Chapter One Unexpected

  "Come on, come on, Lawyer Chen, I'll toast you a glass." A middle-aged man with a bright red face, obviously having had too much to drink, held up his wine cup and urged him sincerely.

  A woman with thin black-rimmed glasses and her hair tied back in a simple ponytail stood up, without saying much, expressionless, and directly drank the juice in the cup in one gulp.

  "Not local, not local, do you look down on me, Mao Da Fu?" The middle-aged man poured a full glass of foreign liquor into her cup without saying a word, "No way, this one cup, you must drink it no matter what."

  "I'm driving, I can't drink." The woman was as calm as ever, not even moving her eyebrows, and her pretty face was made dull by that serious expression, like a school principal.

  "It's nothing, I'll get the driver to send you back, drink! You have to finish this cup!" Mao Da Fu was insistent, "Otherwise, it would be a loss of face for me!"

  The woman stood upright, her face still expressionless. As the scene fell into an awkward silence, Lawyer Xu, who was sitting beside her and looked much older, immediately stood up with a smile on his face like a blooming chrysanthemum. "Director Mao, Director Mao, Little Chen really can't drink. He has to appear in court early tomorrow for the lawsuit against Mingyuan Company."

  "Zhao Mingyuan?" Ma Dafu let out a belch, his drunken eyes blurry. "That Zhao Mingyuan is really nothing! He relies on his backers to act recklessly and doesn't know the meaning of integrity!"...

  "It's not possible, Little Chen still has to go back and prepare for the trial. Let me and Little Li drink this cup for her." Lawyer Xu gave her a signal with his eyes, she nodded, her voice flat, "Everyone, I have something to attend to first, you all enjoy yourselves."

  "You two can't just have one cup, at least three cups." Mao Dafu's attention was smoothly diverted.

  "Chairman Mao, as you please. Three cups for Lawyer Xu, and I'll blow the bottle. How's that?" The young lawyer Li smiled and exchanged a tacit glance with her who had already walked to the door.

  "Good! Good! The young man has a promising future!" Mao Da Fu's eyes lit up.

  Watching Lawyer Li pour a bottle of Royal Salute into his mouth with a "glug glug" sound, the crowd cheered, and Lawyer Xu looked at this young man with satisfaction. As a well-known lawyer in S Province, relying on his two trusted assistants and the network of relationships accumulated over the years, he could easily earn tens of millions of yuan per year.

  Little Li in front of him is clever and agile, best at observing words and expressions. No matter what occasion he is brought to, he can handle it with ease. Even the most difficult customers are charmed by his sweet talk. In comparison, Chen Zheng is not as likable. Although she's a girl, she's too rigid and serious. Even when facing big clients, she doesn't put on a fake smile, which really gives him a headache.

  Normally, Chen Zheng's personality is not suitable for being a lawyer. A qualified lawyer must be able to handle all sides of the situation, whether it's clients or the judiciary, and needs to carefully build relationships with everyone. With her attitude, how can she survive in this line of work?

  Ke Bias actually did it, obviously a woman, but often makes people overlook her gender, in this law firm where women are treated as men and men are treated as beasts of burden, the fact proves that she is more useful than beasts of burden...

  Apart from being not good at socializing, Chen Zheng is undoubtedly a perfect lawyer, with unimpeded eloquence and the ability to write extremely beautiful legal documents. No matter what case it is, he can always grasp the breakthrough point in the first time, handle non-litigation cases with rigor and precision, and be sharp and incisive in litigation. With accurate judgment, compared to this, his weakness in socializing seems negligible.

  At least for Xu Kai, this can't be considered a bad habit, but rather an advantage. Chen Zheng has been following him since he left school, and now it's been eight or nine years, making her Xiaoli's senior. At that time, Chen Zheng was still a young girl, smart and hardworking, not only did she not have the pampered air of modern girls, but she could also endure hardship, that kind of desperate studying spirit is really admirable.

  She is now nearly thirty and has become the strongest business lawyer in the firm. The legal profession requires constant study and cannot afford to be slack, nowadays there are too many temptations, few people can calm down and study business, Chen Zheng has become the treasure of their firm, even if they have to bring her out for social events, they dare not go against her wishes and force her to drink.

  If it weren't for Chen Zheng's poor social skills, how could she still be clinging to him with her professional qualities? Although he had never treated her poorly, if she were to go solo, her income would certainly not be limited to this amount.

  At this time, Chen Zheng was driving his car on the road with a serious expression, his mouth slightly pursed. Although it wasn't very late, there were no pedestrians on this newly repaired road because there were no surveillance cameras. Occasionally, vehicles would pass through the traffic lights, but they never followed the traffic rules. The wide road was empty except for Chen Zheng's car, which stopped steadily at the red light.

  Concentrating on the red light, Chen Zheng did not expect a sharp screeching sound to come from behind her. Before she could even react, her body felt a violent impact, accompanied by pain and darkness that left her unconscious.

  In the midst of chaos, a scene flashed by from childhood to adulthood, leaving the deepest impression. Despite being unable to control her body and sharp pain attacking her, she still maintained a thread of clear consciousness. It seemed that this time she was going to die, she thought with self-mockery.

  No matter what kind of adversity she was in, she never gave up. Over the years, her career and life have gradually become smooth, but she died in a mysterious car accident, which is somewhat reluctant. However, looking back on this life, I can be worthy of heaven and earth, worthy of my grandfather and adoptive parents, worthy of myself, being open-minded and upright, and there's nothing to be unwilling about.

  She felt relieved and her consciousness gradually became dizzy, as if she had entered another fantastical dream.

  Luxurious villa... empty and spacious hall... everyone's face is filled with apathy and indifference... quarreling men and women... crying children... hot and spicy liquor... flickering lights... entwined men and women... pills that make one feel like they're in heaven or hell... high-speed thrills... and the soul that remains full of resentment and indulgence.

  Everything made her feel strongly uncomfortable, she tried hard to get rid of everything, and even in her dreams, she was still struggling violently, with only one conviction -

  That's not her!

  She used all her strength to let out a loud cry, and the nightmare finally receded like the tide.

  After slowly coming to, the first thing she saw was a patch of white. She was dazed for a long time, smelling the faint scent of disinfectant, and with great effort turned her head to look around. The room was equipped with some simple instruments, this was undoubtedly a hospital.

  She let out a long sigh of relief, fortunately she didn't die.