Chapter 3 I Am Certain
Yan Qianmo’s expression changed the moment he heard what the maid had said.
Yan Beixing was Yan Qianmo’s younger sister. Her nickname was Le Le. An accident happened when she was eighteen years old. She went on a trip with her friends, but she was murdered in a hotel. The murderer eventually surrendered himself. He was sent behind bars for eternity.
Mrs. Yan loved Yan Beixing the most. Everyone was afraid that she couldn’t take the news. Thus, they lied to her and told her that Yan Beixing went abroad to study.
Two years ago, Mrs. Yan accidentally found out what happened, but after that…
Yan Qianmo couldn’t bear to even recall the incident; he hurried his way over to Mrs. Yan’s room.
Mrs. Yan pushed the maids away angrily.
“What are you guys talking about? Le Le is safe and sound. I saw her with my own eyes. How could you lie to me, telling me she won’t be back? Go away!”
Mrs. Yan made her way in front of Yan Qianmo the moment she saw him.
“Qianmo, thank God you’re here!” Mrs. Yan grabbed him into her arms and glared at the maids behind. “They are so mean. They told me that Le Le won’t be back anymore. Qianmo, can you please tell them that Le Le is fine?”
Yan Qianmo held Mrs. Yan in his arms gently.
“You’re right.” Yan Qianmo dragged his hawkish gaze through every maid in the room. The maids lowered their head and stopped talking as they were frightened of him.
At that instant, Mrs. Yan let out a sigh of relief.
“I knew I was right. Besides that, I saw Le Le today! We’re talking about Le Le! It would be impossible for me to mistake her for someone else.”
“Grandma, they told me you have not eaten anything since lunch. Let’s eat together.”
“What about Le Le?”
“Erm. She’s busy.”
That seemed to upset Mrs. Yan, “What’s so important that she has to prioritize it over a meal with me? Call Le Le immediately. If she refuses to come over, I’m not eating.”
Yan Qianmo was speechless.
Mrs. Yan didn’t allow them to explain themselves and chased everyone out of the room including Yan Qianmo.
…
Yan Mansion. The study room.
After an hour, Yan Qianmo’s assistant, Ming Fei, knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
Ming Fei entered the room.
“President Yan, I have collected the information you want.”
Ming Fei put down a piece of paper in front of Yan Qianmo.
“The woman who saved Mrs. Yan is called Ji Zhisheng. This is all the information about Ms. Ji in M Nation. However, I couldn’t gather her information before the age of eighteen.” Ming Fei reported honestly.
Yan Qianmo vaguely went through the information Ming Fei had gathered.
He saw Ji Zhisheng’s photo. Even though she didn’t have any makeup on, she still looked stunning. A seemingly cunning yet bright pair of eyes. It was as if she was the legendary nine-tailed fox who could read every mundane person’s mind.
Name: Ji Zhisheng
English Name: Angel
Sex: Female
Age: 24 years old
Height: 165 cm
Education Background: M Nation International Law School
Romantic Relationships: None
Working Experience: Attached with YG Law Firm. Handled over a hundred cases in the past two years and never once lost a case.
Ji Zhisheng’s handphone number and address were also there.
Just then, Ming Fei pointed out something when Yan Qianmo was going through the information, “Ms. Ji is already a famous lawyer back in M Nation. She has a bright future ahead of her, but she gave up her position in an international law firm and made her way back here all of a sudden due to unknown reasons.”
Yan Qianmo hummed faintly.
Then, Ming Fei nodded politely, “President, I’ll take my leave if there’s nothing else.”
“Mmm.”
After Ming Fei left, Yan Qianmo stared at the woman’s photo attached to the information. Then, he had his eyes locked on her contact number.
…
Fang Zheng Law Firm.
Ji Zhisheng could feel how decadent the law firm was the moment she reached the entrance. There was literally no one in the law firm. The receptionist sat behind the counter and failed to notice Ji Zhisheng’s presence because he was watching a movie on his phone.
After a while, Ji Zhisheng walked over to the counter, yet the receptionist did not look up and had his eyes still locked on the screen.
She frowned and raised her index finger to knock on the wooden counter. A clear clatter could be heard.
The receptionist was annoyed and raised his head.
“What do you want?”
“I’m here to look for President Feng!”
The receptionist pointed at the left, “Left side. Turn right after you reach the end. Walk straight after that and you’ll see President Feng’s office.” Then, he lowered his head and continued with his movie.
“Thanks.” Ji Zhisheng’s mood wasn’t affected by the receptionist.
She followed the instructions given and made her way to Feng Xing’s office.
Once Ji Zhisheng had reached Feng Xing’s office, she knocked on the door.
“Who is it?”
“My name is Angel. We talked through the phone previously.”
Someone could be heard rushing over to open the windows before rushing over to the door. The doorknob turned.
Ji Zhisheng could smell a lingering scent of cigarettes after the door was opened. She saw how messy the office was; countless magazines were left on the couch and messy clothes were piled up at the corner. The cigarette tray on the desk was filled with ashes and cigarette filters. There was a half-lit cigarette left on the desk.
Feng Xing tried to brush his messy hair. His delight was all over his face.
“Hello. You’re Angel? I didn’t expect you to be such a gorgeous woman.”
“Hello, President Feng!”
“Please, come in.”
Ji Zhisheng entered his office. Then, she walked over to the couch and sat down.
Feng Xing looked at Ji Zhisheng in confusion, “Angel, are you sure you want to join our law firm?”
After all, Ji Zhisheng was a famous lawyer back in M Nation. Even though Feng Xing’s law firm was by no means a small firm, it could only be considered as a medium-firm at most.
Ji Zhisheng smiled and nodded, “I’m sure.”
Feng Xing couldn’t hold back his excitement after Ji Zhisheng had assured him.
“Well. Welcome onboard, Angel. So… when will you be able to start?”
“Tomorrow!”
“Tomorrow? That will be awesome.”
“I heard that our firm is currently representing Qian Kun Co. Ltd. and going against Four Seasons Group. Can I take over the case?”
Qian Kun Co. Ltd. had a financial dispute with Four Seasons Group. Their appeal was dismissed by the court previously because Four Seasons Group had solid evidence to prove themselves innocent. Even though they made another appeal according to the client’s request, they had no confidence at all.
Feng Xing was delighted as he had nothing to lose since Ji Zhisheng volunteered to take over that hot potato.
Even though Ji Zhisheng was famous abroad, international law differed from those of domestic law. If Feng Xing’s law firm won the case, they would receive a huge amount of compensation; if they lost the case, Feng Xing could blame everything on Ji Zhisheng because she wasn’t as capable as what others said. He would let Ji Zhisheng take the blame and tell the customer to go after her. It was a perfect solution as he wouldn’t be pestered by the customer even if they lost the case.
Feng Xing cleared his throat, “Miss Angel, are you sure you’re taking over the case? There’s no turning back.”
“Of course!”
Ji Zhisheng grinned after she walked out of Fang Zheng Law Firm as if she had a game plan in mind.
All of a sudden, her phone rang.
She picked up the call, “Hello?”
“Hi. Is this Ms. Ji?” An attractive man’s voice could be heard coming from the other end of the call.
