Lily returns to the company at once after sending her parents to home. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It is noon by the time she arrived. Crystal hands her the files of the meeting earlier today and lowers her voice, saying, “You know what, Julia was furious when I said you took a day off. I thought you were absence today.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Took a day off? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily is surprised. So many things have happened in the last few hours that she doesn’t even have time to ask for permission. However, who have helped her? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
In a flash, Lily thinks of that cold-faced. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Besides Rex, nobody has such ability. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Just so, Crystal becomes a thorn in her flesh. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I might have offended her.” Lily replies helplessly while holding up the dossier files on the table, “Crystal, I’m off to the meeting with Carlos.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Crystal makes an OK gesture and says, “Okay, I’ll covered things up for you.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When Lily enters the meeting room, Carlos and Mary have been there. Carlos acknowledges her presence but doesn’t say anything and starts the meeting right away. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After the meeting, Carlos suddenly says, “You may leave now and Lily, please stay for a while.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mary is stunned and gives Lily an alarm look. Even if she is unwilling to leave, there’s nothing she can do but only be obedient. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Only two of them left in the conference room. Lily is briefing through the file earnestly when Carlos asks, “You are Lily, right?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily freezes and nods, “Yes.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos put down the pen on the table and leans back, giving a casual posture but is on a sense of oppression, “Have I ever told you that I didn’t like any personal matter involved in the work?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It is hard for Lily to neglect those words, “Yes.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Then what’s going on today? Crystal said you’d took a day off, but why didn’t I receive any message from you?” Carlos smirks and sit upright in his position, both hands on the table, “or am I not qualified enough to receive any message from you?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“No.” Lily afraid he might misunderstand and explains hastily, “I didn’t mean it. The incident happened suddenly that I didn’t have time to ask for leave. I promise there will be no next time.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“I don’t need your bullshit.” Carlos says harshly, “If you did it again, I’ll fired you. I don’t need a newbie who can’t even respect their superiors. Do you understand?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily wants to bury her head in the sand right now and says, “Yes.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos now fixes his gaze to Lily, “We are expecting a client this afternoon, and you’ll be in charge.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Me?” Lily lifts up her head and points to herself. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Why, you didn’t want?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“It’s not that I didn’t want to…..” it is just that she is a newbie and now Carlos wants her to be in charge of the client. She has no confident at all. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos looks at her shock expression but doesn’t bother at all. Instead, he throws a copy of a file, “Learn the case, I’ll be there, so don’t be afraid.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Knowing that he’ll be there too put her at ease. “Thank you, I…..” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos cuts her off and waves in disgust, “Ok, get out.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
….. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
At half past two, Lily follows Carlos to the reception room. A man wearing a gray jacket with approximately one meter seven height walks into the room. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Carlos.” The man, who has a longed leg yet somehow unstable in walking, stretches out his hand towards Carlos. This shows that he is a quite respectful man. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos shakes his hand, “Mr. Li, this is my assistant. Lily.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
This is the first time Lily ever heard someone called her a lawyer. Lily is very excited and shakes Mr. Li’s hand. “Hello.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
However….. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She feels strange when holding his hand. It turns out that Mr. Li has only three fingers left in his palm. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily’s eyebrows flutter slightly and pulls her hands out without changing her expression, in order to hide her surprised. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos glances at her and talks to Mr. Li, “Have a seat, please.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
After a conversation, Lily learns that Mr. Li is engaged in an exploration work in a coal mining company before. However, some accident occurred during an underground exploration, which resulted in a comminuted fracture on his left leg, and the index finger, ring finger and pinky finger of his right hand went missing. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
That accident has almost tearing his whole life apart, owing to the fact that he still has a secondary-year-old daughter. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Carlos, Mary, I have worked for them for nearly 20 years without taking any interest. But look at me now, they aren’t even willing to compensate me…..” Mr. Li cried out. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Men only weep when they were deeply grieved. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily takes a deep breath to calm down and pass a paper towel for him. “Don’t worry. This wasn’t a difficult case; we’ll make sure you get the compensation.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Carlos glances at her abruptly, but didn’t say much. He keeps still his emotion and continues understanding Mr. Li’s situation. He is too calm that Lily feels he really is a cold-blooded person. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The interview lasts for two hours. After sending Mr. Li, Carlos calls Lily to his office. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When the two is walking to the office, they happen to meet Rex and numbers of the company executives. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
When Lily has not even reacted to the situation, Carlos has stopped and shouted respectfully. “Rex.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Hello.” Rex greets and unintentionally looks at Lily. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily’s heart tightens and through her trembling teeth, she manages to greet, “Rex.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Rex shifts his gaze from Lily to Carlos, as if he doesn’t know her well and says, “Newbie?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Yes, she’s my junior. I just took her to meet a client.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
His eyes are dark with some unfathomable emotion, hardly breathe. After a moment, he nods slightly, “Have a good day.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The moment he passes, Lily lets out a sign of relief. Carlos raises his eyebrows and says, “What are you nervous about?” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Lily freezes her expression. “Nothing, just nervous to see the boss.” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Fortunately, they stand side by side; therefore Carlos can’t see her expression longer and doesn’t continue to ask further. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And yet, Mary watches the whole scenario. She has heard the whole conversation just now, thinking, Lily hasn’t been here for a week and had met a client? Even ‘I’ has only stepped on the consultation room several times before! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And did Carlos just pat her shoulder? <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mary squeezes her document. Her flawless make-up face gradually becomes slightly distorted. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
There’s rumor saying that Lily isn’t an ordinary girl, but haven’t she thought that she would dare to show it off in front of Carlos. What a disgrace! <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
“Mary, what are you doing here?” a colleague of her sees her standing blankly and elbows her gently. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Mary returns from her thought and says, “Nothing…..” <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
She looks down as if are thinking something, then raises her head, with a hint of hesitation and timidity in her voice, she asks, “Stell, I just saw Lily and Carlos walked together to his office. What do you think….” <\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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