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

The next day at noon, Chen Ye and the two women completed the check-out procedures.

When Xiao Tang at the front desk handed over the invoice, her eyes were full of undisguised gossip.

Chen Ye pretended not to see it, stuffed the invoice into a document bag, and led the people straight to Qingwan Town Bus Station.

The bus back to Xincheng pulled into the station quickly. There weren't many passengers on this bus, and the carriage was almost empty.

An Ran was quick-witted and nimble; as soon as she got on the bus, she went straight to the row of double seats in the middle of the carriage.

She plopped down in a window seat and quickly placed her canvas bag on the empty seat outside.

An Ran patted the back of the seat next to her and waved frantically at Chen Ye, who had just gotten into the car.

"Chen Ye, come here quickly, I saved you a seat!"

Zhang Lingxi, carrying her bag, lagged behind by a step. Upon seeing this scene, she immediately strode forward.

She stood in the aisle, looking down at An Ran.

"Anran, take your bag away, I want to sit here."

An Ran turned her head away, completely ignoring her.

"Why should I? There are so many empty seats on this bus, why do you have to fight me for one?"

Zhang Lingxi reached out and covered her chest, pretending to be weak.

"I get a little carsick, so I need to sit in the middle by the window. Please move aside."

An Ran let out a cold laugh.

"You get carsick? You drank half a jar of rice wine last night and didn't throw up."

"You're telling me you get carsick just from taking a bus?"

Zhang Lingxi blushed when her sore spot was touched, and her voice immediately rose.

"Are motion sickness and drinking alcohol the same thing? Are you going to let me in or not?"

Anran hugged her bag tightly to her chest and held onto her seat firmly.

"No! This is for Chen Ye. If you get carsick, sit in the front; it's better ventilated there."

Zhang Lingxi gritted her teeth in anger and pointed at An Ran.

"You're deliberately targeting me!"

The two refused to back down, and the atmosphere in the carriage instantly became tense.

Chen Ye dragged his suitcase over and looked at the two people blocking the aisle, his temples throbbing.

These two women are never still for a second.

Chen Ye stopped in his tracks. "What's the first clause of the ceasefire agreement?"

An Ran froze, her grip on her bag loosening slightly.

Zhang Lingxi reluctantly withdrew her hand and stood there without saying a word.

Chen Ye didn't even walk towards them; he simply shoved his suitcase onto the luggage rack.

Turn around and walk to the front row of the bus, to the single seat near the door.

That was the only independent seat in the entire carriage without any adjacent seats.

Chen Ye plopped down and fastened his seatbelt.

An Ran and Zhang Lingxi were both dumbfounded.

The two's carefully planned attempt to grab a seat was completely neutralized by Chen Ye's hardcore move.

An Ran stood up anxiously and shouted to the front row.

"Chen Ye, what are you doing sitting there? It's near the car door, and it's windy there!"

Chen Ye closed his eyes.

"I like the wind; it helps me stay sane."

Zhang Lingxi glanced at the empty seat next to An Ran and snorted coldly.

She turned around and walked to the back of the bus, finding a single seat by the window.

Anran angrily slammed her bag back onto the seat next to her and turned to look out the window.

The bus slowly drove out of the passenger station and onto the highway back to the new city.

The carriage was quiet, with only the roar of the engine.

Zhang Lingxi sat in the back row, her eyes involuntarily drifting towards the single seat in the front row.

Although my memory of last night's blackout has not fully returned.

But Chen Ye's words from that morning, "You kissed me again," kept playing on a loop in her mind.

She didn't dare look at Chen Ye's face at all, and even looking at the back of his head made her feel guilty.

Just imagining myself snuggling into Chen Ye's arms in my underwear...

Zhang Lingxi wished she could jump out of the car and run away.

The bus traveled for more than two hours before stopping for a rest at a service area along the way.

Chen Ye got out of the car and went to a convenience store to buy three bottles of chilled mineral water.

Back in the car, he first tossed a bottle to Anran in the front seat, then went straight to the back.

Zhang Lingxi was pretending to be asleep by the car window when she heard footsteps approaching.

Her long eyelashes trembled violently twice.

A bottle of ice-cold mineral water, emitting cold air, was pressed directly against her cheek.

Zhang Lingxi shivered from the cold and suddenly opened her eyes.

Chen Ye simply shoved the water into her hand.

"Here, use this to wake up your head."

Zhang Lingxi took the bottled water, her ears turning bright red, and muttered something under her breath.

"I wasn't asleep, I just closed my eyes to rest."

Chen Ye pulled out the seat in front of her, sat down, and turned to stare at her.

"From now on, no matter the occasion, you are absolutely forbidden from touching anything containing alcohol."

Zhang Lingxi tightened her grip on the water bottle, feeling somewhat resentful.

"My alcohol tolerance isn't actually that bad, it's just that the homemade rice wine from the day before yesterday had too much of an aftereffect, it was an accident."

Chen Ye let out a cold laugh.

"Half a jar of rice wine is enough to make you take off your single layer of clothing in the living room."

If you drink baijiu (Chinese liquor), does that mean you have to run naked in the street?

These words were extremely damaging, and Zhang Lingxi's face instantly turned red to the roots of her neck.

She glanced around in a panic and retorted in a low voice.

"Don't talk nonsense! That was a special case; I'm never like this normally!"

An Ran, who was sitting in the middle row, listened intently for a while before turning around and interrupting.

"What special circumstances? I think you've been plotting this all along, taking advantage of your drunkenness to act like a scoundrel!"

Zhang Lingxi immediately lost her temper and retorted.

"An Ran, the ceasefire agreement is still in Chen Ye's bag. Do you want to copy 300,000 words of it?"

An Ran was taken aback, rolled her eyes, and turned away without saying another word.

Seeing Zhang Lingxi's humiliated and indignant appearance, Chen Ye, for the first time ever, refrained from continuing his venomous attacks.

He sighed, his tone softening slightly.

"If you can't drink it, then don't. Nobody's forcing you, understand?"

Zhang Lingxi was stunned for a moment.

Although Chen Ye's words sounded somewhat stiff, she could clearly hear the concern in them.

Her irritation suddenly dissipated, and she obediently nodded.

"understood."

The buses are back on the road.

Chen Ye returned to his single seat in the front row, took out his phone, and started browsing social media.

The trending topics have shifted subtly.

Although Mingde Middle School and Principal Ma are still being criticized by the entire internet, Tianda Law Firm has made new moves.

The official account of Tianda Law Firm released a lengthy statement half an hour ago.

Chen Ye opened the long image and quickly scanned the text on it.

The statement was written in a very official and diplomatic style, full of calculations.

In the first paragraph, Tianda Law Firm strongly condemned the act of school violence.

They expressed their firm commitment to safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of minors.

The second paragraph abruptly shifts the blame, directly shifting the responsibility to Wang Hai.

The statement said that Wang Hai was representing Mingde Middle School during the period.

He is suspected of violating the law firm's internal management regulations and has been suspended from his duties pending investigation.

The final move is the real killer.

The statement subtly pointed out that the plaintiff's lawyers were involved in the case.

There is suspicion that they are manipulating online public opinion and illegally obtaining evidence.

They urged netizens to remain rational and await the final investigation results from judicial authorities and the bar association.

After reading the statement, Chen Ye curled up a cold smile.

Tianda is preparing to make a drastic sacrifice, attempting to use Wang Hai as a pawn to preserve the firm's reputation.

At the same time, they didn't forget to throw dirty water on him to divert public attention.

Illegally obtained evidence?

He was definitely referring to the recording of Principal Ma that he played in court.

The opponent's move wasn't particularly clever, but it was certainly disgusting.

Chen Ye opened the comments section, and there were already a large number of online trolls stirring up trouble.

"So that lawyer Chen won the case by manipulating public opinion. He's really shrewd."

"That recording was definitely made secretly. Is this kind of evidence really legal in court?"

"Lawyers these days will abandon all principles in their pursuit of fame."

Chen Ye casually took a few screenshots and saved them to his phone's photo album.

He wasn't flustered at all. The fact that Tianda issued this statement precisely showed that they had run out of options.

Playing these word games that subtly shift the focus won't change the established fact that the case has already been lost.

A WeChat message suddenly popped up at the top of my phone screen; it was from Liu Huan.

Have you seen Tianda's new statement?

Chen Ye quickly typed a reply.

"I saw it. The attempt to shift blame was clumsy, and the way they tried to smear others was very low-level."

Liu Huan replied to the message instantly.

"They are making a last-ditch effort; they have already bribed the provincial bar association."

We are preparing to initiate an investigation against you.

Chen Ye looked at the screen and continued replying.

"As long as our chain of evidence is sound, the Bar Association can't do anything to me."

The recording was made by the person involved in a public place and does not involve privacy at all.

"Come to my house at 8 PM tonight."

"Bring all the materials you compiled in Qingwan Town."

An Ran, who was in the front row, had unbuckled her seatbelt at some point and moved closer.

She peered over the back of Chen Ye's seat, staring curiously at his phone.

"Chen Ye, what are you looking at? You look so serious."

Chen Ye quickly turned off the screen and placed the phone face down on his lap.

"See the statement from Tianda Law Firm."

An Ran curled her lip, her face full of disdain.

"They still have the nerve to issue a statement? Wang Hai has been verbally abused by netizens."

Is it useful for them to try and clear their name now?

Chen Ye put his phone in his pocket and leaned back in his seat.

"Wang Hai is Wang Hai, and Tianda is Tianda."

The PR teams at big law firms aren't just sitting idly by; they're very good at setting the tone.

Zhang Lingxi, who was behind, also heard the commotion and couldn't help but ask loudly.

"Attorney Chen, what should we do now? Should we issue a statement immediately in response?"

Chen Ye crossed his arms over his chest, his tone perfectly calm.

"No rush. Let them run out of bullets and expose all their online trolls before we close the net."

The bus sped along the highway, getting closer and closer to the new city area.

Chen Ye quickly considered his next response strategy.

He'll definitely settle this score with Tianda Law Firm when he gets back.

We absolutely cannot let them get away so easily.

As for reporting this matter privately at Liu Huan's villa that evening.

Chen Ye had long missed Huanhuan's gentleness.