Chapter 31 "Why don't you just rob it..."
The first day went relatively smoothly, giving Lin Chaoyue the illusion that Pei Shuwen would let her off easily.
But the illusion remains an illusion because she was quickly brought back to reality.
Lin Chaoyue spent her first day as Pei Shuwen's assistant in a state of constant fear.
On her second day as Pei Shuwen's assistant, Lin Chaoyue gritted her teeth and persevered.
On her third day as Pei Shuwen's assistant, Lin Chaoyue felt deep regret, regretting that she hadn't joined in when everyone was cursing Pei Shuwen.
On her fourth day as Pei Shuwen's assistant, Lin Chaoyue finally couldn't take it anymore when she saw the mountain of documents in front of her.
"How can there be so many? Are you kidding me?"
Except for the first day when she carried the work documents back herself, Secretary Wu delivered them to her on the other days.
Secretary Wu: "There are more today."
Lin Chaoyue impatiently rummaged through the books: "This is not a lot. Even if I didn't eat or sleep today, I still couldn't finish reading all of this."
She was forced to work overtime last night, and when she got home she was so tired she didn't even have time to play a single game.
I'm afraid I'll have to stay up all night to finish watching it today. Even the donkeys in the production team aren't handled like this.
Secretary Wu remained calm: "Lawyer Pei has high expectations of you; he believes you are capable of fulfilling them."
"What does this have to do with ability?" Lin Chaoyue casually unfolded the top document, which was more like an exam than a job, filled with densely printed knowledge points.
Previously, the question setters and examiners were teachers, but now it's Pei Shuwen.
And her.
It's terrible.
I'm always the one being tested.
Secretary Wu smiled: "A strong memory is also a skill. If there's an opportunity in the future, Lawyer Pei will entrust you with more important tasks."
"Then I thank him."
A new restaurant opened near the law firm, and I heard it serves authentic Northeastern Chinese cuisine. Because the portions are quite large, a few people couldn't finish it, so the young people in the firm's cohort suggested we go out to eat together at lunchtime.
Normally, Lin Chaoyue would have responded without hesitation.
But she only completed a third of her work that morning, and her phone was still being held by Pei Shuwen. When she was 'forced' to refuse, Lin Chaoyue's heart was bleeding.
Unfortunately, she was logged into WeChat on her computer.
While I was eating my lunchbox without any emotion at noon, photos kept popping up in the group chat.
Open one sheet, and the sweet and sour pork is glistening with color.
Open another sheet, and the deep-fried fresh mushrooms look incredibly appetizing.
She silently closed the group chat, stopped eating, and slumped onto the table, utterly dejected.
She had a bad feeling that this kind of life was just beginning, and when it would end would probably depend on Pei Shuwen's mood.
What's the difference between this and being sentenced to life imprisonment?
no!
Lin Chaoyue suddenly sat up from the table and rubbed her face vigorously.
She couldn't just give in like that.
She will fight for herself!
A memory flashed through my mind: when I passed by the HR department at noon, someone submitted a resignation letter.
Lin Chaoyue also copied a document from the internet, changed her name and signature, took a breath, and rushed upstairs to her partner's office.
"I want to resign!" Lin Chaoyue slammed her resignation letter on the table with great force.
"Are you sure?" Pei Shuwen was always methodical when handling work. His brows were relaxed, his expression was calm, and he spoke slowly and deliberately.
It was as if her resignation was a trivial matter.
"I'm certain! Absolutely certain! I want to resign! I want to resign right now!"
"I quit!"
This time, Pei Shuwen didn't keep her waiting and put down his work to see her.
He increased Lin Chaoyue's workload for three consecutive days, expecting her to come over yesterday. He didn't expect her to persist for another day, which was already beyond his expectations.
Pei Shuwen: "Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"
"I don't care, I can't take it anymore! This is no way to exploit people! I asked HR, all I need to do is submit my resignation. I'm not past my probation period yet, I can leave in three days at most!" Lin Chaoyue slammed her fist on the table indignantly.
"Can."
Why did you agree so readily?
Lin Chaoyue had some doubts, but seeing that Pei Shuwen was quite sensible and softened his attitude, she continued, "I haven't touched the 500,000 you gave me. Give me your bank account number, and I'll return it to you later. I won't ask for more salary either. We'll be even after I resign."
"No rush, take a look at these." The kraft paper document bag was lightly tossed onto the table, making a 'thud' as it hit the wooden surface.
What's this?
Although I haven't seen the contents of the document yet.
But Lin Chaoyue's heart skipped a beat.
She first unconsciously placed her hand on it, but quickly withdrew it.
"I won't look." Even if Pei Shuwen offered her the greatest benefits, she wouldn't agree now.
Lin Chaoyue resolutely refused to accept any temptation.
She turned her head away, closed her eyes, and even the strands of her hair curled into a different shape because of the movement. Her expression clearly showed that she was determined to leave.
Pei Shuwen glanced at the digital clock on the table. The offline meeting with Tongchuan Technology was at 2 p.m., and there was still half an hour left, so there was plenty of time.
"Are you sure you don't want to take a look? I think you'll regret it if you don't."
"I don't want to see it, I don't regret it, I don't want to see anything right now, just give me a quick end; if my parents ask you, just say I'm a good-for-nothing, hopeless, and hopeless; anyway, anyway, I'm a failed attempt at reformation, and I can only go home and live off my parents like a lazy bum."
Lin Chaoyue had made up her mind. There was nothing shameful about relying on her parents; at most, she was just going back to her old profession.
"That might not work."
Pei Shuwen casually tossed out a sentence, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and showed no hurry whatsoever. Judging from his posture, it was as if he was certain that Lin Chaoyue would compromise.
The atmosphere became tense for a time.
Twenty minutes before the meeting was scheduled to begin, Secretary Wu came to inform Pei Shuwen, as usual, that the meeting was about to start.
"Pei Lu, Mr. Nie from Tongchuan Technology has arrived. The meeting will begin at 2:00 PM sharp."
"You have a meeting later?" Lin Chaoyue perked up at this question. She quickly pulled over a chair and squeezed it next to Pei Shuwen, blocking his only exit.
Lin Chaoyue plopped down, clearly preparing to act like a rogue.
"I won't let you go today unless you sign."
Pei Shuwen took out a blue folder marked with red from the drawer and handed it to Secretary Wu: "The meeting time is the same. I will arrive five minutes early. There is a problem with the unit price of number 17 in the tender quotation details. Have the person in charge of this project in Tongchuan check it again."
Secretary Wu: "Okay, I'll go right now."
During a break from their work conversation, Lin Chaoyue glanced at the time.
There are only fifteen minutes left. How can Pei Shuwen be so confident? But she definitely won't compromise easily today.
Lin Chaoyue silently straightened her body, her posture never having been so upright before. She gripped the wall and the table with both hands, her feet firmly planted on the ground, a string taut in her mind.
She's made up her mind.
If Pei Shuwen wants to get past her today, she either has to resign! Or she has to get over her! There is absolutely no third option.
But he doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving.
He simply picked up the brown paper file bag on the table, wrapped the string around it a few times, untied it, and pulled out the bound white papers inside.
Forcing a cow to drink water when it doesn't want to?
Lin Chaoyue closed her eyes tightly.
Don't show it to her.
She didn't want to see it.
Pei Shuwen didn't force her; after opening the book, he simply read it aloud to himself.
"Co-living Agreement, Party A: Pei Shuwen, Party B: Lin Chaoyue; 'Party B, Yu Juntian Liangmu, has the right to use the 3rd floor of Building 1, Tianhe City during his employment. He must move out within seven days of leaving the company and restore the room to its original condition'..."
"Special Assistant Employment Contract, Party A: Juntian Liangmu Law Firm, Party B: Lin Chaoyue... 'Due to the confidential nature of the work, Party B must serve at Juntian Liangmu Law Firm for a full year. If either Party A or Party B unilaterally terminates the contract during the contract period, they shall pay double the amount of the cooperation agreement as compensation...'"
"Wait a moment……"
"show me."
Lin Chaoyue suddenly opened her eyes, snatched the book from Pei Shuwen's hand, and quickly flipped through it. The more she flipped through, the worse her expression became.
Pei Shuwen was indeed referring to the contents of the agreement, but she refused to believe it and laid out each document on the table, turning to the last page.
Then Lin Chaoyue saw her name clearly signed on it.
The familiar clean and delicate strokes, the habitual hook at the end of each stroke, are present on every single one; it's impossible to deny it even if you want to.
Lin Chaoyue closed her eyes and opened them again, clearly unwilling to accept reality, but having no other choice, she looked ashamed and dejected, her voice filled with despair: "Name your price, how much do I have to pay?"
Are you sure you want to hear this?
Pei Shuwen always liked to ask her these kinds of questions. Even at this point, Pei Shuwen still wouldn't give her a straight answer.
Lin Chaoyue felt utterly hopeless and subconsciously cracked her knuckles: "How many digits?"
"seven……"
"Why don't you just rob me! This is fraud, blatant fraud!"
She didn't see the compensation clause when she signed it. The terms were printed in tiny print and listed in a corner. Pei Shuwen didn't remind her. It was clearly a trap he was setting for her to fall into.
"I have a video of you signing the contract on my computer, which can prove that you signed it voluntarily and without coercion. Do you want to see it?"
Pei Shuwen positioned the cursor on a folder on the computer.
Lin Chaoyue urgently called for a stop: "No."
She didn't want to look back at how stupid she had been by signing the document without thinking.
Lin Chaoyue put the chair back in its place, pulled out her resignation letter, ripped it a couple of times, and threw the pieces into the trash can.
"Pretend I was never here today."
The door slammed shut so loudly that it made the whole floor thud.
Many people looked over here, including Qin Shao, the owner of Tongchuan Technology, who was already waiting in the lounge.
Seeing Lin Chaoyue emerge from Pei Shuwen's office with a flushed face, he jokingly remarked, "Everyone says that Attorney Pei is indifferent to women and is the most sought-after eligible bachelor in Ningcheng's legal profession. It seems the rumors are wrong."
Secretary Wu smiled and poured tea: "President Qin, the person who just passed by was Attorney Lin, Attorney Pei's assistant."
"I misunderstood. It seems that Pei Lu's temper has gotten better and better in recent years, and even his assistant can be a little temperamental."
Qin Shao tried to find out more, but Secretary Wu smiled and remained silent, refusing to discuss Pei Shuwen's matter.
The others at the table were quite tactful; after a burst of hearty laughter, they changed the subject to something else.
People are waiting in the lounge.
Pei Shuwen wasn't in a hurry. Lin Chaoyue had left, but the cursor on his mouse hadn't moved. He double-clicked to open the window, only to find it completely empty; there was no video at all.
The blank folder was dragged to the recycle bin.
Thinking of Lin Chaoyue, who had just slammed her fist on the table and looked like a little hedgehog when she got angry, Pei Shuwen chuckled.
Previously, they had let her roam freely, but this time they wanted to directly probe Lin Chaoyue's background, which pushed the girl to her limit.
A transoceanic phone call was made to a small island in Fiji.
The call was answered immediately.
Pei Shuwen: "Have Feng Xiao revise the work plan and reduce the effective working hours to 6 hours."
Feng Xiao is the senior lawyer who has worked with Zhao Huai'an the longest. When Zhao Huai'an is not around, Feng Xiao is basically in charge of his team.
"Oh, you're quitting so soon? Feeling bad about it?"
Pei Shuwen did not deny it: "The content on company law has been reduced by two-thirds, and some learning materials on contract law and intellectual property law have been added. The content that will be involved in my business trip next week can be handed over in advance so that she can familiarize herself with it first."
"Okay, I'll talk to Feng Xiao later."
"But I heard from Qin Wen that you're going to do a joint promotion with Ma Yue at the end of the month? Didn't we just do that earlier this year? We even specifically chose Luogang District because of our friendship with Lao Ma. Why are we doing it again? Did you run into Ma Yue when you went to the police station to bail someone out last time?"
"Um."
Zhao Huai'an took off his sunglasses with one hand, folded them, and put them aside: "Xue, I knew it. This little girl is really good at causing you trouble. The law firm's public welfare publicity funds were wasted in the first half of the year. I remember the finance department even brought this up with you. When Qin Wen told me, I thought she misheard."
"Hmm." Pei Shuwen didn't want to say more.
Zhao Huai'an sensed the gossip and didn't want Pei Shuwen to let it go so easily.
Zhao Huai'an tilted his head, took a sip of freshly squeezed pear juice, stretched, leaned back on the beach chair, stared at the bikinis all around, and spoke with a slurred tone.
"Dude, you've never been this invested in a girl before. If you ask me, you can't waste all your life on work. You're not getting any younger, take this opportunity to date, or if all else fails, have a one-night stand. It'll help relieve your boredom..."
After a rare moment of serious thought, Pei Shuwen nodded: "Yes, I think you have a point."
"Right? Life is short, so enjoy it while you can; if you don't prove yourself soon, people in the industry will think you're no good." The voice on the other end of the line stretched out, sounding like someone stretching.
“I recently went on vacation and realized that life doesn’t have to be so stressful. As long as you have enough money to spend, you need to have time to enjoy life. Yesterday I went deep-sea diving and when I came back to shore I saw Yan Hong chatting in the group for four hours about international meetings. He talked on and on, even more so than you. I really felt sorry for him because I thought life was not worth living.”
Pei Shuwen estimated the time and got up to walk towards the conference room next door.
"Yan Hong's case has made progress. That fraud case was a cross-border joint operation with more than a dozen people in the gang. They all used the same method: first, they would package themselves as rich second-generation heirs, then infiltrate the circles of truly wealthy people and look for opportunities to defraud them; however, the money could not be transferred out in time due to disputes over the division of the spoils, and the New York police froze the accounts. There is hope that the money can be recovered."
Juntian Liangmu has handled many fraud cases of varying sizes this year, but the amounts involved are generally not high. There is only one case with a huge amount of money that Yan Hong is willing to take on.
"Damn, I told him I took Yan Hong out on vacation, why is this kid ignoring me? So he's been keeping quiet about something big. Well then, you're doomed. You'd better hurry up, what if the money comes back to you? How are you going to control Lin Chaoyue then? The money might arrive in the account and he might run away the next minute."
Two pieces of the freshly torn paper, which Lin Chaoyue had stuck to her clothes, landed in front of the office door.
Pei Shuwen paused for a moment, then half-squatted down to pick it up.
It just so happens to be the two words 'resign'.
He repeated the same perfunctory words to Zhao Huai'an, but this time his voice was very indifferent: "Hmm, I think you have a point. I'll date, you come to work, and I'll go on vacation."
"..." He hung up.
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Author's Note: [Let me see][Let me see][Let me see] Shyly peeking out~~
Could I please ask for a few bottles of nutrient solution? Please, please! [pity][pity][pity]
Cute little sleepyhead, begging online [hands clasped in prayer][hands clasped in prayer][hands clasped in prayer]
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