Accusations of not wanting to marry: The prosecutor pressed him relentlessly.

Fang Youxi silently entered the elevator, her mind already cursing Lu Yanli in her head. She took a step back, trying to minimize her presence.

Looking in the elevator mirror, Lu Yanli saw Fang Youxi with her head down and eyes looking rather pitiful, which made him even angrier.

"Why are you dressed like that? Trying to play the victim? Fang Youxi, you ingrate! Are you that afraid of Mu Wangbei? We just bumped into each other while having dinner, and you immediately brought him home. Are you that worthless?"

Fang Youxi was furious, but considering that they were in Lutong and that the petty, gossipy man in front of her was, after all, the client, she forced herself to hold back.

Lu Yanli continued, "I'm just superfluous. I was worried you'd be mistreated at home, so I rushed to take on the responsibility myself. I might as well not be surnamed Lu anymore, I should just change my surname to Dong."

Isn't this a real-life version of Mr. Dongguo and the Wolf?

"Ding~" We've arrived at the Legal Department floor.

Fang Youxi walked out expressionlessly, and as she passed Lu Yanli, she stomped down hard with her high heels.

Before the elevator doors even closed, Lu Yanli screamed like a pig being slaughtered: "Fang Youxi, are you blind? You stepped on me..."

Fang Youxi bowed to him before the elevator doors closed.

Given her all-black outfit today, Lu Yanli reasonably suspected that she intended to send him away.

Several people who arrived early in the conference room heard their boss's wailing and silently lowered their heads, secretly laughing.

Today's meeting went very smoothly.

Frankly speaking, it's quite remarkable to achieve this level of efficiency in just a few months.

The Ministry of Justice unanimously agreed that changing law firms was the right decision, as the lawyers at Haotian Law Firm are of excellent quality and professional competence.

Attorney Fang is so beautiful, it's pleasing to the eye to work together every Monday. The key is that she's also generous, often treating everyone to coffee and ordering meals for everyone.

She is also efficient and decisive in her work, without any hesitation. Regardless of her relationship with the president, her professional level makes it perfectly reasonable for him to pay her service fee.

For some reason, the president didn't look too good today. Some observant people also noticed that the president's shirt and Attorney Fang's suit skirt were in the same color scheme, both being gray. Attorney Fang was wearing a black overcoat, and the president was also wearing a black suit.

Isn't this definitely a matching couple outfit?

Coupled with the howling in the CEO's private elevator this morning, the legal director reasonably suspected that the two had quarreled.

Wow, they even wore matching outfits after arguing, that's really something!

As a distant relative of the Lu family, assistant Guo Yang had already heard that the marriage alliance between the Lu and Tang families had fallen through.

Before, when he considered Attorney Fang as one of his own, his future boss's wife, he could do whatever he wanted with her. But now it's different. What he fears most at work is dealing with complicated personal feelings; no matter how he handles it, it's never appropriate.

The separation of overseas operations into a separate company from the group headquarters can be considered an important strategy for the next two to three years. If it can be listed separately, it will be a huge asset for the group and its shareholders.

He was on tenterhooks before going to work today, fearing that Lu Yanli would change the legal service team, which would mean that his previous work would be abandoned halfway.

Sure enough, the atmosphere immediately dropped as soon as I entered the CEO's office area.

President Lu's face looked even worse than his shirt today.

The legal department and Haotian Law Firm prepared the materials in the morning, and the group gave a report in the afternoon.

Lu Yanli's morning was also packed with activities. He needed to free up his afternoon time for a briefing that would last for more than two hours.

After Gao Li finished reporting the interim results with great enthusiasm and excitement, he thought everyone would applaud enthusiastically. However, Lu Yanli sat there with a sour face, and the people from the legal department and the president's office did not dare to applaud rashly. In the end, Guo Yang took the lead and clapped a few times, and then there was only sparse applause. To be honest, it would have been better if there had been no applause at all.

Is there something he didn't do well enough?

The team was working overtime to finish this phase of work before the Spring Festival. Fang Youxi, as the project liaison, had previously checked on the project privately and gave it a very high rating. So why does the atmosphere seem a bit off today?

"Mr. Lu, if you have any further comments or suggestions, please feel free to offer your criticism and guidance. We will immediately adjust any areas where we haven't done well." Fang Youxi took the initiative to show her support, after all, she was the project liaison and the one who came to Lutong's office. The atmosphere was too oppressive, and she didn't want to affect others.

"I dare not criticize or give advice, for fear that Lawyer Fang will step on my foot again."

The entire conference room was completely silent...

Fang Youxi closed her eyes in despair. Really, is Lu Yanli three years old?

Lu Yanli put his legs down, sat up straight, and began to get down to business: "I just listened to Attorney Gao's progress report. There are a few issues I want to emphasize. First, the due diligence on the shareholders wasn't thorough enough. Second, there's the issue of internal transaction taxes on some of the real estate assets. Also, you need to consider the trade surplus and deficit of overseas assets, and even some past contracts. The contract targets for the next few years may not increase year by year according to the current market profits. We also need to consider more risks. These all need to be taken into account in advance. People like those at the Securities Regulatory Commission are more sensitive to data than you all are."

His arguments were well-reasoned and he even noticed some details that Lu Tong's legal department hadn't taken note of.

Lu Yanli's hard work over the past few years has not been in vain; he earned the overseas market through sheer hard work. Gao Li has not had much contact with this Mr. Lu, but at this moment, he feels that it is truly remarkable that Fang Youxi has been able to achieve what he has today.

Fang Youxi knew that Lu Yanli was never ambiguous about his work, and he had indeed pointed out the key points in every question. She humbly accepted his advice: "Thank you for your reminder, Mr. Lu. We will improve on each point. Please rest assured."

"Since today is a progress report, it means that a lot of work has indeed been done. Tonight, I'll treat all the colleagues and partners involved in the overseas project to dinner. Assistant Guo, please make a reservation."

Guo Yang replied, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Meeting adjourned.

Lu Yanli got up and left, this time without even glancing at Fang Youxi, displaying his aloofness.

Gao Li asked Fang Youxi, "What just happened? Why did you step on President Lu's foot?"

"I didn't see clearly when I got off the elevator this morning. I didn't do it on purpose." But Lu Yanli had deliberately embarrassed her at the meeting. He's so petty. It's just that she took Mu Wangbei to her grandfather's house for dinner on Saturday and embarrassed him. This guy has such a big business, yet he has no tolerance for others.

Gao Li whispered, "That President Lu is quite petty."

Fang Youxi couldn't agree more: "That's absolutely right."

During dinner that evening, Fang Youxi tried her best to avoid sitting with Lu Yanli, but Lu Tong, the legal director, was so enthusiastic that he directly called out to her, "Attorney Fang, come, sit here?"

Gao Li was a good leader. He noticed Fang Youxi's pleading look and went straight over to her: "I'm shameless. I want to sit next to President Lu today. Haotian was able to take on this case entirely because President Lu thinks highly of us. Today, I'll toast President Lu a couple of times."

Fang Youxi quietly sat down next to Gao Li.

After thinking for a moment, she sent Mu Wangbei a message: [Report to Prosecutor Mu: I reported to the boss at Lutong today. Lu Yanli invited me to dinner. Please give your instructions.]

Although tonight was a work dinner with so many people present, Fang Youxi felt it was out of respect for Mu Wangbei to let him know in advance. She had seen Lu Yanli at the old house on Saturday, and Mu Wangbei hadn't asked her anything or shown any displeasure. This was also based on his trust and respect for her. Respect is mutual, and she was aware of that.

Mu Wangbei replied with a smiley face emoji. Fang Youxi frowned in disgust. In her memory, only people of her grandfather's age would use such an emoji. Even Elder Tang thought it was old-fashioned. Her Mu Jian was really something else, both red and expert, with the pure old-fashioned cadre style.