Just after being thrown into the lake, seven beautiful women blocked the door calling him "husb

The phone hangs up.

Chen Ye put his phone back in his pocket.

In the office, Qin Kexin, Li Zhe, and Wang Hao were looking at him.

"I...I'm going to the boss's office."

Chen Ye left after saying that.

He could feel the gazes behind him, filled with worry and tension.

The boss's office is at the end of the corridor.

The heavy solid wood door isolates the inside from the outside.

Chen Ye knocked symbolically.

"Enter."

A captivatingly alluring voice rang out.

Chen Ye pushed open the door and entered.

Liu Huan's office was excessively large.

A wall of floor-to-ceiling windows offers a panoramic view of the bustling new city.

A faint scent of orchids wafted in the air.

Liu Huan did not sit behind that huge mahogany desk.

She was wearing a fitted black silk shirt.

Two buttons on her collar were undone, revealing a delicate collarbone.

She wore a bodycon skirt that accentuated her stunning curves.

A pair of long legs were crossed, leaning casually against a single sofa by the window.

She held a glass of dark red liquid in her hand, gently swirling it.

【Oh shit.】

This woman is a vixen.

Compared to her, even the top female escorts at the karaoke bar look like country bumpkins.

Chen Ye stood at the door, motionless.

He is waiting.

Waiting for the true owner of this law firm to say something.

for a long time.

Liu Huan slowly turned her head, her peach blossom eyes filled with a hint of a smile.

"Is this fucking love?"

She parted her red lips slightly and uttered that famous quote from the court hearing.

The seductive melody was repeated.

"Chen Ye, you're really something."

"Right now, the whole internet is discussing whether the relationship between Huohuo Delivery and its riders is love."

Chen Ye twitched the corner of his mouth.

"Boss, you flatter me. When inspiration strikes, there's no stopping it."

Here it comes, the classic boss-style opening.

[Let me praise you a couple of times to make you feel good.]

The second cut was the one that went in the deepest.

"inspiration?"

Liu Huan smiled and stood up from the sofa.

She walked towards Chen Ye with an indescribable charm.

The high heels clicked crisply on the floor.

Each strike felt like stepping on someone's heartbeat.

She walked to the wine cabinet, took out a crystal glass, poured half a glass of red wine, and handed it to Chen Ye.

"It's not an award."

Her body leaned closer, her breath warm.

The fragrance of orchids brushed past Chen Ye's ears.

"It's a warning."

Chen Ye took the wine glass, and their fingers and fingertips touched unintentionally.

Smooth and slightly cool.

"The chairman of Tianhong Group, Huo Huo's parent company, just called me personally."

Liu Huan stepped back half a step and leaned against the edge of the desk, looking relaxed.

"The phones of the firm's senior partners have been ringing off the hook."

"Some people on the board of directors also have strong opinions."

She picked up her wine glass and took a small sip.

"They said that you offended the entire Tianhong Group for a public interest case, which wasn't worth it."

"Let me suspend you from your duties and immediately terminate this case."

Silence fell over the office.

Chen Ye didn't speak, he just looked at the wine in the glass.

The reckoning is finally here.

[That's true, putting such a lot of pressure on the law firm for a case that doesn't generate profit.]

[If I were the boss, I would have to weigh things up. 】

A strange sense of irritation rose from the bottom of my heart.

In essence, there is no difference between the bottom class and the upper class in this world.

The only difference is the way they eat people: one uses a knife, the other uses laughter.

Liu Huan looked at him, seemingly noticing the change in his emotions.

"Scared?"

Chen Ye looked up, met her eyes, and suddenly smiled.

"Afraid?"

"Boss, I'm just a worthless life, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Stubborn to the end."

Liu Huan shook her head, a complex emotion flashing in her peach blossom eyes.

There was admiration, helplessness, and a hint of...heartache?

"I pushed them all back."

"I told them that the prestigious name of Juncheng Law Firm now belongs to the Chen family."

"Anyone who dares to touch you is touching me, Liu Huan."

Chen Ye was stunned.

【this……】

[They're not playing by the rules!]

"but."

Liu Huan changed the subject.

"I was able to withstand the pressure from the law firm because you brought greater fame and benefits to the firm."

"But I can't protect your people."

Her expression turned serious.

"That old guy from Tianhong Group is no saint."

If he can't beat you within the rules, he'll resort to outside the rules.

"Kidnapping, intimidation, and creating accidents."

"They're better at these underhanded tactics than anyone else."

"At that time, they will target you personally, Chen Ye."

"By then, there will be nothing I can do."

A chill slowly crept up Chen Ye's spine.

It wasn't because of Liu Huan's words.

Rather, it was because that long-buried memory, buried at the bottom of the lake, had resurfaced.

asphyxia.

Icy.

despair.

He thought he had forgotten, but it turned out that the fear was still etched in the deepest part of his soul.

"So, the boss is advising me to stop?"

Chen Ye's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Stop?"

Liu Huan seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world, and suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that her body trembled.

"Chen Ye, what kind of person do you take me for?"

She stopped laughing, walked up to Chen Ye, and got so close that she could see her long eyelashes.

"I want you..."

"Make the fire burn even brighter!"

Chen Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

"What?"

"The public opinion you've generated so far isn't enough."

A near-mad light gleamed in Liu Huan's eyes.

"I want you to turn this fire into a wildfire that engulfs the entire country!"

"I want you to stand at the forefront of the storm, so that the whole nation can watch over you and protect you!"

"Only then will they dare not touch you!"

She spoke these words quickly and urgently.

She had completely lost her previous languidness and charm.

Instead, he resembles a general commanding the land, exuding an irresistible aura.

This woman...

[Even crazier than me!]

"When I first started out, I was even more naive than you."

Liu Huan suddenly brought up a past event.

"I took on a case where the opponent was also involved in shady dealings."

In court, I refuted him completely.

As a result, he was grabbed and thrown into an abandoned well in the suburbs as soon as he stepped out of the courthouse.

"Luckily, I'm alive and managed to crawl out on my own."

"From that day on, I understood a principle."

She looked at Chen Ye and said, word by word.

"Beat them within the rules, that's just the first step."

"True victory lies in making them fear you from the bottom of their hearts."

Chen Ye was completely stunned.

He looked at the woman in front of him.

This sexy and charming law firm owner, this mature and sophisticated woman.

Surprisingly, it was also stuffed with a sack?

This world is truly a place where hidden talents abound.

So don't let me down.

Liu Huan's expression returned to that of a vixen.

"Go burn it, burn it as brightly as possible."

"You can use the law firm's resources and public relations team as you please."

"If you don't have enough money, just ask me for approval."

After saying that, she turned around, walked back to the window, and picked up the glass of wine again.

The atmosphere in the office seemed to have returned to its initial ambiguity and tranquility.

But Chen Ye's heart could no longer find peace.

He watched Liu Huan's retreating figure.

This woman was far more dangerous than he had imagined.

It's also...much more interesting.

Just as he was about to say something.

Liu Huan suddenly turned around and walked towards him again with cat-like steps.

This time, she did not stop at a safe distance.

Instead, he walked directly in front of Chen Ye.

The two were less than a fist's width apart.

The fragrance of orchids instantly became intense and domineering, overwhelming all his senses.

She did not speak.

She simply extended a slender, fair finger, with bright red nail polish on her index finger.

That finger gently traced the jawline of Chen Ye.

It had a slightly cool touch and a faint electric current.

"but……"

She leaned close to Chen Ye's ear, her warm breath tickling his ear.

"My ace lawyer."

"You've practically ripped the roof off our Juncheng Law Firm."

"We'll settle this score privately..."

"How should it be calculated?"