NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 698 - 698: 698, Lawyer Lu finally loses his temper
Chapter 698: 698, Lawyer Lu finally loses his temper
Recently, she had been having her lunch in this cafe, usually leaving immediately after finishing her meal. Amid the noisy crowd, she barely paid attention to her surroundings.
“I’m not lying to you. I’ve heard that there are many perverted men in society who like to secretly take photos of beautiful women. They derive pleasure from fantasizing over these pictures at home and even share them on their private forums…”
Mo Weiyi felt a chill run down her spine, almost to the point of vomiting the food she’d just eaten.
“Anyway, senior sister, be more careful in the future,” Ling Zhizhou finished, picking up his plate, “You go on eating, I have to attend to something.”
“Okay.”
“Apologies.” Rong An sat down at the table, “Princess, it’s due to my negligence.”
Mo Weiyi waved dismissively, “Forget about it, it’s not your fault.”
But Rong An became vigilant.
For quite a while, life had been too peaceful, and he had indeed become careless.
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After the lunch rush, the customers in the store began to slowly leave.
“Ling Zhizhou, if you’re done, you can go ahead. Remember to come to work before eleven if you’re coming tomorrow.”
“Okay.”
Ling Zhizhou went back to the staffroom, changed his clothes, and then left the store.
Outside, he went to the bus stop. Not waiting long, a man approached him.
“Ling Zhizhou.”
Ling Zhizhou turned around and looked at the man, showing no surprise.
“So you have to use this trick to make Little Princess wary of me. Ha, Ling Zhizhou, it seems I underestimated you. So what are you doing, taking a stand against me now?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“Ling Zhizhou, have you forgotten how your parents died? And your sister, she’s still lying in the hospital, a vegetable…”
“I haven’t forgotten,” Ling Zhizhou cut him off coldly, “But these are my own matters and have nothing to do with you. You’re not a part of the Ling family, you have no right to meddle in my business! You’re merely a bastard child! But aside from my deceased father, who else knows?”
“…” The man glared at him, his gaze menacing and a sarcastic smile on his lips.
Finally, he let out a cold laugh, “Fine, very well.”
After saying that, he turned around and strode away.
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The afternoon arrived.
Upon returning to the office, Mo Weiyi resumed her daily work.
Check documents, print, thread, punch holes, bind…
A short while later, there were two knocks on the door.
Turning to look, she promptly greeted, “Master.”
The old man at her side also stood up at once, “Lawyer Lu.”
Lu Chenyu handed over a dossier, his tone neutral, “Extract the key points from this case and give me a proposal later.”
Old Wang immediately stepped forward, “Understood, I’ll review it right away.”
Mo Weiyi watched eagerly as Old Wang took the dossier, then…
“Is this how you work every day?” Lu Chenyu suddenly narrowed his eyes at her.
Mo Weiyi blinked in confusion.
Then she looked at the half-finished work beside her.
What was wrong with her?
Old Wang also glanced at her.
The next moment.
“Take off that nail polish, cut all your long nails, remove your rings, and tie up your hair.”
Mo Weiyi’s eyes widened, “Why should I?”
Even her little snow-white rabbit didn’t ask her for this!
And what’s wrong with having a manicure?
Obviously, one had to have long nails to get a manicure!
And of course, she had to wear her wedding ring!
And her hair, it can’t be tied up randomly!
Tying her hair up every day could easily damage the hair and roots, accentuate the hairline’s receding, and affect her future beauty…
“And that bracelet,” Lu Chenyu disdainfully added. “Take it off.”
“No!” Mo Weiyi quickly hid her hands behind her back.
Lu Chenyu chuckled, “I wondered why your work efficiency was so low. So this is why. Are you here to intern or to parade your beauty? Is your goal to be a vase? If you can’t handle this trivial hardship, you might as well leave. Don’t bother coming tomorrow!”
After saying this, he turned around and left the room.
Mo Weiyi: “…”
Old Wang on the side coughed twice.
His eyes showed relief.
It wasn’t easy, Attorney Lu finally exploded!
He was always watching this little princess decked out in gold and silver, so delicate that she would act cute even when punching holes, saying that her skin would become rough. Tut-tut-tut.
As a man of his age, he really couldn’t stand young girls acting cute!
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When he returned home that night, Xiao Yebai noticed his wife seemed a bit down.
At first, he didn’t think much of it.
After all, since starting her internship at the law firm, Mo Weiyi came home looking like this almost every night…
He had gotten used to it.
By the time it was after nine o’clock, Xiao Yebai returned from doing overtime in the study downstairs and was about to shower when he walked over to the wardrobe.
“Xiaobai.”
Mo Weiyi approached him like a tree badger, hugging him with both arms, her little head peeping up from under his arm and resting on his chest.
Xiao Yebai lowered his head, “What’s wrong?”
Mo Weiyi pouted her small mouth and began to grumble, “Master doesn’t let me do manicures, doesn’t let me have long nails, doesn’t let me wear short skirts, doesn’t let me wear brightly colored clothes, doesn’t let me wear rings while working, and doesn’t let me leave my hair down.”
Xiao Yebai: “…”
“I’m really trying hard, why does he always despise me?”
Mo Weiyi lifted her head, her distinct cat-like eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment, her pretty little face was also aggrieved.
Seeing those narrowed eyes behind his glasses, Xiao Yebai asked, “You care about his opinion that much?”
“Of course.”
Mo Weiyi vigorously nodded her little head, “I want to be a lawyer. I joined Yurui now so I could learn how to be a lawyer. However, in the past two weeks, he’s been having me print, thread, punch holes, bind… those kinds of work everyday, and he’s also very picky. If anything is even slightly off, he will scold me. I always feel like he is making things difficult for me on purpose! And you can see how rough my hands have become, today he even expressed disdain for me.”
Xiao Yebai looked at her and suddenly said, “Then don’t go there anymore.”
“What do you mean?”
“If you’re so unhappy doing it, just don’t go anymore.”
“…” Mo Weiyi looked at him in surprise. After a while, she said, “But I’m studying law. If I don’t intern at a law firm, where could I intern? Besides, Yurui is the best place for an internship… and there is also my master…”
“You like him a lot?”
Mo Weiyi was surprised again, “What are you saying?”
“Do you like your master a lot?” Xiao Yebai stared unwaveringly at her.
Instantly, Mo Weiyi furrowed her brow, “Of course not.”
Upon hearing these words, Xiao Yebai immediately raised his eyebrows, “If so, why do you care about his opinion?”
“Because he’s my master!”
Xiao Yebai commented, “Then change to another firm.”
And by chance, find a new master as well.
But guess what.
“No!”
Xiao Yebai: “…”
His eyes hardened once again.
Seeing him like this, Mo Weiyi hurriedly softened her voice to explain, “Yurui is the best law firm. Also, my master is a good friend of Mr. Chu. It’s easy to deal with familiar people, right?”
“Huh.” Xiao Yebai scoffed, “you were just criticizing that he was too strict and fussy.”
“I think his demands are a bit too much, but…”
Mo Weiyi was truly torn.
She really didn’t want to do those menial tasks each day, and also didn’t want to give up being pretty because of the internship.
Why couldn’t she have both?
Did female lawyers have to dress like nuns everyday?
“I will help you resign.” Xiao Yebai said, suddenly turning to grab his mobile phone.
“Don’t!” Mo Weiyi grabbed him.
The man’s face that had been calm just now suddenly tightened and became stern, “Why not?”
Mo Weiyi quickly said, “I’ve only been there for less than a month. It wouldn’t be good to resign now, right? What would they think of me? Also, I along with several others went for the interview. They were all better than me and had better exam scores, but only I was selected. If I give up now, what would they think? Many people even want to get in but can’t.”
“If you resign, others would be able to get in.”
Mo Weiyi was stunned: “…”
What he said, it seemed like she was blocking others’ path?
Her little face hardened, and she somewhat defiantly said: “In any case, I won’t resign!”
Xiao Yebai looked at her and suddenly asked: “Have you ever considered why Lu Chenyu is making things difficult for you?”