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Chapter 133 The Mother-in-Law Comes to the Door

"Attorney Qin, have you forgotten what our relationship is now? Your client sued me, and you want me to meet your elders?"

She chuckled softly, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. "I'm too busy or it's inconvenient, but if Attorney Qin withdraws the case, I'll be available."

Qin Zhaoming hadn't expected Ji Sisi to say that.

"There will still be a chance to meet again. You will meet sooner or later."

Ji Sisi didn't respond, and turned to talk to Xie Zhonghua instead.

Qin Zhaoming also wisely left on his own.

That evening, Ji Sisi and Xie Zhonghua were walking back to the guesthouse.

Xie Zhonghua took the initiative to ask, "Do you know Attorney Qin?"

“I don’t know him, but he seems to know my husband. He was asked by my mother-in-law to help out.”

Xie Zhonghua stopped in his tracks, his expression a mixture of disbelief and complexity. "Your mother-in-law is helping outsiders sue you?"

Ji Sisi nodded. She vaguely described Qi Yan and Shen Wanqing's professions, giving them a general idea so that Xie Zhonghua would have a clear understanding; anything more wouldn't help the case.

Xie Zhonghua suddenly laughed helplessly.

"This morning, I thought you and Chen Chen were a couple. I was so sorry for misunderstanding."

Ji Sisi was surprised and belatedly explained, "Professor Chen and I are friends. I'm currently on secondment at their institute, so we have some connection."

"I understand now. Don't worry too much about this case. Based on the information we have right now, we have a very high chance of winning."

"Okay, thank you for your help with the rest."

They arrived at the guesthouse while talking, and the two went back to their respective rooms.
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Jianghai Detention Center.

Ji Nian is on the verge of a breakdown every day. She feels that she has a severe nervous breakdown, especially since a new woman came to live across the street yesterday.

Her crying sounded exactly like her mother's.

Ji Nian exhaled a breath of stale air, staring resentfully at the person opposite her.

Wang Cuifen felt a lump in her throat, and when she closed her eyes, all she could see was Ji Sisi talking about the house yesterday.

She worried that she might be homeless after she got out, as the factory dormitories were in short supply and she certainly wouldn't be assigned one anytime soon.

Thinking of the factory, Wang Cuifen choked up, tears blurring her vision.

Now that this has happened, she'll probably never be hired by anyone again. What will people think of her after that?

As she thought about it, tears streamed down Wang Cuifen's face, and she began to sob.

In the silent night, the intermittent sobbing kept people awake.

The first victim was Ji Nian, who was on the other side.

Ji Nian, unable to bear it any longer, blurted out, "Shut up, did someone in your family die and send you here to mourn?"

Her voice had recovered halfway, but it was still hoarse, sounding like a smoky voice.

Wang Cuifen's eyesight was already failing, and she couldn't see Ji Nian's face clearly through the dimly lit corridor, but she felt that the voice was somewhat familiar.

Ji Nian could see the person on the other side through the railing.

It really was Wang Cuifen! Ji Nian turned around in fright, her heart pounding wildly, the only sound she could hear was her own heartbeat.

How did her mother end up in here?

Ji Nian was full of questions.

Because of Wang Cuifen's presence, Ji Nian has been sleeping even worse. She used to be able to sleep for four or five hours, but now she wakes up from nightmares as soon as she falls asleep.
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Shen Wanqing carefully prepared herself for the appointment.

Qin Zhaoming had been waiting downstairs for half an hour. When he saw his teacher's wife come down, he went up to inform her.

"Madam, Ji Sisi refused."

A look of surprise flashed across Shen Wanqing's well-maintained face. "She didn't agree?"

"Yes, she said she's busy unless the charges are dropped." Shen Wanqing's face darkened. "Did she say anything else?"

"That's all. She's hired a lawyer. I met with the other party yesterday, and they seemed prepared."

"Are you scared?" Shen Wanqing smiled. "But it's alright. What I want is not for you to win, but to send Ji Sisi in too."

"That might be difficult."

Qin Zhaoming frowned. "Madam, as a lawyer, I have a duty to help my clients win every case."

“Did I say I wanted you to lose? What I meant was that it doesn’t matter if you lose. I don’t care about Ji Nian’s fate. I just can’t stand these two sisters. All I want is news about Yan Yan.”

As the trial date drew closer, Ji Nian became increasingly tight-lipped. Before, she could at least ask about Yan Yan's recent situation, but now she couldn't even think about it.

She wanted to let Ji Sisi know that she, as her mother-in-law, didn't like Ji Sisi.

She'd rather send this daughter-in-law to jail than acknowledge her!
Qin Zhaoming's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

He felt that his teacher's wife was becoming more and more unfamiliar to him; she seemed to have completely changed since she came to Jianghai.

Or did he never truly see his teacher's wife for who she was?
"I will do my best, but that little crime is not enough to send Ji Sisi to jail. Madam, if you don't have faith in Ji Sisi, why didn't you stop Qi Yan in the first place?"

The teacher's wife is clearly an insider herself, doesn't she understand this simple truth?

"I only knew about his marriage half a month earlier than you," Shen Wanqing said, her eyes cold as ice and her voice clear and icy.

Qin Zhaoming remained silent. The relationship between the mother and son had always been cold, and he never expected it to have deteriorated to this extent.

"Come with me. I want to see the good wife Qi Yan has chosen."

Shen Wanqing didn't give up. She got up very early for today and spent almost an hour getting ready.

"That's...ok."

This was the first time Qin Zhaoming had shown any reluctance in front of Shen Wanqing.

Shen Wanqing showed some dissatisfaction, "Zhao Ming, why do you look so unhappy?"

Qin Zhaoming then realized that he had written his emotions on his face. After calming himself down, he explained bitterly.

"No, it's probably because I went to bed too late last night and didn't get enough rest."

"Okay, get some rest. There are only two days left until the court hearing. Once things are settled, we'll head back to the capital. I've already spoken to your teacher."

Qin Zhaoming nodded without replying.
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Qin Zhaoming didn't know which guesthouse Ji Sisi was staying at; his only way to contact her was through Liu Guihua.

After being comforted by Ji Sisi yesterday, Liu Guihua was not so afraid of this big-name lawyer from the capital.

"I don't know where Sisi lives either."

As Liu Guihua spoke, she glanced at the woman behind Song Qinzhao out of the corner of her eye.

Qin Zhaoming asked several times, but Liu Guihua still refused to reveal anything.

Shen Wanqing gradually lost her patience. She walked up to Liu Guihua and said, "I have something important to tell Ji Sisi. I'm her mother-in-law, so can you tell me where she lives now?"

Liu Guihua chuckled and looked at Shen Wanqing with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.

"Girl, are you kidding me? Are you Sisi's mother-in-law?"

Liu Guihua found it absurd, as Ji Sisi's husband's family lived in the Northwest.

The woman looked at least seven or eight years younger than her, and the fabric of her clothes cost Liu Guihua remembered was 6 yuan per foot.

The woman didn't wear much jewelry, but the bracelet on her wrist looked expensive.

Her entire outfit must have cost at least fifty yuan; how could someone like that be Sisi's mother-in-law?

Liu Guihua urged the two to leave.

"Or you can leave your address, and I'll let Sisi know when the time comes."

"Attorney Qin, my Aunt Liu's workplace is a place that serves the public. Shouldn't you go to the police station to find someone?"

Ji Sisi's voice came from behind.