Qin Yu arrived near the main entrance of the hospital and saw Zhang Jingdong from afar.
At that time, Zhang Jingdong also saw Qin Yu and took a few steps forward: "There’s a tea restaurant across the street, shall we make do?"
Qin Yu was hesitant about whether to postpone their conversation to tomorrow since it was already almost 8 o’clock and rather late.
But upon hearing Zhang Jingdong’s suggestion and thinking of her favorite egg tarts available at the tea restaurant at this time, she pretended to consider for a moment and then nodded: "Alright."
The two walked out of the hospital entrance side by side, maintaining a distance of nearly half a meter.
Long Yue followed about three meters behind them.
Apart from the initial conversation, they said no more to each other.
Qin Yu didn’t want to engage in idle talk with Zhang Jingdong, while Zhang Jingdong knew that with Qin Yu, a woman both cold and proud, the thick-skinned ruffian approach would be futile and only increase her disgust towards him.
So, he had to play it cool and be colder and prouder than her, ultimately triumphing over her with sheer force.
After crossing the street and walking about 100 meters, the tea restaurant mentioned by Zhang Jingdong came into view, located opposite the Hang City dumpling shop they had visited before.
Just then, a black Audi A6 and a red Accord stopped in front of them, one after the other.
Then, two men and a woman got out of the black Audi A6.
The leader was tall, wearing glasses, strikingly resembling Secretary Wang from "Frenzy".
"Lawyer Qin, hello, I am the secretary to Mr. Zhao of Longfa Real Estate, my surname is Gao."
Qin Yu seemed to know their purpose, showing displeasure: "Sorry, I don’t have time right now, if you have business, you can come to the law firm tomorrow."
Secretary Gao smiled: "Some matters are really not suitable to discuss in the law firm, but don’t worry, what I have to say is simple, and if you cooperate, it will only take a few minutes."
"This is it: Mr. Zhao asked me to convey a message, as long as you are willing to give up representing this lawsuit, you can name your price, we will not bargain!"
Qin Yu shook her head: "Since you are so generous, why not wait until after the lawsuit ends and use the money to compensate the homeowners who have had issues?"
"Lawyer Qin, you are a smart person, I won’t beat around the bush: even though there aren’t many of them and they aren’t asking for much, if we lose this lawsuit, Longfa Group’s reputation will take a hit, and our business activities in many areas will suffer in the future, which we cannot afford!"
Qin Yu responded in a delicate voice: "But you’ve encountered a problem and refuse to resolve it, allowing small problems to accumulate—won’t that be even worse for your group in the future?"
"And those homeowners scrimped and saved to buy your apartments, but due to your errors now they can’t go home—do you think they can bear such difficulties?"
At this point, Secretary Gao took off his glasses, wiped them, then put them back on, his previously humble look in his eyes seemingly turning sinister.
"Lawyer Qin, how old are you? You’re not over 30, right?"
"What do you mean by that?"
"You are too young, and I really can’t understand how you could be the best lawyer in your firm; it’s simply a miracle!"
"To tell you the truth, I’ve met many lawyers before, and they all play by the book, supporting both plaintiffs and defendants, why don’t you get it?"
Qin Yu’s eyes sharpened: "In the eyes of the despicable, everyone in the world is despicable, but I must tell you, justice is always the main theme of this world, and people like you and your company, if you continue to operate with your current logic, definitely won’t get far!"
Secretary Gao sneered: "But haven’t you heard another famous saying, ’Villainy is the villain’s pass, nobility is the noble’s epitaph’?"
At that moment, an ironic voice chimed in: "And another classic saying, ’All villainy is futile before absolute power!’"
Hearing this, Secretary Gao turned his head and looked at Zhang Jingdong for the first time, scoffing: "Wow, you’re young but sure talk big!"
"And Lawyer Qin, surprising you not only look pretty and are capable, but you also like cradle-snatching, tsk tsk, impressive!"
Before Qin Yu could get angry, Zhang Jingdong retorted directly: "Enough, stop pretending here, with your sissy demeanor, you probably like things with 18-year-old boys, huh?"
"And no matter what, you are just your boss’s dog, you might bark when your owner is around, but when he’s not, you better behave, if you offend someone you shouldn’t, even your owner might not be able to protect you!"
Secretary Gao was already angry at the first half of the statement, and upon hearing the latter half, he exploded as if his tail had been stepped on: "You... I think you’re asking for trouble..."
Zhang Jingdong replied tit-for-tat: "If you dare say another word, do you believe I can make sure you can’t speak for the next half year?"
Over the years, Secretary Gao had seen many tough figures along with his boss, but as he looked into Zhang Jingdong’s eyes now, he suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.
So, he forcefully held back.
But then he glanced at the nearby red Accord and quickly regained his cockiness, turning to Qin Yu: "Lawyer Qin, I’ll ask you one last time, will you name your price?"