Time Travel: The Queen's Coronation

After Xu Jing came back, I kept my promise and found an opportunity to organize a dinner for Xu Jing to meet Zhang Mu.

"Why do you suddenly want to treat me to a meal?" Xu Jing asked as she put her bag down.

"We haven't eaten together in a long time, we have to get together now! And the meals have been bland these days while I've been recovering from my injury, so it's nice to go out and change the food!"

"You can change the flavor, but you are still not allowed to eat fried or spicy food! Don't forget the pain after the scar has healed!" Xu Jing warned me seriously.

"Got it! Lawyer Xu!"

"I'm glad to know! I was afraid you'd do something stupid again! You're a mother now, you can't be so willful anymore!"

"Why are you acting like my mom now? Nagging all the time!"

"I'm very happy to have a daughter like you."

"Mom! I want some pocket money!"

"No problem, I'll give you pocket money now, and you'll take care of me when I'm old."

"Forget it then!"

"You little bastard! I can't cure you anymore!"

"But let me tell you something first! I just met Prosecutor Zhang at the door, and I owe him a meal. He happens to be free today, so I asked him to come over. Do you mind?" I tried to test Xu Jing's attitude.

"So what you just said about wanting to get together with me was all fake?"

"It's true. But I didn't expect to meet him. He helped me a lot with the You Yuanzhou incident earlier. He was too busy a while ago, so I couldn't find a chance to invite him. This opportunity is rare. Besides, he's a prosecutor, and you're a lawyer. With you here, you can help me strike up a conversation with him, so it won't be a dull occasion."

"Don't you also understand the law?"

"I understand the law, but I have no experience defending a case in court. You've dealt with prosecutors before, so you two must have more in common than he and I do."

"Prosecutor, what's your name?"

"Zhang Mu, the bow master Zhang, the Mu of Muye."

"Oh!"

"Have you two ever fought?"

"I don't remember. I've fought against so many people!"

"Lawyer Xu is the queen of law. It's normal that she doesn't remember a small prosecutor like me." Zhang Mu pushed the door open and walked in with a smile on his face.

"This is Prosecutor Zhang Mu." I introduced Zhang Mu to Xu Jing.

Zhang Mu extended his hand as soon as he entered the room. The moment he shook Xu Jing's hand, I could feel the corners of his mouth curl up uncontrollably. Afterwards, Zhang Mu naturally sat down next to Xu Jing.

"Lawyer Xu, I've long heard of your name!" Zhang Mu said happily.

"Prosecutor Zhang, you're too polite!"

"Lawyer Xu just said he didn't remember me, but I was very impressed by him!"

"Did I treat you too harshly in any case?" Xu Jing said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's embarrassing to say! We lost miserably in that case, but losing to the Queen of Law wasn't a loss for us!"

"Which case?"

"It was a case in which a wife, having suffered long-term domestic violence from her husband, accidentally pushed him down, ultimately leading to his death."

"Oh! Now that you mention it, I remember it, but I'm usually only interested in the case details, so I don't remember much about the other parts."

"As expected of the Queen of Law! Xu Lu truly deserves the title!"

……

Seeing Zhang Mu chatting with Xu Jing, I felt a little awkward and redundant and could only eat by myself.

"That dish has curry, you can't eat it!" I was about to put a piece of chicken into my mouth when Xu Jing stopped me with chopsticks.

"Curry is not chili, it's okay!" I replied with a smile.

"You can't eat anything spicy!" Seeing that I was indifferent, Xu Jing directly snatched the chicken from my chopsticks and took the curry chicken away from me.

"Lawyer Xu and President Wei have such a good relationship. I'm so envious of having such a good friend!" Zhang Mu exclaimed.

"Prosecutor Zhang should have quite a few friends!" Xu Jing asked.

"I used to, but because of the unpleasantness with my ex-wife, our mutual friends didn't want to associate with me anymore."

"Why is it so unhappy? Is it because of the uneven division of property?" Xu Jing asked puzzledly.

"No, we just have different personalities." Zhang Mu's statement this time was different from what he told me last time. I was a little surprised that he was lying!

"You're lying!" Xu Jing pointed out the problem directly.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Mu still had a smile on his face.

"If it's a personality clash, your mutual friends should understand you instead of cutting you off! Since they've cut ties with you, one possibility is that they were your ex-wife's friends to begin with, and the bond between you and them is your ex-wife. Since you and your ex-wife broke up, they naturally won't be around you anymore! Another possibility is that you were at fault for the divorce, and your mutual friends are disgusted by your behavior and don't want to have anything to do with you anymore!"

Xu Jing is worthy of being a lawyer. She thinks very quickly and can find Zhang Mu's loopholes with just a few words.

"If we have to say who is right or wrong, then the fault is indeed mine! But not loving someone is not a big mistake!" Zhang Mu explained.

"Why did you marry her if you didn't love her?" Xu Jing continued to ask.

"Love is a phase, and love will also be consumed. When my love for her was exhausted, I naturally wanted to break up with her."

"You've fallen in love with someone else, right?" Xu Jing sneered.

"No, that's not it!" Zhang Mu was visibly panicked.

"Your panic has betrayed you! You are cheating!" Xu Jing said coldly.

"I didn't cheat! I just don't love her anymore!" Zhang Mu continued to argue.

"Every cheating man says this, including my ex-husband!" Xu Jing's tone was frighteningly cold.

"No, I really didn't cheat!" Zhang Mu looked at me for help.

"Don't be so fierce! It's like you're interrogating a criminal!" I advised Xu Jing.

"Sorry, it's an occupational disease!" Xu Jing suddenly laughed, but I felt a chill in my heart when I saw her smile.

"You scared me! Lawyer Xu is really an excellent lawyer. Just a few words from him made me break out in cold sweats!" Zhang Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

"A man of integrity has nothing to fear. What is Prosecutor Zhang afraid of? Or did I hit the nail on the head?" Xu Jing smiled maliciously.

"Uh, no way!" Zhang Mu smiled awkwardly.

"Prosecutor Zhang should also be studying law, right?" I quickly changed the subject.

"Oh, yes, I have a bachelor's and master's degree in law from Oxford University."

"You and Xu Jing both studied in the UK, right? Did you ever meet?"

"I think I met Lawyer Xu at the debate competition." Zhang Mu smiled happily.

"Xu Lu, what about you?" I looked at Xu Jing.

"Even if there is, I don't remember it. I won't focus my energy on other things!" Xu Jing answered my question very indifferently.

I kept bringing up Xu Jing and Zhang Mu, but Xu Jing simply gave a few perfunctory remarks before ending the conversation, and the dinner ended uneventfully. Before leaving, however, Zhang Mu found an excuse to get Xu Jing's contact information and left feeling very happy.