He broke his vows for her, and a tycoon descended to earth for love.

Siyi was stunned for a moment, "Me?"

She was a newly licensed lawyer, and although she never doubted her abilities, the fact that this case was already in the newspapers meant it had caused a city-wide sensation. Was her father trying to make a name for himself by doing this?

She didn't become a lawyer for fame; she simply wanted to help the real victims...

"Dad, actually I..."

She carefully chose her words because she knew that her father had always had high expectations for her. When she filled out her college application, she wanted to study art, but Ye Xiongming said that playing with things would lead to the loss of ambition, so he made the decision for her to choose the profession of lawyer.

She couldn't openly say that she didn't really want to take this case, so she could only say indirectly, "Actually, I'm afraid I can't handle it, after all, I'm a newcomer..."

Ye Xiongming, on the other hand, had great confidence in her. “Why don’t you have confidence in yourself? I have great confidence in you. You don’t need to belittle yourself. You are my daughter, Ye Xiongming’s daughter. You can get first place in exams, and you can win lawsuits too.”

He paused, put down his teacup, and said, "This case is in the hands of your older brother. If you and your sister work together, you will definitely bring the bad guys to justice."

Siyi swallowed back the words that were already on the tip of her tongue.

Seeing how much her father trusted her, she just couldn't bring herself to say it—

Oh well, it's all the same whether it's going to court or not, I'll just treat it as a learning experience.

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In the afternoon, she called her older brother, Ye Zhenghao. He was probably out investigating a case; the background noise on his phone was quite loud. He answered with a "Hello," and then said, "...Siyi?"

Siyi quickly replied, "Big brother, it's me. Are you busy?"

"Yes, I have a case under investigation. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Siyi thought for a moment and said, "What time do you get off work tonight? I'll come over to you; there's something I want to talk to you about."

Ye Zhenghao hesitated for a moment, as if he were talking to someone next to him while covering his phone. After a long while, he finally said, "I don't know when I'll get off work tonight. There's a pretty big case going on recently, so I'm following up on it. How about this, I'll come find you when I get home tonight."

Both siblings are night owls, and Siyi often stays up until the wee hours of the morning for work.

She hummed in agreement, "Then I won't bother you anymore, you go ahead with your work."

After putting her phone away, she called her senior, who was her mentor and friend, and told him about the matter. Siyi liked to listen to his opinions on this matter, and he also expressed his absolute agreement. In fact, everyone understood that if she won this case, she might become famous overnight!

Siyi put away her phone and sat in the executive chair in the study, lost in thought. She didn't know why, but she felt restless and irritable. She flipped through a few pages of reference books, but couldn't seem to concentrate.

She propped her forehead with one hand and pressed down on a thick book with the other. For a long time, her mind was blank, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

But a moment later, the man from that morning suddenly came to mind—

"Don't worry, I'm always very picky. I was also drunk last night, which is why I was so hungry that I didn't care what I ate."

…………

She snapped back to reality, shaking her head frantically. Had she gone mad? How could she have thought of that man?

She bit her lip hard, and slowly placed one hand on her chest. Her virginity, which she had kept for twenty-four years, was inexplicably gone. She still couldn't remember what had happened the night before.

However, her face flushed red, and she quickly realized another serious problem—she wondered if the man from yesterday had used protection...

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Ye Zhenghao did not return that night.

Siyi was looking at the documents when he arrived at 2 a.m., but he still hadn't shown up, so she had no choice but to go to sleep.

The next morning, she got up early, ate a simple breakfast, and then drove herself to the police station to find him.

Ye Zhenghao often stayed out all night because of the case. Siyi thoughtfully bought him some breakfast on the roadside. When she arrived at the police station, she was surprised to find that there were cars parked in a row all over the street in front of the police station.

There were quite a few people standing around the car.

Siyi's eyelids twitched slightly. From their clothes and appearance, she could tell they were all gangsters. Seeing them all craning their necks towards the police station entrance, she could roughly guess what was going on.

"Golden Throat Entertainment City" was never exactly clean, and probably no one in City A didn't know that the big boss behind the entertainment city was the second young master of the Jiang family, the most famous gangster in the eastern part of the city.

As for the Jiang family—

In City A, the powerful background represented by the surname "Jiang" is anything but ordinary.

It is said that the Jiang family expanded from seven-tenths of Asia to the other side of the ocean.

As for the process?

In four words: unleashing a bloodbath.

Siyi certainly wouldn't spend the time she would in America researching the complex relationships between these underworld figures. The only information she had was due to her brother's work.

I heard him mention this some time ago; he's been spending a lot of time with the Jiang family lately.

With the casino running into trouble, it's obvious my brother stayed up all night last night dealing with the big boss behind the scenes. This is a great opportunity; maybe we can really catch them all in one fell swoop.

Thinking about this, she was actually quite eager to try it out.

When the case goes to court, she will definitely do everything she can to convict those who have committed all sorts of evil deeds.

Of course, she wasn't doing this for fame; it was simply her duty as a lawyer to fight against evil forces.

She didn't go through the front door, but went straight into the police station through the side door.

She guessed that her older brother might be resting in his office at this time, so she took her breakfast and headed straight for the office, only to find that Ye Zhenghao was not there.

Siyi placed breakfast on the table and sat in his office for a while, but Ye Zhenghao didn't appear. After thinking for a moment, she took the note he had left on his desk, wrote a line, and then got up to leave.

She didn't want to disturb Ye Zhenghao's case. Seeing the situation at the police station entrance, she knew it must be complicated inside. However, she didn't expect to run into Ye Zhenghao coming out of the interrogation room at the corner.

Ye Zhenghao's expression was somber, holding a stack of documents in one hand. His furrowed brows showed obvious signs of fatigue. He seemed somewhat surprised to see Siyi. "Siyi, what brings you here?"

"I came to see you, are you still busy?" She pointed to the documents in his hand, "Is it the case about the entertainment center?"

Jing Zhenghao rubbed his temples. "I've been following up on this case these past few days. By the way, I heard you took on this case?"

Siyi nodded. She had taken on the case after promising her father yesterday, and her older brother must have heard the news as well. "I contacted the deceased's mother yesterday to ask you for some information, so I came over."

Ye Zhenghao grunted in response. "It's been 24 hours already, and we haven't gotten anything out of Jiang Yan..." He was about to say something when someone called out to him from behind, "Ye sir, could you please come over here for a moment?"

Siyi quickly said, "Brother, you go ahead and do your work. We'll talk about it when you get home tonight. I brought you breakfast, it's in your office, remember to eat it."

Ye Zhenghao reached out and ruffled her hair, a doting smile spreading across his handsome face. "Drive carefully."

Siyi nodded and turned to leave.

Meanwhile, someone quickly approached and whispered in Ye Zhenghao's ear, "Jiang Yan's 24-hour detention period has ended. Because of insufficient evidence, we can only release her on bail by her lawyer..."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a tall, slender figure appeared from around the corner.

The man was dressed simply in a white shirt and black trousers, which accentuated his undeniable dashing demeanor, making it impossible to tell that he was a criminal suspect detained at the police station for 24 hours.

He casually put his hands in his pockets, followed by a lawyer-looking man who was equally handsome.

He seemed to be saying something to Ye Zhenghao, and as he listened, his dark eyes met Ye Zhenghao's, the light in them both wicked and lazy, seemingly carrying a hint of disdain.