques. The staff member expressed their understanding, saying everyone who attended said so, but that the judge's approval was still needed.

Liu Yuwei was a little anxious and at a loss when a gentle female voice came into his ears.

"Yu Wei, why are you here?"