You're My Belated Happiness - Chapter 54 Part 1

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.

You’re My Belated Happiness

Chapter 54 Part 1

After returning to Hang City, Xu Huaisong went to work in the law office from nine in the morning till five in the evening. He devoted his energy to Zhou Jun’s case.

Ruan Yu knew exactly why.

For a ten year old case, the police had done all they could going back and forth without finding the real suspect. There wasn’t much Xu Huaisong could do now as a lawyer for the case.

Yet after ten whole years, they had witnessed how Xu’s mother was still guilt ridden, how Xu’s father still bore infamy for his actions, how the victim’s family was still indignant, and how the acquitted suspect was still down and out.

All three families had been badly hurt by the case.

Xu Huaisong was unable to change all that, but still attempted to find a sliver of hope in a similar case.

If he could get to the bottom of Zhou Jun’s case and prevent the same tragedy from happening again, then he could prove to his mother that perhaps his father didn’t do anything wrong.

While Xu Huaisong was busy with the case, Ruan Yu was bored at home. On the days when she didn’t have to go to Global Filming, she would get up earlier in the morning and tag along with Xu Huaisong to the law firm. She would edit the script there with the excuse that she could save on her home electric bills.

Xu Huaisong didn’t point out the fact that he had to pay the office’s electricity bill.

More than half a month had passed. Since Zhou Jun maintained his innocence during interrogations and the prosecutors’ evidence wasn’t sufficient enough, the procurator’s office issued instructions for a supplementary investigation for the case.

Zhang Ling and Xu Huaisong who had been working day and night for the case finally got a break.

However, Ruan Yu suddenly realized that the day when Xu Huaisong had to fly to the US was fast approaching.

She didn’t want to have the surprise of his “sudden departure” again and asked him specifically about it.

Xu Huaisong sat in front of the computer busy with work. He drank some milk from the glass Ruan Yu had brought over to him and said: “I can stay a few more days beyond what I originally planned.”

“A court hearing date can be changed that easily?” 

Xu Huaisong shook his head: “It’s not a court hearing. The purpose of this trip is to sign some important documents which have just been produced a couple days ago. They are too important to use electronic signatures or risk mailing.”

“Then they don’t need to be signed now?”

“Still needs to be signed.”

“Then why don’t you need to fly over?”

Ruan Yu was confused. Xu Huaisong usually was very precise in answering questions. It was quite rare that he hadn’t made himself clear after a couple of exchanges.

What was going on?

Xu Huaisong was quiet for a moment before saying: “Come over.”

Ruan Yu walked over and was quickly being pulled into his arms.

After Ruan Yu had sat down squarely on his lap, Xu Huaisong began to explain: “Lu Shenglan happened to have some business to take care of in China. She said she can bring those documents over for me to sign and then bring them back to San Francisco afterwards.”

No wonder he could stay for a few more days and couldn’t make himself clear in a few words.

Ruan Yu paused before nodding.

Xu Huaisong lowered his head to look at her: “Don’t think too much into it. It’s just some documents. I don’t even have to meet her in person, I’ll have Xiao Chen pick up for me.”

“Hum……” Ruan Yu dragged the sound then paused before saying: “I’m not thinking about this. I just feel like……she can help you with your work, but I just keep having you come back and forth for my troubles.”

“It’s normal for co-workers to help each other out. Besides, I’m not coming back and forth because of you.”

“Hum?”

Xu Huaisong laughed: “I’m the one who suffers the most if I don’t see you.”

Ruan Yu didn’t say anything but the corners of her eyes upcurved with the hint of a smile. She hugged his neck and kissed his chin with a peck.

Xu Huaisong lowered his head and kissed her lips, thirty times longer than her peck.

Translated by Team DHH at http://dhh-workshop.blogspot.com.