Chapter 287 Provocation
The air in the ward seemed to freeze. Xie Nanzhi slowly turned her gaze to the window, as if she didn't even notice her.
Jin Moli suddenly raised her voice, as if to embolden herself, "You think I wouldn't dare?"
But her finger, instead of dialing, veered half an inch and pressed the lock screen button. The instant the phone screen went dark, she saw her reflection in it. One cheek was swollen and red, her eyeliner smudged with tears, leaving a dark mark; she looked as disheveled as a flower soaked by rain.
However, she had only known Zhou Mubin for a short time, and their relationship was certainly not as strong as the bond between him and his childhood friend.
If Xie Nanzhi were to turn the tables and fabricate accusations against her, Zhou Mubin might not necessarily side with her.
After a while, Xie Nanzhi looked at her dilemma and suddenly found it a little funny. "Alright."
She stood up gracefully, her brows furrowing almost imperceptibly. "I've said everything I needed to say. If you're going to make a call, do it now. If not, leave. This is a hospital, not a place for you to put on a show."
Jin Moli gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white.
She knew she wouldn't get away with it today. Xie Nanzhi's stubbornness made her a hundred times more difficult to deal with than Xibei, who was like a firecracker that explodes at the slightest provocation.
But leaving like this, I really can't swallow this anger.
"Nanzhi, you just wait."
She uttered a harsh remark, turned, and walked towards the door, her high heels slamming heavily on the floor as if venting her anger.
She stopped at the door, turned around and glared at Xie Nanzhi, "Wait until the day I marry Zhou Mubin, then let's see if you still dare to humiliate me like this."
Xie Nanzhi ignored her until Jin Moli walked away, then she gave a cold laugh.
marry?
Isn't she being too naive? Is a woman like Jin Moli capable of marrying into a family like the Zhou family?
After leaving the hospital, Jin Moli didn't return to the law firm, but went straight home.
A short while later, she received a call from Zhou Mubin.
Holding her phone, Jin Moli pinched herself hard, tears welling up in her eyes. "Lawyer Zhou, are you looking for me?"
Hearing the sobbing coming from the phone, Zhou Mubin subconsciously asked, "Are you crying?"
Jin Moli deliberately choked up, "No, I, I wasn't crying. Is something wrong?"
The voice was clearly crying, and Zhou Mubin didn't care about the purpose of the call. "Where are you? I'm coming to find you."
Jin Moli, "At home."
In just over ten minutes, Zhou Mubin drove home.
Upon entering, one immediately sees Jin Moli with red, swollen eyes from crying, and her striking profile.
Zhou Mubin immediately strode over and asked anxiously, "What happened to your face? Who hit you?"
Xie Nanzhi's slap was quite forceful, but to make it more realistic and obvious, she specially applied chili water to her face before Zhou Mubin arrived. Now, the slap mark is red and swollen, a shocking sight.
Jin Moli looked at him with tears in her eyes, and the next second, she threw herself into Zhou Mubin's arms, "Lawyer Zhou, I really don't know why, why Nanzhi hates me so much..."
Zhou Mubin: "What? You mean, Nan Zhi hit you?"
Jin Moli sat up straight, tears of grievance streaming down her face. "Nanzhi's mother is sick, isn't she? I was too busy the past few days, but I finally had some time today, so I brought a fruit basket to visit her at the hospital. She's your childhood friend, and I wanted to get along well with her, and also to avoid putting you in a difficult position."
It just so happened that my aunt was taking a nap, so I wanted to talk to Nanzhi and ask her to put in a good word for me with you. But to my surprise, she said that I was not good enough for you at all and kept belittling me.
She said that a woman like me could never step into the Zhou family's door, and that I was scheming and could bewitch you with just a bowl of porridge. She also said that you were only interested in me for a short time and would kick me aside once you got tired of me.
I couldn't stand it anymore, so I retorted, saying she was also a divorced woman and couldn't she be a little kinder to me? She got angry and slapped me. She said she was teaching me a lesson for me, and that even if I complained to you, you would side with her.
Jin Moli became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, and the more she cried, the more Zhou Mubin was at a loss for what to do.
Zhou Mubin, "Was it really Nanzhi who did it?"
Jin Moli sobbed, "Do you think I'm lying to you?"
The evidence was irrefutable, yet he still had doubts.
It seems those two women hold a special place in his heart.
Jin Moli used a feigned retreat, lowering her eyes, "Forget it, Nanzhi is your childhood friend, it's understandable that you don't believe me, and besides, I don't want to put you in a difficult position. Lawyer Zhou, let's just leave it at that. I don't need you to make decisions for me, and I don't need to cause trouble for Nanzhi, I don't want to be put in a difficult position."
Jin Moli wiped away her tears and forced a smile. "I'm already so grateful to have met you in this life. Whether we can stay together forever or not, this is the happiest moment of my life. Zhou Lu, I love you, I love you so much."
The woman forced a smile through her tears; it must be said, Jin Moli's tactic truly got Zhou Mubin figured out.
Zhou Mubin was heartbroken and hugged her tightly. "Who says we can't be together in the end? It's my marriage, and I decide what's best for me. My family has no right to interfere."
In a corner where Zhou Mubin couldn't see, Jin Moli revealed a smug smile.
Zhou Mubin spent the entire afternoon at home with her, and their relationship seemed to have returned to what it was before.
Enjoying their sweet time, Zhou Mubin, who rarely cooks, and they even watched a movie together in their home's private cinema. Around 8 p.m., Xibei sent him a message.
Get out here, to the usual spot.
Zhou Mubin deleted the message after reading it, mainly because he was afraid Jin Moli would see it.
He went to the bathroom again, sent a message to an old customer asking for help, and then left his phone in the living room as if nothing had happened.
He told Kim Mo-li, "I'm going to take a shower."
Jin Moli smiled and said, "Mm."
About five minutes later, the phone on the coffee table rang.
Jin Moli craned her neck to look and saw that the phone looked like "General Manager Jin Dawan". She picked up the phone and pressed the answer button.
Before he could speak, a man's urgent voice came from the phone, "Attorney Zhou, something bad has happened. Someone has sued our company. You need to come over right away."
It really is business; it seems she was overthinking it.
Jin Moli said virtuously, "Mr. Wan, Attorney Zhou is taking a shower. I'll have him call you back in a bit."
Mr. Wan said, "Oh, you must be Assistant Jin. This is extremely urgent, could you please expedite the process for Lawyer Zhou?"
Jin Moli: "Don't worry, I'll have him call you back right away."
Mr. Wan, "Then thank you, Assistant Jin."
Less than a minute after the phone call ended, Zhou Mubin came out wrapped in a bath towel, his hair still dripping wet.
Jin Moli hurriedly stepped forward and handed over the phone. "General Manager Wan from Jinda called you. Something happened at his company, and he wants you to come over. It seems quite urgent."
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