Looking for someone at home
The law firm is not large, and it doesn't have many employees, probably because both partners had just returned to China to start their business and hadn't made a big splash.
Because the firm is small, the website is very simple and clear, and the overall situation of the company is almost immediately apparent.
Shen Bining flipped through the pages several times and in less than ten minutes, she became familiar with the firm's general situation.
She discovered something very interesting.
Usually, the website contains information about the partners, such as their name, age, email, resume, and personal photo. Just like the "Song" in "Tang and Song", the information is quite detailed and also includes a personal headshot.
This man is named Song Ziyi. He is 32 years old and a local resident. He studied law at Peking University and later went to the United States to pursue his master's and doctoral degrees. After graduating, he worked for a period of time at a well-known law firm in the United States. He has recently returned to China to start his own business.
In the photo, Song Ziyi has a refined and handsome appearance, looking like a reliable and trustworthy gentleman.
After glancing at Song Ziyi's information, Shen Bining focused all her attention on Tang Hui.
Tang Hui's information is similar to Song Ziyi's, containing some basic information, but the only difference is that there is no photo of him on the webpage.
Shen Bining was unwilling to give up and browsed the entire webpage several times, but in the end she still couldn't see Tang Hui's appearance.
She stroked her chin, staring thoughtfully at the page of information about Tang Hui that had no photo.
Generally, there are two reasons why websites for this type of job don't have personal photos: either the person is extremely unattractive and they're afraid that posting them would damage the company's image and spoil customers' appetites.
However, lawyers don't make a living based on their looks; being too good-looking can easily make clients feel that their appearance outweighs their abilities.
So, the second possibility is that Tang Hui is so good-looking that the agency is afraid his face will attract too much attention, so they simply don't even post his photos.
Shen Bining recalled a photo of Tang Hui as a child from the documents she had seen in prison today. The boy in the photo was only eight or nine years old, but his handsome features were already evident in his youthful face.
She remembered that when she saw the photo, she silently thought to herself, "He's so handsome at such a young age; he'll be a stunningly handsome man when he grows up."
"What great luck!" Shen Bining whistled, closing the website as she happily muttered to herself, "This time, the target client turned out to be a handsome guy, which is enough to make up for my reluctance."
After shutting down her computer, Shen Bining stretched on her bed and decided to go find Tang Hui tomorrow.
*
Because of the nature of her work, Shen Bining doesn't need to clock in at the hospital every day; she needs to go out to meet customers at any time.
The next morning, Shen Bining tidied herself up, ate breakfast, and left home wearing a white dress.
Based on her internship and work experience over the past few years, she believes that wearing light-colored dresses makes one appear more approachable and makes it easier for patients and their families to open up.
The Tang Song Law Firm was far from both the hospital and Shen Bining's home, almost across half the city. Coupled with the morning rush hour traffic, it took Shen Bining more than an hour to drive there, panting and out of breath.
The firm was located in a very busy business office building in the city. Shen Bining parked her car, found the office building according to the address she had found online, took the elevator, and went to the 23rd floor where the firm was located.
As soon as you step out of the elevator, a large and upright sign comes into view. Under the sign is the reception desk, where a young and sweet girl stands.
Shen Bining stepped forward, and before she could even speak, the young girl greeted her sweetly, "Welcome to Tang Song Law Firm. How can I help you?"
While greeting the guests, the young girl glanced at Shen Bining a few more times, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart: What a beautiful young lady.
Shen Bining glanced at the receptionist's name tag and learned that her name was Zhuo Tian. She really lived up to her name. This girl had a very approachable appearance. Even those who came to file a lawsuit in anger calmed down a bit after seeing her.
"Hello, I'd like to speak with lawyer Tang Hui. Is he available right now?" Shen Bining asked politely.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhuo Tian's eyes changed immediately. With an expression of "I knew it," she looked at Shen Bining in an ambiguous way, making Shen Bining extremely uncomfortable.
Shen Bining had no idea that Zhuo Tian had misunderstood. There were simply too many female "customers" like her who "specifically" sought out Tang Hui. There was nothing she could do; Tang Hui had such an attractive face.
Having seen too many "customers" like this, Zhuo Tian naturally categorized Shen Bining as well, assuming that the other party was not there for consultation but to flirt. She immediately came up with the countermeasures that the firm had already discussed.
“Attorney Tang has a lot of clients, and her fees are the highest in our firm. You might have to wait in line and incur considerable expenses. I suggest that unless it's a very difficult case, you could consider other lawyers,” Zhuo Tian said very professionally, while also taking out the firm's brochure, which listed all the lawyers in the firm for clients to choose from.
Shen Bining had no idea that Tang Hui was so popular that he was often harassed by female customers. As a result, the staff here would immediately assume that any girl who came to see him was a misunderstanding, and they even came up with a special plan to deal with these infatuated female customers.
She simply thought the cute receptionist was helping her save money, and couldn't help but think: This agency is really conscientious; they're worried that customers can't afford it, so they prioritize recommending cheaper options.
Who said lawyers only care about money? That's clearly a stigmatization.
However, Shen Bining didn't want to waste time or spend money on "lawyer consultation fees," so she stated her purpose directly. "You misunderstood. I'm not here to file a lawsuit. I'm here to see Attorney Tang Hui about some private matters."
Shen Bining's explanation only made things worse. Zhuo Tian gasped, her eyes widened, and her mouth gaped open, almost big enough to fit an egg.
At this moment, Zhuo Tian's mind was buzzing. After the buzzing, it was as if countless fireworks exploded in her head. In the end, only one thought remained—a beautiful young lady came to see Lawyer Tang because of private matters. Has Lawyer Tang, this iron tree, finally blossomed?
It's no wonder she was excited; their handsome, capable, and wealthy lawyer, Tang, was practically immune to scandals. In the year since he returned to China, countless girls had flocked to him—beautiful, talented, gentle, rich…
At first, the colleagues would help count how many admirers came to Tang Hui under the guise of seeking advice. But gradually, everyone got tired of it, mainly because there were just too many to count.
However, for some reason, Tang Hui seemed indifferent to girls. No matter how outstanding a girl was, he could remain unmoved when she stood in front of him.
If those women want to talk to him about business, he's professional and experienced, with exceptional business skills, and can definitely meet their needs; but if they want to talk to him about anything else? Sorry, Attorney Tang has nothing to say to you.
Tang Hui seemed to be immune to women; he was like a world unto himself, excluding women from his world. Over time, people began to question his sexual orientation.
Tang Hui, a cold and aloof man who isn't warm to anyone, has two very close friends. One is Song Ziyi, a partner in the firm. However, Song Ziyi is a straight man and has a stable relationship with his girlfriend of many years; they're already planning to get married.
The last one is rather intriguing.
The man was Tang Hui's junior from university in the United States. Like Tang Hui, he was handsome and wealthy, and he often came to see Tang Hui.
It's said that this office building belongs to that man's family, which is why they were able to rent such a good office at such a low price. In the early stages of their business, that man provided them with a lot of resources and conveniences, and many of their major clients were introduced by him.
He's handsome, capable, and wealthy, and also so loyal and devoted—it's hard not to be smitten. Suddenly, all the young women in the office went crazy for him, constantly chanting, "Same-sex love is true love," and "Good men all prefer men."
But just as everyone started kowtowing, the man came to find Tang Hui with his beautiful girlfriend. After some inquiries, they learned that one of the rumored male protagonists already had a girlfriend, apparently a former high school classmate. The girl was a top student and the school beauty, and she and the man were extremely well-matched.
After their dreams were shattered, the girls sighed for a long time. They had all been ready to applaud and bless the love between the two outstanding men, but who would have thought it was all a misunderstanding...
It was only after this incident that everyone realized that Tang Hui wasn't sexually attracted to anyone; he simply had no desire for relationships or marriage.
Some curious colleagues inquired everywhere about why Tang Hui was afraid of love, but before they could take any action, Song Ziyi urgently stopped them.
Song Ziyi and Tang Hui were friends for many years, and Song Ziyi knew some of Tang Hui's past. When he learned that his colleagues at the firm wanted to find out about Tang Hui's past and the reason why he hated relationships, he was so frightened that his face changed on the spot.
No matter how much everyone asked, Song Ziyi remained silent. He only said, "This is Tang Hui's Achilles' heel. If you don't want to lose your colleagues, you'd better not inquire. I'm telling you this upfront, he really can turn on you."
The colleagues at the firm, while gossipy, weren't the kind of malicious people who enjoyed digging into other people's private lives for amusement. After hearing Song Ziyi's words, they all knew that Tang Hui must have some unspeakable secret—either she had been wronged in a past relationship, or she had an unhappy family background.
In short, it's not going to be a good thing. They have no intention of reopening old wounds, so they'll let this matter rest and not mention it again.
However, just when all the colleagues assumed that they might never see Tang Hui, this iron tree, bloom, a pretty young lady suddenly appeared and said she had something private to discuss with Tang Hui.
Heaven knows how shocked Zhuo Tian was by this answer. She even forgot her professional code of conduct and hurriedly let Shen Bining in without asking any further questions or making any registration.
After Shen Bining joined the firm, Zhuo Tian immediately took out her phone and, in a colleagues' group chat that didn't include the two bosses, Tang Hui and Song Ziyi, gossiped about it—no, shared it.
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