i gave myself away

A week later, Shi Mo received a call from Fang Ping to apologize.

"Mr. Shi...Lawyer Shi, I'm really sorry. I've been very busy this week. I forgot to mention the matter of entrusting you. Just now they told me that I had already entrusted another lawyer. I just remembered. I'm really sorry, before What I promised you cannot be fulfilled."

boom!Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, like five thunderbolts, all fantasies were wiped out by the thunderbolt.When Shi Mo looked at the name on the phone, he suddenly felt that it was extremely strange.

More than 20 years of good upbringing allowed him to maintain his last bit of calm. He took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "It's okay, you just need to find a lawyer. By the way, if it's convenient, can you tell me who the lawyer you entrusted is, If I know him, I can ask him to take care of you."

Fang Ping's tone was extremely cheerful: "Then thank you, Lawyer Shi. The lawyer they entrusted is called Xie Jincheng, from Jintian Law Firm, do you know him?"

Know, know very well.Shi Mo gritted his teeth, and squeezed out every word and sentence: "Of course I know each other. Don't worry, I will ask him to take good care of you."

"Thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Mo suddenly collapsed like a building that lost its foundation.The still red arrears, the still ragged clothes, satirize his innocence nakedly. This is just his dream, and he took the dream too beautifully, too taken for granted, too...self righteous.

How could he be given this bean sprouts in a commercial case with a bid of 500 million yuan?He must be looking for the more famous and experienced lawyer Xie. When will it be his turn?

Fang Ping said it was because he was busy, heh, it was a major company matter, how could he forget it for so long a week?No matter how bad it is, one client can entrust two lawyers. If he really intends to entrust him, why can't he and Xie Jincheng be entrusted at the same time?

These are all ridiculous excuses.To put it bluntly, it's just that he doesn't like his ability and fame, and hates him.

I have been in the industry for nearly three years, of which one year is the internship period, and the formal period is more than one year. Others have been in the industry for more than one year, and they can already sign a higher-level contract. What about him?Still spinning in place, tepid.Even if he is full of economics, he will be a talented person from Peking University, and he will be one of the people at the bottom when he is out of the brutally competitive society.

Shi Mo returned home exhausted, fell down on the bed, his back seemed to be hurt by something, and when he fished it out, the thick account book was ironically displayed in front of him.

He threw the ledger out abruptly. The ledger hit the wall and opened. The page just stayed on the ledger of the previous few days. There was a row of crossed out words "Xie Jincheng owes 16.6 yuan and 54 yuan for coat fee, totaling 70.6 yuan". It was particularly conspicuous as if mocking him.

Xie Jincheng, Xie Jincheng, this guy robbed me of my job, leaving me without food and new clothes!Fortunately, he still treats him as a friend, and friends who steal jobs are all hooligans!

Facing the crossed-out writing on the ledger, Shi Mo took out correction fluid, and obscenely obliterated the crossed lines: "Xie Jincheng, this case was rewarded by the Lord, and the Lord is very generous, so I will charge you 70 yuan, which is enough. Be loyal! Remember, you owe me 70 yuan!"

Consoling himself secretly, Shi Mo walked out of the room and saw his father's half bottle of white wine on the table. In a fit of anger, he picked it up and poured it into his mouth. The result was overwhelming, and within half an hour, he became drunk .

At this time, Xie Jincheng was writing a complaint at home, and just as he was writing a key point, inspiration came to him suddenly. He took a deep breath and quickly typed words on the computer screen.

The phone buzzed with the vibration, Xie Jincheng hung up without looking at it.

The phone was silent for half a minute, then shouted again.

Xie Jincheng hung up again, as if against him, the phone rang again arrogantly.

He just wanted to put his phone on silent, when he saw the name of the caller, he answered the call: "Huh?"

Drunk talk came from the opposite side, and the alcohol in the tone almost came out of the microphone: "Thank you... Jin Cheng? Hiccup."

"It's me." Xie Jincheng took a special look at the name of the caller. It was Shi Mo, who was so drunk that he could hardly hear his voice.

"I don't know, you bastard... hiccup... you're not kind to steal your job..." Shi Mo hesitated, babbled like a shameless hooligan, "You pay me back , give me back seafood, barbecue, hiccup...new clothes, daughter-in-law, son..."

Xie Jincheng was confused, when did he owe Shi Mo so much, even his wife and children? "Shi Mo, you're drunk."

"I'm not drunk!" There was a bang on the other end of the phone, probably because Shi Mo had bumped into something, and it took a long time to hear Shi Mo's vague voice, "I'm sober! Wait... hiccup..."

"What are you waiting for?" Xie Jincheng propped his chin and legs with his hands, waiting idly for Shi Mo's next words, as if he felt that listening to Shi Mo's drunken talk was much more interesting than writing a complaint.

"You wait... I will definitely defeat you, become a famous barrister, barrister, and then take your job... eh? Oh, take your job, yes, job! Hiccup..." There was a loud hiccup, like It exploded like thunder and reverberated for a few seconds.

Xie Jincheng laughed. He really should record the hiccup just now, and listen to Shi Mo when he is awake, to see what excuse Shi Mo can find to cover it up this time: "There are not many people who have defeated me so far."

"You wait, I will find your weakness, and then... beat you..."

"Where are you?" Xie Jincheng was very helpless, he didn't go home at this point, and he was not afraid of thieves.

"I'm at home, sleeping soundly... Huhu..."

The sound of long breathing came through the microphone, and the noisy drunken voice gradually turned into silence. Shi Mo fell asleep, and Xie Jincheng hung up the phone only after he was sure that Shi Mo was fine.

The nonsense just now rang in my ears involuntarily.

——"Just wait, I will find your weakness..."

Weakness?

He can easily refute his opponents in court, and he can handle relationships with various people smoothly with a sharp mouth.Weaknesses, he has never, never allowed himself to have, he forced himself to be the most perfect lawyer, and made his parents look at him with admiration.

Of course, if he really wanted to talk about a weakness, that might really be his fatal weakness.

The night came quietly, and the bustle and bustle of the brightly lit city rang out. deepblue is a well-known local bar. The decoration of the bar is Japanese style, the visual effect is very comfortable, and it feels like home.The layout is not too big, there are bar counters and booths, and there is always soothing and leisurely light music playing in the bar. It is especially suitable for drinking with friends, chatting, and calming down to taste the relaxation and coziness here.

In fact, deepblue is a gay bar, and people from all walks of life come and go, including white-collar workers, gold-collar workers, and political figures.Although domestic homosexuality has been legalized, homosexuality is still a sexual orientation that is ashamed to speak out, and is not accepted by the public. Only when they come here can they tear off the disguise, reveal their true nature, and express themselves freely People who share a common language can talk to each other and find a suitable partner.

Pushing open the elegant glass door, the bartender greeted me happily: "Welcome...Mr. Xie? Long time no see."

Xie Jincheng nodded with a smile. He is a frequent visitor here, and when he is in a bad mood, he would always come here for a drink alone.He is gay, and he has discovered his abnormal sexual orientation since junior high school—he doesn't like to look at girls, and he can't help but follow attractive boys. It was only later that he realized that this is called homosexuality.

He accepts his own difference very frankly, and hopes to find a partner who has the same interests as him.So, by chance, I came to this bar and met many like-minded friends, but unfortunately, none of them could shake his heart that had been sleeping for 25 years.

Today he is dressed very stylishly, wearing a close-fitting base layer with a jacket, casual trousers with a white belt and a waist chain, the whole person glows with youthful vitality, this is his favorite night dress, unrestrained, no need to pay attention Etiquette, and will not worry about being seen.

Those who walk into the bar are all partners with the same fate. No one will talk about the other party's sexual orientation, but outsiders may not be sure. If outsiders find out his sexual orientation and spread it widely, then "same.sex. Love" is likely to become his laughing stock, and it will also become a noun he is despised by his parents. He doesn't want and dare not let his parents know.

It can be said that homosexuality is his only weakness.

Pulling away the bench at the bar, Xie Jincheng sat on it: "Old rules."

"Okay, a martini." The bartender is the boss here, and he is the only staff member in the whole bar. He opened the shaker, chatted and laughed while mixing the drinks, "Mr. Xie, you are refreshing, just order drinks when you come, I am also very entertaining."

"Huh?" Xie Jincheng raised his brows slightly, "So, you met an unhappy customer?"

"Isn't it?" the bartender lowered his voice and glanced at the booth in the corner, "Did you see that? That person has been here for more than half an hour. He said he was waiting for someone and asked him what he wanted. He hesitated for a long time. Speaking of wine, I didn’t even order a glass of juice, just sitting like this, as if I’m coming to a bar for the first time.”

The man turned his back to them. From Xie Jincheng's perspective, he couldn't see what the man looked like. He could only vaguely see that the man was about 1 meters tall. He was wearing a white shirt and trousers with a white belt. He looked like a white-collar worker. However, if you look carefully, you will find that the shirts are basically unironed and very wrinkled, and the leather shoes are too old to distinguish their original color.Maybe it was because he had been waiting for a long time, but the person looked at his mobile phone frequently, and his left leg was shaking restlessly.

Those who do business don't like people who occupy their seats for nothing and don't order anything. Xie Jincheng can understand the mood of the bartender.He asked, "Aren't you telling him to go?"

"That's God, do I dare to tell him to go?" the bartender supported his forehead, "I'll just complain to you, maybe they are waiting for the local tyrants to come?"

Just after they finished speaking, the person they were talking about seemed to be making a phone call. The voice was intermittent, but they could barely hear that the voice was quite familiar. Xie Jincheng turned his head involuntarily. Could it be such a coincidence, it was him?

"Where...I'm already in deepblue...Hello? Hey, Zhang..." The call seemed to be cut off for some reason, the man anxiously dialed back, stood up and looked around, as if he was afraid that the person who made the appointment could not be found Own.

The corner of Xie Jincheng's mouth curled up, it was really him, Shi Mo.