They finally arrived at the hotel fifteen minutes before the party, but everyone had almost arrived, only the eldest aunt's daughter, Lingche's cousin Su Lingxi, had not yet arrived.

Lingche introduced Xiang Ke to his grandfather and aunt one by one. The eldest aunt looked at Xiang Ke in surprise, and her jaw was about to drop: "You, you are a lawyer Xiang?" Lawyer Xiang Ke Xiang? ”

"Yes, auntie." Xiang Ke politely responded to her question.

"Oh, then you have to be kind to the spirit." The eldest aunt explained: "Lingling, this girl is good at everything, but she is stupid, and she has to help others count the money when they sell her." ”

Grandpa snorted lightly and interrupted the eldest aunt's words: "Why hasn't Xixi come yet?" Let's start eating first, and we won't wait for her. ”

"How can that work?" The eldest aunt hurriedly said: "Xixi must be blocked on the road, she is too busy, how can she have so much time like Lingling?" ”

"How much time can it take her to eat a meal? Late arrivals do not depend on the occasion. Su's mother said with a smile.

"Don't wait, the waiter will serve the food!" Grandpa said categorically.

The eldest aunt frowned and swallowed the words that came to her lips.

"I'm sorry I'm late." With a sweet voice, Su Lingxi walked in with a smile: "Grandpa, happy birthday, it's too congested today, I came out a long time in advance, but I'm still stuck in the road." ”

"It's good to be here, sit down." Grandpa smiled, turned his head to look at Xiang Ke, and explained, "This is the talented girl of our family, Su Lingxi. Then he said to Lingxi: "Xixi, Xiang Ke is now Lingling's boyfriend." ”

As soon as Su Lingxi came in, she saw Xiang Ke, it was not unusual for her grandfather to invite Xiang Ke to her birthday, but the moment she heard that Xiang Ke was Lingche's boyfriend, a look of surprise appeared on her face, and soon this trace of surprise was erased by a smile. "Lawyer Xiang is a senior, and he has admired his name for a long time." With a smile on his face, Su Lingxi stood up and raised his wine glass, "I toast you." ”

Xiang Ke smiled back: "The first time we met, I am glad to meet." ”

"Lawyer Xiang is really a noble person, this is not the first time we have met." Lingxi smiled: "You are a senior, you came to give a speech on the anniversary of your alma mater, and I was in charge of the reception in the student union at that time. ”

"So you've seen it, our Xixi is so good, it's impossible for Lawyer Xiang not to be impressed." The eldest aunt looked at Xiang Ke with a smile, as if questioning why Xiang Ke was not her daughter.

Xiang Ke frowned, as if he was thinking about it: "I'm sorry, I really don't have any impression." ”

"It's okay, but I'll be fined a drink." Lingxi raised his wine glass and smiled at Xiang Ke: "You can forget me, I must punish you." ”

"Sister, this is unfair, I don't even remember giving a speech to Ke Lai, and it's normal for him not to remember you, so it's a bit too unjust to punish you for drinking." Lingche complained.

"This hasn't become your husband yet, so you're protecting him?" Lingxi looked at Lingche a little dissatisfied: "Besides, I punished the lawyer, and he hasn't spoken yet, why did you help him beg for mercy?" ”

"Lingling's words are what I mean." Xiang Ke paused slightly, looked at Lingche with a gentle face, slowly turned his head, his gaze became extremely sharp, he looked at Su Lingxi, looked at Grandpa Su again, and finally said slowly: "Since Miss Su thinks that I should be punished, for the sake of grandpa's face, I will admit this cup." Then he quietly swallowed the wine in his glass.

Su Lingxi smiled, but there was a trace of embarrassment on her face, she picked up the wine glass and looked at Lingche with a smile: "Lingling, you can change your boyfriend so quickly, unlike me, I am still single when I am old." ”

"Sister laughed again, who doesn't know that there is never a shortage of suitors around you, but you are too picky." Ling Che smiled: "Wasn't the second son of the good group chasing you a while ago?" Have you ever promised someone? ”

"Mom, you're talking nonsense again." Lingxi stomped her feet, looked at her mother angrily, and then said to Lingche with a smile: "You don't have to gossip, those playboys, they won't take it seriously, I just hope that someone can be sincere to me." ”

"Yes, Xixi, we don't ask for the right person, but at least the character should be passable." Grandpa sighed: "I've also heard about Lingling, and people like Lin Jiarui must not be found!" ”

"Grandpa, don't worry, I know how to measure." Lingxi said with a smile.

Since it was a family banquet, everyone ate very casually, chatting about the day, and before you knew it, it was getting late.

"Grandpa, I'll send you home today." Coming out of the hotel, Su Lingxi took the initiative to ask Ying: "After sending you off, I will send my mother, and I will just send my aunt to the lawyer." ”

"No need, you send your aunt and Lingling back, Xiang Ke, the old man wants to take your car home today. May I? Grandpa looked at Xiang Ke with a smile.

"Of course, it's an honor." Xiang Ke nodded and smiled, and said to Lingxi, "Then please send Lingling and auntie, Miss Su." ”

Lingxi smiled: "Don't bother, I'll stop by too." ”

After saying goodbye, the group split into two ways. Su Lingxi drove his mother and Lingche's mother and daughter home, and his grandfather got into Xiang Ke's car.

"I've wanted to meet you a long time ago." The old man sat in the back row and said quietly.

Xiang Ke was slightly stunned: "You are a senior, I should have come to visit you a long time ago." ”

Old Man Su smiled slightly: "Young man, to be honest, are you afraid?" ”

Xiang Ke's hand paused, as if thinking about the question raised by the old man, and after a long time, he said slowly: "To be honest, there is a little bit. ”

"Then why are you still fighting such a lawsuit?" The old man asked quietly.

"I don't know, I just feel that since I have eaten this bowl of rice and made so much money, it is natural that I should do something for my career." Xiang Ke said slowly.

"I have two sons." There was a trace of sadness on the old man's face, "The eldest son committed suicide by swallowing a gun because he was involved in a smuggling case, and the second son was assassinated in order to investigate the mining accident of that year." I think back then, I also asked Lingling's father if he was afraid. He said he was scared, but he persevered. In you, young man, I see his shadow. ”

"Professor Sue? He is my mentor. Xiang Ke said slowly: "Without him, there would be no Xiang Ke today." ”

"When you were still in school, Qianyuan mentioned you to me, and he said that you are very intelligent, highly perceptive, and a rare good seedling. When you helped him fulfill his last wish and win the lawsuit, I should have met you and thanked you in person. But at that time, I didn't dare, I didn't dare to face my son's death. The master's voice trembled, and he said slowly: "Qianyuan was afraid that he would affect Lingling's mother and daughter, and he thought about giving up, but I forced him to persevere, he was a good boy, so he really agreed." ”

Xiang Kelen paused for a moment and said softly: "Grandpa, you are a master in the legal profession, and Professor Su is also a leader in this industry, and your persistence is admirable." ”

"He wanted to give up, but when I thought of Qianxiang's death, I wanted to prove something." The old man choked up: "What is the proof, just for the Su family to be worthy of the law, I forced my biological son to death." Qianyuan could have been his teacher well, but my bad spirit lost his father. ”

"Grandpa, Professor Su is my hero." Xiang Ke said slowly: "Lingling has always been proud to have such a father. ”

"If I beg you to give up today, will you look down on me?"

After listening to Old Man Su's words, Xiang Ke was slightly surprised: "Are you worried that I won't be able to protect Lingling?" I promise you, I'll take care of their mother and daughter. ”

"It's a little ashamed to say that I'm so old. Originally, I asked my daughter-in-law about you to say thank you in person for what happened back then, but it was also because of this incident that I knew about your relationship with Lingling. The old man paused for a moment and said slowly: "Have you ever thought that you don't even know who your enemy is, why do you protect the Lingling mother and daughter?" ”

Xiang Ke's eyes tightened slightly, and a look of pain appeared on his face, it was easy to put his life and death aside, but he couldn't help but consider Lingling's safety.

"The old man is ashamed today, Lingling and this case, you can only choose the same." The old man's face was full of tears: "I have to keep this bloodline for Qianyuan." ”

Xiang Kemo was silent, and after a long time, he nodded quietly: "I understand, don't worry." The nightmare of many years ago swept over him again, as if he was about to grasp the tail of happiness, only to watch it slip away from his hand, and in the end it was nothing more than nothing. He felt that he could be so selfish, and even wanted to possess love in such a situation. The long-hidden desire in his heart made him lose his most instinctive awareness of danger as an animal, and he didn't know what it would take to win such a big gamble. The car was speeding down the road, and he couldn't remember how he had said goodbye to the old man in embarrassment, and the tiredness of the days mixed with the cold wind carved into his heart like a knife, making him go crazy.

The mobile phone rang, Xiang Ke glanced at the familiar number, and connected the phone, just wanting the gentle voice to stay in his ears for a little longer.

"Xiang Ke, are you okay?" Ling Che rarely called him by his name like this, and compared to calling him to the lawyer in a proper manner, this voice made the tenderness in his heart rise suddenly.

"Well, what's the matter?" He suppressed his feelings and said quietly.

"It's nothing, I can't get through to your phone all the time, I'm a little worried." Ling Che hesitated and said to himself, "You should rest early, don't burn your body." ”

"I know, so do you." Xiang Ke felt that he had to end the call immediately, he hesitated for a moment, and gritted his teeth: "Good night." ”

"Good night." With a smile, Lingche hung up the phone.