81 Let's fight together

A new whistleblower claims to be Jin Lang's classmate. He reveals that Jin Lang had a girlfriend in high school, and they were a perfect match, widely considered a handsome man and a beautiful woman. After Jin Lang's rise to fame, this story became a legend at Weicheng No. 1 Middle School. Sadly, the girl later went abroad, and the two never saw each other again. However, it's said that at a recent class reunion, the former high school idol, considered by many male students, was still interested in Jin Lang. But Jin Lang dismissed the youthful romance as frivolous. He exaggerated the story, cementing his "goddess" image, yet made no mention of the woman at the center of the controversy. Comments quickly erupted with questions. "Where's the point? Why are you saying all this?" "Did you forget what you were going to reveal?" Five minutes later, the same person posted another Weibo post, a short one-line message: "The goddess has a good friend named Liu Yuwei." This revelation immediately ignited the public's enthusiasm. Previously suppressed hostility, fueled by this new avenue, intensified. "Seducing a best friend's ex?" This kind of woman is so disgusting and shameless. A good friend's boyfriend is the bottom line, right? Even if they've broken up, getting involved is disgusting. At that age in high school, it might have been first love. If I were to put it into Jin Lang's perspective, I'd be furious. I'd immediately end our friendship and delete and block him! Could it be that the goddess knew her best friend was poaching her and stormed out in anger? Why would she leave? Handing her boyfriend over to someone else? Stupid! And that someone's Jin Lang, oh Jin Lang! She regrets it, didn't the blogger say? The goddess hasn't completely let it go. She can even take advantage of her best friend's man. No wonder she was accused of destroying other people's families before. It seems she's a serial offender! Serves her right! Someone dug up a photo of the "bald livestreamer" and photoshopped it into a GIF of Liu Yuwei hugging a creepy guy, captioning it: "Rotten cucumber and sour persimmon, a perfect match." The few voices speaking up for Liu Yuwei were drowned out by the criticism. [Just a quick aside about my best friend's ex-boyfriend. Isn't he already an ex? What's the problem with that...] [+1, the law has no say in this, why should netizens worry about it?] [The above commenter thinks you're mentally ill. So, I wish your ex and your best friend a happy baby soon.] [The fact that you're asking that question suggests you stole your best friend's boyfriend. As expected, only three can understand three.] The excitement in the high school community hasn't died down yet, and another legal account with a V-mark has sarcastically posted that Tiancheng snatched a major project from them this year. Now that I think about it, it's quite amusing. If you're feeling bored, you can...

A new source claims to be a classmate of Jin Lang's. He revealed that Jin Lang had a girlfriend in high school, and they were a perfect match, widely considered the most handsome and beautiful couple in the school. After Jin Lang's rise to fame, this story became a legend at Weicheng No. 1 Middle School. Unfortunately, the girl later went abroad, and the two of them never saw each other again. However, it's said that at a recent class reunion, the girl, who was considered the goddess of high school, was still interested in Jin Lang, but Jin Lang dismissed the youthful romance as frivolous.

The story was full of exaggerations, solidifying the image of the "goddess," but the woman at the center of the storm was never mentioned. Comments quickly sparked questions.

What's the point? Why are you talking about this?

【Have you forgotten what you were going to reveal? 】

Five minutes later, this person posted another Weibo post with only one short line of text: [The goddess has a good friend named Liu Yuwei.]

As soon as these words were spoken, the enthusiasm of the onlookers was immediately ignited. The previously suppressed malice took advantage of this new fulcrum and began to grow wildly.

[Seducing your bestie's ex-boyfriend? This kind of woman is so disgusting and shameless.]

[My best friend's boyfriend is my bottom line, even if they've broken up, it's annoying to get involved.]

[High school might be a first love at that age. If I put myself in Jin Lang's first love's shoes, I'd be furious. I'd immediately end our friendship, delete him, and block him!]

[Could it be that the goddess knew that her best friend was poaching her and she ran away in anger?]

[Why are you leaving? You're giving your boyfriend to someone else. Are you stupid? And that person is Jin Lang, Jin Lang!]

[She regretted it, didn't the blogger say that? The goddess hasn't completely let it go.]

[She even attacked her best friend's man. No wonder she was accused of destroying other people's families. She seems to be a serial offender! Serves her right!]

Someone dug up a photo of the "bald livestreamer" and photoshopped it into a GIF of Liu Yuwei hugging a lewd man, captioning it: [Rotten cucumbers and astringent persimmons, a perfect match.]

As soon as the voices of some people speaking up for Liu Yuwei emerged, they were drowned out by the scolding.

[I'm just saying this timidly: my best friend's ex-boyfriend is already an ex-boyfriend, isn't he? What's the problem with that...]

[+1, why should netizens care about something that the law has no control over?]

[I think you have a mental problem, so I wish your ex and your best friend a baby soon.]

[If you can raise this question, you probably stole your bestie's boyfriend. It's true that only three can understand three.]

The excitement in the high school circle hasn't died down yet, and another account in the legal circle with a V mark has posted in a sarcastic tone saying that Tiancheng snatched a big project from them this year. Now that I think about it, it's quite interesting. If you have some free time, you can go and find out what happened!

A netizen asked below if it was a regular legal project of a certain four-character group. He was also wondering how such a third-rate law firm could win the bid.

The original blogger replied immediately: [Guess what?]

A moment later, someone commented in the comments section: "I was at the bidding site. Ling'an's CEO made a special trip to the conference room mid-way through, and immediately left after Liu Yuwei finished presenting the bid on behalf of Tiancheng. Normally, such a minor matter wouldn't require the presence of senior management. My colleague at the time lamented that this wasn't a blatant endorsement! So, we weren't surprised at all that Tiancheng won the bid."

The original blogger retweeted this and commented: [BINGO!]

This Weibo post, along with the subsequent discussion, quickly rose to the top of the trending search #Who is Liu Yuwei? Netizens, previously grappling with the "high school romance," were instantly captivated by the latest news about the "business tycoon."

I've sorted out the timeline, so this Lawyer Liu is hooking up with both Jin Lang and the eldest son of the Ling'an Group? Enjoying the bodies of top celebrities while getting top resources. Isn't this a true winner in life? I sincerely suggest that Lawyer Liu start a side hustle and start a class. I'll be the first to sign up!

[Isn't Ren Yian already married? And isn't his wife also from some conglomerate...]

[For rich people, is marriage a big deal? And he and his wife are clearly in a business marriage. They might have been having separate affairs for a long time, in an open marriage!]

How did this woman hook up with this business tycoon? After all this time, she only got a small favor like winning the bid, and it doesn't even go into her own pocket. What's the point?

This is called strategy, understand?! What if you scare off your financial sponsor with a big offer? Showing weakness at just the right moment, then suggesting something small that the other person can easily do will make the man feel like he needs you. That's the real trick.

[I have a bold hypothesis: is there a possibility that the woman who threw the eggs this morning was hired by the wife to disgust the mistress?] As soon as this comment was posted, it was quickly pushed to the top.

This was followed by even more intense questioning. Some keyboard warriors commented in the comments section of Liu Yuwei's article, "Delivery Rider Employment Diary," asking if the article was just a publicity stunt. He portrayed himself as a warrior for justice, but in reality, he was utterly flawed, and his public interest lawyer identity was just a fig leaf.

Coincidentally, a doctor at a tertiary hospital was recently exposed for falsifying his academic credentials. Netizens conveniently posted Liu Yuwei's graduate school, suspecting it was also a fake one. With the innocent alumni implicated, someone immediately jumped in to explain the significance of Humboldt University in Germany, including a list of law school graduates from those two years and several LinkedIn-like job search apps, showing resumes. These links attest to the alumni's credentials.

Internet detectives didn't miss the few Chinese pinyin characters on the list, especially the one with the character "YIMING REN." Liu Yuwei's Weibo account had already been dug up due to her reposts of the Tiancheng charity event and Lao Niu's post, and thus quickly turned to the photo of her suffering from stomach cramps and Ren Yiming cooking. The caption, "YIMING REN," became a sure sign of their relationship.

[Oh my god! Is this YIMING REN Ren Yiming? Doesn't the founder of Ling An have two sons?]

It's Ren Yiming! My friend at Ling'an said the second prince returned to the group at the end of last year. At the time, we were even discussing whether there would be a big power struggle between brothers!

[It's not about seizing power, it's about seizing people! Hahaha, this is even more exciting than a melodramatic novel!]

[This sister uses all men as ladders to climb up the ladder. She's a heroine.]

[Wait a minute, Liu Yuwei and Ren Yiming are graduate school classmates, so she can just deal with the second one? Why does she have to mess with the boss again? Isn't she afraid of losing everything?]

[Right to speak, my friend! A second son in a wealthy family who doesn't hold power is essentially no different from a son born out of wedlock in ancient times.]

My friend said everyone in Ling'an knew the Second Prince had been rebellious since childhood, having previously started his own business. Unexpectedly, he'd bowed to patriarchy for a woman. Furthermore, he's been incredibly hardworking since returning to work, recently even going overseas to investigate factory construction. He's working tirelessly to prove himself.

[Poor Second Prince! Maybe his girlfriend was having a passionate affair with his brother and Jin Lang while he was abroad!]

[Can the guy upstairs please stop bringing Jin Lang along for everything?]

"Get lost, you brainless fans! I think Jin Lang was willing to do it, picking her up and hugging her. He might be the same jerk that's in jail. How many clean people are there in the entertainment industry?"

[But the photos online don't show how good-looking this woman is, so why are all these men so obsessed with her?]

[Men don't just look at a woman's face. This woman has a nice figure, so she must have some "other" skills!]

A few hours later, the hot searches about Jin Lang continued to decline, replaced by #刘羽惟凌安, #刘羽惟馋三, #刘羽惟参见金朗第一情, #有私人道德问题可以在公報律师, #公報律师的办法太低…… New entries emerged like weeds, spreading and growing wildly in the middle of the night.

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Liu Yuwei slept relatively soundly last night. Around 9:30, Xiaohe confiscated her phone, saying they needed to "physically isolate the source of pollution." Xiaolu insisted on sleeping in the big bed with them and even asked her godmother to read her "Percy and Pip."

Under the dim light, she held the picture book and read aloud softly, with a soft little hand resting on her arm. She didn't know when she fell asleep.

When Xiaohe woke up that morning, her eyes were bruised and dark, and she lamented that the 1.5-meter bed wasn't suitable for three people. While the mother and daughter washed up, Liu Yuwei quickly prepared breakfast and then quietly hid in the bathroom, her phone in her pocket. She couldn't ignore what was happening outside; after all, Jin Lang was involved in this turmoil.

The moment the signal was connected, text messages and WeChat messages poured in. Jin Lang and Ren Yiming's profile pictures were both marked with double-digit red unread messages, and several group message notifications had turned into ellipsis.

Although she had prepared herself mentally, Liu Yuwei was still shocked when she opened Weibo and saw her name listed on the trending searches.

At first, she tried to maintain a spectator's mindset, marveling at the netizens' vast imaginations and their out-of-nowhere fantasies. She also forced herself to filter out the personal insults, treating them like the bite of a rabid dog. But when someone engaged in professional attacks, Liu Yuwei's hands began to tremble, and her breathing became increasingly rapid as she shifted her gaze.

[Public interest lawyers are all weeping crocodiles. They ostensibly help people defend their rights, but in reality they are just selfish individuals seeking attention and traffic.] This post received thousands of likes.

What do you mean by free service? These days, if someone doesn't charge for something, they must have a different motive, either to capitalize on the hype or to gain fame and profit.

[Let's just say that if something really happens, you still have to spend money to hire a professional lawyer. Can public interest lawyers be reliable? ]

Another comment echoed this, saying, "I've seen people hire pro bono lawyers, but when they lose the case, they immediately withdraw and don't care about anything afterward. They're completely irresponsible."

Some even directly @the Ministry of Justice's official Weibo account, suggesting starting with Liu Yuwei and thoroughly investigating how these public interest lawyers exploit their professional advantages to gain publicity and curry favor with the powerful. They also urged people not to turn the term "public interest" into a cover for making money.

Liu Yuwei's fingertips slid across the screen and suddenly stopped at a familiar avatar. It was a public interest lawyer she had been following for a long time. He had led a team to help more than a hundred migrant workers recover their unpaid wages.

The other party posted a Weibo post in the early morning: [I have worked hard for so many years to change the public's prejudice against public interest lawyers as "cheap" and "unprofessional", but I didn't expect that because of some people's private lives, I would be pushed back to the starting point overnight.]

Liu Yuwei's phone went black after a long period of inactivity. She stopped looking at it and didn't call anyone back. If personal slander was like dirty water thrown at her, then the insult to her profession was like sulfuric acid poured down on her heart. It turns out the most hurtful thing is when someone uses your name to tarnish something you hold most dear.

She sat on the toilet lid in a daze until Xiaohe realized that both the person and the phone were missing, and she quickly ran over and knocked on the door.

"Yuwei, come out, let's deal with this together!" Xiaohe's voice was anxious, even with a hint of tears in it.

Liu Yuwei opened the door and deliberately raised the corners of his lips, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

But her face was so pale, even her lips had lost their color, and anyone who saw her would know that she was not saying what she meant.

Xiaohe got up in the dark last night and browsed Weibo. The abusive words kept her awake for the rest of the night. She decided to take all these online trolls to court.

Dragging him towards the living room, Liu Yuwei's phone buzzed again. Xiaohe frowned and tried to grab it, "If it's a harassing call, just hang up and block it!"

"I'm the person involved, I have to go pick it up!"

Liu Yuwei patted her friend's arm, quickly stepped onto the balcony, and closed the glass door behind her. She figured Tang Mei had probably seen what was going on online, and that it was perfectly natural for her to want to change attorneys in this situation. She shouldn't refuse. She took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice steady.

"Hey, Tang Mei."

There was silence for two seconds on the other end of the phone, and then Tang Mei's choked voice came, "Lawyer Liu, I'm sorry..."