Chapter 329: Brushing Past Each Other

In October, the weather is a bit cloudy on the streets of London.

He is wearing a black woolen coat with a light Khaki T-shirt and a pair of dark British leather shoes
under his straight tweed trousers.

His unkempt and rough black hair flutters in the wind lazily. His profound facial features placed in the
streets of a foreign country, also stand out.

Rex arrives in this prosperous but retro city in the rainy season. Instead of staying in a hotel, Rex
chooses a high-end Bed & Breakfast. He gets up every morning to feed pigeons in the square and eat
brunch like the local people. In the afternoon, he would sit in the coffee shop for a long time. In the
evening, he likes to go to the riverside to enjoy the wind. He often holds a finance magazine in his hand
to show that he is not lonely.

He walks alone in the street, enjoying the undisturbed silence among the noisy crowd.

After staying for more than a week, Pehry calls once, saying that Karl knows that he would fly to
London the next day and that he is so angry that he doesn’t want to talk to him ever again.

Rex just listens quietly, he understands Karl’s feelings, but he also knows that he cannot do it and can
only let Pehry comfort him for now.

The days are quiet and boring; he even doubts whether he is really alive.

Until two weeks later, one morning, the assistant calls. It is an urgent business, "Mr. Rex, you have just
received an invitation. Bit Inc. has invited you to their FULLHOUSE party the day after tomorrow, which
is about some of the investments made in the last month. Because it involves charity and public
welfare, this is also an opportunity to get to know each other."



Bit Inc. is a newly listed environmental protection technology company. A month ago, the company was
in trouble because of some financial issues. After Rex's investment, the company went public through
backdoor listing, and became popular on the stock market. However, the real reason why it attracted
Rex's investment was that the company's projects were beneficial to charitable projects.

He was not a charitable man, but after the changes in his mood over the years, he liked them. Now,
when he hears the assistant saying this, his first thought is to refuse. However, he pauses to think
about the reason why he comes to England and after a few seconds of silence, he agrees, "OK, I'll go."

When he accepts the invitation so readily, the assistant is shocked, "Do you mean you will attend the
party?"

"Yeah."

"Okay! I'll email the invitation to you, and I'll ask the person in charge contact you later. "

After hanging up the phone, he scooped up a spoonful of coffee beans and put them into the coffee
machine. Soon there was a strong smell of coffee. He lifted the cup and sipped it. The taste was bitter
and made him feel goose bumps… but even after five years, he still loved it.

…

At the same time, Lily drives Adair to the kindergarten. She comes back to work at the company after
marriage. After more than a year's efforts, the company is booming, and there is no need to worry
about lawsuits.

Her personal affairs become more and more complicated, so she has to redistribute them. She recruits
an assistant to follow her and handle such trivial matters.



As soon as she gets into the office and puts down her bag, her assistant reminds her, "Lydia, I got
news, Bit Inc. will have a FULLHOUSE themed party the night after tomorrow."

Lily raises her eyebrows. She is no stranger to this company. It is an environmental protection
technology company. It is regarded as a London's environmental protection technology industry startup.
Founded eight years ago, it was successfully listed last month. In the eyes of outsiders, it is absolutely
a wonderful company.

However, Lily’s impression of this company is not so good.

Some time ago, a white man came to the office and said that his left eye vision was almost lost due to
a work-related injury. After making a claim for compensation, the Bit Inc. delayed it several times and
did not deal with it. None of the people in charge came out to speak or help. And this man was an
official employee of Bit Inc.

The other party is very strong, so the lawsuit is very difficult. To solve it, Lily must see the person in
charge of this matter at the company.

Unfortunately, she didn’t have the chance.

She has been having a headache about how to go on with the case, but getting such news, Lily is at a
loss for whether to laugh or cry, she says, “It looks like I have to go there”.

"But as far as I know, there will be someone of huge power coming to the party, the one who invested
in Bit Inc., so it will be hard to enter without an invitation." The assistant reminds her.

Lily thinks for a moment, "Are there any law firms invited from the same industry?"

"Yes, B & R."

B & R…



Lily smiles and helplessly looks at her assistant, who is then a bit astonished by her weird reaction.
"Lydia, what's the problem?"

"B & R is the first law firm I interned with. There’s no problem." Lily says with a smile, she seems to be
in a good mood.

Her assistant is a bit stunned; she smiles after a few seconds, "You mean you have acquaintances
over there?"

"Not so close though." Lily's first thought is Ken. Although she left nearly two years ago, her contact
with Ken has not been broken. "This will be much easier and we will be able to get there on time."

"OK, I'll send someone to arrange the dress and the list of participants."

After work that day, Lily finds Ken, the tall British man. They are in a small bar, which covers an area of
100 square meters. There is a small platform with a singing trio on it. They often play some jazz music.

Lily asks for whisky with ice and some nuts. She sits with Ken on the bar, "I need an invitation or I can
just sneak in with you."

"The invitation cards are all written with names. Getting an invitation card would be difficult. You can
just follow me then." Ken readily agrees. After so many years of knowing her, he is very comfortable
with her.

"Okay, I'll be at the door twenty minutes in advance, and I'll bring an assistant with me."

"No problem. Do however you see fit." Ken takes a sip of the wine, sighing and appreciating the taste.
"Lydia, it’s hard to see you as a woman sometimes.”



He has seen Lily do anything for her cases. No matter how tired she is, she has never been afraid of it.
She just wants to give her clients feel satisfied with the service.

Lily gently shakes the light yellow liquid in her glass; there is a slight curve in her lips, as if she
remembers something. Her eyes become distant. "Because I know how eager those people are to win
a lawsuit, how genuine their demands are, and I am the last person who can speak for them before the
trial."

Ken is stunned. He doesn’t know that she would give him such a meaningful answer; he has to admit
that it was a very touching answer.

Lily understands the feeling of being stamped as a criminal, having no place to go for help and no one
to trust, so she hopes that as long as she has the ability, she will not let others go through what she
went through.

Her mind drifts a little too far and her mood falls down a bit. She lowers her head and coughs and says
to Ken, "I am going to the bathroom."

She turns away from her seat and walks towards the toilet. It is at the end of a small corridor beside the
stage. Although there is not much space in the bar, there are many people. When she turns to enter the
women's room, her eyes catch a glimpse of a tall figure at the men's room door.

In her rhythm, she is almost inside the women’s room when she realizes what she just saw and
suddenly stops walking. A familiar figure flashes in her mind, which overlaps with the one she saw just
now, startling her.


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