"Your examination results are all normal." As soon as the doctor finished speaking, 60-year-old Lin Xuemei suddenly broke down and cried in the consulting room. This strong woman, who had been awarded the title of "National Outstanding Legal Aid Lawyer", burst into tears like a helpless child.
Thirty years ago, she came out of a small mountain village in the north. With only a kerosene lamp and borrowed textbooks, she obtained the lawyer qualification from a private teacher. During her more than ten years at the Legal Aid Center, she fought for justice for countless disadvantaged groups. The banners and certificates hanging on the wall were her proudest medals.
However, career success cannot cover up the brokenness of life. Her husband had an affair and divorced because he didn't understand her work, and her son was far away in a foreign country. After retiring, she came to a court in the south to serve as a special mediator. Her mediation success rate was the best every month, but she was jealous and excluded by her colleagues. Those vicious rumors - "mental illness", "air conditioning", "can't afford clothes" - pierced her heart like knives.
When the hospital examination proved that she was in good health, years of grievances finally broke out. After wiping away her tears, she made a decision: to return to the profession and open her own law firm. This time, she not only had to defend the client, but also her own life. Those who have hurt her will eventually pay the price for their actions on the scale of the law.
This is a story about dignity, justice and rebirth. The legend written by an ordinary woman in half her life proves that in this world, kindness may be injured, but it will never be defeated.
