25_Too Cruel to be True

Mu Lihai got ready from Li Yao's house. Earlier, he had phoned Zhu Kang to arrange someone to send him his attire for the day. Zhu Kang never stopped pestering him and teasing him for staying over at his girlfriend's place. He had threatened the guy to stop teasing him lest he would deduct his pay.

When he was almost ready, Li Yao stepped outside from her bedroom looking beautiful and pretty as always. She even looked more daring in her formal dress and blazer. He couldn't take his eyes off her.

Li Yao saw him staring at her and she chuckled. She was now becoming more accustomed to having him stare at her with that soul-sucking gaze. His eyes were the most colorful when he was looking at her yet as deep as the never ending ocean.

"What? Like what you see?" she teased him.

"Yep, like it so much." he countered with a slight smirk plastered on his face. Her face instantly turned into a shade of pink. Then she took steps to walk to Mu Lihai.

"Let me." she took the tie from his hand and swiftly did his tie carefully. After it was done, she tiptoed and patted him on the head. Their difference in height was prominent.

"Done. Now you're ready for the day." she smiled at him and he surprised her with a kiss on the lips.

"Thank you." he said. Now his today would be brighter than any other day in his life.

After getting ready, Mu Lihai sent Li Yao to HL firm and as always, he dropped her somewhere far from the building to avoid gossips. He knew she didn't like getting attention. Even though she was already quite famous in HL firm as a rising star in the field.

After he saw that she had gotten inside the building safely, he looked back to the road in front of him. He sighed as the memory of her mother surrounded him. He knew it might just be a coincidence. There was no way that the same woman he hit with his car would turn out to be Li Yao's mother, right? That was too cruel to be true.

Mu Lihai decided to just wait for Zhu Kang's report in several days time. For now, nothing would change between him and Li Yao. He loved her the same and she loved him too.

*

When Li Yao got to her office, she saw Head Attorney Wang coming towards her direction. It seemed like he needed something from her.

"What can I help you with, Head Attorney Wang?" she greeted him.

"No.. nothing. I just want to hand over one of my cases to you. Would you like to discuss this with me?" he said while he tried to cover up something within himself.

It looked as if he was slightly irritated by something but Li Yao thought that he just had a bad day so she didn't ask.

When she got inside his office room, he gestured for her to sit.

"Would you like coffee?" he asked Li Yao and she shook her head, declining his offer.

"So you want to hand over the case you're handling to me. May I know why?" Li Yao straightly got into the business.

"I have so many things to do and I planned on giving this to Assistant Attorney Ye to handle. But she's in the crucial phrase of court war. She doesn't have the time. The only person I can trust to do this well is you." Head Attorney Wang said.

"But.. I'm just a newcomer. No matter how good I am in handling my first case, it's not a good idea to hand me your initial case like that." she reasoned. Li Yao didn't really get why she was chosen.

"You don't know your real potential yet, miss Li. The second case you're handling. It's too easy for you, right?" he probed and she raised her brow.

"Well.. I'm done with the official lawsuit and court hearing." she said.

"Look, the case is easy for you and you handle it fast. You should know that your capability is far above others in this division." he said.

"As the head of this division, it's my job to look out for those who have the talent and dedication in their work."

"So you want to give this chance to me." Li Yao continued for him. Her eyes were sparkling after knowing that she was acknowledged for her hard work.

"So, will you do it? Don't worry, the client already knows about this and he has agreed." Head Attorney Wang smiled.

"Alright, I'll do it. Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Head Attorney Wang." she looked up at the man and thanked him.

When their brief discussion ended, Li Yao excused herself to her desk and Head Attorney Wang was left alone in his room. He let out a frustrated sigh when the woman went away.

He didn't know what this feeling was about. Yesterday, he had planned to send her home as excuse when he got to know that she already had a boyfriend. He wanted to ask further but was afraid that he would appear nosy.

But she was like biscuit, before he could offer her a ride, she was already gone. When he tried to look for her near her neighborhood, he saw her being harassed.

Head Attorney Wang was fairly ready to go to Li Yao's rescue but he didn't get the chance to, when a man passed by him and dashed through the front, landing a punch on the bastard's face.

When he heard of him talking about touching his woman, Head Attorney Wang immediately recognized him as Li Yao's boyfriend.

But what was a shocker to him was that the boyfriend of Li Yao was actually their recent and most important client, the president of Mu Enterprise.

There was no way in hell for him to not recognize the man. Mu Lihai was simply a public figure after his inauguration.