Before Qin Suisui received Huo's video invitation, she didn't miss him that much. But now that she saw him in the video, a deep longing welled up in her heart.
"Senior brother, I'll probably be returning to Huating the day after tomorrow. When will your business in O Prefecture be finished?"
"It will probably take about a week for things to get done in O State."
Huo Zhongyuan wanted to give Sui Sui a surprise. Five hours later, when he arrived in Mexico, it should be around the time Sui Sui returned from the banquet.
So when I video chatted with Sui Sui, I never mentioned his current location.
Just then, I heard an announcement that we were almost at the computer lab.
He glanced down at the time.
"Sui Sui, I'm about to board the plane. I'll call you after I get off."
"Oh well!"
Qin Suisui could only tell from the corner of the video that it was overseas. Just as she was about to ask her senior where he was, he hung up the video call.
Looking at her black-screen phone, she shrugged: Okay, let's talk about it after my senior gets off the plane.
Thinking about the banquet that evening gave her a headache; she hadn't prepared a dress for the event yet.
She could only get up, tidy herself up a bit, and prepare to go out and buy a ready-made dress.
Unexpectedly, when she walked out of the hotel, she was followed by three friends.
"Qin Lu, I don't know how to buy a formal dress, so could you help me pick one out?"
Yue Hongxin was practically clinging to Qin Suisui, her smile obsequious.
"Qin Lu, me too."
Chang Jinhui followed behind and echoed.
He and Wen Zong had originally planned to wear the black suits they wore to the court hearing today to the evening's banquet.
As soon as he stepped out of the guest room, he saw Yue Hongxin trailing behind Qin Lu, clamoring to go out with him to buy a dress.
But for some reason, Wen Zong, that old rascal, followed them without saying a word.
What's the point of leaving him alone in the guest room? Fine, I'll come along too.
He and Wen Zong followed behind Qin Lu and the others, looking at the prices on the dresses and couldn't help but gasp. This one dress was almost worth two months of his salary.
He squeezed to the other side of Qin Lu, and asked with a smirk.
"Attorney Qin, will the law firm reimburse us for the money we spent on the formal wear?"
Qin Suisui paused as she examined the clothes, her expression a half-smile.
"what you think?"
"hey-hey!"
Chang Jinhui touched his temple: "I think the key lies with Attorney Qin! You see, if we attend the banquet tonight and you and Assistant Yue are dressed to the nines, while Wen Zong and I follow behind you in tasteless, tattered clothes, wouldn't that make you lose face and tarnish our law firm's reputation!"
"Yeah?"
Qin Suisui continued looking through the dresses, took one out, and handed it to the waitress.
"I want to try this one on!"
"Qin Law~"
When Chang Jinhui saw that Qin Lu had said a couple of words and then ignored him, he couldn't help but shout.
Yue Hongxin had just come out of the fitting room when she heard Chang Jinhui's repeated calls.
She instantly got goosebumps all over her body, touched her arm, and curled her lips in disgust.
"Yue Hongxin, what kind of attitude is that?"
"Hehehe~"
Yue Hongxin stuck out her tongue and then ignored him.
"Hey~ you little rascal!"
Chang Jinhui was just about to go and argue with them.
Qin Suisui turned around: "Do we still need to try on the dress?"
She couldn't help but rub her forehead. The two of them had been bickering non-stop ever since they left the house.
"What?"
Chang Jinhui stopped and pointed to himself: "No, Attorney Qin, do you mean the law firm will reimburse me?"
"You don't want it?"
Qin Suisui walked towards the fitting room without looking back.
"Yes, yes, of course I want it!"
Chang Jinhui turned around and strode to the other side, where men's formal attire was hanging. At this moment, he had no time to argue with Yue Hongxin.
He reached out and tugged at Wen Zong, who was standing unmoved to the side.
"Come on, let's go pick out some clothes. What are you standing there for?"
He had just taken a liking to a dark gray suit, but unfortunately the price wasn't within his budget.
Now that the law firm is reimbursing his expenses, his spending has instantly increased significantly.
………………
After choosing their dresses, Qin Suisui and the others didn't linger and went straight back to the hotel.
She had made an appointment with the hotel's makeup artist, who had just contacted her and would be waiting for her outside her room in half an hour.
She brought nothing but basic skincare tools with her this time. Since she bought a dress, she definitely needed to have the corresponding makeup.
After the makeup artist finished doing their makeup, the car from the consulate that was supposed to pick them up arrived downstairs at the hotel.
The Mexican consulate was not far from their hotel.
It only takes about ten minutes to drive there.
The banquet tonight was held inside the consulate, and in addition to their group, local Chinese expatriates were also invited.
When Qin Suisui and her group arrived at the consulate, they were stopped by the security personnel standing guard outside. She presented her invitation letter and underwent a brief inspection of her belongings before being allowed to enter.
Yue Hongxin stuck out her tongue from a distance and said, "Lawyer Qin, is it this strict to get in here?"
"Of course, this represents the image of a country, and it is sacred and inviolable!"
Upon hearing this, Yue Hongxin turned around and glanced back a few times with envy.
As they were talking, they happened to see Director Xing and his entourage from the Tonglu Group coming towards them.
Director Xing greeted him with a smile from afar.
"Qin Law!"
After the two groups of people approached, they exchanged pleasantries for a while.
"Qin Lu, let's go in together!"
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