Chapter 13 Drinking

Ling Xiao said nothing and gave him a look that said, "You know what you did."

Then, as if he was extremely impatient, he reached out and grabbed the potion, took the cotton swab from the staff's hand, and looked at Zhu Shan again, "Borrow it, pass it on!"

Zhu Shan grabbed the small chair under her butt and moved it a little to the side.

When Ling Xiao's back disappeared, Zhu Shan rolled her eyes.

Zhu Shan didn't play with her phone. The panic in the secret room just now made her not in the mood to play with her phone at the moment. She just wanted to relax.

Until Ling Yue came out with a pale face and sat down.

Zhu Shan held her cheek with her palm and glanced at him, "Have you seen Ling Xiao?"

Seeing him looking like a lost soul.

Zhu Shan reached out and snapped her fingers in front of his eyes, "Ling Xiao's back is injured. Go and apply some medicine on him."

Ling Yue blinked twice, turned his head stiffly, and covered his heart, "My heart is hurt!"

Zhu Shan realized later and remembered her "betrayal".

However, Ling Yue looked aggrieved and asked, "How could you abandon me?"

"..." Zhu Shan suppressed her guilty conscience, "Didn't you say you play often?"

Ling Yue, "..."

"I followed Ling Xiao... and it wasn't much better, okay?"

Zhu Shan remembered the compliment she had given Ling Xiao in the secret room just now, and unconsciously let out a "tsk" in disgust.

Ling Yue frowned, "Why do you imitate him?"

? ? ?

Learn from him?

That "tsk" sound?

Zhu Shan curled her lips and changed the subject, "He just said in front of outsiders that I took advantage of him. Did I take advantage of him just by hugging him?"

"Then how else do you want to take advantage of it?" Ling Xiao's playful question came from behind,

Zhu Shan's back stiffened.

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds.

Zhu Shan suppressed her embarrassment, turned around and explained with crooked eyebrows, "That's not what I meant..."

"You didn't have this attitude in the secret room just now." Ling Xiao's eyes were sharp, full of teasing, and he said every word, "Are you going to tear down the bridge when you cross the river?"

After speaking, a disappointed expression appeared on his face.

It seems that Zhu Shan is a scumbag who turns her back on others.

Zhu Shan wanted to refute, but had nothing to say.

Only then did Ling Xiao look away with satisfaction, and threw the car keys in Ling Yue's arms, "The law firm has something to do, and I may not be able to come back tonight. You can have your own fun."

Zhu Shan waved her hand hypocritically, "Come back soon."

Ling Xiao only glanced at them when he turned around.

After Ling Xiao left, Ling Yue said he wanted to buy some daily necessities, so he went to the supermarket on the first floor of the shopping mall.

Zhu Shan, "Do you rarely go back to Yuhe?"

"No, I come back during holidays, but I don't always stay at his place."

Zhu Shan nodded and started to propose dinner, "Would you like to go to 'Zhengyuan Hotpot'?"

"How many dishes can we order for two people to eat hot pot?"

"If you can't finish eating, pack it up."

"You dare to bring the hot pot smell home?"

Zhu Shan shook her shoulders happily, "Isn't he not coming back tonight?"

Ling Yue paused, and Zhu Shan also stopped.

Sudden topic.

Sudden silence.

The two realized something, turned their heads and looked at each other for two seconds, the smiles on their faces widened.

Then, the stream-of-consciousness opinion is reached, and high-fives are given happily.

After returning to the community, they parked the car. They went to a nearby snack street and packed barbecue, fried skewers, braised meat and cold dishes. They also went to a convenience store to buy some drinks and went home happily.

The main light in the living room was turned on, and it was incredibly bright.

Zhu Shan touched the TV remote control, randomly pressed a TV series channel, and then went to the kitchen to get a cup.

Ling Yue was not idle either. He took out a disposable tablecloth bought from a convenience store and spread it on the floor, then put food and drinks on it.

Seeing the water cup in Zhu Shan's hand, Ling Yue felt a little disgusted, "What are you doing with the cup? Blow the bottle."

"I'm a lady!"

"Do you understand the atmosphere?"

Zhu Shan curled her lips and poured wine into her own glass.

The two sat on the floor.

cheers.

The wine that stung her throat slightly rolled down her throat and came to her heart again. Zhu Shan smacked her lips in enjoyment.

She glanced sideways at Ling Yue and slowly raised the corners of her mouth.

The two were underage when she left.

When we met again, we were already at an age where we could drink freely.

Feeling sad and heartbroken.

In the end, he was not washed away by a ship called 'time' in the sea of people.

It was really pleasant, so after drinking a few glasses of wine, Zhu Shan began to sigh, "It's so relaxing without Ling Xiao."

"To be honest, the moment you said you lived with my brother, I already started to sympathize with you in the distant northern capital." After saying that, he really cast a sympathetic look at Zhu Shan.

"It's not that bad." Zhu Shan quickly replayed the month-long cohabitation life in her mind while playing string. "Actually, it's not bad. At least it's much better than I imagined. He's very busy at work, and I'm pretty good at work. busy."

Having said this, Ling Yue leaned on the floor with one hand and approached Zhu Shan with a curious look on his face, "Page, why did you become a reporter? Isn't your dream a novelist?"

Zhu Shan wrinkled her face. She had already had a problem with the name 'Page', "Can you stop calling me by my childhood nickname? How old am I?"

"Then what should I call you? Zhu Shan?" Ling Yue shook his head, "It doesn't sound good."

"You can't call..."

Zhu Shan hesitated to speak the word 'Shanshan'.

Although everyone called her 'Shanshan', Zhu Shan didn't know why, but if she was called from Ling Yue's mouth, she would feel goosebumps on her arms.

Ling Yue looked disgusted and replied, "It's too disgusting."

Indeed.

Zhu Shan sighed and waved her hands grandly, "Forget it, you can call me whatever you like."

The topic returned to the beginning, why she became a reporter.

Zhu Shan didn't want to tell the truth, so she made an excuse at random, "To accumulate material for writing novels in the future."

Ling Yue thought about it and found it quite reasonable.

Zhu Shan changed the subject, "What about you? Why did you go to the court?"

Ling Yue suddenly put down the bottle of wine, straightened his back, and said in a deep voice, "My ultimate dream is for Ling Xiao to respectfully call me 'Presiding Judge' one day!"

Zhu Shan was speechless, she didn't expect him to have this idea.

She gave a thumbs up.

"Oh, don't you feel good about it?" Ling Yue seemed to have already gotten up, and began to dream with a smile, "In my court, my brother said, 'President, I object', and then I looked at him and said, the defense lawyer objects invalid!"

Zhu Shan took a sip of wine silently, "..."

Ling Yue was still immersed in fantasy, he patted the floor excitedly and laughed out loud.

After a while, he was unhappy with Zhu Shan's lack of response and snatched the cup from her hand, "What do you think?"

The word "childish" was swallowed into her stomach. Zhu Shan took the cup and encouraged him seriously, "Come on, it will definitely come true. I will go to listen and applaud you."

Ling Yue reminded, "The trial court cannot applaud."

Zhu Shan, "..."

After drinking another drink, Zhu Shan frowned slightly, remembering the last court hearing she attended.

She pursed her lips and asked Youyou, "Do you know about Ling Xiao's last lawsuit? The rape case."

"Is that the victim Zhuo Yue, the one who recently vented his bitterness online under his real name?"

Zhu Shan nodded, "Yes."

After the second trial, Zhuoyue seemed to be very dissatisfied with the current situation, especially after the second episode of the program was broadcast.

Faced with doubts from netizens, she publicly posted several short essays using her real name on social networking sites, tearfully accusing Ren Xingyan of infringing on her.

In the essay, she explained that she broke up with her ex-boyfriend because her relationship faded away, not because she cheated on her, or because she disliked the poor and loved the rich.

I owe an online loan because my father is ill and needs money urgently.

As for moving to a big house, it was not a plan to extort money, it was because she couldn't afford the current rent and wanted to change to a more economical house. When her roommate asked her why she quit the rent, she felt inferior and answered that way.

Her explanation was reasonable.

In the end, Zhuo Yue said that she was powerless and could not twist her thigh with her arms, but she believed in the law and would appear in court in person at the third trial, hoping to get the justice she deserved.

She was so weak that the direction of public opinion changed again.

Ling Yue put his backhand on the ground, "What do you want to ask?"

"Public opinion is now biased towards her. Will she still have a chance at the third trial?"

"Public opinion cannot affect the judiciary." Ling Yue glanced at Zhu Shan, "Besides, the defense lawyer is my brother."

Yes, in this way, the ending is already locked.

All the struggles are in vain.

"Paige, do you sympathize with her?"

"It's not sympathy." Zhu Shan lowered her head and spoke in a low voice, "It's just a bit worrying. I'm afraid that what she said is the truth."

Ling Yue looked at her but said nothing.

He understands her.

Because of what happened to her father back then.

She firmly believed in her father's innocence, but the judiciary did not have time to give her father justice.

Therefore, I am a little more sensitive about this matter.

Ling Yue took a sip of wine and said in a serious tone, "You have to believe in the judiciary, the prosecutor, and the police. If she is really a victim, there will be evidence. No matter how powerful my brother is, he is only protecting the rights and interests of the parties involved. He cannot Help people escape guilt!”

Zhu Shan looked at the wine sloshing in the water glass and thought over Ling Yue's words seriously in her mind.

Makes sense.

Very reasonable.

Ling Yue looked at her and suddenly became pretentious, "Page, you are truly the most optimistic and brave girl I have ever seen."

Zhu Shan was not moved by these words. She shuddered comically, "Ling Yue, you are so disgusting."

Ling Yue didn't say anything and poured wine for Zhu Shan.

He had seen Zhu Shan when she was a little princess, and he had also seen her being shunned by relatives and friends after her parents died, and being criticized and ostracized by her classmates at school.

But she still grew up into a fair, fat, kind and righteous girl.

really good.

Before they finished eating the skewers, both of them were a little dizzy from the alcohol.

Zhu Shan relaxed her whole body, fell back, and looked at the light bar on the ceiling in a daze.

Drowsiness and tiredness came over her. Before she closed her eyes, she did not forget to remind her, "Pack your things away later, otherwise we will all be beaten when Ling Xiao comes back."

Ling Yue also lay down, but he was talking about another topic, "I thought you would be worried about my brother because of the adoption. Your relationship with him this time seems to be... okay."

Worrying about something?

Who says it's not?

In those years, Zhu Shan never thought of contacting Ling Xiao. Why?

Of course I hold a grudge in my heart.

Even she herself thinks so.

But after I came back, seeing him and talking to him, I felt the same as when I was a child.

Even though he hates me, he is also the closest person to him.

It seems that the word "hate" cannot be mentioned.

Zhu Shan burped and choked with tears.

Ling Yue drank and started talking:

"Although my brother has always bullied us, hasn't he been protecting us since childhood?"

"I still don't want your relationship to get into trouble."

"How about after you get divorced next year, you will recognize my parents as your godfathers and godmothers. My brother has no right to object, right?"

"Anyway, I think you are from our Ling family."

"But if my mother finds out about your fake marriage to my brother, will she be angry?"

"But you don't have to be afraid. My mother definitely doesn't blame you. If she gets angry, my brother will suffer as well."

"Haha, I can already imagine him being repaired by my mother."

"..."

After not hearing a response for a while, Ling Yue turned around and saw that Zhu Shan was breathing slowly and was fast asleep.

Ling Yue took a long breath and turned her gaze to the ceiling, her eyes distracted, "Ling Xiao, call me the presiding judge, hehe..."