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Every time Ningguang called Yanfei up to the Jade Chamber, it was always after she successfully defended a client. Why? Oh, of course, it is yet another loophole Ningguang needed to amend.
Yanfei is always the one to find the opening at the tiniest possible wording and strike to defend her client, and then Ningguang would revise the paragraph by the next day for the sake of keeping the law book ironclad, not everyone in the law enforcement has a keen eye except for the half-Xiezhi legal advisor, though.
“But to amend that Article, it will be …”
“No, you’re missing the point, Yanfei. It should be …”
And, the whole day will continue like that until Ningguang is satisfied and Yanfei somewhat raises both hands. They are nowhere butting heads or attempting to annul each other’s attempt when discussing - there are more than once when Ningguang wasn’t able to amend the bill. It was all fair with everything accounted for. Law and order is not a toy.
That day is one of those days, and Yanfei slouched back to the bench with a noise of triumph, raising both of her fists in either a way to stretch or for her to express her happiness. Ningguang took her pipe and started smoking, chewing her inner mouth as she was hiding her own means to make a stupid comment as she was defeated.
Yanfei is nowhere near Beidou who will tease her for making a strange comment, also not Keqing who will try to do a rebuttal to regain her honor. Yanfei is … Yanfei. Witful, resourceful, and at the same time, she will be one to put up a fight fair and square. Yanfei knows when to start and when to stop. She is thoughtful but it was not to curry Tianquan’s favor.
“You should cut back on smoking.”
Suddenly, Yanfei is already in front of her desk, picking on her pipe. It did catch Ningguang off guard, but she retaliated fast, taking the pipe away from the lawyer’s hand and inhaling longer. Yanfei made a face but she settled to sigh.
This time, she is standing beside Ningguang’s chair, pulling Ningguang to her side. The pink-haired half-adepti always puts away her hat when she is debating with Ningguang. Ningguang should confess, she looks naked without. Her eyes, calm jade gleam, would look at Ningguang as if judging, but then at times, Ningguang couldn’t judge her back.
“Do you have time tonight?” she breathes like a warm, warm fire. “For me.”
Yanfei asked in low husk, taking her sweet time to trace a line on the arm of the chair, moving to and then away from Ningguang’s skin. Aside from that room, the other chambers in the floating Jade Chamber are already turned off. Baishi, Baiwen and Baixiao won’t really stay to document their usually long conversation, leaving them completely on their own device.
Ningguang could only muster a slow drawn chuckle. At this time, she doesn’t know what Yanfei is thinking. “Is there any more matter we need to discuss?”
“I think you need to rest, and this time since I’m here, I’d like to offer myself to help.”
Of course . Yanfei didn’t mince her words. “It sure has been a while is it?” like a moth drawn to a candlelit flame, she is .
The chair creaked as Yanfei climbed atop Ningguang’s lap, and Ningguang eventually ditched her smoking habit for a smoke scarlet for the night.