The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 331 The Opportunity to Cause Trouble Has Finally Arrived

Li Weizheng also saw He Huan coming out of the noodle shop. After getting into the car, he didn't forget to turn his head and check on her through the rear windshield.

The driver in the front seat turned his head and asked, "Sir, where to?"

"go--"

Li Weizheng didn't know how to answer for a moment. He couldn't very well accuse the driver of stopping the car just to avoid He Huan, could he?

Li Weizheng hadn't expected that He Huan would see through his words so easily.

Seeing that his attempt to pressure his daughter through media reports was failing, Li Weizheng was extremely unwilling to give up.

Now we have no choice but to try that method as a last resort.

How much does it cost to go to Suzhou?

The driver glanced at Li Weizheng in the rearview mirror.

"I don't drive long distances, find another car."

Upon hearing this, Li Weizheng immediately became furious.

"What do you mean? You think I can't afford the fare?"

The driver denied it verbally, but what he was thinking was—

That's right, it's because they think you can't afford the fare.

If the price is too low, I'll have to go there and come back empty-handed, which is a huge loss.

The price was too high; judging from Li Weizheng's appearance, he didn't seem like a wealthy person willing to spend that much money.

Li Weizheng started acting like a rogue, even threatening the driver to report him for refusing to pick him up.

After some haggling, Li Weizheng reluctantly agreed to the driver's proposal.

Take the meter to the bus station.

An hour later, Li Weizheng boarded a bus bound for Suzhou.

At the same time, Li Na, who had just finished accompanying Luo Bin to meet a client, received a text message from Sister Sun at the front desk.

After reading it, Li Na frowned slightly.

This scene was witnessed by Luo Bin, who was standing nearby.

"what happened?"

Li Na put down her phone.

"Boss, I have some personal matters to take care of, and I would like to ask for half a day off."

Now it was Luo Bin's turn to frown.

He looked at Li Na seriously: "You can ask for leave, but you have to tell me what happened."

Under Luo Bin's concerned gaze, Li Na had no choice but to reveal the contents of the text message.

“A reporter claiming to be from Shanghai TV wants to interview me.”

"Interview you?"

Luo Bin looked puzzled, but quickly realized what was going on.

"Did your dad go and say something nonsense to the TV reporter again?"

Li Na shrugged.

"I guess so."

Luo Bin made a decisive decision.

"Okay, you don't need to ask for leave, I'll go with you."

While Li Na was moved, she also felt a little hesitant.

"boss--"

"Alright, hurry up and get down, don't keep the TV reporters waiting."

After saying that, Luo Bin led the way toward the elevator.

His willingness to help Li Na stemmed partly from his concern for his subordinate, partly from his hidden appreciation, and partly from... a hint of affection.

On the other hand, they also felt that their authority had been challenged.

They have already made it clear to Li Weizheng that if he is not satisfied, he can go ahead and sue in court.

If Luo Bin loses this lawsuit, he'll wash his hair upside down.

Li Weizheng, seeing that legal channels couldn't resolve the issue, started resorting to shameless tactics and contacting reporters.

I don't know where this old guy got his insights from, but he actually knows how to use public opinion to morally blackmail people.

Fortunately, the TV reporter did not believe Li Weizheng's one-sided story and knew to first find Li Na to verify the situation.

This made Luo Bin feel a bit more favorably toward the reporter he had never met.

Upon arriving on the first floor, Luo Bin and Li Na stepped out of the elevator one after the other.

He Huan, who was sitting on the sofa in the rest area, immediately stood up.

Sun, the receptionist who had just poured He Huan a glass of water, began to introduce:

"Reporter He, this gentleman is Luo Bin, a senior partner at our law firm. The lady behind him is Mr. Luo's secretary, Ms. Li Na, whom you are looking for."

He Huan quickly stepped forward and extended her hand to Luo Bin and Li Na.

"Attorney Luo, Ms. Li, hello, I am—"

He Huan, a reporter on the scene for Shanghai TV's "News in Progress".

Luo Bin spoke for He Huan, explaining, "I've seen the news about Miss He interviewing that 'student Yang' at Dongda University, and I also know that you're known online as the most beautiful female reporter."

Seeing that Luo Bin's eyes were sincere and his tone earnest when he spoke, and that he didn't seem to be trying to intimidate her, He Huan smiled and said:

"This was all a misunderstanding caused by a work mistake, Attorney Luo, please don't make fun of me."

Luo Bin nodded seriously.

"I can tell, Miss He is really not being modest."

"Oh?"

He Huan looked at Luo Bin curiously: "How do you know?"

“Learn from past mistakes. Miss He, there was a misunderstanding at work last time. Although it was a beautiful misunderstanding, you did reflect on it and learn from it. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come to find Li Na.”

Luo Bin spoke with certainty and utmost confidence.

To be honest, Luo Bin is quite charming now.

He Huan laughed.

"Now I finally understand why Attorney Luo was able to become a senior partner at the law firm at such a young age."

Luo Bin accepted He Huan's compliment with a calm expression.

"Ms. He, let's stop with the mutual flattery here and go upstairs to my office for a cup of coffee."

He Huan nodded.

It is better to obey orders than to be respectful.

The three of them took the elevator upstairs to Luo Bin's office.

Seeing Luo Bin invite He Huan to sit on the sofa in the rest area, Li Na immediately turned around to make coffee.

Luo Bin called the person to a stop.

"Where are you going? Miss He is here to see you. Please sit down here. I'll have someone make you some coffee."

He stood up, walked to the office door, and called out the name of an intern from the cubicle outside.

"Xiao Liu, Li Na and I are entertaining a friend. Could you please make us three cups of coffee? Thank you."

At this moment, Li Na had already sat down with her legs together in front of He Huan.

"Miss He, did Li Weizheng come to see you?"

He Huan nodded, took a voice recorder out of her bag, and placed it on the coffee table in front of the two of them.

“This is a recording of our meeting. Miss Li, you can listen to it first.”

Luo Bin walked back and sat down, picked up the recorder and pressed it twice. The recording started playing the conversation between He Huan and Li Wei in the noodle shop.

Upon hearing Li Weizheng lower his voice and say, "My wife cheated on me too," Li Na's face instantly turned pale.

Before He Huan could speak, Luo Bin had already pressed the pause button.

"Li Na, is what Li Weizheng said true?" Li Na nodded listlessly.

He Huan thought Luo Bin would say a few words of comfort to Li Na, but Luo Bin's next reaction was completely unexpected.

“That’s great! His abandonment of you and your mother already constitutes de facto abandonment. In addition, since you two are not related by blood, the judge is even less likely to support his request for you to support him in his old age.”

Before the words were finished, Li Na's sobbing could be heard.

He Huan took the initiative to sit down next to Li Na, patting her back to comfort her while handing her tissues to wipe her tears.

"Li Na, have you known about this since you were little, or—"

“My mom told me when I was in junior high school. At that time, she and I both thought that Li Weizheng would never come back.”

He Huan then looked up at Luo Bin, who was about to comfort Li Na.

"Attorney Luo, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

Luo Bin nodded.

"You said."

"If you were Li Weizheng's lawyer... I mean, if, is it possible for Li Weizheng to demand compensation from Li Na for concealing the fact that his wife had a child who was not his biological child?"

Luo Bin shook his head decisively.

“How is that possible? Even if Li Na’s mother really did hide this from Li Weizheng, Li Weizheng could only file for divorce and get the court’s support in the division of property. But the fact is that Li Na’s mother has passed away, and Li Weizheng knew before the marriage that Li Na was not his biological daughter.”

This answer was indeed somewhat unexpected for He Huan.

She was about to ask why Li Weizheng would marry Li Na's mother if he knew all this.

Li Na's voice rang out first.

“If she hadn’t been pregnant with me, my mother would never have married Li Weizheng.”

The main reason behind this is the Shanghai household registration.

This was the only benefit Li Na received from Li Weizheng, besides the surname.

He Huan then asked, "Will Li Weizheng ask you for money under the pretext of inheriting your mother's estate?"

Luo Bin spoke first again.

"Before Li Wei fled to another city to avoid his debts, he had already mortgaged his house to the creditors, considering it as the only joint property of the couple. Afterwards, Li Na's mother filed for divorce in court, and the court eventually granted the divorce. Legally speaking, the ex-husband has no right to inherit the estate."

Moreover, from a moral and logical standpoint, Li Weizheng had no right to ask Li Na's mother for money.

When the court granted the divorce, the gambling debts were considered debts incurred in illegal activities and therefore not considered joint debts of the couple.

Even so, after the divorce decree took effect, Li Na's mother still repaid the money that Li Weizheng had borrowed from relatives under various pretexts.

In Li Na's own words, she and her mother had already paid back everything they owed Li Weizheng.

Having discussed this point, He Huan felt that there was no need to play the rest of the recording.

In particular, the part where Li Weizheng falsely accuses Li Na and Luo Bin of having an ambiguous relationship, with the parties involved sitting right in front of her, is embarrassing but will cause secondary harm to Li Na.

After He Huan made this request, Luo Bin immediately guessed that Li Wei might say something unpleasant and hurtful in the subsequent recording of the conversation, and agreed on the spot.

However, Luo Bin also made a request.

"Ms. He, could you please make a copy of this recording for us? If it comes to the point of going to court, we'll have more evidence to present."

"no problem."

He Huan readily agreed.

Seeing that Li Na was still wiping away tears and hadn't broken free from her emotions, Luo Bin took the voice recorder, connected it to the computer, and made a copy.

After Luo Bin returned the recording pen, He Huan got up to say goodbye.

Luo Bin glanced at his watch.

"Miss He, it's almost lunchtime. How about we go to a nearby restaurant for a casual meal together?"

He Huan knew very well that Luo Bin's purpose in inviting her to dinner was not just to make up for Li Weizheng's lie about her having breakfast.

I am even more grateful for her responsible action of not blindly believing others but coming to Li Na to verify the information.

Most importantly, we need to confirm whether she will continue to report on this matter.

According to Luo Bin's own opinion, it would be best not to report this matter for the time being.

"Attorney Luo, Ms. Li, please rest assured, as long as Li Weizheng does not cause any more trouble, I do not plan to report this matter on television... As for dinner, I need to skip it, I have other work to do at the station."

"Okay, then we'll definitely have a meal together next time we have the chance."

Luo Bin escorted He Huan to the door, while Li Na offered to take He Huan down the elevator.

After entering the elevator, Li Na thanked He Huan sincerely.

He Huan couldn't help but ask about Li Na's relationship with Luo Bin, explaining that she wasn't being nosy, but rather worried that Li Weizheng was desperate and might use this incident to threaten Li Na.

Even if Li Na and Luo Bin are innocent, this incident will still affect the law firm's reputation.

Luo Bin won't be affected much, but it's hard to say about Li Na.

In front of the law firm, Li Na shook hands with He Huan to say goodbye.

"Ms. He, thank you for reminding me. My relationship with Luo Bin is purely professional. Luo Bin has a girlfriend, and we even know each other... If things really escalate to that point, I will resign voluntarily."

Looking at Li Na's determined eyes, He Huan sighed inwardly.

That's how it is in the workplace; women are inherently in a vulnerable position, and when problems arise, they are the most suitable scapegoats.

Li Na did not do anything wrong; the biggest problem lies with Luo Bin.

He clearly has a girlfriend, yet he still shows such "concern" for his female subordinate.

After that encounter, He Huan was almost certain that Luo Bin definitely had some special feelings for Li Na.

A man as outstanding and successful as Luo Bin has so many choices around him that it would be almost impossible for him not to be unfaithful.

Of course, these are all their private matters, and He Huan shouldn't interfere too much.

After waving goodbye to Li Na, He Huan hailed a taxi and got in.

The car had just started moving when my phone rang in my bag.

It was Bai Yang calling again.

"Hello?" He Huan answered the phone.

"How was the conversation?"

"Just as we guessed, I admit you won this time. Li Weizheng didn't tell the truth at all from beginning to end."

"So how do you plan to report on this? Is Li Na willing to appear on camera?"

“I didn’t tell her about it.”

"what?"

"I've given up on this topic; I'm not going to report on it."

"Why? This is such a great topic! It would have been perfect to use this incident to spark a discussion among the public about the legal obligations and moral considerations of children supporting their parents. Why isn't it being reported?"

“I know all of this, but have you considered the feelings of the person involved? The most direct point is, if this is reported, will Li Na still be able to keep her job?”

Even though he knew that He Huan's words were somewhat impulsive, Bai Yang remained silent on the other end of the phone.

If this matter is reported, a scoundrel like Li Weizheng won't care about his reputation; the only one who will be harmed is Li Na.

Finally, Bai Yang sighed and said softly:

"You mean well, but do you think Li Weizheng would be willing to give up like this?"

He Huan's answer was—

She doesn't know either.

at the same time.

"Boom boom boom!"

The knocking woke up Su Daqiang, who was sleeping on a deck chair in the yard.

"Who is it?" he called out to the door.

"Excuse me, is this Su Daqiang's house?" came a strange male voice from outside the door.

With a clang, the courtyard gate opened.