Marrying into a rich family again, the road to becoming a partner

Le Yun was sitting in the office with An Ran when she received a call from Ma Xiaofeng's attorney.

"Lawyer Le, what will it be like after divorce?" An Ran's eyes were dim and blurred, "A lover who has been close to me for so many years, when he signs his name on a piece of paper, he becomes... Stranger. This feeling makes me a little scared when I think about it.”

"Actually, sometimes what scares people is not the matter itself, but an instinctive fear of the unknown." Le Yun comforted her gently, "I understand very well what you are going through now. I have just learned from it. Coming out of a marriage. To be honest, divorce, for me, is like peeling off a layer of skin."

"I thought I had completely let go of him. I thought I could face them calmly." An Ran shook his head, "I still can't stand seeing the two of them walking in together today. I'm really useless."

"There is absolutely no need for you to blame yourself," Le Yun patted her shoulder gently, "This is not your problem at all. To be honest, I have been a lawyer for so many years and have handled many divorce cases, and marriages have broken down because of cheating. There are quite a few. But Mr. Ma is the first to bring his mistress to negotiate an agreement with his original wife."

"Probably, he is sure that I can't do anything to him. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to humiliate me so unscrupulously." An Ran smiled bitterly.

Le Yun looked at her, not knowing what to say.

She knew that for An Ran, the most useless thing at the moment was the insignificant comfort from others.

A loud whistle came from the office door, and then Li Xiao opened the door and walked in.

"I just received a call from Dou Peng. They accepted our proposal and set the alimony at -" He paused deliberately, looked at An Ran excitedly, and said word by word: "180 a year. Ten thousand."

Then, Li Xiao turned to Le Yun and high-fived her, "Excellent acting skills and tacit understanding. We are simply the best partners!"

Hearing the news, An Ran finally had a smile on his face.

"Now I can have a date with my friends and relax," Le Yun was also happy for her. "We made an appointment and went directly to the court tomorrow to sign the divorce agreement."

"I just want to go home and take a hot bath and have a good rest." An Ran's voice was a little hoarse, and his tense nerves suddenly dropped, and he felt an indescribable feeling of exhaustion from the inside out.

After a day's work, An Daiqing, who had just walked out of the office building of Zonghan Law Firm, met Li Xiang, who had been waiting for her at the door.

"Hi!" As soon as Li Xiang saw her, he greeted her enthusiastically: "I'm here specifically to wait for you to get off work."

With previous experience and several successful dates with An Daiqing as a foundation, Li Xiang felt much more confident this time.

"Wait for me?" An Daiqing's attitude was cold, "What's the matter?"

"I..." Li Xiang didn't expect that An Daiqing, who they hadn't seen for just a few days, seemed to be a completely different person compared to the last time we had dinner together. Her attitude towards him was so different, as if she was treating a person. stranger.

"When we had dinner together last time, you said you wanted to see a recently released movie. I bought a ticket for today and specially picked you up to watch it with you."

"Really? I said it casually at the time, but I have long forgotten it."

"Oh...," Li Xiang was speechless.

"Is there anything else?" There was obvious impatience in An Daiqing's tone.

"do not have much left."

"Then I'll leave now and we'll talk next time."

Before Li Xiang could say anything, An Daiqing walked away without looking back.

Li Xiang looked at her leaving back, feeling as if a large ball of cotton had been stuffed into his heart, making him unable to breathe.

The next day, in court.

Everyone showed up on time, except Ma Xiaofeng himself.

Dou Pengzheng dialed his number over and over again, but the result was the same - no one answered.

"Lawyer Dou Peng, I must remind you that free use of mobile phones is not allowed in my court. The bailiff -" the judge said, "please keep Lawyer Dou's mobile phone temporarily."

The bailiff took a metal woven bag and put Dou Peng's mobile phone inside.

"Is there anyone else whose mobile phone needs to be kept for safekeeping?" the judge asked seriously.

Everyone stuffed their phones into their bags or pockets and said no more.

"Very good." The judge nodded with satisfaction, "Two lawyers, I heard that you have reached an agreement."

"Yes, distinguished judge," Li Xiao stood up and said, "Ms. An Ran has agreed to the divorce. Now we are just waiting for Mr. Ma Xiaofeng to show up and sign."

"Lawyer Dou Peng, where is Ma Xiaofeng now?"

At this moment, the ringtone of a mobile phone came from the metal basket that the bailiff had just held.

"Your Honor, I think that's the call from my client." Dou Peng pointed to the metal woven basket.

The judge looked at him dissatisfied and said seriously: "It's a pity that he didn't call before the trial."

"Your Honor, I would like to request an adjournment of one hour. I will contact my client, Mr. Ma Xiaofeng, as soon as possible."

At this time, Li Xiao felt his phone vibrating in his pocket.

He secretly took the phone to the edge of his pocket and glanced at it with his peripheral vision. The screen showed: "Call from An Daiqing."

"Your Honor, we don't mind the other party's lawyer's request and agree to adjourn the court for one hour." Li Xiao stood up immediately and said.

The judge took a deep breath, glanced at the lawyers on both sides, and then stopped at Dou Peng:

"Lawyer Dou Peng, in my court, I will never allow anyone to waste everyone's time and taxpayers' money with any excuse, even if Ma Xiaofeng is a successful businessman. I will give you 10 minutes. "If I don't see him in court after 10 minutes, he will be charged with contempt of court."