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A week later, when Tuesday approached noon, Xu Man received a WeChat message from Wu Xiaolan at the law firm: "Sister Man, Wu Minghai is currently in Zhongshan.

"After resigning, he went back to his hometown and didn't go out. He left Enshi on the eighteenth day of the first month. I met his wife and learned that he is currently living with his brother-in-law. Through his brother-in-law's phone call, I got in touch with him himself.

"The good news is: all the key evidence is still there, not only the work order, but also WeChat and phone records.

"The bad news is: Wu Minghai offered 10 yuan before he was willing to provide evidence. I was in a relationship with him, and I was the middleman. He agreed to reduce the price by half, and he said that he would not be able to do less. If You agree, I will give one-third of the 5000 yuan to his wife directly, and let you pay him and deliver the rest locally.

"Possible opportunities: Wu Minghai hasn't found a job yet. His wife complains that he is too stubborn. He loses a good job as soon as he loses it. I have an idea for your reference. Let's see if it is possible and talk to the original company boss. Let him go back to work in the factory. If possible, he will agree to exempt the remaining [-] yuan. Of course, the boss of the company cannot know about paying for evidence.

"I'm still in Enshi, let me know your decision as soon as possible, Xiaolan."

Although it is a WeChat message, Wu Xiaolan still has clear paragraphs and clear layers, which shows her professionalism.Xu Man immediately forwarded all the content to Xiao Chunan.Xiao Chunan replied: "Xiaolan surprised me too much. When she returns to Wuhan, I have to treat her to dinner alone." But she did not express any opinion on Wu Xiaolan's information, which also reflected Xiao Chunan's professionalism, because how to decide obviously belongs to the Xu Man's scope of power and responsibility.Xu Man replied immediately: "Xiaolan, I fully agree with your plan. Please pay the deposit first, and ask Wu Minghai's wife to write the receipt and take a photo and send it to me."

Half an hour later, Wu Xiaolan sent another private message with a picture: "Sister Man, Wu Minghai confirmed that his wife has received the money, you can call him directly to contact him, and he will activate his mobile phone starting this afternoon. If there is nothing else to ask I will do it, I will fly back to Wuhan, Xiaolan."

"Thank you, Xiaolan. Go back to Wuhan as soon as possible, the male sister is so happy, she said she wants to treat you to dinner! Xu Man."

After Xu Man replied, he immediately called Liu Zhihao: "Boss Liu, I'm Xu Man. There was a major breakthrough in the case, and we found the workshop director Wu Minghai. In order to obtain key evidence smoothly, the company may need to cooperate. You If you are at the company in the afternoon, can I go over and discuss it with you?"

"That's great, Director Xu. I'm in the city and I'm about to have lunch. Why don't we have a meal together and chat while eating?" Boss Liu suggested.

After the meeting, Xu Man analyzed Wu Minghai's situation to Boss Liu: "Wu Minghai left the company out of anger, and he regretted it. He didn't know whether the work order was so important to the accident worker as a work-related injury. , The job dispatch form was temporarily put in his pocket, and he took it away unintentionally when he left the job. There was no intention to threaten the company. As far as I know, Wu Haiming stayed in his hometown for a while and has not found another job. If you can give him a new job Given the opportunity, he is definitely willing to go back to work in the factory. Boss Liu, what's your opinion?"

"I've heard reports that Wu Minghai is quite competent at work. He had a conflict with a vice president because the vice president arranged jobs for the workers below him without going through him first. I didn’t expect him to drop his pick and quit. If he is willing to come back, I have no objection.” Boss Liu agreed.

"In this case, it will be very beneficial to win the case, because Wu Minghai can also testify directly in court as a witness. Boss Liu, if you nod, I will go find Wu Minghai and tell you when I get the evidence. Then Ask Wu Minghai to report directly to the factory, do you think it is possible?" Xu Man said.

"It's absolutely fine. I'll say hello to the personnel department in the afternoon. Oh, Director Xu, it seems that I have found the right person! I can't think of any way you can find the missing person in one fell swoop. Specialize in specialization, but you can’t accept it. Well, I won’t worry about the lawsuit, and I’ll wait for the good news from Director Xu.” Boss Liu said happily.

Xu Man didn't go to Wu Minghai immediately, but called him and told him that he would try his best to help him get back to work in the factory, and arrange to meet with him once the boss agreed.Then Xu Man informed Wu Xiaolan of the actual situation, and returned to the law firm with a relaxed expression.When I opened the office door, I found a large bouquet of flowers on the countertop. I thought to myself, who is so timely to add joy?This bouquet of flowers consists of nine pink roses, a multi-headed lily and a baby's breath. The whole bouquet is packaged with purple colored paper, and the corolla is round.Xu Man didn't quite understand the meaning of flower combinations. After observing for a while, she found a small card under the petals of many lilies. Love'scalling was printed on the card, and the font was romantic.Xu Man roughly guessed the flower sender, and then opened the card to confirm the guess: "I hope you will like it. Tian Xiaoyong."

Xu Man took pictures with her mobile phone: flowers and cards spread out, and then sent a private message to Tian Xiaohui.Tian Xiaohui replied: "Don't talk to him yet, go home tonight." Xu Man thought for a while, followed Tian Xiaohui's advice, and did not reply politely.She walked out of the office and asked the clerk, "Did any of you see the person who sent the flowers?" The clerk told her that the flowers were delivered by courier.Xu Man put away the card signed by Tian Xiaoyong, and gave the bouquet of flowers to Qiu Xiaoming, asking him to give it to his wife when he got home from get off work.

Xu Man got off work early that day, went home and made dinner and waited for Tian Xiaohui.Seeing that the dishes were different than usual, Tian Xiaohui asked jokingly: "Xu Man, you are in high spirits on happy occasions, do you want to celebrate?"

"It is indeed worth celebrating. But it is not because of the call of love." Xu Man interpreted the English sentence on Tian Xiaoyong's card, and then said, "Xiaolan helped me find the key witness, and the lawsuit is about to win."

"That's great! I'll buy some red wine, let's have a good drink." Tian Xiaohui said.

The two sat on the wide sides of the rectangular dining table. When they raised their hands to clink glasses, they leaned forward and kissed mouth to mouth, tasting the taste of love.Tian Xiaohui narrated to Xu Man the situation of the last call with her cousin, and finally said: "I have already found out the facts, and Xiaoyong never called me again, I really didn't expect him to take such a method. Xu Man, he is trying to find out about your truth!"

"That's right. My Xiaohui is Bingxue smart." Xu Man said.

"How smart is that? Even a fool can see it." Tian Xiaohui said.

"I guess, even if I don't respond, Xiaoyong will endure the anxiety for a few days anyway. But Xiaohui, he is also your cousin, so he can't torture people like this. I will send him a private message tomorrow, telling him to collect flowers Here it is, thank you. Guess what he will do next?" Xu Man asked.

"Is there any need to guess? He will ask you out for dinner right away. But I guess he won't be too hard on himself. He will probably book a private room in Nanhai Fishing Village or Harbor City for you if he arranges a candlelight dinner or something." Tian Xiaohui said .

"Well, I won't be at home to accompany you for dinner tomorrow night, and I'm going to the Hongmen Banquet." Xu Man said playfully.

"Have you made up your mind? Let's go." Tian Xiaohui asked.

"What do you mean! Xiaohui. Do you want me to reconsider whether to agree to your cousin? Then I will..." Xu Man stared at Tian Xiaohui.

"How dare you!" Tian Xiaohui put down the bowl and chopsticks, walked around the corner of the dining table, walked behind Xu Man, and held up one of her ears with both hands. "Xu Man, listen clearly. I absolutely don't allow you to agree to anyone, including Tian Xiaoyong. I'm asking you how to tell him if you have any plans?"

"Xiaohui, give the baby a kiss. Then go back and sit down, let's continue eating." Of course Xu Man knew that Tian Xiaohui was pretending.Tian Xiaohui complied, sat down and asked, "What are you going to tell Xiaoyong?"

"I haven't thought about how to say it specifically. But I think I know how to tell him. Don't worry." Xu Man replied.

"Okay. Then I won't ask. I believe in you. If Xiaoyong really invites you to dinner tomorrow, let me know in advance. I will finish packing later. If you have nothing to do tonight, let's go to a movie." . Okay?" Tian Xiaohui asked.

"Okay." Xu Man replied.

As soon as he arrived at the law firm the next day, Xu Man sent a private message to Tian Xiaoyong to express his gratitude.After Tian Xiaoyong asked Xu Man whether he was free that day and got an affirmative answer, he sent a map of the location of the restaurant, the name and time of the private rooms in Harbor City, East District, after a while.Xu Man took all screenshots and forwarded Tian Xiaohui, and finally added an emoji wiping her mouth and giggling, and wrote: "I'm sorry dear, you can eat alone tonight." Then she called Wu Minghai and asked him where he lived , then walked out of the law firm, bought a large bucket of Eagle Mark peanut oil at a nearby supermarket, and drove to see Wu Minghai.Wu Minghai was very happy to return to the factory, and immediately provided all the evidence to Xu Man, not only waived the favor fee, but also said that he would refund the 5000 yuan his wife had accepted.Xu Man said: "Ming Hai, I am already very moved by your understanding of righteousness. Just accept the money and don't have to return it to me. When I receive Xiaolan—by the way, is she your relative? She will Send me the receipt, and I will return the receipt to you later. You just tear it up and let’s pretend that this never happened. You can go back to work in the factory immediately. As a company employee, you are also obliged to testify in court and defend Legal interests of the business. Will you do me this favor?"

"Thank you so much, Lawyer Xu. Don't worry, I am willing to testify in court." Wu Minghai agreed.

Leaving Wu Minghai's rented place, Xu Man dialed Wu Xiaolan's phone number in the car: "Xiaolan, the matter is settled, everything is as you expected. You have done me such a big favor thousands of miles away, I I don't even know how to thank you!"

"Sister Man, you said that you want me to be your sister for life, you won't forget it so quickly, right? You let me be a girl from out of town, wandering for many years, and finally have my own home in Wuhan, I don't say that Did I mention it to you? Sister Man, as a sister, I want to do more things for you. But my ability is limited, and I can’t do much. You are not in Wuhan, so don’t worry about your parents. I will visit them from time to time. Yesterday I'm back in Wuhan, and I received the [-] you transferred. Let's forget about it, and you can say what you want to celebrate, but don't mention the polite words." Wu Xiaolan said calmly.

"Xiaolan, Xu Man was wrong, I will never say such a thing again. I am about to drive back to the law firm, so I won't talk to you anymore. I will contact you again if I have anything to do." Xu Man was so moved that he almost cried again.Then she called Liu Zhihao again and reported Wu Minghai's situation. Boss Liu felt relieved about the case.

Back at the law firm, Xu Man immediately asked his assistant to collect the evidence, revise and supplement the grounds for appeal, prepare all the documents, and went to the court to go through the relevant procedures in person in the afternoon.On the way back to the law firm, Xu Man felt that he was really busy today, as if he didn't even have time to take a sip of water.After parking the car downstairs of the law firm, Xu Man didn't go back to the office, but walked to the nearby cafe, sat down alone and ordered a cup of coffee.She suddenly wanted to smoke a cigarette, but she didn't have any, so she asked the waiter in the cafe to go out and buy a pack of Yellow Crane Tower for her.Xu Man does not have a regular smoking habit, and occasionally smokes one or two.Tian Xiaohui does not smoke at all, but she does not object to Xu Man's smoking.Of course, Xu Man never smoked at home.Xu Man lit a cigarette and realized why she thought of smoking at this moment.I checked the time, it was almost five o'clock.Tian Xiaoyong's agreed dinner time is 06:30, and she still has one and a half minutes to think about how to deal with the situation.Xu Man couldn't help feeling a little emotional.Since she divorced Yang Guangzhi, the man had disappeared from her private life for several years.If she didn't always think of Jiaojiao, the product of male-female cooperation, she might not remember that a man once appeared in her world.Now in her private space, there are only her and Tian Xiaohui, and a new life has just begun. How should she face Tian Xiaoyong who tried to break into the boundaries of their lives?