29 A Slightly Open Heart | Did you sleep well?
The elevator in the apartment was running smoothly again, and Lin Weifeng returned to his regular life.
She returned to Yuhua Community, arranged for a tow truck, took the bus back home, and prepared to change clothes before going to work.
Along the way, the sky gradually brightened from gray, and the clouds were dyed a light orange-red, which was particularly magnificent.
Snow-clearing volunteers lined up sparsely on the street, and roadside vendors provided them with breakfast.
When you open the car window, the air is filled with freshness, mixed with a hint of coolness from the snow, making you feel relaxed and happy, full of tranquility and beauty.
It was still early when I got home, the sun had just risen, and Gu Chengxiu was busy building a greenhouse for the flowers on the balcony.
"mom."
Gu Chengxiu: "The breeze is back."
"Yeah, up so early."
"Your dad got up early today and made quite a lot of noise, so he woke me up."
"Where's Dad?"
"He received a phone call and went out early."
Lin Weifeng came over to help Gu Chengxiu, "As soon as the snow stopped, someone asked him to go out and play chess."
Gu Chengxiu said: "It seems that it was his former colleague who called him."
"Former colleague?" Lin Weifeng speculated, "Public Security Bureau?"
"About the same."
"He hasn't been involved in police affairs for so many years, how could he still receive a call from the police?"
"I don't ask too much about his work," Gu Chengxiu, always cheerful and optimistic, said. "Maybe he's just distributing some rice, flour, grain and oil to the veteran cadres."
"oh."
Lin Weifeng didn't think too much about it, because she had to go to Nandun Kingdom suddenly and she still had a lot of preparation to do.
She first went to the Jingjiang Museum and took some information related to the history of Nandun Kingdom.
When I returned to the law firm building, I happened to meet Lawyer Jin in the elevator, followed by a young male lawyer.
Seeing her holding a bunch of documents, Lawyer Jin called out to the male lawyer behind him and said, "Xing Zhou, help Lawyer Xiaolin."
So this is Xing Zhou.
Lin Weifeng humbly thanked him, "It's okay, it's okay, Lawyer Jin. I can do it."
Lawyer Jin said, "Xiao Lin, this is Xing Zhou, who will be traveling with you. You are both top students, and I hope we can work together to enhance Jinhe's cultural relics business."
Xing Zhou approached and politely took everything from her, including the briefcase, and said, "Lawyer Lin, let me do it."
"Oh, okay, thank you." She stopped struggling.
Lawyer Jin smiled happily and said in a seemingly amiable manner, "You're both of the same age, and both have excellent work abilities. You should communicate more often in the future. You can chat about business, life, whatever. Oh, and your interests are similar. I remember you both like playing badminton, right? The firm has set up a badminton court every Wednesday and Thursday this year. You two can go together."
Xing Zhou nodded politely, and Lin Weifeng also said "OK" with a hum or an ah.
Lawyer Jin pressed the issue, "Xiao Lin, you didn't participate much in the firm's activities before. Do you know Lawyer Xing Zhou?"
"I..." She really didn't know him.
Xing Zhou came to her rescue: "Lawyer Lin is a star in our firm. Everyone knows her. That's enough."
"It doesn't matter if we don't know each other," Lawyer Jin kept laughing. "We'll go on a business trip together soon. We can look after each other and we'll naturally get to know each other."
Lin Weifeng didn't know what to say in response, so he just let Lawyer Jin talk.
After getting out of the elevator, Xing Zhou followed Lin Weifeng to her workstation and helped her put the documents away.
Lin Weifeng said, "Thank you, Lawyer Xing."
"It's okay, Lawyer Lin."
She thought: "Director Hu of Jingbo will hold an online meeting before departure this afternoon. If you are going, you can also participate. I will help you sign up."
Xing Zhou nodded: "Then please trouble Lawyer Lin."
"fine."
Different from Lawyer Jin's outspoken and bold attitude, Xing Zhou seemed more shy and reserved. He didn't say anything unnecessary and just smiled and left after he finished speaking.
Lin Weifeng watched his back, but the drum in his heart was beating faster and faster.
Unable to resist, she opened WeChat and asked Sheng Xin: [If partners are recruiting teammates, do they need their junior lawyers to get married?]
Sheng Xin sent a laughing emoji, which she rarely did. She was genuinely amused and said, "That's not impossible."
Lin Weifeng: [I can't do that.]
Sheng Xin: [Did Lawyer Jin ask Lawyer Xiao Xing to "seduce" you?]
Lin Weifeng: [It's a bit strange anyway.]
The screen was silent for two seconds, and Sheng Xin suddenly said: [Last time you said you had someone you liked, is there a follow-up?]
Lin Weifeng stared at the screen, and inadvertently, his fingers covered his lips.
Later, there was No. 71 Yuhua Road, the key, and the kiss.
The thought of this made her body warm and soft.
But it seems that it is not enough to become the future.
Just as she was organizing her words, Sheng Xin added, "If there's nothing else going on, you can also see how Lawyer Xiao Xing is doing. I heard that as soon as he arrived, two trainee lawyers invited him to dinner."
Lin Weifeng quickly said, "Sister Sheng Xin, that's not what I meant."
Sheng Xin: [I won't interfere with your affairs, young people. Remember to apply for the "Wang Shicheng" trademark this morning.]
Lin Weifeng: [No problem.]
After exiting the conversation, Sheng Xin's avatar moved to the top of the screen.
Normally, this would be a trivial matter, but... with her newly grown and still steaming sincerity in her heart, she was kind of expecting the "bully to get it" to suddenly jump up.
She simply clicked on this dialog box and sent a simple greeting: [Did you sleep well?]
I counted to three in my mind. The screen was silent and Jiang Yu did not reply in time.
She remembered that Tian Yusu said Jiang Yu was slow to respond.
She patched herself up with this sentence and locked the screen.
Work was important, so she exited the dialog box and began to prepare for the trademark application for "Wang Shicheng" with peace of mind.
Lin Weifeng completed the work skillfully, carefully opened WeChat to report, and paid special attention to the changes in the dialog box list.
He hasn't replied yet.
In the family group, Gu Chengxiu tagged Lin Haidong half an hour ago and asked: "Are you coming back for lunch? Food is expensive after the snow. If you don't come back, I'll buy less."
What is rare is that Lin Haidong did not respond in time.
It was almost time for dinner. Xing Zhou came over with two meal coupons and said to her, "Lawyer Lin, Lawyer Jin gave me two lunch coupons for the Tianjing Hotel and asked me to ask you to come along."
"No..." Lin Weifeng puffed out his lips.
No, no, no need... No one was said.
"Sorry," she mouthed, "I have work to do. How can I go to a fancy hotel for lunch?"
Xing Zhou's face didn't show much expression. He just said calmly, "Lawyer Jin has arranged it. I actually have work to do."
"Then..." She slowly closed the computer, "Okay."
Tianjing Hotel is not far from Jinhe Law Firm, just across the street and across a pedestrian bridge.
On the way, the gentle cool breeze made Lin Weifeng feel her skin tight, and her face in the glass wall of the hotel building was also pretty.
I guess it’s because I slept well last night.
Xing Zhou led the way in front of her, without saying a word or looking back. The two people who were not familiar with each other seemed even less familiar with each other.
There were many people in the hotel elevator. She and Xing Zhou stood in separate corners, seemingly unwilling to get close to each other.
One can't help but sigh that this meal is really unnecessary.
The restaurant was on the eighteenth floor, and the elevator stopped intermittently, so it took a while to go up.
She had nothing to do, just turning her phone on and off, turning it on and off again.
Jiang Yu still didn't reply.
Finally they reached the eighteenth floor, but she was so distracted by the WeChat conversation that she didn't notice it.
Xing Zhou walked out of the elevator, turned around and called out to her, "Lawyer Lin?"
Her attention froze instantly, and she followed him out of the elevator, "Excuse me."
"nothing."
The table had already been reserved. On the way over, Xing Zhou said, "Lawyer Jin ordered a seafood dinner for two. He said it's dry in Nandun, so we wanted to eat something that's not available there before we leave."
"Is this the first time your team is going on a business trip abroad?" she asked.
"I am the only one."
"No wonder Lawyer Jin cherishes you so much."
Xing Zhou glanced at her and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Weifeng curled his lips and said without disguising, "It's enough to make you look good, but you have to drag me into this."
When Xing Zhou heard this, the corners of his mouth gradually rose.
We sat down in a small compartment in the "品"-shaped area, surrounded by flowers and very close to the glass observation deck, which was a bit romantic.
The waiter came to check the menu and asked if they wanted additional food. The two of them said no directly without any unnecessary euphemisms or humility.
Then they looked at each other and smiled.
Lin Weifeng asked: "Are you also uncomfortable?"
Xing Zhou lowered his head and smiled, saying, "I'm fine. Just treat it as work."
"Yes, as the face of the director's team, you should be used to it."
"I'm really used to it. As a lawyer, you have to socialize. Either with clients or with colleagues."
"You seem quite calm."
"It can be understood as the feeling of death at work."
Lin Weifeng smiled and nodded: "This is what Lawyer Jin said people of the same age are really like, not just playing badminton."
Xing Zhou also smiled with his teeth showing and raised an eyebrow.
He said, "However, what I said this morning wasn't just a polite remark. Lawyer Lin, you're a star at the law firm, and everyone wants to make friends with you."
"That probably doesn't include you."
Xing Zhou was curious: "Why do you say that?"
Lin Weifeng shrugged. "I heard you're incredibly lucky with women, but your face says 'too late to hide'. You probably wouldn't be interested in making friends with the women at work."
This is indeed the case.
"You got it right," Xing Zhou confirmed softly, his eyes lighting up. "This meal wasn't wasted 'overtime'."
He's a colleague who is quite like-minded, Lin Weifeng thought.
The dishes were served quickly and the two of them started eating. Time passed quickly as they exchanged their views on the legal profession.
When we reached the elevator, Xing Zhou said, "Add me on WeChat."
Lin Weifeng then realized, "Oh, okay, just search for me in the group."
She opened WeChat, and soon, she had another friend request.
The established dialog box still didn't show the movement she wanted.
In the family group, Gu Chengxiu once again tagged Lin Haidong: [If you don't reply, I won't wait for you anymore. I'll eat first.]
After a while, he continued, "I left some hot food for you. It's in the rice cooker."
Lin Haidong never responded.
The elevator door opened and Xing Zhou went in first. He saw Lin Weifeng staring at his phone screen distractedly again.
He pressed the elevator door button: "Lawyer Lin?"
Lin Weifeng suddenly looked up, walked in, and said, "Thank you."
Xing Zhou said, "Are you waiting for news from someone? You become dazed whenever you see your phone, even when you came to work this morning."
"No, no." She evaded the question.
She agreed to Xing Zhou's friend request, and Xing Zhou's avatar appeared at the top of the dialog box.
After a morning of work, Jiang Yu's head gradually sank.
In a trance, she heard Xing Zhou ask: "Does Lawyer Lin have someone he likes?"
She reacted for a moment and looked at him: "How do you know?"
"Your restless expression usually appears when you're around someone you like."
Lin Weifeng smiled and said, "It's normal at this age."
At this moment, Xing Zhou unexpectedly said, "It must be Notary Public Yang Xiuqi."
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