Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

After the holiday, Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran were both pretty busy.

Because Kang Hui had been looking after her, Luo Yanran's work, though busy, went smoothly.

At first, Kang Hui had taken an interest in Luo Yanran without knowing she had a boyfriend, which made the atmosphere a bit awkward between them.

But later, Kang Hui saw that the young couple was really in love, so he honestly stepped back into the role of an elder brother.

That day at noon, they had just met with their client, involved in a wage claim case.

It was quite troublesome, and the evidence was not particularly sufficient.

The law firm had specific quotas each year to help some special groups that were living in difficult conditions but needed help.

They did this as a charity, free of charge.

Their client that day was a particularly special impoverished family, with both parents disabled and a child around four or five years old.

The couple had worked in the kitchen of a restaurant, and after the unscrupulous owner had withheld their six months' wages, he found a reason to fire them without even paying the owed wages.

Guided secretly by their coworkers, they found Luo Yanran's law firm.

It just so happened to be picked up by Kang Hui and Luo Yanran.

At the moment, the two were eating fast food in a fast-food restaurant, discussing the progress of the case, the related evidence...

While they were talking, they heard a commotion outside.

This area was considered the old city district, where the sense of life was quite intense.

The people were also complex; a very famous villa area in the city was built right here, and it was said that the people inside were either rich or noble.

But there were also some old communities around here, mostly inhabited by out-of-towners who rented homes.

So it was a complex place.

There was an argument at the entrance.

When Luo Yanran looked outside, she saw that quite a few people had already gathered around to watch the excitement.

Kang Hui also looked over and put down his chopsticks, "Alright, we're full, shall we go check out that restaurant?"

Luo Yanran's appetite was small to begin with, and she had already eaten her fill; she was just waiting for Kang Hui.

Upon hearing this, she nodded, "Okay, let's go."

As the two were leaving, they overheard someone whispering, "They're arguing? How come that man is getting physical?"

"I don't know if they're a couple, but that girl is pretty good-looking…"

"No, it seems that girl is here to claim her wages…"

Luo Yanran and Kang Hui both followed the onlookers' talk and looked towards the squabbling man and woman.

The woman's back made Luo Yanran involuntarily frown; it was Zhou Mianmian.

At that moment, the woman was being grabbed by the man, still cursing, "Do you have no conscience? So many of us worked for you, and you're not going to pay us a single penny, is that it?"

Kang Hui frowned at the man, "That's the restaurant's owner!"

Luo Yanran walked over, "I know that woman!"

The man was still cursing, "What's wrong with deducting money for mistakes? And you're causing trouble every day at the entrance, huh? Damn it, I won't beat you up!"

"Wait! We've already called the police!" Kang Hui came forward with Luo Yanran.

He grabbed the man's wrist.

Hearing about the police, the man sneered, "Is calling the police of any use? Go ahead and call the police!"

Zhou Mianmian was originally full of anger; bullies like him were pointless to talk to.

There were plenty of onlookers, but nobody wanted to get involved in trouble.

So when she heard the voice, she was startled for a moment, then looked up to see Luo Yanran in her professional attire.

Luo Yanran was staring at her, and seeing that Kang Hui had already grabbed the man's wrist, she reached out to pull away Zhou Mianmian's hand that the man had grabbed.

The man sized them up, "Who are you guys?"

"Ah, what a coincidence, we were just looking for you, Boss Zhou, we are the lawyers hired by Mr. and Mrs. Cheng Jun..."

Zhou Mianmian kept her head down, realizing that Luo Yanran had become a lawyer, looking sharp and carrying an air of professionalism, a stark contrast to her own appearance.

She withdrew her hand from Luo Yanran's.

Luo Yanran noticed her face was swollen as well and couldn't help frowning, "Did he hit you?"

Zhou Mianmian grunted, "A good-for-nothing thug, always resorts to violence."

Luo Yanran sighed.

Kang Hui was having no success in communicating with this shameless Boss Zhou either.

The man even arrogantly left them with the words, "Sue me if you dare!"

Then he shrugged off Kang Hui's hand and walked away.

Luo Yanran, still young, was infuriated by the thug's attitude.

But Kang Hui remained calm.

He turned his gaze from Zhou Mianmian to Luo Yanran, "You know each other? Want to take your friend to get treated?"

"I know her."

"I don't."

The two of them spoke simultaneously.

Luo Yanran glanced at Zhou Mianmian, who had denied their acquaintance, and calmly told Kang Hui, "She was my junior in high school."

Zhou Mianmian was somewhat slow to react; she thought that, given the grudges between her and Luo Yanran and her own disheveled state, the other party would not want to admit knowing her.

After all, if it were her, she probably wouldn't have offered help today, let alone admit to knowing her.

It then dawned on her that Luo Yanran had always been different from her.

Zhou Mianmian seemed to see Luo Yanran squatting in front of the stray cats, smiling as she watched the cats eat from the cans.

Later, after Luo Yanran had left, she too went over, but those ungrateful cats hissed at her and even scratched her.

In the end, that cat died...

You see, the difference between people is just so evident.

At this moment, Zhou Mianmian silently watched Luo Yanran speaking with Kang Hui.

She had encountered too many things over the years, and now she harbored no hostility or jealousy towards Luo Yanran.

As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow," and that couldn't be more accurate.

Perhaps her grandmother disliked her because she could see her nature was bad at its core...

After explaining to Kang Hui that Zhou Mianmian was a high school classmate, Luo Yanran turned to Zhou Mianmian and said, "Would you like to sit down at that café over there? You're here to collect wages as well, right? We just happen to be working on a case to get Boss Zhou to pay up."

Zhou Mianmian stared at Luo Yanran, whose eyes were bright and steady, facing her squarely without any evasion.

It was as if there had never been any entanglement between them, just like ordinary schoolmates.

In the end, Zhou Mianmian nodded, "Alright, the couple you just mentioned, Mr. and Mrs. Cheng, I know them, they're a disabled couple, aren't they? I used to help out in the kitchen, doing odd jobs and washing dishes and utensils."

Kang Hui smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's them. Do you want to get that injury treated first?"

He hesitated, looking at the wound on Zhou Mianmian's face, which was swollen.

But Zhou Mianmian said indifferently, "It's nothing, it'll heal in a couple of days."

Her attitude was very natural, as if she was already accustomed to it.

Luo Yanran thought of what Xie Xiao had told her before, that not long ago, she had encountered Yan Shi in City B.