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Text/Xian Zhi

The sky is blue and cloudless.

In the first court of the Jincheng Intermediate People's Court, the trial was coming to an end, but the audience was still almost full, with the sound of pressing the shutter coming one after another.

"Next, please consult the parties, and the plaintiff, are you willing to mediate?"

The lawyer in the plaintiff's dock discussed with the client for a few seconds and replied: "I'm willing."

The judge turned his attention to the defendant's dock again, "Is the defendant willing to mediate?"

On the dock, the woman's hair was tied up casually, revealing her fair swan neck. Her eyes gathered on her delicate facial features, with bright teeth and bright eyes. The corners of her mouth were slightly raised and she slowly said, "I don't want to."

Seeing that the plaintiff's lawyer's face turned pale, the judge continued: "In view of one party's disagreement with mediation, the court will no longer preside over the mediation work in court. Both parties can still apply for the court to conduct mediation work after court. Today's trial ends here. Both parties please sign the trial record, "The gavel fell, "Now, the court will be announced to be adjourned."

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"Click! After! Rest for half an hour!"

With the director's order, Yu Xiuzhu put away her expression and distanced herself from the heroine. The assistant who had been waiting on the side hurriedly handed him water and her cell phone, "Brother Yu, your cell phone keeps ringing."

"Thank you." Yu Xiuzhu lowered her eyes and looked at the phone screen. The notes for the missed call showed "Mother".

The makeup artist was putting on his makeup, and he raised his hand and made a stop gesture, "Sorry, I'll answer the phone first."

Yu Xiuzhu found a corner where no one was, put on Bluetooth headphones, called back the phone, and the other side quickly connected.

"mom."

"Xuzhu, when will you be back tonight?"

He thought about his schedule today, "If I don't go back, I will stay in the hotel arranged by the crew tonight and I will shoot morning scenes tomorrow."

Jiang Yiqiong said with some displeasure: "I sent you a photo of the daughter of the Xia family. Have you seen it?"

Yu Xiuzhu closed her eyes, couldn't help but increase her breathing, holding her phone tightly, "Mom, I don't want to get married now..."

Jiang Yiqiong was silent for a while and said, "This is what your father meant. I originally wanted to take you to Xia's house tonight."

Father……

It's father again.

Yu Xiuzhu smiled bitterly, and from beginning to end, he had no right to choose.

He opened WeChat when he was in a lack of interest. The moment he saw the photo, Yu Xiuzhu suffocated his breath.

The girl in the photo and the facial features in the memory perfectly coincided, which made him feel panicked for a moment. He enlarged the photo with some disbelief and traced the girl's face with his fingers.

"Isn't you very beautiful? My family background is quite suitable for you."

Yu Xiuzhu was so excited that her whole body was trembling, with twelve points of uncertainty, but she couldn't help but want to confirm, "What's her name?"

"Her name is Xia Zhi."

Yu Xiuzhu bent her legs slightly and calmed her breathing, but she still couldn't help but beating her crazy heart, "I'll go home after filming the movie."

-

After the trial, Xia Zhi signed the trial record handed over by the clerk. The plaintiff's lawyer approached, "Xia Lu is worthy of being the most famous rising star in Tianjin. Jiang Shimo's personal disciple is indeed well-known."

"The strict discipline is too much." Xia Zhizhan smiled, with a charming look, neither arrogant nor impatient, and very modest.

In this trademark dispute case, the parties involved are the production companies of two popular variety shows, and have attracted much attention since the prosecution. The reporter had been waiting in front of the court to interview the parties, but unexpectedly, after talking to the presiding judge, Xia Zhi left the judge's passage with two assistants and avoided the reporter's squatting.

The trial lasted for three hours, and finally got free. Xia Zhi took out the phone that turned off before the trial. The first step was to open WeChat. Sure enough, the person who was chatting was still silent, and the chat interface was still stuck in the morning when she greeted him.

Xia Zhi pursed her lips slightly, but she was not discouraged. She was somewhat used to Zhou Tingshen's lukewarm attitude when she was busy. She put her phone back in her handbag, and two assistants walked beside her, talking non-stop.

"Sister Xia Zhi, the court debate just now was really wonderful! I saw that the plaintiff's lawyer's face turned green!" The male assistant Li Sa is a graduate student who has just graduated and has not lost her childishness. Although she has appeared in court several times with Xia Zhi, she is still prone to being excited.

Another female assistant, Liu Yuan, is also a graduate student who has just graduated and echoed: "Yes, yes, when will I be as outstanding as Sister Xia Xia?"

Xia Zhi still smiled slightly and patted Liu Yuan on the back, "You will be better than me in the future."

While speaking, the three of them came to the parking floor of the court. A black Maybach was parked conspicuously next to her car. When they saw several people coming, a middle-aged man walked out of the passenger seat. The man respectfully bowed to Xia Zhi, "Miss, Madam, I'm asking me to invite you home."

I have been busy with cases recently. In short, she has not returned to her old house for some time.

Xia Zhi handed over his car keys to Li Sa, "You send Liu Yuan home and drive the car to the law firm tomorrow."

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The old house of Xia family is located on the hillside in the suburbs, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and also comes with a huge manor. Xia Zhi's parents have two sons, but Xia Zhi's uncle died young, so only Xia Zhi's father Xia Shiliang is left. He married Wen Qing, the eldest daughter of the Wen family, and gave birth to three children in total. Although he was three generations living together, the younger generation has already established a career and basically worked outside. He will return to the old house only if he has time.

When Xia Zhi returned home, dinner was ready, but only her mother Wen Qing and her elder brother Xia Zeyan were seen on the table.

Xia Zhi was still a little confused. She thought she had been asked to come back after having a family dinner. Just as she was about to ask, she heard Xia’s mother Wen Qing say with reproach, “Look at you, how long has it been since you came home?”

"I'm too busy with work recently," Xia Zhi took food for Wen Qing diligently, "Why didn't you see Shengxi?"

When Wen Qing mentioned this, she became angry, "What kind of trainees have you been? None of you and Shengxi can make people worry-free. One has to study law, and the other is determined to be an idol, so why don't you learn from your elder brother?"

Xia Zhi smiled and didn't care at all, "How great this is, you don't have the worries of your children fighting for family property."

"I hope you can compete for family property, which will save me more worry than now."

Wen Qing was still muttering something behind her, and Xia Zhi responded perfunctorily, squinting her eyes to eat.

She was really busy during this period. About half a year ago, her master Jiang Shimo and other partners of the former law firm had a complete disagreement due to disagreement in philosophy, so she came out to start a business. Xia Zhi naturally resigned. Because she had been practicing for three years, she also invested to become a partner of the new law firm.

With her own abilities and the blessing of Jiang Shimo's fame, she has already gained a certain reputation in Tianjin City. During this period, the cases have accumulated, and most of them are difficult cases, which has taken a lot of time and energy.

This makes you finally have time to rest. Once your tense nerves relax, you can fall asleep even with your eyes closed. Naturally, you didn't pay attention to what Wen Qing was talking to her.

The dinner was not over yet, and Xia Zhi was so tired that she left the dining table in advance to rest. When she walked up the spiral stairs, she vaguely remembered that her mother seemed to be talking to her... a blind date?

And she seemed to agree?

Xia Zhi patted her temples. Is she so tired that she has hallucinations?

It is not advisable to think too much. Xia Zhi returned to her room, pulled up the curtains, took off her shoes and drilled into the quilt. The fatigue swept over and soon fell into deep sleep, and even the maid knocked on the door was not heard.

-

Xia Zhi was awakened by the reminder from her cell phone.

This ringtone is so familiar. It was specially set by her for Zhou Tingshen. It rarely rings, but it is familiar to you.

She woke up almost in one second and answered the phone, "Tingshen?"

"Xia Xia," Zhou Tingshen's cold voice came through his cell phone, hitting Xia Zhi's heart, "I'm drinking. Lin Mu is on a business trip today. Can you pick me up?"

She hadn't heard him for too long.

Long-lost, low-dumb magnetism.

She almost didn't hesitate, "Yes, give me the address, I'll go there now."

"No hurry," he smiled gently, and reported the address, "You can take your time."

Xia Zhi quickly got up, put on a light makeup, put on a simple dress, and hurried downstairs.

When I walked to the second floor, I heard pleasant conversation coming from the lobby on the second floor.

Could there be a guest?

Xia Zhi walked slowly towards the hall. At first glance, she saw Xia Zeyan talking to a man, with her back facing away from her, and she couldn't see her face clearly, so she could only vaguely see her slender and upright figure.

When Wen Qing saw her, she hurriedly called her over, "You didn't respond even when you knocked on the door just now. Come and say hello to your Aunt Jiang."

It was probably my mother's guest, and she was rude. Xia Zhi reacted quickly, walked up with a smile, and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'm busy with work during this period and fell asleep accidentally just now."

"It's okay, Xia Zhi is indeed as beautiful as in the photo," Aunt Jiang's eyebrows were full of surprise and enthusiastically held her hand, "This is my son, Yu Xiuzhu. You two are about the same age, so you might as well get to know each other."

"Thank you for your compliment." It seemed that I couldn't leave for a while. Xia Zhi sat down on the single sofa beside her, looked up, and met the eyes of the man opposite.

It seems like a shock.

The Xia family's genes are good. Whether it is Xia Zeyan or Xia Shengxi, the skin looks are excellent. Zhou Tingshen is also a famous handsome man. Xia Zhi gets used to it after seeing too much and thinks that he has long been immune to men with skin looks.

But this time she was still stunned for a moment because the man opposite was so beautiful.

With all eyes facing each other, the man's bones were smooth, his nose was high and his narrow eyes were thick like ink. Although he was sitting, the hand-cut suit was particularly slim and his body proportions were excellent. At this time, his thin lips were slightly raised, and his voice was magnetic, and he was neither anxious nor slow. "Hello, my name was Yu Xiuzhu."

Xia Zhi withdrew her gaze and smiled slightly, "My name is Xia Zhi."

It was just a moment of surprise and soon disappeared. Xia Zhi wanted to leave first, but she felt rude and could only take out her mobile phone and WeChat. Zhou Tingshen: [A guest is coming from home, and she can't leave for a while. Can you wait for me?]

Zhou Tingshen quickly replied: [It doesn’t matter, I’m not over yet.]

Xia Zhi was a little relieved and used her cell phone to instruct the chef to make a bowl of sobering soup. She put away her cell phone and talked to them. She would turn on the screen from time to time to check the time.

The man kept observing her with his own light, so these small actions naturally fell into Yu Xiuzhu's eyes. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, "Is there anything Xia Zhi has to do?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi smiled embarrassedly, "I have to go out for work now."

When Jiang Yiqiong heard this, he hurriedly said, "Then you go and do your business quickly, don't stay here to accompany us."

When Xia Zhi heard this, he ignored Wen Qing's warning eyes and stood up to apologize: "Sorry, Aunt Jiang, Mr. Yu, I still have work to work, so I have to leave first."

Everyone here was looking at her, so no one noticed the loss flashed through Yu Xiuzhu's eyes.
To be continued...