Chapter 27 Love Moon 027 Sharing Bed
As the year draws to a close, each law firm is doing its year-end summary. Everyone is taking out all the cases that can be closed and the cases that have not been completed, and dealing with them. The combination of new cases and old ones actually makes them much busier.
At the morning meeting, Tang Huimin specifically mentioned that Xiao Wei should take over Lawyer Wang's case, under the pretext of helping everyone share the pressure of the old case.
When this happened, He Chuyue and Mei Qingxue looked at each other, and the other lawyers also sensed a crisis. Although they felt sorry for Lawyer Wang, they didn't know what to say, and it wasn't until the morning meeting was over that they started complaining in the tea room.
- "Xiao Wei came and stole Lawyer Wang's case. He doesn't seem like a good person. Everyone knows how much preparation Lawyer Wang has made for this case. He stole the case when the other party left not long ago. Isn't this obviously robbery?"
-"He must have a background. I wondered why he was so generous during those two days. He even invited us to dinner in the building and introduced us to resources. I guess he was paving the way for himself. At the time, I saw him chatting with Mr. Chen, the agent of Lawyer Wang, but I didn't think much of it."
- "That cake is delicious. I don't know how Lawyer Wang is doing now. I called him but he didn't answer. He didn't come to work either."
-"What do you think is his reason for coming here at this critical moment?"
"......"
Without listening any further, He Chuyue returned to the office with the empty cup without saying a word. Her cell phone vibrated at this moment. It was a lawyer in the tea room who sent her a WeChat message, asking if she wanted to go see Lawyer Wang after get off work. She didn't reply and didn't lock the screen.
The cold eyes were looking into the distance, and the wind and snow flashed in their eyes for a moment.
She naturally knew what they meant, and also knew what Xiao Wei was coming for. Now it was even clearer.
At first she was not sure, she just thought it was just as Xiao Wei said, to find a stable job to make a living. Now think about it, he has never been a person who is content with the status quo, and he will not stick to a nine-to-five job for the rest of his life.
She had witnessed Xiao Wei's ambition in college, and his methods were so ruthless that he didn't seem like a trainee lawyer who had just graduated. He is smart, knowledgeable, ruthless, and has clear and careful ideas. It is his due that he will climb up to the highest position.
But no one knew when He Chuyue's admiration for him was gradually crushed by the years and disappeared without a trace.
Thinking of this, a bitter smile emerged on He Chuyue's face like a self-deprecating smile. She shook her head, ignored the other party's temptation, and denied taking sides.
With her beautiful eyes, she looked at a stone on the side, pointed at it with her fingertips, and murmured, "There comes a day when I am tired of complicated interpersonal relationships."
After calming down, He Chuyue began to sort out the cases. She found that the client's notes were not clear when the case was closed. She thought that the pen had run out of ink when signing. Fortunately, the mark was still there. She called He Wen, but he was on his way back.
She gave up, pushed away her chair, and took the document to the tenth floor to find Director Liu in the archives room.
While waiting for the elevator, He Chuyue looked at the tree outside the window that had lost all its leaves, and suddenly a sense of sadness emerged in her heart. When she came to her senses, her eyes were wet, which startled her and made her feel confused. He shook his head and walked towards the elevator.
Leaning in the corner, He Chuyue's eyelids felt a little heavy. She had been feeling a little listless and sleepy these past few days, but she just thought it was winter laziness and didn't take it too seriously.
The elevator door opened and several workers carrying ladders and tools made way for them. He Chuyue nodded to express her gratitude and went out. However, as she passed by them, her ankle suddenly shook, as if an electric current had passed through it, leaving her completely unable to support herself.
Just as she was about to fall to the ground, her armpits were suddenly grabbed tightly by force. He Chuyue was lifted up and her eyes met Xiao Wei's.
"Anything?"
"No..." He Chuyue's back was wet with pounding heartbeats. She looked at her ankles and felt a surge of fear.
Xiao didn't notice her strangeness and was about to ask more questions, but He Chuyue had already thanked him and let go of him, pulling away: "It's not sprained, just wait for me to take out an ice pack."
She touched her flat belly with lingering fear, her face looking a little unnatural, and thanked him again.
Seeing her so unfamiliar, Xiao Wei guessed that she was affected by what happened in the morning. He said nothing more and looked at the document in her hand: "Are you here to see Director Liu? I'll give it to him for you."
He Chuyue couldn't refuse anymore, so she just smiled and said, "Thank you for troubling Lawyer Xiao."
"Don't be so formal with me." Xiao Wei pretended not to hear the address, asked what the problem was and left first, leaving He Chuyue standing there.
She looked away and moved her ankle. The pain wasn't very obvious, but it was so excruciating that she didn't dare to exert any strength when she walked. In the end, she limped back to the office with beads of sweat on her forehead.
There was a pile of documents on the table that was as high as a mountain. He Chuyue thought that it would heal slowly and forgot to put in an ice pack. It was not until the end of the get off work day that she realized that the area was already swollen.
He Chuyue had a headache and thought about calling Xiao Zhiyan, but she paused when she clicked on the call button. She didn't know why she thought of him first when she couldn't go home now, and she didn't notice Mei Qingxue leaning against the door.
"Were you having a fight?"
He Chuyue:?
Mei Qingxue: "You look so absent-minded. Didn't you have an argument with your fiancé and can't bring yourself to make peace?"
He Chuyue rolled her eyes, then frowned: "How do you know I have a fiancé?"
Mei Qingxue looked smug, as if to say, "I'll tell you if you beg me." Without waiting for He Chuyue to speak, she said, "I've seen your ring a long time ago. Everyone is privately saying that Lawyer He is in love. Do you think we are all fools?"
She shrugged. "I didn't say that."
Mei Qingxue was not angry either. On the contrary, there was no hostility in her eyes when she looked at him. "You are quite courageous to get married at such a critical time. I think you were frightened by Xiao Wei and lost your composure."
He Chuyue was puzzled: "Why did he scare me?"
Mei Qingxue looked around, walked in, and closed the door behind her: "Didn't you receive Lawyer Zhou's WeChat?"
She nodded: "Got it."
"So what do you think? They want to boycott Xiao Wei."
Surprise flashed in her eyes, but she quickly put on that gentle smile again: "Boycott? I also want to divide my case. After all, there are still more than a dozen cases that I haven't had time to write."
Mei Qingxue was speechless, knowing that she was trying to muddy the waters. Before she could say anything, there was a knock on the door behind her. Both of them paused and looked towards Xiao Wei at the door.
Xiao Wei didn't expect Mei Qingxue to be there too. He was stunned for a moment, then his eyebrows curved again: "Lawyer Mei is here too, am I disturbing you?"
Mei Qingxue smiled and waved her hand: "We are just chatting. If Lawyer Xiao has something to talk to Lawyer He about, I will leave first..."
"It's okay. Chuyue sprained her ankle today. I just passed by and wanted to come and see her." He looked at He Chuyue when he said this last sentence. "Is everything okay?"
He Chuyue shook her head and thanked him. Seeing this, Xiao Wei did not stay for long and said goodbye to the two of them. However, Mei Qingxue smelled a different scent and looked at the bright and handsome face behind her.
"She seems to have a crush on you now, so what do you think? Do you want to break up with her while we're fighting and be with your first love?"
With a sigh, He Chuyue felt too tired today, stretched and started to chase people away, "Lawyer Mei, you should stop being a lawyer and become a journalist instead. I happen to have a friend who does this and can be your introducer."
"you--"
The cell phone that was placed aside rang. He Chuyue put the phone to her ear and waved at people until Mei Qingxue's gritting teeth face disappeared from her sight. Her voice finally fell away and she had no strength left.
Xiao Zhiyan on the other end of the phone noticed it, but answered her: "I'm off work, will you be here for a long time?"
He Chuyue looked at her swollen and hot right foot and sighed, "Would it be convenient for Fang to come pick me up? I can't drive anymore."
After a brief inquiry, Xiao Zhiyan turned the car around. Half an hour later, the two came out of the hospital and headed home.
The two didn't speak along the way until the car stopped in the parking space. Xiao Zhiyan turned his head and looked at the person who was already asleep in the passenger seat. The words that were on his lips were suppressed by him, remembering what she said in the hospital.
"I was walking peacefully when I fell down. Luckily, Lawyer Xiao helped me up."
Thinking back on it now, I feel worried.
He didn't know what kind of emotion he felt when facing that person. He clearly didn't know him, but he had heard his name often, many times in fact.
Xiao Wei was the person she had admired when she was young.
He Chuyue said that she no longer liked him, but Xiao Zhiyan saw the regret and remorse in her eyes when she said this. He knew that He Chuyue lied. In the phone call with him, she was using him as a target to fight back against Xiao Wei.
Xiao Zhiyan's chest felt heavy and his breathing was uncomfortable. His calm eyes finally began to waver. For the first time, he no longer had the confidence that he was 100% sure of success.
He looked at the face illuminated by the garage light. Half of her face was hidden in her collar, revealing only her upturned nose and tightly closed eyes. The hair on her forehead was a little messy because she was sleeping, and the shadows cast by them were dancing on her cheeks in a messy way, but it did not affect her beauty at all.
On weekdays, He Chuyue always smiled, but Xiao Zhiyan clearly remembered the resistance and rejection he felt when he met her for the first two times. Her anger was so undisguised towards him that when she always smiled afterwards, Xiao Zhiyan didn't know why she suddenly changed her attitude.
Later he thought it through and realized that she treated him as a partner. Only this possibility could allow a person to reverse two extremely contrasting emotions and become the He Chuyue he saw now.
So the only reason they could maintain such a relationship was because he was the one that night and the child in her belly was his.
But today, their children almost couldn't stay. If the worst happens, can he still be her excuse to fight back?
He doesn't know.
Her hair floated with her breathing. He Chuyue seemed to feel itchy and moved restlessly but did not wake up.
Xiao Zhiyan looked at her when he heard the sound, until the strand of hair floated up again, stimulating his pupils and making his fingertips curl up, feeling itchy as if a bug was crawling on them.
In the end, he couldn't help it, and used his slender fingers to help her lift up the loose hair. In the process, his fingertips touched her. Xiao Zhiyan quickly withdrew his hand and clenched his other hand tightly, as if hiding something.
A whistle suddenly sounded in the garage. He raised his drooping eyes, and there was no trace of mist in his clear eyes.
Of course he knew what he was hiding.
He turned to look at the person in the passenger seat, her long and curled eyelashes hanging down steadily. He stretched out his hand, but stopped when her eyes moved. The next second, He Chuyue opened her eyes and saw Xiao Zhiyan sitting upright, feeling puzzled.
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
He coughed, still maintaining the same posture: "It just stopped not long ago."
"Oh." He Chuyue sat up and rubbed her sore neck. "Let's go home."
"Can you still walk?" His eyes fell on her ankles.
He Chuyue recalled that he supported her the whole time in the hospital. She was stunned and said awkwardly: "I just walk slowly, not that I can't walk."
Before he finished speaking, Xiao Zhiyan had already opened the passenger door and extended his hand to her: "Let's go."
She pursed her lips and didn't insist.
After going upstairs, the two had a simple dinner. He Chuyue did not go to the study to work as usual but went back to her room to sleep. When Xiao Zhiyan returned, the person next to him was already asleep.
He gently lifted the quilt and lay down. In just a moment, the person next to him had come over following the warmth, but because his right foot was inconvenient, he only had one hand on his waist.
Unlike the first time, he was much calmer and turned to look at her. The girl's face was covered by her hair, with only half of her forehead exposed.
Fearing that she would feel uncomfortable, he reached out and skillfully tucked them behind her ears, and then his eyes fell on her white forehead, high nose bridge, and rosy lips without obstruction...
His throat tightened and the person in his arms moved. Before Xiao Zhiyan could react, he felt a slight coolness against his lips.
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