The dinner ended in a warm atmosphere. It was the first time for several newcomers in the institute to come to the group building, and some even went abroad for the first time. Looking at everything in Japan, they felt fresh and interesting.
Since Qian Heng arrived in Japan, he chatted with Wu Jun and other partners about this year's business and next year's plan, while Cheng Yao and other young lawyers, assistant lawyers and interns gathered in another place Kan Dashan. Although it is not stated clearly, there is still a natural distinction between the boss and the subordinates. Cheng Yao couldn't hold back, and secretly glanced at Qian Heng several times in the gaps of chatting, but every time, she could meet Qian Heng who was also looking at her appropriately every time.
Everyone didn't know, but she was in a relationship with Qian Heng. This feeling was really secret and beautiful.
And when everyone finished their dinner and set off for the Gion Yaei Hall, Wu Jun and other partners naturally led the team as the boss over the others, but Qian Heng deliberately slowed down.
Slowly, he trailed past Cheng Yao.
"Cheng Yao, has the previous property division agreement been changed?"
Looking at the serious Qian Heng in front of her, Cheng Yao didn't realize it: "Huh?"
When did you let yourself change the property division agreement recently
Qian Heng tilted his head and lowered his voice: "Before entering the club later, find a reason to fall behind and go in with me."
"kindness?"
Although he was talking about private affairs, Qian Heng still had a business-like face on his face, so that the other colleagues who passed by couldn't even imagine that he was not talking about business affairs.
"There are no seats in the performance hall of the Gion Yaei Hall. If you have a ticket, you can enter directly. If there is an empty seat, you can sit at will. Come in with me and sit together."
"Qian Heng, we're all out on a trip, why don't you let Cheng Yao still follow up on work?" Wu Jun, who was walking in front, turned back and called to Qian Heng, "Follow up quickly, let your little assistant lawyer go .”
Qian Heng glanced at Wu Jun, then at Cheng Yao twice, raised his voice, and warned solemnly: "After watching the show tonight, just go back and work overtime for me. Tourism is tourism, and the work that should be done can't be done." fall."
"..."
Cheng Yao watched Qian Heng finish speaking, and walked to Wu Jun with a bossy air.
Qian Heng's acting skills are so proficient that his colleagues expressed deep sympathy for Cheng Yao's tragic accident.
Especially Bao Rui, he was very comforted: "Seeing that Qian Par is so cruel to you, I feel relieved, so I am not alone."
"..."
Cheng Yao was really afraid that Bao Rui would die on the spot when he knew the truth.
—
Qian Heng could have a serious face, but his whispered words seemed to sprinkle a kindling in Cheng Yao's heart. Cheng Yao had a little throbbing and joy in his chest, and he had to be careful not to let it out. People saw the clue, and on the way to the Gion Yaei Hall, she could only endure it, listening to her colleagues chatting absently.
And just as Qian Heng said, the performance tickets at the Gion Miei Hall are not designated seats, and you can sit freely after entering the performance hall. Cheng Yao found an excuse to go to the toilet, and intentionally separated from Tan Ying and the others, but Unfortunately, she bumped into a European and American tourist group, and was immediately surrounded by these European and American people. Just as Cheng Yao was anxiously looking for Qian Heng, a hand stretched out from the crowd and held her tightly.
"I finally got rid of Wu Jun and the others." Qian Heng smiled softly, leaned over and kissed Cheng Yao's ear, "Let's go."
Because of the cover of the European and American troupe, the two entered the performance hall mixed in the crowd. Qian Heng led Cheng Yao all the way. The performance had already started at this time. The hall was turned off except for the stage lights, and the two found a place around it. The old seat sat down.
I have to say that Bao Rui is telling the truth. Except for the kabuki performance at the beginning, the art of tea ceremony and ikebana that needs to be savored quietly is indeed not suitable for performing on a big stage.
"Actually, what Bao Rui said is not wrong..." Cheng Yao felt a little sympathetic when thinking of Bao Rui who was working overtime in the hotel.
"That's right." Qian Heng whispered close to Cheng Yao's ear, "I didn't have a schedule tonight, and I planned to let everyone have a good rest, but after thinking about it, I specially arranged and added this."
Qian Heng's warm air was lingering around Cheng Yao's ears, and she felt her ears were getting hot: "Why?"
"I can hold hands with you in such an upright manner." Under the dim light, the expression on Qian Heng's face could not be seen clearly, but the twisted feeling in his voice that wanted to express freely and reserved appeared again. , he glanced at Cheng Yao, as if trying to restrain himself, but in the end, he couldn't hold back and gave up on himself, "I didn't want to do the second team building just for you, but I didn't even have the chance to hold hands with you throughout the whole process." No. Then the money I invited the whole institute to travel, isn’t it in vain? And I found so many big light bulbs in vain?”
"Hey?"
"I think the temporary beach carnival playground in City B is good." Qian Heng lowered his gaze, "I specially took you out to see the world, to see the Universal Studios in Osaka."
Qian Heng cast aside his eyes and stared at the actors performing Kyogen on the stage for a while, just when Cheng Yao thought he didn't want to continue this topic and was ready to watch the performance, she heard Qian Heng's faint voice again—
"They all deliberately avoided those light bulbs in the institute, and they were finally able to be alone with me. Don't you have anything you want to do to me?"
Qian Heng's voice was a little unnaturally reserved, but even if he wanted to pretend and restrain himself, there was a strong sense of grievance and implication in it, which almost didn't put subtitles on his own face.
Since the two held hands, their five fingers intertwined, and their hands have never been separated. Cheng Yao was a little shy, she subconsciously grabbed Qian Heng's hand.
"idiot."
In the end, this move obviously did not please and satisfy Qian Heng. He glanced at Cheng Yao, "Why did I, Qian Heng, find such a dull girlfriend?"
His expression was a little helpless, but it was more connivance. Before Cheng Yao could react, Qian Heng's lips covered his lips.
The performance on the stage seemed to be reaching its climax, but Cheng Yao and Qian Heng didn't bother to watch it. The two got together and kissed passionately under the cover of darkness and music.
Until the end of the performance, the temperature on Cheng Yao's lips and face did not subside. In order to avoid suspicion, she deliberately separated from Qian Heng when the show was over, and the two returned to the indifferent boss-subordinate relationship mode. If it wasn't for Qian Heng's face that was also a little red, the faces of these two people would have lost any hint of the beauty just now.
It's just that this feeling of loving each other without being known to others is like a secret rose blooming in the heart, which only belongs to each other.
Mixed among colleagues in the law firm, on the return journey, Qian Heng walked with Wu Jun and several other partners again, and had no chance to speak to Cheng Yao again. It's just that there is some love and care, the following of those eyes, the tacit understanding, one movement, one look back, it is already silent and loud.
Some feelings don't need to be said.
Although she didn't walk side by side with Qian Heng, Cheng Yao felt that she was as at ease and warm as if surrounded by Qian Heng.
—
After returning to the hotel, some colleagues took a rest at the hotel, and some of them still wanted to go to the nearby Nishiki Market for supper, and some went directly to the drug store for big purchases.
Cheng Yao declined Tan Ying's invitation to go to supper together, and Cheng Yao read half of the family trust case that Qian Heng had just dealt with her. The amount involved in this case is huge, and it also represents Qian Heng's trust and affirmation that Cheng Yao must do well in everything.
In the past, she would think that as long as she worked hard during the eight hours of work, it would be a distinct leisure time when the off-duty time came, and it was okay to watch TV dramas at night; but now, she has obviously improved a lot compared to the past, but she is aware of the time. precious.
To become a lawyer as successful as Qian Heng, it takes a minute and you can't wait to use it. Don't think about it, at this time, Qian Heng must also be dealing with work matters. If he is as good as he is still working hard, how can he be lazy
It's just that mental thinking probably consumes a lot of energy. Cheng Yao concentrated on reading the materials for an hour, and then began to feel empty in her stomach. In the end, she couldn't hold back her hunger, and decided to go downstairs to the nearby 711 to buy some rice balls to fill her stomach.
The hotel I stayed in this time has a small Japanese-style garden with an elegant environment. You must bypass this garden from the lobby to walk to the main entrance of the hotel. The Japanese garden pays attention to different scenery and creates a tranquil atmosphere full of Zen. Therefore, there are many stone scenes, vegetation and trees, and it feels like a winding path leading to secluded places. This garden is not small, and there are many forks in the road. Walking in it, it feels very private. Even if you can hear the whispers of others around you through the stone scenery and tree scenery, you can't see anyone. This avoids embarrassment and allows residents to have more private experience.
At night, the hotel's garden is quiet and quiet. The quaint Japanese-style stone lamps are dimly lit, and everything is very quiet. Therefore, even very soft sounds are amplified clearly. Not long after Cheng Yao left, she heard a familiar voice behind Shi Jing beside her.
"Hey, I'm dead, I'm bankrupt again this time, why don't you stop me, I said that I can't calm down when I see cosmeceuticals..."
The voice was obviously Li Meng, a colleague from the institute.
It was Wang Lu who spoke next: "Forget it, didn't everyone buy so much together? Bankrupt together hahaha."
"No, didn't Cheng Yao not come? Didn't go with us shopaholics, and wisely guarded the wallet."
Just as Cheng Yao was about to call out to stop Junheng's people, she heard Li Meng speak again, but this time, her tone was very subtle: "Cheng Yao? Cheng Yao is not the same as us women who only know how to shop desperately." Yes, isn't she still staying in the hotel to read the case materials?"
Wang Lu didn't understand why, and exclaimed, "She's so serious!"
Li Meng chuckled softly: "You don't think she is really reading the case materials in the hotel, do you?"
"what?"
Li Meng sighed earnestly like someone who came over: "Wang Lu, you are still young. If you spend a few more years in the workplace like me, you will understand. So many colleagues go out for supper and shopping, and she said that she would not go because of the case." , Think about it, does this leave a deep impression on the big par in the office? Do you think this newcomer is very sensible and motivated?"
"..."
"I used to come to Junheng from a state-owned enterprise's legal affairs. I saw a lot of these things in my previous unit. If you keep your head down and do things hard, you may not be able to see it, but you have to be like Cheng Yao. The key is to come to things. You will show yourself at all times, regardless of whether you are really watching the case in the hotel at night, if you let the leader think that you are watching, you will be half successful. The scalpers have no chance to stand out."
Wang Lu defended Cheng Yao: "Cheng Yao is not this kind of person, she is really serious. Before the team building plane took off, she was still buried in answering the client's email, and she also called the client back and forth. There are several of them. I am afraid that I may not be able to contact you in time when I go abroad. I first told the client about the possible situations and countermeasures that may be encountered in the case... "
But Li Meng didn't buy it: "Learn a bit, you guys are still too naive. Do you know? Recently, Qian Par gave her a family trust case with a target amount of 2.3 billion, and let her take the lead. Qian Par sits in charge, you guys Feel it."
Now everyone couldn't help but exclaim with envy: "Wow!! So happy!"
Li Meng's tone was sour: "I came to Junheng half a year earlier than Cheng Yao, and I deliberately quit my relaxed and stable job in legal affairs in a state-owned enterprise to come to Junheng. There is no chance of operating a case, let alone a major case with a target amount of 2.3 billion yuan!"
Wang Lu comforted: "Sister Li Meng, don't worry, your chance will definitely come soon."
"It's useless for me to be anxious. After all, I'm not as good-looking as Cheng Yao." Li Meng sighed, her tone lost. We ordinary people are very lucky.”
Wang Lu usually has a good relationship with Cheng Yao, and she still wanted to explain to Cheng Yao, but the few interns around Li Meng who had just entered the institute didn't know why, so they were completely taken away by Li Meng to go along with them.
"Lawyer Cheng is really pretty. I secretly said that when I first saw her when I first entered Junheng, I thought she was a celebrity. I thought she was a client of our firm. She was really pretty. She didn't look like a lawyer, and she looked I look so young, if I were a client, I wouldn't feel at ease handing over the case to Lawyer Cheng... "
Li Meng snorted softly: "She is young, and she only graduated with a bachelor's degree. Our average education is a master's degree. What's more, her undergraduate degree is only 211, not 985, and she doesn't have any great work experience. Xue, it stands to reason that we would never recruit someone with such a resume. As for why she was recruited, she was so lucky to be given to Qian Par, and now she has such a big case, you can think for yourself .”
These new interns didn't have much contact with Cheng Yao herself, and usually only knew that Li Meng took good care of them as a senior, so they trusted Li Meng and accepted her point of view without any speculation.
"Could it be a related family or something? Just like the family has a better background?"
"I'm so envious of becoming a lawyer. If I was half as good-looking as her, I would definitely be able to stay in Junheng after my internship."
"If I look so good-looking, what kind of lawyer should I be? I think being a lawyer is very hard."
"Then you don't understand. We, Junheng, heard that the clients we receive are either rich or expensive, top social class. Lawyer Cheng may fall in love with some client one day, and he will directly become our Party A client from a colleague. .My senior sister is in Dulwich Law Firm. Before their firm, there was a female lawyer who was very good-looking and could come to work. Finally, she married a wealthy client and successfully married into a wealthy family. She also had a family trust under her name. Suddenly, he has become an important customer that the firm must rush to serve."
"..."
This group of people chatted and gossiped, and after a while, the topic changed from Cheng Yao to shopping and celebrities, and then they gradually walked away from Cheng Yao.
The topic of Cheng Yao may be just a very insignificant episode among their many topics, but as the topic itself, Cheng Yao, after Li Meng and the others left, couldn't help but feel calm.
It wasn't until this moment that Cheng Yao realized what Qian Heng said.
People's hearts are too complicated, no matter how good the atmosphere is in a law firm, and how harmonious colleagues are, they still can't stop people's nature. Once the same period or even the younger generation has developed faster and better than you, people will always be unable to restrain some grievances and complicated emotions.
Few people can calmly accept the reality, or calm down to see if the other party really has better qualities than themselves. Li Meng's reaction was almost the subconscious first reaction of many people. They cannot accept that newcomers with insufficient qualifications and insufficient experience can really catch up with them in a short period of time. They cannot find problems and compare themselves in the first place. Instead, they subconsciously attack the opponent's weaknesses and question their abilities. Gain self-comfort and satisfaction.
Cheng Yao had to admit that it was a very correct decision not to disclose her relationship with Qian Heng in the law firm. She didn't think much about it before, but now she realizes that office romances, especially superior-subordinate ones, are indeed delicate and dangerous.
If Li Meng and the others found out about their relationship with Qian Heng, what would they think? Almost predictable.
—
Cheng Yao bought rice balls with a heavy heart, but after eating, she was in no mood to look at the case again. She couldn't hold back, and made a voice call to Qin Qin.
Qin Qin, as a veteran in the workplace, is not surprised by this development: "Office romance is like this, unless it is finally cultivated, once we break up, even if the two of you break up, you can still be friends, and other colleagues will get along with you. It's subtle." She sighed, "Of course, I hope that you will be successful once in love and be beautiful, but you have to be careful, even if the two of you do not break up, it is impossible for you to fall in love with the boss for a lifetime. Keep it a secret from your colleagues, when you are discovered, your situation will be more delicate."
Cheng Yao bit her lip and said nothing.
"It's a good thing that you didn't break up emotionally; in terms of career, it doesn't affect your boss, but it's not the case for you. All your achievements in the workplace, your hard work , your ability, the nights you stayed up, the sadness and hardships you experienced will all be ignored, and your identity will most likely no longer be "excellent young lawyer Cheng Yao", but will be labeled "famous lawyer Qian Heng's girlfriend Cheng Yao" Yao' label." Qin Qin paused, "I'm your friend, of course I know how much you have paid to get to this point, but more people don't know you, don't understand you. There will be more More and more people think that your future achievements are all because you have the support of your boss behind you. In the workplace, it will become more and more difficult to prove yourself because of this relationship... "
"Qin Qin, will it really become like this..."
Qin Qin sighed and restrained his emotions: "Really, don't ask me why I know so deeply. Because this is what I have experienced."
Cheng Yao was moved. She vaguely knew that Qin Qin's last relationship was hurt very badly. She was not a public relations and marketing practitioner. Her previous job was related to finance. When she had a bright future, she chose to resign, bid farewell to the financial industry, and jumped into in the field of public relations.
"Thank you for telling me."
"Hey, thank you for what friends say." Qin Qin's voice was a bit vicissitudes, "You asked me why I resigned, but I never told you. Now I can say it, because I want to get rid of his label, and I want others You all know that all the achievements I, Qin Qin, have made are due to my own efforts, without that man, I can still do well in a completely different field."
"It's just a pity that I was too young at that time, and I wanted to get rid of his fame and protection. I was too strong, and I kept trying to prove myself, but I didn't consider his feelings. In the end, I exhausted the relationship between two people. "Even though Qin Qin's relationship happened half a year ago, she still couldn't help but sigh now, "I said it because I hope you don't make the same mistakes as me. When you fall in love with the boss, you have to balance it." It's really not easy to have a good relationship and career, Yaoyao."
Cheng Yao knew that she couldn't rely on Qian Heng all the time. Naturally, she couldn't talk to Qian Heng about these delicate colleagues and interpersonal relationships, because once she talked about it, Qian Heng came to protect herself, and it would prove that everything about her was money. Constantly bestowed upon this
"Qin Qin, tell me, do I have to be as strong and excellent as Qian Heng, so that no one will say that I am attached to him when we finally disclose our relationship?"
"Well, if you are also a female partner and you are looking for a relationship with him, people will of course say that you are a strong alliance, but now you are a small lawyer and his subordinate, so what others say is subtle."
After hanging up Qin Qin's call, Cheng Yao's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
No matter for himself or for Qian Heng, it seems that he has to work harder.