Chapter 358 - 177: Threatening Wei Luyao to Force a Ship?

Chapter 358: Chapter 177: Threatening Wei Luyao to Force a Ship?

But the moment she turned her head, she froze.

’Did I just see Chen Mo?’

Her gaze, a little uncertain, shifted back toward Producer Xie, and sure enough, it was Chen Mo.

’Chen Mo actually came to Chengli Law Firm!’

Moreover, she saw him smile at her, clearly a greeting.

Wei Luyao was overjoyed. She smiled back sweetly at Chen Mo, her beautiful eyes crinkling with the expression.

But then she remembered what had happened at noon, and her smile faded. A flash of vexation crossed her youthful, pretty face.

She didn’t even know if she should tell Chen Mo about it.

Chen Mo noticed the change in her expression and had a feeling that something was wrong.

"Did she not perform well during the morning interview session?"

Chen Mo asked Producer Xie, who was walking beside him, turning his head as he did.

"She was great. Her academic credentials are a bit on the low side, but she’s young and has already passed the bar exam. All four supervising attorneys gave her high marks."

Producer Xie was a little surprised, not understanding why Chen Mo would ask such a question.

Of their ten interns this season, Wei Luyao was the only undergraduate; the rest were all graduate students.

There were first-years, second-years, and even some who had already graduated from their master’s programs.

But only five of them in total had passed the bar exam—just half.

And Wei Luyao, only a senior in college, was one of them, which was quite outstanding.

"I’m going to Lawyer Zhao’s office."

Chen Mo nodded thoughtfully.

Producer Xie led him to the door of Zhao Yalan’s office.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK~

Chen Mo knocked on the door.

Her office had glass walls, so Zhao Yalan saw Chen Mo the moment she looked up.

"Come in, quickly."

Zhao Yalan was also a little surprised to see Chen Mo. She immediately stood up to welcome him.

"Chen Mo, what are you doing here? Oh..."

She had just asked out of curiosity, but she quickly seemed to realize something, a look of sudden understanding dawning on her face.

"Just came to see how things are going. Are you busy, Aunt Zhao?"

Chen Mo smiled and greeted her.

"Chen Mo, have a seat."

"Not busy. I’m just waiting for their emails to see which interns I should choose."

Zhao Yalan had Chen Mo sit down, then shook her head with a smile and glanced at the interns outside.

"Call Luyao in. I have something to ask her."

The reason Chen Mo had come to Aunt Zhao’s office was to use her as a pretext to summon Wei Luyao.

He didn’t want to make their relationship public on the very first day.

"Alright."

Zhao Yalan nodded, then walked out of her office and into the main work area.

"Wei Luyao, come to my office for a moment. I want to ask you a few more things about what we discussed in your interview."

Zhao Yalan feigned unfamiliarity, speaking to Wei Luyao in a formal, detached tone.

"Of course, Lawyer Zhao."

Wei Luyao immediately stood up, nodded respectfully, and followed Lawyer Zhao into the office.

She had seen Chen Mo go into Lawyer Zhao’s office, so she guessed he was the one who wanted to see her.

After entering the office, her gaze landed on Chen Mo and she couldn’t look away, her beautiful eyes filled with an undeniable longing.

"What’s wrong? You look like you have something on your mind."

Chen Mo smiled and asked her directly.

Hearing this, Wei Luyao hesitated, looking like she wanted to speak but was afraid Chen Mo would misunderstand. A flicker of uncertainty crossed her youthful, pretty face.

"Since when are you so indecisive?"

Chen Mo couldn’t help but tease her.

The Wei Luyao he knew had always been the open and direct type; she was rarely this hesitant.

"At noon, Liu Yufan came to me and proposed that he and I be ’shipped’ as a couple for the show, but I refused."

"When he saw I wouldn’t agree, he told me that the show’s Director Liu is his uncle, and hinted that if I didn’t go along with the ’ship’, I’d be eliminated."

Wei Luyao thought for a moment before finally telling Chen Mo what had happened.

She had been afraid he would misunderstand, but on second thought, she realized not telling him would be more likely to cause a misunderstanding.

"Something like that happened?"

Hearing this, Zhao Yalan’s face was a mask of surprise.

The main reason was that filming had just started today, so she really hadn’t heard about it.

She instinctively glanced at Chen Mo and saw that a faint smile still lingered on his face.

But this smile looked quite cold.

"I understand. Don’t worry about it. I’ll handle this."

"From now on, if anything like this happens again, tell me immediately. Don’t overthink things, you hear?"

Chen Mo’s expression didn’t change as he comforted Wei Luyao with a relaxed posture and a calm tone.

He also understood why Wei Luyao had hesitated; she was probably afraid he would misunderstand.

But that was clearly overthinking it. How could he possibly misunderstand something like this?

"Mhm."

Hearing his words, Wei Luyao immediately nodded obediently, her beautiful eyes filled with trust and reassurance as she looked at Chen Mo.

She had been feeling quite anxious, but after Chen Mo said that to her, her mind immediately calmed down.

An inexplicable, powerful sense of security washed over her.

Her heart was completely at ease.

"Alright. Focus on the show. I’m leaving now."

"Aunt Zhao, I’ll be going now."

Chen Mo smiled and nodded at her, then said his goodbyes to Zhao Yalan as well.

After leaving Zhao Yalan’s office, he glanced toward the main work area.

The smile on his face vanished completely, replaced by a placid expression.

The more placid he looked, the bigger the problem.

"Luyao, from now on, if anything happens, either tell Chen Mo or tell me. Don’t keep it bottled up and let yourself be wronged."

After Chen Mo left, Zhao Yalan also gave Wei Luyao some caring advice.

At first, she had only agreed to personally supervise Wei Luyao’s internship because of her connection to Chen Mo.

But over time, she had grown quite fond of the young woman. She had come to approve of her intelligence, diligence, earnestness, and strong execution skills.