Death of Fate

The name of this painting naturally came to Meng Sheng's mind.

She followed Minister Zhou to the Collection Department, and when she saw the painting, she was stunned.

The whole painting uses the most eye-catching red and black color scheme, giving off a sense of oppression.

She remembered that her mother's words were always gentle and warm.

This painting doesn't resemble his mother's style at all, but judging from the angle and texture, it does resemble Xu Li's usual painting habits.

How could she draw such a picture?

What does this painting represent?

She stood there in silence, hearing the discussions of those in the Collection Department.

"curator?"

Minister Zhou saw that she looked a little pale, and asked hurriedly, "Are you okay?"

Meng Sheng came back to his senses and shook his head, "Have you filled out the handover record book at the Floating Light Art Museum?"

The manager of the collection department immediately handed her a booklet.

Meng Sheng flipped it open and took a look, but couldn't find any clues. After thinking about it, she took the painting.

He said calmly, "Give it to me. I want to take it back in the evening."

*

The next morning, Meng Sheng washed up and made a simple breakfast. Just as he put it on the table, the doorbell suddenly rang.

She walked over to open the door, and was not surprised to see Pei Sui.

Today is the mediation court for the unjust enrichment case with Ning Weiwei, and it is also the trial day for Yue Qifang's organized prostitution case.

They made an appointment last night to go to the court together early this morning.

only……

It's not even eight o'clock yet.

The mediation session is at half past nine.

She smiled slowly, "Morning."

Pei Sui nodded, "Have you had breakfast?"

"Just about to eat. What about you?"

"Not yet. I'm going to go out and buy something."

Meng Sheng was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that his left arm was injured, so it would definitely be inconvenient for him to make breakfast.

She asked casually, "Why don't you eat something from my place?"

Pei Sui did not refuse, "Okay."

The two walked to the restaurant.

There was a larger round plate on the table, with two soft-boiled eggs, four black tiger prawn pot stickers, two small pieces of corn, two small fried sausages, and two three-fresh soup dumplings.

There were also a few slices of kiwi and strawberries and a cup of soy milk on the side.

It looks very delicate and beautiful.

Meng Sheng explained, "I found some tutorials online and fiddled with them. You can eat this one first, and I'll make another one."

After she entered the kitchen, Pei Sui followed her and helped her with what he could.

Meng Sheng called him several times to get out, but it didn't work, so he just let him go.

After sitting back down at the table, Pei Sui took the portion that was almost getting cold and began to eat it slowly.

Meng Sheng didn't stop him, nor did he dwell on the matter too much. He asked, "How is your arm? Did you not have a fever again last night?"

Pei Sui, "It's okay. I don't have a fever."

Yesterday's fever subsided at around eight or nine in the morning, but he had a low-grade fever again in the afternoon. Nie Han took him to the hospital, and when they came back in the evening, he was much better.

Meng Sheng didn't ask any more questions. After eating breakfast and cleaning the table, he saw that it was almost time, so he drove to the court.

The period after the New Year is the busiest time for the court. Along the way, Pei Sui greeted many people.

It can be seen that he is very familiar with the court.

Finally, the two arrived at the mediation room in the civil filing court area.

When they arrived, Ning Weiwei had not arrived yet, so Pei Sui sorted out the information again.

Meng Sheng watched the clock slowly point to half past nine, frowned and asked, "Do you think Ning Weiwei will come today?"

Pei Sui turned his head to look at her and answered, "If she fails to appear in court without a legitimate reason, we can legally serve the lawsuit based on sufficient evidence.

After the judgment comes into effect, even if she doesn’t hide and show up, she can still apply for the court’s enforcement.”

Meng Sheng nodded and smiled softly, "That's good."

After waiting for about ten minutes, the presiding judge and the clerk greeted each other and just as they sat down, Ning Weiwei came in.

She went alone without a lawyer.

In fact, when she received the copy of the court complaint and subpoena, she consulted several lawyers in a panic.

But the responses were all similar: this lawsuit is difficult to win.

Especially if the plaintiff has sufficient transfer records and evidence of the plaintiff's husband's infidelity, the money must be returned.

She also knew the seriousness of the situation. If she waited for the court to enforce the case, it would be even more difficult.

But she was unwilling to give up.

The villa she had lived in for so long, the luxury car she had driven for so long, the brand-name bags and jewelry she had used for so long, were all going to be lost just like that.

How could she bear to do that?

During this period, the miscarriage and Shang Boyu's complete rejection of her caused her a great blow and hurt.

As the days passed, she became more anxious as the mediation session date approached.

Suddenly, I understood the feelings of the criminals who were executed in ancient times.

Before coming here today, she also spent a long time preparing herself mentally.

I didn't sleep well last night.

She knew that even if she did not attend, it would not hinder the court trial.

In that case, she might as well come openly.

Apologize to Meng Sheng in public. Meng Sheng has always been a soft-hearted person. Maybe he will take their previous friendship into consideration and not make things too ugly.

That's how she comforted herself.

She suppressed her nervousness and walked over.

He first nodded to the presiding judge and the clerk, then cast a somewhat dejected and pitiful look at Meng Sheng.

He was slightly startled, and sat down with clenched fists, trying to greet her naturally as he had imagined before.

But now I really see her.

She found she couldn't do it at all.

On the contrary, what surged out was overwhelming hatred.

She hates Meng Sheng!

I hate her to the core!

Since the "miscarriage", Meng Sheng hasn't seen her for a long time.

Compared to her previous innocence, charm, confidence and liveliness, Ning Weiwei is now much thinner, her face is pale and her hair seems to have been cut shorter.

But those eyes still had a pitiful and moving look.

However, he seemed much more restrained.

Meng Sheng ignored her and looked indifferent.

The mediation session of this case officially began, with the plaintiff's lawyer presenting evidence and making speeches.

Almost every piece of evidence Pei Sui presented hit the nail on the head, including the chat records between Ning Weiwei and Shang Boyu, which confirmed the evidence of an inappropriate relationship.

There are also transfer records and payment records including some bags and jewelry.

The most important thing is the villa, Shang Boyu’s spending records, and Ning Weiwei’s moving in.

Every time Pei Sui said something, Ning Weiwei's face turned paler.

His tightly clenched fists began to tremble slightly.

"Article 7 of the Interpretation of the Civil Code of the Supreme People's Court on the Marriage and Family Code (II) stipulates that if one spouse donates property for the purpose of bigamy, cohabitation, or other purposes that violate the fidelity obligation, the other spouse may claim that the donation is invalid and recover the property.

Our claim is that the defendant Fang Ning Weiwei should return all the property that the plaintiff Meng Sheng's husband privately gave to her as joint property during the marriage. This includes 11 villas in Yuelan Mansion, BMW M8...

As for the mental and physical injuries caused to our client by the defendant, we demand compensation of RMB 397,000 from the defendant.

Pei Sui's voice was slow and cold.

Starting with the BMW M8, the following were the jewelry and luxury bags that Shang Boyu gave to Ning Weiwei.

It was a long string of words that lasted for five or six minutes before he was able to stop.

Meng Sheng couldn't help but glance at him, and his cold gaze shifted to Ning Weiwei opposite him.

Ning Weiwei was also looking at her. She looked so weak and about to cry. If Shang Boyu were there, he would definitely be soft-hearted.

The presiding judge then asked Ning Weiwei, "Does the defendant have any explanation or objection to what the plaintiff's lawyer said?"

Ning bit her lip slightly.

I always feel like my body is firmly stabbed into the pillar of shame and I can't move at all.

The hatred towards Meng Sheng in his heart grew stronger.

She's already in such a miserable state, does Meng Sheng have to kill her so ruthlessly?

They even want mental compensation!

That’s nearly four hundred thousand!

Give those things back, she doesn't have much left anyway.

If those things were like cutting flesh from her body, then these four hundred thousand were like cutting out her heart!

How could she bear it?!

She opened her mouth and tried hard to suppress the sob, and a strong pain and resentment surged in her pure and sad eyes.

He looked at the judge in panic and said, "Judge, I have no objection to the return of the property! I do have an objection to the mental compensation."