In the name of love

His father? "

Seeing Ms. Wu, Yulu was startled for a moment, then lowered her head slightly.

"Well, I miss it very much."

Ms. Wu said, "Obviously my husband passed away when he was so young... Xiaoxin's knowledge of his father is entirely based on the photos and paintings he left when he was young. My husband often likes it in his spare time. Going to the wild to paint from life. But for Xiaoxin, such a father seems to make him closer, closer to him than my living mother."

Her tone couldn't be concealed and complicated, "In the past...he would often pretend that his father was still around, talk to him, pretend to play with him, and sometimes I couldn't bear to scold him, and he would even quarrel with me."

Ms. Wu took a deep breath, and the corners of her eyes couldn't hide a trace of redness.She peeled it off with her knuckles.

"Because I'm not a very successful mother... That's why he longs for a father so much! A father who can really accompany him, understand him, and let him spend his childhood happily."

Yulu recalled what Ji Lan had questioned in court before. The mother who was addicted to gambling and couldn't even pay her child's tuition fees probably didn't have much time to spend with her children.

This point is quite sympathetic to Yulu. When he was a child, his mother was also a butterfly. The first thing he did when he woke up every day was to worry about what clothes to wear in front of the mirror in order to go to the dance floor at night.Before meeting Sam, when Yulu went home every day, the light was never on. There was always instant porridge and leftover ham from breakfast on the table, and there was not even a message card.

He had fantasized about having a father, too.A tall and handsome father who would hold his hand with a swimming ring and take him to the beach to see the young handsome buttocks.

When he was a child, he secretly called the Household Affairs Bureau and asked the clerk there who his father was, but he didn't understand that the so-called unknown father meant that the source of his sperm could no longer be tested.

Later, he really looked forward to a father, but he was the last person he wanted to be a father.

Yulu thought back a long time later that he would look for warmth from men almost eagerly, maybe it had something to do with the man who accidentally left DNA in his mother's body.Although Yuli has always disliked this kind of psychological analysis, he would rather believe that he was born with "beautiful boy's butt" written on his forehead.

"I am willing...to let Xiaoxin accept the screening you mentioned." Ms. Wu stood in the fence of the courtyard, raising her head as if she had made up her mind, "I will decide whether to trust you or not after the results come out."

Seeing that Ji Lan didn't reply, Yulu just turned around and bowed deeply to Ms. Wu.

The two took a taxi back to the city, and Ji Lan sat beside him. Yulu saw that he lowered his head, as if he was thinking about something, but the brows that were tightly knit before coming here have been relaxed a lot now.

"...It seems that you have a lot of experience?" Yulu asked tentatively.

Ji Lan gave a "hmm", Yulu saw that he seemed to be finishing his thoughts, and closed his eyes slightly.

"There are still many uncertainties, but there are indeed some gains."

Ji Lan raised his head, "It's up to tomorrow, senior." He looked directly at Yulu.

Yulu swallowed unconsciously, nodded his head, and before he could reply, the voice of a news report came from the radio of the taxi:

In response to the child sexual assault cases these days, Bai Qiangwei held a press conference in the city council hall a few days ago, strongly requesting the government to amend the three strikes law for sexual assault offenders.Ms. Wang, the convener, said that child sexual assault crimes have been frequent in recent days, and the recidivism rate of such criminals is extremely high. However, because the court abused the parole system and hastily judged the reasons for detention, many criminals were released again and again, repeatedly killing our children. .For example, in the case of the wolf guard a while ago, the guard was almost...'

Although Yulu has heard this kind of news badly for a while, at this critical moment, he still can't help feeling a little nervous.The broadcast continued:

'...Although the lawyer of the wolf guard strongly stated in an interview with this station, it is because the criminal in this case is probably not the real murderer, but his colleague, a young man named Lu Xing.If the court continues to detain the wolf guards, there may be a problem of compensation for unjust imprisonment, so it is recommended that the court revoke the detention first...'

Yulu glanced at Ji Lan unexpectedly. Ji Lan crossed her legs and said with a wry smile: "Prosecutors can use the media, but we can't for no reason. I said that the Ji family has a good relationship with some media. But I don't know. This kind of small news will have as much effect as possible."

On this point, the convener of White Rose said that sexual abuse has a great impact on children's physical and mental development, and the court must treat it with caution.If our society and our parents love our children, we should put an end to all things that harm them. Unless we are sure that person is [-]% safe, we must not let the tiger go back to the mountain easily. '

"In the name of love..." Yulu heard Ji Lan muttering to herself.This reminded him of Ji Lan saying this word a long time ago when he first met Huai Yu in the resettlement center.

"Injury in the name of love", that's exactly how Ji Lan described those pedophiles at the time.

But now, Yulu suddenly couldn't tell who Ji Lan was referring to.

"In order for our children to grow up and thrive in the love and care of adults, even at the expense of some people's interests, that is the common social responsibility of our adults..."

The news stopped abruptly.The taxi driver switched the channel, and old-school singer "Cha-Cha of Love" came over the radio.

Yulu heard the driver say with a sneer, "I've heard this kind of news badly lately, so I don't care. If you want me to talk about this kind of person, just chop off his penis if you catch him. It's not like there's some kind of chemical castration. What? What are you doing so complicated, right?"

Yulu glanced at Ji Lan.Ji Lan remained calm, just squeezed out a smile, "Yes."

The driver drove the car into the expressway that was close to Yulu's house, but Ji Lan said that he was going home to prepare materials, so he would just let him down on the road and stop bothering Yulu.

Yulu was a little surprised, and finally couldn't help the question that had been lurking all along.

"Mingnai...is she... okay?" He asked Ji Lan.

Ji Lan stopped, her face calm, "I asked her to separate temporarily, and she agreed."

Yulu was taken aback, "Temporary separation? Why?"

Ji Lan didn't answer Yulu's question directly. He paused for a moment before opening his mouth: "Mingnai had a date before she married me."

Without waiting for Yulu to interject, he took a breath and said, "But Ming Nai's parents opposed their dating from the beginning, and arranged for Ming Nai to go on a blind date with me. In order not to embarrass Ming Nai, his date took the initiative to break up with her and cut off communication with Min Nai After our blind date, Ming Nai and I communicated for a while, and finally Ming Nai decided to marry me."

"But you..." Yulu observed Ji Lan's expression without any ups and downs.This young man is always like this, the more it is related to him, the more it seems that it has nothing to do with him.

"It took me three months to find that guy. He's a very decent man, a perfect fit for Minnay."

Yulu was at a loss when he heard it, and Ji Lan's words in front of Ms. Wu sounded in his ears, "I can't have sexual desire for others, and I can't bear other people's sexual desire for me", "I'm an abnormal man".

But no matter what, Yulu has never married a wife before, and it is impossible for him to marry a wife, so he doesn't know how it feels, but it won't feel too good to think about it.

Ji Lan picked up her briefcase, turned around and was about to leave.Yulu didn't know what impulse it was, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Ji Lan's wrist.Ji Lan turned around, the taxi was still waiting, but Yulu couldn't care less, he wrapped Ji Lan's chest with one arm, and pulled the body that he had been thinking about all day into his arms.

"Senior..." Ji Lan called out, but as usual, she didn't resist.

Yulu suppressed his breathing and lowered his voice. It would be great if he could suppress his heartbeat, but unfortunately he couldn't.

"You are not abnormal."

He thought for a long time, but the words came out like this, "Don't feel that you are abnormal, understand?"

Ji Lan didn't answer him, the taxi driver's urging voice came from behind, Yulu let go of his hand, Ji Lan turned to look at him, his eyes were full of confusion that Yulv couldn't read.

Yulu then approached him and grabbed the back of his hand, "Can you make an appointment with me?" He smiled.

Ji Lan nodded in confusion, and Yulu said: "If we win the lawsuit tomorrow...if we win this lawsuit together, then from now on, treat me as a friend who can sit on an equal footing. Stop calling me 'senior' , You can call me Yuda handsome guy or Xiaoli.”

Ji Lan was shocked when Yulu mentioned the word "friend".Yulu really didn't dare to look him in the eyes, but he could feel that Ji Lan was looking at him.

"I understand." After a long while, Ji Lan finally spoke, and Yu Lv finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I will abide by the agreement...if I win the case."

Yulu smiled, took two steps back, raised his hand and waved, "Then, I'll see you in court tomorrow, Lawyer Ji. I'll get a good night's sleep to see you show off your skills." He raised his voice.

Ji Lan straightened her body, as if she was on the defense bench, and showed a bright smile.

"Well, I'll see you in court tomorrow."

***

Facing the mirror, Yulu pushed up the knot of his tie.

He checked himself in the mirror again, and confirmed that his whole body was well-knitted, and that the clothes were not leaked or stuck in. He picked up the crutches from the wall, put on the leather shoes that had been prepared, opened the door and walked out.

Yulu received a call from Huai Yu in the middle of the night last night, asking about a lot of cases