Episode 23

Bai Xiao was caught in the whirlpool of online public opinion because of He Fan's accusation. Ren's mother learned that Bai Xiao was Jun'an's tutoring lawyer and sent a message to remind Ren Jiatong to keep her distance.Ren Jiatong recalled his father's past and had doubts about whether Bai Xiao caused He Fan to coma due to inappropriate words and deeds. Guo Xiaoyu expressed his dissatisfaction with Bai Xiao.

Later, Guo Xiaoyu noticed that there were mostly negative comments on the Internet, but there were still scattered voices of support. According to his own Internet experience, the rhythm of this incident was precise: the other party first broke the news late at night, catching Jun An off guard, then arranged for the navy to create a confrontation, and finally released new information. It was obvious that someone carefully set up a trap to target Bai Xiao.

Jiang Chen and Guo Xiaoyu did a lot of clarification and support work for Bai Xiao. After Bai Xiao learned about it, he was moved and reminded them that they should still focus on the final assessment.Bai Xiao said that he has been practicing for many years and has long been accustomed to such attacks that confuse right and wrong. Since he can't stop everyone from talking, he might as well focus on doing his job well.

Song Yifan learned that a client temporarily canceled the meeting due to public opinion, so he came in person to care about Bai Xiao's condition.Bai Xiao said with a smile that she had experienced various rumors, ranging from being rumored to have an affair with a company executive, to being smeared to make her ex-husband leave the house, insulting the person involved, and even supporting male colleagues. She was no stranger to it.But she immediately changed the topic and returned to the case itself, pointing out that Eddie's real name was Jiang Yutai, and that he and Yan Da had grown up together and had a harmonious relationship in recent years. However, they belonged to competing companies, and Xingke was expanding its overseas business. She believed that the motives behind the matter were complicated.

In addition, Bai Xiao also discovered that the person in charge of legal affairs of the rival company was actually an old acquaintance Wang Qing, with whom he had a deep relationship.Song Yifan told Bai Xiao that he had a golf friend who happened to be an acquaintance of Eddie and Yan Da in the industry. He made an appointment with the golf friend for dinner the next day and invited her to go with him. Bai Xiao readily agreed.

That night, Ren Jiatong and others were still working overtime at the law firm.Guo Xiaoyu mentioned that although Bai Xiao looks cold on the outside, he is actually similar to Ren Jiatong, and he also needs friends and care in his heart.After hearing this, Ren Jiatong realized something and immediately got up and chased out. Finally, he stopped Bai Xiao in front of the elevator who was about to leave.

Ren Jiatong took the initiative to apologize to Bai Xiao, saying that he was unable to assist in following up on He Fan's case due to family matters, which indirectly caused Bai Xiao to fall into a public opinion storm.Bai Xiao did not blame her, but instead cared about Ren's mother's physical condition and invited her to have a hot drink together.During the conversation, Ren Jiatong hesitated again and again, and finally confessed that her father Ren Ping died of a heart attack just after discussing a solution with Bai Xiao. This incident made it difficult for her to completely put aside her personal emotions and trust Bai Xiao, and she always had a grudge in her heart.Bai Xiao thanked Ren Jiatong for his honesty, but said that he could not determine whether Ren Ping's death was related to her.

Early the next morning, Jiang Chen clearly noticed a subtle change in the atmosphere between Ren Jiatong and Bai Xiao.On the other side, Zhou Xian asked about Yan Fei's current situation and confirmed that her mood had improved a lot. She felt a little relieved, so he took her to the top of the mountain to watch the stars again.Yan Fei looked up at the night sky and told the connection between the stars and mythical stories to express that loving someone sometimes does not require overly rational weighing of the pros and cons and fear of harm. Although lawyers have regarded risk assessment as a professional instinct, different wisdom may be needed in relationships. Zhou Xian heard this thoughtfully.

While Jiang Chen was preparing supper for Ren Jiatong, he tried to understand her complicated emotions towards Bai Xiao.Ren Jiatong admitted that after working together during this period, he has regarded Bai Xiao as a comrade and friend, and he is determined not only to find out the truth about the cyber violence, but also to find the answer in his heart.Jiang Chen was puzzled by Ren Jiatong's words, so he searched for “Ren Ping” on the Internet and found that in a construction accident case many years ago, the names of Bai Xiao and Wang Qin were among the lawyers involved.

When Ren Jiatong visited her mother, she was scolded by her mother not to bring up the past too soon, lest the other party get in trouble, but she believed that Bai Xiao was not such a person.Guo Xiaoyu suddenly called and revealed that the other company had exposed the recording of Bai Xiao interrogating He Fan. The three of them unanimously doubted the authenticity of the recording and decided to seek voiceprint identification.

Jiang Chen talked to Ren Jiatong alone and pointed out that Wang Qin, who worked with Bai Xiao back then, was most likely Wang Qing, the legal director of the rival company.He reminded Ren Jiatong that although obsession with his father can give him strength, it can also become a mental shackles. If Ren Ping has a spirit in heaven, he will not want to see his daughter moving forward with a heavy burden.

Ren Jiatong informed Bai Xiao of his speculation about Wang Qing and apologized for the previous misunderstanding.Bai Xiao didn't care, and the two communicated frankly, and the knot in their hearts was finally resolved, and Ren Jiatong was relieved.Bai Xiao found a detail in the selfie posted by Zhang Xiaomei: the loose leaves of the notebook on the desk were mixed with two colors, inferring that someone had secretly replaced the inner pages.

After the discussion, Zhou Xian received an interview notice from Hangzhou Green Forest Law Firm and called Yan Fei to express that he was about to go on a business trip. Yan Fei noticed it and wished him a smooth journey.Wang Qing took the initiative to contact Bai Xiao, superficially reminiscing about the past, but in reality there were many temptations in his words.Bai Xiao told Song Yifan about this, believing that Wang Qing's attempt to keep him secret was actually to protect Eddie, and keeping Eddie was equivalent to saving his job.