Chapter 12 "Good news, bad news..."
Lin Chaoyue went to bed very late last night, but woke up very early today.
Pei Shuwen's seemingly ordinary words yesterday had a magical power that kept tugging at her mind even in her dreams, preventing her from getting a good night's sleep.
She arrived at Juntian Liangmu during her lunch break, just in time to have lunch at the cafeteria before going to work.
The news of what happened last night has already spread throughout the office.
Lin Chaoyue could hear people talking in front of her while she was getting her food.
After she got her food, Wen Ya, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, pulled her to their table.
The table was full of familiar faces.
We all just had dinner together last night.
Sitting opposite her was Nie Shanshan, whom she didn't get along with very well. But today, she seemed to have changed her ways. For once, she didn't make sarcastic remarks to her. Instead, she seemed to be looking forward to her speaking and would look up at her from time to time.
It wasn't just her.
The people around them were the same.
"Why are you all staring at me like that?" Lin Chaoyue touched her face. She had gone out to look in the mirror, and there was nothing on her face.
Wen Ya asked mysteriously, "Chao Yue, everyone's heard what happened after we left yesterday, and we also heard you were there. Tell us what really happened!"
"You mean Pei Shuwen?"
"Yes, it's Lawyer Pei. I heard that Lawyer Pei took on five opponents at once last night. Is that true? The Ningcheng Lawyers Forum is full of talk about this today. It's so exaggerated."
It's true, but the speed at which this gossip spreads is just too fast.
And how did she suddenly become the center of gossip?
Lin Chaoyue: "It's true."
With Lin Chaoyue's 'certification', everyone became even more excited, and before they had even finished their meal, they had already started a new round of heated discussion.
The discussion ranged from Pei Shuwen's physique and appearance to his work ability, and finally included speculation about Pei Shuwen's family background.
At the end of the meal, two girls at the table were already dreaming of joining Pei Shuwen's team in the future.
ah?
Is it really that hasty?
It wasn't like this yesterday.
Lin Chaoyue thought everyone was just joking when they were eating.
When Lin Chaoyue returned to her workstation in the afternoon, she realized that they were serious. Among the new employees, she knew of at least three who had already volunteered to take on tasks from Pei Shuwen's team.
Lin Chaoyue moved her chair closer to Wen Ya.
He asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Didn't HR say that this year there wouldn't be a two-way selection process with Pei Shuwen's team? Only those who fail the assessment will be sent for grueling training?"
“Your information is outdated.” Wen Ya pulled out two paper forms from the side, handing one to Lin Chaoyue and keeping the other for herself.
Wen Ya pointed to the list of lawyers available for selection, and the one at the very top was none other than 'Pei Shuwen'.
Wen Ya shrugged: "After what happened yesterday, everyone became more enthusiastic. At today's morning meeting, we decided to include Pei Lu's team in the newcomer assessment as well."
"Congratulations! You're not the only little rabbit waiting to be tormented by Pei Lu!"
"This doesn't seem like something to be happy about."
Wen Ya patted her shoulder and comforted her, "There's really nothing to be happy about, but when you hear bad news along with it, it doesn't seem so bad."
"What bad news?" Lin Chaoyue suddenly had a bad feeling.
Wen Ya: "Other legal teams have small projects for everyone to work on, but Pei's team doesn't; they only have big projects. If you go alone, your incompetence will be very obvious. Now that there are a few more people with you, you might not seem so incompetent."
As far as she knew, even the dispute resolution lawsuits handled by Pei's team involved amounts starting in the tens of millions.
Cases that are more lucrative are naturally more complex and difficult.
Lin Chaoyue knew it was nothing good; no wonder her right eyelid had been twitching ever since she opened her eyes all day.
Lin Chaoyue's face gradually turned sour: "Do you think it's okay for me to turn down Pei Lu's work and do something else?"
Wen Ya didn't respond at all this time, only giving her a "take care" look.
It looks like that won't work.
Aaaaaah!
How could she have gotten herself scammed out of 20 million?
Otherwise, she should be skiing in Switzerland or watching cattle and horses in western Sichuan, and she should not be in jail at Pei Shuwen's law firm!
no!
She can no longer afford to give up now.
She needs to fight for herself!
When Pei Shuwen starts work, she'll try to postpone her work, just in case Pei Shuwen takes pity on her and gives in.
Lin Chaoyue secretly made a decision and turned on her computer to start a game of Spider Solitaire.
"Oh? You mean Pei Lu? He arrived a while ago, and we even had the morning meeting together today."
Lin Chaoyue, who had played two rounds of Spider Solitaire without finishing the game, suddenly heard this sentence.
?
Doesn't Pei Shuwen need to sleep? Why is she here so early?
Lin Chaoyue almost thought she was hallucinating.
She went to Pei Shuwen's office with some doubt after receiving the key from Pei Shuwen's secretary.
Judging from his voice, it seemed like he really was there.
Lin Chaoyue knocked on the door.
The secretary who rushed out tried to stop her, but it was too late.
Lin Chaoyue then belatedly noticed the "Do Not Disturb" sign hanging on Pei Shuwen's office door.
The brand was so small, she didn't even notice it.
You can't blame her for that.
She wanted to leave.
But it was too late, because a voice immediately called out "Come in" from inside the office.
Lin Chaoyue walked in under the 'resentful' gaze of Pei Shuwen's secretary.
Once inside, Lin Chaoyue discovered that there were already people inside, and one of them was someone she knew.
This is... Lin Xiao?
Lin Chaoyue had just asked an acquaintance two days ago to retrieve the orange gift box that Lin Xiao had given her as an apology that day.
I ran into the person in question today, and I felt a little guilty.
Lin Chaoyue: "You guys are busy, I won't bother you any longer..."
Pei Shuwen didn't give her a chance to leave: "Find a place to sit, I'll be done here soon."
Lin Xiao could tell that Pei Shuwen was telling her to get rid of him.
Having achieved her goal, she wisely said, "Then I'll leave the rest to Attorney Pei. If you're interested in the Attorney Pei I just mentioned, feel free to contact me anytime. I'll definitely offer you a deal you can't refuse."
Pei Shuwen maintained a gentlemanly smile as he saw the person off, but the smile was insincere.
"I will think about it carefully."
"So you're saying you won't consider it," Lin Chaoyue thought silently.
Sure enough, as soon as Lin Xiao stepped off the elevator, Pei Shuwen changed his expression, exchanged a few work-related words with his secretary, and then walked in without any expression.
He didn't look well.
That's true, working non-stop like that would make anyone look unwell.
But his attitude towards her was okay.
Pei Shuwen: "What do you want? Is there a problem with the work I gave you?"
Pei Shuwen saw the key in her hand.
"Ah, I haven't started yet." Lin Chaoyue originally wanted to suggest that Pei Shuwen find someone else to do it, but seeing that Pei Shuwen was still patiently asking her even in this state, she suddenly didn't want to say anything anymore.
Lin Chaoyue: "I'm just... not very good at it. Last time your secretary only told me to organize the files, but I've never done it before."
Pei Shuwen only took two sips of tea before putting it down.
"Let's go."
"Huh? Where are we going?" Lin Chaoyue had been saying things against her will and was still a little out of sync.
Pei Shuwen: "Didn't you say you didn't know how? I'll teach you."
Lin Chaoyue hesitated and stood there without moving: "You didn't sleep at all yesterday, why don't you rest for a bit? My matter isn't very urgent."
"Not in a hurry? What are you going to write in your daily work report today? That's also part of the performance evaluation."
Actually, she could make something up.
There's no need to take everything so seriously.
But Pei Shuwen clearly wasn't going to give her the chance to make things up.
He took her directly to the storage room.
The storage room was much larger than Lin Chaoyue had imagined. There were more than a dozen cabinets with items neatly organized and filed, and some unfiled items were piled up to the side. Judging by the size of the stack, there were at least a hundred items.
She casually flipped through it. Could such a messy pile of things really be organized within a week?
She didn't believe it.
But then Pei Shuwen took out a file and started teaching her step by step.
This job doesn't require any special skills, and Pei Shuwen could have easily sent someone to teach her.
But he didn't. She always felt that he cared more than her own parents.
She is the worst at turning down other people's kindness.
So even if Lin Chaoyue was distracted, she still pretended to be listening attentively and occasionally chimed in with a few words.
"Oh, so you just arrange all the materials in the file in order, and print out the missing ones according to the template and get them signed by the department?"
Pei Shuwen: "Yes, you can understand it that way. Organizing case files is secondary. What you need to do is understand the case handling process for different cases and the styles of the lawyers in the firm."
Lin Chaoyue was still in the stage of not wanting to work, and all she could think about was how she could finish these things without working overtime.
When Pei Shuwen mentioned the case files she needed to understand, she readily agreed, but she didn't really listen to a word he said.
As he assigned himself more and more tasks.
Lin Chaoyue's gaze towards Pei Shuwen had lost its sparkle from the previous night, replaced by resentment.
Lin Chaoyue spent the entire afternoon holed up in the storage room.
Zhao Huai'an went downstairs to look for someone but couldn't find them, so he went directly to Pei Shuwen's office.
As soon as I pushed open the door, I saw Pei Shuwen resting with her eyes closed.
Where is Lin Chaoyue?
Pei Shuwen opened her eyes: "What is it?"
Zhao Huai'an threw the envelope on Pei Shuwen's desk: "You and your little princess can decide how to divide the compensation you got. Where is she? Where did you hide her?"
Pei Shuwen squeezed the thickness of the envelope and pointed outside.
"Huh? The lounge? That wouldn't be appropriate."
Pei Shuwen looked calmly at Zhao Huai'an, who felt a little uneasy under her gaze and quickly changed his tune: "It's alright, it's alright. She's our own little princess. What's there to be afraid of in our own law firm? The lounge isn't as comfortable as your sofa. Why don't we just let her come in and rest?"
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