Chapter 2 Resurgence
Scenes from the past emerged, and Zhong Qing's eyes turned red.
"Lawyer Zhong, what's wrong with you?" Li Chang saw Zhong Qing's abnormal expression and asked worriedly.
Zhong Qing covered her face with her hands, turned her back and replied, "It's nothing." β
Zhong Qingren, whose eyes were red, could see that she was sad, but she couldn't help but say nothing.
Li Chang leaned in front of Zhong Qing with a gossipy face, "Lawyer Zhong, have you talked to Mr. Ji before?" β
Zhong Qing deliberately pretended to be stupid, "What did you talk about?" β
"Falling in love? What else can be talked about? β
Zhong Qing never likes to talk about her private affairs in front of unfamiliar people, but she can't stand Li Chang's gossip and self-acquaintance.
In addition, he is Ji Mingchen's assistant, and Zhong Qing also wants to learn about Ji Mingchen's experience in the past nine years from him.
"Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"
"Mr. Ji is too abnormal today, he has always been alienated from people, especially to female colleagues or female customers, and he can't refuse people thousands of miles away, but he is so enthusiastic about you today."
Zhong Qing was speechless: Where do you see your enthusiasm?
"Moreover, he has been secretly looking at you today, and that look is almost glued to you."
Zhong Qing's brain "buzzed", stunned in place, she was angry with a sentence of "high school classmates" today, coupled with the strangeness that she hadn't seen for nine years, she didn't dare to look at Ji Mingchen throughout the whole process, even when they were just negotiating work, the two tacitly didn't look at each other, sitting upright and talking, although it was dignified and serious, but it was actually very weird.
Even if it's just a high school classmate, even if you didn't know each other very well back then, you shouldn't even say a word about the scene when you meet again after many years, at least talk about the events of the year or ask about the current situation.
Zhong Qing sighed, her heartache was unspeakable when she thought about it back then, and she didn't dare to ask about the current situation.
Worried so that she didn't see Ji Mingchen's gaze, was it blazing or indifferent? Do you think about the past or think about this sudden reunion?
Ji Mingchen stood at the door, knocked on the door twice, Zhong Qing got up and prepared to leave. Li Chang had a playful look, and said loudly, "Mr. Ji, relax, I'll help you deal with anything, don't come back to work overtime." β
"What? Do you want to usurp the throne? β
"Where? I am grieving for the Lord. β
Zhong Qing naturally heard that there was something in these words, and walked out in a muffled voice.
In Ji Mingchen's car, Zhong Qing sat in the co-pilot without saying a word, and Ji Mingchen broke the deadlock first, "You are working in Zhiyou now?" β
"Yes."
"Zhiyou's lawyer Wang Zhongping Wang is very familiar with me, he was the legal counsel of my previous company, and later came out to create Zhiyou, and it was quite good."
"Really? What a coincidence. β
Ji Mingchen felt that the atmosphere was really depressing, and couldn't help asking, "Zhong Qing, what's wrong with you?" β
"It's nothing," Zhong Qing straightened up and cautiously asked, "Your legs, can you drive?" β
"Yes, I hurt my left leg, it's no problem to step on the accelerator, and my small model is not in the way." After Ji Mingchen finished speaking, he suddenly changed his tone, and seemed to be ridiculous but said in a deep voice: "What? Don't dare to ride in my car? β
Zhong Qing was dumbfounded, "I'm worried about you." β
Ji Mingchen didn't answer, and Zhong Qing didn't know how to speak.
The car was parked in front of a high-end Western restaurant, Ji Mingchen asked Zhong Qing to get out of the car first, and he went to park.
"Zhong Qing?" As soon as Zhong Qing closed the co-pilot's door, a voice came from behind him.
Zhong Qing turned his head and saw a familiar dark face, "Are you Xiao Long?" β
"I don't know each other anymore? But it's been a long time since I've seen you, and the last time I saw you in the middle court was two years ago, right? Xiao Long's face was black and his teeth were white, and he was inexplicably happy when he smiled.
Zhong Qing smiled, "Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time, why are you here?" β
"Socialize! I didn't drink too much to recognize you today. Xiao Long glanced at the car that hadn't gone far, and quipped, "Why are you here, dating your boyfriend?" β
Zhong Qing raised her eyebrows and didn't speak.
"It's good, you should have let it go." Xiao Long looked at Zhong Qing with a look of relief, "I said that you will definitely be able to start a new life." β
"Wait, what does my past mean?"
Although they are high school classmates, Zhong Qing and Xiao Long are in the same level and different classes, and the two of them can know each other because of Ji Mingchen - Xiao Long is Ji Mingchen's buddy, Xiao Long has no temper and no heart, Rao is such a cold person as Zhong Qing, he can take the initiative to mingle, so Zhong Qing has a good relationship with him.
"......" Xiao Long was stunned for a moment and explained: "It's nothing, just you and Ji Mingchen back then, although neither of you said anything, but a few of us around us could see it, and we were quite happy for the two of you, but as soon as the college entrance examination was eaten, the two of you dispersed, and Lao Ji University went to Shanghai to stay, and even I didn't contact me, not to mention you, I saw you a few times later, and you asked me if I had any news of him, I think you still can't get out." β
"I've asked you a few times, and you won't tell me once."
"I, I don't know!"
Zhong Qing sighed and said self-deprecatingly: "Then let me tell you, I still haven't come out." β
"What do you mean?"
"You'll know when he comes."
"Huh?" Before Xiao Long's "ah" was finished, he saw a familiar figure walking over in the afterglow.
"Ji, Ji, old Ji?" Xiao Long saw Ji Mingchen walking to Zhong Qing's side calmly, the expression on his face changed instantly, and he wondered, "What's the situation?" β
"What's the situation, why are you here?"
"You two got back together?"
Xiao Long has never been able to cover up his words, and the two people in front of him are a little at a loss for words.
"Anyway, we just met today." Zhong Qing hurriedly explained.
Xiao Long's small eyes flashed at the two of them on his dark face after taking turns scanning the two of them.
"What? After a long absence, you two are going to have a meal? β
Get! was teased twice in one night for one meal.
Zhong Qing's face was hot for a while, and she glanced at Xiao Long.
Ji Mingchen, who had never spoken, looked sideways at Xiao Long, looked up and down and asked, "Have you been to Africa?" β
Xiao Long didn't come back to his senses at first, he didn't understand what Ji Mingchen's sudden "Africa" meant, and only after he reacted did he become angry: "What Africa? I'm going to Sanya for my honeymoon, aren't you going to my wedding? I don't know if I'm going to Sanya, just you, don't hurt me with this. β
Ji Mingchen sneered, although Xiao Long was surprisingly black, he still had a good face and didn't like others to say that he was black.
"But where are you going to Sanya, you should go to the equator to get the effect."
"Hey, gave you face, didn't you?"
Zhong Qing, who was silent on the side, always felt that something was wrong, and looking at the mutual loss of the two people in front of her, she suddenly realized a problem!
"Wait a while, Xiao Long, you told me that you haven't known about him, I saw you the year before last and asked you if you knew where he was, you said you didn't even have his contact information, so how can you still invite him to your wedding?"
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As soon as the words fell, the word "embarrassing" was written on the two faces in front of him, one black and one white.
"It's all Ji Mingchen asked me to hide it, it's none of my business, Barrister Zhong, he is the mastermind of my cover-up, don't treat me for my crime." Xiao Long put on a bright smile and made a "welcome" gesture in the direction of the restaurant.
"What are you two going to do! It's time for me to go back to my wife. β
Then he ran away with a puff of smoke, leaving Ji Mingchen and Zhong Qing looking at each other in the same place.
Zhong Qing spread her hands and said as if she didn't care: "Confess and be lenient, don't worry, I am a civil lawyer, I can't sentence you, at most I will ask you to pay some compensation." β
"Reparations for what?"
"From eighteen to twenty-seven, my best nine years."
"These Nine Years ......"
Without waiting for Ji Mingchen to finish speaking, Zhong Qing preemptively said: "I have been waiting for you for the past nine years, and when you come back, tell me the reason for your departure." β
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As soon as the door was closed, Zhong Qing collapsed on the sofa
It was the most fantastic night she's had in years. She not only met Ji Mingchen, who had been in her heart for nine years, but also had dinner with him, Ji Mingchen sent her downstairs and said to her, "See you another day".
What day is another day? Zhong Qing couldn't wait for a day, she couldn't wait for a day, she couldn't wait to fly to Ji Mingchen's side immediately, pester him, hold him, and stay by his side for the rest of her life.
Does anyone know what it's like to wait nine years? In nine years and 3,285 days, she has changed from a yellow-haired girl who just graduated from high school to a lawyer who is fast running, and Ji Mingchen has also changed from a boy who has nothing to do to a mature and stable man.
How many sleepless days have you had in nine years, how many times have you envied the happiness of others, and how many times have you thought about giving up?
I can't count them, and I don't dare to count them.
But now that I have met him, let's look forward, Zhong Qing thought.
Zhong Qing went to the law firm the next day with a pair of dark circles under her eyes, and Yang Zuo was already sitting on the sofa in her office, looking like she was waiting for trial.
"Yang Lu?"
"It seems like you had a great time last night, and the office door is not closed?" Yang Zuo's tone was very poor.
Forgetting that he offended this master yesterday, Zhong Qing hurriedly made amends: "Yang Lu is really embarrassed, I didn't have time to tell you about something urgent yesterday, I'll invite you to dinner tonight, okay?" β
"You think I don't want you a meal?"
I don't know your meal either, Zhong Qing secretly slandered herself, and Yang Zuo's teasing tone made her instantly angry, but because of her feelings, she still couldn't help but ask, "Then what do you want?" β
The two were in a stalemate for a while, Zhong Qing did not give in at all, but sat down on the office chair and turned on the computer to prepare for work.
"Can't you see what I'm thinking?"
Yang Zuo said it bluntly, Zhong Qing brewed for half a minute, and finally prepared to tear his face.
"I know your intentions, but I have never accepted them, and I have returned your gifts intact, and I should have never said anything to misunderstand you! Therefore, there is no need for you to come to me with the appearance of being wronged. β
Yang Zuo was speechless angrily, he had always been unwilling to give the upper hand verbally, but although Zhong Qing's words poked in his heart, he ignored them every word.
"What are you stimulated by? Talk to me like that? β
"I can't say that it's exciting, it's just a quick knife to cut through the mess, it's quite enjoyable."
"Do you have someone you like?" Yang Zuo was not angry in his heart, but he felt that Zhong Qing seemed to have changed, not in appearance, but in the overall state.
She was no longer as calm as water, but a gently rippling lake, full of vitality and a reason to argue about one thing.
The previous Zhong Qing, except for the generous presentation in court, rarely spoke to people with such a hard attitude, and she was mostly as indifferent as a breeze and did not fight or grab.
Therefore, apart from love, there should be nothing that can make people change a brand-like habit.
"yes!" As soon as Zhong Qing mentioned that person, he suddenly had the confidence to speak bluntly to Yang Zuo.
Of course, she didn't say that she didn't have someone she liked, but that the person she liked finally appeared.
"Heh, so you have to break up with me quickly!"
"The two of us are colleagues, at most we are not very familiar friends, so there is no special relationship worth abandoning."
Yang Zuo stood up and said fiercely: "Do you think that if the gift is returned, if you say cruel words, you can break off with me?"
"Yang Zuo, we are all almost thirty years old, don't be so naΓ―ve, okay? Do you think that by giving a few expensive gifts and saying a few sweet words, you will have exclusive rights to me and be able to dictate to me? Zhong Qing also stood up and stretched out her hand to the door, "I can buy the bag and perfume myself, and I have someone to say to me, so Yang Lu, you go out first, don't embarrass us." β
Yang Zuo walked out of Zhong Qing's office with a face full of anger, and several new college students hooked their heads and looked inside, eager to know what happened to the two most talented and beautiful lawyers in the law firm.