"What nonsense are you talking about!" I was so angry that my face turned red.

Mingyuan disagreed: "Isn't it? Even though they're divorced, you still come to the hospital to take care of him and pick him up. You still have evil intentions towards him!"

I frowned. What kind of words are these?!

I was about to retort when the car door opened and Lu Zhiyuan got in. I instantly felt like I was caught red-handed.

Fortunately, Lu Zhiyuan didn’t hear clearly what Mingyuan said just now, otherwise I would not be able to explain it even if I spoke a lot.

Mingyuan was driving a business SUV with three rows of seats. Lu Zhiyuan and I sat in the middle, while Mingsi sat alone in the back row.

After Lu Zhiyuan got in the car, he first greeted Mingsi politely: "Auntie Ming."

Mingsi is younger than Zhao Xian, so it is always inappropriate to call her "Auntie".

Just hearing the call of "Aunt Ming", Mingsi didn't seem happy. He responded with a lukewarm attitude and nodded politely.

After all, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward when the ex-son-in-law met his ex-mother-in-law.

After greeting Mingsi and glancing at Mingyuan who was driving, Lu Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment.

"He is..."

"Uncle Mingyuan. I've heard of him, but this is the first time I've met him. I heard that Uncle Mingyuan was a genius prodigy when he was young."

Lu Zhiyuan is really smart. He recognized Mingyuan's identity without my introduction.

But Mingyuan ignored him, which made the situation even more awkward.

The reason why Mingyuan treats Lu Zhiyuan like this is because of me. After all, in the eyes of the Ming family, Lu Zhiyuan is the scumbag who cheated on me and betrayed me.

I took the initiative to ease the awkwardness and said to Lu Zhiyuan with a stiff upper lip: "The journey from Haicheng back to the capital is still a long way off. You are injured, so if you are tired, just lean back and rest for a while."

As I was talking, I deliberately stuffed a pillow around Lu Zhiyuan's waist.

Lu Zhiyuan gave me a grateful smile and shook his head: "It's okay, I'm not tired."

"The police contacted me this morning about Tang Jun," Lu Zhiyuan suddenly mentioned. "They wanted to mediate and asked me if I wanted to. I've already refused."

I was slightly stunned, not quite understanding why Lu Zhiyuan suddenly brought up this matter in the car.

Now that Cai Ya and Tang Tianxiang have been arrested, Tang Jun can't even afford a lawyer. As long as Lu Zhiyuan does not agree to a settlement, Tang Jun will bear criminal responsibility.

Lu Zhiyuan continued slowly, "I asked the police, and Tang Jun's case is considered attempted murder, causing minor injuries. According to the law, he should be sentenced to three to ten years in prison."

At this point, Lu Zhiyuan paused and glanced at me. "But if I hire a lawyer and ask for a severe punishment, I might be able to get a sentence of more than ten years."

After saying that, Lu Zhiyuan looked at Mingsi, obviously observing Mingsi's reaction.

I was shocked and suddenly understood Lu Zhiyuan's intention.

He talked about this topic openly in front of Mingsi in order to test Mingsi's attitude towards his adopted daughter Tang Jun.

The biggest victim in Tang Jun's case is Lu Zhiyuan. A word from Lu Zhiyuan may determine Tang Jun's life.

I used to be soft-hearted towards Tang Jun, but now I feel that no matter what the consequences are, she has to blame herself.

But Mingsi...

I looked at Mingsi worriedly, but she just closed her eyes and didn't say anything.

I sighed softly. For Mingsi, it must be a very difficult thing to decide how to punish Tang Jun.

Mingsi must have felt bad when he heard that Tang Jun was going to be sentenced to prison.