Ms.CEO Falls in Love with Aloof Professor
Chapter 100 - 100 98 Are You Lecturing Me

Chapter 100: Chapter 98: Are You Lecturing Me? Chapter 100: Chapter 98: Are You Lecturing Me? Such words sound hollow and insincere.

Is Professor Sheng teaching students a lesson, including educating his own assistant on the side?

Lu Jingyan couldn’t help but stare at the assistant sitting next to him for a while, “Are you lecturing me?”

The assistant laughed, “Not at all, I wouldn’t dare.”

After a couple of seconds, the assistant added, “The reason might seem distant, but that’s for others. For Professor Sheng, he has always acted in this way.”

“I asked him why once when he had been drinking a bit, which probably made him more relaxed. He shared a few words with me, saying that he wasn’t trying to make himself look great or a good person; he just wanted to give some hope to those who are in the most despairing and darkest situations, who feel that the whole world has abandoned them.”

As the assistant spoke, he seemed to think of something and suddenly asked, “Miss Lu, what do you think of lawyers?”

Lu Jingyan was startled by the question, “Eh?”

“In your eyes, are we lawyers all the kind who only see money, willing to argue black into white as long as the price is right?”

“Uh?”

Lu Jingyan thought, how could she respond to that? After all, there are quite a few lawyers like that, just like the legal affairs in her company, who also look at money.

However, she also doesn’t think there’s anything wrong with looking at money. For many people, being a lawyer is a job, and a job needs to look at income.

The assistant smiled and didn’t pressure Lu Jingyan to answer his previous question. He continued, “Our profession actually hasn’t had a very good reputation in recent years. Take our law firm’s Zhang, for instance. When he goes on a blind date and they find out he’s a lawyer, they refuse to meet him. In reality, many people looking for a partner don’t want to marry a lawyer, feeling that lawyers know the law too well and are calculative. Marrying a lawyer is like marrying a time bomb, never knowing when you might get played. It actually happens, like last year. Our firm handled a divorce case where the husband was a lawyer. He put all his money into buying insurance for his mother. When it came to dividing the property, no penny from the insurance could be touched.”

“Lawyers, this industry, has good income and attracts many entrants, and with many comes diversity, indeed having many unscrupulous lawyers. They use the media and public opinion to pressure the judiciary, twisting facts and altering outcomes.”

“We’ve really had a lot of these public opinion cases in recent years. A person commits a crime, and before tracing the reasons, the internet began condemning him. But actually, many things are not as simple as everyone thinks. For example, a murder from a couple of years ago, where a little girl was brutally killed. Everyone online agreed that the suspect should be sentenced to death, but do you know the background investigation revealed? Ten years ago, the suspect’s father died in an accident while working on the little girl’s father’s construction site. The girl’s father dodged responsibility and didn’t pay compensation. Often, it’s too easy for people to get swept along. You think a person is extremely evil, but they may not be to that extreme. Similarly, you think someone is very innocent might not be as innocent as you believe. Everyone is human; how could there be so many thoroughly bad people?”

“So, the thing Professor Sheng hates most is these lawyers who fight with public opinion. He told us in a meeting before. A true lawyer should stand upright in the courtroom, defending based on evidence and facts, not by leveraging public opinion.”

“Do you know what the creed of our law firm is, set by Professor Sheng? Swear to defend the dignity of the law, exonerate the innocent, and convinces the guilty.”

“…”

The court session began, and the assistant finally stopped his incessant chatter.

The plaintiff claimed that the defendant had stolen, but Sheng Xian argued that the plaintiff had a duty to support the defendant.

“After the age of thirteen, our client raised the plaintiff, and although there’s no blood relation, there is a nurturing relationship, so the plaintiff has a duty of support…”

The case progressed smoothly, and Sheng Xian successfully helped the elderly obtain support money.

As the assistant put it, this was never a very complex case; it was just the plaintiff bullying a poor, helpless, lonely elderly person.

After the trial ended, Sheng Xian chatted briefly with the judge, then was surrounded by the elderly person.

The elderly person, trembling, took out a plastic bag from his pocket, continually bowing and thanking Sheng Xian as he unwrapped it.

The plastic bag contained money, the kind of small change.

Fifty cents, one yuan, five yuan, ten yuan types.

The old man kept stuffing money into Sheng Xian’s hand.

Sheng Xian refused to accept it, instead taking out his wallet and handing the old man some money.

The 73-year-old, seriously hunchbacked, bent his waist with effort and quietly wiped the corner of his eye with his hand.

For someone of his age and condition, with a serious illness and not many days left, money wasn’t important anymore. Instead, the little bit of justice that Sheng Xian had fought for was what he truly desired.

Sheng Xian gently patted the old man’s back twice and helped him to the roadside to hail a vehicle.

Before the old man got into the car, his unsteady legs attempted to kneel down to Sheng Xian, but Sheng Xian stopped him.

Lu Jingyan stood not far behind, watching Sheng Xian talk with the old man.

His face still showed little emotion, but Lu Jingyan felt that at this moment, Sheng Xian seemed gentler than ever before.

He appeared radiant, as if glowing.

Sheng Xian watched the vehicle carrying the old man drive away before turning to walk towards Lu Jingyan.

Approaching against the setting sun, the sunlight outlined a golden halo around him.

Looking at the approaching Sheng Xian, Lu Jingyan suddenly smiled.

She had always thought Sheng Xian was handsome, the handsomest man she had ever seen.

Only today did she discover that he had an even more handsome side.

As he drew near, Sheng Xian asked softly, “What are you smiling about?”

“Ah,” Lu Jingyan smiled again, then began speaking slowly.

…about how incredibly handsome you are.

Before she could say the words, a harsh horn blared, mixed with the shouts of an assistant: “Be careful!!!”

Lu Jingyan turned, seeing a gaunt man with a ferocious expression, carrying a small knife and charging towards where she and Sheng Xian were standing.

The incident happened very suddenly.

By the time Lu Jingyan realized what was happening, she had already been pulled behind Sheng Xian.

Sheng Xian covered her completely; she couldn’t see what was happening.

The assistant had already run over from the car and grabbed the man.

The court’s security also rushed over.

Seeing that the man was subdued, Sheng Xian turned and asked, “Are you okay?”

Lu Jingyan shook her head, about to speak, when she saw the blood on Sheng Xian’s left hand.