Chapter 3
Ji Young-do said this, and although there is some exaggeration in it, it is actually pretty close.
When he just graduated and became a trainee lawyer, Tang An had a hard time.
But if you ask him why he didn't change law firms, he will answer that he doesn't know.
For Tang An, who is indifferent to everything, it doesn't matter whether the boss is targeting him or not, or whether he likes him or not.
It took Tang An three years to go from a trainee lawyer, to a salaried lawyer, and now to an independent lawyer.
Compared with his peers, he is considered lucky.
How many law students studied this major with dreams and filters, but after graduation were worn down by this cruel and fucked-up society and turned into zombies.
When he was a salaried lawyer, Tang An was very ambitious. He got up earlier than the chickens and went to bed later than the dogs. Chi Ying said that if it were not for him, she would not have had such good resources right after graduation.
Tang An couldn't refute this statement, but he also wanted to say that he was not the kind of loser who could only wait for pie to fall from the sky.
He develops new cases, meets new people, improves his professional skills, and even spends time on his appearance and dress.
But even so, Chi Ying still felt anxious for him, thinking that his job with an unreasonably low salary was a waste of his life.
He'll ask, "Are you crazy? Why listen to your boss's nonsense?" He'll also say, "Don't take on a job you don't have the skills to do, because if something goes wrong, it's your responsibility." Or, he'll ask, "Why are you working so hard, working overtime for days without sleep and not eating properly? Is it for the ideal of 2,600 yuan or the 1,500 yuan salary?"
Chi Ying has a very sharp tongue, and Tang An sometimes even wonders if he will poison himself to death one day.
Whenever they talk about work or have a disagreement, the other party will spout a lot of nasty things, ranging from big things like life plans to small things like changing positions, and in the end they always come back to "I shouldn't have been with you in the first place. I wouldn't have become a damn homosexual, and I could have married, had kids, and lived a happy family of three instead of just sitting here staring at you and making sure we didn't have any children."
If they were in the honeymoon period, one could just think of this as an unintentional act by the boyfriend seeking comfort. But since they had been married for seven years and Chi Ying still said this, Tang An really suspected that she wanted to break up.
So when both of them were 27 years old, at the end of the New Year, Tang An proposed separation to Chi Ying. His original intention was to test the other party's true thoughts, but he didn't expect that this person would just park the car on the side of the road and do him on the spot.
Afterwards, Tang An returned home. Chi Ying put down the local specialties she had brought back from his parents' place, stood at the door with her arms folded, and watched him take off his pants.
"Tang An, who can make you cry if you leave me?"
Tang An remembered that the liquid flowing down his legs was colder than the water in his hometown.
"I know all the sensitive spots on your body, and I understand what positions you prefer. I know your favorite intensity, and I know what kind of touch you like. No man in this world understands you better than me, so are you tired of it? Do you finally want to try another man?"
Chi Ying's brows were gloomy as he walked forward step by step.
"Okay, separation, then? Divorce?"
Tang An was covered by someone, and his chin was held tightly.
"You want a divorce, right? Divorce and find someone else? I knew it. You lesbians are promiscuous and unfaithful. Do you want to have multiple people or different people to fuck with? If your family isn't satisfying, how about we go to the main street tonight? Or would you feel better if I fucked you at your parents' house? Tang An, talk to me, do you want to do this?!"
Tang An did not respond, his shoulders were shaking, and his face was covered with tears.
He thought sadly.
Why does Ji Young think this way? Is it because he's tired? Or...
At that moment, Tang An seemed to understand the secret that the other party was trying so hard to hide——
Chi Ying still couldn't accept herself being with a man.
He hated being labeled as gay and thought he just happened to fall in love with Tang An, a man.
Is that so?
Tang An said in a low voice, exhausted, "Then let's get a divorce..."
Because it was too quiet, Chi Ying didn't hear it.
So it should be Tang An who proposed divorce first.
Tang An swiped his card to enter the building carrying the steamed buns and soy milk he bought downstairs. While waiting for the elevator, he happened to meet Chi Ying's boss, whom he hated very much.
The boss is five years older than Tang An, has a mixed-race appearance and is tall.
Because his mother is French but settled in the United States, he is also fluent in French and English.
As for why he decided to return to China to open a law firm, his colleagues gossiped about it privately, and it all revolved around a male ballet dancer named Roy.
"morning."
The boss nodded: "Haven't you had breakfast yet?"
The elevator carries a bunch of people down and then carries a bunch of people up.
Tang An and his boss were squeezed into a corner. He protected the breakfast in his arms and answered with difficulty: "I got up late this morning and my stomach is not feeling well. My wife is worried that I won't eat breakfast."
Boss: "Your wife cares about you very much."
Tang An: "Yeah."
The air was quiet. After we got off the elevator, the other person suddenly said, "Your watch is nice."
Tang An was stunned for a moment: "Thank you? Actually, this watch is not mine."
The boss smiled rarely: "I know, it's your lover's."
The sensor door opened automatically. The girl at the front desk was applying mascara in front of a small mirror. When she saw Tang An and was about to wave, she noticed the boss behind him.
The girl quickly tidied up the table and said, "Good morning, boss. I'll print the documents and put them on your desk right away. As for coffee, you came too early and it's not ready yet..."
"Print it first. No more coffee. Make me some tea."
The boss was very cool and just left after saying that.
The girl and Tang An were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Then there was a cry of surprise, and the girl ran to Tang An in slippers, holding up the watch on his wrist and couldn't let it go: "Patek Philippe Calatrava Limited Edition——"
The girl didn't have time to put on lipstick. When she looked at Tang An with pale lips and excited eyes, he felt a little stomachache.
"An'an, are you finally going to stop hiding your rich identity?!!"
Tang An looked at the green plants in the corner awkwardly: "Actually..."
Girl: "Sister Li and Xiaowei both think you're a hidden rich kid. We saw it. Last time at the party, you got drunk and a handsome guy came to pick you up in a Bentley!!"
Tang An sighed softly: "...Is it possible that this watch is not mine?"
Sister Erkang stretched out her hand: "No——"
The girl cried: "If it were you, I could still touch you."
Tang An: “…”
At the same time, on the other side, in another building facing the building where Tang An works, the middle floors are Chi Ying's company.
The company's main business is O-games, which in simple terms means creating one game after another filled with all kinds of handsome guys.
Chi Ying's family business is in the military industry, but after graduation he did not follow in his father's footsteps. Instead, he made games with some good friends he met in college.
At the beginning, this young team wanted to make a game similar to Honor of Kings or PUBG, but I don’t know if it was because the five of them had weird brain circuits or what, but as they were working on it, they started to focus on the character modeling.
The initially ugly monsters will eventually turn into handsome young men. Ji Ying, who wants to make a career without relying on his parents, flips the table on the spot: "You are not gay and you care whether the model is handsome or not!!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the manliest buddy of the past came out to another close friend.
As for the remaining two, because these two best friends came out, they also revealed the truth directly. They were together, but broke up and are now just friends with benefits.
That day was a long day for Ji Ying. He wanted to curse, but he was also entangled with the man.
If he said that although I have had affairs with men, kissed them on the mouth and slept with them, but I actually still like women and I am a straight man, I would probably be posted on WeChat Moments, so he chose to remain silent, and in the end could only say against his will, "Haha, it's fine."
In this way, the two of them were busy with their own things. When it was dark, Tang An, who had not been away from the case for a day, finally turned on his mobile phone and found that Chi Ying had not sent him a message.
Tang An's expression was indifferent.
No, what does it have to do with me whether Ji Ying sent a message or not?
He pinched his eyebrows and found that his stomach began to ache.
I didn't notice it when I was busy, but it seems I only had breakfast today.
Tang An endured the pain and went to look for medicine. The documents piled on the table prevented him from finding it immediately. He was about to faint from the pain, but he finally found it in a folder.
He tried to open it with shaking hands, but it was too painful and he tried three times but it still didn't open.
In a trance, the medicine in my hand was taken away.
"How many?"
"Two...."
A cup of warm water was handed over and Tang An took it with trembling hands.
He swallowed the medicine and drank the water. The warm liquid slid into his stomach, and his body began to warm up under the effect of the medicine.
"Thank you..." Tang An looked at the person in front of him clearly, "Boss?"
The boss checked his watch and said, "It's already 7:30. Everyone's leaving. Why aren't you leaving?"
Tang An uttered a small "ah": "We're leaving. Once we've packed up here, we'll leave."
The boss said nothing and put down the medicine bottle before leaving: "Leave work early. I won't give you a raise for working more."
After everyone left, Tang An began to tidy up the messy desk, muttering, "Isn't it because I love this job? I love this job, so I'm willing to work overtime..."
Ten minutes later, Tang An, who had packed up and was about to turn off the lights, found that his boss, who had just told him not to work overtime, had come back with two bags of food in his hands.
"You haven't had dinner yet? Sit down and talk."
“…”
Tang An checked his phone, but still had no news from Chi Ying.
I asked him this afternoon if he wanted to have dinner with me in the evening, but he didn't reply.
Forget it.
He put the phone aside and took the pocket from the other person's hand: "If you treat me, I won't be polite."
The two of them sat on the sofa for entertaining guests, and convenience store fast food was placed on the coffee table.
Tang An tore open the rice ball, and the boss placed a cup of yogurt in front of him. "What are your plans for the future? Have you considered opening your own law firm?"
Tang An paused and said helplessly, "I don't intend to hide it from the boss."
He took a bite of the rice ball, chewed it, and swallowed it. "Now that this case is over, I might need to take a break for a while."
Boss: “Can I ask why?”
Tang An: "My lover and I are preparing for a divorce."
He lowered his eyes and looked at the rice ball in his hand that he had only taken a bite of.
"It was supposed to be done yesterday, but something unexpected happened. But it will be done soon. We can get divorced this month at the latest."
The boss didn't say anything and got up to add hot water for the instant noodles.
After a while, he came back and found that Tang An had finished eating a rice ball and was removing the straw and inserting it into the yogurt.
The boss sat down: "Sorry."
Tang An smiled and said, "What's there to be sorry about? We've seen a lot in our line of work."
Many people come to us for consultation because of property issues or because the man has a mistress and has a child. In the face of interests, marriage has become a shackle that restricts freedom.
Tang An was drinking yogurt.
The good thing about him and Ji Ying is that at least they won't have a big fight over money. They both agreed before getting married that they won't interfere with each other's personal property and won't ask about it.
Of course, he wouldn't ask Chi Ying for a penny.
Tang An bit the straw.
However, Chi Ying didn't seem to like his attitude of not wanting anything.
Being a human being is so troublesome. I'd rather be an animal in my next life, just eating and waiting to die.
Boss: “Why divorce?”
Tang An felt that his boss was a bit gossipy, but he didn't say it directly.
He thought about it and gave a universal answer: "I can't make ends meet anymore."
The boss stopped talking and opened the lid of the instant noodles. The aroma filled his nose, blurring his face.
"This may sound a bit offensive, but have you ever considered not getting a divorce?"
"?"
The boss stared at Tang An with his gray-brown eyes. "Most couples want to divorce because the novelty has worn off. If you weren't having any disputes over family or personal interests, couldn't you stick together?"
Tang An really didn't expect the other party to advise him like this. Judging from his usual appearance, he thought he was someone who wouldn't worry about such trivial matters.
He hesitated and said, "Well, how should I put it..."
The boss rolled up the noodles with a fork and put them into his mouth very elegantly: "How much do you know about open relationships?"
The topic jumped so much that Tang An was confused.
The boss put down his fork and wiped his mouth with a tissue. "For example, let's say you fall in love with someone else, but you also know you love your partner, which makes it difficult for you to make a choice. One day, your partner finds out and says, 'It's okay, you can go have sex with your new love and have a relationship, but you can't forget me. When you get tired of the new person, you have to come back and we're still the best couple.'"
Tang An's brain stopped working, and he was a little overwhelmed and said, "So my boss advised me not to get a divorce..."
He wasn't sure: "Do you think my partner and I could try an open relationship?"
The boss's cold and stern face softened, and his voice became much softer: "You are very smart."
He continued calmly.
"Tang An, I have a good impression of you. Would you like to consider it?"
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