Chapter 124 The Gift from Qin Ce
Last night he specifically looked it up online and found that lawyers as skilled as Qin Ce were very expensive; some cases could cost as much as a down payment on a house.
Attorney Yang smiled and shook his head: "No money required."
"Huh?" Wang Ye looked surprised. "Really?"
"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, we can draft a contract."
Qin Ce took the initiative to ask him for help, and it was such a small case, so how could he possibly accept money?
Taking money constitutes cooperation and a transaction; not taking money constitutes a favor.
He could gain a favor from Qin Ce by handling a small case, making him a sure winner.
Qin Ce's favors cannot be bought with money.
Wang Ye was somewhat flattered and overjoyed, at a loss for words. "I'm so sorry."
Attorney Yang said, "You are Brother Qin's friend, so naturally you are my friend. Why talk about money when friends help each other?"
"That's true. Qin Ce is really impressive; he has a wide network of connections."
Qin Ce leaned back on the sofa, looking down at his phone, not participating in the conversation between the two.
Attorney Yang said, "Let's get down to business. What would be Mr. Wang Ye's ideal outcome in handling this matter?"
Wang Ye thought for a moment and said, "It would be best to make Hu Jun treat his mother well and take care of her willingly, so that the old lady doesn't suffer over there."
Attorney Yang nodded thoughtfully. "I understand."
Looking at his calm demeanor, Wang Ye couldn't help but be taken aback, "Do you have a solution?"
When it comes to human nature, the law sometimes doesn't really work. Even if Hu Jun agrees on the surface, it would be very difficult to get someone like him to be willing to treat the elderly well and be a dutiful son.
Attorney Yang smiled and said, "It's my duty to help my clients solve their problems. Even if there's no other way, I have to find a way."
Wang Ye felt a little guilty. He hadn't paid a single penny, so what kind of client was he?
"Thank you so much for your help."
"You're welcome. By the way, Mr. Wang Ye, are you aware of how much money Hu Jun took from the old man?"
Wang Ye shook his head. "I don't know, I'll have to ask."
As he said this, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh, there's one more thing. Auntie doesn't know I've hired a lawyer, nor does she know I'll be sending her back to Hu Jun. I'm afraid that if I tell her, she..."
Attorney Yang hesitated for a moment before lying, and said, "I understand what you mean. You don't want to upset the old lady, right? You want her son to come and pick her up?"
Wang Ye nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. As expected of a lawyer, he was indeed clever. He quickly said, "If that doesn't work, sending her over is fine, but it's best to talk to Hu Jun in advance."
To avoid causing the elderly to suffer the same embarrassing situation as last time.
"Okay, I've noted it all down. Do you have any other requests?"
Wang Ye thought to himself that a capable lawyer is indeed different; he could calmly agree to such a tricky request.
"there is none left."
If Hu Jun had any conscience at all, he wouldn't have taken the money and disappeared. Expecting Hu Jun to come and pick up Zhou Lan in person seems like wishful thinking.
Even if you use the law to pressure him into agreeing to support Zhou Lan, it won't be willingly done, and it's hard to guarantee that he won't mistreat Zhou Lan in the future.
Of course, Wang Ye also thought it was possible that he was too stupid to think of a better solution, and that such a capable lawyer might actually have a way.
The two exchanged a few more words, but Wang Ye was busy finding Zhou Lan to inquire about how much money Hu Jun had taken from her, so he didn't stay any longer.
After he left, only Qin Ce and Yang Xu remained in the coffee shop.
Qin Ce also put away his phone, turned his head to look at Yang Xu, and asked, "What are you planning to do about this?"
Yang Xu smiled, a smile that seemed unfathomable. "The law can't change a person's nature, but it can change their interests. Some people aren't suited to reasoning; they're suited to negotiating terms."
Qin Ce raised an eyebrow slightly. "It seems you already have a plan."
"You said it yourself, this is a minor case."
"Whatever, you can communicate with Wang Ye yourself." Qin Ce had no interest in meddling in these matters.
After he finished speaking, he stood up, took out two bills from his pocket, and placed them under the coffee cup. "It's on me."
Then they left.
Qin Ce went back to the company for a meeting in the afternoon, left work early, and went to Qiao Xing's company to wait for her to get off work.
He timed it perfectly. When he arrived at Weisheng Technology, it was almost time. He glanced at his watch and saw that Qiao Xing still had five minutes before he was supposed to leave work.
Qiao Xing was so busy all day that she forgot to leave work if Qin Ce hadn't sent her a message.
Because of the division into departments, there is a lot of data to organize, archive, and attend meetings, so the entire department is almost always busy.
Bai Yi isn't one to work overtime. When it's time to leave, she tells everyone, "If you can't finish, do it tomorrow. Time to go home."
She left those words behind, picked up her bag, and went home from get off work.
The others looked at each other, some complaining, others expressing gratitude.
Anyway, Qiao Xing didn't get involved in these topics. Qin Ce was waiting for her downstairs, and she finished packing and went home.
She quickly crossed the street, where Qin Ce was on the phone with his back to her.
Qiao Xing waited until Qin Ce finished his call before patting him on the shoulder to greet him.
"Qin Ce".
Qin Ce turned around and glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, then took a bag from the electric scooter and handed it to her, saying, "This is for you."
Qiao Xing was taken aback. "For me? A gift?"
"Well, consider this a return gift since you gave me a suit last time."
Hearing him say that, Qiao Xing accepted it without ceremony, took out the gift box from the bag, and asked him, "May I open it?"
"Can."
Qiao Xing couldn't wait to open the box; she was also looking forward to seeing what gift Qin Ce would give her.
The box is very small, only about the size of the palm of your hand. Could it be a necklace or bracelet?
Qiao Xing opened the gift box, but her expectations were instantly dashed, because inside lay a lipstick.
"..."
"What's wrong?" Qin Ce stared at her intently, then, remembering something, said, "I've noticed you usually wear lipstick. Don't you like this?"
He began to doubt the authenticity of the online guides.
Qiao Xing doesn't wear makeup much because it's too much trouble, so she usually just puts on some lipstick and goes out.
The internet says you should cater to her interests, but besides discovering that Qiao Xing wears lipstick, he couldn't find any other hobbies she had.
"No... I quite like it." Qiao Xing forced a smile. It wasn't that she disliked lipstick, but this awful Barbie pink... how could she like it?
"Do you like your fake smile?" Qin Ce ruthlessly exposed her.
If Qiao Xing doesn't smile, she's going to cry.
She always thought that giving away such a bright pink lipstick was a joke, but she never expected it to happen to her.
"Um, I've never seen this shade before... so it's a bit..." She couldn't continue her story.
Qin Ce nodded seriously, "I noticed that all your lipsticks are the same color. This color is different, it should look good on you."
He spoke very seriously, his gaze fixed on Qiao Xing's lips. Her mouth was small and delicate, with a light color. When she smiled, she had shallow dimples on both sides of her cheeks, and her eyes shone with light.
"Really? Thank you." Qiao Xing smiled awkwardly.
She clearly has so many different lipstick colors. Is he colorblind? Or do men really not know how to distinguish lipstick shades?
"It's nothing, just returning the favor." Qin Ce calmly withdrew his gaze and handed her the helmet. "Get in the car first."
Qiao Xing resignedly stuffed the lipstick into her pocket, put on her helmet, sat behind him, and sullenly tugged at the man's clothes.
I was already stressed after a long day, and then he gave me this lipstick!
Qin Ce glanced down at her fingers fiddling with her clothes, then secretly stepped on the gas, and the electric scooter shot off, instantly reaching the speed of a motorcycle.
Startled, Qiao Xing grabbed his waist and pressed her entire body against his back.
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