Christmas Eve was a Friday, and Fan Yue took half a day off and said to Ge Tianxiao before getting off work.

In addition to the commuter bag, the girl also carried a big shopping bag in her hand, Ge Tianxiao casually asked what it was containing, and the girl said with a happy sweet smile on her face, "Hey, little surprise." ”

Ge Tianxiao guessed that it was prepared for Zhou Mo, but he didn't break it, just smiled shallowly, "Merry-Christmas." ”

"Sister Ge too."

Looking at her departing back, even her footsteps were brisk and pleasant, Ge Tianxiao took out his mobile phone from under the table.

She was about to send a message to Yuan Feiyue, but Fan Yue came in and interrupted.

Ge: [Where do you want to go at night, I'll book a restaurant.] 】

Yueyue: [I want to eat Spanish food! Paella! Tapas!】

Yueyue: [You still love me, refill]

That time went back quickly, and Ge Tianxiao could imagine her lying on the bed with her mobile phone doing nothing, and her eyes suddenly lit up when she thought of food. is always a heroic face, and it is rare that the corners of the mouth are unconsciously raised, and the warmth is vein.

*

Zhou Mo does not go to the law firm every day, sometimes he meets clients outside, and sometimes he works from home when he doesn't have much to do.

Fan Yue came out of the Huixin building and sent a WeChat message to ask him if he wanted to have lunch together, but in fact, it was to find out if he was in Jianglan No. 1.

After receiving a reply of denial and refusal, she happily got on the subway without any worries.

The man put away his phone and handed the thick silver credit card to the person across the counter, and the shopping guide put the suede green jewelry box into the white box, carefully packaged it, and tied a beautiful bow with a green ribbon. "Mr. really has a vision," said the shopping guide, placing the small and delicate shopping bag in front of the man, "It's a Christmas gift for your girlfriend, right?" Do you need a small greeting card? ”

Suddenly remembering something, Zhou Mo lifted his eyelids and looked at the other party, "Is there a card similar to a postcard?" ”

"Postcards?" This request is quite rare, and the shopping guide with exquisite makeup was stunned, so Zhou Mo asked casually and told the other party that he didn't have to bother looking for it.

VCA's shopping guide sent him to the door of the store, saw the tall and tall man, turned around and entered the house next door, silently envious in his heart, I don't know which lucky girl has such a rich Christmas gift.

Zhou Mo returned to the office from Zhongsheng, Zhuo was flirting with Vanessa at the front desk, and when he saw someone coming back empty-handed, he came up puzzled, "Didn't you go to get something?" What about gifts? ”

"Put it in the car."

Zhuo Zheng looked disappointed, "I still want to see what you bought." ”

Zhou Mo didn't bother to take care of it, and walked into the office by himself, and someone naturally followed in with a dead face, "What do you guess Vanessa White Elephant has prepared for you in the gift exchange?" ”

"What?"

"You'll find out in a moment."

Zhuo Zheng sneered mysteriously, in Zhou Mo's opinion, he was quite underwhelmed.

was about to drive people out, and suddenly looked up at Zhuo Zheng, "What do you mean, I'll know in a while?" ”

"It's time for a gift exchange. Start recording when your lunch break is over. ”

Zhou Mo paused, "So what?" What's the matter with me? ”

“？？？” Zhuo Zheng's eyes widened, with a look of disbelief, "Boss Zhou doesn't take you like this." Usually just play me, I have told the program team here, and the interns are excited when they hear that you are going to appear. ”

This time it was Zhou Mo's turn to be confused.

The two communicated for a while, only to find out -

The program team asked Zhuo Zheng to persuade Zhou Mo to participate in the recording of the white elephant gift link as a name-partner, saying that after all, this is also Zhou Zheng's traditional retention project.

Zhuo Zheng didn't want to touch the cold nail, so he let Vanessa at the front desk pass the word.

In Vanessa's opinion, Zhou Boss emphasized earlier that he would not participate in the recording, thinking that he was just preparing a gift in the name of Zhou Mo.

When Zhuo Zheng said that Zhou Mo agreed, he didn't know why Zhuo Boss was unexpectedly overjoyed, and he could praise her vigorously, "Vanessa, you can actually convince Boss Zhou?" How eloquent is it? Year-end bonus, add money! Must be strengthened! How come I didn't find you so good before? ”

Vanessa was suddenly praised to the sky, and her expression was very dazed, but when she heard the three words of the year-end bonus, she was too late to think about what was wrong.

And Zhuo Zheng turned his head and told the show that Zhou Mo agreed to participate in the recording of the white elephant gift exchange......

"Boss Zhou, this matter is caused by the misunderstanding caused by the junior brother's incompetence," Zhuo Zheng had an attitude of asking Zhou Mo at first, but at this moment he was able to curry favor with him, "Look, what is the most important thing for us to be lawyers?" Reputation! Reputation! Let's promise others that we will release pigeons before recording, so why can't we get by? Maybe at that time, he will end up with a reputation for playing a big name without trust? ”

Zhou Mo leaned on the office chair, listened to Zhuo Zheng explain everything indifferently, tilted his head slightly, the corners of his mouth seemed to be smiling, but a pair of sharp eyes flashed with a cold beam, "So what?" What does it matter to me? Say it yourself, how are you going to make up for this low-level mistake? ”

Zhuo Zheng took a step back silently under the cold gaze......

But I also knew that since Zhou Mo could say so, of course he reluctantly agreed to participate in the recording.

So when the other party said that he wanted to auction Shi Dabin's purple clay pot at the auction before as compensation, Zhuo Zheng gritted his teeth and agreed to change hands with blood dripping in his heart.

The two took the elevator down to the 36th floor.

Except for the first site selection, Zhou Mo has not set foot here for a week or two until the show started, the previously empty venue is now decorated with simple and clean office furniture, and the sign with the word "Zhou Zheng" standing outside the door is half as high as the entrance, which is quite presentable.

He also naturally noticed that in every corner there were pervasive cameras and the staff of the program team. Walking through the open office area, Zhuo Zheng led him to the end.

The conference room, which was still stumbling, fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes fell on the two people who pushed the door in.

Zhou Mo didn't care, and after bowing his head lightly to everyone, he walked to the empty seat by the window and sat down.

And everyone's eyes followed the red circle cowman he saw for the first time.

Zhou Mo sat still, his arms hanging casually on the conference table, "Hello everyone, I'm Zhou Mo, the managing partner of Zhou Zheng Law Firm." First of all, congratulations to several outstanding interns here, I am very happy to meet you for the first time today, and you can raise any questions about work or career planning in the future. We hope to help you as much as we can. ”

The official is also a routine, but it is understandable.

In fact, there are a lot of rumors about Zhou Zheng in the legal circle.

Needless to say, the two partners are outstanding in appearance and young, which is an objective fact that cannot be refuted.

It's just that this objective fact, especially the fact that the two are young and can stand on their own, still caused a lot of controversy in the industry.

But Zhou Zheng's performance is there, and the law firm has been defined as a red circle law firm three years after its establishment, and this rocket-like speed is almost unprecedented in the legal circle.

Zhuo Zheng's radicality and Zhou Mo's calmness can be called the gold medal combination in the circle.

Compared with Zhuo Zheng's appearance, Zhou Mo's low-key and mysterious nature also makes people have more desire to dig into him.

It's not that the circle hasn't dug up.

The Zhou family has been in business for several generations, and the family has a deep foundation in the Shanghai market, and the same low-key is actually an invisible rich businessman's family. Zhou Mo's Juris Doctor has been interning in the world's top five Skadden for three years, and his qualifications and connections have reached a height that many people cannot reach in their lifetime before graduation.

It's just that what insiders didn't figure out was that with his ability, he finally chose an international trade law that did not challenge him as the main attack.

In fact, Zhuo Zheng also asked this question, and Zhou Moyun replied lightly, "The case is stable and there is a lot of money."

The case is stable, indicating that there are many cases that can be referenced, and the degree of winning the case is safe. More money... That's what it literally means.

Zhou Mo listened to the interns introduce themselves after listening to the resumes prepared by the assistant in advance, and had a little prediction of everyone's ability in his heart.

But after all, today was a gift exchange, and he didn't want to make the atmosphere too serious, so he presided over and explained the rules after greeting everyone.

In fact, Zhou Mo didn't know what Vanessa had prepared for him until now. When an intern opened a cold-cast bronze book of the goddess of justice, he raised his eyebrows slightly and was about to secretly praise Vanessa's intentions, and then Zhuo Zheng claimed it first.

Until the end of the link, only a boy named Wang Ye beside him was left who had not opened the gift.

All eyes were on this heavy and stocky gift.

When Wang also opened a corner, revealing only a black cover, Zhou Mo realized what it was.

With a polite smile on the corner of his mouth, he turned his head to look at Zhuo Zheng, and the person who was being watched by the murderous gaze pretended not to see it at the moment, ignoring him and continuing to chat enthusiastically with others-

"Yuanzhao Dictionary of Common Law?!"

A thousand-page black-skinned and gold-lettered dictionary nearly palm-high, unfolded in front of everyone.

There was only this one gift left in the audience that had not been unpacked, and after an exclamation, everyone's eyes naturally focused on Zhou Mo's face.

Compared to other gifts present, such as pens, water bottles, transportation cards, humidifiers and other daily office supplies......

Zhou Mo's "preparation" of this generous gift...... Pragmatic, dedicated, and old-fashioned, people dare not make too many evaluations.

“……”

Zhuo Zheng couldn't help but laugh, intending to see how he made it round.

In fact, Vanessa also put her heart into choosing gifts.

The Yuanzhao Anglo-American Dictionary has a total of more than 4.6 million words, including more than 50,000 entries and annotations. The meaning of the dictionary is to provide Chinese legal professionals with a new Chinese version of the collection of English and American legal thesaurus, which is not in line with Zhou Mo's international trade law.

The man quietly loosened one of the buttons of his blazer in front of his abdomen, sat up straight and adjusted a comfortable position, looking at the man who received his gift with a calm expression, "Your name is Wang, right?" ”

As he spoke, he looked at the intern beside him who nodded stiffly, and smiled kindly, "I just read your resume, and I studied for a master's degree in law in DC, and this dictionary can be regarded as finding the best home." ”

"Among the current legal systems in the world, the influence of civil law and common law is the most widely used. I believe that all of you here have known the dictionary of "Yuan Zhao" from all sources during their study of the Fa, and I have kept one in my office all year round, and now there is an APP version of it. The dictionary is rich, authoritative and easy to find, and I hope it will help you in your future work and study. ”

This ...... If the old-fashioned words come from the mouths of other senior lawyers, a few trainee lawyers may just read outside of class after listening to the professor's lectures.

From the mouth of Zhou Mo, who is not well-known and finally saw a real person, it can be said that the interns seem to have been treasured, even if they do not involve international law, they immediately place an order online when they come out of the conference room.

And after this episode of the program was broadcast, the hardcover thick-skin version of the "Yuan Zhao" dictionary was sold out on the electronic merchandise station of the program sponsor.

*

At the end of the recording, Zhou Mo cooperated to finish normal socializing, and after explaining the program team's post-editing not to show his face, he was ready to pick up Fan Yue from work, but the other party asked him to go back to Jianglan No. 1 directly.

When the elevator door opened in front of him, a pungent smell of burning instantly rushed into his nose.

Zhou Mo subconsciously thought that there was a fire in his home, and after walking a few steps, he saw Fan Yue standing by the cooking table, frantically fanning her apron against the frantic that had been pasted into something for nowhere, trying to disperse the smoke.

At this point, the fire alarm has not been triggered, and the man thinks it is magical.

"You're ...... Do what? ”

“…… Steak. ”

Zhou Mo's gaze swept over the mass of charred carbon in front of him, quickly analyzed the possibility of carcinogenic after ingestion, and frowned with a look of disgust.

His inconspicuous expression Fan Yue naturally caught it, and his heart was full of frustration, and he even almost set the house on fire......

The man ripped the apron from her hand, picked up the pan and threw it into the sink, and the faucet "squeaked" to extinguish the heat.

"I've booked a restaurant," the man shook his head helplessly as he looked at the endgame in front of him, and he was slightly stunned when he noticed something different in the apartment.

Or raised the corners of his mouth and looked down at her dotingly, "Otherwise, take you out to eat?" ”

"Don't!" Fan Yue withdrew from his arms, "No, no, no, I ......"

She couldn't say any more halfway through.

She originally planned to cook a perfect romantic dinner, and the two of them drank a few glasses of wine, and the atmosphere was good enough...... Surprise debut.

All the plans are in the apartment, and if you go out, won't they all be disrupted?

Seeing her like this, the man didn't force it, opened the refrigerator and looked at the fact that it was filled with ingredients at some point, "You bought it?" ”

Fan Yue let out an awkward "um", always feeling a little unhappy in her heart.

What I don't like is that my cooking skills are too poor, and I messed up the original romantic surprise and made it imperfect.

Zhou Mo looked at her little head that was a little annoyed and lowered, and pulled the person to the refrigerator and hugged her, "Then you see what you want to eat, I'll make it for you?" ”

Fan Yue couldn't help but feel depressed at this time, complaining that her cooking skills were not good and she messed things up, and she was a little depressed.

Zhou Mo sighed lightly and closed the refrigerator, gently picked up the person, put it on the island in the kitchen, and put it at eye level with him, put his hands on Fan Yue's side and shrouded the person in his arms and asked patiently, "You said it yourself, will I make it for you or go out to eat?" ”

“……”

"Huh?"

Fan Yue didn't look at him, picked up the wine that had been prepared for him before, took a sip and held it in his hand, and handed it to his lips.

Zhou Mo smelled that it was a strong wooden barrel that produced a rich, whiskey smell.

Take it and drink it down.

The glass lay down beside her, and the crystal glass made a noise as it touched the marble countertop.

"hmm......" Fan Yue hesitated for a moment, she didn't want to go out, but there was really nothing to eat at home, but what about surprises......

Finally, he pouted and said, "The steak I bought was charred for me, and there was no meat at home." ”

Zhou Mo was slightly stunned, looked at her deeply, hooked a long arm and brought the person in front of him, and his voice was hoarse and blurred, "Yes." ”

"There's you."

Before Fan Yue could react, she was picked up and ready to be taken to the bedroom.

"Wait, wait! No, no, no! She knew what Zhou Mo was going to do, screaming even more, and her hands and feet kept resisting.

The man frowned, puzzled why she reacted so much, and put the man down.

The girl had already been panting in the struggle, and her smiling face was flushed with a little blood. Spare him to pick up the cocktail that was still half a glass left on the counter, and sip it down like a blazing sip.

"You ......"

"You wait here, don't move!"

She drank too quickly, was in a hurry to talk and ran away, she was choked by herself until she coughed twice, and finally said something less delicate than usual, and even had a hint of threat.

Zhou Mo saw sentimentality on her face, and saw an angry expression, which only found it interesting. Unfastened her blazer and tossed it aside, unbuttoned her neckline, and leaned against the edge of the island for a long time to wait for her to come out of the bedroom.

He heard a rustling in the master bedroom, objects falling off and upper bodies, and even the sound of a little woman scurrying into the corner of the bed.

But no matter how much he guessed, he would never have expected the scene in front of him at this time-

The heavy door of the master bedroom slowly pushed open, and Fan Yue's delicate figure appeared from behind the door half-hidden and half-hidden, her small hands pinched the doorknob and pursed her lips tightly, and she looked up at him delicately......

Entwined with golden Christmas lanterns.

Decorated as a shivering Christmas tree, Fan Yue stood in front of her with a little cringe.

The man's vision and nerves collapsed instantly......

At this moment, there is still anyone who can hold back, even if it is a long time since there is no desire in the body.

Zhou Mo instantly tore off the tie between his collar and threw it off, and walked towards the person without reservation.

*……*

Christmas Eve.

Christmas-Eve。

Fan Yue seemed to let go of her body and mind, and ...... with him without reservation

She is like this, how can a man resist her initiative.

Zhou Mo only vaguely remembered that before Fan Yue fainted, he raised his head and hugged him and begged him.

Ask him......

Afterwards.

Fan Yue shrunk into a small lump and hugged him, Zhou Mo lowered his head and kissed her.

The body and mind are relaxed and satisfied like never before.

He had been too busy to ask, but now he asked, "Why?" ”

“……”

The girl didn't reply, he knew her Dink, and his big palm pinched her waist.

Then he asked, "Huh?" ”

Being asked so bluntly suddenly, Fan Yue was naturally shy.

Buried his head in his chest and refused to raise his head, and finally muffled, "Safe period." ”