Chapter 1496 - Meeting An Old Friend Again
Chapter 1496: Meeting An Old Friend Again
Gu Nianzhi looked at the interview notice in her email and shook her head speechlessly.
She had only chosen this small firm to fill in the numbers. She had never thought that there would be a day when she would have to go for an interview.
But now, this small firm had become her last hope.
She turned on her phone to look for the interview address.
Upon closer inspection, the location of this small law firm wasn’t bad. It was in the east side of the city where large companies gathered, not far from the Hilton Hotel where she was staying.
Gu Nianzhi walked there.
But after she went there, she realized that this law firm couldn’t be any smaller.
The law firm was located on the second floor of a thirty-six-story building. It was a small firm with only two rooms.
When she went in to take a look at the interviewer, she saw that he was really familiar.
It was Jin Dazhuang, who had been defeated by her.
Of course, it was Jin Dazhuang on this side, not Jin Dazhuang on the other side.
However, before Jin Dazhuang was defeated by her, he was a top lawyer at a first-rate law firm. Later on, he was fired due to a series of missteps in the lawsuit, so he went to work at He Zhichu’s law firm.
Jin Dazhuang was obviously different from the other side.
He was a very amiable person. The moment they met, he explained the situation of the law firm clearly. He even said that he thought that she wouldn’t come for the interview because with her education and the school she graduated from, she would definitely enter the best law firm in C City.
“… Miss Gu, I won’t hide it from you. This law firm is my own. It’s a small business, and all the court cases are trivial divorce cases. Big mergers, financial cases, or criminal cases don’t belong to small law firms like ours. Would you be willing to come?”
Gu Nianzhi smiled and said honestly, “If you don’t want me, I really don’t have anywhere else to go.”
“Why?” This was what Jin Dazhuang was most confused about. “Your educational background is very good…”
“I offended someone, and those big law firms rejected me because of my connections.” Gu Nianzhi laid her cards on the table. “I don’t know if you’ll mind my situation.”
She suspected that Wen Shouyi or Qin Yaoguang were the ones behind all this. They wanted to prove that she was nothing after she left the He family.
Gu Nianzhi actually wanted to bang Miss Wen’s head against the wall and tell her that she didn’t want the He family to help her, but that didn’t mean that she wanted the He family to be a hindrance to her!
However, Gu Nianzhi wasn’t going to bow down to them because of her pride.
Jin Dazhuang put down his pen in shock. “You offended someone? But you just got out of school, right? How did you offend someone? How could they cut off your path to a big law firm?”
Gu Nianzhi said casually, “I offended the children of influential families at school, so I got kicked in the face.”
“I see!” Jin Dazhuang was indignant. “I was the same back then! That’s why I couldn’t find a job anywhere. In the end, I had to open a small law firm to make a living!”
Gu Nianzhi: “…”
Damn it, she was just making it up!
Gu Nianzhi really wanted to give herself a thumbs up for being able to “unite against a common enemy” like that.
Look at her luck. She always showed you the golden edges of the dark clouds when a large cloud was approaching, and gave you a glimmer of hope that you couldn’t see or touch. It would numb you and destroy your fighting spirit.
Gu Nianzhi grimaced in her heart and immediately said, “I already have a lawyer’s license. You won’t be at a disadvantage if you hire me. I’ll work very hard and find a case for the firm!”
Of course, Jin Dazhuang would be more than happy for her to do that.
His small law firm had been open for ten years, and he had accumulated some connections in the lower-middle-class households.
Although he didn’t earn much, he was doing much better than the average salaryman.
Recently, there had been more and more business. He couldn’t handle it alone, so he wanted to find a capable helper.
The two of them hit it off and she immediately signed an employment contract.
Jin Dazhuang gave her a starting salary of eight thousand a month. After half a year, based on performance, she could get another salary. The year-end bonus was two months’ salary, and there was a certain commission for large cases. Five Insurance and one gold were provided, it could be said to be a very sincere contract.
He then called the building management office to make an electronic door plate for her so that she could take the elevator freely.
Gu Nianzhi calmly looked at the floor level: the second floor. — Did she need to take the elevator?
“Welcome to Jin Dazhuang law firm.” Jin Dazhuang smiled so widely that his eyes were narrowed into slits. He shook her hand. “Maybe we’ll become partners in the future. — When can you start work?”
“Thank you for thinking so highly of me, boss. I can start work tomorrow.” Gu Nianzhi was very sweet. “I’ll keep working hard!”
She took the contract and happily walked out of Jin Dazhuang law firm’s door.
Since it was only the second floor, she couldn’t be bothered to wait for the elevator and went straight down the stairs.
Back in the hotel, Qin Zhining was in her room talking to someone on the phone. The expression on his face was especially gentle and affectionate.
Gu Nianzhi’s expression changed slightly.
He was calling Wen Shouyi, wasn’t he?
How could she have forgotten about this.
So she had a “spy” by her side. He must have told Wen Shouyi about the law firm she was interviewing at, right?
Gu Nianzhi was in a bad mood, so she wouldn’t let others be in a good mood, especially the person who had secretly done something to make her feel bad.
Her emotions came and went. By the time she sat down in front of Qin Zhining with a long face, her tears were already streaming down her face like beads of broken string.
Looking beautiful and moving, they hung on her fair and delicate skin like a pear blossom in the rain.
Qin Zhining looked up and was shocked to see her. “What’s wrong? What happened?”
He had forgotten to hang up the phone. Wen Shouyi heard him and quickly asked, “Ah-Ning, What’s wrong? Who are you talking to?”
“… it’s Miss Gu.” Qin Zhining wanted to hang up the phone, but Gu Nianzhi also spoke up. She asked, “Brother Ning, who are you talking to?”
“… Shouyi.” Qin Zhining felt like he was a mouthpiece passing messages between Wen Shouyi and Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi nodded and wiped her tears with a tissue. She said pitifully, “Really? Brother Ning, you should go. My place can’t afford to have someone like you.”
“What do you mean?” Qin Zhining hung up in a hurry. He leaned forward and asked, “What happened?”
“What happened? You’re asking me?!” Gu Nianzhi glared at Qin Zhining. “It was all your fault for spreading the news of my interview. Now, someone is trying to sabotage me, and all the law firms have rejected me! Are you satisfied? Happy?!”
Qin Zzhining let out an “ah” and turned his head away guiltily. “… Well, maybe you’re not capable enough. How can you blame others?”
Although he said that, he knew that it wasn’t the real reason.
With Gu Nianzhi’s education and ability, and her lawyer’s license, how could she not even get a junior position at a big law firm?
“Really?” Gu Nianzhi scoffed. “Don’t try to avoid the question. Did you tell anyone about my interview? You only have to answer yes or no.”
Not daring to speak, Qin Zhining was silent.
“Then it’s fine if you don’t speak.” Gu Nianzhi began to reason logically. “Did you tell Wen Shouyi?”
Qin Zhining pursed his lips and wanted to defend himself, but he did tell Wen Shouyi, so he kept quiet again.
“Am I right again?” Gu Nianzhi stood up, picked up the pillow from the sofa, and hit Qin Zhining hard on the head.
She whimpered as she hit him. “Do you know how hard it was for me to get the interview?! I was promised that they would hire me during the interview, but they abandoned me after doing a background check. Are you saying that I’m not capable enough?!”
“Let me tell you, if I wasn’t good enough, they wouldn’t have done the background check!”
Gu Nianzhi gave Qin Zhining the middle finger and said fiercely, “I hate that insidious girlfriend of yours, Wen Shouyi! She’s trying to drive me to my death!”
Qin Zhining grabbed Gu Nianzhi’s hand and stopped her from making that gesture. He said unhappily, “Yes, I did tell Wen Shouyi, but she’s not that kind of person. She won’t interfere in your business.”
“Really? You dare to call her and confront her?”Gu Nianzhi pointed at Qin Zhining’s phone. “Call her and ask if she’s familiar with the people from the four law firms. She’ll definitely lie and say she’s not.”
Qin Zhining picked up his phone doubtfully. He had seen Gu Nianzhi’s hopeful and disappointed look for the past two days with his own eyes. He couldn’t help feeling sorry for her. He thought about it and decided to call Wen Shouyi.
Wen Shouyi picked up right after he dialed the number.
Qin Zhining had suddenly hung up on her, but she hadn’t picked up. She felt uneasy and had been waiting for his call.
Seeing that he had called, she immediately picked up and asked, “Ah-Ning, what happened?”
Qin Zhining’s voice was very calm. She couldn’t tell what had happened.
He asked calmly, “Shouyi, are you familiar with these four law firms?”
He said the names of the four law firms, and Wen Shouyi immediately denied it. “No, why?”
Qin Zhining looked at Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi showed Qin Zhining the news reports she had found.
She had found out from the internet that these four law firms were the main investors.
Among the four law firms, three of them had a common major shareholder — Qin Yaoguang.
There was also one law firm whose major shareholder was surnamed Qin. Judging by his name, he was also a member of the Qin family and was a relative of Qin Yaoguang.
“… These four law firms are so close to Ms. Qin. Would you believe Wen Shouyi if she said she wasn’t familiar with them?” Gu Nianzhi deliberately said to Wen Shouyi loudly on the other end of the phone.
Wen Shouyi panicked and quickly said, “Ah-Ning, don’t listen to Gu Nianzhi’s nonsense. Ms. Qin isn’t familiar with those law firms at all. All of her shares are held on behalf of the Qin family.”
“You even know about the shares held on behalf of the Qin family. How dare you say you’re not familiar with them?” Gu Nianzhi immediately asked back, “We didn’t even mention it. Why are you thinking about shares?”
“Haha, Miss Wen, it must be nice for you to hide behind the scenes and enjoy the pleasure of watching the drama, right?” Gu Nianzhi simply called out to Qin Zhining’s phone, “You ruined all my interviews. You didn’t even let go of the last small law firm. How much do you hate me? How much do you not want me to get a job?!”
Wen Shouyi reflexively retorted, “What does your last small law firm interview have to do with me? You’re incompetent if you didn’t get the job.”
“Oh? Then you’re admitting that the last small law firm’s interview was none of your business, but you ruined the first four big law firms’ interviews?” Gu Nianzhi took the opportunity to set a trap for her. “Then should I thank you for showing mercy?!”