Li Miao still worked overtime that day, and only came out of the court at eight o'clock in the evening, but he was not alone, Tang Xu, who said that he would come back tomorrow, came back early, and when he heard the news of Li Miao's injury, he only hurried back to the law firm to put down his things, and watched her work in the office, and had supper with Li Miao after the end.

Tang Xu is a person, Li Miao doesn't hate it but doesn't like it, he has the characteristics that all lawyers have, wise, calm, calm, eloquent, professional level is great, and most of the cases she represents can achieve successful results, but she really can't bear Tang Xu approaching others with a purpose. Although Li Miao understands that this is his professional habit, as a lawyer, he can also understand the complexity of human nature, if he didn't have a clear purpose and other intentions, I am afraid that he would have been played by the parties a long time ago. But Tang Xu seems to have brought work habits into his life, he approached her, and his actions from time to time made her instinctively repulsive.

To be honest, Tang Xu is good to Li Miao. He never embarrassed her, and the roles of judge and lawyer are inherently opposed, and the probability of forming a good interaction is very low, which is contrary to Bacon's assertion, but it is in line with judicial practice. There is a contradiction between their positions and interests, so it is necessary to avoid excessive private interactions. Li Miao is a cautious person, she usually does not have private contact with lawyers with whom she has dealings, and her contact with them is limited to arguments and trials in court. Tang Xu knew this very well, so he never represented Li Miao in the cases he took over, and if the cases he represented were assigned to Li Miao, he would ask the law firm to change lawyers. Although Tang Xu is a lawyer, he is also her senior, who helped her a lot when she first entered the Fa, and also tried to consider her situation in her work, so she had to have personal contact with him.

If as a senior and a friend, it is normal to contact her privately and talk about work and life, but Tang Xu has other thoughts about her, which makes her very annoyed. People who don't like it can't like it no matter how hard they try, Tang Xu is good, but the two are not suitable. The two of them are too similar, they can love others more than themselves, and they are sober and rational at all times, while love is often the most irrational thing.

went out, got into Tang Xu's car, and went to the barbecue stall near Li Miao's house for supper. Li Miao didn't like to eat these things very much, and the strong smell of cumin numbed her sense of taste, so she just wanted a glass of beer and chatted while drinking. Tang Xu likes this noisy environment, the nerves he has been tense seem to relax a little in the noise, he raised his hand and took off his tie, took off his blazer, rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and feasted, vaguely complaining about the strange things he encountered on a business trip. Li Miao listened quietly, did not speak, occasionally chuckled, and more often was silent.

"Hey, I said, senior sister, can you echo me? I'm not in the mood to talk any more. ”

Li Miao raised her eyebrows, this Barrister Tang has asked for a lot today, it seems that this business trip is not going well.

"When are we going to finish? I want to go to sleep. Li Miao said calmly, completely ignoring his hopeful eyes.

"Alas...... you're always like this, boring." Tang Xu stuffed the last bunch of mushrooms into his mouth and said with a sigh.

"My neck hurts a little and I want to rest early." Li Miao is a smart person, she knows Tang Xu's character very well, even if he is purposeful, he still cares about her feelings.

"Okay, let's go." Standing up, he picked up a tissue to wipe his mouth and went to check out.

Li Miao was waiting for him on the side of the road with his bag and his clothes, looking at the home on the side of the road, it was pitch black, and she sighed. With hope, there are always too many unrealistic fantasies, and the experience of her youth has taught her not to overestimate herself.

When she got home, she didn't want to turn on the light, so she collapsed on the sofa, her eyes wide to see the chandelier on the roof, but all she could see was black and lifeless. When she turned on her phone, there was no message, only the lock screen time coldly reminding her that it was time for her to take a shower and go to bed.

……

After taking a shower and drying her hair, she picked up a civil law case book and read it, planning to go to bed in half an hour. Suddenly, she had a strong premonition that Zhou Shunyao contacted her, but she was very sure for no reason. She rolled out of bed and found her phone and opened it, and there was a record of missed calls lying inside, and sure enough, it was him.

Li Miao's heart was pounding, calmed down, pressed the button, and waited for the other party to connect.

Honk...... Honk......

"Hey, Li Miao." Zhou Shunyao's soft and low voice came.

"I was taking a shower just now, and I didn't get a call." Li Miao was the first to explain that she was afraid that he would misunderstand her and not answer the phone.

"yes, I know." Zhou Shunyao replied calmly.

Li Miao pursed her lips, how did he know that this person must be echoing her. Without dwelling too much on it, she began to find something to say:

"What are you doing?"

"Get ready for bed." The other party still said.

"Oh, I'm ready to go to bed too." Li Miao replied, the book in her hand was thrown aside, and she lay down comfortably.

"Do you have time tomorrow? I'll treat you to dinner. The other man paused, then hesitantly spoke.

Li Miao suffocated suddenly, her breathing paused, and soon she recovered her original state and continued:

"I'll treat you to eat, thank you for saving your life last time."

"Ahem...... I don't thank you for saving your life." Zhou Shunyao coughed lightly, as if to hide the smile on his lips. He waited quietly for Li Miao to answer, he still liked to tease her.

"Uh......, then how do you want me to thank me, I can't do it with my personal permission." Li Miao didn't fall for him, she had been crawling for many years, and she could guess what others thought in a few words.

"Li Miao, you're really boring." Zhou Shunyao said with a smile, the smile at this time was much more obvious, and he was no longer deliberately suppressed. Li Miao has really changed a lot, and he can't tease her like before.

"I'm just so boring, and it's not the first day you've known me." Li Miao also answered relaxedly.

"I'll pick a good place tomorrow to tell you, and you'll come over after work." He said softly, "It's not too far, you don't have to rush." He added gently.

"yes, I see. So, good night, Zhou Shunyao", Li Miao turned over, closed her eyes, and didn't bother with who invited her to dinner, she held the phone and listened carefully to the other party's movements.

"Good night." After the other party finished speaking, he didn't hang up the phone, his breathing came, and Li Miao was about to indulge in this dark night.

"That'...... I hung up. She said.

"Hmm", he said only one word.

Li Miao let out a sigh and hung up the phone. She probably won't be able to sleep tonight, she got up and went to the refrigerator to get a can of beer, sat on the bed and drank it in the moonlight.

The next day, Li Miao went to work with dark circles under her eyes. I have a headache, but I'm in a good mood. The high heels are more stable than usual, and the body is a lot lighter. Three cases were tried in the morning, she rubbed her temples tiredly, such a workload every day really made her unbearable, she couldn't relax for a moment, and the follow-up things were more troublesome when she was in a daze, and it was related to the interests of the parties, and she didn't dare to slack off. Sacrificing her lunch break, Li Miao went to the suburbs and countryside to deliver summonses, wrote the legal documents for the three cases in the morning, called the parties to the court tomorrow one by one, and mailed the case materials that could not respond to the defendant's lawsuit, etc., at three o'clock in the afternoon, she got up and moved her muscles and bones, and planned to make an exception and leave early. While no one was paying attention, she changed her clothes, wore a hat, explained to Xiao Tang, and secretly got off work.

Li Miao didn't go home, she went to buy clothes first, she was usually too busy, she basically made up for sleep on weekends, and she didn't have the opportunity to wear her own clothes to work, so she couldn't wear the only clothes she had to eat; Then I went to the hair salon, got my hair trimmed, and put on light makeup by the way. Looking at her ruddy and energetic self in the mirror, she relaxed and smiled, she could still see people when she dressed herself.

At about five o'clock, Zhou Shunyao sent a text message and told her the address, it was a hot pot restaurant not far from her home, with a good reputation and a good environment. Li Miao told Zhou Shunyao that she could go over in advance, and Zhou Shunyao asked her to wait for him inside for a few minutes, and he would arrive immediately.

Li Miao paced slowly, her heart was excited, with a smile in the corner of her eyes, she didn't feel any pain in her feet when she wore the newly bought high heels, and she walked on the ground with a clang, and her voice became very cute.

She sat by the window, counting the passers-by, looking forward to the intrusion of the tall figure, full of anticipation and hoping that time would be slower, so that her waiting heart would be more vivid.......

Half an hour later, Li Miao felt bored with the number of pedestrians, looked at the watch, and didn't know when he would come. My heart is a little blocked, and I faintly ooze uneasiness.

"Ding Dong", a text message was received on the phone. Li Miao's hand shook, and the chopsticks prepared in advance fell. She turned on her phone ....... After a long time, she called the waiter, ordered a table full of dishes, asked for the spiciest pot bottom, and ate the hot pot for two hours by herself.

Li Miao, who came home, vomited and diarrhea, she had a bad stomach, she couldn't eat spicy, she couldn't eat too much, and she vomited on the toilet. The vomiting made her cry uncontrollably, and she was really embarrassed to wipe her tears and mouth while wiping her tears with a tissue.

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Zhou Shunyao returned to the army overnight, and when he went out to make an appointment, he received a phone call that his vacation had ended temporarily and he needed to return to the team immediately. After only hesitating for a minute, he took out his mobile phone to send a text message, and then hurriedly said goodbye to his parents and got on the plane back to Beijing. He leaned back in his chair and watched the dark night from thousands of feet over, his eyes glazed. He still missed the appointment after all, and she should be very angry this time when she would not know when they could meet.

He sighed and closed his eyes in pain, he and Li Miao seemed to be one step apart every time. The year she graduated from high school, she missed the appointment, and he missed the opportunity to confess; In her freshman year, she confessed, but he pushed her away for other reasons; Today, he took the initiative to ask her out, and he also took the initiative to miss the ....... Fate seems to take extra care of them.

"I'm back in Beijing, I can't say the specific reason, I'm sorry."

Looking at the text message, Li Miao was lying on the bed, she should have understood his profession, and she should have understood the compulsion brought about by his special status. She had never doubted his loyalty, his beliefs, that he was a man of blood and soul, and that she would not be foolish enough to compare in front of them. But the moment she saw the text message, she once again felt the day when it was snowing, the way he rejected her, her shame and embarrassment, and the deep uncertainty and self-doubt.

Should I come near you?

He and she were thinking about the puzzle at the same time.

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