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

"Silly boy."

"Of course I know this is your office."

"I deliberately sat here, waiting for you to lose your temper."

"Look at my Kexin, that's how much she cares about me."

These words seemed to carry an electric current.

Qin Kexin's body froze completely, and she even forgot to struggle.

A surge of intense heat shot from my neck straight to the top of my head.

Her entire pretty face turned bright red.

The anger in my heart felt like it had been doused with a bucket of ice water.

It went out instantly.

Chen Ye did not let go of her hand.

He went even further, using his thumb on her incredibly elastic waist.

He gently caressed it in an extremely ambiguous manner.

He brought his lips closer and whispered in Qin Kexin's ear.

"I'm just testing you, wanting to see who else but me would dare to make you suffer."

"That Fei Fei?"

"She's not even worthy of carrying your shoes."

Extreme stretching.

First, give them a slap, then feed them the sweetest candy.

Qin Kexin was completely defeated.

She hurriedly looked away, not daring to look Chen Ye in the eye.

The Chen Lu I remember was as cold as ice, and his words were always absolutely rational.

Even during the most intimate moments between the two.

He had never flirted so openly and passionately before.

This stark contrast left her bewildered and completely disoriented.

He could only offer a soft explanation.

"I...I'm not angry, I was just doing my job..."

Chen Ye listened to her weak and unconvincing rebuttal and chuckled inwardly.

This beautiful woman in black stockings is much easier to please than those seasoned, wealthy women in KTVs.

He loosened his arms and took a step back at just the right moment.

This instantly created an ambiguous distance between the two.

That frivolous, womanizing demeanor vanished.

Instead, a shrewd and calculating elite face appeared.

His ability to seamlessly switch between expressions was astonishing, even to himself.

"Okay, I'm not teasing you anymore."

Chen Ye's tone became serious.

"Since my personal assistant is so professional, now show me your professionalism."

He pointed to the folder on the table.

"Tell me about the case from this afternoon, from beginning to end."

Qin Kexin was completely bewildered by his smooth and efficient actions.

He looked up and quickly took a deep breath.

Force yourself to get your chaotic thoughts back on track and get into work mode.

"Yes, Attorney Chen."

Qin Kexin composed herself and began to report on the case.

"Our client, Zhang Hongsheng, is the owner of Shengshi Group."

His "Prosperous Garden" project, which he developed three years ago, suffered a break in its funding chain in the later stages.

Coupled with sudden changes in municipal planning, the project was completely abandoned.

"Now, three hundred joint homeowners have sued Shengshi Group in court."

They demanded a full refund of the purchase price, plus three times the amount of the penalty stipulated in the contract.

Qin Kexin's expression turned serious.

"The total amount of compensation claimed is as high as 300 million."

The law firm's previous response strategy was quite simple.

They simply clung to the "force majeure" clause in the contract.

Advocating for sudden changes in municipal planning.

These are objective circumstances that are unforeseeable, unavoidable, and insurmountable.

This would exempt the developer from most of the compensation liability and minimize the losses as much as possible.

This was a passive but effective approach.

But just two hours ago, this road was completely blocked.

Qin Kexin opened the tablet computer on her desk.

He pulled up a file and pushed it in front of Chen Ye.

"However, just now, the opposing lawyer submitted new evidence to the court."

"A piece of evidence... potentially fatal."

On the screen is a scanned copy of the minutes from an internal municipal government meeting.

It also bears a bright red internal circulation stamp.

The minutes clearly and explicitly state the deadline for the final payment of the "Shengshi Huating" project in Xincheng.

That is, before June 1st, relevant departments of the municipal government.

At an internal meeting held on May 15, a resolution to adjust the land use was passed in principle.

"You should know very well what this means."

"This means that our client is Zhang Hongsheng."

Even though they knew the project was likely to fail.

They even collected the final, huge sum of money from three hundred homeowners without a second thought.

This is no longer a simple civil breach of contract!

The opposing lawyer could easily steer the case towards "contract fraud" in court!

Contract fraud!

As Chen Ye listened to Qin Kexin's story, he remained outwardly calm, his fingers rhythmically tapping the table.

But inside, a storm was raging.

Fraud? Unfinished building? 300 million?

What is all this about?

He's a KTV male escort, good at drinking and chatting, but the law? He doesn't know anything about it!

At this moment, I was already cursing in my heart.

They gave the original owner, that philandering bastard, a thorough dressing-down.

Damn it, where's my cheat code? Where's the system?

Why is it that when it comes to the crucial moment, not a single one of them has shown up?

Qin Kexin was still introducing the contents of the minutes.

The text reads, "...in accordance with the spirit of the minutes of the 32nd Mayor's Office Meeting on May 15th."

When the leaders present at the meeting discussed and decided…

Chen Ye's mind suddenly went blank.

It felt as if an invisible electric current was shooting from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

Numerous related legal provisions, cases, and defense logic.

Images flashed and rearranged uncontrollably in his mind.

This is an extremely unfamiliar feeling.

He clearly knew nothing about these things.

Yet it seems they were born with the ability to use them.

"Wait a moment."

He suddenly spoke, interrupting Qin Kexin.

Qin Kexin looked up in surprise.

Chen Ye asked a question that baffled her.

"Is this meeting minutes an official document with a red header?"

"Or rather, was it published in the 'New City Government Gazette'?"

"What is the official date of its public announcement?"

Qin Kexin was completely stunned.

She had absolutely no idea that at this critical juncture...

Why would Attorney Chen ask such a completely unrelated question?

"This... I don't think so, right?"

She answered hesitantly.

"These are internal documents that the other party obtained through special channels."

The purpose is to prove that Zhang Hongsheng "knew in advance"; whether it was published or not is completely irrelevant...

"No, this is very important."

"Very important."

"Check it right away, I need the exact date."

This powerful aura made Qin Kexin's heart tremble.

She didn't understand Chen Ye's intentions at all.

But he was still intimidated by this aura and immediately sat back down in his seat.

Fingers flew across the keyboard.

I frantically searched the law firm's internal database and government information disclosure websites.

The only sound in the office was the crisp tapping of keyboards.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Suddenly, Qin Kexin stopped moving.

She looked up, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief and shock.

"Found it!"

"Attorney Chen... I've found him!"

"The relevant municipal planning adjustment plan was published for the first time in the 'New City Government Gazette,' on June 15th!"

"It's a full 14 days later than our client's last payment due date!"

"Bingo".

Chen Ye snapped his fingers lightly.

The grim look on his face faded, and a smile slowly appeared.

"Internal meeting minutes are not for external use and are considered an internal management matter of administrative organs."

Legally, it does not have universal legal binding force on enterprises as market entities.

"Only documents that are officially made public and published in the Government Gazette."

Only then can it serve as the legal basis for determining whether a market entity "should have been informed."

A single sentence reveals the secret!

In an instant, the deadlock was turned around!

Chen Ye stood up and slowly walked to the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

With his back to Qin Kexin, looking down at the endless stream of cars and people, he slowly said:

"In other words, before June 15th, my client Zhang Hongsheng had not done anything wrong."

He is also someone who strictly adheres to contractual agreements, tries every means to advance the project, and has full confidence in "Shengshi Huating"...

"Outstanding entrepreneur".

Qin Kexin was completely stunned.

She stared blankly at Chen Ye's retreating figure.

In the afternoon sunlight, the man seemed to radiate a dazzling light.

A dead end that leaves everyone helpless, a shocking crisis that could imprison a client.

Surprisingly, he used such a cunning and thuggish method.

Yet, it was definitively broken from a legally unassailable angle!

At this moment, a complex mix of emotions—admiration, love, curiosity, fear—grew wildly in her heart, almost bursting out of her chest.

Chen Ye slowly turned around.

The cold arrogance on his face vanished without a trace, replaced by...

It was his signature roguish smile with a hint of playfulness.

He strode up to Qin Kexin before she could react.

He reached out a finger and gently lifted her smooth chin, forcing her to look him in the eye.

"Honey, did you understand?"

"We not only want to win this lawsuit, but we also want to bankrupt the other party."

His fingertips gently caressed her jawline, his eyes filled with aggression.

"Now, forget about preparing any defense statements, just draft a counterclaim for me right now."

"Suing the opposing plaintiff's representative for... commercial defamation and the crime of fabricating and illegally obtaining evidence."