Jiang Tingzhou rubbed his temples, looking helpless. "If it were someone else, I would have told them already, but you know about her mother's situation, so I can't bring myself to say it."
“What’s there to say? Back then, Xu Pingrong’s case was a hot potato. The first two sentences were life imprisonment, weren’t they? Your final sentence of 13 years is already the best you could do. Our country’s laws had some shortcomings at the time, so this is the best possible outcome. No one could have done better.”
Yuan Shuxin expressed his opinion.
In previous years, China has been very cautious in handling cases of manslaughter, legitimate self-defense, and excessive self-defense.
The forced demolition case that Jiang Tingzhou handled at the time was a turning point.
Jiang Tingzhou paused for a moment, then said, "Maybe I should have said it from the beginning. I didn't say it then, and now I can't find an opportunity to speak up, but... never mind."
He knew in his heart that if he had told her back then, Xu Wan might not have married him in a whirlwind romance.
Some things are the result of acting on impulse.
If you hesitate, there will be no future.
The two chatted in the office, but Xu Wan felt uneasy working outside.
In the month or so since she and Jiang Tingzhou got married, they had only met at the company entrance. Now, the man was sitting in the office of a partner at their law firm, chatting, and she felt a little uneasy.
I have no idea what the two of them were talking about.
She wrote documents for a long time, but couldn't write anymore, so she picked up her water cup and went to the tea room.
When she went in, the hot water was still boiling. She tossed a tea bag from a fruit and herbal tea packet into her cup, filled it with hot water, and turned to go back to her desk...
Jiang Tingzhou appeared at the door of the tea room at some point.
"ah……"
Xu Wan was afraid that the water would splash out and burn him, so she subconsciously took a step back.
"Why are you hiding?"
Seeing the woman's state, Jiang Tingzhou took a step forward, cornering her.
"No, there's hot water in the cup."
"Then let's put it down for now."
As the man spoke, he snatched the water glass from her hand, placed it on the table beside her, and even pushed it further in.
The law firm has two tea rooms, but this one is rarely used because it doesn't have a coffee machine.
Xu Wan was still a little nervous and said in a low voice, "This is our law firm. You are an outsider. Even if you are a friend of Attorney Yuan, don't be too arrogant."
The woman spoke with a touch of shyness.
Jiang Tingzhou's eyes were clearly smiling as he asked, "How about this, I'll come work at your law firm, what do you think?"
"ah?"
Xu Wan was still a little unaccustomed to seeing Jiang Tingzhou without his glasses.
She couldn't detect any joking emotion in the man's eyes at that moment; it seemed more like he was testing her with a joke.
"How about it?"
"Did Attorney Yuan poach someone right there in his office just now?"
Jiang Tingzhou raised his hand and gently pinched the woman's chin, asking with a smile, "If he invites me to join, would you want me to come?"
"I...I respect your choice."
Xu Wan answered cautiously.
She didn't feel she should influence Jiang Tingzhou's choices.
"Then I'll think about it seriously."
Jiang Tingzhou's consideration was not whether to join Tianyuan.
The question is when he will confess to Xu Wan that he is Jiang Xuanzhou.
Many things cannot be kept secret forever; they will have to be revealed sooner or later.
Xu Wan glanced in the direction of the door to make sure no one was coming, then gently tugged at Jiang Tingzhou's loose tie and asked, "By the way, why didn't you tell me before that you knew our lawyer Yuan?"
"Sorry, I forgot to tell you." Jiang Tingzhou glanced at his watch, afraid that Xu Wan would ask more questions. "It's 12 o'clock. Let's go have lunch together. I'm going back to work this afternoon."
Although Xu Wan was a little bothered by this matter, she wasn't really angry with Jiang Tingzhou.
They did not pursue the matter further.
The two came out of the tea room, and the receptionist came over with a bouquet of flowers and said to Xu Wan, "Attorney Xu, there is a same-city express delivery for you, it is a bouquet of flowers."
"Flowers for me?"
Xu Wan quickly went over to take the flowers, and the first thing she did was check the delivery card.
The recipient's name is clearly listed as: Tianyuan Law Firm, Xu Wan.
It really was a gift for her!
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