1032: 728 Green Grasslands 1032: 728 Green Grasslands Not all landlords are heartless.
After Fang Qing expressed her intentions to resign and leave Capital City, even though she hadn’t reached the stipulated ti in the contract, the landlady proactively refunded the deposit.
Being a native of Capital City and not short of money, she quite admired Fang Qing as a person.
This landlady had even joked that if her son wasn’t just in high school, she would have really liked to have Fang Qing as her daughter-in-law.
No matter where her future developnt took her, at least for now, Fang Qing didn’t want to stay in Capital City.
Therefore, she invited her colleagues from the law firm for a farewell dinner before she left.
Though the ending might not be perfect, Tianhe Law Firm was her first stop after leaving campus, helping her through the transition from academia to society, and it played an enlightening role in her career.
During this not-so-long phase of life, her colleagues at the law firm had given her plenty of help.
“Xiao Fang, I thought you were just on leave.”
One of the female lawyers, specialized in criminal cases, abandoned her courtroom ‘Iron Lady’ persona, showing unconcealed dismay, “Why so sudden?
There wasn’t even a hint of this happening.”
Hearing this, other elites in the legal profession echoed her sentint.
“Yeah, Fang Qing, think it over carefully.
You’re doing so well at Tianhe.
Are you sure you can ‘adapt’ as well elsewhere?”
Adapt?
This place is a den of wolves.
If she stayed longer, let alone fighting for justice for others, Fang Qing feared she couldn’t even protect herself.
Tong Dan, who had taken a short leave, sat by her side accompanying her, of course, these inner thoughts remained just that, locked inside her heart.
After a few days, she gradually adjusted her mindset.
Since it couldn’t be helped, it seed better to make less fuss rather than more.
At tis like this, she might as well rember the old saying often repeated by the older generation:
Enduring a loss can be a blessing.
“My resignation has already been submitted, and the HR departnt has approved it.
Even if I wanted to go back, would the law firm take again?”
“You don’t need to worry about that.
If you’re willing to co back, I’ll call Manager Liu.
At worst, the issue could be solved by gifting her a set of costics,” pledged one of the male lawyers confidently.
“Manager Liu might be easy to deal with, but what about Lawyer Ding?
How will you handle him?” the ‘Iron Lady’ nicknad Fan Lawyer asked skeptically.
Everyone present was a high IQ talent.
Fang Qing’s successful resignation and HR’s approval ant that it surely had Lawyer Ding’s agreent.
“This…”
The male lawyer, previously so confident, now found himself at a loss for words.
“Fang Qing, you’re Lawyer Ding’s protégé.
How could he let you go?”
This wasn’t just one person’s confusion.
Nearly everyone present was puzzled by the question.
Of course.
Except for Tong Dan.
“Perhaps Lawyer Ding…
worries that Fang Qing, being so outstanding, might one day outshine him.
So, he’s taking precautions to forestall any future competition,” Tong Dan ventured a guess with a forced smile, despite her resentnt, all in an attempt to divert the topic.
“Tsck…”
Everyone paused for a mont, then collectively laughed.
“Don’t joke about that; it is indeed possible.”
Soone agreed, nodding along.
Since Lawyer Ding wasn’t there, a harmless joke was fine.
“If I were worried about a pupil surpassing the master, I’d make sure to keep Fang Qing close at hand and not let her go; otherwise, wouldn’t that be like releasing the tiger back into the mountains?”
The laughter grew warr.
People have many facets.
These elite lawyers, who showed no expressions in the courtroom, seed to possess a good sense of humor in private.
“By the way, Xiao Fang, couldn’t even you persuade Lawyer Ding to co?”
Fan Lawyer inquired.
Indeed.
Fang Qing had invited all those she was close to in the law firm, but notably absent was her “ntor” and boss.
This was completely illogical.
However, the way Fan Lawyer phrased it sounded a bit off.
Only Fang Qing and Tong Dan knew that Ding He had never been invited in the first place, and by all rights, soone should have asked about this already.
And what did she an by “couldn’t even you persuade”?
Tong Dan looked at Fang Qing, about to speak on her behalf, when Fang Qing said, “I didn’t notify Lawyer Ding.”
Everyone exchanged glances, surprised.
After all, Lawyer Ding was Fang Qing’s ntor, and everyone in the firm had seen how he took care of her.
Moreover, they generally understood Fang Qing’s character; she was certainly not the type to burn bridges or be ungrateful.
Otherwise, why would she be hosting this dinner?
She was this considerate even to them, let alone to Lawyer Ding.
“Fang Qing probably thought that Lawyer Ding is too busy with work and didn’t want to bother him.”
Tong Dan helped with an explanation, as there wasn’t enough ti to think of sothing better, she made up a convenient excuse.
Such a perfunctory excuse might not even fool a layperson, let alone a group of intelligent elite lawyers.
But oddly enough, Tong Dan seed to have accidentally hit the nail on the head.
“Lawyer Ding does seem to be tied up with sothing lately.
I haven’t seen him for two days; have any of you?”
“No, I haven’t seen him either.”
“Could it be that he is out on a case?”
“That’s impossible.
Ding Lawyer has been prepping for a transnational case lately.
It’s for a company in Germany.
He even told to be ready to travel abroad with him at any mont; he surely couldn’t have taken on another case.”
“Then, could sothing have happened at ho?
Given Lawyer Ding’s dedication, if it wasn’t for so issue, he wouldn’t have stayed away from the firm this long.
And he’s been leaving work early recently, while before, he used to be the last one to leave.”
…
The speculation swirled.
Words were spoken idly, but listeners took note,
Tong Dan’s ears twitched, and she instinctively looked at Fang Qing.
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