Five years after their breakup, a prominent lawyer is desperately seeking reconciliation.

Sunlight streamed through the white curtains, falling on Lu Jingshi's eyelids. He frowned and slowly opened his eyes.

His left arm felt heavy, and with the slightest movement, a tingling, needle-like sensation traveled up his fingertips.

He supported Jiang Wan's head with one hand, slowly pulled out his other numb arm, and then sat up slightly to lean against the headboard.

Jiang Wan's fair and smooth shoulders were exposed, like the finest mutton fat jade.

Her red lips were slightly pouted, as if inviting someone to savor her beauty.

Lu Jingshi couldn't help but think of last night...

Nothing happened last night.

Lu Jingshi brushed a stray hair from his forehead in frustration. Jiang Wan told him that he wasn't allowed to touch her until he proved himself.

The phone on the bedside table rang, and the screen flashed "Officer Zhang".

Jiang Wan was woken up by the noise. She rubbed her eyes and sat up. Lu Jingshi handed her his phone.

Hello.

The policewoman's gentle voice sounded very pleasant on the phone.

But what he said instantly perked Jiang Wan up.

"Jiang Wan, Zhang Haiyun has been released on bail pending trial. Someone paid a bail fee, and Zhang Haiyun was released early this morning."

Jiang Wan clutched the corner of the blanket, stroking it repeatedly, and whispered, "Officer Zhang, may I know who handed it in?"

"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that."

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Wan's mood plummeted.

Having finally caught Zhang Haiyun in the act, only to have her escape so easily, it's easy to imagine that she must be extremely arrogant right now, and who knows what she'll do next.

Lu Jingshi hugged her tenderly: "Since you're troubled, you don't need to go to the report meeting in Haicheng New District. I'll take Xiao Wu instead."

"Of course I trust Xiao Wu, but for some reason, I just don't feel at ease."

Lu Jingshi pinched his cheek: "Don't worry, all the plans have been confirmed repeatedly. It's just a matter of giving a quote, there won't be any major problems."

Seeing that he was confident, Jiang Wan felt relieved and saw him out.

"I'll wait for you to have dinner together tonight."

Lu Jingshi kissed her forehead: "Okay."

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In the conference room of the government building in Haicheng New District.

The huge room was packed with people.

The new district government was about to sign an important contract with a neighboring province, and the amount was substantial. To ensure everything went smoothly, they gathered all the well-known law firms, large and small, in Haicheng together.

The review process determines which law firm will be responsible for drafting the relevant documents.

The most famous of these is Lu Jingshi's brokerage firm.

Many of the small offices that had entered with great enthusiasm immediately deflated upon seeing the composed Lu Jingshi.

If they had known that Kairong would also be trying to get a share of the pie, they wouldn't have come.

At the start of the meeting, the leaders briefly introduced the specific details of the project, and then each law firm began to present their proposals.

Some small firms that originally came to try their luck felt ashamed after hearing the well-prepared plans of others and simply gave up.

Some of the plans were so incomplete that Lu Jing couldn't help but frown when he heard them, and they were rejected early on.

In the end, only Kai Rong and Junlin Law Firm, another firm in Haicheng that had been established for less than a year, remained silent.

The director of Junlin Law Firm was a girl who looked very young and naive, but she exuded shrewdness and domineering presence in her every move, which seemed pretentious.

The host seemed unsure: "Both directors, who should start?"

"Let's go first." The girl stood up and bowed to Lu Jingshi. "Kairong Law Firm is the leading firm in Haicheng, and Director Lu is a guiding light on my professional path. I'm afraid that if our proposal is placed after Kairong's, the comparison will be too fierce, so let's go first."

"Director Lu, you won't blame me, will you?"

The girl's lighthearted words drew soft chuckles from the office staff, instantly easing the tension.

Director Lu gave a perfunctory smile and raised his hand: "Please."

The host began, "Alright, ladies first. Please let Director Bai Mei from Junlin Office begin."

Bai Mei glanced at Lu Jingshi meaningfully, then picked up her laptop and confidently projected the proposal onto the big screen.

The moment the first slide lit up, Lu Jingshi's pupils contracted sharply, and his previously relaxed hands clenched tightly.

Apart from the different title colors, the framework and even the entire solution concept are exactly the same!

This is a serious violation of commercial plagiarism!

Bai Mei was speaking confidently when Lu Jingshi raised his hand to interrupt her.

Bai Mei was somewhat displeased, but still gave this industry bigwig some face, asking gently, "Director Lu, if you have any objections, could you wait until I finish speaking?"

"I think everyone should look at both proposals together."

He glanced at Xiao Wu, who immediately projected the plan from his computer onto the big screen.

He stepped forward, pushed past the host, and quickly set up a split-screen comparison.

The slideshow of Kairong's presentation appeared page by page.

The huge conference room immediately erupted in commotion!

"What... what's going on? The two plans are almost identical."

"What do you mean 'almost'? It's completely identical! Except for some title colors being changed, everything else is practically unchanged. Good heavens, this is a trade secret leak! Who copied whom?!"

Lu Jingshi raised his eyes, looking at the director of Junlin Law Firm across from him with an imposing gaze: "May I ask, Director Bai, where did you get this proposal from?"

Bai Mei frowned, her tone becoming sharp.

"What does Director Lu mean by asking this? Does he suspect us of plagiarism? This proposal was created by our entire institute working overtime, putting in a lot of effort. There are work records and overtime logs."

"As for why Kairong's plan is the same as our Junlin's plan, we don't know. Perhaps the people from Kairong are just fooling Director Lu."

Lu Jingshi sneered: "Is this really a plan you came up with yourselves?"

"Of course!" Bai Mei answered without hesitation.

"Director Lu, I know that Kairong is the leader in Haicheng, and Junlin is too weak to offend them. But we also have professional ethics and self-respect. Kairong's plan is exactly the same as ours. Please give us an explanation, Director Lu."

Lu Jingshi listened to her twist the truth with amusement, calmly turned to a page, and zoomed in on a certain part.

"Since you say this plan was your own creation, then please explain why, on page eight, due to a calculation error, I mistakenly wrote the annual interest rate as 3.85% instead of 3.75%? How come the people from Junlin made the same mistake as me?"

Xiao Wu immediately zoomed in on the part about Junlin, and sure enough, it was exactly the same mistake!

Bai Mei panicked for a moment, then quickly changed her tune: "The amount is too large, and we made a mistake in our proofreading. But... isn't it a bit far-fetched for Director Lu to use this kind of coincidental error in numbers to prove that we plagiarized?"

"My mistake was your mistake too."

Bai Mei nodded: "That's right, please rest assured, we will make the changes later."

Lu Jingshi looked at her and slowly curled the corners of his lips.

Bai Mei's heart suddenly stopped beating, and a strong sense of unease quickly swept over her entire body.

Sure enough, the next moment, Lu Jingshi's clear and cold voice rang out throughout the entire conference room.

"Actually, I didn't make a mistake. The interest rate that year was 3.85%. You didn't even look at the materials!"