These words caused an uproar among the crowd.
"Did I hear that right? He took the orphan and widow into his home?"
"No wonder they got divorced. Anyone would have gotten divorced in that situation!"
"Of course! If my husband brought another woman home to live, I'd chop him up with a knife!"
The people talking were mostly married women; the men didn't say much.
They were all wondering how this man could be so bold.
Even if you're cheating on someone outside, you can't bring them home. Now that things have turned out like this, you deserve it!
Song Weidong then realized he had said the wrong thing, and tried to defend himself.
"I really have nothing to do with Chen Jianing. I only took her into my home out of pity, and I didn't do anything with her!"
"Oh dear, how can you talk such nonsense in broad daylight!" Sun Meihua rolled her eyes and continued, "Do you think I don't know what you two have been doing? In broad daylight, in front of the child, oh dear, I'm too embarrassed to even mention it!"
Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
Du Kang could only speak again, "Silence!"
Those people promptly shut up; they wanted to continue listening, but if things escalated, they would be asked to leave.
Du Kang said, "Please, witness, watch your words and don't say anything irrelevant!"
Sun Meihua immediately became solemn and said to the judge, "It's like this, I worked as a nanny in his house for a short time, less than a month."
"It just so happened that it was around the time Comrade Lu left, so I knew almost everything about his family."
"That woman moved in on the day of the divorce, with the child and her own belongings. They slept together during the day, but I won't go into details!"
All the people in the gallery turned their attention to the nanny!
This news is absolutely explosive!
Du Kang: "Witness, you will be held legally responsible for your statements!"
"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the creaking sound of the bed frame made it obvious what they were doing. I can stand by my words!"
Sun Meihua thought to herself that she had already said it all, and it wasn't a big deal. Seeing Song Weidong's face darken, she felt extremely pleased.
Song Weidong shouted, "Judge, this person is wrong, she is framing me!"
Du Kang was secretly pleased, but he said aloud, "Is the witness your family's nanny?"
"yes!"
"Has it been less than a month?"
"yes!"
"You let that mother and child stay in your house on the very day the woman got divorced!"
"yes!"
"Defendant, based on what you said before, your claim that you have no relationship is clearly unfounded!"
"But we're not together, and I absolutely refuse to admit it!"
Du Kang said, "This is a court where we only handle your divorce case. But if this were a police station, you would be guilty of hooliganism! You'd go to jail!"
Song Weidong's body trembled involuntarily. He couldn't let this matter become a fact. If it was a crime of treason, wouldn't they have to go to jail?
"Brother! Why don't we just get a divorce? It seems like this entanglement is not good for us!" Song Lingling whispered. "Lu Zhixia has found two witnesses now, but who knows if there isn't a third one yet?"
After hearing what his sister said, Song Weidong suddenly felt uncertain.
Du Kang: "Defendant, I'm asking you again, do you agree to a divorce? If you agree, the court will issue a verdict immediately. If you don't agree, this case will be reinvestigated, and your relationship will have to be reassessed!"
The last sentence was a direct message: if he doesn't agree to the divorce, he'll have to bear the consequences.
Song Weidong was utterly defeated and slumped down, filled with regret. He looked up at Lu Zhixia...
"Are you really going to be so heartless?"
"Tell me where the child is."
"That's completely untrue, Yaozu is your child!"
"He isn't!"
"He is!"
"Song Weidong! I won't let you get away with this! I will investigate this to the end! I will find out the truth!"
Lu Zhixia's gaze sent chills down his spine!
But there's no going back in life. To resolve the matter quickly and avoid jeopardizing his career, he had no choice but to speak up.
"I agree to the divorce."
Du Kang: "Then, let's proceed with the division of your assets."
Song Weidong questioned Lu Zhixia, "Why are you still fighting me for property after we're divorced?"
"The compensation is what you owe the child!" Lu Zhixia said firmly. "I will get it all back!"
Song Weidong thought of the child he had only seen once. If he had known it would turn out like this, he should have turned her into a pool of blood back then!
Du Kang, "How much savings and real estate do you own?"
Lu Zhixia said, "Besides the two-bedroom, one-living-room apartment allocated by the steel mill, she also bought another apartment, which was registered in my name. I only found out when I went to catch her in the act."
That apartment is right above Chen Jianing's.
Du Kang looked at Guo Chen, "What do you have to say, witness?"
Guo Chen said, "That's true. I've already asked my neighbors. That apartment was bought four months ago and it's indeed upstairs from mine. No one lives there right now, and I'm planning to sell it."
With witness testimonies available, Du Kang simply delivered the verdict on the spot.
"Since the defendant committed adultery first, the plaintiff's house belongs to the plaintiff, and you also have to compensate the plaintiff 500 yuan!"
"Why is the compensation so much?" Song Weidong stared at the judge in disbelief.
"Why are you asking me for so much money?"
“That’s based on your salary,” Du Kang said.
"She filed for divorce, not me," Song Weidong broke down completely. "Why should I pay so much in compensation! This is unfair!"
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