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Hi.

Ms. Tang.

Please be careful.

Hello.

Welcome.

Ms. Tang,

I'm not late, am I?

No.

This is for you.

Thank you.

Please come in.

Ma,

you can't

buy this tea on the market.

Try it.

See if you can taste the difference.

From the taste alone,

it's at least aged for over 10 years.

It's way more than that.

The ones on the market are from 2018.

You can't find ones

from 1982 on the market.

Well, since you showed us your precious collection,

you have to share half of it with me.

I'll have to take it home

even if I have to rob you.

You can tell

it's raw dark tea from 1982 right away.

Money is easy to come by. Good tea is hard to find.

Ma, do you see that?

That's an expert.

Thank you.

Mr. Yang,

I saw the analysis report

you wrote.

It's very professional.

Jin told me

you're in investment banking.

What specific

part of that are you working on?

I studied international finance in college.

After I started working,

I was in technical analysis

and risk assessment for a while.

I'm mainly in project trading now.

No wonder.

I'd say

with your abilities,

you should be in project design.

It's such a waste of talent to work in sales.

Which investment bank

do you work for?

Ma,

are you trying to poach him?

I'm already slaving

for our firm.

How can you bring my dear husband into this?

My bad.

Qin Shi,

Counselor Ma just has an appreciation for talents.

It's tough

for you and your husband to be

half a globe apart all the time.

Counselor Ma is well-connected.

Maybe he can

get your husband a domestic job.

If your husband gets a domestic job,

your family will be reunited.

Why?

You don't want that?

Really, Counselor Ma.

I would certainly want that.

However,

we're both workaholics.

We reached a consensus

when we got married.

We won't let family hinder each other's

pursuits in our careers.

So, the geographical distance

between us really doesn't matter.

Am I right, Honey?

Mr. Yang.

As a man,

I envy you from the bottom of my heart.

Daddy,

Mommy said lunch is ready.

Let's go eat now.

Lunch is ready?

Daddy, everyone, let's go eat.

Daddy, Mommy said lunch is ready!

Go eat now!

Come on, let's go eat.

Come with Daddy.

These two boys…

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Let's go.

What a surprise to see you here.

Don't think you're the candidate.

There's a rule in our firm.

All personnel above the Department Director level

has the right to recommend candidates.

I was recommended

by Mr. Hua from our department.

You have

a bit of my

shameless confidence now.

Learn the strengths from all walks of life, right?

How do you know if something

doesn't work unless you try it?

What if there's

an accident?

It's hard to say

that I might come back on top.

Well, good luck then.

Welcome, Mrs. Shen.

You have such good luck.

I heard you won a lot.

Counselors,

let's take our seats and eat.

Don't be nervous. Let's wait and see.

Did you win today?

I lost again.

Qin Shi, come sit next to me.

James, this way, please.

Thank you.

Before we start,

let me take

a minute or two of your time

to say a few words.

We're all busy normally.

We have

fewer chances to see each other

throughout the year.

Although that means

our law firm is flourishing,

it also means we have

fewer chances to show concern for each other.

From the three of us at the beginning of Honesty & Prudence

until our current scale,

there must be hardships throughout the process.

In general,

I have you all to thank

for taking Honesty & Prudence

as your own firm.

Come on,

I'll

make a toast to you all.

You can drink juice.

I'm fine.

Listen to me.

Our core staff

are all working on the 11th floor.

There are seven lawyers in total.

Besides Zhang and Jiang, who are on a business trip,

everyone else is here.

Every one of you is excellent.

It'll be a great loss to lose any of you.

This time,

we are going to choose one attorney

from the Family Dispute Department

and one from the Criminal Department

to enter the 11th Floor.

I wish everyone that joins the 11th floor

can become

a life-long partner

of Honesty & Prudence.

I also wish Honesty & Prudence

can become a life-long career

for you all.

Yihui,

let's make a toast

to our partners

and wish them great health.

It's so beautiful.

Is it?

Thank you.

Go on, go talk to them.

What should I talk about?

They are talking about golf,

women, and whiskey.

I can't get a word in.

Aren't you here to

demonstrate your talents today?

Even if I want to demonstrate my talents,

I might not get a chance…

I thought you

are so resourceful

that you can succeed one way or another.

I didn't expect

there would be a time when you

lose control.

I thought with Ms. Tang's support,

you would have

more initiative than me.

As it turns out that we're all the same.

Here you go.

Good luck to you.

I don't agree with you.

What don't you agree?

Qin Shi isn't like you.

Everyone,

I brought a case

of Cuban cigars.

Do you want to try it?

Don't smoke it here.

You'll make the ladies choke.

Let's go smoke inside.

Am I welcomed

to your gentlemen's party?

Sure.

Let's go together.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Let's go, Chen.

Let's go smoke some cigars.

I just saw Counselor Qin's expression.

She seems a bit pined away.

Mr. Yang,

you must

convince your wife

to take care of herself

and don't work too hard.

Counselor Qin,

I've always been curious about something.

As a

female lawyer,

what do you think about

the pressure in our business.

I don't mean

anything by asking that question.

I'm just curious.

There's something unique about my wife.

Work is

a pleasure for her.

Only incompetent people

would think work is hard.

On the contrary, it doesn't

feel tiring at all for my wife.

I'm not like other people.

I think that's.

“It's easy for those who can

and hard for those who can't.”

Besides, I think

she's the most charming

when she's working.

After all, wisdom makes one sexy.

Wisdom can make one sexier.

I'm sorry, Ms. Tang.

I need to use the restroom.

Why don't we

get Mr. Yang to

join our League of Wives.

But I think

the existence of career women

is absurd.

Don't be so quick to judge me.

Hear me out.

Helping your husband and raising children

has been the most important

cause for women since ancient times.

What's going on

with our current society?

Both men and women

put themselves into the workforce.

By putting their careers first

and family second,

the result is a decline in the fertility rate

and increased competition in the workplace.

If we make all married women

leave the labor force,

we can solve the fertility rate

and employment rate problem,

and it also brings harmony to the family,

and creates

the best environment

for your children's growth.

Do I make sense?

I agree.

I disagree.

Counselor Qin is displeased.

Counselor Qin, don't get me wrong.

I'm sincerely seeking benefits

for married women

like you.

Thank you.

Does your wife work?

No.

Is your wife

satisfied with

the life

you provided for her?

She's certainly satisfied

and happy.

My wife has a Master Degree

in psychology from NJU.

Not only does she

keep the house in order,

but she also

does an excellent job

in raising the children.

My wife repeatedly

mentioned that

not even the essay

she received a high score on

gave her as much sense of accomplishment

as what she did for this family.

That's right.

Therefore, Counselor Qin,

I'm sincerely

considering problems from the perspective

of married women like you.

Well, let me

tell you my story.

I have a brother

who's five years older than me.

Since we were little,

we always cut watermelons in half

and eat it with a spoon.

One day,

I was sharing a watermelon with my brother.

He would usually

take the piece in the center

and leave the rest to me.

At the time, I was really touched.

I thought my brother

was really nice for

saving so much watermelon for me.

As I got

a bit older,

I thought I shouldn't be so selfish.

Therefore, I ate

the center piece

when

I was eating watermelon

and left the rest to him.

After that, I finally realized

the center piece

is the best part of the watermelon.

After that,

I realized something.

That is,

if you want to know

if someone is really good to you,

just switch something with that person

and see if

they're just as happy.

Therefore,

if your wife

can provide the same life for you,

are you willing to

stay at home

and be a happy

househusband?

Here's the problem.

It's not that I don't want to.

I just think I'm not competent enough to do that.

If you let my wife and I

handle any

family affairs together,

she would certainly do a better job than me.

So,

a merger and acquisition case

worth a few hundred million

might be easy for you

but you're not competent enough

to handle household duties

such as taking care of children and elders.

Are you saying

that household chores

are more difficult

than work in society?

Therefore, what you said about

making career women return to their families,

isn't that a promotion

with a pay deduction?

Chen,

you're speechless now, right?

Bravo.

Not bad, Qin Shi,

you can even make Chen speechless.

Bravo.

I surrender.

I'll admit defeat. Just spare me, okay?

You're flattering me.

That's awesome.

Counselor Qin has such eloquence of speech.

Although I don't really

agree with Chen either,

in fact,

most women would

choose family when

there's a conflict between

their career and family.

Counselor Bian

is a vivid example.

That's right.

Here's what I think.

I think whether one should work or not

completely depends on personal choice,

not gender.

Many girls

don't actually

have to face that problem.

Take me as an example.

I don't think that's

a valid hypothesis.

That's too optimistic.

Even if you haven't

encountered that kind of problem before

it doesn't mean

you will never encounter it.

Tan,

if your girlfriend pressures

you and makes you choose

between your career

and family before she agrees to marry you,

what would you choose?

Fang,

if your wife tells you

life is too stressful,

and she wants you to reduce your workload

and spend more time at home with your children.

Otherwise, she'll divorce you.

What would you choose?

Shen,

if your wife wants to send

your only daughter to study aboard

and she wants you to immigrate with them.

Will you go?

So,

I think

the choice between career and family

doesn't just concern women.

Counselor Qin is biased against men.

Oh, no.

Did I go overboard?

What should I do?

Let me answer

that question.

My wife

isn't biased against men.

She just loves

her job too much.

No matter who

conflicts with her job,

she would regard that person

as her enemy without hesitation.

I have a profound understanding of that.

Under the current social environment,

men do have more of an advantage and

they are encouraged to put more emphasis on their careers.

In fact,

not all women

are fit to handle household affairs.

Not all men are

professional elites.

My wife is

a brilliant lawyer.

Her job can bring her

a sense of achievement and honor.

But that doesn't do the same

to me.

If one of us

must choose

between family and career,

I will be the one who chooses family.

Nice one! That's an ultimate strike.

That's not a joke.

That's a great attitude.

But you probably

won't quit your job, right?

Why not?

It's just a job.

But that's a dream job

for a lot of people.

If you just quit it like that,

your family would lose a big lump of income.

Money isn't important at all.

If your job

continues to stimulate your desires,

there's no point of

having that job.

Besides, I did the calculations.

If you want to be happy,

all you need is 4,500 per month.

My dear husband already

expressed his point of view.

If you have any more questions,

just ask me.

Mr. Jin, the beef is ready.

Okay, got it.

I had the beef

specially flown in for this occasion.

You have to try it.

Let's go.

We're in for a treat.

We're in for a treat.

Nice work.

Young man,

you have a bright future.

Not bad.

Where did you learn that from?

It's self-taught.

That's probably what contractual spirit is about.

Stop boasting.

Qin Shi,

give me your plate.

Sorry,

she doesn't eat beef. Let me.

Counselor Qin,

you have a nice husband.

I like him.

Yihui.

Just for what he said,

I have to have a drink with him.

-He doesn't drink. -I don't drink.

You are family indeed.

It's okay.

You can watch me drink, okay?

Excuse me, I need to take this.

It's okay.

Come back soon.

Hello, who is it?

This is Yang Hua.

Mr. Yang,

that was a wonderful speech.

But there's something

I can't figure it out.

If you're happily married

living a happy life,

why do you lie about being single

to go on blind dates?

Tonight at 8 p.m.

That's our last chance.

Failure is not an option.

Judging by your expression

you probably already guessed who I am.

Let's go find somewhere

to have a nice chat.

Jin told me

your husband did an incredible job.

He's alright.

Is he really going to quit his job?

I've never heard of that before.

If it's true,

don't quarrel with him.

There's a severe global recession now.

Don't worry.

We're fine.

Actually, it's better if he comes home

so you don't have to live apart all the time.

Let me tell you,

for both personal and business reasons,

you have to

hold on to your husband

and never let him go.

It's incredible that someone

as careless as you

manages to find such a reliable husband.

Enough about me. Look at you,

you have Jin in the palm of your hand.

Where did he go?

Jin and the rest

are still waiting to hear

about his happy life on a 4,500 monthly income.

Where is he?

If Auntie didn't say I look familiar,

I really can't believe

there's such

a history between us.

Counselor Li,

the situation in my family is a bit complicated.

That's okay.

Just explain it to me.

I'm a lawyer.

I can sort out

the most complicated cases.

I can't

tell you the details.

But

I apologize for

what happened last time.

If apologies help,

what do you need lawyers for?

I paid for VIP service

but the agency recommended

a married man to me.

That's not important.

What confuses me the most

is why

your mom doesn't

know that you're already married.

Why did you

still come to a blind date with me?

I have

a few answers in mind.

But

they are all very damaging

for our Counselor Qin.

I owe her a debt.

Therefore,

I don't plan on mentioning anything.

You should convince Counselor Qin for me.

Take a step back for a better future.

Otherwise, if she

affects the interests of the company,

I won't be right to keep my mouth shut.

Counselor Li.

Honey.

What are you talking about?

Nothing.

What's wrong?

It's a long story.

Li Dai,

do you know Yang Hua?

Can't say I do

and can't say I don't.

What does that mean?

Do you two

know each other or not?

Counselor Li,

how can you have a private conversation

with someone else's husband in a place like this?

I didn't expect that from you.

Mr. Yang,

I'm sorry.

I must tell the truth.

The truth?

You two

have a secret?

Ms. Tang, do you remember

how Mr. Yang surprised Counselor Qin

during you and Mr. Jin's

20th wedding anniversary?

Actually, he wasn't there

to surprise her.

He was there for a blind date with me.

A blind date?

A blind date with you?

How is that possible?

Qin Shi,

what's going on here?

No wonder

you came back from overseas

on that exact day.

Tell me.

Was that your idea

or your mom's idea?

Tell me.

Weren't you really talkative just now?

I…

My mom…

I knew it.

She never

liked me.

I can't believe she would stoop that low.

Answer me honestly.

Did you know you were going on a blind date

when you went to the hotel?

I object.

You're both lying.

I have your photo

that the matchmaking website

sent me.

A Mr. Yang would come

in a little while.

Tell him

I'll be waiting for him on the balcony.

Everyone's here.

Hello, do you have an invitation?

I'm here for Counselor Li Dai.

This way, please. Counselor Li is on the balcony.

Okay, thank you.

James Yang.

Even if Yang Hua's mom

doesn't like you,

she wouldn't go so far

as to register her son

on a dating website, right?

You two have been living apart

all along

and you barely see each other.

Why did you

hide the fact that you came home

from your wife?

Why didn't you come to see

your beloved wife

right after you came back from overseas?

That's why I suspect

you two fabricated

your marriage.

You're not actually married at all.

All doubts

come down to one point.

The answer is,

the two of you…

I lost my job.

You lost your job?

When did that happen?

It was

a year ago.

A year ago?

You were unemployed for a year?

Why didn't you tell me?

I just didn't want you to worry.

Wait a minute.

You've been unemployed for a year.

But where were you during that time?

Were you in the country?

No, I came back recently.

You didn't know about it.

How is that possible?

The global economy has been receding for the past two years.

That's why I lost my job.

Although I want to look for a new job,

it's hard

to find a job that could pay

my annual salary.

Although I lost my job,

it didn't affect my income.

It might not be as high as before.

But

it's not so bad either.

No wonder you kept telling me

you wanted to quit your job.

If this didn't happen today,

are you planning to

keep hiding it from me?

I'm just afraid you'll look down upon me.

You idiot.

Alright, alright.

Even if you don't have a job,

you still have your wife, right?

Indeed.

Your marriage was pretty wonderful.

But it was too perfect to be true.

You seem really down to earth now.

You have marital problems

and problems with your mother-in-law

just like everyone else.

That's life.

Thank you for comforting me.

Yihui,

Lowe International Foundation

just held a press release

and claimed they never

established an individual foundation in China.

All projects of Lowe China

have nothing to do with Lowe International.

Auntie,

you're just going there for two weeks

and you're carrying two large suitcases.

Why did you bring so much luggage?

These are mostly for Qiu.

I don't need

to bring so much for myself.

I already sent Qiu

the flight info.

He'll go pick you up from the airport.

Did you bring your wallet,

and your passport?

I have them all. Don't worry.

That's good.

Please watch over

the family, the office,

and the association for me

while I'm away.

Don't worry. It's just a few days.

Nothing is going to happen.

All thanks to you,

otherwise, I don't know

how I would handle those annoying troubles.

I didn't do much.

After all, our company

has a good reputation.

These lawyers

just work for money.

But they were the ones who caused the trouble.

They are all better

at bluffing than at their real jobs.

You're clearly biased.

If you can find

a good lawyer and a good doctor,

they can save your life at a critical moment.

What time is your flight?

One o'clock in the afternoon,

from Pujiang to San Francisco.

No matter what happens,

I can't let her escape this time.

Either way,

just avoid getting involved with Honesty & Prudence

from now on.

I do appreciate the capabilities

of Jin from Honesty & Prudence.

Auntie,

people always take advantage of you

because you're too kind.

Bro, what should we do now?

She's about to get on the highway.

It'll be hard to chase her once she gets on the highway.

We can't let her catch that flight.

Pass her

and try to block her.

Auntie, are you alright?

I'm fine.

Do you know how to drive?

Get off the car!

Danping, don't.

Look at it. What should we do about this?

You're fully liable for

changing the lane and stopping abruptly.

I'm fully liable?

I have to dodge the car in front!

You're fully responsible for rear-ending me!

Don't you understand?

Let's call the police.

I have a TripREC.

We can tell

who's liable once we look at the footage.

Go on, call the police.

Xia,

I had a car accident.

I'll send you a GPS location.

Yes, Ms. Lan is trying to catch a flight.

Hurry up.

Wait, wait…

What are you doing?

Are you calling for backup?

What are you doing?

Xia.

Give me my phone back!

It's okay.

You don't have to come anymore.

What are you doing?

Danping,

don't argue with someone like that.

I can't be late for my flight.

Call a car service now

and take me to the airport.

Okay, okay.

Give me my phone.

Ms. Lan.

Counselor Tao.

What?

You two know each other?

Counselor Tao,

you caused this accident on purpose, right?

I'm sorry.

I have no choice

but to stop you

with that approach.

So what do you want?

Do you remember Mr. Jiang from.

Yunya Group?

He was the first client who entrusted me

to investigate Lowe & Magnolia.

The Lowe & Magnolia products

he holds

total over 150 million.

But starting from last year,

he noticed many problems

in Lowe & Magnolia's operation.

That's why he entrusted me to conduct an investigation.

Therefore, I have the right to suspect.

Lowe & Magnolia of

illegal activities

such as deceiving your investors

and falsifying data.

Wait a minute, Counselor Tao.

Lowe & Magnolia is running its operations legally.

Do not act unwisely

because of some rumors

you heard out there.

I can sue you for slander

for your actions today,

you know?

You and I

can't determine whether it's legal.

Ms. Lan,

you're in such a hurry to leave the country.

I want to know

who's taking the blame for you.

I won't let anyone

take the blame for me.

Bro.

You'll have to

take the blame for your husband.

The International Lowe Foundation

already filed a complaint

against Lowe & Magnolia.

Auntie,

you are never

going to leave on that plane.

You're already under control.

Our reporter contacted

the person in charge

at Lowe Foundation.

According to them,

the International Lowe Foundation

never established any

branches in our country.

All projects of Lowe & Magnolia

have nothing to do with the Lowe Foundation.

Currently,

Pang Dingfang, the person in charge at Lowe & Magnolia

was officially placed under investigation

by judicial authorities

on the charges of fraud

and illegal fundraising.

Affected by the fraud

and illegal fundraising case,

the stock price of Magnolia Corp.…

That's a very vegetarian meal.

You're strictly sticking to

your 4,500 monthly budget.

Watch your cholesterol for eating meat every day.

I work so hard

just to be able to eat what I want.

By the way,

did your law firm

take a lot of cases

because of Lowe & Magnolia?

Don't mention it.

A public tender that's worth two billion.

All top ten law firms

in Pujiang

are working around the clock for that.

Think about it, Lowe & Magnolia

has so many members.

Anyone of them

is a quality client.

Everyone's competing for clients.

But that's not the case for us.

Mr. Jin specifically said.

Honesty & Prudence will not

take on any cases related to the Lowe & Magnolia lawsuit.

Why?

Out of good conscience.

Think about it.

A while ago, our boss lady

was still calling her.

Ms. Lan respectfully.

As soon as something happened,

we became the prosecution counsel.

How can we do something like that?

Do you understand?

Besides,

lawyers already have

a terrible reputation.

They think we're wolves

and manipulators

who work for both sides.

They say we profit

from other people's miseries.

The comments are as nasty as you can imagine.

Aren't lawyers known to

help people in distress

and uphold justice?

That's Buddha, Man.

Those clients

just want to win the lawsuit.

But they have no idea that

the lawyers have no say

in whether we can win a case.

Lawyers can only help you

recover your loss and

avoid risks as much as possible.

However, that also shows

some lawyers are

really unqualified.

They have the audacity

to give quotes and

take cases without even getting their license.

You can imagine the result.

The bad ones only make up a small portion.

But they can make a big difference.

Have a bite.

How can you be disgusted by me?

Well, what do you think

the result will be

for Lowe & Magnolia

from a lawyer's perspective?

Here's what Mr. Jin said,

“Winning the case is easy.

There's a great possibility of that.

However, judging from the current situation,

Lowe & Magnolia

doesn't have the ability

to pay off all its debts.

The lawsuit is

most likely going to end with bankruptcy.”

The demand of

those plaintiffs

isn't to win the case

but to get their money back.

Which one of you here can guarantee

to get the money back for your client?

Please raise your hand.

Although Honesty & Prudence

has a lot of

imperfections,

for example,

we value our resources,

we value background more than capability,

differential treatment for male and female lawyers,

and promotion restrictions for female lawyers.

Did you know someone

poached me with double my salary

and I refused?

That's because I value

our boss's moral quality.

I think.

Honesty & Prudence

is a law firm with integrity.

It's a breath of fresh air within the industry.

A breath of fresh air?

So fresh that

they won't allow single women

to become partners of the law firm.

It's a breath of fresh air but it's not perfect.

I think your boss

isn't just choosing to

reject the case

because of worldly wisdom.

Your argument is

surprisingly consistent with some people.

Who?

Who told you

the boss doesn't want to take the cases.

Didn't the boss

tell you to be smarter

during the meeting?

What kind of person do you think

our boss is?

What kind of person

can bring Honesty & Prudence

into the top ten within the industry in 6 years?

He's someone with ambition and courage.

What do you think

the Prudence in our title means?

Does it have the same meaning as Ms. Tang's name?

Well, of course.

Be quiet.

I'll only say this once.

In Honesty & Prudence,

the true mastermind

and wise man

is Jin.

He's a man with ambition

and wisdom.

Why isn't he

participating in the competition?

It certainly isn't because he doesn't want to.

It depends on how he takes the case

and when to take the case.

I… I got it.

You understand?

Got it.

Things became

rather complicated

after you went to the boss's house.

But it's still within a controllable range.

Yihui just really wants to

find you a job

instead of suspecting you. That's good.

Li Dai

isn't always

keeping an eye on me, either.

Therefore,

since you said you already quit your job,

you'll just be

a perfect househusband

before I go to work on the 11th floor.

You just invest in the stock market

and handle household affairs all the time.

That suits your current condition anyway.

The only problem now is

the child.

It's not appropriate

for me to help with that, right?

Did you forget?

In the previous version

of our story,

our child is already 2 and a half years old.

He's in a foreign country now.

My mom used to take care of him

and your sister took over recently.

Since when

do I have a sister?

Did you forget about your sister?

She grew up with you

and you're very close to her.

She married a foreigner

and has two children of her own.

She's a full-time housewife now.

What's her name again? Helen?

Counselor Qin,

I really think

you should be a novelist.

You see, it's about time

that our child recovered.

I was thinking,

rather than keeping him there,

we should bring him home and raise him by ourselves.

You really have me

stumped by that question.

From a mother's point of view,

it's certainly better

to raise the child on your own.

But from your boss's perspective,

a child would certainly

take away most of your energy.

Ma and Counselor Chen

were very impressed

by you last time.

Your husband's attitude

added a nice touch too.

The partner meeting

will be held next month.

They'll probably vote and make a decision

about the candidates for the 11th floor soon.

So, do you want to

wait until

this matter is settled

before you consider

bringing your child back?

You're like a real sister to me.

I want to kiss you.

You're ruining my makeup!

So annoying!

Give me a kiss! Give me a kiss!

Don't kiss me.

So annoying.

Just put on your best performance

for me.

Anyway, that's the situation.

Everything is going

according to plan.

When are you going home

to harvest the fruit of your victory?