"Mr. Kong, are you sure you haven’t transferred any marital assets?" Kong Lizhi’s attorney asked.
"Absolutely not." Kong Lizhi’s eyes flickered, unable to look the other in the eye, but feeling confident about the secrecy of those matters, he presented the docunts he had brought, "Because of my poor decision-making, the company has indeed been losing money these past two months, and to save the company, I even mortgaged the property to take out a loan. How could I possibly gamble with my future? That woman is definitely slandering ."
Lawyer Liu scrutinized the materials carefully and saw they followed normal procedures, nodding: "Mr. Kong, did you mortgage the property with your wife’s consent?"
"No." Seeing Lawyer Liu frown, Kong Lizhi quickly explained, "I had no choice then, she disappeared with the child, and I couldn’t contact her, and the company’s crisis was imminent, I was too anxious."
Lawyer Liu’s eyes flashed with a sharp light: "So you an to say that your wife went missing when your business faced a crisis?"
Kong Lizhi, sensing sothing, nodded gravely: "Yes."
Lawyer Liu reviewed the materials, telling Kong Lizhi: "I understand, Mr. Kong. If there is no concealnt in what you have told , then I will take on your case. However, I must inform you that regardless of whether we win the lawsuit or not, the attorney fees are non-refundable."
Kong Lizhi hesitated after hearing this; it was nearly a hundred thousand in attorney fees. What good was it if he still couldn’t win the case?
Lawyer Liu assured him: "Mr. Kong, if the information you’ve provided is accurate, I am quite likely to win this case for you."
"Alright then." Kong Lizhi finally nodded in agreent.
"How did it go?" Granny Kong had been anxiously waiting at ho for her son. Seeing him return, she hurriedly asked.
"Lawyer Liu said there shouldn’t be much of a problem."
Only then did Madam Kong breathe a sigh of relief, but then rembering her son still had to spend money to fight a lawsuit against that spendthrift daughter-in-law who couldn’t bear him a son, she felt uncomfortable again, cursing: "That woman, truly an unlucky star, ought to get run over by a car the mont she steps outside."
Kong Lizhi frowned upon hearing this; Ye Qiu was after all soone he had once loved, and even if they had fallen out now, his mother’s words were much too harsh to bear, especially with his son still at ho. What if the boy overheard and picked up bad habits?
On one hand, Kong Lizhi felt uneasy about hiding things from Lawyer Liu, and on the other, he was excited about getting a divorce to give his son an official status.
anwhile, Ye Qiu was in high spirits, having already obtained all the evidence of Kong Lizhi’s infidelity and transfer of assets. Even though the evidence was obtained through not entirely legitimate ans, winning the case would only result in paying so fines, and Kong Lizhi’s wealth turned out to be even greater than she had anticipated. The total of various investnts, savings, and items purchased for the mistress Liu Yan exceeded fifty million.
In the face of the fact that Kong Lizhi had an affair for five years, had an illegitimate child, and the entire Kong Family concealed this from her, her lawsuit was unbeatable. Not only was Ye Qiu happy about the forthcoming fifty million, but Lawyer Zhao was equally high-spirited, with nearly five million in attorney’s fees, which was no small sum. Moreover, his employer had gathered all the evidence herself; if he lost this case, he might as well stop practicing in City C.
Ti quickly advanced to the day of the trial. During this period, Madam Kong called Ye Qiu countless tis, but to no avail since they had all been blocked by her. Unable to suppress her indignation, Madam Kong even borrowed soone else’s phone to hurl abuses, spewing extrely unpleasant words.
In the eyes of Granny Kong, Ye Qiu was nothing more than a discarded wife who could not bear a son. How dare she sue her son? It was simply inconceivable!
On this day, in addition to Kong Lizhi, Granny Kong and Kong Zhenzhen were also present at the court. Liu Yan, afraid of being recognized, stayed at ho with her son Kong Wenjun, waiting for news. Ye Qiu entered the courtroom with her daughter, accompanied by her friends and Lawyer Zhao, and imdiately t with three vicious glares.
"Ye Qiu, you despicable whore, how did our old Kong Family ever marry soone like you? You can’t even bear a son, yet have the guts to sue my son for divorce and asset division? I’m telling you, dream on," Granny Kong, an uneducated old lady, used to quarrel with others back in the countryside, where usually the loudest voice won the argunt. Thinking it was like her old ho, she kept cursing at Ye Qiu the mont she entered the courtroom.
"Order!" the judge bellowed loudly, startling Madam Kong mid-rant, forcing her to swallow the rest of her words under the judge’s stern gaze.
"Mom, this is a court of law, we can’t make a scene here," Kong Zhenzhen said with a flash of impatience in her eyes, thinking Madam Kong was embarrassing her, and whispered to her while tugging on her sleeve.
Ye Qiu ignored Madam Kong’s abuses, seating herself in the plaintiff’s bench following the guidance of the court staff.
At that mont, Kong Lizhi finally got a clear look at Ye Qiu. Was this stylish and beautiful woman really his wife? How could this be? He stood there, dumbfounded and incredulous.
It had been almost two months since the two had last seen each other. Looking at Ye Qiu threw Kong Lizhi back to their university days, questioning how they fell in love. It seed to have started at a sports et where he was smitten by her youthful charm and pursued her fervently.
But how did they beco strangers to each other? It seed to happen after she gave birth to their daughter, and when his mom ca to the city. Rembering his daughter, he turned his gaze towards the audience bench, where Little Wenyin sat obediently in her chair, her large eyes filled with admiration as she watched her mother.
Was his daughter always this delicate and adorable? Kong Lizhi seed to have forgotten how long it had been since he’d looked properly at his own daughter. How could she be raised well when living under the continuous disdain of her grandmother and father?
Distracted, Kong Lizhi failed to notice his own lawyer sweating profusely. Everyone in City C knew of Lawyer Zhao, Kong Lizhi’s legal representative - the Gold dal lawyer known for an undefeated record in divorce cases.
Before the trial even started, Lawyer Liu felt that his chances of winning were slim. From his understanding, Lawyer Zhao seldom took cases he wasn’t confident in, but judging by the evidence he had, the plaintiff shouldn’t stand much of a chance. Could it be that his own employer had concealed sothing?
Indeed, Lawyer Liu’s suspicions were justified. As the court session began, he watched, stunned, as Lawyer Zhao presented a series of evidence of infidelity and asset transfer. He was left speechless.
At the sa ti, he couldn’t help but deeply resent Kong Lizhi. How could Kong Lizhi conceal so much and still expect to win the lawsuit? That was a beautiful delusion! Because of him, Lawyer Liu now faced the prospect of tarnishing his reputation, filled with regret at his prior choices.
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