The Prosecutor Is Accustomed To Waiting For A Rabbit To Hit A Stump - Chapter 11

Chapter 11

In the afternoon, after interrogating the defendant at the detention center, Gu Ye and her assistant drove back to the unit.

The moment she entered the building, she sensed the strange glances from colleagues at the lobby window. Gu Ye frowned. When her eyes met theirs, the colleagues quickly looked away, pretending to be busy even when no one was standing at their windows.

Gu Ye frowned again. A trace of confusion flashed across her stunningly cold face. She checked herself: her uniform was neat, and the badges and party emblem were correctly positioned. Nothing seemed amiss.

As she reached the elevator, she encountered two colleagues stepping out. They had been discussing something with great enthusiasm, and as the elevator door opened, she could hear one of them exclaim: “She’s so good-looking, and her family is worried! Then I…”

The conversation abruptly stopped when they saw Gu Ye.

They shrank back, stealing another glance at Gu Ye as they brushed past.

Gu Ye’s assistant frowned in confusion. “Sister Ye, don’t you think today is very strange? Everyone we’ve met is acting weird!”

Gu Ye pondered in silence for a few seconds. She had an 80-90% guess: something concerning her must have happened while she was away from the unit.

Sure enough, before she could even sit down in her office, the call from her immediate superior, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai, came in. “Xiao Gu, you’re back. Come to my office for a moment.”

Gu Ye put down the phone, pondered for half a second, her face showing no significant emotion. She instructed her assistant, “Organize today’s materials. I’ll look at them when I get back.”

“Yes!”

Gu Ye walked with long strides to the leader’s office. Standing before Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai, she was like a delicate pear blossom on a spring branch, bright and beautiful in the spring light, yet carrying the slight chill of early spring. “You called for me, sir?”

“Sit down first. How is Wang Yi’s case?” asked Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai.

“Wang Yi was sentenced to eighteen years, which is not significantly different from the sentencing recommendation in our plea bargaining agreement.”

Gu Ye had already reported this matter to Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai the day after the verdict, so the question was unnecessary. Hearing this opening, Gu Ye guessed that some things were likely too awkward for even Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai to say but had to be said nonetheless.

“Mhm, good, good. You’ve worked hard recently,” Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai nodded, then took a sip of water.

Seeing Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai so hesitant and stammering, Gu Ye dismissed all work-related matters, including the provincial Procuratorate training next month.

“Sir, I am a soldier you trained. Please speak frankly,” Gu Ye said, unable to bear his difficulty, so she went straight to the point. “Did my father visit the unit?”

“Ah, you guessed right. Your father visited,” Chief Cai sighed. “Gu Ye, as prosecutors, we must not only maintain high standards of justice in our public duties, but also pay attention to balancing work and life. Your father’s words are not without reason. The organization needs talent like you, but we cannot hinder your happiness. I’ve been considering whether we need to replace you for the training next month.”

“Please don’t listen to my father’s nonsense,” Gu Ye said, her expression serious and earnest. “You must let me go to this training. The Supreme Procuratorate will be giving lectures, and I want to take this opportunity to ask them for advice on some professional matters.”

“Your father…”

“You don’t need to worry about my father,” Gu Ye said, a surge of annoyance welling up. “Even though I wasn’t here, I can roughly guess what he said. It’s not work that’s hindering my personal life; it’s that I currently don’t have anyone I like. Most importantly, I am a non-marriage advocate.”

Non-marriage advocate?! Big question marks appeared in the small eyes of the old leader, who was approaching the age of retirement.

Gu Ye was his star subordinate—highly professional, rich in theoretical knowledge, a top graduate from the University of Political Science and Law, served as a lawyer for a year, and then joined the Procuratorate. She was willing to work hard and never complained. She had a cold personality but was never reckless. Most importantly, this young woman was exceptionally beautiful.

A few days ago, his wife came to the unit for lunch, and the moment she saw Gu Ye, she couldn’t take her eyes off her. She went home and immediately instructed him to keep an eye out for her nephew, preferably to connect them.

His wife was heartbroken, regretting only having a daughter. But before he could even open his mouth, this exceptionally beautiful daughter’s father showed up, loudly complaining that the Procuratorate was “shearing the sheep” and making Gu Ye busy with work all day, causing her personal life to become a real problem!

He spent a long time chatting with Gu’s military-man father, exchanging stares, and while persuading her father, he almost had to sign a military pledge to guarantee enough time for Gu Ye to go on blind dates. Only then did he manage to send Mr. Gu away.

But who would have thought that after finally persuading the father, talking to the daughter resulted in her dropping four shocking words: non-marriage advocate.

Good heavens.

Deputy Chief Prosecutor Cai let out a long sigh.

Before leaving the office, Gu Ye left a final sentence: “Leader, please rest assured. The issue that troubled you today will not happen again.”

That evening after work, another “war” broke out in the Gu family.

Since Gu Ye abruptly “came out” last time, the atmosphere in the house had been very tense, sometimes even dropping to freezing point.

Gu Ye’s work was demanding. Sometimes, to avoid conflict at night and to prepare for the next day’s court hearing, she would stay overnight at the unit.

She had a simple cot in the office, essentially just a piece of cloth. Sleeping on it made her back get chilled in the second half of the night.

Gu Ye had tried to avoid conflict with her stubborn father, but she didn’t expect him to eventually show up at her workplace.

Gu Ye truly felt she couldn’t compromise on this issue anymore. She spoke directly and candidly, “Dad, I hope you won’t go to my unit again. You are an old Party member; you should know organizational discipline. The Procuratorate is where I work. No matter what conflicts we have, you cannot drag personal issues into my work! That is my job, Dad!”

Mother Gu held Gu Ye’s hand and gently advised, “Calm down, Ah Ye. Your father didn’t mean it.”

But Father Gu stiffened his neck. Although he felt what he did was wrong this time, he didn’t want to admit defeat to his daughter. “Even the organization has no rule that forbids people from getting married!”

“It’s my choice not to like men and not to get married,” Gu Ye emphasized. “Dad, please face reality, okay? I wasn’t joking with you before. I take responsibility for every word I say.”

“Then why can’t you just like men!” Father Gu’s head started throbbing when he heard this. “This is not normal! You have a problem, and you’re shouting it so loudly! You don’t care about your reputation, but I do!”

“Ha.” Gu Ye felt so angry she could vomit. Since becoming a public prosecutor, she had rarely experienced such intense emotional fluctuations. The profession of a prosecutor demands calmness and professionalism, but now, she truly couldn’t control the turbulent emotions surging within her.

Her father was once her great hero, a mountain she admired. She didn’t know how the father-daughter relationship had devolved into this state.

“Can’t you just find a man and get married for the sake of me and your mother! And live a normal life!” Father Gu continued to use the harshest words to pierce Gu Ye’s heart. “Did I fail to educate you when you were young, or did I neglect your needs! Why did you have to learn about homosexuality! Is this a sickness that your mother and I failed to treat in time!”

“Old Gu!” Mother Gu, who was usually gentle, finally yelled. “Shut up! You’re becoming increasingly outrageous!”

“You shut up!” Father Gu also raised his voice. “I am helping my daughter!”

“Enough!” Gu Ye rubbed her throbbing temples. “Dad, I cannot be the so-called ‘normal’ daughter you want. I will not enter a marriage with a man I do not love. That would be irresponsible to myself and unfair to the man. All deception is mostly the fruit of cowardice. I, Gu Ye, will never be a coward. Therefore, I emphasize again today: I am a lesbian, and I will not get married.”

“You’re trying to kill me with anger! You unfilial child!” Father Gu roared.

“Yes, and to avoid making you angry, I will move out. When you can accept a person like me, I will return to show you my filial respect.” Gu Ye’s voice was cold enough to form icicles. Her eyes were utterly cold, like an emotionless statue. Yet, her hands, hanging by her sides, were trembling slightly, revealing the vulnerability inherent in all human beings.

The person who appears the calmest and most self-controlled, the strongest and most fearless, does not possess an impenetrable armor. Everyone can be hurt; these types of people just don’t display their sadness on their faces.

After she said this, Mother Gu did not stop Gu Ye.

Amidst Father Gu’s enraged roar of “Let her get out!”, Gu Ye quickly packed her bags, grabbed a suitcase and a large backpack, and fled the house.

Outside, the city lights were just coming on, and the birds were returning to their nests.

Prosecutor Gu, with an empty stomach, felt a wave of frustration wash over her in the car.

How did life turn out like this?

It was late, and renting an apartment wasn’t realistic.

Gu Ye didn’t allow herself to sink into this negative emotion for too long. She started the car, intending to find a restaurant to fill her stomach.

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