Overdue by Late Spring

To help a close friend, Tao Xiwei went to great lengths and finally managed to get in touch with Zhong Yu, a renowned top-tier lawyer.

At the time, she had just graduated with her master's degree. Without the halo of being her university's campus beauty, she was just a junior intern at a law firm.

Her first meeting with Zhong Yu went badly.

The lines of his features were as sharp as the collar of his silver-gray shirt. His phoenix eyes were deep and cold as he glanced at her like she was a speck of dust. "So you went to all this trouble just to get my contact information?"

Tao Xiwei was so furious her heart knotted up. If she hadn't been friends with her closest friend for ten years, she would never have set foot in that office again.

This time, she cast aside her distractions and focused on the result. No matter how cutting Zhong Yu's remarks were, she didn't talk back.

She played sweet and obedient convincingly, meeting his hard edge with softness. Her doe eyes looked timid and tender.

At last, Zhong Yu relented. Gradually, he began replying to her late-night messages instantly, and even started sending a few emojis.

But then her friend suddenly no longer needed her help.

Overjoyed, Tao Xiwei quit on the spot. She left a chilly farewell message and deleted him without a second thought.

A month later, a big shot suddenly appeared at the fledgling law firm.

On the day the big shot arrived, it was the first time Tao Xiwei had seen all the partners lined up respectfully at the firm entrance to greet someone, their ties neater than Conan's.

Yet the big shot with the cool, composed features ignored everyone else and stared only at her.

"Lawyer Tao must be very busy, if she can accidentally delete even a business partner from WeChat."

A lyric kept running through Tao Xiwei's mind: I won't ever again, ever again, make myself suffer for even one second.

She retorted in a chilly voice, "So you went to all this trouble just to see me again?"

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Stubborn but soft-hearted x cold on the outside, pure-hearted within

A light, sweet romance =w=

The legal knowledge mentioned in this story is based on information found online. Professionals are welcome to correct any errors. Thank you in advance =w=

The line in the blurb, "I won't ever again, ever again, make myself suffer for even one second," is from Mayday's song "Leaving the Surface of the Earth."

Theme: Become a better version of yourself for love