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

Jiang Wan said goodbye to her colleagues with embarrassment.

Eric waved his hand, urging her to leave quickly: "Don't worry, I'll send you the bill."

Jiang Wan was both amused and exasperated. She waved her hand and walked towards Lu Jingshi.

Lu Jingshi stubbed out his cigarette and opened the passenger door: "Get in."

Ah Zhen and the others watched the Maybach drive away with envy.

"Wan Jie's boss is so nice! He's handsome and classy. He not only helped his employee out of a difficult situation, but he also waited for Wan Jie to get off work here."

The others chimed in, which Eric found amusing.

Are these people stupid?

Just by looking at Lu Jingshi's skillful way of taking the bag and opening the car door, and Jiang Wan's naturalness in not feeling anything was wrong, it was clear that the two were definitely not in an ordinary superior-subordinate relationship.

Inside the car, Lu Jingshi remained silent, calmly looking at the road ahead.

Jiang Wan didn't know what to say, and the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

After a while, Jiang Wan cleared her throat and said, "Thank you for today."

Lu Jingshi glanced at her, then asked, "For the sake of that wine?"

"Yes, both. If you hadn't intervened, that man wouldn't have given up so easily."

"So you're going to continue working here?"

"I'm just helping out today; I don't usually go upstairs."

Lu Jingshi sighed helplessly: "...Have you saved enough money to go abroad?"

Jiang Wan looked at him in surprise: "How did you know?"

"According to your colleagues, you get along quite well with them, just like you do with Lao Wang and the others."

"Actually, most of them are very simple-minded. I can get along well with people who are innocent."

When Wang Yiran was mentioned, Jiang Wan observed his expression before speaking.

"Wang Yiran stood up for me that day, and some of her words were a bit harsh. Can you please not hold it against her? The branch office is slowly improving now, so can you... not take it back?"

Lu Jingshi twitched the corner of his mouth.

"I know what kind of person Lao Wang is. She's a bit of a brute but also loyal and righteous. I don't blame her."

"Besides... do you think setting up and closing a branch office is as simple as returning an item you bought online? Foolish!"

Jiang Wan rolled her eyes.

That's just how this person is; they can't say anything nice for more than three sentences before they start being sarcastic.

She simply shut up and leaned back in the passenger seat, pretending to doze off.

"You and Gu Yang..."

Lu Jingshi spoke again, seemingly unsure how to express himself, pausing for a long time before continuing, "Are you all alright?"

Jiang Wan didn't know what he meant by asking this, but she still told the truth.

"We're fine, what's wrong?"

The car suddenly veered to the left, but quickly stabilized.

"So when are you planning to get married?"

"Huh?" Jiang Wan was a little confused. "Why do we have to get married?"

"You two aren't getting married? Didn't Gu Yang propose to you?"

Lu Jingshi recalled those reports. Now that things had come to this, how could Gu Yang not take responsibility?

Why did he propose to me?

really!

What an irresponsible scoundrel!

Lu Jingshi slammed his hand on the steering wheel, and the car beeped.

Disappointment welled up in Jiang Wan's eyes. Could it be that he was so eager for her to get engaged to Gu Yang, and that he would only be happy if he heard that she was engaged to Gu Yang?

Was he afraid that she would pester him? Or was he afraid that Yu Qing and Fang Tian would get angry?

Lu Jingshi glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Jiang Wan's dejected face, her eyes also tinged with melancholy.

In silence, the car smoothly drove into the residential area and stopped in front of the apartment building.

Jiang Wan got out of the car and, seeing Lu Jingshi still sitting in the driver's seat, asked curiously, "Are you still going out?"

"I've been staying at a villa by the bay lately."

Jiang Wan suddenly realized why she hadn't seen him recently; it turned out he had gone home.

She smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, goodbye."

Watching Jiang Wan's thin and lonely figure, the temperature in Lu Jing's eyes slowly dropped.

He remembered that Gu Qiang had invited him to dinner in a few days.

Perhaps I'll see Gu Yang then...

The next morning, Jiang Wan was awakened by a series of urgent ringing sounds before she was fully awake.

She reached for her phone and swiped it open with her eyes closed.

"Hello, who is this?"

"Jiangwan Evening News, quickly open the trending topics!"

Wang Yiran's voice was very urgent.

Jiang Wan was puzzled, but she still managed to open her eyes and lazily opened the software.

"What happened now? Which brother's scandal has broken this time?"

Wang Yiran, unusually, did not respond; only increasingly heavy breathing could be heard.

Jiang Wan sensed something was wrong and sat up abruptly: "Old Wang, what's wrong?"

Before Wang Yiran could answer, a trending topic popped up as soon as the phone entered the homepage.

#Haicheng female lawyer colludes with client to cause teenage girl's tragic death during live stream#

Jiang Wan's drowsiness was instantly dispelled, and she quickly started a new topic.

The first post I saw was a picture of myself smiling with my eyes downcast in front of Lin Yue.

And that fake power of attorney I saw that day.

The caption reads: "I've heard that murderers love to return to the scene of their crimes to relive the experience. This female lawyer is even more of a demon; she actually dared to go to the victim's grave to admire her spoils of victory."

The comments section was even more shocking.

"A life for a life."

"The Deadly Lawyer".

"What a beautiful girl, such a young life, what a pity. I hope this lawyer is alright."

Even worse, some people dug up her account and posted it in the comments section.

The number of private messages in the background was increasing at an incredible rate. Jiang Wan took a deep breath and opened the private messages.

The screen was filled with obscene and vulgar language and curses.

Others didn't say a word, only sending a video.

Jiang Wan was confused. She clicked on it, and after a moment she couldn't help but cover her mouth and back away.

This is not an ordinary video; it was Lin Yue's last live stream before her death.

The young girl stared at the screen with despair in her eyes.

The screen was filled with scrolling profanities and insults, which shattered the girl's fragile heart.

Despite her repeated insistence that she didn't do it on purpose and that she didn't want to lose money, the barrage of accusations and tired jokes on the screen made her speechless.

I could only sob and cry silently in front of the screen.

"Stop cursing! I didn't kill anyone or commit arson. The school has already forced me to drop out. Aren't you going to leave me alone? I can't take it anymore."

Lin Yue's face was covered in tears, her eyes filled with deep despair and grievance.

Someone on the screen replied: "You think you're right just because you're poor? Rich people who get hit by you are just unlucky? If you can't stand it, go die."

"On the top floor, right now it's true that I'm weak and therefore right. When the live stream starts, I'll just say I have Yu Yu syndrome, and everything will be fine."

"+1, the 'Jade Syndrome' is truly a universal excuse now. Anyone who's unwilling to die is seen as just trying to gain traffic. Will they start selling products in a few days?"

In the video, Lin Yue shakes her head and covers her face.

"I don't want to die. My mother has worked so hard, and I don't want her to suffer alone."

There were also people on the screen offering encouragement and advice, but their voices were too soft and were quickly drowned out by negative comments.

"Then have your mother burn more paper money for you."

"Why don't you just stay with your mother? With a daughter like you, how could your mother be a good person?"

"Don't worry, miss, we'll get rid of your mom soon after you leave, and you'll be reunited."

Jiang Wan felt a chill run down her spine. Even someone as hard-working as her couldn't bear such words.

Moreover, she was a young girl who had just graduated from university and had always been protected by her mother.

Sure enough, in the footage, Lin Yue completely broke down!