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I believe no one knows Ms. Lan's character

better than you.

Therefore,

Honesty & Prudence is our best choice

so far.

First question,

who do you want.

Honesty & Prudence to represent,

Ms. Lan

or her husband Mr. Pang?

Of course, you'll represent both of us.

In that case,

we would have to…

You have to believe me and Pang.

He's not what they made him out to be.

Lowe & Magnolia has plenty of money.

Why would we

be involved in a scam?

It must've been the sabotage

on Lowe & Magnolia's reputation!

Ms. Lan, please relax.

Calm down.

Let's put that question aside.

Second question,

did you participate in

any actual operations of Lowe & Magnolia?

I…

Don't be in a hurry.

You must consider it carefully before you answer me.

When I say "participate",

I mean you

sign any contracts,

learn about its financial status,

and become a creditor

as an actual person in charge

of Lowe & Magnolia.

Have you

done any of that?

Please answer me truthfully.

No.

Good.

I believe you.

Jin,

thank you.

You're the only one

who looked in my eyes

and told me you believed me.

No one believes me.

They all said I'm a fraud.

Those who smiled at me

every day back then

became monsters who

wanted to take off a chunk of my flesh.

You have no idea

what I've been through these days.

I wouldn't dare to go home.

Luckily, I have Danping by my side.

Otherwise…

Otherwise, I might really be

forced to kill myself.

Ms. Lan,

this is just the beginning.

Things might get even worse

in the future.

Do you want to hear our thoughts

on this case?

Go ahead.

Ms. Lan,

although you're the defendant now,

you're not the actual operator

of Lowe & Magnolia.

Plus, the prosecution's attorney

can't come up with any actual evidence

to prove that you knew everything.

Therefore, you are very unlikely

to be convicted of the fraud and

illegal fundraising charges

brought by the prosecution.

However, it's another story

for your husband.

Besides, he's currently overseas

and that's very bad for him.

So, there's a great possibility

that he will be convicted of these charges.

Fang, Tan,

what do you think?

Fraud in financing is a criminal offense.

If the amount involved reaches

2.5 million and above,

it will be considered an extreme amount.

Not only will they confiscate all your assets,

you'll be sentenced to life

or the death penalty.

Wait…

Pang isn't a fraud!

He really isn't!

Don't get agitated. Calm down.

It's all about evidence in court.

The judge won't easily sentence

someone to the death penalty.

Auntie,

let's hear Mr. Jin out.

Okay.

Currently,

the actual operator of Lowe & Magnolia.

Pang Dingfang,

which is your husband,

is overseas.

If he wants to prove his innocence,

the best way for him is to come back to the country.

Next,

I want to ask you the third question.

Go ahead.

Ms. Lan,

can you guarantee.

Mr. Pang will come back?

Yes, he certainly will.

If none of this happened,

we already agreed

that I'll go abroad to visit my son for two weeks

and he'll come back with me.

He even called to comfort me yesterday.

He told me not to worry

and he'd book a ticket right away.

It'll be fine when he comes back.

You spoke to him on the phone?

Yes, he calls me every day

to ask about the situation here.

You told him everything?

Yes.

I can't tell him?

Counselor Qin.

I don't know what you think.

But this sounds

very familiar, right?

Counselor Jin,

just be straightforward with me.

I'm going to

tell you

the worst-case scenario.

It's that if your husband.

Pang Dingfang is found guilty and

he absconded with the illicit money,

what kind of

situation you will be facing.

For criminal identification,

as long as the prosecution

cannot provide direct evidence against you,

Ms. Lan,

you will not be convicted.

For civil cases,

you're mainly responsible

for joint debt obligations.

Lowe & Magnolia

is currently involved in 2 billion

and it's insolvent.

It will certainly declare bankruptcy.

After declaring bankruptcy, the court will conduct liquidation.

Because of your husband's

criminal conviction

and under the relevant terms of law,

his personal assets

will surely be confiscated.

That includes

your joint assets.

You and your husband have been

married for thirty years.

If you haven't signed

any prenuptial agreements,

all the joint estates, properties,

savings, jewelry,

bonds, stock shares,

or even share options

under your names

will be assessed

and used to pay off the debt.

By then,

the Magnolia Corp.'s shares

you have under your name

might not survive either.

Well, doesn't that mean

she'll lose everything?

If that's the case,

if my uncle-in-law really committed a crime,

my aunt can't be held responsible

for his crimes.

Danping…

Auntie,

you have to consider Qiu

even if you don't consider yourself.

He's a freshman in college

with a 500,000 annual tuition.

What will he do

in the future?

Lowe & Magnolia is already

going down.

If you don't want to get involved in this,

there's only one solution.

What is it?

Counselor Li.

Get a divorce.

No, no!

Absolutely not!

Auntie, stay calm.

We have to prepare for the worst.

No, that's

out of the question.

It's just a hypothesis

and the worst-case scenario.

I don't want to hear it!

Let's go. Let's go.

Pang will be back soon!

I don't want to hear it!

Auntie, Auntie.

I'm sorry, Mr. Jin.

I will have a nice discussion

with my aunt when we get home.

Ms. Zhao,

I want you to really consider

the first question I asked.

Who do you want.

Honesty & Prudence to represent?

When you have an answer for that,

give us a call at any time.

Thank you, Mr. Jin.

Thank you for everything you said today.

I also want to thank you on behalf of my aunt.

I will try to

convince my aunt when we get home.

Let's go, Auntie.

Let's go.

Thank you, Counselor Jin.

I'm really impressed by Mr. Jin.

He's not taking

any Lowe & Magnolia's cases.

Turns out he wanted to take the divorce case instead.

Normal people would never understand

his train of thought.

You're finally getting it?

I knew there'd been a change

as soon as.

Counselor Qin and Li entered the conference room.

Why else do you think

attorneys from the Family Dispute Department

would be consulting in an economic suit?

Counselor Qin, Counselor Li,

your Family Dispute Department

will be playing the leading role in this.

If we win this case,

you two will be famous.

We're still not sure

who will take this case

or if this case exists at all.

Besides, as long as

the case belongs to Honesty & Prudence,

it belongs to all of us.

You're too humble, Counselor Qin.

It's up to you

whether this case exists.

Choosing divorce over reconcilement,

isn't that the specialty of

your Family Dispute Department?

Counselor Tan,

you're making it

sound so scary.

It's bad enough that other people

have a misunderstanding about our department.

Why are you

being so ignorant?

Members of the Family Dispute Department

like us will never think

criminal lawyers like you

love to make a mess of things

and prefer the death penalty over surrender.

That's right.

From now on,

if you come to us for anything,

we will surely go for reconciliation

instead of a divorce.

Counselor Qin,

I don't know what you're thinking.

I will never

take this case.

It's a difficult

and thankless task.

What do you think?

You made it sound like

we can take it if we want.

Not even Yihui or Mr. Jin

can make any guarantees on this case.

I won't let that affect me.

Besides, I already have

enough cases to keep me busy all year.

In my opinion,

life is more important

than cases.

What do you think?

Hello?

Okay, got it.

Hello.

Okay, got it.

I have to delegate something to you.

Do not tell anyone about this.

Put your work aside

for the moment.

I'll let you off work early today.

Go to Ximei Public Relations

to find your old acquaintance

and inquire about Lan Xiaoting's

personal assets.

I know.

Ms. Lan has been doing business

with Ximei Public Relations.

They should be very clear…

That's it, Counselor Qin.

Did you agree

to represent Ms. Lan?

Who said we're taking the case?

Can't I investigate without taking the case?

I understand.

The illusion of reality.

Brilliant.

Got down this address.

It's Pang Dingfang's address overseas.

Ms. Zhao, if it's convenient,

can you tell me Mr. Pang's

address overseas?

Never relax vigilance against evildoers.

Get someone to verify.

Pang Dingfang's status overseas.

Okay.

Make sure to keep this quiet.

Don't let…

I'll leave then.

Do not participate in this case.

The most important thing for you

is to join the Corporate Department.

Just make sure

you don't make any mistakes.

This case is

a hot potato.

It's not good for you if it doesn't work out.

What?

Your mom just gave up like that?

She won't mention

getting married to me

for at least three months.

Really?

Thank God.

Amitabha.

You have no idea.

Your mom

has been calling me

once a day for the past few days.

I just couldn't believe it.

The old lady surely has perseverance.

If she was twenty years younger,

she'll surely be a star interrogator.

She almost got me to tell her

my debit card passcode.

It's been hard on you.

I'll give you an extra chicken thigh later.

I need at least two.

By the way, are the agents

still recommending apartments to you?

Why are you still looking for an apartment?

Doesn't she agree to share the apartment with you?

I plan on moving out.

Moving out?

Why?

Did Counselor Qin kick you out?

Aren't you two partners?

Did she get rid of you as soon as she's done with you?

No.

I can't stay at her place

and disturb her life all the time.

Why not?

It's mutually beneficial

for you two to live together.

Besides,

you've done such a big favor

to her law firm.

Why can't she let you stay for a few more days?

If you really

feel bad about it,

you can pay her rent.

That's way more convenient than renting an apartment

on your own.

Yang,

maybe

something might happen

if you keep staying there.

What I mean is,

if you look for an apartment

with your requirements,

it's nearly impossible.

It's a miracle that

you and she

can live with each other in peace.

I never imagine

that you can stay

under the same roof

with any female besides your mom.

That's quite a feat.

The third one. Qin Shi is the third one.

Mammon is the second.

She's a female too.

If you put it that way,

I have to mention that person.

Your ex-girlfriend, Yao…

Yang!

Wait, where are you going?

You're not eating anymore?

Wait for me!

I'm stuck!

Oh, God!

Yang,

what do you think Mr. Jin

meant when

he pointed me out at the meeting?

What do you think?

I think…

Could it be

that I actually

have a chance?

You're so

quick-witted

when it comes to a case

and so dull

when it comes to other matters.

Can't you be nice?

What's your great idea then?

Qin Shi

helped Ms. Tang

recover a loss of 25 million.

What is Qin Shi in

her eyes?

A saviour.

A true saviour, understand?

How can she let

her saviour

get involved in that case?

She can't do that to her saviour.

Because it's not good.

Not only is it not good,

Qin Shi might even lose something, got it?

Therefore,

think about it.

If you were about to

be promoted to the Corporate Department,

do you think

you'll go back to take

the complicated divorce case

from the Family Dispute Department?

If you put it that way,

I can forget about it then?

I've said too much.

Have a bite.

I have no appetite.

Look at you.

You're always like this.

Don't ask me to treat you.

You should treat me.

It's pretty expensive.

Eat something.

Come in.

Hello, here's your takeout.

I didn't order takeout.

Counselor Tao,

are you sure you didn't order takeout?

When was the last time

I've seen my baby?

How can you even say that?

It's all because

you're too busy with work.

I almost forgot what you look like.

Good thing is that I'm sensible

or I'll dash over a long time ago.

You're the most sensible girl.

That's for sure.

When can you get off work?

As soon as you're here.

You have a better survival instinct now.

Of course.

You're already here.

I must have some awareness,

right?

What should we eat?

You decide.

Let's go home and make the hot pot.

Okay, let's go.

Let's go buy some ingredients at the supermarket.

Okay.

Bye.

What are you doing?

We have so much meat at home.

Where can we store it?

Cut this and put it in the hot pot.

It's the best.

This is red meat.

There's a big problem

with your dietary structure.

There's a high percentage of red meat in it.

It contains a large amount of

saturated fatty acids,

which is one of the

main reasons to cause cardiovascular diseases.

Besides, eating meat

is not good for your health anyway.

And it's an expression of desire.

It's not a bad thing to have desires.

Ambition is

a positive behavior, you know?

Besides,

are vegetarians

really ascetic?

Look at Adam and Eve,

the apple was the cause of their incident.

I don't agree with that.

Adam and Eve weren't corrupted

because they ate the apple.

It was because they breached their oath.

The one who tempted them to breach their oath

was a snake, which was meat.

I always drink this brand.

This is on sale

and it's brand-name.

Let's get two carts.

Please spare me.

Let me ask you,

if you were me,

will you strive for.

Lan Xiaoting's case?

No.

Why?

Because Ms. Tang already

explained the pros and cons

and this case will be very complicated.

I won't be a lawyer if I'm afraid of trouble.

Let me tell you,

I actually really want to

strive for this case.

I'm not doing it because

I like to convince people to get a divorce.

Judging from my experience,

Pang Dingfang must have

planned to escape

and prepared for everything.

Are you being too pessimistic?

His wife is still in the country.

It's not about me being pessimistic.

If he really wants to

protect his wife at this point,

he would take his wife with him.

Yet he left Ms. Lan

in the country to

face such a big disaster.

You don't understand, right?

I'll explain it slowly.

What's the status

of your case

against Lowe & Magnolia?

When is the court date?

The court already filed the case.

But there is a lot of information on the case.

The court day

probably won't be very soon.

Is there a great chance of winning?

Since when are you

so interested in my business?

Isn't Honesty & Prudence

definitely not participating

in Lowe & Magnolia's cases?

I'm just showing concern

for your job.

Yeah, right.

Tell me what you

want to know.

I just made a bet with someone.

You're the attorney.

Of course, I bet you'll win.

But Pang Dingfang

is overseas, right?

He won't be back

in a short time.

Even if you win the case,

it's useless without being able to

execute his assets.

Who said we can't execute his assets?

It's just a bit difficult.

We already applied for asset investigation

and asset preservation at the court.

Do you want lamb rolls?

I like that too.

That's it then.

Okay.

Asset investigation and preservation

are a must.

However,

Lan Xiaoting already stepped down

from the frontline management for years.

I doubt

she doesn't even know

how much she owns.

The worst-case scenario is

that all of them become negative equity,

which means her properties will be mortgaged.

Besides Magnolia Corp.,

Lan Xiaoting also has

other assets under her name.

We also applied to close down a dozen

high-end beauty salons

and training centers.

What?

What do you mean what?

They're all closed down?

Of course.

Our worst fear is the closure of

training centers and beauty salons.

In terms of asset evaluation,

they are all asset-light enterprises.

Once they go into bankruptcy auction,

they are not worth anything.

But if they are in operation,

there will be a large cash flow.

If the closure causes a panic,

they'll be doomed.

Yes.

But I think

they had it coming.

If they weren't too greedy,

why would they end up like this?

Master,

do you think the world

will be full of love and peace

if everyone eats

eggs and tomatoes every day like you?

The nature of capital is to seek profit.

Isn't capital

the reason for human society

to develop into our current state?

Your idea of anti-materialism

in a highly developed supercity

like Pujiang

is the biggest hypocrisy

in itself.

You're just putting an indifferent

candy wrapper over

your passive attitude.

I don't think you're in the right place

to call me a hypocrite.

Although you have a righteous cause,

you're walking down

a path of lies.

You're just living like this

because of your so-called

pursuit of success, aren't you?

If you have

less ambition,

you won't be in

so much trouble now.

I know what you want to say.

However,

can you still call it justice when

it's based on lies?

If you hit me where it hurts,

I'll do the same to you.

Did you find an apartment yet?

Soon.

You asked me so many questions.

Let me ask you a question.

Did Lan Xiaoting go

to Honesty & Prudence?

No.

No, no, no.

Did you know that

you have a habit of

repeating the same thing

over and over

when you tell a lie?

Looks nice, looks nice.

No, no, no.

Nonsense.

No, no, no.

You don't have to keep that a secret.

Lan Xiaoting

already visited

all the law firms in Pujiang.

No attorney agreed

to represent her.

Honesty & Prudence

insisted on

not being a prosecution counsel.

Therefore, it makes sense

that she would ask your firm

to be the defense attorney.

The current situation is,

that everyone is speculating

whether Mr. Jin did it unintentionally

or it was a deliberate plan.

Mr. Jin

hasn't agreed to

take Ms. Lan's case.

Besides, although he's smart,

he's not

as foresighted as that.

You're exaggerating too much.

Babe, don't you do any work?

You're too naive.

Your boss

isn't as naive as you.

He's very foresighted.

Very foresighted.

Counselor Qin,

what a coincidence.

You're here for hot pot too?

I'm sorry, Counselor Qin.

I never told you

that Junhui is my fiancé.

The law firm doesn't

require us to report

all our social connections.

Since Counselor Tao

is your fiancé,

then the president of Ximei Public Relations is…

He's my dad.

Counselor Wu,

you keep such a low profile.

Counselor Qin,

please don't tell on us in the law firm.

With such an outstanding fiancé,

why are you afraid of telling people?

Well, it's not me.

I mean my dad.

Please keep a secret for me.

I can't even tell Ms. Tang?

If I were you,

I'll be frank with everyone.

That'll certainly be an advantage for you.

Because a lot of people

really care about family and background these days.

Am I right, Counselor Tao?

Alright, the food is ready.

Don't be in a hurry.

I'm making you the most unique

sauce in the world.

I'll wait for you then.

Add some garlic.

There's one last step,

add a finishing touch.

A sauce made just for Counselor Qin

is finally ready.

Thank you.

Can I eat now?

I'll wait for you.

I like hot pot for two.

As long as you like hot pot,

I'll always come with you.

Try it. Does it taste good?

Come on.

What are you thinking?

I'm talking to you.

I want to eat hot pot.

He wants to eat hot pot.

Really want to eat hot pot.

When are you getting married?

At the end of the year.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

You're Junhui's fellow schoolmate

and my superior.

I'll make sure to invite you

to our wedding.

Counselor Qin is very busy.

She doesn't have time.

How do you know?

It's true.

Don't say that.

If you send me an invitation,

I'll be sure to come.

You don't have to force yourself.

Not everyone likes to

attend weddings.

Besides, with our relationship,

you don't have to be there in person.

You don't have to come.

Junhui, what are you talking about?

We're not very familiar with each other.

Counselor Tao,

I really like

the way you speak.

If everyone

can speak like you,

we can save a lot of

unnecessary social interactions.

Let's go home.

Counselor Qin,

since you already knew

my relationship with Fei.

Please do not

send Fei to inquire

about Lowe & Magnolia

from me anymore.

No…

Counselor Qin didn't ask me to do that.

She didn't?

No.

Although Wu Fei is your fiancée,

she's also my subordinate.

I was just giving a task

to my subordinate.

However, I do think

what you said makes sense.

From now on,

she doesn't have to be in charge of this project

in case it causes

unnecessary conflicts between you.

Counselor Qin, you've misunderstood.

There's no conflict between us.

Thank you.

Counselor Qin,

I don't think there's a problem with your arrangement.

You're welcome.

I'm hungry. Let's go home for some hot pot.

Counselor Qin, we're having hot pot too.

Why don't you join us?

That's alright.

You two enjoy your hot pot.

Let's go.

What are you doing?

I lost my job because of your comment.

What's the big deal?

I'll support you.

You're the one who said

you have a heavy workload

and your superior is a maniac.

When did I say that?

Cut that out.

That's really good.

Now I have to flatter her

when I go to work tomorrow.

I finally made

some achievements at work.

You ruined it all with one comment.

That's perfect, isn't it?

You don't have to kiss up to her anymore.

There are so many

senior lawyers at your law firm.

Just work for someone else.

Easy for you to say.

I think Counselor Qin

is the best.

If I want to learn,

I must learn from the best.

What's there to learn from her?

If you want to study law,

I can teach you.

Something's off about you.

Are you hiding something from me?

No, no, no.

You're copying me.

You must be hiding something.

No, no, no.

Did you have a beef with each other?

Aren't you hungry?

I want some hot pot too.

Tell me.

Let's go home for hot pot.

Hurry up, let's eat hot pot.

Something must be wrong.

You're driving too fast.

Why don't you let me drive?

I think

you should be more open-minded.

Although your ex-boyfriend is getting married

and his girlfriend is

so young and promising,

which will certainly

come as a heavy blow to you,

you don't

have to be so discouraged.

You're excellent too.

You're working towards

the life you want,

right?

There's a car!

Something went wrong.

What's wrong?

The Lowe & Magnolia case

must not be going well.

Tao Junhui has stomach troubles.

Whenever he encounters

something really stressful,

he would drink a lot of soda.

I noticed he bought

a lot of soda just then.

And he must've known

that Wu Fei works for me a long time ago

so the info Wu Fei provided

might not be reliable.

You…

So, that's what

you were thinking about just then?

Yes.

You're hopeless.

Your desires already

blocked off your emotional needs

as a woman.

That doesn't sound like a bad thing.

Auntie,

I bought your favorite

seafood congee.

Auntie,

I'm coming in.

Are you still sleeping?

Auntie!

Auntie!

Danping,

calm down. Speak slowly.

When did.

Ms. Lan leave?

I went to buy groceries

around 7 o'clock.

Auntie was still home when I left.

I was only gone for

about 40 minutes.

I'm really worried that.

Auntie would take things too hard.

Danping, what you need

the most is to stay calm.

Check and see

if your aunt took

her passport with her.

Passport, passport…

Her passport is still here.

My aunt won't run away.

She would never do that.

Judging by the current situation,

we must rule out the possibilities

according to their severity

and gradually narrow it down.

Danping,

give me a picture of Ms. Lan

and tell me the outfit she's wearing

when she left.

After that, give me

a list of possible places that she might go to.

Wait for me at the hotel.

We'll be there right away.

I'll go get the car.

Danping,

from what I understand,

your aunt is not a weak person.

Trust me,

she didn't make

such an achievement

by luck.

Therefore, she won't give up easily.

Wait for us.

Okay, I'll wait for you at the hotel.

Notify Shen from the Criminal Department

as well as Pan and Fang.

Ask more people to help,

when it comes to finding someone.

Hello, Shen.

I'm Tang Yihui.

Mr. Sun,

you can't say that.

If you're not responsible for this

and can't do anything about that,

wouldn't the qualification test

a worthless scrap of paper?

My demand is very simple.

I paid you 50,000 in membership fees

and I'm very unsatisfied

with your services.

I'm asking for a refund.

That's very reasonable, right?

You were the one who breached the contract.

If you won't give me a refund,

I have no choice

but to go through the legal process.

Don't do that. You have such a high income.

However much I earn

has nothing to do with you.

My money doesn't

come from the sky,

right?

Counselor Li,

you can't blame us for that.

I'm sorry, Mr. Sun.

I need to answer

an important phone call.

Consider what I said.

I'll call you in a few days.

Hello, Ms. Tang.

Come over here now.

Okay, I'll be there right away.

If you can find help,

bring them along too.

But they must be reliable.

Keep this to yourselves.

Got it.

I'll see you later.

If you were about to

be promoted to the Corporate Department,

do you think

you'll go back to take

the complicated divorce case

from the.

Family Dispute Department?

I don't think

you can resist.

Can you answer the phone for me?

I'm driving.

What's up?

Ms. Lan is missing.

Here it is.

Did you wait for long?

Be careful, it's hot.

I'll serve it to you.

Honey,

have you been

under stress lately?

What kind of stress would I have?

I'll serve it to you.

I'll help myself.

You've been acting strange

from the start.

We agreed to have hot pot.

Why are we eating fried rice now?

Do you have a problem

with Counselor Qin?

Why would I have a problem with her?

Actually,

you don't have to tell me. I know.

What do you know?

You're afraid.

You think it's a lot of pressure

to be around her, right?

Don't cover your embarrassment

with laughter.

I can see it all.

Actually, I didn't really like.

Counselor Qin at first either.

I think

she's willing to do anything to get what she wants.

She's a despotic dictator.

Those who submit will prosper and those who resist shall perish.

However, Counselor Qin

is the queen of

the Family Dispute Department.

Women like that

can give men a lot of pressure.

You think

she's too aggressive, right?

After I heard your analysis…

You changed your mind about her?

I've never been one

to judge someone by their appearance.

You know about

our 25 million matter,

right?

We've been looking for

the person who leaked the news.

I was the one who investigated for Counselor Qin.

As it turns out, that person

is Counselor Qin's archenemy.

Instead of pointing fingers,

Counselor Qin didn't even accept a return of favor.

Why?

I asked her the same thing.

A gentleman

can tell what's right from wrong.

That's especially true for lawyers.

Even if we're used to seeing the evilness in human nature,

we cannot lose our bottom line.

If we stab people behind their backs

instead of doing things fair and square,

there's no point in winning.

I don't care how many flaws she has,

just for that,

I think she's incredibly attractive.

Is she more attractive than me?

Why are you jealous of her?

What's with the jealousy?

Let me ask you a serious question.

If Honesty & Prudence

takes Lan Xiaoting's case,

would Qin Shi be

the head counselor of the case?

I don't think so.

Even if we take the case,

Counselor Qin probably

won't be the head counselor.

She belongs to the Family Dispute Department.

This should be a criminal case.

That makes sense.

Wait,

Counselor Qin won't be interested in any case

which she can't be the head counselor for.

Could it be…

What are you mumbling about?

Nothing.

Nothing.

Nothing?