Ai Bao looked like she had been granted amnesty. She then gathered her things and moved them into the guest bedroom.
When she came out, An Yibei was sitting on the floor, stroking Pudding’s fur.
Pudding’s eyes were half-closed from the comfortable touch, and it would rub its head against An Yibei every now and then. Apparently, it had accepted An Yibei as part of the family.
So far, the entire Ai family, humans and dog included, had been swept off their feet by An Yibei’s charm.
“What do I need to do to look after it?” An Yibei asked.
Ai Bao gave it some thought, then said, “We’ll have to feed it, walk it, wash it, play with it, trim its fur… and…” After much hesitation, she said slowly, “And clean up after it…”
An Yibei was silent for two seconds. “Can I throw the dog out now?”
“Of course not!” Ai Bao said anxiously. “I go wherever it goes! Pudding is my son and my dad’s precious grandson! My dad cares about it more than he cares about me!”
An Yibei sighed. “You have my condolences. And, the same to me…”
Never would he imagine that one day, An Yibei, the famous lawyer, would clean up after a dog. How interesting life could be.
The sound of a phone ringing broke the silence in the room. An Yibei frowned. He had left special instructions that he was not to be disturbed unless it was urgent.
Only a handful of people knew this personal number of his.
Picking it up, he heard Tang Yuan’s anxious voice on the other end. “Brother An, have you offended the wrong people? Someone must be holding a real grudge against you to use such a despicable trick…”
“Get to the point,” An Yibei said succinctly.
Tang Yuan said, “Fine! I’ll send you the link. See for yourself!”
He then gave An Yibei a link, which led to a video.
“Why won’t you help me? I’ve fallen on evil days and you just left me for another man…
“I know what you did! You found yourself this new boyfriend just to get back at me…”
It was a video from the other day of the row between him and Wu Hanxiao.
However, it had been edited in such a way that not only didn’t Wu Hanxiao look deliberately provocative, it also insinuated that An Yibei had found himself a troublesome girlfriend.
It wasn’t a big deal, for anyone with a brain could tell that it had been deliberately edited that way. However, An Yibei was in Ye City for a case.
At this critical juncture, such a video would very likely have an impact on his case. The opposing counsel might even use it against An Yibei in court.
Standing next to him, Ai Bao saw it as well. She blamed herself for it. “I’m sorry… If it weren’t for me…”
“Don’t be.” An Yibei casually put away his phone. “Blame the person who took this video. You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Ai Bao asked in a pitiful tone, “What are we going to do?”
An Yibei rubbed her hair. “I’ll handle it.”
He called the security room of the building in Yu City, pulled the surveillance video of that night, and had people post it online. He then turned to Ai Bao and asked, “What would you like to have for dinner?”
Ai Bao asked in surprise, “You’ve solved the problem? Just like that?”
An Yibei smirked. “No, I’m just curious to see if that person has exhausted their tricks or if there’s more to come.”
A couple of minutes later, Tang Yuan called again, sounding anxious. “Why did your firm’s receptionist join Fallen Leaf Law Firm?”
“Ignore her,” An Yibei commented indifferently. He then stretched and said, “I need to clean up after my son now. Got to go.”
Tang Yuan’s cry was ear-splitting. “WTF?! You have a son?!”
