Five years after their breakup, a prominent lawyer is desperately seeking reconciliation.

In Zhao Kai's office, Jiang Wan sat opposite him, feeling embarrassed.

"Attorney Zhao, please excuse my poor appearance. I'm not actually hungry. Please eat, I'll be leaving soon."

She was just using Zhao Kai's invitation as an excuse; she didn't want to be with Lu Jingshi anymore.

"Attorney Jiang, is there some kind of misunderstanding between you and Director Lu?"

Zhao Kai was puzzled. To be honest, he had noticed Jiang Wan from the very first day she arrived.

I thought he was a capable assistant that Director Lu had poached from the branch office, an elite in the industry.

However, her position was not high; she was merely a second-level assistant. Moreover, whenever you saw her and Director Lu, they always appeared tense and awkward.

"There's no misunderstanding, we...we just had a little argument."

There was no misunderstanding between her and Lu Jingshi; there were only unresolved issues.

Zhao Kai nodded: "Director Lu is always serious and capable. No one in Kairong dares to disobey him."

"Even for major commercial cases of the Haicheng Municipal Government, the contract terms are personally reviewed by Director Lu. I heard that Director Lu held a meeting today specifically for this matter."

Jiang Wan nodded. No wonder he hadn't been at the office all day.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Zhao Kai smiled and lowered his head to eat.

He had a refined appearance and moved with a calm demeanor.

Although he looks young, he exudes maturity and composure.

After he finished eating, Jiang Wan checked the time and got up to leave.

"It's late, let me take you home. I'm leaving anyway."

"No need," Jiang Wan politely declined. "I've already called a car, and it'll be here soon. Besides, my home isn't far away, so I won't trouble you."

Zhao Kai looked in the direction she was pointing, somewhat surprised.

"Where does Attorney Jiang live? I heard it's not cheap there, and I think... Director Lu also lives in that neighborhood."

"He just got incredibly lucky. His friend was getting married, and the house became available, so he rented it for a pittance."

Zhao Kai smiled and said nothing more.

In the early hours of the morning, the hustle and bustle of the streets had long since subsided, and everything was perfectly quiet.

Jiang Wan replied to Fang Tian's WeChat messages while waiting for the car.

After sending her all the prepared materials, a car slowly pulled up in front of her.

Jiang Wan lowered her head to open the car door, but then sensed something was wrong and quickly took a few steps back.

Lu Jingshi, sitting in the driver's seat, turned his head slightly: "Get in the car."

"No need, my car will be here soon."

"If I keep going on like this, the contract Lao Wang submitted might need to be cross-reviewed by the partners for a few days..."

"Bang!"

Jiang Wan quickly got into the car, closed the door, and said with dissatisfaction, "Director Lu, could you please stop threatening me with our institute's affairs in the future?"

She was puzzled. Lu Jingshi was keeping her hanging on while constantly shattering her fantasies. He seemed to have a split personality, with his left and right hemispheres fighting each other.

"As long as you behave, I certainly won't. Oh, by the way..."

Lu Jingshi opened the storage compartment under the steering wheel and took out a trip itinerary.

"Come with me on a business trip tomorrow at 8 a.m. This is the detailed itinerary."

"Huh? But I haven't booked my plane ticket yet, how am I supposed to get there?"

Jiang Wan was caught off guard by this sudden arrangement.

Lu Jingshi glanced at her out of the corner of his eye: "The plane tickets are already booked. You just need to coordinate the rest of the itinerary."

"You've booked it? But... no one has asked me for my ID."

Lu Jingshi's gaze turned slightly somber as he looked ahead.

Her various ID numbers and important passwords were already etched into her mind; she couldn't forget them even if she wanted to.

He clicked his tongue impatiently and pressed the start button on the car.

"Stop nagging and don't be late."

The car started and drove towards the empty main road.

Jiang Wan leaned back wearily in her chair, gazing at the receding night view and lost in thought.

The two were completely unaware that behind them was a window on the 16th floor of Kairong.

A pair of thoughtful eyes silently watched the black Maybach speed away...

.........

Finance Department, Lu's Group.

Shen Qing entered the person in charge's office with an unfriendly expression.

Baiyun was on the phone when she saw her come in, and she slowly hung up.

"Secretary Shen, is there something you need?"

"Sister Bai, what do you mean?" Shen Qing slammed a stack of receipts on the table and lowered her voice, "Why is the reimbursement process stuck and making no progress?"

Bai Yun stood up and looked at her intently: "If it's suitable, we'll report it naturally. If we don't report it for a long time, then there's definitely a problem."

"What's the problem? This money was for the chairman's impromptu entertainment for clients. Chairman, would your finance department dare to withhold it?"

"Secretary Shen, you've been here for quite some time now. Lu's Group is a listed company, and there are specific rules and procedures for the chairman's hospitality. Why would we ask you to pay for it yourself? Besides..."

Baiyun picked up two tickets from the bills on the table and unfolded them.

"One is a receipt for a handbag from a department store, and the other is a receipt for a beauty salon. Secretary Shen, how should we report these?"

"I remember, this is the ticket for the beauty salon you used to treat us to last time, right?"

"Baiyun, what do you mean? Are you saying I deliberately tried to get company reimbursements?"

Shen Qing raised her voice a few decibels, attracting attention outside, where a figure was moving about.

She walked over, locked the office door, and lowered her voice again.

"Sister Bai, I haven't treated you badly, have I? Why are you suddenly acting like this?"

Bai Yun frowned: "Secretary Shen, I've always been upright and honest in the company. Last time you invited us to beauty, it was out of friendship between colleagues. Secretary Shen, you must keep your personal and professional life separate."

Shen Qing was speechless with anger. She had finally managed to please Lu Guokun to his heart's content these past few days.

Taking advantage of his good mood, she brought up the money from the beauty salon again.

She had maxed out her credit card to pay for it, and the repayment date was fast approaching. She had no money to pay it back, so she could only bring it up again while he was in bed with her full and satisfied.

Fortunately, Lu Guokun didn't turn his back on her like last time and told her to take the invoices to the finance department for reimbursement.

I thought everything would go smoothly once Lu Guokun spoke up.

Unexpectedly, we got stuck at Baiyun.

"Sister Bai, you can't do that. If I go up to the chairman and explain the situation now, I won't be the one coming to you next time."

This was a blatant threat, but Baiyun showed no sign of fear.

"Secretary Shen, Lu's Group has its own rules and regulations. I was just doing my job. What's wrong with that? However... if the chairman personally gave the order, I will definitely do it immediately."

"you!"

Shen Qing's eyes were red, and her chest heaved. She was certain that Lu Guokun would not personally intervene in such a matter.

"Fine, Baiyun, since you've torn off all pretense of civility first, don't regret it later."

Shen Qing made a harsh statement, picked up the receipts on the table, and stormed off.

Watching her figure disappear through the finance department's door, Bai Yun slightly curled her lips and picked up her phone from the table again.

"Hey, Sister Yu..."