vncnus Chapter 954: The Lover of the Lawyer Fei
Chapter 954: The Lover of the Lawyer Fei
At noon, Fei Law Firm.
The afternoon sun shines through the blinds, casting mottled shadows on Kisaki Eri's neat desk.
Having just finished a morning of intense and brain-intensive trial preparation, she took off her gold-rimmed glasses with a slightly tired look, rubbed her slightly sore brows with her fingertips, leaned back in her office chair, and briefly cleared her mind.
Outside the office, he could faintly hear his apprentice, Midori Kuriyama, complaining. The voice was not loud, but it was particularly clear in the quiet afternoon:
"Alas... I have to spend another Valentine's Day alone... I don't even feel like giving out the giri chocolates I made... I really wish there was someone I could give my natal chocolate to..."
Valentine's Day...
Kisaki Eri was slightly stunned, and then she suddenly remembered that today was a special day.
When was the last time you made chocolate yourself?
The memory seems to be covered with a thin layer of dust, which needs to be wiped away with great effort.
It seems like it was a long time ago, when I hadn't separated from that bastard Mouri Kogoro yet.
She remembered that she had a rare impulse at the time, perhaps because she had watched a romantic movie, or perhaps she simply wanted to try it out. In any case, she had carefully prepared one, but ended up being ridiculed by that unromantic guy:
"Is this something human food? It's even drier than the statement you made in court, Attorney Fei!"
She hasn't touched a chocolate mold since then.
Now that she is older, her status is different. She is the most respected queen of the legal world in Dongdu. Calmness, rationality and professionalism are her hallmarks.
Naturally, I will no longer be like those young girls in love, fiddling with those sweet things that symbolize childish love with a nervous and expectant mood.
The charm of mature women does not lie in this.
However...
However, a handsome face with a lazy smile flashed through her mind clearly and at an inappropriate time - Hanyu Kusunoki.
That boy...
The guy who is nominally his son-in-law but actually makes the relationship complicated, ambiguous and tangled.
They are obviously elders and younger generations who should keep their distance, but now, after experiencing so many embarrassing, ambiguous, even thrilling and inexplicably reassuring things together, their relationship is no longer something that can be explained and constrained by a simple "mother-in-law and son-in-law" identity.
Kisaki Eri felt her cheeks getting slightly hot, and she subconsciously used her hands to cool her face, trying to dispel these inappropriate thoughts.
Kisaki Eri, wake up, what nonsense are you thinking about!
You are so much older than him, a whole generation!
You are Xiaolan's mother and his elder!
Where is your calmness and rationality in court? !
She warned herself sternly in her heart, trying to force the figure with the evil smile out of her mind.
Then he took a deep breath, as if to absorb enough calmness, put on his glasses again, picked up a new case file, and forced himself to focus all his attention on those boring but safe legal provisions.
Work, only work can keep her calm and rational.
The office fell silent, leaving only the sound of papers turning and pens scratching, as if the emotional fluctuations of the moment had never happened.
About ten minutes passed.
The office door was gently opened and closed.
Kuriyama Midori, who was slacking off on social media and enviously watching others show off their chocolate harvests, raised his head and looked at his master standing in front of his desk with some surprise.
Kisaki Eri's expression remained as calm and professional as usual, as if she had just gone to pour a glass of water, but the careful Kuriyama Midori noticed that her master's eyes seemed a little vague and unfocused, and her right hand fingers were unconsciously curling a strand of falling hair - this was a small movement when she was thinking about a difficult problem or was a little nervous.
"Kuriyama."
She spoke, her voice sounding no different than when she usually discussed cases, even steadier. "How do you young people usually make Valentine's Day chocolates? Are there any... popular methods or special practices?"
"what?"
Kuriyama Midori was stunned for a moment, unable to react, and almost thought he was hallucinating. "Master... why are you asking this?"
Her eyes suddenly widened, her gossipy spirit instantly ignited, and her body unconsciously leaned forward. "You...you don't want to make chocolates? Who are they for? Is there any...secret progress?"
Master Bingshan actually took the initiative to ask about the recipe for Valentine's Day chocolate?
This is the biggest news of the year, even more bizarre than the sun rising from the west. Is the iron tree really going to bloom?
Kisaki Eri seemed a little embarrassed by the question. She gently pushed her glasses up and coughed dryly to cover it up. "Ahem... nothing, I just happened to see a dessert ad and asked casually to understand what young people like nowadays. It will help communicate with young customers."
This reason...sounds very much like Hibiki Eri's, professional and pragmatic, but it also has a sense of being far-fetched.
Kuriyama Midori was skeptical and said in a long tone: "Oh? Just to get to know you..."
But she couldn't contain her excitement and enthusiastically began to share, "It's actually very simple! Just melt the chocolate, add your favorite toppings like nuts or dried fruit, then pour it into the mold and let it cool! But to make it look good and taste good, it does require some skills... Master, are you really just looking for 'understanding'?"
In the end, she couldn't help but confirm it again, her eyes full of inquiry, "I understand."
Hibiki Eri avoided her apprentice's gaze, turned and walked towards the tea room, her tone as calm as possible: "Okay, I understand. Okay, you go ahead and do your work. I'll make some coffee."
Looking at his master's somewhat hurried back, Kuriyama Midori touched his chin, a knowing, sly smile on his face.
"Just to understand market trends... that's weird~"
She muttered quietly, in a good mood.
It seems that the calm, self-controlled and rational Queen of Law is not completely immune to the sweet atmosphere of Valentine's Day.
I just wonder, which lucky person (or "unlucky person"? After all, the master's cooking skills...hmm...) will be lucky enough to receive the chocolates made by Lawyer Fei as an exception?
Wouldn't it be necessary to prepare an antidote or call an ambulance in advance after eating this chocolate?
Kuriyama Midori has already begun to imagine all kinds of possibilities
And the option of Kogoro Mori was ruled out immediately.
As the assistant who thinks she knows her master's love life best, she doesn't think that Fei Yingli will suddenly change her mind and give chocolates to her husband who has been separated for many years.
But, it was precisely because it couldn't be given to Kogoro Mouri that she was more interested in it.
There must be something shocking behind this!