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[Divorce Lawyers]
Episode 22
Robert Owen once said that human character is a product of its environment.
- Have you heard of Robert Owen? - The soccer player?
He's a Welsh social reformer.
- Are you looking for Luo Li? - Yes.
- Who are you? - I'm her boyfriend.
Try to get along with your neighbors.
I know Xiao Luo's your girlfriend. But you should also think about others.
Did you say Luo Li had stayed here before?
- Who are you? - I'm Luo Li's younger brother.
- You're here to visit your brother-in-law? - I'm just...
Yes, I am.
- I also know your mother, Miss Li, right? - That's good.
Tell me about your relationship with Luo Li.
We're just neighbors, apart from that sometimes we see each other in court.
Other than that, there's nothing romantic going on between us.
Fine, stop trying to hide it.
Do you know who Robert Owen is?
- The soccer player? - I knew it.
Uneducated.
My nephew told me
that Luo Li's already living with her neighbor from across the hall.
You're lying!
He said that that man told him himself.
He even had the key to Luo Li's apartment.
No wonder Qin Shu Chuen suddenly wanted to introduce a boyfriend to our daughter.
She's such a sly person.
Darling.
Just you wait.
By tomorrow... no, by tonight
she'll be telling everyone
that our daughter's already living with a man before she's actually married.
And that he's also got her key.
That's enough. You've been talking about this all day.
Stop nagging.
Xiao Qin's not like that.
Then what's she like?
Peel those beans for me. Just do it.
She came over to gossip about her first thing in the morning.
Remember what I told you?
I told you to stay away from her.
But you just wouldn't listen.
You even let her play the matchmaker.
What's the use of saying that now?
You were the one who heard about her nephew who's doing his doctorate in Beijing.
Then you didn't care if Li Li liked him or not and just set them up.
So don't blame Xiao Qin.
What's the matter with you? Why do you keep sticking up for her?
Think about it.
Li Li must have rejected her nephew.
Can't you see what a despicable person she is?
How decent can her nephew be?
Think about it.
If he's a 33-year-old doctorate student living in Beijing
why would he be still single?
Something must be wrong with him.
Then people might say the same about our daughter.
A 28-year-old lawyer working in Beijing and living in such a nice place.
Why is she still single?
Why say something like that?
Oh yeah, tell me.
When you were staying with Li Li did you get to meet her neighbor?
I did, he's that divorced lawyer.
- You mean Chi... - Chi Hai Dong.
Do you have Alzheimer's?
I thought you'd looked him up on the internet.
You're the one with Alzheimer's.
Didn't you tell me that he kept coming over to borrow things from our daughter?
I'm sure he's interested in Li Li.
The point is Li Li's not interested in him at all.
That's hard to say.
If he was already like that when you were there
then he probably goes over there every day when you're not around.
Our daughter's really naive.
He might chase after her.
Just like you chased after me?
What if he really does chase after our daughter?
[Dong Cheng Court]
[Negotiation Room One]
That bitch.
I've never seen anyone as despicable as she is.
What the hell.
Your honor, there's no need to negotiate. The truth is clear.
This woman already walked in on my husband's arm.
Just forget it.
Your husband?
You're already divorced.
He came with me because he's worried that I'd get bullied.
You could have asked someone to come with you as well.
Who'd dare bully you?
Don't pretend to be so timid when you're the aggressive one.
Dong Da Hai, see this pretentious bitch in front of you?
- What a slut. - That's enough.
Can you please calm down?
Attorney Chi, Attorney Luo.
Let's begin our negotiation.
Forget it, we don't need a negotiation.
We agreed to this before.
Your honor, we agree to negotiate.
But we have two conditions.
First, we'd like the plaintiff to withdraw her charges.
Second, we'd like the plaintiff to apologize to my client.
So what do you think?
No problem with the first condition, but let's talk about the second one.
After all, the defendant did cause some harm to the plaintiff.
Why don't we both take a step back and apologize to each other, okay?
- A smile should melt away all hatred. - That's it, good idea.
Just smile at one another.
- Impossible. - No way.
All I'm asking for is a public apology to restore my reputation.
What kind of a reputation do you have?
You stole my husband. What reputation?
An apology? Sure.
Attorney Luo, will this do?
Honorable Mistress, I'm sorry.
Arrogant Mistress, I hereby apologize to you.
I'm sincerely sorry for what I've done.
I'm sorry that I didn't deliver my husband to you
the moment that you fell in love with him.
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting until you're actually pregnant now.
Happy now?
Miao Jin Xiu.
You want an apology from me, right?
Fine, I'll apologize to you.
- Sorry, my honorable Auntie Miao. - You're the auntie!
It's my fault that your husband's fallen in love with me.
But no matter how I tried to convince him to love you, he still couldn't do it.
So I'm very sorry about that.
Love can't be forced.
Just as I couldn't force your husband to fall in love with you
I also couldn't stop him from falling deeply in love with me.
- You're such a liar! - That's enough...
Sit down...
You're supposed to be negotiating.
Calm down...
How are we supposed to negotiate?
Lawyers, perhaps you should have a talk.
- Let's have a change of venue. - Sure, let's go.
The paint incident caused great emotional pain to my client.
Therefore, we demand an apology.
It's the least that we should ask for.
Defense, what do you have to say?
Your honor, I'd like to submit some new evidence.
I believe both Miss Luo Mei Yuan and Mr. Dong Da Hai
are very familiar with the mansion in this photo, right?
We recently took on a case
with a really arrogant client.
He met another woman.
In order to divorce his wife he said he would be willing to give up everything.
But before he got divorced he'd already bought a house and a car for his mistress.
Must be expensive.
My client's so smart.
He bought his six years ago for just 10,000 yuan a square meter.
Now it's worth more than 70,000 yuan.
Your honor.
Actually, the fact that my client's agreed to negotiate
has taken her a great deal of tolerance.
She knew while they were still married
that Dong Da Hai had already invested in Luo Mei Yuan's company
and given her a huge amount of money which also included this mansion.
We came here with the utmost sincerity today.
But unfortunately
Miss Luo Mei Yuan obviously doesn't want to settle or apologize.
So we can only try and split the assets gained prior to their divorce.
Therefore, we'd like to ask Miss Luo Mei Yuan
to return that mansion to my client, Miss Miao Jin Xiu.
I thought you said she didn't know about the mansion.
Then how did she find out?
Attorney Luo, where did you find this?
What's the matter?
Your computer.
Why are you looking at my computer?
The number you've dialed not in service...
She's probably in court.
Do you think you'll get through if you keep calling her?
- I can't believe you. - What's wrong with you?
How can you be so relaxed when I'm worried to death.
Listen, you can't talk about this over the phone.
You better pay her a visit.
Pay her a visit?
So that you can go and have dinner at Qin Shu Chuen's place?
Qin's braised prawns.
- You two might as well move in... - Fine...
Don't go anywhere, stay here and keep an eye on me.
Watch over me every day, okay?
- Come with me. - You're so unreasonable.
How am I unreasonable?
I'm unreasonable because I asked you to go to Beijing to visit our daughter?
- Isn't Luo Li your daughter too? - She is...
I'll go with you, okay? Is that okay?
Listen, our daughter's grown up now.
It won't make a difference even if we go to Beijing.
But at least we can show that we care.
Since Li Li's all by herself in Beijing and is always busy with work
how is she supposed to find a boyfriend?
She only gets to meet other divorce lawyers. None of them are decent.
- You're always so reasonable. - That's why I'm always right.
You should really prove your words with actions.
Go to Beijing and find her a boyfriend.
Oh yeah, tell them to get married soon and have a baby quickly.
Then you'd be keeping an eye on your grandchild instead of me.
I'll make sure I look after you first before I take care of my grandchild.
Don't be so mean all the time.
Luo Li, you're such a good actress.
Thank you, but you're the true actor.
You lied to me about staying over at Miao Jin Xiu's place.
- How did you get that photo? - I didn't lie to you.
I took the photo in the morning.
I really stayed at her place last night.
It took me a long time to convince her to accept a settlement.
We would have let it go if Luo Mei Yuan's attitude had been a little better today.
But she still insisted on being arrogant, so we had to pull out the big guns.
Do you realize that you've misled me?
You told me you were willing to settle.
But once we let our guard down, you stabbed us in the back.
- Do you think that's right? - You also misled me.
You told me Dong Da Hai had agreed to negotiate
and Luo Mei Yuan had agreed to withdraw her charges.
But then what happened?
I didn't expect him to suddenly change his mind.
I did.
Don't you think what you did was a bit underhanded?
Why would you say that?
How did you know Luo Mei Yuan had a mansion?
I'm not obliged to tell you that.
Let me remind you, you've seen my computer.
Chi.
Am I really that despicable in your eyes?
That's because you looked at my computer.
Losing a case is not the end of the world.
We're just a bit more prepared.
It's something that you taught me.
You taught me a valuable lesson in Xia Fang Cao's case.
We should all be a bit more mature.
Even though we're neighbors
work is still work.
Attorney Luo.
Don't go, Attorney Chi.
If it weren't for your bad idea Dong Da Hai wouldn't have divorced me.
You deserve this.
Attorney Luo, you're amazing.
As soon as you took out that photo they were all so shocked.
Even I was shocked.
I didn't even know he'd bought such a huge mansion.
I'm so silly.
Don't you think I'm silly?
It's okay to be silly.
Unlike some people who think they're so smart.
Exactly. I think so, too.
Come on, let's go for a drink.
No, Mom, I didn't switch off my phone on purpose.
I was in court all morning then I met with my client in the afternoon.
Don't be so mad.
Your dad and I are planning to come visit you soon.
But I'll be very busy over the next few days.
Can't you guys come over later?
Then tell me which days you're actually free.
Do whatever you have to do.
Your dad and I aren't so old that we can't go anywhere ourselves.
Don't worry about us.
I'm just telling you that the three of us will be reuniting in Beijing soon.
Mom.
But my place is so small.
Can't you give me some time to arrange it for you?
That's okay.
We're happy to stay in your place.
Remember?
We also used to live with your grandparents.
That's three generations. Your apartment's actually quite spacious.
Don't arrange anything, I just wanted to let you know.
I'm going to hang up now.
You're so cruel.
Hi, Mei Yu.
Li Li, my nanny said something suddenly came up so she can't come today.
I need to take my baby to the doctor because he's got a fever.
Cao Qian Kuen's gone on a business trip.
Can you come over now?
Sure, don't panic.
I'll be there right away.
- Walk slowly. - Is that my phone?
- Can you answer it for me? - Where is it?
Where are you, Cao Qian Kuen? Your wife just had a baby.
Did you know your nanny resigned?
Give it to me, quick.
Hold him for me.
Hello, honey.
- How do I hold him? - He's okay.
The doctor said he's okay.
The nanny said something came up with her family so I just let her go home.
It's okay, I'll ask Luo Li to get another nanny for me tomorrow.
Take care of yourself, okay?
You got me a present?
You didn't have to, I don't need anything.
I just want you to come home soon.
Perhaps get some formula for our son.
Okay.
Bye.
Come on, tell your mom to hurry up.
Come to Mommy.
Look at you, you should have one of your own.
With you? Let's go, Your Highness.
Cao's coming back tomorrow. He said he bought me a present.
Do you want him to bring you anything?
Designer labels are cheaper in Hong Kong.
No, it's okay.
Are you in a bad mood or something?
No, I'm not.
Come on, we've been friends for a long time.
I know you too well.
You better tell me what's troubling you.
Nothing.
I don't believe you.
Something's troubling you?
Is it because you don't know how to tell someone that you like him?
- Tell me, I'll tell him for you. - I wish.
Then what else can it be? Did you lose a case?
No?
It's not that I lost a case.
Forget it, let's not talk about work.
Just tell me, okay?
Back in college, I remember a mentor once told me
that lawyers can easily get stuck between morals and the law.
I know exactly what he meant now.
Which mentor? You mean Wu Wen Hui.
Did you have to mention his name?
- Just don't think about him all the time. - So what if I do?
I took on a case recently.
I lied to the opposing lawyer in order to gain an advantage.
But I didn't lie to him. I probably just misled him.
So that's why?
But as lawyers, it's only normal that we'd use a few tricks
to help our clients gain an advantage, right?
Yes, I don't think I've done anything wrong either.
But for some reason, I just feel a little guilty about it.
The other lawyer must be very good-looking.
No way, he's already got gray hair.
How could you bully an old man like that?
- Mei Yu, Li Li. - Let's get a cab.
Master Wu, what a coincidence. What are you doing here?
I saw you guys waiting for a cab.
It's too cold to stand here holding a baby.
- I'll give you a lift. - Sure, come on.
The nannies on this website seem quite reliable.
I think Wu Wen Hui's quite reliable.
How can you betray me just because he gave you a lift?
I've always thought he was a nice guy.
Based on one thing.
The fact that he didn't divorce his wife because of you
makes him an admirable man.
Tang Mei Yu.
How do you think that makes me feel?
Tell me what a man's most important quality is.
Responsibility.
How he treats his wife now is exactly how he'll treat you in the future.
So, it's okay for men to go off track at times.
But he must be responsible, right?
You better go to bed now.
Remember to call the agent tomorrow.
- Why are you still here? - It's too late to go back by yourself.
I'll take you home.
So how did Miao Jin Xiu find you?
I was the one who approached her.
How much do you know about Dong Da Hai?
Not much.
I heard he's not that simple.
What has that got to do with me?
I knew you'd say that.
Did you wait for me all day so that you could tell me this?
I think it's best if you can try and reach a settlement.
That's not up to me to decide.
If my client says no, then I'll have to respect her decision.
Then you better find an excuse and withdraw from this case.
Why should I do that? Why are you always so interested in my cases?
Li Li, I'm just worried about you.
Dong Da Hai's not an ordinary person.
So what? He'll kill me?
Things like that have happened before.
Bring it on.
Don't be stubborn.
It's not worth it.
It's best to avoid people like Dong Da Hai.
Don't aggravate him.
In that case, lawyers should only work for rich and powerful people
and ignore those who don't have money and power, right?
No, that's not what I mean.
People might not be as pitiful as they appear to be.
I don't think Dong Da Hai really treats Miao Jin Xiu that bad either.
If he really was a creep then he didn't have to divorce her.
What if he kept arguing, beating her up
and having affairs with other women?
What could she do about it?
Now that he's already given her more than she deserves
then perhaps you really should let him off the hook.
He didn't commit any serious crime.
He just fell in love with someone else.
Many people say that marriage is like an investment.
Having invested for 30 years
think about the investment return for Miao Jin Xiu.
It's more than enough, so just let it go.
Yes, marriage is certainly an investment.
That's why I must earn more money.
Financially independent women don't need to get married.
It's much better to invest in ourselves than to invest in men.
The reason you can invest in yourself is because you've got your own value.
But a lot of women don't have any investment values.
They don't have any skills
other than being young, beautiful and able to have children.
But youth and beauty will decrease in value over time.
The ability to have children also has an expiration.
To be fair, everything that Miao Jin Xiu's done for Dong Da Hai
such as having children and doing housework
is something every woman is capable of.
So in terms of investment return
Miao Jin Xiu's received more than enough.
If she had not married Dong Da Hai
she wouldn't have had such a life.
Master Wu.
You're such a great teacher.
I can always hear such ridiculous theories from you.
Li Li.
You're still just as naive as before.
You really don't understand men well enough.
You're the man whom I understand the least in my life.
See if you can convince Miao Jin Xiu to go easy on him.
If she insists on being so stubborn then just leave her alone.
Who cares if we give one or two cases a miss, right?
Don't ever talk about this with me again.
Otherwise we can't even be friends anymore.
The two of us were never just friends.
Thank you.
Li Li.
Call me if you need me.
I thought someone suddenly improved a lot.
But it was because she had help from an expert.
Attorney Chi, don't speak with such ambiguity.
- Just get to the point. - So the renowned Wu Wen Hui...
is the same 'Hui' that's in my neighbor's cell phone.
He's not the only expert that I have in my phonebook.
I can introduce them all to you if you want.
As a woman
and a professional lawyer
it's best to rely on your own skill and ability.
I still remember the message that Hui sent to you before.
True love has nothing to do with marriage.
I'm very worried about my neighbor's future career.
Got it, Master Chi.
Not only are you good in court but you're also an expert in relationships.
You must have been demonstrating the bad example.
Rather than giving me a lecture
perhaps you should think about your own marriage instead.
What do you think?
Even though my marriage has failed
I've done nothing wrong.
You're such a liar.
It's not easy to be a role model.
At least I have someone while you're just old and divorced.
- Let's go inside. - No, let's just talk in the car.
Hai Dong, I don't mean to blame you
but I think something must be wrong.
You're the only ones who knew about my mansion.
- How did Luo Li find out? - Yeah.
But Attorney Luo's quite tricky.
Do you think she secretly followed us?
- I don't think so. - Why not?
She's not that meticulous.
Master Chi, I think Luo Li's been hanging around you quite a lot lately.
Could she have stolen something from you or asked you about it?
No.
She's actually a very simple person.
I'm the smart one, right?
So how could she have stolen anything from me?
But you're too inexperienced with women.
Yeah, Master Chi, have you forgotten about your huge loss in your divorce case?
That's enough.
- So what happened to you? - Don't ask about me.
Let's get back to your case.
It's actually not a big deal.
Since the mansion's in Luo Mei Yuan's name
you can say she borrowed money from you to buy it.
Now she's paid you back, so the house belongs to her.
But Miao Jin Xiu said I hid part of my wealth from her before our divorce
and gave that money to Luo Mei Yuan.
So she said she's going to freeze our accounts.
How can I let her do that?
If I can't access my money
then it won't matter whether I win this case or not.
So you finally realize how much your marriage is worth now, right?
I do. I wouldn't have gotten divorced if I had known earlier.
It's still not too late, you can remarry her. I can close this case.
No way, I'm definitely not taking her back.
Let's just figure this out.
Since we're already divorced
why did they drag our mansion into this?
If they keep this up then they'll probably drag Luo Mei Yuan's company into it.
If they decide to freeze her accounts as well
then it'll be over.
It's a listed company. How am I supposed to explain to my shareholders?
Let me tell you.
I'm sure Miao Jin Xiu couldn't have come up with such a trick.
It must have been her lawyer who thought of it.
Find that woman and talk to her.
Just give her some money and get her out of the way.
Once Miao Jin Xiu loses, then everything will be fine.
That might work on others, but not Luo Li.
- Does she hate money? - No, she doesn't hate money.
She's just a very righteous person.
As long as she doesn't hate money
then I'm sure that everything can be bought with money.
People are only loyal because the price for betrayal isn't high enough.
- Give her a price, you go. - Me?
I can't do it.
- You go. - Neither of us can do it.
Attorney Luo's very tricky.
If she records it and reports us to the Lawyers Association
we'll lose our jobs and our licenses.
Fine.
You can focus on being professional.
Leave the rest to me.
[Honey]
The number you've dialed is not currently in service...
[Honey's office]
- Hello, please transfer me to 2303. - Sure, one moment.
Hello, can I speak to Cao Qian Kuen?
He's not here.
I know he's away.
He's coming back today, so I thought perhaps he'd gone back to the office.
I mean he's already left the company.
Left the company?
When did that happen?
A while ago.
You mean he hasn't been going to work for all this time?
Sorry, I've already made myself very clear.
He doesn't work here anymore. I'm very busy.
Honey.
What if I lose my job one day?
Qian Kuen.
- Can you spend some time with me? - You better go first. I'm busy.
All right, I'm going.
Hello?
Honey, I'm home.
You're back.
Why was your flight delayed for so long?
How would I know?
- It was delayed, right? - Of course.
Honey, look what I've got for you.
You still had time to buy me a present?
Of course, you're my wife.
- Thank you. - You're welcome.
- How did work go? - Not bad, where's my son?
- He's sleeping upstairs. - Let me check on him.
Watch him for me. I need to go out and buy something.
Not a problem.
Here I come, my son.
Attorney Luo, sorry for disturbing you.
Mr. Dong, how did you know I live here?
It wasn't that hard for me to find out.
- Did Chi Hai Dong tell you? - No.
Why would I need to ask him to get your address?
This won't take long.
Please come in.
You better take this back.
I really can't accept your offer.
Let me tell you something funny about your industry.
Sometimes you get more money for losing a case than winning a case.
So why must you win?
That sort of a situation certainly exists.
It's the same as fixing a match in soccer.
But why does everyone condemn match fixing?
That's because there are still moral standards in our society.
Fine.
Attorney Luo, I don't usually watch soccer because I've got high blood pressure.
Let's get back to being a lawyer.
A few days ago when a lawyer left his office
as he was walking along the street
someone smashed his head with a brick
and he just fell down.
He didn't even know who did it.
Did you do it?
Why would I do something like that?
But since you're so young and beautiful
I'm sure nobody would want to do that to you.
It doesn't mean anything.
- I have to go now. - Mr. Dong, you left something behind.
But I thought I came empty-handed.
It must be yours.
- What's up? - Can I come inside?
Sure.
- Is it for me? - You like it?
- Why? - Don't you know why?
You're such a good actor.
It's a lovely watch and I really like it.
But I'm not stupid enough to get bribed.
Please pass a message on to your client for me.
I get scared very easily.
So he better not play the Godfather and scare me again.
If he really scares me to death
then his divorce case will turn into a murder case.
- It's not worth it. - Did Dong Da Hai give this to you?
Sure, just keep pretending.
- I know nothing. - You'll definitely be getting an Oscar.
You're crazy.
If you keep doing this, then I'll have to resign.
- What does this mean? - It means she doesn't want it.
That woman's surely a lot more stubborn than she looks.
Dong, this is just a civil dispute so it's only about money.
But if you try to bribe the other party's lawyer
then you'll definitely be charged with a criminal offense.
Xiao Gang.
Can't you see there's something going on between your boss and that woman?
- No way. - There is.
Is that so, Master Chi?
Want me to beat you up?
Don't spread rumors.
- You sure? - Of course.
Okay, then I'll get someone to settle her tomorrow.
Dong.
I used to do criminal cases so I must remind you.
You've got a child with your ex-wife
and Luo Mei Yuan's also pregnant with your child.
If you do this, you'll definitely get caught.
I'd hate to see you go to jail.
I knew you cared about her.
See? It wasn't that hard to find out.
Fine, just send me to jail.
Would I do something like that?
Am I that kind of a person?
Mr. Dong.
It doesn't have to be so complicated.
Just find a few friends who are reliable
and give them some IOUs.
Then tell them to go to Miss Miao and ask her to pay them back.
Since you have to share your assets
then of course you must also share your debts.
If she doesn't pay
then they can take the IOUs to court and sue her.
Since she likes court so much, she can go there every day.
Good idea.
Xiao Gang, why didn't you tell me earlier?
You're really talented, you know that?
Stop wasting your time here.
Come work for me.
Mr. Dong, you'll have to give me more opportunities.
- I'll double your pay. - Are you sure that's a good idea?
I don't think so.
- Why not? - Isn't it too ruthless?
It's the only way to win.
But you were married for more than 20 years.
I don't have a choice. She just won't listen.
You know what? I never pity women like her.
Want to know why?
Because they're so ungrateful.
I've already offered to give her everything.
But she just won't go away, and insists on making life difficult for me.
Let me tell you, never in my life will I ever consider getting back with her.
There are some serious problems with that woman.
If she insists on rejecting my offer, fine.
Let me take care of it.
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