Ning Shu started setting up her own law firm. She chose a pretty good district. For the time being, she was the only one in the firm. She hired a girl to handle things like getting tea and organizing the documents.

  There was no way she could get a large case the moment she started so she went to T City’s government and took out the recommendation letter from the consulate. She said that she was planning to establish a law firm and that this firm would be a charitable for-profit organization.

  For people from low-income families, the law firm would provide free law consultation.

  Ning Shu wanted to inform the government beforehand.

  The government supported agencies like this and Ning Shu also had a recommendation letter from a Chinese consulate, so Ning Shu’s business certification was quickly issued.

  It was going to be really difficult to manage a law firm by herself, so she got in touch with lawyers from the consulate. She said that if they were coming back to China, they could come take a look at her firm.

  Ning Shu invited quite a lot of people to attend her opening ceremony. However, to her surprise, people from the government actually came to participate in the opening ceremony. This pretty much meant that the government was going to be backing up her law firm.

  When her firm first opened, only people that had heard about the free consultations came to the firm. Ning Shu would verify these people’s family circumstances. If they really were in poverty, then Ning Shu would abide by her guarantee and make the service free.

  Little by little, she started to gain a bit of a reputation. Several lawyers joined the firm and it finally became rather presentable.

  Ning Shu would occasionally participate in parties to expand her connections and she happened to encounter Chu Xiaoran and Xia Xiaoman. Xia Xiaoman was wearing an expensive evening gown and wearing sparkling jewels. Her face was filled with happiness as she walked around with Chu Xiaoran.

  Ning Shu narrowed her eyes as she looked at the smug-looking Chu Xiaoran. All sorts of ideas were already flashing through her mind.

  Chu Xiaoran sensed that someone was looking at him. He could sense that he was being scrutinized with hostility, so he turned around. When he saw Ning Shu, he was taken aback for a moment, then he pulled Xia Xiaoman to head towards Ning Shu.

  Xia Xiaoman was confused at first, but when she saw Ning Shu, a trace of discomfort flashed across her face. She wanted to pull her hand out of Chu Xiaoran’s grasp, but Chu Xiaoran held onto her hand firmly.

  “Lawyer Xu, it seems to have been a while since we’ve seen each other?” Chu Xiaoran looked at Ning Shu with his eyes slightly narrowed. This man seemed even stronger than before. His manner was so calm that it was actually hard to read him.

  This feeling made Chu Xiaoran very displeased.

  He originally thought that this man would come to find him and beg him to give him a job, but he had unexpectedly disappeared for so long. Seeing this man again now made Chu Xiaoran feel displeased and also uneasy.

  Ning Shu glanced at Xia Xiaoman and took in her exquisite makeup briefly before saying to Chu Xiaoran, “It does seem to have been a while. Chairman Chu, I trust you’ve been well.”


  Chu Xiaoran took in Ning Shu’s calm expression, then wrapped his arm around Xia Xiaoman’s shoulder and said provokingly, “Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Xia Xiaoman.”