Shen Xizhou certainly wouldn't be so clueless about human affairs.
It could even be said that when Chu Yuan extended her right hand with its distinct finger bones and delicate white skin, Shen Xizhou suddenly felt a flutter in his heart, his heart fluttering at the thought that he could so quickly squeeze the little girl's cat-like paw pads.
On the surface, they appeared calm and composed, but in reality, a current radiated from their clasped hands throughout their bodies.
"Welcome to the team, Clerk Jiang."
Chu Yuan smiled and said thank you, letting the warmth of Shen Xizhou spread in her palm.
However, he did not linger for long; he merely gave it a light squeeze and then released it in an instant.
"Shen Ting, from now on call me Xiao Jiang or Xiao Yuan."
After circling his desk back to his seat, Shen Xizhou said, "Okay, Comrade Xiaoyuan, I happen to have some work for you."
Chu Yuan secretly pursed her lips. They were getting into work way too quickly, weren't they?
However, she had no idea that Shen Xizhou was currently torn between his inner conflict and his own thoughts. If he didn't use work as a shield, he really wouldn't know what to say or do to Chu Yuan at this moment.
In the vast office space, with only a man and a woman, everything they did seemed strangely awkward.
People say that having a guilty conscience is true.
If Shen Xizhou could face Chu Yuan with the same openness and confidence as he would any other female colleague, he would never have such troubles.
Shen Xizhou opened the cabinet and handed a black bag to Chu Yuan. "This was applied for for me by the court. You've just started working here, and it will take some time to purchase office computers. You can use this laptop for work in the meantime."
Chu Yuan looked flattered and asked, "So, this is your configuration? Would it be inappropriate for me to use it like this?"
"You're overthinking it. I only arranged it this way because I had a work assignment that required you to use a computer."
As Shen Xizhou spoke, he took out several legal journals and asked Chu Yuan to find all the relevant literature on "post-divorce property division disputes," and to type each one into an electronic file by hand.
His expression was very serious. "I've been researching this topic recently. The cases in the journals are all real and quite typical, which are very helpful for writing papers. The only drawback is that there are no electronic copies, so it might be a bit of a hassle for you, Xiaoyuan."
What would you like to drink for lunch, milk tea or coffee? I'll pay for it for you.
Oh, right, you haven't topped up your meal card yet, have you? Here, take mine; I don't usually eat in the cafeteria.
Chu Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and she really wanted to ask in surprise, "Is Zun Du fake Du?"
Of all those research topics, he just happened to be studying "property division disputes after divorce"?
Don't you like eating in the cafeteria?
In the original owner's memory, he could go up to three months without doing any supermarket shopping. Could it be that his memory was wrong?
In any case, Chu Yuan was definitely the first among the new batch of clerks to have a computer, and from then on, whenever she wanted to return it, Shen Xizhou had all sorts of reasons to refuse to accept it.
In about half a month, Chu Yuan got the hang of the job as a clerk.
It's actually very simple.
It mainly involves preparing litigation documents, such as summonses and notices of appearance, as well as various meeting minutes and court hearing records. As long as you are fast enough to write down what the parties or lawyers say, you will have no problem.
Of course, some people have heavy accents, making it difficult to remember them. Whenever this happens, Shen Xizhou will step in and ask them to speak more clearly and slowly.
On Wednesday, after another court hearing, Shen Xizhou accompanied Chu Yuan to revise the transcript.
The trial lasted quite a while, about four hours, so even though Chu Yuan was fast and had good professional skills, she still couldn't avoid making typos or slight errors due to a lack of solid knowledge of professional terminology.
One lawyer, losing patience while reviewing the transcript, complained, "Isn't this the provincial court? The clerk's professionalism is terrible. Unlike when I went to the Supreme Court for a hearing, they didn't even need to review the transcript; they just signed it!"
This is because they think Chu Yuan makes too many small mistakes!
Checking every word and phrase is not only tiring for the eyes, but also a waste of time.
Chu Yuan was stunned by his words, and her typing hands even stiffened for a moment.
I couldn't use foul language in front of Shen Xizhou, and as a qualified court clerk, I couldn't be rude to the parties involved. It's really annoying!
But Chu Yuan felt very uncomfortable having to just passively endure it.
Just as Chu Yuan was struggling with what to do, Shen Xizhou spoke in a calm tone and called out the lawyer's name, "If I remember correctly, the Supreme Court uses an intelligent voice recognition system, which means it is not purely manually recorded, so how can it be compared?"
However, it's clear that Attorney Zhang is very confident in her statement. That's perfect, Xiao Yuan. Just change the other party's statement; we don't need to worry about Attorney Zhang's.
Attorney Zhang, “…”
Realizing what she had done, she was on the verge of tears, "Your Honor, that's not what I meant."
"So what do you mean? You think our clerks are slow at remembering things? Not good enough? Then you do it!"
Mr. Zhang was stunned, finding it hard to believe that a dignified presiding judge would speak out of righteous indignation for the sake of a court clerk.
Doesn't that mean he's offended both the court clerk and the presiding judge in the case?
Attorney Zhang, realizing this, quickly laughed it off, "It's my fault, it's my fault. I didn't know the situation; I didn't know the Supreme Court was staffed by robots..."
"Come here," Shen Xizhou said, looking down at him with his chin raised.
Attorney Zhang looked at the screen awkwardly, "No, I was just talking nonsense."
The court hearing was over, and the live stream was off. Shen Xizhou wasn't worried about any problems arising from disciplining the lawyer at this point. He repeated, "Attorney Zhang, I now need you to come to the court clerk's seat!"
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