I Have 10 Trillion Dollars only Usable For Simping
Chapter 1030: The Unbearable Weight of 728

Chapter 1030: The Unbearable Weight of 728

Not all landlords are cold and heartless.

After Fang Qing expressed her intention to resign and leave Capital City, even though she hadn’t reached the agreed time in the contract, the landlord sister still took the initiative to return the deposit.

After all, she is a native of Capital City, not lacking money, and she quite admired Fang Qing’s character.

This landlord sister even joked once, if only her son wasn’t just in high school, she would really want Fang Qing to be her daughter-in-law.

No matter where she would develop in the future, at least for now, Fang Qing indeed didn’t want to stay in Capital City, so before leaving, she treated her colleagues at the law firm to a farewell dinner.

Although the ending might not be quite perfect, Tianhe Law Firm was indeed her first stop after leaving campus, where she passed through the adaptation period from campus to society and which also enlightened her on her career.

During this not-so-long phase of life, her fellow lawyers at the firm had given her a lot of support.

"Xiao Fang, I thought you were just on leave."

A female lawyer specializing in criminal cases changed her typically stern courtroom demeanor to one of reluctance, "Why so sudden? There was no sign of this at all."

At this, the rest of the legal elite chimed in agreement.

"Yes, Fang Qing, think it over carefully, you’re doing so well at Tianhe, if you go somewhere else, are you sure you can adapt as well as you have here?"

Adapt?

This place is a wolf’s den.

If she stayed any longer, not to mention fighting for justice for others, Fang Qing feared she wouldn’t even be able to protect herself.

Tong Dan, who had specially taken a short leave, sat beside her, of course, these thoughts she kept to herself.

After a few days, she had gradually adjusted her mindset, since there was no helping it, it seemed better to make fewer troubles than more.

At times like this, perhaps she should think more about the old saying often recited by the older generation.

A loss is a blessing.

"My resignation letter has been submitted, and the HR department has already approved it. Even if I wanted to go back, would the firm even take me back?"

"Don’t worry about that problem, as long as you’re willing to come back, I’ll call Manager Liu personally, a set of cosmetics will sort it out."

A male lawyer said with certainty.

"Manager Liu is easy to deal with, but what about Lawyer Ding, how will you resolve that?"

Lawyer Fan, known as the Iron Lady, glanced sidelong.

Everyone present was high in IQ, and since Fang Qing’s resignation had been successful and HR approved it, it meant it must have had Lawyer Ding’s consent.

"That..."

The confident male lawyer suddenly fell silent.

"Fang Qing, you’re Lawyer Ding’s prized student, how could he let you go?"

This was not just one person’s confusion.

Almost everyone at the table felt puzzled.

Of course.

Except for Tong Dan.

"Maybe Ding... Lawyer is worried that Fang Qing is too outstanding and that one day her light will overshadow his, so he’s taking precautions to avoid future problems."

Trying to help her good sister out of the awkward situation, Tong Dan suppressed her resentment and said with an elegant smile.

"Tsks..."

Everyone paused briefly, then burst into laughter as if on cue.

"Don’t say it, honestly, that might actually be possible."

Some nodded in agreement, laughing at the joke, since Lawyer Ding was not there, it was harmless fun.

"If I were truly worried about ’the blue [coming] out bluer than the indigo,’ I would keep Fang Qing firmly by my side and never let go, otherwise wouldn’t that be letting the tiger back into the mountains?"

The laughter grew louder.

People have many facets.

These elite lawyers who were expressionless in the courtroom seemed to have quite the sense of humor in private.

"By the way, Xiao Fang, you couldn’t even invite Lawyer Ding?"

Lawyer Fan asked.

Indeed.

Fang Qing had invited everyone she was relatively close to in the firm, but the one person who was absent was her "mentor" and boss.

It didn’t make sense.

However, Lawyer Fan’s wording seemed a bit off.

Only Fang Qing and Tong Dan knew that Ding He hadn’t been on the invite list at all, which was something that should have been asked long before.

And what did "couldn’t even invite" mean?

Tong Dan looked at Fang Qing, about to speak for her when Fang Qing had already said, "I didn’t notify Lawyer Ding."

Everyone exchanged glances, taken aback.

After all, Lawyer Ding was Fang Qing’s mentor; his care for her was evident to the whole law firm, and everyone roughly understood Fang Qing’s character—she wasn’t the kind to burn bridges or be ungrateful.

Otherwise, where did this dinner come from?

They had seen her be so gracious even to them, let alone to Lawyer Ding.

"Fang Qing probably felt that Lawyer Ding was too busy with his affairs to be disturbed."

Tong Dan helped to explain, as there wasn’t enough time to think it through, so she came up with a hasty excuse.

Such a flimsy excuse might not even fool an ordinary person, let alone a group of highly intelligent elite lawyers, but oddly enough, it seemed Tong Dan had accidentally hit the mark.

"Recently, it seems Lawyer Ding has been busy with something; I haven’t seen him for two days, have you?"

"No, I haven’t seen him either."

"Could he be out on a case?"

"That’s impossible. Lawyer Ding has been preparing for an international case recently, one involving a company from Germany, and he told me to be ready to go abroad with him at any time. He shouldn’t have taken any new cases."

"Could something have happened at home? If it wasn’t some problem, Lawyer Ding wouldn’t be away from the firm for so long. He’s also been leaving early recently; when has he ever not been the last to leave?"

...

A wave of speculation arose.

Unintentional words may strike a chord in listeners.

Tong Dan’s ears twitched, and she consciously glanced at Fang Qing.