I have ten trillion licking dog gold

"I didn't arrange a room for you."

On the busy road, Li Shurui rested her elbow on the car window and propped her head up with her hand. Light and shadow danced on her face through the windshield of the Maserati, making her eyes sometimes bright and sometimes dark.

woman.

It's so realistic.

wrong.

It's more likely that his identity as an entrepreneur played a role.

She proposed a life-swapping plan, and then she stopped calling me "sister".

But there are no clients or contractors here. She did propose the project, but the other party hasn't agreed yet, and they don't necessarily have to agree.

"How did you know?"

Look.

Fang Qing showed no gratitude, let alone any thanks; in fact, her tone was quite cold and hard.

That's right.

Cold and hard.

They treated her worse than they would a stranger.

"Women have a special ability: a sixth sense."

Li Shurui propped her head up with her hand, her posture languid, with strands of hair falling in a gentle curve from her cheeks.

She kept her eyes fixed ahead, not looking at the other person's expression. "Didn't Sister Fang Qing have a premonition that I would come looking for you?"

Tuqiongdagger met.

Her fingers, gripping the steering wheel tightly, turned white from the force. Even her parents didn't know she was pregnant; no one knew. She kept trying to figure out where the news had leaked out, but she had no clue.

The feeling of having your every move watched by the other person is very unpleasant.

"how did you do it?"

Fang Qing asked persistently.

Actually, not answering at this point and maintaining a composed demeanor would have given her the upper hand and even instilled a psychological shadow in the other person. However, Li Shurui did not pretend to be profound.

A smile curved her lips, a smile that was both alluring and intoxicating.

“When he went back to Shacheng for a wedding last time, he told me that you slept with him.”

The vehicle speed suddenly fluctuated.

Li Shurui smoothed her hair. "It has nothing to do with me. This isn't my personal description; that's what he told me. He said he slept with you, um, just those two words."

Duan Xueying's judgment was accurate. If she had another drink, this sister-in-law might surrender first. If it weren't for the alcohol, she probably wouldn't have spoken so bluntly, even if it was indeed the truth.

Fang Qing remained silent.

"When I heard this news..."

Li Shurui continued, "I suddenly had a strong premonition. Do you know what that feeling is like, like seeing the gears of fate begin to turn? My intuition kept telling me that things wouldn't be that simple."

so……"

"So you sent people to monitor me?"

Fang Qing responded, finally realizing the truth.

"Surveillance? That's not quite the right word. I think 'protection' would be more appropriate."

Do I need your protection?

Fang Qing's tone was even colder, and even contained a hint of anger, "Do you know that what you're doing is illegal?"

"Ah."

Li Shurui laughed, "Oh right, it seems that sending someone to follow you without your permission is illegal, it's called invading someone's privacy, right? But Fang Qing secretly got pregnant without telling anyone... and that's not illegal at all. Fang Qing is truly a professional."

Arguing doesn't necessarily have to end in a heated argument.

Li Shurui's voice was completely devoid of any anger; in fact, it remained soft and gentle throughout.

"However, the law is the minimum moral standard; not breaking the law does not mean..."

Her use of blank space is simple and easy to understand.

Fang Qing pursed her lips. Even though she was a professional, a renowned legal elite with an impressive resume, she couldn't find any reason to defend herself at this moment.

Li Shurui quieted down and, instead of pressing her advantage, changed the subject:
“I must clarify here that I sent people to Shacheng only after I learned that you had ‘slept together.’ Before that, I did nothing.”

"What do you want."

Fang Qing stopped pursuing whether the other party had violated the law.

Li Shurui lowered her arm, no longer resting it on the car window. At this moment, she finally turned her head and asked with a smile, "Why doesn't Sister Fang Qing ask if he knows?"

Fang Qing drove without answering.

Li Shurui nodded, "Oh. My question is a bit redundant. Fang Qing certainly has that confidence. If he knew, the person you met first definitely wouldn't be me."

"What do you want."

Fang Qing declined to comment, repeating the same point again.

Li Shurui sighed, "Could the effects of progesterone be that significant? It's only been a short time; surely I shouldn't be that forgetful?"

"Swapping lives?"

Fang Qing certainly hadn't forgotten that pregnancy hormones are scary; they can cause weight gain, memory problems, and forcefully change a person's tastes, but it shouldn't be this exaggerated.

After all, she's only just begun.

"Yes~"

"Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"Is it ridiculous? What's so ridiculous about it?"

Li Shurui was confused.

"Ah-"

Without warning, Fang Qing jerked the steering wheel, and the sudden stop of the Maserati caused Li Shurui to lean forward due to inertia before being pulled back by the seatbelt.

She frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.

Correct.

irritability.

Unable to control their emotions.

It is also one of the reactions to progesterone.

"Sister Fang Qing, your current condition is actually not suitable for you to drive by yourself anymore."

After the Maserati pulled over to the side of the road, Li Shurui reached out and pressed her long, slender fingers on the hazard lights.

"Tack, tick, tick..."

The two lights lit up.

How thoughtful!
"I can go."

The car owner said the same thing at the dinner table, it seems his memory is getting a little worse.

A look of helplessness crossed Li Shurui's face as she absentmindedly watched the cars rushing past.

"...If it were just Sister Fang Qing alone, I really wouldn't have stopped you."

"But then again, you wouldn't leave if you were alone."

she said again.

Yes.

If you're alone, why run away?

"You must have a way to make him unable to find me, right?"

Fang Qing gripped the steering wheel, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Li Shurui smiled and said, "Sister Fang Qing, you have ulterior motives. Even if I had the ability, how would I explain it to him? What would I gain from doing this?"

benefit.

Isn't it obvious?

It can be assumed that nothing ever happened.

Everything she owns will remain unaffected.

"If you help me, it's a win-win situation; you can continue with your life."

Li Shurui understood what she meant, leaned back in her chair, and tilted her head.

"And what about you?" "What will you do?"

Fang Qing supported herself on the steering wheel with her left hand and protected her belly with her right. Her maternal glow was no longer concealed, and a touching tenderness unconsciously flashed across her face. "I have a baby, that's enough."

Li Shurui's eyes were slightly unfocused; in that brief moment, one could only imagine the complexity of her inner thoughts.

"Is it really that powerful? Once you have a child, you don't want anything else?"

Put aside the hostility for now, "You'll understand when you have children."

Li Shurui smiled wryly, "Didn't you beat me to it?"

We completely opened our hearts to each other.

After getting into the car, Fang Qing finally showed her first hint of a smile, "It will happen."

No.

Why did the art style suddenly change?
Where's the palace intrigue drama we were promised?
"The timing is very important, Fang Qing should know that all too well, shouldn't she?"

Li Shurui sighed softly.

"It doesn't matter when it's early or late, what matters is that it's just right."

Li Shurui was speechless for a moment, then chuckled and shook her head. "It can't be generalized. You should be able to understand my situation."

Fang Qing fell silent.

She could certainly understand.

Even if you haven't handled it yourself, you've witnessed far too much power struggle in this industry.

Wealthy families may appear glamorous, but intrigue and conflict can lurk beneath the surface.

The higher you go, the more dangerous it becomes.

Because of their exposure to the world, legal professionals have witnessed more of the evil in human nature than ordinary people. Their duty is to speak out for justice, but they are also more likely than ordinary people to suspect others with the greatest malice.

therefore.

When she was shocked to learn that the other party knew she was pregnant, her biggest reaction was not panic, but vigilance.

The portrayal on television is not even one ten-thousandth as exciting as reality.

Television has a censorship system, but reality does not.

For wealth and glory, for personal gain, for a permanent high position... people will do things that are sometimes beyond their own prediction.

"I only want my child, I don't want anything else."

Fang Qing revealed her true feelings, and worried that the other party wouldn't believe her, so she added, "I can swear."

"Sister Fang Qing, if I didn't know you, I wouldn't have invited you to Tianci in the first place. Otherwise, wouldn't that be like inviting a wolf into the house?"

Li Shurui leaned back in her seat and spoke calmly and gently amidst the sounds of passing cars, "I've heard a lot about your story with him. To be honest, it's just like an idol drama. Even the regretful parting halfway through is just as touching. Actually, I often try to change your storyline and imagine what kind of impact it would have on the audience if you walked side by side all the way. In the end, I found that it was very beautiful."

"Sister Fang Qing, have you thought about this yourself?"

"No."

Fang Qing's answer was still straightforward: "Real life is the best arrangement."

Li Shurui smiled and said, "Sister Fang Qing, you two are exactly the same at heart. You are both extreme 'realists' who never wallow in self-pity or complain about fate."

"Because the path we walk on is one we chose ourselves."

Li Shurui remained noncommittal, saying in a light tone:
"And now?"

"You've reached another point where you need to make a choice."

"sorry."

An apology could be heard inside the quiet car.

Li Shurui raised her hand and cracked the passenger window open a crack to let in some fresh air. "Why should I apologize? Actually, I'm the one who should apologize. I took your seat."

"Before you, he had an ex-girlfriend."

Li Shurui was speechless.

Hey.

Saying something like that in this atmosphere is really a mood killer!

"You can be selfless and great, without any desires, but what about your baby? When he can talk, he'll ask you, 'Where's my dad?' How will you answer then?"

"By the way, is it a boy or a girl?"

"Don't you know everything?"

"Oh, the baby is too young to be detected yet."

Even though it was only slightly ajar, the noise from outside poured in relentlessly, but Li Shurui seemed oblivious, her eyes slightly unfocused, her mind seemingly at peace like never before.

"Sister Fang Qing, I know you're sincere and willing to give up everything, but some of the difficulties you'll encounter in the future are things you can't predict or accurately estimate right now. Just like before you got pregnant, you couldn't imagine the changes pregnancy would bring you."

“When I was a junior in college, my father passed away from illness. How can I describe that feeling? It was like you were always missing something compared to others, even if the other person was a food delivery worker who worked hard in the wind and rain, a street vendor who made a living by setting up a stall, or even a scavenger in tattered clothes.”

Li Shurui gazed at the street outside and the myriad of people there.

"So, you want to step down and hand over the reins to someone more capable, right?"

Fang Qing stopped dodging, or rather, she finally realized that the other party was sincere.

"correct."

Li Shurui replied in a relaxed tone, "As long as you don't mind my presence."

It seems she is deeply worried about this, otherwise she wouldn't be so nagging and emphasizing it again and again.

“You and he were childhood sweethearts, and now you have a baby. If you don’t take this position, who will? You deserve it.”

There was no resentment born of helplessness.

There was no suffering from the cruel twists of fate.

It's more like... a sinister incitement.

Do you think I'm a three-year-old?

"Sister Fang Qing still doesn't believe me?"

Fang Qing's lips curled slightly, not in a smile, but in a sharp release; she was in this state when she went to court.

"Taking over your position sounds nice, but what about your current job? Are you willing to step down?"

Li Shurui, who had been speaking at length, suddenly stopped responding.

Fang Qing seemed to have anticipated this, "So, you're just nominally retiring, not really retiring. For the sake of a so-called title, I have to help you deal with the people you should be dealing with, while you? You can comfortably hide in the background, watching the show. You've got both face and substance, and outsiders will think you're very righteous. I've become a shield, and I still feel indebted to you. He's the same; he'll probably never be able to raise his voice to you again. Li Shurui, you really are very cunning."

"Sister Fang Qing, how can you say that? You have the perfect combination of timing, location, and people right now."

Li Shurui's gaze fell on her lower abdomen. "With the baby, no one will be your match. You'll be able to defeat any enemy with a mere flick of your wrist."

Fang Qing sneered.

"It seems you really treat me like a child. If having a baby makes you invincible, then there won't be so many family feuds. Do you really think a child can deter those who have invested heavily? If you were in that situation, would you do it?"

Li Shurui remained silent.

"Besides, I will never let my child become a tool."

Fang Qing was resolute.

Li Shurui was about to speak again.

"Shut up!"

Fang Qing then adopted her "older sister" demeanor, saying, "If you say another word, get out of the car!"

what happened?

For the public good.

I am the superior leader.

In private.

She did something she felt guilty about.

How come I'm the one who seems to be at fault?
"Fang Qing, I call you 'sister' out of politeness, good manners, and good upbringing! You two secretly got pregnant behind my back, and you still yell at me like that? Aren't you ashamed?!"

Fang Qing's cheeks finally began to heat up.
"If you want to settle scores, go find your man!"

Li Shurui was stunned.

"Have you no shame?!"

Oops!

They really started arguing. (End of Chapter)