The Rose Code

[A story set in the legal world, featuring a heroine's growth and primarily cases involving women]

Word has it that Xiao Rang, a big shot at a top-tier law firm, has never lost a case. He's cold and hard-nosed, shows no mercy, and won't even let his personal assistant become a trainee lawyer.

The assistant tried everything to get her way, but still couldn't get a chance, so she had no choice but to leave.

Everyone urged Xiao Rang: "That's enough. The young woman came all the way to Beijing to make it on her own. Don't be so ruthless."

Xiao Rang took a lazy drag from his cigarette. "She was the one who dumped me. How is that me being ruthless?"

Everyone said, "You must have been too cold. She couldn't take it and ran off."

Xiao Rang crushed out his cigarette, remembering that night in London, when his assistant nestled in his arms like a homeless kitten, snuggling close and whispering softly, "Lawyer Xiao, I'm cold. Hold me."

That night, he wanted to tear out his heart and give it to her. What was one trainee lawyer position by comparison?

Three years later, at a Lin family banquet.

His former assistant was on a blind date with the Lin family's heir. Xiao Rang was an honored guest.

Watching her smile sweetly at another man, he gritted his teeth but couldn't hold back. In front of the entire Lin family, he walked into her room and pinned her against the door. Fighting to keep his composure, he asked, "You like that bookworm? Hmm?"