TL: Hua
Chapter 3: Start
“Xiao Qi, you can get off work.” Chen Xinyu tilted his head over. “We just need to review these manuscripts and mark any mistakes these few days.”
Qi Yanze raised his head from the screen: “So early?”
“There’s actually a person who doesn’t want to get off work early?” Chen Xinyu widened his eyes. “You’re an intern, and coincidentally, we’re not that busy on any project recently. Cherish the rare time of relaxation now. It will be difficult to get off work early when you’re on frequent business trips in the future.”
“Okay.” When Qi Yanze put away his things, he glanced back at Xie Chengyun’s tightly closed office door. “Say, when do Lawyer Xie and the others usually finish?”
“Lawyer Xie? He’s very busy. He’s been in meetings with Party A recently. The business structure of this newly proposed listed company is a bit simple, and it’s estimated that it will be rejected. We’re still in the talking stage now.” Chen Xinyu was typing on the computer to edit files while replying to his girlfriend’s WeChat. He was a little distracted. “Aren’t you in a hurry to get off work or go on a date?”
“Go on a date?” Qi Yanze laughed after hearing this, “I don’t have a partner, Chen-ge.”
Now it was Chen Xinyu’s turn to look up at Qi Yanze in disbelief: “Sorry that I have a preconceived notion, but you are so handsome, and you don’t have a girlfriend? Are you too picky?”
“No, I have a target.”
“Oh, that must be a beautiful girl.” Chen Xinyu scratched his head and felt embarrassed. He didn’t expect to hear such gossip. He looked at this flawless face and sighed, “It should be easy for you to chase her.”
Qi Yanze glanced to the side and saw Xie Chengyun walking from the office to the tea room to get water while answering the phone. He curled his lips and said, “I hope.”
“It’s definitely no problem.”
“Oh, by the way, Chen-ge, can you please push me Lawyer Xie’s WeChat? He said that there might be something for me to do later, and I wonder if it would be more convenient for the handover.”
Chen Xinyu raised his head: “Oh, OK, I’ll just add you to our group.”
“Okay, then I’ll leave first. I’m sorry to bother you today, Chen-ge. If you need any help, please feel free to contact me.”
Qi Yanze picked up his bag and said goodbye to Chen Xinyu, but he didn’t leave immediately after that. He turned into Xie Chengyun’s office and put a gift box on his desk.
When he came out and passed by the front desk, the receptionist lady happened to glance at him. Qi Yanze turned his head and smiled at the girl. After seeing her blushing and lowering her head in embarrassment, he turned his head and walked towards the elevator.
………..
At 8:30 in the evening, the lights in the law firm were still on. Except for the empty seats of those who were on business trips, almost all the others were still sitting in front of their computers.
Chen Xinyu looked at the time and prepared to go downstairs to the convenience store to buy some bento. When he knocked on Xie Chengyun’s office door, he saw the person rubbing his brow, having only just ended the call.
“Lawyer Xie, do you want to eat something? I’m going downstairs. You want me to buy something for you as well?”
“It’s okay. I’m going home. Why don’t you leave as well?” Xie Chengyun stood up and put his suit on his hand.
“I want to finish today’s work before leaving. I’m too lazy to do it when I get home.”
“You’re too arrogant.” Xie Chengyun chuckled, “By the way, how did the intern perform?”
“Today, he learned very quickly and was very efficient in the work assigned to him, so I let him leave on time.”
“That’s good.”
Xie Chengyun didn’t have much time to take care of him today. He was worried that Qi Yanze would have spoiled rich kid syndrome, but like Wang Zhihe said, he seemed to have good ability.
“That said, Lawyer Xie…” Chen Xinyu suddenly spoke in an ambiguous tone, “Where did you dig up this intern? He’s so handsome and happens to be on our team.”
After he finished speaking, he noticed an extra beautifully packaged gift box on Xie Chengyun’s desk. Inside was an expensive brand of fountain pen, and under the box was a card. He couldn’t see the specific content, but he could see a signature with beautiful handwriting.
“Did Xiao Qi give it to you?”
“Yes, it should be considered a meeting gift.” It was the first time that Xie Chengyun encountered an intern so thoughtful. He was surprised when he saw it after getting the water. The card said that he heard it was Lawyer Xie’s birthday yesterday, so it was a small token of his appreciation.
“Oh——————” Chen Xinyu rarely saw such unsolicited courtesy. He stretched out his voice ambiguously. Just when he was about to tease the other party, he suddenly remembered Qi Yanze saying he had a target. But perhaps he was just being thoughtful.
Xie Chengyun’s sexual orientation is not a secret. He raised his hand and shook his head with a smile, saying, “Stop it, Xiao Chen. This is Lawyer Wang’s person, but he doesn’t have time, so he assigned him to us. Moreover, he’s not even my type. Apart from this, why would I target a college student who’s also my colleague?”
“Just kidding, Lawyer Xie. It’s been a while since you had a romantic relationship.” Xie Chengyun has a good temper and is close to everyone, so they usually tease each other. Chen Xinyu didn’t know that this was originally an intern from another team. “Ah, so he was originally Lawyer Wang’s? I was just thinking I haven’t heard you mention recruiting interns… But Lawyer Wang actually recruited the person himself.”
“Yes, I’ll let him follow me when I’m free in a few days.”
“Directly follow you?”
“Lawyer Wang called me again in the afternoon and asked him to follow me.” Xie Chengyun picked up the briefcase. “And be my assistant.”
At this point, Chen Xinyu probably understood that the intern should also be a person with connections. In fact, there are many people with good academic backgrounds in top firms, and there are also quite a few who have connections. Everyone has become accustomed to these things.
“I’m so envious.” He sighed.
“What are you envious of? He only got in after passing the formal written test and interview.” Xie Chengyun walked to the door and turned off the lights in the office. “I’ll go down the elevator with you.”
“Theo, how do you feel about your internship?”
The private room was filled with smoke, and there were hot and exquisite dishes on the round table. Five or six young men sat around the table, some picking up food and some smoking.
“It’s so-so.”
Qi Yanze leaned back in his chair, took a sip of wine, and lazily looked at the person who was talking to him. This dangerous aura and the one sitting in his office this morning looked like two different people.
“What were you thinking? You just came back from the US, and you immediately went to an internship. I thought you took a gap year to start a business with Ray, but you ended up going to a law firm.”
“Besides, you can’t learn anything from a non-litigation internship. There’s endless due diligence, and it’s all capital writing. You can even go to court to eat melons in a lawsuit.”
“Yeah, just look at T14’s JD1Top law school in the US.. Not staying in the US is such a waste.”
“If you have spare money and energy, just study to pursue academic qualifications.” Qi Yanze didn’t care much.
Lin Zifan picked a large piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth. He knew that Qi Yanze had always followed his father’s requirements when he took these paths: “He’s smart and likes to tinker around as he pleases. I was just saying these things to welcome him. My entrepreneurship is nothing.” After he finished speaking, he quickly raised his glass and stood up. “Come on, congratulate your good brother on returning to City A. Now everyone is finally gathered together.”
Except for Lin Zifan, the people who welcomed him tonight were all his good friends from his undergraduate studies in the United States. Lin Zifan met him when he was in an international high school before, and the two of them went to the same university. It happened that many of his good friends in the circle of undergraduates were locals in City A. Because they were all rich and had family businesses, they didn’t go to graduate school. After graduating from undergraduate studies, they all went back to China to play around for a few months.
“There will be more money in foreign-related business in the future.” Qi Yanze lit a cigarette and stood up to clink glasses with others. “I’m not like you guys whose family owned companies.”
“Ask your uncle to send you to a brokerage firm. It’s easier for you to join an investment banking department than to start your own business.”
“Go, go, go away.” Lin Zifan shook his hands and rolled his eyes at the few people in front of him with a grin, “I asked him to start a business with me, and you asked him to go to a brokerage firm? Are you guys trying to destroy my business before it even started?”
“Hahahahaha, don’t let your entrepreneurship delay our university overachievers.”
“He’ll only get rich if he follows me. What do you mean by me delaying him?” Lin Zifan raised his chin.
“Will you go to the club to drink after this?”
“Don’t you have a partner?”
“Let’s play decently and not call for girls.” The other party swallowed, “I know Theo will definitely not go. He always sits among women like a stone.”
“Too noisy.”
Qi Yanze felt like vomiting when he thought about the tacky perfume smell inside. It’s not that he doesn’t like women; he just doesn’t like women in the club.
Lin Zifan was the only one who knew Qi Yanze’s actual purpose and preferences. After the few people finished their glasses and sat down, he touched Qi Yanze and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear, “By the way, how about finding a few men for you to practice with tonight? You take a good look at the differences and start getting used to it.”
Qi Yanze glanced at him, his gaze cold beyond words.
Lin Zifan tactfully changed the subject: “Hey, did you see Xie Chengyun today?”
“I saw him. It’s quite a coincidence that I was assigned to him.”
“Is this really a coincidence?”
“Of course, I only mentioned his name during the interview, but Lawyer Wang must have understood what I meant.” Qi Yanze raised his eyebrows. But when he knew who he was assigned to, he asked his uncle to give Lawyer Wang a call, hinting the other party to take good care of him. So Lawyer Wang naturally put pressure on Xie Chengyun.
Lin Zifan’s eyebrows jumped. He didn’t quite believe what Qi Yanze said. After being friends for so long, he knew that Qi Yanze was an individual whose looks and methods had nothing to do with each other.
“Do you think it’s difficult? I told you that the type of people he dated before were very different from you.”
“We just had some simple contact today. I can’t really tell yet.” Qi Yanze recalled Xie Chengyun’s waist in his mind, “But he looks better in person than in the photo, quite mature and masculine.”
“What? You’re already turning gay?” Lin Zifan began to tease him.
“How is it possible? Even if I’m gay, I won’t like men who are seven years older than me.” Qi Yanze sneered.
“What can you do then? You have to pretend so that others will take the bait.” Lin Zifan glanced at the message on his phone and said casually, “You should also thank Lawyer Xie for being such a high-quality man. Otherwise, if it were another greasy man of the same age, you might not even be able to pretend.”
“That’s right, so I’m in a good mood, and I specially prepared a birthday gift for him to make amends.” Qi Yanze put out the cigarette and shook the wine glass with interest. “I’m looking forward to it. I always feel that the process will be very interesting.”
“How?”
Lin Zifan was just replying to the message, and as soon as he spoke, the young man’s phone suddenly rang. Qi Yanze took it out and saw that Xie Chengyun had accepted his friend request. He also sent a photo of the fountain pen, and the content was a polite thank you.
“Look.” Qi Yanze shook his phone screen at Lin Zifan and then raised the corner of his lip, “Isn’t it starting now?”
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