Ever since Gu Xuehan broke the relationship between Qi Xi and Gu Yan, in order to prove that her office romance did not affect her work, Qi Xi became more serious at work. She really wanted to work hard with Gu Xuehan in the competition and did not want to leave Gu Xuehan behind. Just because she fell in love with Gu Yan, she wanted to enjoy the bad impression of gender bonus, so she worked harder than usual.
It has been raining continuously in Rongshi for the past two days, so Gu Xuehan handed over to Gu Yan the field work of going out to file a case or submit litigation materials, but Qi Xi, in order to show that he did not want to rely on nepotism to gain convenience, froze from Gu Yan. Yan took away several field tasks.
The court where Qixi is going to file the case this time is in the suburbs of Rongshi, and the rain is heavier than expected. The wind is so strong that it even blows Qixi's umbrella, and the car is quite difficult to drive. Wait until Qixi finishes delivering After the materials came out, he had to rely on public transportation, but the nearest bus station also needed to walk a certain distance. When Qixi got on the bus, he felt like a drowned rat.
At this moment, it was close to lunch break, Qi Xi hadn't eaten yet, and Gu Yan was also running outside work, Qi Xi looked at the route back to the competition office on his mobile phone, and unexpectedly found that such a transit station for the bus to the subway, Not far from her father's law firm.
Why don't you just go and have lunch with Dad
On the way to send Qi Xi home last time, Qi Ruiming took the initiative to break the deadlock in the previous relationship with Qi Xi, and then sent him text messages to ask about the current situation. After all, Qi Xi's heart is not made of iron. I let go of my previous dissatisfaction with my father.
Qi Xi did what she said, and immediately sent a message to her father. Although she didn't receive a reply, she still went all the way to the law firm.
Qi Ruiming opened a personal law firm, so the name of the law firm follows the two characters in his name, called "Ruiming". The rented office building is near the subway entrance and bus platform, which is an important hub of Rongshi City. The location is very convenient and the flow of people is large.
As soon as Qi Xi got off the bus, he saw the huge words "Ruiming Law Firm" on the opposite office building, and there were also advertisements for Ruiming Law Firm on the street.
Although the business ability may not be top-notch, but in terms of expanding the source of cases, Qi Ruiming's many methods really make Qi Xi very admired. When Ruiming Law Firm was first established, Qi Ruiming really went to various office buildings in person. Send out leaflets to promote yourself in small companies.
But as soon as Qixi walked into the elevator of Ruiming's office building, he received a text message reply from his father—
"I'm sorry, Xixi, Dad is having dinner with a client at noon, but the driver, Lao Chen, is in the office. It's raining so hard. I told Lao Chen, and I will let him take you back to Jinghe later."
Although she was a little disappointed, after all, this time when she came to Ruiming at noon, she was notified at short notice. Qi Xi didn't feel too bad. Her umbrella was broken and it was raining heavily outside. Come, let's go in by the way to wipe off the rain on his face and head.
Ruiming is a small law firm, including the administrative front desk driver, practicing lawyers, interns, and assistants, there are only a dozen people in total. Except for the interns, the rest of the employees are not very popular, and they are all old faces that Qi Xi is familiar with.
The last time Qixi came to Ruiming was a few years ago. Now that he came back after many years, he found that Ruiming’s decoration has also been renovated, and there are still some changes, and the personnel have also changed a little. Qi Xi was looking at her with puzzled eyes—
"Miss, do you have an appointment with any lawyer in advance? It's our lunch break, and most of the lawyers have already gone to eat. If you don't have an appointment, you can register your information and what you want to consult here. According to your needs, I will connect you with lawyers in the relevant professional direction.”
Qi Xi was about to explain, but fortunately at this moment, Sister Li, the elder sister who knew Qi Xi, was walking to the door. When she saw Qi Xi, she was a little surprised: "Xi Xi? Come to see your father? Attorney Qi and the client have an appointment at noon Yes. How did it happen? It’s so bad, wait a minute, I’m going to the office and I’ll get you a new towel, wipe it off quickly, or you’ll be sick if you catch a cold... "
Sister Li smiled at the front desk: "This is our lawyer Qi's daughter Qi Xi, don't worry, I'll let her come in and sit in the office of lawyer Qi." She looked at Qi Xi, "There was a small meeting in lawyer Qi's office just now." The rest room, occasionally I will sleep here when I work overtime too late, and there is a small shower room, where there is a hair dryer, you go and dry your hair quickly."
In this way, Qi Xi was welcomed into her father's office by Sister Li. Indeed, as Sister Li said, her father's office has changed a lot now. There is really a rest area, a small bed, and a hanger next to it. There are several sets of spare suits hanging out.
Seeing this, Qi Xi felt a little embarrassed again. She had always suspected that her father's overtime work was a fabricated lie, but now it seems that she really blamed him. Most of the Hermes bags were bought by her father to clear up and maintain contacts.
After Sister Li gave her the towel, Qi Xi thanked her and dried her hair. She looked at the time and decided to go downstairs to have a light meal before meeting the driver, Master Chen. A woman who was playing with her mobile phone almost ran into him head-on.
The other party let out a low cry, then looked up at Qi Xi, Qi Xi also followed the voice, and found that it was a girl who looked not a few years older than herself, with fair skin, exquisite makeup, pretty looks, and hair She has obviously been well-groomed, and she is also wearing a Chanel professional suit, with a VCA necklace around her neck. Although she is very young, her body can be described as jewel-like, her fingers are as white as jade, and her nails are very delicate.
Although many female lawyers in law firms also pay great attention to their image and wear professional suits and exquisite makeup, but because of the busyness of the lawyer profession itself, there is simply not much energy to spend on styling hair or matching clothes every day. It is almost rare that the opponent is armed with such exquisiteness from the hair strands to the toes, especially most female lawyers do not have such delicate and long nails, because it is very inconvenient to type, but at this moment, whoever is going in and out of Ruiming Party A's client
"I'm sorry!" The other party smiled at Qi Xi, interrupting Qi Xi's guess, then she gave up her seat and signaled Qi Xi to pass first.
Qi Xi also apologized immediately, and guessed the other party's identity only for a moment, Qi Xi didn't have much desire to continue to explore the passers-by like this, but...
It's just that when the other party turned sideways to let Qi Xi pass first, Qi Xi swept the other party's bag.
It is a second-generation crocodile skin of mini kelly.
I don't know if it's a coincidence, but it's exactly the same color as the one my father picked up from Hermès before.
So is it this client? The other party's clothes are so expensive, and they really look like big customers.
Qi Xi stopped in her tracks, and under the trend of curiosity, she turned her head slightly, then watched the other party humming a song, and walked into the office familiarly, but she didn't go to the reception room or the meeting room, but carried her bag and went straight He sat down by the window of the large office area.
Qi Xi seemed to be standing under a dilapidated house, and her heart suddenly seemed to be hit hard by a stone falling from the dilapidated house, and she suddenly even felt a little unstable.
This woman is not a client, she is Ruiming's lawyer.
Obviously, he had already dried his hair just now, but this knowledge made Qi Xi feel as if he was still in the rainstorm, at the very center of the storm.
She no longer remembered how she got downstairs, or how she answered the phone call with Master Chen.
Qi Xi only knew that by the time she escaped from her complicated thoughts, she was already sitting in Master Chen's car. Master Chen was a talker, and at the moment he was babbling about the latest social news.
The air conditioner in the car was fully turned on, but Qi Xi felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave. The warm wind seemed to be unable to blow her body at all. Her heart was full of fear and uneasiness, as well as the timidity of not knowing what to do. I don't know if I am opening Pandora's box.
And after opening, can she bear those consequences
But can a person stop doing something because of fear
Qi Xi's heart was confused and terrified, but she still heard herself asking a question in a calm voice—
"Master Chen, has my dad recruited new people recently?"
Master Chen himself likes to chatter, so he talked to Qi Xi without any doubts: "No, except that the old receptionist in the previous office gave birth to a second child, and it's not the graduation season recently, and the rest didn't recruit any newcomers, no Are they all old faces?"
Qi Xi said naturally: "But the original lawyers in the firm were all quite old? My dad kept complaining that no one came up with new ideas for any activities in the firm, so I thought he would recruit some new people to lower the salary." What about the average age in the institute?"
It was probably Qi Xi’s words that reminded Master Chen, and he quickly took the blame: “Don’t tell me, there are quite a lot of activities in the institute now, and the activities are quite young. The Halloween before, it’s the first time I know about it. Xiao Wang held an event, and then there was a Christmas gift exchange or something, and I heard that there will be a small party for the New Year."
Qi Xi frowned: "Xiao Wang?"
Master Chen nodded: "It's just Wang Juan, don't you know?"
"Wang Juan? Was there such a person in the institute before?"
"Yes! She used to be an intern in college, and she left after less than a year as an intern. At that time, she thought she had completely left the legal profession. I didn't expect that it would be almost ten years later, and she came back again. It's time to go to work." Master Chen scratched his head embarrassingly, "I forgot about her, if you want to talk about the newcomers recruited recently, she is the only one, but she is not young, and she used to be Ruiming has done it before, so he can't be considered a newcomer."
If she had been an intern when she was a senior in college, and now it has been almost ten years, then this woman should be around thirty years old, but the other party seems to be only a few years older than Qi Xi.
In the past ten years, it can be seen that there is really no waste, so it can be maintained so properly.
When Master Chen mentioned Wang Juan, he was also very emotional: "It looks like a college student who has just graduated a few years ago, right? Don't tell me, this Xiao Wang is still some kind of Internet celebrity. He is popular on the Internet. I heard that he received an advertisement. It’s like tens of thousands.”
Qi Xi was stunned for a moment, and continued to ask without any trace: "Then she has a high income?"
Master Chen laughed: "Last time I heard Sister Li say that she is an expert in the field of law popularization, and she earns a lot of money, much faster than lawyers. No wonder my daughter is clamoring all day long to become an Internet celebrity in the future." .”
Master Chen said with emotion: "Perhaps whether a person can earn money or not has nothing to do with academic qualifications. Wang Juan is just a third law school who has expanded its enrollment. My sister said that when she came back to Ruiming this time, when she paid her social security, she found that her original social security was out of stock, so maybe our generation is really old. In fact, you see, Wang Juan is not a very good school, and she does not go to work safely. Instead, she has made a bloody road by becoming an Internet celebrity. Have you seen it? She is now covered in brand-name goods! Now go back to Ruiming Work, I guess, is to experience life!"
Master Chen didn't pay attention to this topic, and quickly chatted about other things. Not long after, the competition office also arrived, Qi Xi thanked Master Chen, and then got out of the car.
She heard from Zhao Yiran that some Internet celebrities in professional vertical fields earn a lot of income just from advertising, and Master Chen also said that Wang Juan only re-joined Ruiming a month ago, so the one she was carrying Does the Hermes bag have anything to do with my father
No matter what, this Hermes bag became a thorn in Qi Xi's heart, and once he started to have doubts about it, Qi Xi began to feel suspicious everywhere.
After thinking about it, she gritted her teeth and called her father.
Qi Xi first thanked him for arranging for Master Chen to send him to Jinghe, chatted casually with Qi Ruiming, and then pretended to casually mention the bag: "By the way, Dad, my boss came to talk to me a few days ago and said Our lawyers should also pay attention to our image and ostentation, and suggested that I buy a brand-name bag, so that it will be more attractive to carry out, so that clients will feel that our business is doing well and thus earn a lot of money, can you buy me a bag?"
Qi Xi said in a curve to save the country: "Besides, the boys you introduced to me before are all from good families. I think that if I buy a good bag myself and meet them in the future, one will be more confident, and the second one will be more confident. It makes people feel better, and feels that our family's family background is completely worthy of each other."
Sure enough, when Qi Ruiming heard that Qi Xi showed a relaxed attitude towards the blind date, his tone became more enthusiastic: "Xixi, I knew that sooner or later you would understand Dad's painstaking efforts, and what you said is right, you really have to buy it." A branded bag, you can’t always carry a school bag to put your computer on your back, and go out like a student, just tell me, what bag you want to buy, Dad will reimburse you.”
"As for bags, look for quality rather than quantity. Dad, you can buy me a Hermes. The supreme king in the bag, as long as this bag is used, I won't be afraid to travel all over the world." Qi Xi coaxed, "Anyway, bags like this Very durable, although a Hermès is expensive, it can be used for many years, and the average cost is not much.”
What chilled Qi Xi was that almost as soon as Qi Ruiming heard the word Hermès, his previous warmth and support disappeared from his tone. He put on his own difficult posture and sighed: "Xi Xi Xi, although we must pay attention to our own image, we should not blindly pursue famous brands. How much does Hermès cost? It’s not interesting to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on that brand. I think a few luxury brands are quite good. , suitable for your age, you can see which one you like, and Dad will buy it for you."
Qi Xi bit her lips: "But I want Hermes! I've never been in an Hermes store, Dad, when will you show me the world?"
It's a pity that no matter whether Qi Xi has an arrogant and self-willed attitude or is soft-hearted, Qi Ruiming is determined not to agree: "You are a girl, don't be so vain." He took out the posture of a parent and said softly and hard, "What's more Dad can't take you to meet the world. With dad's income, I don't have the confidence to enter Hermès. I haven't been to or bought it myself. Why do I take you to buy it? In short, you buy a luxury brand bag, you Put on a wallet or scarf, and Dad will pay the bill together. Be obedient, and I won’t talk to you, Dad’s client has something to do, hang up.”
After Qi Ruiming coaxed Qi Xi for a few words, he claimed to be busy as usual and hung up the phone.
However, this time, Qi Xi could no longer complain inwardly that Qi Ruiming was impatient to finish listening to his phone calls as usual.
Obviously she saw Qi Ruiming go in and out of the Hermès brand store with her own eyes, and the way she greeted the cabinet sister was obviously a regular customer, but now he opened his eyes and told nonsense that he had never even been in the Hermès store.
If it was a fluke before, thinking that she was overthinking and prejudiced, now Qi Xi can be very sure that there is definitely something wrong with her father.