Chapter 139 The Illegitimate Daughter is Punished by Kneeling
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Bai Wei came to Mansion No. 3 to wish Wen Xi a Happy New Year.
As they chatted, Bai Wei brought up the incident of Wen Chao being punished to the point of fainting.
"I heard she was punished by being made to kneel in the snow for two hours, but she fainted after kneeling for less than an hour. Your adoptive father rushed people to take her to the hospital."
After the New Year, Bai Wei's enthusiasm for gossip only increased.
She was eating a snack and staring at Wenxi expectantly: "Wenlu, what happened?"
Wenxi took the juice from the aunt and handed it to Bai Wei, her expression indifferent: "I don't know either."
"What?"
A look of disbelief appeared on Bai Wei's face.
Wenxi was indeed unaware of the matter, but she didn't say anything, only asking, "Where did you hear that from?"
"Lu Zhi," Bai Wei said, "She found out about this from her brother, and it's supposedly related to Yan Zhao?"
"Lu Zhi saw her brother meeting with President Wen the day before yesterday, and yesterday that illegitimate daughter was punished. She feels that there must be a connection between the two."
Bai Wei's imagination ran wild: "Could it be because the illegitimate daughter offended Yan Zhao, and President Wen is standing up for Yan Zhao?"
No sooner had she finished speaking than Bai Wei denied it herself.
"Lu Zhi said that President Wen is very cold towards Yan Zhao, and the two of them have almost no contact now."
She looked at Wenxi with anticipation.
Wenxi said frankly, "I don't know either."
“I haven’t paid any attention to what happened to the Wen family since the two families swapped children.”
Wenxi had no contact with the Wen family's illegitimate daughter.
Aside from meeting once during the Chinese New Year, the two never even had a chance to speak alone.
Otherwise, Wenxi wouldn't have only found out during the New Year that her illegitimate daughter had changed her name to Wenchao.
Bai Wei's mention of this reminded Wen Xi of what happened on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Yan Zhao was restless at the time, looking as if he had gotten into trouble.
It seems... something really did happen that day.
Bai Wei took a sip of her juice and sighed in disappointment, "Okay."
I don't understand this melon yet.
Bai Wei suddenly remembered something: "Oh right, Wen Lu!"
"It seems that the staff of that appraisal agency last time got into trouble recently."
Wen Xi raised an eyebrow: "What happened?"
"I heard about this from my parents. It seems like they're under investigation. If they find anything later, they'll definitely hold them accountable." Bai Wei: "Will things go wrong with Attorney Jiang?"
"You've never liked her, so why are you suddenly thinking about her now?"
Bai Wei: "I'm not thinking about her, I'm just preparing for the future."
“Last time we caught her meeting privately with staff from the appraisal agency, the next day she came to me trying to get information out of me. Although I insisted that I didn’t see her, she saw us.”
"If something goes wrong, will she turn around and try to drag you into it?"
Wenxi nodded seriously: "That's quite possible."
Bai Wei immediately became serious: "Wen Lu, we can't just sit here and wait to die!"
Seeing Bai Wei's serious expression, Wen Xi couldn't help but chuckle.
She reached out and patted Bai Wei's head: "It's good that you're vigilant, but you can't be paranoid."
"You look so angry. Are you planning to openly declare war on Attorney Jiang when you see her after work?"
Bai Wei then realized that Wen Lu had amused her.
Wenxi taught her: "It's best to keep things to yourself and not always show them on your face."
Bai Wei nodded obediently.
After a brief silence, she couldn't help but say, "Wenlu, although I may be worrying unnecessarily, I think it's always good to take precautions."
"She made a veiled attack on you online last time. If she's in trouble this time, it's not impossible that she'll try to make you her scapegoat."
Wenxi said quietly, "It definitely will."
Bai Wei: "?"
"They're about to be named one of the top ten young lawyers in the country."
Bai Wei: "Attorney Jiang has been keeping a close eye on this award, so she definitely can't afford to have anything go wrong at this crucial moment."
“Attorney Ke Wen, you led the Zhou Yuan case this year, which has garnered nationwide attention. The law firm will definitely be more inclined to recommend you.”
There are two ways to apply for the selection of the top ten young lawyers in the country.
The two methods are recommendation by law firms and individual application.
However, looking at the people selected over the years, 90% of them were recommended by law firms.
Because of this award, Attorney Jiang had long considered Wen Xi a rival.
Bai Wei belatedly realized, "No wonder she became increasingly displeased with you, Wen Lu, in the latter half of last year."
"I thought she was just jealous of you..."
Wenxi: "A struggle for interests, whether it's jealousy or a matter of stance, is all the same."
Wenxi has two senior classmates who had a conflict over competing for the title of one of Beijing's Top Ten Young Jurists.
Bai Wei: "Wen Lu, what are you going to do?"
Wenxi took a sip of her juice and calmly said, "I'll keep an eye on her."
Bai Wei blinked and looked at Wen Xi: "Wen Lu, you still have me!"
Is there anything I can do to help you?
Wenxi thought for a moment, "If you're really free, try to check the restaurant's surveillance footage from that day."
"Also, go and check the surveillance footage from the law firm's underground parking garage on September 8th."
"Okay!"
Bai Wei was incredibly excited to be entrusted with such an important task.
After Bai Wei left, Wen Xi picked up her phone and called her senior sister Cheng.
Senior Sister Cheng is also Director Huang's prized student. She is two years older than Wenxi and comes from a family with a long history in law. Her great-grandfather's generation studied laws and regulations and she has a wide network of connections.
Wenxi used to work with Senior Sister Cheng to lead a team.
Later, Wenxi decided to switch to litigation, and her team was gradually taken over by Senior Sister Cheng.
Wenxi walked to the French windows, gazing at the thick snow outside, her eyes filled with coldness.
"Senior sister, there's something I'd like to ask you."
Senior Sister Cheng said cheerfully, "It's rare for you to come to me. Even if you want to find out about the new junior brother's family situation, I will help you with this."
Wenxi felt embarrassed and said seriously, "Senior sister, I am now a married person, so it is not appropriate for me to ask about this."
"Okay, if you have time, you can ask around for me."
Wenxi: "..."
As expected of her senior, she knew how to use her charm from the very first word.
After a brief chat, Wenxi got to the point and brought up the staff of the appraisal agency being investigated.
"I heard it's for violating discipline and being investigated, but what exactly is the reason?"
Senior Sister Cheng: "Okay, I'll let you know as soon as I finish checking."
Before ending, Senior Sister Cheng reminded her again, "Don't forget to help me find out about the new junior brother."
Wen Xi was astonished: "You really like him?"
"Would I dare?" Senior Sister Cheng clicked her tongue. "If I were to steal away Teacher's little disciple, he would immediately fly abroad to beat me up."
"My family elders have taken a liking to me and want to arrange a blind date for me."
Wenxi agreed without hesitation.
After calling Senior Sister Cheng, Wenxi contacted her own master.
Director Huang knew a bit about the inside story: "Old Liu talked to her before the New Year, but she didn't tell the whole truth, so Old Liu didn't interfere."
Zhongda has several partners, but only Director Liu is in charge of managing the law firm's affairs; Director Huang and others are only responsible for handling cases.
"Now we'll see the results of the investigations by the Bar Association and the appraisal agency. If something really goes wrong, we'll follow the proper procedures."
"Old Liu is a shrewd person; he knows everything about the people and things at the law firm."
After hearing these words, Wenxi had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
As soon as she hung up the phone, Wenxi turned around and saw Shang Chen coming downstairs, holding their 'son' in his arms.
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