Chapter 225

Returning so late, I wonder how Qin Qin Zhixiu is doing all by himself at home...

"Miss He!"

Li Li Yiquan rolled down the car window and called out. While waiting for the red light at the intersection just now, he had noticed her slender silhouette from afar. Before he could even process his own reaction, he had already made a U-turn and driven up behind her.

He He Lele did not turn back. Li Li Yiquan looked at the cloth bag on her back, confirmed he hadn't mistaken the person, and called out again, "Miss He!"

Unable to avoid it, He He Lele sighed softly and turned around. "Lawyer Li."

Author's Note:

Girls, don't be impatient~~~ The next part is just beginning~~ Let the plot fly for a while~~~ The pits Jiangshan has dug are about to be filled one by one~~~

Love you all~~ Goodnight~~ Have sweet dreams~~

☆, (8 Fresh Coins) Chapter 196: Hello, Neighbor

Inside the car, there was silence for a long while.

"You—"

"You—"

Suddenly, both spoke at the same time, and simultaneously stopped.

He He Lele, in the passenger seat, paused. "Thank you, Lawyer Li."

She hadn't wanted to get in the car, but just as she walked past, Li Li Yiquan happened to be on a call. Facing the open car door and the last night bus passing her by, she, who had no money for a taxi, had no choice but to "choose the wise course of action."

Hearing He He Lele's thanks, Li Li Yiquan glanced at her sideways, his naturally smiling lips curling up. "I still prefer hearing you call me L."

He He Lele offered a somewhat strained smile.

"You seem... not very happy to see me?" Li Li Yiquan asked in a half-joking tone.

"No, I—" Li Li Yiquan's blunt question made her somewhat flustered. Once she steadied herself, she couldn't help but sigh silently. "One is a hacker who traverses the internet and plays with rules, the other is a lawyer who holds the legal code to uphold fairness and justice. I... really find it hard to associate these two identities." She had thought Ren Ren Lingyu was already an anomaly among lawyers, but she hadn't expected L to be one too, and such a renowned lawyer at that.

"Do you think the law and lawyers are used to uphold fairness and justice?"

"Although the law is a tool used by the ruling class to maintain their rule, maintaining basic social fairness is a prerequisite for national stability. As for lawyers..." He He Lele suddenly understood. "So that's how it is."

"What?"

"Whether it's a hacker or a lawyer, both are people who have mastered the rules and can exploit the loopholes," He He Lele said calmly.

"... Am I disliked?"

Her heart skipped a beat. He He Lele quickly glanced at Li Li Yiquan, pursed her pink lips, and felt somewhat at a loss.

Did she dislike him?

She didn't know.

Toward L, the one in the network who couldn't be heard, seen, or touched, she felt admiration, trust, gratitude, and even once had fantasies. But toward Li Li Yiquan, the top-tier lawyer beside her who was clearly extraordinary, and the man Ren Ren Lingyu loved, she felt like a stranger and was somewhat afraid.

Even though he always smiled gently, even though his way of cooking had a unique grace, even though his singing voice was also warm, but... that cold, cruel contract, the invisible shackles that left her powerless to resist, also came from his hand. To be able to toy with another person's fate with just two pages of paper and a few paragraphs of text—what a terrifying ability that was...

A familiar scent drifted past her nose, and He He Lele reflexively thought of another equally terrifying man—Producer Shentu Mo!

Instantly, those lewd and shameful images flooded her mind. She couldn't control her breathing as it quickened, and her cheeks gradually flushed red.

He He Lele hurriedly turned her face toward the car window.

Li Li Yiquan looked at her delicate and lovely profile, thinking quietly. Her strange behavior hadn't escaped his eyes in the slightest, but he couldn't guess the reason for her reactions. Many people think the legal profession relies most on the mouth, but in reality, for a lawyer, the most important things are the eyes and the mind. Digging for the truth behind appearances, finding the invisible logical relationships among thousands of things. But this seemingly simple girl seemed to have many puzzles surrounding her.

Is this why her singing voice can be so pure and yet so profound?

Li Li Yiquan turned on the audio system. The woman's clear singing, like the sound of nature, poured out from the corners of the car simultaneously. As always, it stunned his ears, soothed his body and mind, and helped him drive away the day's complexities.

Listening to her own singing, He He Lele was surprised, and her originally complicated mood actually gradually eased. She had never thought that one day, she would be comforted by her own singing.

Listening quietly to one song after another, the more He He Lele listened, the more... she couldn't describe her current mood. He had actually organized all the songs she had sung for him, as well as the ones she had sung in the NG chat room!

"The whole NG knows the Boss has a crush on you; in private, everyone calls you Sister-in-law. I've told you many times, both openly and covertly, that the Boss is interested in you. You never took it in, did you?"

Ren Ren Lingyu's words echoed in her ears once again, but this time... she wasn't sure of her judgment anymore.

No, he should just simply like listening to her sing!

Beside her ear, a low male voice began to softly harmonize with the audio, like the vibration of cello strings, like the north wind blowing through a sky full of pine forests...

Before she knew it, she also opened her mouth slightly, singing along in a shallow hum.

"The intersection is fine, thank you... L."