Chapter 44 Threatening to Withdraw the Lawsuit
"knew!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wenxi rode away on horseback, raising her hand to wave to Shang Chen.
"Go fishing, I'll play by myself."
Shang Chen: "..."
When did he say he was going fishing?
Shang Chen originally wanted to go horseback riding with Wen Xi to relax.
However, seeing that Wenxi was focused on riding, I didn't disturb her good mood.
Just as Shang Shengang sat down on the fishing chair, Shang Zhe, wearing sunglasses, came over and said, "Brother, I watched that movie."
Shang Chen glanced at him expressionlessly.
Shang Zhe: "Their tastes are indeed quite perverse."
He changed the subject abruptly: "Did you watch it with your sister-in-law? Didn't you learn anything?"
Shang Chen: "...Take off your sunglasses."
Shang Zhe subconsciously pushed up his sunglasses. "The sun is a bit too bright today, I'd better not."
Shang Chen lowered his eyes to look at the fish bladders in the pond, and said indifferently, "There's no sun today."
"Actually, I think there's a lot to learn from inside, brother, are you really not planning to..."
Shang Chen turned his head and repeated, "Take off your sunglasses."
His tone was calm and even, yet incredibly intimidating.
Shang Zhe remained silent for a moment, then quietly took off his sunglasses.
His eyes, with dark circles under them, were visible.
Shang Chen said quietly, "You learned a lot last night?"
Judging from Shang Zhe's appearance, he probably didn't sleep all night and just watched porn.
"I'll urge my second uncle another day so you can have a chance to put your skills to use?"
Shang Zhe suddenly stood up and fled in panic.
"I didn't see anything, I didn't learn anything, brother, you must have misheard me."
What they call applying what you've learned is clearly just a threat to pressure you into marriage.
Also, how could he possibly show such a low-budget film to his father?!
His older brother was still the same old brooding type, threatening people with a hidden barb.
However, Shang Zhe couldn't help but click his tongue whenever he thought about Shang Chen watching those adult films with his sister-in-law on the private jet.
So this is what Shang Chen is really like?
Wenxi rode around on horseback a few times, and the news had already spread throughout the Jiangnan region.
It is said that she won the lottery while fishing in Jiangnan, and Shang Chen rewarded her with a precious horse worth tens of millions of yuan.
Men spending lavishly on their wives or mistresses is always a hot topic of gossip.
Wenxi ran a few laps, then, seeing that the sky was a bit overcast, she stopped to rest for a while.
She had just sat down on the deck chair under the parasol when two young men who looked like playboys approached her.
One of them greeted her politely, "Sister-in-law."
Wen Xi nodded slightly, remembering their identities.
One is from the Tang family in Jiangnan, and the other is from the Zhou family in Jiangnan.
Upon hearing the name Zhou family, Wenxi thought of the case she had recently taken on; the defendant, Zhou Yuan, was the second son of the Zhou family in Jiangnan.
Wenxi: "Want to ride a horse?"
Tang Shao: "I heard my horse was sick, so I came to check on it. Zhou Zhan came with me."
Zhou Zhan: "You go ahead and go see, I'll wait for you."
"OK."
After Tang Shao left, only Wen Xi and Zhou Zhan remained in the open space.
The sound of a horse snoring came to my ears again.
"I heard from Young Master Tang that your wife is a lawyer?"
Wenxi is also a seasoned veteran in the workplace, having been around for six years. Zhou Zhan sending Tang Shao away clearly means he has something to say to her.
Wen Xi replied calmly, "Yes."
"I heard your team recently took on a case?"
Wenxi glanced at him and said, "Yes, it's quite a coincidence that the defendant in the case is surnamed Zhou and is also from Jiangnan."
Zhou Zhan smiled and said, "It's the Zhou family I live in."
"The person my sister-in-law wants to sue is my second uncle."
Wen Xi's expression remained unchanged: "It's not the person I want to sue, it's my client who wants to sue him."
She was simply fulfilling a request made by someone and doing her duty.
"My sister-in-law is my second aunt's lawyer. If my second aunt wants to sue, wouldn't my sister-in-law also want to sue?"
“The difference is huge.” Wen Xi said calmly, without any emotional fluctuation. “It seems that the country’s legal education work has a long way to go. If you have the chance, Zhou Shao can come to our law firm to attend a class and clarify the difference between a lawyer representing a client and a plaintiff.”
Zhou Zhan sensed the impoliteness in Wen Xi's words, but he had no intention of arguing with her over such a trivial matter.
He laughed and said, "This matter is nothing more than a family conflict within the Zhou family. As an outsider, aren't you afraid that if my second aunt withdraws the lawsuit and my second uncle reconciles as before, you'll be caught in the middle?"
“Our profession is to solve problems for our clients and protect their interests to the greatest extent possible. If Mrs. Zhou chooses to reconcile, we will respect her decision.”
Wen Xi picked up the drink next to her and shook it, looking relaxed. "As for being caught in the middle... Mrs. Zhou and I are not related, we are just business partners, so there's no need to worry about that."
"They may not be related by blood or marriage, but that doesn't mean they have no connection at all."
Zhou Zhan took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, a hint of a smile spreading across his handsome face. "There are so many law firms in Beijing, aren't you curious why my second aunt chose the one where you work?"
Wen Xi said indifferently, "Of course, it's because we value Zhongda's foundation and capabilities."
Seeing Zhou Zhan's ambiguous smile, Wen Xi remained even calmer.
After exchanging a few words, Zhou Zhan decided to drop the pretense and said bluntly, "Sister-in-law is, after all, the wife of a merchant. If you go against my second uncle, it might affect the relationship between our two families."
Wenxi said confidently, "It won't have any impact."
Zhou Zhan was slightly taken aback. "Are you so sure?!"
Wenxi's stubbornness was beyond his expectations.
Wen Xi curled her lips into a smile. "You should be more worried about how your words will affect the relationship between the Zhou family and the merchants."
Using the Zhou family to pressure her is like saying the merchants won't support her.
Uncle Zhou has a large and powerful family, but he is not the person in charge of the Zhou family.
Although Wenxi doesn't have much of a family fortune, her husband is Shang Chen, the current heir to the Shang family business.
Uncle Zhou can't represent the Zhou family, but Wenxi can represent the business community.
Zhou Zhan had no idea which was more important.
Besides, even without the merchants, she still has the Yan family behind her, and if all else fails, there's the Wen family.
She doesn't have to live such a pathetic life.
"Sister-in-law, let's be frank."
“My second aunt has made such a big fuss, bringing a lot of negative impact to the entire Zhou family. If you, my sister-in-law, are willing to help mediate and get my second aunt to drop the lawsuit, this matter is negotiable…”
Seeing Zhou Zhan press the lighter, Wen Xi coldly reminded him, "I can't stand the smell of smoke."
Zhou Zhan twitched the corner of his mouth and took the lighter away.
Wenxi wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. "Next time you say something like that, you can talk to Shang Chen first and have him come and talk to me. I might consider it."
The implication was that Zhou Zhan was not worthy of the position.
Even Zhou Zhan's second uncle wasn't enough.
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