Even though he knew it was fake, at this moment, Qi Xi's heart couldn't help being nervous and beating wildly.
A person like Gu Yan must be preying on his beauty to commit murder.
Question: Facing Gu Yan's cold gaze, Qi Xi really felt a little flustered like being caught.
Gu Yan became serious, his aura was quite coercive.
Qi Xi was caught off guard by Gu Yan's appearance, and this "blind date" was naturally quite unexpected. The other party was taken aback, then looked at Qi Xi politely and smiled: "Who is this?"
Gu Yan's tone was quite cold: "Oh, Qi Xi's boyfriend."
This blind date was obviously quite self-cultivated. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Gu Yan: "She has a boyfriend? Hello, I am..."
It's a pity that Gu Yan's voice was extremely cold and arrogant: "I'm not interested in who you are." He looked at Qi Xi, "Let's go."
**
Until Qi Xi sat on the back seat of Gu Yan's bicycle again, he was still a little confused——
"This is okay. I'm chatting. I want to talk more. I sent you a WeChat message just now saying that you don't need a phone call? Why are you here?"
Gu Yan was riding a bicycle, his voice was very calm: "Oh, I didn't see WeChat just now, I thought that you didn't answer the call because the other party snatched your phone and hung up, so I reluctantly came out to find you."
Looking back on the scene just now, Qi Xi still felt a little tingly and embarrassed: "And your attitude just now was too cold! I feel like it's useless for me to want to be friends with him in the future... Your boyfriend's attitude is a bit too much. Gu Yan, don't you think the character just now was a little too jealous? It's not a good thing for a man to be so jealous, you just used too much force!"
It's okay not to mention the result, but when I said it, maybe Qi Xi didn't recognize his dedication to acting, Gu Yan could see that he was a little unhappy, and this man actually started to argue about it: "I don't think there is anything wrong with people." Question, why can’t men be jealous? You are suspected of sexism like this. Is jealousy exclusive to women? Women can be masculine, and men can of course be jealous. Gender should not set limits.”
Qi Xi was sitting on the back seat of Gu Yan's bicycle. She couldn't see Gu Yan's face at first, but just from Gu Yan's voice, she could imagine how stinky Gu Yan's face was. He said happily: "I think my attitude was already very good just now, if I were really your boyfriend, I would only have a worse attitude."
"..." probably substituted the real boyfriend's perspective, Qi Xi always felt that Gu Yan's voice sounded a bit gnashing of teeth.
Qi Xi was a little surprised by this, because she didn't expect Gu Yan to be such a jealous type. It doesn't look like it... He looks calm and stable, but he is so possessive in his heart ah? So he couldn't let go of his own Bai Yueguang
After Gu Yan finished speaking, he paused, and then he said quite naturally: "Why didn't you talk? Are you sorry that I came to pick you up?"
Qi Xi sorted out her thoughts, and didn't think about any more messy things. She explained solemnly: "That's not true, but I think the whole thing is okay, so I can try a whole meal."
"A lot of things start like this. At the beginning, I feel okay. After eating a meal, I feel okay later. Then I fall in love, and finally I feel okay and get married. Why do our lawyers always receive so many divorce cases? It is because there are too many people who are muddleheaded and get by with it.”
Qi Xi was a little touched: "Gu Yan, you can speak such a long sentence! Didn't you realize that? You really talked a lot to me today!"
"..."
"So you won't let it go even if you die?" Qi Xi thought for a while, and was a little curious after all, "Then if the girl you like doesn't like you all the time, what should you do? Why don't you start another relationship at all? ?”
The evening wind blew Qi Xi's hair a little messy, and she brushed her hair together: "Of course, if you don't want to talk about this, then we can change the topic."
However, unexpectedly, after a long silence, Gu Yan did not avoid this topic—
"I thought about not liking her anymore, and decided to start over."
Gu Yan's voice was as cold and indifferent as ever, but Qi Xi sat up straight.
Brilliant!
She may successfully break into Gu Yan's inner world, and from then on she will become a good colleague who can solve problems in Gu Yan's love life, and she will settle down with Gu Yan in the true sense!
Although Gu Yan didn't say anything more, when Qi Xi looked over his straight back, Qi Xi found that Gu Yan almost mentioned the girl who rejected him, the back of the hand holding the bicycle handle was slightly tight and protruding The muscles and veins, this is a gesture that can only be displayed with great effort.
Care about each other so much...
For a moment, Qi Xi didn't know what it was like.
From college to the workplace, she only wanted to get her father's approval, put an end to all other feelings, for fear that falling in love would affect her grades, and only wanted to be the number one.
Qi Xi felt that she should have no regrets along the way.
However, at this moment, she didn't know if the wind was too ambiguous, or the night was too gentle, she suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in her heart, if she could be loved and cared by Gu Yan so wholeheartedly, it seemed to be very precious, as if such youth was worth it .
For things that cannot be changed in the past, Qi Xi chose not to think about them, so she looked at Gu Yan's back and decided to divert her attention: "So what happened later? Why didn't you start again later?" Qi Xi thought After thinking about it, he added, "If you don't want to say it, forget it."
Gu Yan's voice was a little muffled, but he still answered Qi Xi: "Because every time I want to give up, she always appears."
Although this youthful throbbing is very touching, but...
"This is a complete scumbag!" Qi Xi couldn't hold back her righteous indignation, "Isn't this just hanging on to you? It's just using you as a spare tire, using your liking for her, like flying a kite, to see how fast you are!" Drifting away, it’s too clever to pull you back and pull you back! You see, they all rejected you, but they keep appearing in your life, reminding you of her from time to time, like drugs Can't quit!"
Gu Yan looked back at Qi Xi: "Well, she is quite resourceful."
"Looks good?"
"kindness."
"In good shape?"
"kindness."
"What about the grades? The grades are also very good?"
"kindness."
…
Gu Yan's voice was very light, as if it would be blown by the evening wind, but Qi Xi seemed to be able to feel his feelings for that girl from the end of his tone.
In Gu Yan's eyes, the other party must be good everywhere, after all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
This is a completely high-ranking player! It's no wonder that Gu Yan fell down.
Qi Xi understood: "So it must be very good to you?"
This kind of woman must have always used the slogan "I treat you as a friend" and is gentle and caring towards Gu Yan, so that Gu Yan can realize that she is special to her, and that she and she have hope. Even if the confession is rejected, it can still make people continue to be obsessed with obsession, which is why Gu Yan is eaten to death.
As a result, when this topic was mentioned, Gu Yan's answer was negative: "No, she treats me badly."
?
Then you are still in a hurry? ?
Qi Xi was stunned: "How bad is it to you?"
"Whatever is given to me is always wrong and always what I don't like."
Gu Yan's usually calm voice was rarely tainted with emotional fluctuations, Qi Xi could tell that he was actually holding his breath, and he was still a little unhappy, but he probably really liked it, so he endured it.
This is too much!
Although it's not her own person, Qi Xi feels like she's about to suffocate if she substitutes it in: "Gu Yan, you can't do this! If someone gives you something you don't like, you should tell her clearly that you don't like it, why should you want it?" Wrong yourself to accept it?"
Gu Yan usually has a difficult personality, and he doesn't look like someone who would wrong him at all!
In the end, Gu Yan's logic completely caught Qi Xi off guard, and the man calmly glanced back at her: "At least she can send me off. After she clearly refuses, she might not even send me off."
"..." Gu Yan, man, stand up! ! !
"Although I know you like her very much, I think there is something wrong with this kind of girl's personality. You should have a bit of professional ethics to keep a spare tire hanging on you. Anyway, I need to understand your preferences. I don't think I care about you at all... you want Don't really change your liking... "
This woman is too careless about Gu Yan. Look at myself, I just offended Gu Yan and wanted to have a good relationship with Gu Yan. Anyway, I spent my energy to find this "Gu Yan Daquan". Daquan" is not difficult to find, as long as the other party is an individual, he can at least get a book to deal with Gu Yan!
When Qi Xi thought of this, he immediately felt that he was lucky. Thanks to this "Gu Yan Daquan", he did what he liked and gave Gu Yan his favorite things. Getting closer to Gu Yan eased the relationship.
It's a pity that Gu Yan seems to be determined to this scumbag, no matter what Qi Xi says, he doesn't seem to think that the other party is at fault: "She's fine, she just doesn't like me."
Although Gu Yan's tone was very calm at the moment, Qi Xi read a kind of vicissitudes and love-filled forbearance after being hit hard.
Gu Yan, this is too pitiful and humble!
Unexpectedly, Gu Yan, who usually wants the wind or the wind or the rain or the rain, and is easy to be the first in any event or competition, unexpectedly has something he can't ask for. Qi Xi suddenly thought of the first place he couldn't ask for, and immediately sympathized Suddenly, I feel that I and Gu Yan are the same people who have fallen in the end of the world, so we should cherish each other and be good comrades-in-arms!
Normally, Qi Xi would not interfere too much with this kind of personal relationship, but this time he really meant it: "Gu Yan, let's find someone else, this girl is not good, so what if she looks good and has a good body? I like it." With so many people chasing after you, there must be someone who meets your requirements and can chat with you with a good personality, right? This woman sounds like she has a bad personality, so you should hurry up and start over!"
It's a pity that Qi Xi's earnest words only got Gu Yan to roll his eyes. The man turned his head to look at Qi Xi, and then looked at the road ahead again: "They are not her."
He sounded puffed up and announced—
"I just like bad characters."
"..." Qi Xi had nothing to say, man, what a cheap man!
But Qi Xi thought about it, and felt a little sympathetic to Gu Yan. This can't be blamed on Gu Yan. After all, this woman's rank is so high. Every time Gu Yan wants to give up, she will show up to tease him. Gu Yan suffers from lovesickness, and likes the other party. If you are so determined, even if you recognize the true face of the other party intellectually, you can't get over that hurdle emotionally. Isn't it still being manipulated by the other party
"If you are like this, next time this woman comes to you, and you can't refuse to keep a distance from her emotionally, you can come to me, and I will help you stop the precipice, and I will be the one who beats the 'Mandarin Duck'! "
Gu Yan has stepped forward to help himself in the blind date situation and pretended to be his boyfriend as a tool several times. It is no problem to put himself in his shoes and reciprocate.
As a result, Gu Yan frowned, obviously wanting to reject Qi Xi's proposal.
Qi Xi was a little unhappy: "What's the matter? Don't tell me I'm not qualified enough, do you dislike me? I'm pretty good-looking, and I'm pretty good in every way, too. Except for my better personality, I can still be with the one in your heart. The scumbag fought, right?"
"You have a good personality?"
Qi Xi is quite confident: "Is my personality bad?"
"You have a good personality and you scolded me in public at the graduation ceremony?"
"..."
All right, all right, I blame myself for talking too much, I went around and even got myself involved.
Qi Xi hastened to make amends: "Anyway, I'm a person with a good personality, but let's not talk about the past, let's look forward to the future together. We will work hard with your sister now, and we will definitely make a lot of money, sons and daughters Things like love can only be an obstacle to our progress, let's chat about other things." Qi Xi thought for a while, "Let's set a small goal, what do you plan to spend after you earn 10 million in the future?"
"give her."
Qi Xi is at a loss, Gu Yan can't get over that hurdle: "Ten million! Why are you giving that woman ten million?"
"Give her ten million, maybe she will marry me on the spot."
No!
Qi Xi almost wanted to roll his eyes: "Wow, such a money-grubbing girl, she will marry you if she gives you 10 million. Do you really love you? A man needs to have some backbone, Gu Yan, why do you like such a money-grubbing girl! And this girl Eyelids are too shallow, since you are greedy for money, why would you marry for 10 million? If it were me, if you were really greedy for money, you would marry at least 100 million!"
"..." Gu Yan really showed an expression that he didn't want to talk to you anymore.
"Forget it, if you really give me 100 million, I won't marry." Qi Xi sat on the back seat of Gu Yan's bicycle, letting the evening wind blow her hair, she stared at the busy traffic not far away , decided to clarify for myself, "I may not even talk about love."
Gu Yan obviously paused, probably this topic also aroused his curiosity, the man asked Qi Xi almost quickly: "Why?"
"My dad, my dad didn't approve of girls since he was a child, he thought it was not good for girls to be lawyers, he thought it was not good for girls to start a career, and he thought the only success for girls was to find a good man to marry and have children early, but I didn't, so I will let him Look, what you guys can do, we can do too."
"What does that have to do with dating?"
Qi Xi tossed her hair: "If you fall in love and play with men, you will lose your ambition, won't you be hit by my dad?"
As a result, Gu Yan became very angry: "I see that you and today's blind date didn't have a good chat?"
"Today, this blind date man and I want to have a full meal, and we simply think that the other party has some experiences that I can learn from. If we fall in love, we will never talk about it. Men are stumbling blocks on the way forward."
Probably relationship problems are easy to bring people closer. Gu Yan is obviously very interested in this question: "Then you wait until your career has a firm foothold before you consider falling in love?"
Qi Xi nodded: "That's right. At least I've achieved some success in my career."
"So you didn't go to Columbia because of your dad?"
Speaking of this, Qi Xi was unhappy: "Yes, he thinks that girls don't need to study so many books, and forced me to go to a stable nine-to-five job and get married and have children early. The director will continue to work for a long time until he becomes a big par like your sister."
But it’s okay not to say, when the topic of studying abroad was brought up, Qi Xi thought of Gu Yan: "By the way, didn't you write that you planned to enter a law firm when you were interviewing for employment intentions? Why did you say you were going to the United States later? You didn’t go after you got an offer from Columbia, can you ask why?”
This question is relatively personal, and Qi Xi would not ask it at other times, but now the atmosphere is just right, and Qi Xi also opened up his heart and told the inside story of how he missed Columbia University. It's a pity, it should be able to get closer, maybe we can have a good chat, after this night, Gu Yan and himself will be sublimated into confidants!
As a result, just when Qi Xi thought that Gu Yan's silence was thinking about how to express the change in his career plan, she heard Gu Yan finally popped out two words—
"cannot."
Gu Yan's voice was quite calm, so calm that Qi Xi thought he heard it wrong.
I have poured out my troubles, so I have to say something about how to reciprocate, right? Isn't this the normal way for contemporary people to socialize
In the end, Gu Yan kept a cold face, he didn't feel that he was out of the way, he stopped the car, looked at Qi Xi, as if sulking: "Here we are, get out of the car."
"..."
I feel bad knowing you can't go to Columbia, but why are you mad
It's not that I made you change your career plan!
In this way, durian is not for you to eat!
**
When Qi Xi returned home, the first thing he did was transfer money to tonight's "blind date".
After ordering, Qi Xi noticed the bill and knew the price of the meal. She also had the other party's mobile phone number, so she directly searched for the other party in Alipay and decided to transfer the money directly. Although the price is a bit high, the AA system is also No favors.
However, when she transferred half of the money at the AA price, the other party returned the money directly, and attached a message—
"Your boyfriend has already paid the bill."
?
Pay the bill? Why did you pay again
Qi Xi wanted to pinch someone madly, but Gu Yan didn't tell himself!
She immediately called Gu Yan, but when confronted with the questioning, Gu Yan's attitude was quite calm—
"Forgot to tell you."
Qi Xi was a little speechless: "You can forget this? Don't you have no money to eat? And I originally planned to have an AA with the other party. At least this way only half of the money will be spent, and the other half will be paid by the other party. If you pay the bill, I will pay for it." It's a total loss."
In the end, Gu Yan was quite calm: "'Boyfriend' came to take away his girlfriend who had dinner with the opposite sex, didn't he even pay the bill? Of course I can only ride a tiger and pay the bill, otherwise the man will think that your boyfriend is not good enough, why don't you pay the bill?" What should I do if I continue to entangle?"
When he said this, his tone couldn't help being a little bit weird: "Of course, I may have made my own decision."
Now that this is all said, Qi Xi is also embarrassed. After all, isn't Gu Yan volunteering to help for himself
but…
Qi Xi almost knelt down facing the phone: "The main thing is that I owe you more..."
In the end, Gu Yan couldn't help but snorted coldly: "Can you pay off what you owe me?" The man said coldly, "I owe so much, how much money are you afraid of owe?"
makes sense…
"Don't think about blind dates and dating, and work for my sister when you have time." The man opposite said coldly, "Don't talk about it, I have to work overtime and hang up."
What a ruthless, cruel man.
But Gu Yan is ruthless, Qi Xi is still sympathetic, she opened "Gu Yan Daquan", and decided to prepare meals for tomorrow.
Tomorrow, Gu Yan will follow Gu Xuehan to deal with the old man's custody dispute in the afternoon, and there will be a client meeting in the morning. Basically, time is running out, and I'm afraid I won't have time to go out for dinner.
At this time, you need a bento full of friendship!
There is a microwave oven in the competition office, Qi Xi planned it very well, he just needs to do it well, and he can heat it up for Gu Yan during his short lunch break. No matter what, it is better than the oily, salty, and sugary takeaways he ordered ! What's more, Qi Xi is quite confident in his cooking skills.
According to "Gu Yan Daquan", Gu Yan loves coriander, shiitake mushrooms, soy products, rice and sweet things most.
Qi Xi thought about it, and made a hearty bento that night—sweet and sour pork ribs, fried coriander, stewed tofu with shiitake mushrooms, all of which Gu Yan likes to eat, and then served with plump white rice, and finally She also sprinkled a layer of black sesame seeds, and when it was finally packed in a bento box, it was both pleasing to the eye and full of color and fragrance.
After Qixi finished cooking, he handed the share left for Zhao Yiran to the other party. Zhao Yiran took it and flattered her immediately, but her praise was obviously not distracted, because after a while, Zhao Yiran continued Swipe up your phone—
"It's so happy! It's so cruel to the dog!"
Zhao Yiran's eyes were full of longing: "Did you see that? Ai Xiang's wife, Chen Xiang, opened Weibo, and now interacts with Ai Xiang affectionately every day. Do you want to do this? This couple will give us single dogs a way to survive!"
Qi Xi was stunned for a moment. Due to the confidentiality of customer information, she couldn't say anything to Zhao Yiran. She just clicked on the phone, and she quickly understood what Zhao Yiran was looking at.
Chen Xiang, who was originally behind the scenes of Ai Xiang and lived on Ai Xiang's Weibo, opened Weibo. Although the style is very old and quiet, he began to interact with Ai Xiang frequently. The daily fragments of life are also full of love with Ai Xiang. In the daily life of Enai, she even showed her face and accepted several interviews from the media. In the interviews, she generously talked about the details of her acquaintance and love with Ai Xiang, and reminisced about the love between the two.
In the interview, Chen Xiang is generous, gentle and decent. When talking about Ai Xiang, she also has a face of shyness and love for a little girl. If Qi Xi hadn’t experienced it personally, she would not even be able to imagine what Chen Xiang encountered—from the outside. , she and Ai Xiang's marriage is happy, and there is no haze at all.
This is how Chen Xiang acted, and the majority of netizens also think so. The Internet is full of blessings and envy for her and Ai Xiang's marriage.
Could it be that Ai Xiang finally realized his mistake and reined in
It's just that when Qi Xi clicked on Ai Xiang's Weibo of the little star Xiaosan out of curiosity, she didn't think so.
That Chen Xiang supporter is now a little star school girl, and she is also frequently showing affection on Weibo—
"My boyfriend bought me a car."
"My boyfriend bought me a special bag."
"After looking for several shopping agents, my boyfriend finally bought this pair of shoes that fit my size."
Along with the words, the little star posted the keys of the luxury car, Hermès bags and the styles of the brand-name shoes.
Every word in her words is full of showing off and possessiveness towards her boyfriend, competing with Chen Xiang to show off her affection like an arms race.
Because it's not very popular, and no one went to the bottom to find out who the starlet's boyfriend is, but there are also blessings and envy on Weibo, "It's so cruel, my sister is so happy, and the beautiful sister has a boyfriend".
Obviously, Ai Xiang did not really return to the family, and the little star did not die down. Chen Xiang's marriage may be brewing a bigger storm.
However, due to the character design, Ai Xiang can only interact with Chen Xiang on Weibo. In the interviews, he also performed superbly as a man who takes care of his family and loves his wife, enjoying the bonus of this character design.
I don't know if this is the life Chen Xiang wants.
But this has nothing to do with others.
Even Zhao Yiran, who cared so much about Ai Xiang, stopped caring about it after watching Ai Xiang and Chen Xiang's interview for ten minutes, but turned around and talked with Qi Xi about the strange case he encountered at work recently.
Qi Xi also quickly put Chen Xiang's matter behind her. She has more important things to do - work hard and unite with her partners.
Early the next morning, Qi Xi packed the bento confidently.
Gu Yan was really busy all morning, and there was no time to eat at all, Qi Xi saw the timing, and immediately handed over the heated bento.
"Gu Yan, this is the lunch I specially prepared for you."
Obviously, he had researched "Gu Yan Daquan" long ago and decided to do what he likes, but Qi Xi still planned to create a feeling of sympathy between himself and Gu Yan: "I prepared the dishes casually, but I always feel that you should like to eat."
Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, then the man lowered his gaze, took the lunch box, and thanked him succinctly.
Although there was no special expression, Qi Xi could feel that Gu Yan was in a good mood, and the corners of his mouth even had an uncontrollable arc. After all, who would want to go to court hungry? Wouldn't his actions at this moment be a gift in a timely manner
It's just that no matter how happy Gu Yan was, the moment he opened the lid of the bento box, there was still a huge surprise on his face.
This is natural.
Qi Xi put on a very cute plate, and coriander, shiitake mushrooms, rice, bean products, sweet and sour pork ribs, everything is Gu Yan's favorite food, can he not be surprised
Qi Xi was very proud: "It took me one night to make this, how is it, does it suit you?"
Gu Yan was probably overwhelmed with emotion. Holding the bento box, he stared at the sumptuous food inside for a long time before finally saying "hmm".
"Then you should eat more! Your court in the afternoon is probably going to be open for a long time!"
Gu Yan didn't speak anymore, he sat down with a bento box in his hands, and then began to eat under Qi Xi's gaze, but probably Qi Xi's gaze was too intense, how much Gu Yan ate under such gaze Somewhat unnatural, Qi Xi even felt that the man's posture of holding chopsticks was very stiff.
If it was him, he was somewhat unaccustomed to being watched while eating, so Qi Xi immediately looked away.
Just waited for her to play with her phone for a while, then turned to look at Gu Yan, and found that the man's lunch box was almost gone!
Obviously Gu Yan eats slowly and pays attention to dining etiquette, how long has it been since he finished eating? I'm afraid it can only be done by spitting and swallowing.
Gu Yan was very calm. Facing Qi Xi's shocked gaze, he said calmly, "Hurry up."
Qi Xi glanced at his watch: "But... Isn't there still a little distance before leaving court?"
So fast, I'm afraid I swallowed it without chewing! It's too late to feel the real taste of the food!
Regarding this, Gu Yan was very calm, he cherished words like gold and said, "I'm hungry."
Not to mention, Gu Yan is probably really hungry. He was still in high spirits when he came out of the conference room just now, but now he looks disheveled. It can be seen that he had to hold on in front of the client just now. In fact, it was already at the end of his strength. In front of Xixi, he no longer pretended, showing a fragility that was so hungry that he was in a trance.
It's a little pathetic.
But Qi Xi was also greatly encouraged in her heart - she felt that the distance between herself and Gu Yan was one step closer!
After all, Gu Yan, who is usually pretty and almost perfect, has shown his fragile side in front of her! Look at his frail face at this moment! It's not pretending at all, it's a real lingering last breath!
Qi Xi was full of love and friendliness in an instant: "Do you have a place to eat tonight? Do you want to eat with Zhao Yiran and me? Tonight I plan to make coriander egg pancakes, tofu fish soup, and sweet and sour sweet and sour pork..."
As a result, Qi Xi's recipe hadn't been reported yet, and Gu Yan's refusal came categorically: "No!"
He looked at Qi Xi with complicated eyes: "I've lost weight recently. I won't eat at night."
"But you are in good shape! You don't need to lose weight!"
"It is still needed. People must strive for excellence."
…
No matter how Qi Xi tried to persuade him, Gu Yan made up his mind. Until Gu Yan went out to hold the court with a tired face, Qi Xi still couldn't understand. Could it be that Gu Yan's body is so good, not because of exercise, but because of Diet
Fortunately, Qi Xi soon lost her mind about managing Gu Yan's figure, because she received a message from Cheng Junliang——
"Qixi, can you lend me ten thousand yuan?"
Cheng Junliang is a classmate of Qi Xi's in the university. Speaking of which, he and Gu Yan are still in the same dormitory. Qi Xi is not familiar with him. I just remember that he is a male student with good grades. His family conditions are not very good. Yes, I was already in graduate school, but in order to reduce family pressure, I hurried into a small law firm after graduation.
Qi Xi told Zhao Yiran about this on WeChat.
Zhao Yiran called Qi Xi back almost immediately: "Cheng Junliang? He even asked you to borrow money?"
Zhao Yiran's tone was very clear when she learned about it, and she advised: "You must not lend it to him, he has been borrowing money everywhere since last week, at first he thought his account was hacked, but we checked it , It’s really me. He has already borrowed all the students in our class can borrow for a round. When people who are a little familiar with him ask him the reason for borrowing money, he is vague and hides it. It's just that there is some shameful reason, and sure enough, I haven't paid back any of the money I borrowed before."
Zhao is still a little speechless: "I'm sorry, I don't know you well, but I just asked for 10,000 yuan. What kind of money do you think you are? He still owes me 1,000 yuan and hasn't paid it back! Just block the black to ensure safety. "
That's what he said, but Qi Xi still felt a little concerned.
Because of his handsome appearance and quiet personality, Cheng Junliang was actually very popular during college, and many girls chased him, but I don't know if it was because of his family background, he rejected all suitors, and lived a very frugal and self-disciplined life.
It's just that such a frugal, self-disciplined and self-respecting boy, why does he borrow money everywhere, even from himself whom he doesn't know well? Is it still such a large amount as 10,000? Wouldn't it be the abyss of some kind of routine loan
Qi Xi thought about it, and finally called Cheng Junliang: "Cheng Junliang, do you want to borrow 10,000 yuan?"
Sure enough, Cheng Junliang's voice growled: "I also know it's strange to ask you to borrow money, if it's not convenient for you, I'm sorry, just treat it as if I'm bothering you."
The more he behaved like this, the more strange Qi Xi felt. She stabilized her emotions and said calmly: "Ten thousand yuan is a lot. If you want it, you have to write me an IOU in person. Let's have dinner together tonight, you please me."
Sure enough, Cheng Junliang's voice was full of unexpected surprises: "Are you willing to lend it to me? That's great! Don't worry, I am willing to write an IOU, and I will definitely return it to you later."
Qi Xi and Cheng Junliang decided on the time and place, and immediately sent a good news to Zhao Yiran: "You wait, if Cheng Junliang has no problems at all, I will at least help you recover your one thousand yuan tonight no matter what!"
**
Gu Yan had been in court for a long time, and he didn't return to the office until he was about to leave work. At this moment, Qi Xi was packing up his computer and preparing to leave for an appointment. When she saw Gu Yan, she remembered something—
"Gu Yan, have you borrowed money from Cheng Junliang? If he wants to ask you if you borrowed it, you can prove it to me with a screenshot of the loan. I will have dinner with him tonight and ask him if he will come back. He plans to ask me to borrow 10,000 yuan. "
Gu Yan frowned: "I didn't ask me to borrow it, but you will have dinner with him tonight? Just the two of you?"
Qi Xi nodded: "Yes, we have an appointment, I'll be leaving right away."
As a result, just as Qi Xi was about to leave, Gu Yan's voice sounded—
"I have nothing to eat tonight."
ah
Qi Xi stopped in her tracks, and said in surprise, "Didn't you stop eating tonight and want to lose weight?"
Gu Yan's voice sounded a little sulking, the man glared at Qi Xi: "Do I still need to lose weight? Are you mocking me for being fat?"
"..."
Obviously you said you want to lose weight!
"Anyway, I'm hungry, I want to eat." Gu Yan's voice was calm and open, "But I have no money."
He glanced at Qi Xi, and said calmly: "The money has been spent for your blind date."
"..."
Alright alright!
"Then if you don't mind, would you like to have dinner with Cheng Junliang with me?"
Gu Yan's voice sounded a little forced: "It's okay."
It's just that even though he said that, he walked faster than Qi Xi: "Where to eat?"
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Qi Xi was looking for a cheap food stall, and the atmosphere was quite lively, but when he arrived at Qi Xi's table, he became out of place in the lively atmosphere.
Gu Yan sat in a row with Qi Xi, he looked at Cheng Junliang opposite, he didn't even bother to say polite words, with scrutiny and guard, he went straight to the point and said: "Why do you ask Qi Xi to borrow so much money?"
Although the atmosphere was a bit heavy, but seeing Gu Yan like this, Qi Xi thought, his next sentence must be that Cheng Junliang was not interesting enough, even if he asked Qi Xi, who was not familiar with him, he had already borrowed money, and he did not ask Gu Yan, who was once a roommate.
After all, Qi Xi told Gu Yan a long time ago that the purpose of Cheng Junliang's appointment with him today is to borrow money. Gu Yan is still willing to come with him. I am afraid that he is a little worried about this classmate just like himself, so he does not reject it. Lend him the money for emergency, otherwise, who wants to have nothing to do with this kind of money-borrowing feast! It's all because I'm afraid that I won't run fast enough.
Sure enough, the next moment, Gu Yan said, "Don't ask her to borrow it."
Just when Qi Xi thought that Gu Yan was going to generously donate to Cheng Junliang, and said the phrase "Ask me for a loan", Gu Yan paused every word -
"She still owes me a lot of money, and she has no money to lend you."
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This development doesn't seem right...
Cheng Junliang really looked embarrassed, but Gu Yan drank his tea calmly.
After a moment of silence, Cheng Junliang finally couldn't hold back anymore. He sighed, with a face of shame and helplessness: "I'm sorry, please pretend that I haven't said anything about borrowing money. I also remember the money I borrowed from other students. , I will definitely pay it back one by one..."
As Cheng Junliang said, he was about to get up and leave, and it was at this moment that Gu Yancai spoke again: "How much do you need?"
Cheng Junliang was very embarrassed: "There is only a gap of 10,000 yuan..." "I will lend it to you."
Not to mention Cheng Junliang, Qi Xi was also very surprised. The only one who was calm was Gu Yan himself who spoke. The creditor pursed his lips: "But you have to be honest about why you need so much money all of a sudden."
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Cheng Junliang already felt that there was no hope of borrowing money, but now that the road has turned around, his pretending to be strong during this period of time finally can no longer hold on——
"It's not that someone in my family is sick, and it's not that I went to consume in advance and borrowed an online loan. I borrowed money because I messed up a case myself."
Cheng Junliang talked about the cause of the incident, and finally showed exhaustion and pain: "Although my grades in school are considered above average, English is a place that lags behind. Now such a big university like Jinghe has to test English, and I can't get in at all. Quickly earn money to support the family, so I found a small firm to join. Although it is relatively small, the entry conditions stated that in addition to the basic salary, there is a share in the case. It sounds like there is a lot of freedom. As long as you work hard enough, the money you earn is not It will be worse than the big one."
"But after I joined the job, I realized that my thinking was too simple. All I could receive were small cases, let alone new lawyers like us who could expand the source of cases. Just those trivial civil cases. , Sometimes after running and running, the parties may suddenly withdraw the lawsuit, or renege on the debt, or the case cannot be advanced.
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Following Cheng Junliang's narration, Qi Xi and Gu Yancai learned the truth about Cheng Junliang's borrowing of money—
He finally received a loan dispute case. Although the target amount was small, the advantage was that there was an IOU and clear evidence of capital transfer. This is the IOU.
"The client gave me the original IOU, and I put it on the table. In the past few days, I happened to help my tutoring lawyer sort out the files. For some reason, the original IOU was lost. No matter how I found it Can't find it."
Cheng Junliang lowered his gaze, with a look of shame on his face: "Now the case is at risk of losing the case due to the damage of the original IOU. The client asked me to pay the money back, otherwise I will come to the law firm to pull banners and make trouble. This client even raped me I gave up my parents' contact information, called them to harass them and asked me to pay the money immediately... "
Qi Xi finally understood a little bit now: "So when everyone asks you the reason for borrowing money, you don't say it because you feel too embarrassing?"
Cheng Junliang acquiesced to Qi Xi's words: "It's too ugly to spread such a thing, and it's really my fault that I made such a low-level mistake. I know everyone is curious about the reason why I borrowed money, and I could have lied to everyone. My family members are suddenly sick and need money urgently, but I don’t want to lie.”
"So you chose to hesitate and say nothing?"
"kindness."
Cheng Junliang was a little anxious: "But I will definitely pay back the money. Everyone is willing to lend it to me. I remember this kindness, but it won't be so fast..."
Looking at the shirt on Cheng Junliang's body that had been washed white, Qi Xi felt uncomfortable: "How much is in the IOU for the evidence of the total loss?"
"One hundred twenty thousand… "
Rao knew that the amount was probably not small, but Qi Xi couldn't help but gasp when he heard the figure. A trainee lawyer like Cheng Junliang who started his career in a small firm probably didn't eat or drink, and had to It took only two years for this after-tax income, not to mention that Cheng Junliang still had to bear the cost of rent, food and transportation...
"You said it was only 10,000 yuan short, so you ask the students to borrow a total of 110,000 yuan?"
Cheng Junliang lowered his head: "I asked other classmates and relatives to borrow a total of nearly 50,000 yuan."
"What about the other 60,000?"
"I borrowed an online loan."
Qi Xi had a headache and wanted to help the amount: "The problem is, the interest on online loans is so high, and there is also a repayment cycle, your money can't be turned over in a short while, after the 60,000 online loan expires What are you going to do? To borrow another platform’s online loan to make up for it? Then the debts you owe will snowball? You are a law student yourself, and you are still a trainee lawyer. Do you know these loans? What will happen to the online loan victims? You are so young, you have ruined your credit, and you will not be able to get a mortgage or car loan in the future, and you may be harassed by various debt collection calls until you collapse!"
Gu Yan was much calmer: "Then what does your law firm say? Under normal circumstances, you are a trainee lawyer, and you should not handle cases alone. If this kind of mistake occurs, is your tutoring lawyer also at fault and forgot to take risks for you?" Prompt? He should communicate with the client and report to the law firm, and the law firm should also take responsibility for this, and help you minimize the loss as much as possible."
As a result, it’s okay not to say it, but when he said it, Cheng Junliang’s expression became even more broken: “I didn’t dare to say it. My tutoring lawyer was very strict. Although he didn’t remind me, it was indeed my own negligence. He said he was moving, and he was afraid that the original would be lost, so he begged me to keep it for a few days, and I agreed softly, but it was clearly put away on the table, but when I looked for it again, it would be gone.”
"Once I confess this matter to the teaching lawyer, the law firm will definitely fire me. The 120,000 yuan in compensation is not at fault for the teaching lawyer, and it is impossible for the teaching lawyer to pay me. At that time, in addition to letting my reputation in the legal circle Mess up, no help, maybe even lose my current job, then I won't even be able to pay back the money...”
Qi Xi and Gu Yan looked at each other, and felt that this was really a dilemma, but both of them obviously felt that losing money was not a good idea, almost just a few eye contact, Qi Xi knew that Gu Yan and himself were probably planning to go together .
Sure enough, Gu Yan's words soon proved Qi Xi's guess—
"That is to say, you, a client, lent the defendant 120,000 yuan, and you have a handwritten IOU. Now you are looking for you to enforce the repayment of the loan through prosecution. As a result, you lost the original IOU, which caused the client Come to your place to make trouble and ask you to pay the 120,000 yuan in compensation?"
Cheng Junliang nodded: "Yes, that's right."
Qi Xi glanced at Gu Yan, and directly took Gu Yan's words: "Then why do you have to pay for it yourself? You shouldn't be paying for it!"
Cheng Junliang was stunned.
"The loss of evidence doesn't mean you can't win the lawsuit!" Qi Xi looked at Cheng Junliang, "The loss of the IOU is indeed not conducive to winning the case, but it doesn't mean that you can't win the lawsuit, because there is a very close relationship between your client and the defendant. There may be other evidence chains that can prove the existence of this loan, and even if there is no IOU, as long as the defendant does not know that the evidence has been lost, he may still directly admit the existence of this loan out of guilt."
Gu Yan also pursed his lower lip: "Originally you had the original IOU, so the result is that the case is won, and you can apply for enforcement on behalf of the client. If there is no IOU now, but the results you can achieve for the other party remain the same, you can still let your If the party wins the lawsuit, it doesn't matter whether there is an IOU, and you don't need to pay the 120,000 yuan yourself."
A word to wake up the dreamer, Cheng Junliang was enlightened after listening, his eyes lit up, he patted his head: "Why didn't I think of this way!" He said angrily, "After the incident, I only thought that I have The only problem is to lose money, and my brain is so single-minded that I didn't think about the way you said!"
"In short, you should communicate with the client well, ask the client to cooperate with providing the rest of the supporting evidence, and try to win this lawsuit. You don't have to bear the 120,000 yuan."
Cheng Junliang became more energetic: "That's right!"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qi Xi and Gu Yan: "Thank you! I'll contact the client right away!"
Cheng Junliang rushed to communicate with the customer, thanked the customer in a hurry and left after paying the bill, leaving Qi Xi and Gu Yan to wait for dessert.
As soon as Cheng Junliang left, Qi Xi couldn't help boasting: "Look, I'm still very popular. Cheng Junliang didn't ask you to borrow the last ten thousand, but asked me to borrow it. This shows that in his subconscious, he still feels I am a generous and reliable person."
In the end, Gu Yan glanced at her, and mercilessly interrupted Qi Xi's self-boasting: "I think it's because I think you are the only one who looks stupid and easy to deceive."
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"Don't lend money to other boys casually in the future."
"Huh? Why?"
"You still owe me money, and you still ask me why? Do you plan to lend the money you owe me to others to solve their urgent needs?" Gu Yan said solemnly and coldly, "I will be your creditor from now on. The ones that are in line, the ones that have priority, pay attention."
Fine…
Qi Xi thought about it, and felt that she really couldn't refute it. She decided to please her creditor: "I feel like you're not full yet, do you want to add a dessert? I heard that the durian cake here is very delicious..."
As a result, before she finished speaking, Gu Yan almost couldn't wait to interrupt her: "No more!"
The man coughed and said calmly: "Save some money, return it to me earlier, don't order any desserts. Don't buy any more durians until I pay off my money in installments."
"Then I can't usually treat you to durian..."
Qi Xi thought that Gu Yan would forgive him his usual obligation of "offering" fruit if he continued his words, but he didn't expect this man to not hesitate at all, and said without hesitation, "It's okay, just eat something cheap, like apples or something."
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