Chapter 73.1: “Since the day Ye Zhaoxia died, I have decided that I don’t want to be a good person anymore.”

Today, Bai DuanDuan suddenly received too much information, and her heart was filled with various emotions, including swelling, uncontrollable pain and heartache, as well as suppressed anger. Although time has passed and Ji Lin has grown stronger and more mature, and is no longer in hardship, Bai DuanDuan still feels sad and even blames herself. Even if she couldn’t have met Ji Lin earlier, she feels that if she could have been with him earlier, it might have been a compensation for her past life. She has never been so eager to see Ji Lin before.

She wants to see him and hug him.

Unfortunately, many things never go as planned. The meeting with Ji Lin’s client was delayed due to a dispute among executives, which meant he couldn’t come back for dinner tonight. The person she wanted to see couldn’t come, but the one she didn’t want to see showed up at her door.

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She didn’t want this anymore and didn’t want to see Lin Hui make Ji Lin sad again. If possible, she even hoped that the two words “Lin Hui” would never appear in Ji Lin’s future life.

Many things had changed, and while Lin Hui had truly helped her, after spending so much time at ZhaoHui, Bai Duanduan no longer felt like she owed Lin Hui anything. It was time to make a real decision with him.

In life, you have to let go and know what you really care about.

After thinking this through, Bai Duanduan didn’t refuse anymore. Ji Lin was working overtime tonight, so she happened to be free and made plans with Lin Hui to have a farewell meal at a restaurant downstairs.

In the end, they agreed to meet at the restaurant owned by Bai Duanduan and Ji Lin’s non-mainstream neighbor. When he saw Bai Duanduan bringing in a man who wasn’t Ji Lin, he glanced at her with a subtle and complex expression and muttered-

“Another victim.”

“…..”

However, Lin Hui didn’t pay attention to this interruption. He carried the crabs, took a seat, ordered some dishes, and then ordered tea.

“I saw on Dianping that this dessert place is quite famous. You like sweet things, so I’ll order a few more for you.”

At this moment, Lin Hui’s tone was mild and he was dressed elegantly. He was still considerate and remembered Bai Duanduan’s preferences. Everything seemed unchanged, but Bai Duanduan knew very well that everything had changed.

In fact, she could have waited until the dishes were served before confronting him. It would seem less embarrassing that way, as food can always dilute many conflicts. However, when Bai Duanduan saw Lin Hui, she remembered the hardships that Ji Lin had suffered in his youth. She couldn’t calm down, nor could she think rationally. Whenever it came to Ji Lin, she couldn’t consider what the best timing was.

She almost blurted out, “Why did you lie to me about Ji Lin’s family?”

And as soon as the words came out, everything seemed to flow smoothly. All the complicated thoughts that Bai Duanduan had just now flowed out without any processing. She was angry and sharp, “Why did you support the malicious intentions of your client, even though you knew about it? I understand that lawyers should fight for their clients, but our work also has limits. In the case where the executives had clearly signed a written labor contract, you used the executives’ authority to enter the legal archive and destroy the contract held by the other party. In the end, not only did you turn Ji Xin Pharmaceutical into a lawless, powerful enterprise that didn’t even protect the rights of the executives, but you also helped your client obtain a high amount of compensation that they didn’t deserve. Lawyer Lin, is this what you taught me in college?”

“I remember very clearly what you said in the first class. You said that every one of us who studies law, besides protecting ourselves and obtaining a job that can provide for ourselves, more importantly, we should be able to protect our families and those around us who are weak. We should be lawyers with warmth and conscience. But what have you done?”

Lin Hui obviously didn’t expect that Bai DuanDuan would know these details. His face suddenly turned quite pale, his lips trembling slightly, and after a long time, he said in a dry voice, “Did Ji Lin say these things?”

“Ji Lin didn’t say it, I asked someone else,” Bai DuanDuan raised her head, “You attacked Ji Lin’s character behind his back and said he was with me to seek revenge. But Ji Lin never said anything behind your back, trying to get me to cut ties with you.”

Bai DuanDuan stared at Lin Hui, almost gritting her teeth and enunciating each word, “There has never been such a thing.”

Ji Lin never said a word to avoid causing trouble for herself, but what about herself? When she didn’t know about Lin Hui and Ji Lin’s past, she even praised Lin Hui in front of Ji Lin and foolishly prepared to matchmake them. She really thought that there was only a very minor and simple misunderstanding between these two people, but was it really just a misunderstanding? Put oneself in another’s shoes, if this happened to oneself, it would almost be a blood feud!

And Lin Hui’s current reaction seemed to confirm that what Bai DuanDuan said was true. Although Rong Sheng did not produce any evidence, it was clear that what was said was not entirely wrong. In Ji Lin’s father’s case, Lin Hui was indeed not innocent, and what role he played and to what extent he was involved, only he himself knew.

With the psychological preparation that she thought she had gained from her conversation with Rong Sheng, Bai Duandan believed that she would be calm when she confronted Lin Hui, but when the moment arrived, she realized that her disappointment and sadness would not be any less.

When she really faced him and knew that he was really not clean in this case, Bai Duandan still felt suffocated.

“Lin Hui, were all the good things you did for me in the past, for Sister Zhaoxia, and for those vulnerable workers who couldn’t afford lawyers, fake? Were they all just for the sake of gaining fame and reputation?”

Bai Duandan felt as though her whole world had been turned upside down. She had been hoping, even if only by a fraction of a percent, that Lin Hui could explain to her that it was all a misunderstanding caused by Ji Lin Rong Sheng, and that it wasn’t true.

But reality is not a fairy tale. There are no miracles, no misunderstandings, and no exceptions. Lin Hui’s first reaction confirmed everything – when Bai Duandan accused him, he looked panicked and uneasy, as if his past guilt had been exposed. But he was not angry or confused as if he had been wrongly accused.

And in fact, this was the truth.

It was at this moment that Bai Duandan felt as if she had never truly known Lin Hui. “I used to call you Teacher Lin, but now I even doubt myself – do you deserve the title of ‘teacher’? As a teacher, you should have the most basic bottom line. Yes, there are many bad lawyers in the legal world, and such tactics are common. Lawyers know how to walk the line and use despicable means to win without breaking the law. But this should not be you, Lin Hui. You should not be like this.”

The two words “Teacher Lin” had not been spoken by Bai Duanduan since she left ZhaoHui Law Firm, to the point where even Lin Hui was taken aback. He stared at Bai Duanduan, whose eyes were now red with anger and disappointment that had turned into sadness.

Bai Duan Duan is indeed a very kind person, loyal and righteous. Even at this moment, while she is angry, she also feels sorry for Lin Hui, regretting how he has become such a person.

When Lin Hui spoke, he realized that his voice had become hoarse and dry. He shouted, “Duan Duan…”

But Bai Duan Duan was very emotional. “Don’t call me like that,” she almost yelled. “I used to think you were good inside, but only closed yourself off after what happened to Sister Zhao Xia. And because you were busy with work, you lost your way. But now you’ve shown me how foolish I am. Maybe you were never the person I thought you were from the beginning.”

“You became famous because of Ji Lin’s case, and made a lot of money and fame from those pro bono rights cases. And helping my dad made you get a loyal and obedient subordinate who wants to repay you. Did you have ulterior motives for everything you did? Did you do every good thing just for your own benefit?”

Faced with Bai Duan Duan’s disappointment, questioning, and accusations, Lin Hui suddenly remembered the past. When Ye Zhao Xia was still alive, she also argued with him like this when she found out about his actions in Ji Lin’s case. She also pointed at him without mercy…

However… now there was nothing left. He had lost Ye Zhao Xia, who was so good to him, and soon he would also lose Bai Duan Duan, who had once trusted him sincerely.

All along, Lin Hui had kept many things to himself, never saying a word, wanting to bury them completely. However, at this moment, he felt a sudden impulse to say something. He had been misunderstood and insulted before, but he always thought he was strong enough to withstand it. However, at this moment, Lin Hui realized that he couldn’t bear being misunderstood by someone close to him.

He wasn’t that good, but he wasn’t that bad either.