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

Shen Juan's observation period ended, and he returned to the hospital.

Although Lu Jingshi harbored resentment towards Wang Yiran and forbade her from getting close to Jiang Wan, he did not forbid Shen Juan.

Wang Yiran can also learn about Jiang Wan's daily situation through Shen Juan.

She could even sneak into the ward to peek for a while while Lu Jingshi was eating, and then quickly leave before he returned.

Shen Juan felt sorry for her: "Old Lu is going too far. You care about Jiang Wan too, what right does he have to stop you like this?"

"Don't blame him, it's all my fault for not thinking things through." Wang Yiran touched Jiang Wan's hand, her eyes reddening again.

"Before you got involved in this case, you didn't know it would turn out like this. Jiang Wan's family... is so pitiful."

Shen Juan sighed. The Jiang family's situation was so chaotic that it would be a typical case if it were shown on television.

The ward door was pushed open, and Lu Jingshi walked in with a cold face, holding several documents in his hand.

"Old Lu, you've moved your office into the hospital room too?"

"no?"

"No, it's just that your body can't take it if you keep pushing yourself like this. You know your own condition."

Lu Jingshi didn't even look up. He sat back down next to Jiang Wan and started flipping through the documents.

Shen Juan sighed and pulled Wang Yiran out of the ward.

Jiang Wan's attending physician hurried over from the other end of the corridor, paused when he saw Shen Juan, and hesitated to speak.

"Dr. Shen..."

"What's wrong?" Wang Yiran's heart jumped. "What happened?"

Just as the attending physician was about to speak, Shen Juan immediately gave him a wink and pulled him to a safe passage away from the ward.

"Now you can tell me, is there any change in Jiang Wan's condition?"

"Dr. Shen, Ms. Jiang's condition should only be due to mental stress. Our hospital has had similar cases before, with some patients remaining in a coma for ten days or even a month, but..."

The attending physician lowered his voice: "Are you aware of any other aspects of Ms. Jiang's health?"

Wang Yiran's lips moved, and she knew what he wanted to say.

This is Jiang Wan's most closely guarded secret; apart from herself and the doctor who performed the full-body examination, no one else should know it.

Shen Juan noticed her unusual behavior: "What's wrong? Does Jiang Wan have other illnesses?"

"It's not an illness..." Wang Yiran bit her lip. She knew she couldn't hide this from Shen Juan, who was a doctor. "Jiang Wan donated a kidney five years ago..."

Shen Juan blinked, his gaze suddenly froze, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. When he spoke again, his voice was several degrees deeper.

"Five years ago...donated a kidney?"

Five years ago, Lu Jingshi finally received a kidney and successfully underwent surgery.

His chest heaved, and even his breathing slowed slightly: "Ranran, do you think it might...?"

Wang Yiran clearly knew what he wanted to say and shook her head slightly.

"Jiang Wan never said who it was for, but ever since I learned that Lu Jingshi... also had surgery five years ago, I have had my suspicions, but Jiang Wan never mentioned it."

"Grass!"

Shen Juan slammed his fist against the wall beside him, tilted his head back, and bit his lower lip hard.

"I used to criticize Jiang Wan quite a bit for Lao Lu's infatuation, but I never expected... what if Lao Lu found out..."

"He's absolutely insane!"

Wang Yiran added, then turned to the attending physician who had remained silent.

"Doctor, Jiang Wan has kept this so well hidden, perhaps she doesn't want others to know. Could you... pretend you don't know and not tell Lu Jingshi for now?"

Regardless of Jiang Wan's considerations, I must do my best to help her protect what she wants to protect.

"Actually, besides this, there's another piece of news."

The attending physician spoke slowly.

"Ms. Jiang is 35 days pregnant."

.........

Inside the Gu family's private tea room in the seaside villa area.

Gu Qiang looked at Wang Yiran and an unfamiliar young lawyer across from him, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Wang Yiran went through all the litigation materials she received one by one.

"Mr. Gu, this is just a simple restaurant dispute. The other party doesn't have much evidence; they just want more compensation."

"It all depends on our company's attitude. If we don't want to encourage this unhealthy trend, we'll pursue the case to the end. If we really don't want to get entangled with these people and want a quick resolution, we'll try to mediate."

Gu Qiang nodded: "Alright, let's not let this affect the company's image. Let's try to mediate."

Wang Yiran raised an eyebrow; she wasn't surprised by Gu Qiang's choice.

This is also the usual choice for most catering companies.

Even if they are in the right, aside from the costs of litigation, the pressure from public opinion and the damage to their image are not worth it, so they generally choose to settle things quietly.

"Okay, Mr. Gu, I'll contact the court to arrange mediation as soon as I get back. I'll try my best to lower the amount. I'll report the specifics to the company later."

Gu Qiang hummed in agreement, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and then spoke as if casually.

"This case isn't complicated, so why did Director Wang come in person?"

He smiled and said, "Jiang Wan and I are old acquaintances. Why don't we just ask her to make the trip? She can also catch up with me while she's at it."

Wang Yiran's expression stiffened for a moment, then she forced a smile.

"For us, there are no small matters concerning our clients; it's all our duty."

She didn't give a direct answer, and Gu Qiang keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Wang Yiran took out the agency materials from her bag and pushed them in front of Gu Qiang.

"Mr. Gu, these are the authorization documents to be submitted to the court. Please sign them."

Gu Qiang glanced at it a few times, touched his chest, looked up, and looked at Wang Yiran with a troubled expression.

Wang Yiran understood immediately.

"You left your pen in the car again? I'll go get it."

After she finished speaking, she got up and left the private room.

Gu Qiang first casually flipped through the agency materials.

"Huh? The agent isn't Attorney Jiang either?"

The junior lawyer on the other end immediately explained, "Oh, it's like this, I'm Director Wang's assistant. Attorney Jiang is currently hospitalized, so Director Wang and I are handling the case together."

"Hospitalized? What's wrong? Is it serious?"

The junior lawyer shook his head: "I don't know, but I heard from other people in the firm that he's been unconscious for several days and hasn't woken up yet."

Gu Qiang's hand, which was holding the document, suddenly paused.

"I see... Which hospital? The company should also go and show their appreciation."

"City Hospital".

The door to the private room was pushed open, and Wang Yiran walked in.

Gu Qiang didn't ask any further questions. He took the pen she handed him and signed the document in a flamboyant manner.

After the two left, Gu Qiang immediately called his younger brother.

The phone rang for a long time before the other end answered, and the person on the other end sounded very unwell.

Since the old man threatened to refuse medical treatment to force Gu Yang to get engaged to the Guo family, Gu Qiang has never seen his younger brother again.

Every time I hear about it, it's either because he's drunk or he's gone out to have fun, and he's abandoned the projects he was in charge of.

Gu Yang's lazy voice came through the microphone.

"Hey, what do you want? Is the old man on a hunger strike again?"

Gu Qiang took a deep breath: "No, something happened to Jiang Wan!"