Qi Xi never thought that one day, she would need to personally investigate the evidence of her father's cheating or not. However, when things came to an end, she found that although she was depressed and complicated, and her whole body was a little chilly and trembling, once she calmed down, It didn't have an emotional breakdown like the parties in the TV series.
Although there are reasonable doubts, it is probably because Qi Xi does not want this kind of thing to happen in his heart, and Qi Xi is not ready to directly presume that Qi Ruiming is guilty.
She is not considered an "internet addict", and she has only a half-knowledge of Internet celebrities who break the circle, and it is even more impossible to understand Internet celebrities in the legal vertical field, but fortunately, Zhao is still familiar with it.
And when Qi Xi called Zhao Yiran to inquire, Zhao Yiran did not live up to her expectations: "Oh, you said Internet celebrities in the legal field, I follow a bunch of them, there are all types, and there are direct scholar types Yes, it is basically aimed at law students, and most of the discussions are practical problems or difficult problems in the judicial examination, which are more professional; It is easy to understand; there is also consulting and promotion, this kind of it, generally it is mainly to shoot short videos, for example, this lawyer team focuses on marriage disputes, and will shoot a lot of short films about marriage tearing, and finally simply give you Explain how to operate in this situation, but it is also very simple, mainly to attract traffic to your own law firm or business."
While talking, Zhao Yiran recommended several official accounts and Weibo accounts of legal influencers to Qi Xi on WeChat, but when Qi Xi clicked on them, most of them were men, and few of them were women. Hong, and most of them are female lawyers with senior experience, obviously they are not Wang Juan.
Qi Xi pursed her lips: "Aren't there any young women among Internet celebrities in the legal field?"
Zhao Yiran paused: "Yes, there are, but there are a few young female Internet celebrities who don't post professional things, and feel more artificial, such as the 'trickle', and the' Meng Taotao ventured into the legal and political circles', these few seem to work in law firms, and occasionally post about the daily work of law firms, but there is almost no dry stuff about handling cases, and more of them are more like bloggers or pure nets It's popular, like the 'Trickling Stream', the family seems to be quite rich, and they often display all kinds of bags and shoes, Sanyuan is a very successful female lawyer, relying on her professional ability to support herself and live a rich and beautiful life... "
trickle? In Wang Juan's name, the word Juan is a homonym.
Zhao Yiran had no intention of speaking, but Qi Xi tensed up.
Zhao Yiran didn't know what happened to Qi Xi, she thought Qi Xi was just curious, so she continued to popularize science very enthusiastically: "However, the Internet celebrity world is also king but not king, this 'trickle' and 'Mengtao' Tao Yong broke into the legal and political circles' not only did not hold together to solidify fans, but also notoriously did not deal with each other. Breaking into the legal and political circles', although the family seems to have a mine, and then they claim to be brave in the legal and political circles, but in fact they were picked up by the fans of "Trickle Stream" and even failed the judicial examination. While studying for exams, although she also works in a law firm, she is actually just doing administration in the law firm. After being bullied before, she recruited a lot of black fans, scolding her for relying on her father to show off her wealth, and her poor IQ to discredit legal practitioners and female lawyers. "
Zhao Yiran paused for a moment, as if taking a sip of water, and then continued: "And 'Trickling Stream' shows that she is working in a law firm in various details, and she seems to be a top student. Netizens found that she is still Those who came out of the poor countryside should have worked hard step by step on their own to become Bai Fumei by themselves, so her fans are very sticky, they all admire her and take her as an example."
Qi Xi frowned: "Then why is 'Meng Taotao Bravely Entering the Legal and Political World' stamped as a disguised legal elite, and 'Trickling Stream' just claims to rely on its own counterattack to win everyone's trust ?”
Zhao Yiran's tone was full of encyclopedia master's understanding: "The Internet has memories, both of them are old Internet people, can there be any traces of the past left on the Internet for people to dig their graves? 'Trickle' In the past, a lot of people on Weibo were located in the village. Every year during the Chinese New Year, she also posted about the house in her own village, including some daily life in the village. Although it has been deleted now, when she posted those in the early years, they were not popular at all. Simple personal Weibo, the kind of whining casually, and "Meng Taotao bravely enters the legal and political circles" is the same. In the past, Weibo complained that I failed the judicial examination several times... "
I see.
Qi Xi heard Zhao Yiran talk about a bunch of "love and hatred" between "Meng Taotao bravely entered the legal and political circles" and "Trickling Stream", and finally found a chance to hang up the phone.
Once he hung up the phone, Qi Xi began to check one by one according to the list provided by Zhao Yiran.
When Qi Xi turned to the homepage of "Trickling Stream" Weibo, there were only a few simple Weibo posts and a few photos, and Qi Xi's inner sixth sense was almost determined.
This is the person.
This person is Wang Juan.
And Qi Xi can almost confirm that her Hermes is the one that Qi Ruiming bought.
Because on Weibo, "Trickling Stream" was posted almost as soon as he got Hermes, and that date was the day after Qixi's father took Hermes.
Qi Xi frowned and pursed his lips, and continued to scroll down the other party's Weibo, and the more he looked, the more Qi Xi's heart sank.
"I'm on a business trip to Changsha, check in and get it with a teay face!"
"I came to Shenzhen today to talk about the acquisition. The weather in Shenzhen is so good. The half-day acquisition matter was over-performing in an hour. The rest of the time can be a sneaky fish, take out my beach skirt, and walk on the beach!"
"I'm going to Beijing! I have to climb the Great Wall! If you don't finish climbing, you're not a good man!"
"I'm going to Hong Kong tomorrow, and tonight I'm going to start racking my brains to make a shopping list..."
…
While watching, Qi Xi wrote down the places and times when Wang Juan went out every time, and then she started to look through the chat records between herself and her mother——
"Your father is on a business trip to Changsha."
"Recently we talked about an acquisition case in Shenzhen..."
"Your dad is on a business trip to Beijing. Don't you like the candied haws in Beijing? I'll ask him to bring you some."
"Does Xixi have any cosmetics to buy? Your dad is going to Hong Kong..."
…
Qi Xi compared the location and time of Qi Ruiming's business trips in the past six months, and found that they completely overlapped with Wang Juan's.
And Wang Juan joined Ruiming again, obviously only a month ago.
Qi Xi stared blankly at the pictures below each of Wang Juan's Weibo posts on the screen. She didn't show her face very often, and more often she showed some luxurious details, such as her casually placed Chanel bag, her exquisite Nails, such as her Dior sunglasses, and LV shoes...
Qi Xi's last sliver of hope for his father was shattered in front of this reality.
It's not that Qi Ruiming cheated on Wang Juan just now, he and Wang Juan should have been together a long time ago.
**
Fortunately, in the afternoon, Gu Xuehan arranged a proofreading job for a Chinese-English bilingual contract, which didn't require much brains, so Qi Xi was able to complete the task without losing his mind.
Gu Yan came back just before get off work. He sat next to Qi Xi, and soon realized that Qi Xi's state was not right—
"What's wrong? So absent-minded?"
Qi Xi didn't even think about how to face his own father and mother, and it was even more difficult to tell Gu Yan at this moment, so he just smiled and tried to pretend that nothing happened: "Didn't you have a basketball friendly match with Yi Linlu tonight?" ? I can't wait to see my boyfriend become the MVP of the audience."
Gu Yan didn't doubt that he was there, and when Qi Xi mentioned the basketball game, he also looked forward to it. He seemed to want to say something, but in the end he held back and didn't say anything, but he couldn't hold back in the end.
When he was about to get off work, he suddenly said solemnly to Qi Xi: "Tonight's game will be played well."
It's just that compared to Gu Yan's devotion and seriousness, Qi Xi is really in a trance. She doesn't even remember how she followed her colleagues from the competition and cooperation office and Gu Yan to the agreed place of the game until the whistle was blown at the start of the game. The sound woke her up as if from a nightmare.
Although it was a friendly match, the male lawyers from the two law firms obviously had the determination to perform, and they played well. Almost as soon as Gu Yan entered the arena, he became the focus of everyone's attention. It was as expected by Qi Xi. Similarly, even the relatives of the lawyers from Yilin Law Firm couldn't help casting their gazes at Gu Yan, and the students near the basketball court also leaned against their seats and cheered for Gu Yan together.
Qi Xi's mood finally improved with such a warm atmosphere. Looking at Gu Yan's galloping figure on the court, she felt a little proud and also brought a little bit of secret happiness.
The boy everyone was looking at had only him in his eyes.
Gu Yan played very well in the first half. Because of his height and physical strength, the Jinghe Law Firm led by him could almost be said to have swept the field. Yilin Law Firm seemed to be under pressure. Several male lawyers from Yilin Law Firm The real exhaustion and the embarrassment of being pressed and rubbed on the ground showed on his face. One of the main players of the Yilin team obviously worked very hard and his skills were good. Unfortunately, he had no chance of winning against Gu Yan.
Every time Gu Yan scored a goal, the audience would burst into cheers. He runs on the court like a free cheetah, confident and unassuming, as if he is a top predator born to stand at the top of the food chain.
After taking off his suit and changing into his jersey, Qi Xi discovered that Gu Yan's figure is really good, with smooth and beautiful muscles, but not too exaggerated, everything is just right, the tight lines between each movement, They all feel powerful.
Because it was not made public in the competition and cooperation office, it is impossible for Gu Yan to publicly express his love on the court, but every time he scores a goal, Gu Yan will subconsciously look for Qi Xi on the court. He is sweating, his eyes are focused and enthusiastic, Looking at Qi Xi from a long distance, in the applause or cheers of the crowd, he looks like a little boy looking forward to being praised, as if no matter how good he is, he stubbornly only needs the affirmation of a certain person .
Qi Xi was finally infected by this atmosphere, and her mood became better. She waved vigorously at Gu Yan, and followed her colleagues around her to cheer for Gu Yan. Gu Yan on the field just smiled, and then Get back into the game.
During the intermission, almost as soon as Gu Yan came out of the stadium, many strange girls who came to watch the game handed him water or towels. Gu Yan seemed to be surrounded by flowers, but he didn't accept any of them. He just politely rejected everyone, then parted the crowd and walked towards the auditorium where Qi Xi was.
"Why didn't you come over to deliver the water?" The man took the water and towel in Qi Xi's hand, and some children complained angrily, "I'm yours anyway..." He glanced at the colleagues around Qi Xi, like It was quite aggrieved to change the rhetoric, "It's your teammate after all, shouldn't you be more enthusiastic?"
Qi Xi couldn't help laughing, feeling that her mood had really improved, she looked at Gu Yan, and said shamelessly, "I didn't come over, that's because I knew you would come."
In front of so many colleagues, Gu Yan couldn't openly flirt with Qi Xi, so he could only look at Qi Xi in a reserved and reluctant way, and chatted with the colleagues who came to watch the battle and cheer , rested for a while, and then returned to the field.
And almost as soon as they returned to the court, several players from Yilin Law Firm walked towards Gu Yan, as if they were communicating with each other. Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, then he looked at the Glancing at Qi Xi, his expression was a bit tangled, but the lawyer on the other side probably said something else, showing a very pleading look, Gu Yan finally nodded.
From the beginning of the second half, Qi Xi could see that Gu Yan was abnormal.
He obviously restrained his edge. Although he was still playing seriously, almost all the chances of throwing the ball were given up to other members of his team. However, Yilin Law Firm obviously regained its momentum in the second half. , all passed the ball to the main player to shoot. The score accumulated under Gu Yan's name in the first half soon gradually reversed under this situation. Qi Xi watched Gu Yan's score helplessly. Overtaken by the opponent's counterattack.
In the end, the Competition and Cooperation Institute still won the game by a few points, but it was not Gu Yan who scored the most shots. Because it is not a basketball game in the strict sense, the MVP is simply awarded based on who has the highest score. Now this MVP has become the honor of Yilin's main player, and Gu Yan has become the second.
Before Qi Xi had time to wonder, the lawyers of Yilin Law Firm on the court suddenly took out banners from the side of the court, as well as hidden balloons and flowers. Amid the booing, the player who finally won the MVP knelt on one knee On the spot, a marriage proposal scene was staged on the spot.
All of a sudden, the atmosphere on the court became heated. Everyone no longer paid attention to the game, but began to pay attention to the marriage proposal. The protagonist suddenly became the player and his girlfriend who were pleasantly surprised. Amid applause and cheers, the player's girlfriend finally accepted the proposal.
No matter what, when people see this kind of happy lover finally getting married, they will still instinctively empathize with the happy mood. Qi Xi couldn't help applauding with the crowd, even Gu Yan When I returned to her side, I didn't respond.
Until Gu Yan's sour voice floated over: "The excitement belongs to them, I really have nothing, even my girlfriend went to applaud other men."
Taking advantage of the fact that the rest of the colleagues were also making noises about the proposal and stopped paying attention to Gu Yan, the man sat beside Qi Xi, pretending to be nonchalant and lamenting.
"I applauded you just now!" Qi Xi had no choice but to clarify her position, she stretched out her hand, "Look, my hands were all red just now."
Gu Yan seemed to be coaxed a little, taking advantage of no one's attention, he took Qi Xi's hand: "It's really popular, then let me brag for you."
"Gu Yan!" Qi Xi was a little anxious, she quickly withdrew her hand, and glared at Gu Yan, "The other colleagues are still there!"
Gu Yan seemed to be satisfied after seeing Qi Xi's frightened appearance, and let go of his hand with a smile.
**
After the game ended, everyone dispersed to go home, and once they left the lively crowd, Qi Xi couldn't help but start thinking about his father.
"Qi Xi, are you unhappy that I didn't win the MVP?"
Probably Qi Xi's absent-mindedness was too obvious, and Gu Yan obviously misunderstood the source of her emotions.
Gu Yan looked a little at a loss, he came over and took Qi Xi's hand, and explained: "I really wanted to be the MVP, but when the intermission was about to end, people from Yilin Law Firm came over and had a fight with me. Say hello, and say that their main player is planning to use this game to propose marriage this time, so can I be more flexible."
Gu Yan lowered his eyes: "I know I promised you that I will win the MVP this time, but after all, the other party may be the only marriage proposal in this life. Winning the MVP in this game is more important to him than to me."
It was only then that Qi Xi suddenly realized: "So you deliberately gave up all the balls behind to other colleagues in Jinghe to shoot, while the Yilin Law Firm gave all the chances to the male lawyer who proposed marriage?"
Gu Yan nodded: "I didn't let the competition lose, I just let the MVP go." He glanced at Qi Xi, "But if I knew you would be unhappy, I wouldn't give up the MVP title of… "
Because of Qi Ruiming's matter, Qi Xi's overall mood was not high. Although she still tried her best to pretend to be normal, Gu Yan could tell at a glance, but misjudged the direction of Qi Xi's depression.
Because of Qi Xi's displeasure, this man was obviously depressed because of it: "Qi Xi, is it because if I can't be number one, you won't like me so much."
This was the first time Qi Xi had heard of such a statement, she was taken aback for a moment before asking in surprise: "Why do you say that?"
"Because you seem to only pay attention to the first place." Gu Yan's voice was a little low, "When I was in school, I participated in many activities, but it seemed that you would never see me. Every time you went to the library, I would Will go, sitting not far from you, but you hardly notice me, every time you immerse yourself in studying.”
Gu Yan looked at the ground: "I found out later that you only see me when you get the first place in the exam, and every time you see the ranking of the transcript, you will look at me, even though it's only for a dozen seconds , not even for a minute, but because of your ten-second gaze, I will always be number one."
After a long silence, Qi Xi finally had some aftertaste, and then remembered the words of this man when he didn't know that Gu Yan had a crush on him.
She looked at Gu Yan: "So you take the first place every time, just so that I can see you?"
"En." Gu Yan's voice was a bit muffled, "So this time I didn't get the first place in the ball game, are you not very happy, do you think that only the first place is the best?"
Qi Xi couldn't laugh or cry, but then some tender love surged in her heart, she suddenly wanted to tell Gu Yan all the depression, discomfort and helplessness in her heart at the moment—
"I don't know why you chose law, but I chose law not because I like law or want to be a lawyer, but because I hold my breath."
Qi Xi didn't even say these words to his mother, but now facing Gu Yan, for some reason, he seemed to be able to speak out freely.
Gu Yan gave her the feeling of safety, making her feel gentle and harmless. He was not only a boy who made her heart beat faster, but also a friend she could trust, and a teammate who could fight side by side.
"In fact, I like art more. I really wanted to study art, but once I overheard my dad saying that girls are like this, they can only engage in art and other subjects. As for me, I am a girl. , He has been brooding about it all the time, and sighed to my mother several times, saying that he founded a law firm by himself, but unfortunately he only gave birth to one daughter, so it can be said that he has no successors."
Gu Yan was stunned for a moment, apparently he didn't expect that there would be twists and turns, and he said in surprise, "So you studied law just out of anger?"
"Well, I just want to prove to my dad that girls can do anything, learn any subject, and engage in any job, and as long as they work hard, they can do it very well."
Qi Xi pursed her lips: "My original intention of choosing the law school was indeed not pure. My parents both graduated from the Law School of Rongda University. After law school, I can almost say that I only read the books of sages and sages, but I don’t hear anything outside the window. I have never experienced many interesting activities and experiences on the university campus. I just chased the first place, because I think only the first place Such a straightforward ranking is the only way to prove myself in front of my dad."
Qi Xi raised his head and looked at Gu Yan when he talked about this: "So I don't really only care about number one, nor do I only like number one. I've just been chasing number one morbidly."
Qi Xi paused before continuing: "But until now, I have realized that even if I win the first place, it is meaningless."
She smiled wryly: "Because in my dad's eyes, maybe because I am a girl, he will never be able to see my efforts and my excellence, and will never admit my success."
Gu Yan on the opposite side was exactly as Qi Xi had expected, but although he was a little surprised, he quickly regained his composure and looked at Qi Xi tenderly and tolerantly. At this moment, he was the best listener, and Gu Yan The eyes without any harshness or judgment made Qi Xi feel relaxed and stable.
"I'm in a bad mood today not because you didn't get the first place, Gu Yan, I hope you know that I like you just because you are you, and it has nothing to do with whether you are the first place."
Qi Xi took a deep breath, mustered up the courage, and confessed to Gu Yan: "I'm depressed because I found out that my dad cheated."
If Gu Yan's expression was quite calm before, then Qi Xi's words continued, no matter how calm Gu Yan was, his face also showed a look of shock, he explained Qi Xi: "Could it be a misunderstanding?"
Normally speaking, family ugliness should not be publicized, but Qi Xi really needs a channel to confide at this moment. After all, she has just graduated not long ago, and Qi Xi has no way to bear the truth of her father's long-term cheating.
And Qi Xi also held the last sliver of self-deceiving expectation, that is, after Gu Yan listened to what she said, he could find evidence for his father that might be misunderstood.
It's just that reality is never a fairy tale. After hearing Qi Xi's details, Gu Yan also fell silent.
After a while, he opened his mouth: "Then what are you going to do now? Do you want to tell your mother? What do you think of your mother's character? What will she do after knowing what happened to your father?"
Regarding this point, Qi Xi has actually thought about it: "Although my mother is also a law student, her personality is not so rigid, and she has never had great ambitions for her career. Her dream has always been to be able to manage a family well and have a happy life. little home."
"Now I can only confirm that my dad must have cheated, but to what extent is it bad, is it mental cheating or physical cheating together, or something else, I want to investigate first to make sure."
Qixi can only predict his mother's reaction if he is sure of what his father has done.
"If my dad just had an affair with the other party and spent some money on the other party, then according to my understanding of my mother, she might not get a divorce, but it will be quite painful after knowing this, maybe it's just like this, I will Don't tell my mother first, talk to my father first, and see his attitude."
but…
Without Qi Xi opening his mouth, Gu Yan had already said for her what she hadn't said yet: "But Qi Xi, I think you may have to prepare for the worst about this matter."
Gu Yan paused, as if he was waiting for Qi Xi to digest, his eyes fixed on Qi Xi, caring about her emotions every second, until he ensured that Qi Xi was stable and strong at the moment, Gu Yan continued: " I think your father may not be the kind of minor mistake you said, it sounds more like a long-term serious derailment. It may be offensive for me to say this, but obviously, your father and Wang Juan had an affair before Wang Juan returned to the law firm We have been together all the time, so if we go backwards, is it very possible that when Wang Juan was an intern at your father's law firm, the two of them were actually together? The timeline of the two people's derailment may be longer than you think Much longer."
What Gu Yan said about Qi Xi was not unexpected, but she was stubbornly unwilling to face it squarely.
Indeed, it is impossible for anyone who wants to make a difference in the law to resign before the one-year internship period is over, and it is even more impossible to become friends with a partner during such a short working time, so that he can Let the partners of the law firm pretend to be cheaper and capable fresh graduates, and insist on finding a woman who is about 30 years old but has no work experience and corresponding qualifications to come back to work.
What Wang Juan created on the Internet is a girl from a poor mountain village. Through her own efforts, she was admitted to a good university and entered a good law firm. Through hard work, she lived a life of Bai Fumei today.
But Qi Xi knew that these were all fake. Wang Juan was born really poor, but she was not admitted to a prestigious school at all, but just a third law school to expand the enrollment quota, and for so many years in between, her social security was vacant. It means that I have never worked at all, so how can I earn a lot of money through work? It's only been in the past two years since her Weibo became popular, and the life of "Bai Fumei" posted on her Weibo has lasted at least six or seven years!
The only answer can only be that Wang Juan has not worked for so many years, but still has so much money to spend, because she was raised by others.
Qi Xi's pale face probably explained her thoughts at the moment, Gu Yan's face showed unbearable, he didn't say anything, just hugged Qi Xi into his arms, and patted her head.
"Qi Xi, don't worry, things may not be as bad as you think." In this panic and bewilderment of great changes, Gu Yan's voice is like a lighthouse in the mist, gently comforting the lost traveler. Heart, Qi Xi also inexplicably settled down.
He patted Qi Xi on the back: "Don't worry, I will accompany you to find out the situation first, when to tell your mother and how to tell her, the first thing we need to do is to grasp the facts and the truth."