Chapter 247 - 147: The Bride Calls Off the Wedding! Leaves the Country With Her Girlfriend

Chapter 247: Chapter 147: The Bride Calls Off the Wedding! Leaves the Country With Her Girlfriend

After Chen Mo greeted everyone, he saw the family’s new caregiver pushing the old matriarch over in her wheelchair.

"How has your recovery been, ma’am?"

Chen Mo crouched down slightly, smiling with concern as he looked at the old woman.

"All thanks to you, my recovery is going very well."

"Chen Mo, if it weren’t for you last time, I probably wouldn’t be here anymore."

"Please don’t be angry with an old woman like me. I was just being a confused old fool last time, and I wrongly accused you..."

The old matriarch seemed to be in high spirits. Upon seeing Chen Mo, her wrinkled face was wreathed in smiles.

She even made a point to apologize to Chen Mo, bringing up the time she had wrongly accused him.

"I’ve forgotten all about that. Your recovery is the most important thing."

Chen Mo smiled and shook his head. ’He’d already forgotten all about it, yet the old matriarch still remembered and felt she had to apologize.’

"Mother, this is a gift Chen Mo bought for you."

Liu Jianjun handed the Longevity Buddha Jade Pendant Chen Mo had brought to the old matriarch.

"Why spend money on this? It’s such a waste."

The old matriarch wanted for nothing, so seeing Chen Mo’s gift, she just felt he had gone to unnecessary expense.

"Mother, it’s a gesture from Chen Mo. Please accept it."

Liu Jianshe added with a smile from the side.

It wasn’t as if they would let Chen Mo take a loss, was it?

"Alright, alright. Thank you, Chen Mo."

The old matriarch thought that made sense, so she smiled and thanked Chen Mo.

Afterwards, everyone gathered in the spacious living room to chat.

"Chen Mo, you’re staying for lunch. We’ve specially hired a private chef to come and cook today."

Liu Jianjun told Chen Mo heartily.

"Alright."

Chen Mo didn’t have anything else to do, so he naturally wasn’t going to refuse.

Then, Liu Jianjun introduced him to the other family members.

The wives of his two younger brothers, and the husbands of his two younger sisters.

"Chen Mo, this is my wife, Zhao Yalan. You can just call her Aunt Zhao. She’s a senior partner at Chengli Law Firm."

"You two should add each other on WeChat. In the future, if you have any legal questions, you can go directly to your Aunt Zhao."

Liu Jianjun said, putting an arm around his wife’s shoulders.

"Chengli Law Firm... that’s a boutique firm, isn’t it?"

Chen Mo paused, slightly taken aback. ’Is this the same Chengli I’m thinking of?’

"Chen Mo, you know our firm? Here, let me scan your code."

Zhao Yalan gave Chen Mo a surprised look, not having expected him to have heard of their firm.

She took out her phone, scanned Chen Mo’s QR code, and they added each other as contacts.

"I have a friend who just started an internship at your firm,"

Chen Mo said to Aunt Zhao with a smile.

He glanced at Aunt Zhao’s WeChat profile; it was indeed the Chengli Law Firm he was thinking of.

He remembered that Wei Luyao was interning at this exact firm.

’What a coincidence.’

"Your friend? Who is it?"

Zhao Yalan asked curiously. ’Since they’re a friend of Chen Mo’s, I should definitely look out for them a bit if I can.’

"Wei Luyao."

"Who?"

Seeing the blank look in Aunt Zhao’s eyes, he realized his mistake.

’Wei Luyao is just a junior intern, and she’s a senior partner. How would she possibly know her?’

"A very pretty young woman."

Chen Mo explained with a smile.

"Oh, I think I know who you mean."

A look of sudden realization dawned on Zhao Yalan’s face. She knew who Chen Mo was talking about.

A very pretty young woman had indeed recently started interning at the firm. She knew *of* the person, but didn’t know her name.

Now she knew. That young woman’s name was Wei Luyao.

"Your girlfriend?"

Zhao Yalan asked, a gossipy twinkle in her eye.

"Yes."

Chen Mo smiled and nodded, confirming it.

"Don’t worry, I’ll take good care of her for you."

Zhao Yalan smiled and gave Chen Mo a reassuring look.

"Then I’ll have to trouble you, Aunt Zhao."

Chen Mo didn’t stand on ceremony.

’With an acquaintance showing her the ropes, the internship process would be much smoother.’

’Plus, she’d be able to learn more. It was a good thing for Wei Luyao.’

Chen Mo had lunch at the Liu family’s home.

It had to be said, the private chef Liu Jianjun had found was truly top-notch.

Their skill was impeccable, and the food was delicious.

After the meal, he stayed for a little while before driving back to his villa.

After Chen Mo left, the members of the Liu family also went their separate ways—back to work or to their own business.

「Chengli Law Firm.」

Zhao Yalan returned to her office.

"Xiaozhang, come in here for a moment."

She called her assistant in.

"Lawyer Zhao."

Xiaozhang walked into the office and stood respectfully before the desk.

"We had an intern start a while ago named Wei Luyao. You know of her, right?"

Zhao Yalan asked Xiaozhang.

"I know her. She’s that very pretty young woman, right? She’s quite popular around the firm."

Xiaozhang nodded. She knew who she was talking about.

"Have her transferred to my team. I’ll personally supervise her."

Zhao Yalan instructed her assistant directly.

"You’re personally supervising... an intern?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaozhang’s eyes widened, her face a mask of disbelief.

’What kind of intern requires personal supervision from someone of Lawyer Zhao’s stature?’

’What is this, some kind of reality show?’

"Yes. Just go get her transferred to my team."

Zhao Yalan nodded, saying nothing more.

Senior partners at the firm all had their own teams.

She was even responsible for paying her team’s salaries.

Even for a full-fledged lawyer, getting onto her team was an occasion worthy of popping champagne.

Let alone a mere intern.

But this particular intern happened to be Chen Mo’s girlfriend.

Deeply puzzled, Xiaozhang left Zhao Yalan’s office and went to the HR department to have Wei Luyao transferred to Lawyer Zhao’s team.

At the same time, the busy Wei Luyao was notified to report to Lawyer Zhao’s office.

"Wei Luyao, you’ve been transferred to Lawyer Zhao’s team. From now on, all your work will be assigned by Lawyer Zhao."