He is Lovestruck in the Revenge by Gu Nanxi

Chapter 182 - 182 175 Taking by Force Changling Marries into a

Chapter 182: 175: Taking by Force, Changling Marries into a Wealthy Family (Second Update) Chapter 182: 175: Taking by Force, Changling Marries into a Wealthy Family (Second Update) Gu Kaiyun pushed open the bedroom door.

The curtains in the room were drawn, and agarwood incense burned on the table. He walked to the window and pulled it open, only for a sliver of light to sneak in, prompting Xie Shang, who lay in bed, to raise his hand to shield his eyes.

“Don’t open it; it’s blinding,” he said.

Gu Kaiyun let the curtain fall and glanced at the medicine bottles by the bed.

He couldn’t keep prescribing medicine for him at this rate—it wasn’t acceptable.

He went over and extinguished the lit agarwood in the burner. “What incense did you light?”

It must have been burning for a while, the scent of gardenias was strong.

Xie Shang’s hand remained over his eyes; he hadn’t slept. “Chinese honeycomb,” he replied.

Gu Kaiyun had heard of Chinese honeycomb, no wonder he had been smelling the scent of gardenias on Xie Shang lately.

“You didn’t sleep last night?”

Xie Shang did not respond.

Gu Kaiyun sat down in a nearby chair, feather duster in hand, dusting off the incense ash that had settled on the burner. His demeanor was refined, his fingers neatly manicured, and even the trivial items in his grasp seemed as if they were valuable works of art. “I heard from Dongzhou that you’re heading to KE; everything has been arranged. Have you made up your mind?” he asked.

“Mhm.”

As a lawyer, Xie Shang had all the necessary qualifications.

He had served as a legal consultant several times before and had even helped He Dongzhou’s friend deal with international cases. He could start practicing law again whenever he wanted.

“I know you don’t like being a lawyer,” Gu Kaiyun observed.

Xie Shang said, “Whether I like it or not isn’t important.”

Gu Kaiyun knew for whom he was doing this.

Previously, Xie Shang had been indifferent in his pursuits, too smooth sailing, thus nothing could truly bind him. Raised in the Xie Family, he developed a rebellious streak, and no one could control him.

Now, the ever-burning Daydream Fragrance in the burner was evidence, evidence of his surrender to someone else.

“You’re acting so unlike yourself; it’s disconcerting,” Gu Kaiyun said, as he tidied up the incense tools on the table. “I used to think you weren’t this kind of person.”

Shang would remain an eagle soaring

up, deciding not to sleep anymore. “With someone like you resorting to forceful methods, no one should

Indeed.

person, Xie Shang was, and so was he himself—all too persistent once they set their minds on something, willing to break through walls, and preferring to lose an arm rather than

asked, “How does it feel to take

of regret,” Gu Kaiyun

Kaiyun was truly a

Gu Family patriarch, he was gentle and elegant, cool and restrained, pure as ice and snow, with a discipline that matched that of

“How so?”

Kaiyun spoke the truth,

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joined the KE headquarters, in the

his two elder cousins. The partners’ meeting was the highest authority in KE law firm, and although the law firm was not a company, the founders’ grandsons still had no green light. Xie Shang had rarely dealt with cases in recent years, and had been a consultant several times. He did not meet the requirement of practicing for over five years and hadn’t generated revenue yet, so he could not

all were salaried lawyers,

Outsiders jokingly said that it was not without reason that KE was called the Xie Family law firm. The founder and the chairman of the Management Committee were from the Xie Family. For generations, the Xie Family had been involved in legal work, possessing top-level connections. A large part of KE’s cases came from the Xie Family’s resources and the goodwill built up over generations.

cases, not as a defense

Committee and a close friend and classmate of Xie

Zhongyu said, with a hint of jest in his voice, “your family’s

Shang’s involvement in those two cases had resulted in revenue hitting eight figures. The timing was impeccable; it was no coincidence that a change of lawyer happened as soon as

Shang was involved in KE, he had

not so surprised. “He’s my son; he takes after me,”

you afraid

the Management Committee, and his influence in the law firm remained substantial. He seemed to favor his grandson over his son, otherwise he wouldn’t have brought him along to every important event to ensure that the

Su Family’s involvement, if it really came down to a fight between father and son, it’s not certain that the

can do it, then that’s his capability,” replied Xie

for position, Xie Liangjiang wouldn’t have said such a thing, but after all, it was his son, and his heart still held a protective instinct. Kong Zhongyu didn’t pursue the matter further, as it was the Xie Family’s

closing the door behind

his cup with tea. Song Jin had long been capable of handling cases independently, but in terms of position, he was Xie Liangjiang’s assistant lawyer: “Aren’t you

Xie Liangjiang didn’t respond.

Song Jin

annoyed, his gaze sharp behind his

criticize, but not everyone else was entitled to do

Saturday.

Flower Chamber Hall, and kept him for lunch. Xie Liangjiang wasn’t around, nor was Xie Jiwen, who had taken his wife and kids out, leaving just the

you adjusting

down his chopsticks to

“It’s okay.”

you don’t want to ask your father, you can go to your

Jingxian’s cousin was also in the legal profession, with some being lawyers and others working in the Prosecutor’s Office