This Damned Sweetness

The little girl at the front desk opened her eyes wide when she said "five digits" and swallowed nervously when she heard "six digits".

"Can you do it?" Xu Qiao came to this place alone for the first time. In fact, she felt a little guilty, so she had no choice but to say, "I can't change another house if I have money."

"I'm sorry, miss, today is Sunday, and it's close to the end of get off work time..." Seeing that she was about to turn around and leave, the little girl at the front desk hurriedly stopped her, "Wait, I'm just explaining to you, there may not be a lawyer I can receive you immediately, but I will arrange for you as soon as possible."

Xu Qiao leaned against the edge of the front desk, watched her pick up the receiver of the landline, and exhorted: "I want the most professional lawyer."

The little girl nodded, probably shocked by Xu Qiao’s aura of not bad money, and her voice was shaking: "Huh? Xu Lu? But Xu Lu just came to serve as a guest. Don’t bother him, and he Do you not accept this kind of general..." She said that she had a meal, not dare to say that the six-figure consultation was "normal", "Oh, it would be great if he is free, then I will invite someone to the reception room."

The little girl hung up the phone and said with a smile: "Miss, our Hangzhou headquarters partner happened to be in the office today. This lawyer's professional ability is very well-known in the industry, and I think it can meet your needs."

Xu Qiao made an "OK" gesture, walked into the reception room with her, and sat down on the sofa.

Five minutes later, the glass door of the reception room was tapped twice, and a young male voice followed: "Hello."

Xu Qiao turned her head and glanced at the person through her sunglasses.

Suits and leather shoes, elite temperament, if you judge people by appearance, professional ability should be really good.

But these gold-rimmed glasses...

She knew she shouldn't judge a person with glasses. But Cheng Lang's scum-like image of "waiting for nothing, smiling at the corners of her mouth" today really casts a shadow on her, so that she has some prejudices that are equivalent to the cunning of the gold-rimmed glasses.

During the moment of her trance, the other party had already sat down on the sofa and handed her a business card: "My surname is Xu, how do I call you?"

"My surname is Yu." Xu Qiao took the business card and scanned the words "Xu Huai Song" above her eyes-it was also a fate!

"Ms. Yu, I have learned about your situation from the front desk. If it is convenient, I think we started the contract directly?"

Xu Qiao handed over the contract.

Xu Huaisong turned a few pages roughly: "I need about thirty minutes."

Xu Qiao nodded: "You can watch it for a while without saving me money."

The reception room fell silent, only the rustle of paper turning over from time to time.

Xu Qiao picked up her phone boredly and swiped through WeChat Moments for a while. She didn't know what she saw, and she suddenly lost interest and turned her eyes closed on the sofa.

As soon as the eyes closed, she took a nap without knowing it, and her consciousness gradually became confused until she was awakened by a "Miss Yu".

Xu Qiao opened her eyes and glanced at the clock on the opposite wall.

No more no less Exactly thirty minutes, is it so awesome?

"Miss Yu," Xu Huaisong returned the contract to her, "I have read the contract. What question do you want to consult?"

"Is there any inequality in this contract..."

A mobile phone shake interrupted her.

Xu Huaisong raised his hand to signal to wait, glanced at the caller ID, got up and said, "Sorry, I need to answer the call."

Xu Qiao looked vigilant.

Cheng Lang's magical means made her feel defensive against this call from Bone Eye.

She called Xu Huaisong: "You will pick it up right here."

Xu Huaisong glanced at her and seemed to want to say something, but he probably heard about the client’s style from the front desk, and didn’t plan to negotiate more with her, so he put on the phone: "What's wrong?"

Xu Qiao pricked her ears.

The voice on the other end of the phone was unintelligible, but the lawyer was so gentle as to change her personal tone, making her think that she might be wrong.

"I'm still in the branch in the North City."

"If it is too late, there will be no missed opportunities."

He laughed without anyone else: "Who gives you the courage to watch horror movies when I am away?"

"Don't worry, you will definitely be there before you go to bed. Turn on the light at home and wait for me."

Xu Qiao: "..."

What kind of evil is she doing, can she be stuffed with dog food in the law firm?

And she asked for this dog food, and rushed to eat it!

"I'll just eat the meal on the plane, no need to make supper. Well, you hang up first." Xu Huaisong ended the call.

The eyes behind Xu Qiao's sunglasses were already twinkling with tears.

What's going on, with the same gold-rimmed glasses, people can spoil his wife with tenderness and water, but Cheng Lang wants to take the line of taking advantage of the little lover?

"Sorry," Xu Huaisong put aside his smile, sat back in his place, and made a gesture, "You can continue."

Xu Qiao sniffed: "Oh."

"Just talked about the unequal clause, this contract does have a certain degree of bias in terms of rights and interests..."

"I'll just say!"

"In my opinion, it is more inclined to safeguard the rights and interests of workers."

"what?"

Xu Qiao was taken aback, seeing his serious expression, unlike joking, confirming: "Are you saying that you are partial to me?"

"Yes, on the basis of the general labor contract, this contract almost omits most of the laborer’s obligations, and adds no less than ten pages of clauses on laborers’ rights. In layman's terms, this is - this Once a contract comes into effect, it is only the employer that will suffer."

"So the reason why this contract is so thick is to benefit me more?"

"You can say that."

"There are really no deceptive terms? For example," Xu Qiao cleared her throat when she said, and shrank back in embarrassment, "For example, I need to pay my body..."

"..."

Xu Huaisong said after a few seconds of silence: "No. Even if there are such clauses, they will not have legal effect."

"Well, then I blamed him." Xu Qiao touched her nose.

"Miss Yu, do you have any questions?"

"No, that consultation fee..."

Xu Huaisong glanced at the clock on the wall: "Just count it as 30 minutes. The assistant in the office will contact you. I have to catch the plane, so I'll miss it first."

——

Because the other party billed on time and there was no big mouth from the lion, Xu Qiao wanted to pay first, and then reimburse Cheng Lang to reimburse him, but when she walked out of the reception room, she just ran into Gao Rui hurriedly.

Gao Rui greeted him: "Ms. Yu, has your consultation ended? If it is over, I will settle the charge here. Please go downstairs first. Xiao Cheng will always wait for you in the car."

Xu Qiao helped her sunglasses frame: "It's pretty fast."

"Ah, don't get me wrong, Xiaocheng didn't mean to monitor you," Gao Rui explained hurriedly, "It's just that you are angry when you leave, so I don't worry about you, so let the driver confirm your whereabouts."

Xu Qiao sighed and left the law firm, but did not see Cheng Lang's Zeppelin car downstairs.

The driver opened the door of Cayenne's car. She saw the man waiting in the back seat, and she paused, seeming startled.

"Don't you want to keep a low profile? Then take this car with you." Cheng Lang seemed to calm down after spending two hours, returning to the appearance of nothing happened, patted the seat next to her, looked at her and said, "It's cold outside. , Come up first."

Xu Qiao shivered, got into the car with her coat, and took off her sunglasses and mask.

The driver turned around and asked Cheng Lang where he was going.

Cheng Lang glanced at Xu Qiao: "The result of the consultation is there, are you willing to go to dinner now?"

"Oh." Xu Qiaoyou gave an onomatopoeia as if it didn't respond, and after thinking about it, he said in a huff, "Don't go to a crowded place."

"Then going home?"

Xu Qiao looked at him in a daze.

"It's not my house, it's the staff apartment arranged for you. You can consider whether the contract is signed or not, and you can settle down there first." Cheng Lang sighed and explained.

Xu Qiao said "Oh" and turned her head and lowered her eyes.

Cheng Lang realized that she didn't misunderstand that he was going to take her back to her home just now, but she was simply surprised that she could still hear the word "home".

Even though Cheng Lang was very good at speech, at this time, there was no other way but to divert the subject.

He said: "What do you want to eat? Let people make it first, and when it's there, you can start the meal."

"Whatever." Xu Qiao lowered his head to play with his fingers, nonchalantly.

But the more indifferent she was, the more it seemed that Cheng Lang's words just inadvertently poked her mind.

After a while, Xu Qiao looked up and asked, "Is it true in the circle of friends?"

"What circle of friends?"

"Just..." Xu Qiao opened her mouth and regretted it, perhaps because she felt that she was not so glamorous, she awkwardly talked about individual news, "It might be heavy snow in the mountainous area of ​​Beicheng these days."

"If it is the news released by the Meteorological Observatory, it is true." Cheng Lang answered seriously on the face. After speaking, he blinked thoughtfully, opened WeChat, and found out the circle of friends.

It's a pity that I read it back and forth, it's all commercial content.

He and Xu Qiao’s circle of friends may not be in the same world.

He sent a message to Jiang Fang: "Is there any news about the Xu family in the circle of friends today?"

Jiang Fang came back very quickly: "What do you mean by having news about the Xu family? Is it all about the Xu family? I have been screened here. The one on your WeChat is the financial circle, not the circle of friends, right? "

Cheng Lang: "Don't sell Guanzi."

Jiang Fang: "Just the Xujiaxi Jiangfu villa is about to be forced to auction, and there are also a bunch of luxury goods that are said to be priceless, and many of them are quietly asked to grab them."

Cheng Lang glanced at Xu Qiao beside him, lowered his head and typed: "What day?"

Jiang Fang: "It seems that next Wednesday will be next Thursday. Hey, go and inquire yourself. I won't tell you anymore. I'm sending a sister home."

Cheng Lang didn't reply again, put her phone down, turned her head to look at Xu Qiao again-the little girl was still playing with her own hands, concentrating on the fresh cocoons that had grown from the painting on her fingers.

Cheng Lang was irritated for no reason, and realized a feeling that was not good.

He found that seeing Xu Qiao sullenly and pretending to be cool was more uncomfortable than being scolded by her with blood.

The car drove all the way back to the suburbs, and after passing through the Pioneer Park, it drove into an inconspicuous high-rise community nearby.

Xu Qiao finally raised her eyes at this time.

"This is the residential area closest to the Pioneer Park. The other employees of the studio are also here, but they are rented together. You have a separate suite with a flat decoration. The time is relatively short, and the renovation is too late. , If you really feel unsatisfied..."

Cheng Lang said this seriously, and suddenly stopped.

The little girl was sad and reluctant to say that she was probably in need of someone to blow her head.

He has little experience in comforting people, and it is easy to irritate people, and it seems that he will not lose a piece of meat after being scolded.

He continued with Xu Qiao's questioning look: "If you are really unsatisfied, you can also move to Lishan Mansion in Xinglin Bay. I live alone."

"?" Xu Qiao heard what he said in front of him, but she was taken aback at the end, "Am I sick?"

The car stopped below the apartment.

Cheng Langpi smiled at the beginning: "Is sick or not?"

Xu Qiao said with an expression of "I knew you were this kind of dog": "You will not come if you are sick or not!" She pointed to the apartment building, "Give me the key and I will go up by myself. You are not allowed to follow."

Cheng Lang spread his hands: "I will take you to the elevator if I don't go upstairs. There is an aunt who is cooking upstairs. You just press the doorbell, and the key is with her. Only one copy. I don't have a spare here." He told the driver. "Send her suitcase up, room 1602."

The driver got out of the car, opened the door for the two of them, and then went to the trunk to carry their luggage.

Xu Qiao glared at Cheng Lang, wrapped her overcoat tightly, buried her head and walked up the steps in front of the apartment building, with a great intention of throwing him off, but when she was about to step into the hall, she was suddenly hit by a strong force behind her. It was too late to scream, and a cold stone pillar was pasted on his back.

And in front of her, was Cheng Lang who was half a head taller than her.

"..." What's the matter with Zhudong? Is this going to be strong with her!

Xu Qiao was about to struggle with his hands and feet, and he stopped by a "hush" before swearing.

Cheng Lang touched her knees to her legs, his arms fictionally blocked her face, lowered his head and whispered in her ears: "There is someone you don't want to meet, hide."

Xu Qiao was startled, and then remembered that he had vaguely seen someone coming out of the elevator just now.

She let out an "Oh" twice in a row, panicking and hiding herself in Cheng Lang's arms.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Lang just planned to come over to cover her.

When both sides moved at the same time, the two bodies that were already close at hand instantly joined together.

Cheng Lang lowered his eyes for a moment.

Xu Qiao looked up for a moment.

The eyes were facing each other, and in the cry of the cold wind, two hearts exploded simultaneously.