Episode 7 recap: Bai Xingmeng earnestly implored Cheng Yao for help.
Xu Jun's lawyer proposed terms for a peaceful divorce, but Qian Heng did not accept them. Qian Heng even mentioned that once Xu Jun's company goes public, the wealth acquired would far exceed the current settlement. Afterwards, Qian Heng accused Cheng Yao of unprofessional conduct, alleging that during their discussion of the case, Cheng Yao and another lawyer were exchanging gestures and expressions. Cheng Yao quickly explained that the other lawyer was her senior from university, Gu Bei Qing, and that she was able to pass the judicial exam with Gu Bei Qing's help.
After work, Cheng Yao saw her sister waiting for her at the doorstep. It turned out that her sister was going on a business trip and temporarily entrusted the care of her puppy to Cheng Yao. Cheng Yao was afraid that Qian Heng would not agree, so she deliberately asked him in a probing manner when he returned from work. As expected, Qian Heng did not allow Cheng Yao to keep the dog at home and asked her to give up on the idea.
When Cheng Yao returned to her room, she instructed the puppy not to make any noise. Unfortunately, Qian Heng overheard it when he knocked on the door, and the puppy rushed out. Surprisingly, Qian Heng was afraid of the dog, which made Cheng Yao burst into laughter.
Cheng Yao also confessed to Qian Heng that she knew about his severe insomnia, and currently, only she could help him get better. She hoped that Qian Heng would allow the dog to stay temporarily for the sake of this matter. However, Qian Heng still refused. When it was time to sleep at night, Cheng Yao hesitated whether to make noise to let Qian Heng have a good sleep. Initially, she was angry and didn't want to help Qian Heng because he didn't accept the dog. After some consideration, she decided to help him. In the end, Qian Heng agreed as long as the dog stayed out of the living room.
The next day at work, Bai Xingmeng held Cheng Yao's hand, wanting her to help arrange a separate meeting with her husband. Recently, Xu Jun had been calling Bai Xingmeng, but she didn't want to answer the calls, so she asked Cheng Yao for help, and Cheng Yao agreed. However, at the company entrance, Xu Jun unexpectedly intercepted Cheng Yao. He was extremely emotional, and Cheng Yao had no choice but to leave hastily.
That night, Xu Jun chose to commit suicide by jumping off a building because of this matter, and he passed away. The next morning, Cheng Yao saw the news reporting the incident of Xu Jun's suicide by jumping off a building. Consequently, public opinion shifted, and now Bai Xingmeng was being criticized as not being a trustworthy person. Close friend Mengting called Cheng Yao to inquire about what happened, but Cheng Yao couldn't provide a reasonable explanation.
She hurriedly went to work, but later she happened to see a video on the news of Bai Xingmeng holding a press conference with other lawyers. She blamed all the responsibility on Qian Heng's law firm and even said that she had no connection with it at all. Cheng Yao was very anxious when she saw this. Clearly, it was she who asked for their help, but now it had turned into them being the villains.
Cheng Yao was now also disheartened at work. On her first case at the law firm, she messed it up herself. She was still thinking about how to resolve this matter when she saw a photo of Bai Xingmeng. She decided to go and talk to Bai Xingmeng about it. However, after meeting Bai Xingmeng, the other party completely denied the matter. In addition, Cheng Yao did not have any evidence, so they were at a great disadvantage.
Cheng Xi's former brother-in-law now represented Bai Xingmeng's case. At that moment, Qian Heng went over and severely criticized him, and then left with Cheng Yao. After driving away, Qian Heng asked Cheng Yao how she felt now. Indeed, he had told her before that some things should not be done impulsively, but now they were being played by the client.
Cheng Yao also apologized to Qian Heng on her own initiative, but now she had no evidence to prove her innocence, so she couldn't protect herself at all. Qian Heng ultimately chose to believe Cheng Yao and would help her handle the upcoming matters.
To thank Qian Heng, Cheng Yao prepared a table full of dishes and personally peeled shrimp for him. The next morning, news about Cheng Yao was published online. It can be said that she was now being targeted by online harassment. Qian Heng quickly returned and immediately shut down her phone, hoping that Cheng Yao would not be disturbed by anyone.
Qian Heng took Cheng Yao out, and they also encountered Gu Bei Qing. From Gu Bei Qing, they learned that Xu Jun has been suffering from severe depression. Cheng Yao said that Bai Xingmeng had told her that Xu Jun had treated her very badly, which is why she decided to help her.
Why do so many people blame the female lead? Isn't Bai Xing Meng the mastermind? The female lead is just a manipulated pawn. Xu's death is not fundamentally her fault, right? Among the reasons for Xu's death, 99.9% is because of Bai.
The remaining 0.1%, even without Bai's involvement, Xu could still have ended up committing suicide. But in order to clean herself up, Bai used the female lead to stop Xu, ultimately pushing him towards suicide with that 0.1%. It's interesting to see many viewers blaming the female lead, which indirectly proves how successful Bai's strategy was.
She made all of you overlook the 99.9% she was responsible for.