Chapter 9: Moved by the Heart

  She took the bouquet of red roses from the florist's hand, smiled and thanked him. Then she picked up the card inserted in the rose. On the pink heart-shaped card, two lines of neat calligraphy: "Love at first sight, with a feeling in my heart. Xu Shao Yan"

  Xu Shaoyan? How could it be Xu Shaoyan? Cheng Zhiyi was shocked and widened her eyes, then took another look - Xu Shaoyan - no mistake, the signature on the card was indeed "Xu Shaoyan"!

  Jing Yixin was puzzled in her heart, she had only met Xu Shaoyan twice, how could he send her flowers? Could it be that he really fell in love with her at first sight? No! This Xu Shaoyan is the party involved in the case she is currently handling, isn't he trying to curry favor with her by playing this little trick?

  As a prosecutor, Cheng Zhiyi had long developed the "professional habit" of being skeptical of gifts from others. After all, if something went wrong, she would lose her job! She had gone through countless hardships to pass the civil service exam and then passed the judicial examination (1) to become a prosecutor, so she cherished this hard-won honor and wouldn't let corruption get the better of her.

  "Hah! You still say you have nothing to do with Xu Shaoma, if that's true, why would he send you 'flowers'?" Unbeknownst to her, Lin Xiaoyi had quietly stood behind Cheng Ziyuan and saw the message on the card.

  Cheng Zhiyi jumped in fright, quickly hiding the card behind her back, her face red with anger: "Don't be ridiculous! I've only met that person twice, and I really have nothing to do with him!"

  Lin Xiao saw her blushing face and said with a hint of realization: "Oh wow... you're shy!"

  Jing Yi couldn't help but reach out and touch her cheek, which was indeed burning hot. Had she really become shy? No—

  "What's wrong with being shy? I'm just angry!" Cheng Zhiyan defended herself with a red face.

  "Wow! That Xu Shao is so handsome, any girl would be captivated by him! You must have fallen for him too, right?" Lin Xiao Yi grinned mischievously as she leaned in close to Cheng Zhi Yi, relentlessly digging for gossip - after all, Cheng Zhi Yi was not only the "office flower" of the Lize District Procuratorate, but also the "gossip queen" of the Lize District civil servant system! Who knows what other explosive news she might have on her?

  "Handsome? He's indeed handsome, but... " Cheng Zhiyi suddenly turned pale, emitting a cold aura from her entire body, and coldly snorted, "What's the use of being handsome?"

  Seeing Cheng Zhiyi's face change greatly, Lin Xiaoyi quickly closed her mouth and sat back in her own seat to read the files. She knew that Cheng Zhiyi had long changed from a "discarded wife" to a "resentful wife", and at this moment, she must be filled with resentment.

  What's the use of being handsome? That Lin Zihao wasn't he also incredibly handsome, unprecedented and unmatched? But in the end, wasn't he still corrupted by wealth and power, bent by might and authority, kneeling down to please those in positions of power, becoming a traitor to love?

  As she thought of this, a cold smile spread across Cheng Zhiyi's face once again. She then walked straight to the corner and threw that bunch of roses into the trash can - those sinful roses were not symbols of love but unlucky omens! From now on, Cheng Zhiyi would never let herself fall into pain again, she would never believe in love anymore!

  Early in the morning, she was already moved by sad things, Cheng Zhiyi's mood was low, and it was hard to get through the day.

  After work, she was still the last one to go downstairs and swipe her card. As she walked out of the hall, the summer evening sun was still shining brightly like it did at noon, making it hard for people to open their eyes. Cheng Zhiyi put on her sunglasses and slowly walked to the entrance of the procuratorate.

  Suddenly, a car sped over and screeched to a halt in front of Cheng Zhiyi, almost brushing against her nose! Cheng Zhiyi was so frightened that her face turned pale. When she came back to herself, a handsome face appeared before her eyes...

  Xu Shaoyan smiled warmly and said in a soft voice to Cheng Zhiyi, "What a coincidence, Prosecutor Princess!" --- What's so coincidental? He had obviously been waiting for her at the entrance of Lize District Procuratorate for over half an hour!

  Jing Yi's soul was still unsettled, her heart still racing "thump thump" wildly. Seeing that the culprit who almost took her life was none other than Xu Shao Yan, she couldn't help but glare at him and said in a huff: "So what if you have a car?! Who drives like you?!"

  Xu Shaoyan ignored Cheng Ziy's anger, smugly patted the black Rolls-Royce Phantom beside him and said with a smirk: "Having a car is nothing special, but having this world-class supercar is really something! You might not know, this car is worth 80 million yuan, there are only a few in China, many people haven't even seen it. You're lucky to have seen it... Hey! I'm not finished talking yet, where are you going? Hey, hey... Cheng Ziy..."

  He spoke with great eloquence, spitting saliva everywhere, but she didn't even listen seriously. What's more, she actually dared to give him a cold glance and then walked past him without even looking at him! - Truly, not a shred of politeness!

  Xu Shaoyan hastily caught up, continuing to chatter incessantly to Cheng Zhiyi: "How can you be so rude...... Where are you going? I'll take you there!"

  Cheng Zhiyi, however, seemed to have not heard his words and continued walking forward without stopping, not even giving him a glance.

  Seeing this scene, Xu Shaoyan hurriedly continued to show off his beloved car: "You really don't want to ride in my Phantom? This is something that many people dream of! It's rare for me to be willing to give you this opportunity, if you miss it, don't regret it..."

  At last, Cheng Zhiyi stopped in her tracks and turned around to look at Xu Shaoyan's eyes that seemed to be smiling yet not smiling. A faintly mocking smile appeared on her face: "Mr. Xu Shao, thank you very much for your kindness! However, I'm just a lowly person, I don't dare to dirty your world-class luxury car!"

  As soon as she finished speaking, Cheng Zhiyi saw the No. 29 bus coming home from a distance, so she hurried to the bus station. Xu Shaoyan shouted loudly behind her: "It doesn't matter, I don't mind being 'dirty'!"

  However, Cheng Zhiyi had already run onto the bus and sat down in a window seat. She hadn't heard Xu Shaoyan's well-meaning shout at all. Turning her head to look back, she saw that Xu Shaoyan was still standing in his original position, "seeing off" the No. 29 bus as it drove away into the distance.

  Jing Yixin secretly laughed in her heart, this good-looking, arrogant and showy superficial man must have ulterior motives towards her! Otherwise, he wouldn't have sent her flowers in the morning and then "coincidentally" appeared at the entrance of Lize District Procuratorate when she got off work in the afternoon.

  However, having been wounded and covered in blood on the battlefield of love, she has finally managed to escape with her life. From now on, she will never let herself fall into the quagmire of love again, nor will she fall into a man's trap - men are no good! She no longer believes in love!

  And that handsome guy, Xu Shao, who drives a Rolls-Royce Phantom and is infatuated with women, is just a lowly, shallow, and lustful rich second-generation!

  Note:

  (1) Judicial Examination: A national unified qualification examination for specific legal professions, with an average pass rate of around 15%. In the text, Cheng Zhiyi needs to be appointed as an assistant prosecutor and must first pass the national judicial examination.