Chapter 22 Today is the anniversary of her father's death.
Nan Xia chuckled, "Sleep with whomever you want, who cares about you?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Yi walked in with a water glass. Seeing the two of them standing together, she felt a little strange. Weren't they mortal enemies?
Why are you standing so close?
“Song Dynasty Law, Southern Dynasty Law…” she greeted.
Both of them turned around and glanced at her, each lost in their own thoughts, and did not respond.
"Song Lu, why did you come out to make coffee yourself? Call me next time, and I'll make it for you."
Lin Yi walked over to him and spoke to him with deep care and concern, not wanting him to be tired.
Song Yanzhi took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took one out, put it in his mouth, lit it, took a puff, and only responded with one word: "Hmm."
To Nan Xia, that "hmm" sounded somewhat indulgent, and she couldn't help but smile faintly. Sure enough, someone who had slept with someone treated their assistant differently.
"By the way, Lawyer Song, are you having lunch at the law firm or at a restaurant outside?" Lin Yi asked with concern, as it was almost noon.
“Outside,” he uttered.
"Okay, I'll make a reservation for you right away. How about your favorite restaurant?"
Nan Xia looked at the female assistant, who was very caring and obedient to him, always looking at him with an expression of admiration. Just as Jiang Yubai said, their personalities were a match made in heaven.
“Come eat with me,” Song Yanzhi said suddenly, taking a drag of his cigarette.
Lin Yi was immediately flattered, excited, and pleasantly surprised... This was the first time he had ever invited her to have dinner together...
Has he finally developed feelings for me?
"Okay." She hurriedly agreed, her voice trembling slightly with excitement, and her face flushed slightly.
Nan Xia tried her best to keep smiling, looked away from his face, got a glass of warm water and left, not even wanting to make herself instant coffee.
Song Yanzhi glanced at her back, his expression indifferent.
After getting off work at noon.
Nanxia ordered takeout and ate it in her office. After the meal, she planned to lie down on the sofa to rest, but her mind was in turmoil and she just couldn't fall asleep.
She has always suffered from insomnia, probably because she has too many things on her mind. Sometimes it is the terrifying scene of her father jumping off the building, and she is anxious but can only temporarily endure the unfulfilled wishes.
Sometimes it's because of work.
Sometimes it was because of Song Yanzhi...
Nan Xia rested a hand on her closed eyes, trying to fall asleep, when suddenly there was a knock on the office door: "Knock knock—"
Okay, I can't sleep at all.
"Come in." She lowered her hand, sat up, and responded.
The office door opened, and Jiang Yubai walked in carrying a cup of milk tea. "Why didn't you go out for lunch?"
"Just lazy," Nan Xia replied simply.
"I bought you a cup of grass jelly milk tea, it's pretty good, you should try it." He was drinking one cup himself, and handed her the other one.
"Thanks." She accepted it readily.
Jiang Yubai sat on the armrest of the sofa, took a sip of milk tea, and deliberately said to her, "I saw Song Yanzhi and Lin Yi having lunch together at noon."
Nanxia also took a sip through the straw, smiled faintly, and said, "That's his freedom. We broke up a long time ago."
I slept with you last night, so what's the point of having dinner together today?
"Have you never thought about getting back together with him?" Jiang Yubai asked tentatively again.
Nan Xia leaned back lazily on the sofa, her long legs casually crossed, her tone indifferent.
"...We haven't gotten back together even after two years of breaking up, so what's the point of getting back together now? Besides, we really are incompatible, why are you asking about this?"
"Nothing much, just chatting, out of curiosity, just asking casually," he said with a smile. So, I guess I should have a chance?
"Don't pursue me. Right now, I just want to focus on my career and make money. I'm not thinking about dating. We can be friends, though." Nanxia guessed what he was thinking, but still politely declined him in advance.
She wasn't interested in Attorney Jiang and didn't want to waste his time.
Jiang Yubai felt a pang of disappointment upon hearing her words. However, the fact that she could abandon Song Yanzhi, who was talented, beautiful, famous, and had a privileged background, showed that she was indeed very career-oriented.
So many women were attracted to that man, yet she chose her career over Song Yanzhi.
Thinking about it this way, I don't feel so depressed anymore, and I actually admire her quite a bit.
In the afternoon, Nan Xia and Song Yanzhi both went to Ruifeng. The two did not speak a word to each other for several hours, each doing their own thing.
He looked very focused.
But no matter how you look at it, the two seem to be in a cold war.
Even the air in the conference room was a bit chilly, and the oppressive atmosphere made it hard to breathe.
But both of them are very resilient under pressure.
Nanxia's lower abdomen ached from sitting for so long. She took out a cigarette from her handbag, put it in her mouth, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled a cloud of smoke.
Song Yanzhi looked up from the documents, glanced at her, his brows furrowed slightly, then he lowered his eyes again without saying a word.
Continue reviewing the contracts in your hands.
Nan Xia stood up, walked to the French windows, twisted her neck, and looked at the gloomy sky outside. The clouds hung low over the rooftops, so heavy that they seemed ready to collapse at any moment.
The air was filled with the heavy, damp smell that was characteristic of the period before the rain, making one feel suffocated.
She glanced back at him briefly, then silently turned her head back. He must be dating Lin Yi now, right?
Since you've already slept together—don't you have to take responsibility for the other person?
That evening, the two worked overtime for two hours in tacit agreement. They ordered takeout for dinner, and while eating, they were both preoccupied with their own thoughts and looked indifferent, without saying a word.
The only sounds in the large conference room were the breathing of the two people and the occasional clatter of bowls and chopsticks.
The following morning.
The rain finally started, but thankfully it was just a light drizzle and wouldn't affect driving.
Nanxia didn't go to the law firm or Ruifeng today; instead, she went to the cemetery with her mother. Today is the anniversary of her father's death.
“Sigh, it’s been ten years since your father died. It’s good that you’re doing well now, so it’s worth it for us to come and pay our respects to him every year,” said Nan’s mother, sitting in the passenger seat.
"Hmm," Nan Xia replied casually as she drove.
"Are you doing well at that law firm? Is anyone bullying you?" If so, she'll go tell her dad later and have him take the bully away!
"They are all doing well."
"That guy surnamed Zhou is also very good to you?" Nan's mother asked, raising an eyebrow.
"He paid a high price to poach me, so naturally he has to treat me like royalty." Nan Xia said this with a hint of mockery in her eyes.
When Nan's mother heard her daughter's words, she clicked her tongue. He was really stupid to be completely fooled by his daughter!
It was already past ten in the morning when Song Yanzhi sat alone in Ruifeng's conference room, frowning as he looked at the empty chair opposite him.
After holding back for a while, he finally took out his phone and dialed his assistant's number. After the call connected, he asked in a deep voice, "Is Attorney Nan at the law firm right now?"
"No, Nanlu didn't come over here," Lin Yi replied respectfully.
If she didn't go to the law firm, where did she go?
He hung up the phone and immediately dialed the woman's number.
Nanxia glanced at her phone, chuckled, and thought, "Didn't he refuse to talk to me?"
Why are you making a phone call?
Just as she was about to hang up, Nan's mother suddenly took the phone from her, saying, "You focus on driving, I'll answer it for you."
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