Chapter 122: 84, Still have to come together_4
Later, when the law firm reached a point where it was expanding, he suddenly paused and handed over all his cases to the partners and other lawyers in the firm, saying he wanted to return to China to seriously study Chinese law.
She also understood that, in handling cases for Chinese clients, they were increasingly encountering obstacles due to the differences between Chinese law and the legal systems in M Country. For many cases involving China itself, they even had to find local law firms within China for collaboration with local lawyers. This diluted their income and constrained their operations, leading Xiang Yuan to decide to pause his business and return to China to become a diligent student.
At first, everything was fine. Xiang Yuan would still regularly call her from overseas, and occasionally there would be little surprises in her email... She silently smiled and waited for him to return after his studies. She wholeheartedly managed the firm for him, ensuring that no partner or lawyer had the chance to marginalize Xiang Yuan.
But gradually, she noticed something was off. His calls became rare, and even when he did call, it was all business talk, with wording that became distant.
Soon enough, Xiang Yuan directly brought back a young girl.
She was the one who went to the airport to pick them up that day. Xiang Yuan hadn’t informed her about it; she overheard it from other partners at the firm, which led her to rush to the airport in surprise.
And right there at the arrival gate, she saw him leading a young girl out.
Truly a young girl, conservatively dressed, with timid eyes; by her standards, just an unremarkable young girl without a trace of feminine charm.
Moreover, the young girl was accompanied by a frenzied mother. In the airport, that crazy woman, for some unknown reason, started acting out on the spot.
But he, oh, he wasn’t the least bit annoyed or bothered; instead, he patiently tended to the crazy woman together with that young girl. The way he looked at that young girl, his facial expression, was a gentleness she had never seen before.
Right then, she understood, and stumbled toward them in a daze, pointing at the young girl and asking him, who is she?
The young girl turned to look, seemingly startled, with eyes full of panic and fear, yet he firmly held the young girl’s hand and looked back resolutely.
That day, he told her, "This is my fiancée."
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Later, she watched them plan their wedding, watched Xiang Yuan even reschedule lunch meetings just to spend time alone with Shi Nian.
She couldn’t make sense of it and felt unwilling to accept it.
She even contemplated revenge, thought about letting everything go, thought about destroying the law firm she had helped maintain for him.
But one day, she suddenly found out that her father was his savior, and on his deathbed, he entrusted his wife and daughter to him. It turned out he was acting out of gratitude, and he had never been a heartless person.
She personally dismantled all her revenge plans, enduring the heartache, and forced herself to bear through it.
Until—two years after they got married, Xiang Yuan suddenly came looking for her again. Drunk, he climbed back into her bed... In his sleep, muttering discontentedly, "You’ve changed, changed. Changed to the point where I dislike you."
Shi Nian had changed; even she noticed it. After living in M Country for two years, Shi Nian was no longer the timid girl she initially met, afraid of everything. She had grown up, gradually becoming independent, her eyes becoming serene.
Even with the issues surrounding her green card and diploma temporarily preventing her from finding full-time work, she eagerly engaged in various voluntary activities within the community and Chinese associations. She began contributing articles to some free publications, gradually forming her own style and stance...
Later on, based on those two years of experience, she managed to secure a position at Deep Throat Media Group, becoming an official reporter.
Such a Shi Nian annoyed Xiang Yuan, making him sad. She couldn’t be bothered to ask about the reasons behind it all, she only knew she was happy to see it.
So she secretly used quite a few tricks, like intentionally leaking news about her secret meetings with Xiang Yuan to Shi Nian, or deliberately sending ambiguous messages for Shi Nian to see... In short, the secrets Xiang Yuan wanted to keep hidden, she slowly revealed them all to Shi Nian.
She never resigned to always be Xiang Yuan’s lover; she wanted to be his wife. Xiang Yuan was loyal and honorable, unwilling to betray his vow to his benefactor, so she decided to be the villain, to drive Shi Nian away.
She finally awaited the moment Shi Nian initiated a separation, but unexpectedly, Xiang Yuan became distant from her instead...
Finally returning from a trip, she learned that Shi Nian wasn’t home. She went to him and under the flickering lights, pinned Xiang Yuan against the wall.
Xiang Yuan liked being forceful, whether it was being assertive or being passive, he liked it. Xiang Yuan particularly enjoyed flickering lights... Thus, tonight was truly the convergence of time, place, and people. After pushing Xiang Yuan against the wall, she tore open his belt in one swift motion.
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