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

Conference room on the 17th floor of Kairong Law Firm, Haicheng.

The atmosphere at Monday's routine meeting was extremely tense.

Director Lu Jingshi remained silent with a gloomy face, and no one else dared to make a sound.

The surroundings were so quiet that only the sound of heartbeats could be heard, each beat heavy yet clear, pounding so hard it made one feel a pang of anxiety.

Zhao Kai looked around. In the past, Jiang Wan always sat next to Director Lu at the regular meetings, but now she was nowhere to be seen.

After the meeting ended, he carefully got up to leave and saw his assistant, Xiao Wu, in the hallway.

"Xiao Wu, isn't Attorney Jiang here today?"

"Attorney Zhao, is there something you need from Attorney Jiang? She's on leave, but I can write it down for you and pass it on."

"Oh, it's nothing serious. I consulted her about a case last week and wanted to discuss it further, but since she's not here, we'll talk about it later."

Back in his office, Zhao Kai sent Jiang Wan a WeChat message.

But after waiting for a long time, I still didn't receive a reply from her.

Not only him, but even Lu Jingshi couldn't find Jiang Wan.

He thought she had returned to Haicheng ahead of time, so he rushed back overnight, only to find that she wasn't home at all.

Perhaps he went to Wang Yiran's place to relax, but unexpectedly, until midnight, there was no tempting sound from downstairs to bring him back.

This morning at 8 a.m., a leave request popped up on my phone.

The leave period can be as long as one month.

The matter can be summed up in just two simple words: private matter.

He immediately called, but no one answered.

Unable to bear it any longer, he called Wang Yiran, but no matter how he asked, Wang Yiran couldn't explain where Jiang Wan had gone.

"Old classmate, Jiang Wan is already exhausted, so why don't we... let her go?"

Lu Jingshi gritted his teeth: "Old Wang, do you even know what you're saying?"

Wang Yiran sounded unusually calm on the phone, her tone carrying a resolute determination.

"Old classmate, Jiang Wan and I started this business with the hope that after it grew big and strong, we could happily retire. If we can't even be happy now, we might as well close down and go out of business as soon as possible."

Lu Jingshi's temples throbbed, and his eyes grew increasingly cold.

There was a commotion at the office door, and Qian Xianxian strode in, followed closely by Fang Tian.

"Ah Shi, this little girl insists on barging in..."

Fang Tian looked at the girl in front of her with exaggerated makeup with displeasure.

Two days ago, she came back with me and Ah Shi, and without any sense of boundaries, she asked to stay at Ah Shi's house.

Fortunately, Ah Shi refused in time and arranged other accommodations for her.

This was Qian Xianxian's first time at Kairong. Actually, she arrived early but was left waiting in the lobby downstairs for more than an hour.

Every time I asked the front desk, I was told that Director Lu was in a meeting.

Unfortunately, Brother Lu's phone was always busy, and I couldn't get through no matter what I tried.

Fortunately, he eventually met a lawyer who was also his father's student, just like Lu Jingshi, and the kind person helped him open the elevator.

"Brother Lu, when do I start work? Which department will I be in?"

Lu Jingshi didn't care about her right now, and pointed at Fang Tian: "Let her stay with Xiao Wu for now, you can make the arrangements."

"No, I won't go with anyone else, Brother Lu, I want to be your personal assistant."

Fang Tian's face darkened: "Miss Qian, please stop this nonsense. Where would I get a personal assistant?"

Qian Xianxian pouted: "No? Then who are you? If I didn't know better, I'd think you were the boss's wife at Kairong?"

A fierce glint flashed across Fang Tian's bright face. Her knuckles clenched so tightly they turned white, and her eyelids drooped to conceal the anger in her eyes.

Qian Xianxian ignored her completely, her gaze fixed on the small suite by the door.

"Assistant's office? This place is nice, it's close to Brother Lu, I'll work here."

"No!"

It was Lu Jingshi who spoke up to stop him; his brows were furrowed and his eyes were full of impatience.

"Since you've come to Kairong to learn, you should follow our arrangements. If you don't, I'll send someone to take you home."

Qian Xianxian pouted and lowered her head in dissatisfaction.

"Take her to Xiao Wu's place."

In the hallway, Fang Tian wore a victorious smile.

"Ms. Qian, since you got in through connections, let me remind you that Kairong is an industry benchmark; image is very important. I hope you can..."

Her gaze swept over Qian Xianxian from head to toe, her disdain quite evident.

"Dress presentably. If you don't have enough money, you can get an advance on your salary. I'll just talk to the finance department."

"No need for that. Brother Lu said that if I need anything, I can just ask him. I won't trouble Director Fang."

Fang Tian's smile slowly faded, and she turned and walked away.

"what ever."

Qian Xianxian made a face behind her back and quickly took out her phone to send a message to Jiang Wan.

"Really? I thought you were so powerful, but Fang Tian beat you so badly that you had to run away in disarray?"

The reply came very quickly.

"? Not bad, you've used two idioms."

Qian Xianxian rolled her eyes and continued typing.

"Deserters, just you wait and see. You're all my defeated foe. Brother Lu will be mine sooner or later."

On the other side, Jiang Wan looked at her phone screen, shook her head, and smiled bitterly.

Reply—"No need to wait, I'll give it to you now."

Then he put away his phone, looked at the hospital in front of him, and took a deep breath.

Anzhou and Haicheng are located at opposite ends of Jiang Province, and are not close to each other.

After Zhang Haiyun and her family received the compensation, they moved here.

According to information found by paparazzi, Zhang Haiyun and her husband worked in Anzhou eight years ago, and her son was born in Anzhou.

Strangely, on the day their son was born, Zhang Haiyun's husband went to a more distant coastal city in the south.

After being discharged from the hospital, Zhang Haiyun went straight back to her hometown.

Anzhou seemed to be just a transit point for them, but Jiang Wan keenly sensed that something was amiss.

Eight years of hard work and dedication were spent in this city, but on the day he became a father, he suddenly abandoned everything and went far away.

Although Zhang Haiyun blamed everything on that man for abandoning her and her son for her mother after returning to the village.

But during those two years, because her grades fluctuated a lot, her mother stayed home to take care of her so that she could focus on the college entrance exam.

During those two years, Zhang Haiyun would block the door and verbally abuse people every few days.

The mother listened silently without arguing back; she would leave on her own when she was tired of scolding.

Based on the paparazzi's information and bits and pieces of the past, Jiang Wan was certain that there must be something in Anzhou that she was unaware of.

Therefore, after receiving the paparazzi's message, she did not return to Haicheng, but came directly to Anzhou.

Wang Yiran and Qian Xianxian both thought they had been wronged and were trying to avoid licking their wounds.

Only she knows that it's definitely not true.

Over the years, she has endured far more humiliating and painful things on her own.

All she wants now is to uncover the whole truth!