Chu Fang sat in the car, his brows slightly furrowed.
What does Zhong Tingyue want with him?
He pondered for a few seconds, then turned the steering wheel and headed towards the destination.
A short while later, he arrived at a Starbucks, which was full of people. He glanced around the room.
"Hello," a voice said behind him.
"Hello," Chu Fang replied softly.
Clearly, the voice came from the person who had just contacted him.
Chu Fang turned around and saw a man in a suit with a buzz cut, a scratch above his eyebrow, and a half-smile on his face.
"My name is Ye Zhijie. I think Zhong Tingyue mentioned me to you." Ye Zhijie put one hand in his pocket.
Chu Fang remained silent for less than a second before replying, "No, there really isn't."
Ye Zhijie's eyes showed obvious surprise. He was stunned for a moment, but quickly came to his senses: "Interesting, really interesting."
Ye Zhijie gestured for Chu Fang to sit down, snapped his fingers, and told the waiter to bring two cups of coffee.
Chu Fang cut to the chase: "What do you want from me?"
"I have a small request, and I hope you can grant it."
"you say."
"I hope you can leave Zhong Tingyue."
Chu Fang fell silent, then asked softly, "Am I your father?"
As soon as he said those words, he knew the person had ill intentions, so he didn't give them any face.
Even if Chu's parents made such a request, he might not consider it, let alone a stranger.
"Zhong Tingyue was my ex-girlfriend," Ye Zhijie revealed, dropping a bombshell.
Ye Zhijie then took out his phone, opened his photo album, and showed Chu Fang a series of screenshots. The screenshots were all chat logs, with the IDs clearly marked as 'Ye Zhijie' and 'Zhong Tingyue'. The chats were quite ambiguous.
The waiter brought over two cups of coffee, and Ye Zhijie crossed his legs and drank them with an elegant posture.
Chu Fang flipped through the photo album and then said, "Has anyone ever told you a piece of advice?"
"What did you say?"
"Chat logs are not evidence!"
When he opened the screenshot, he knew that the chat logs were fake and fabricated, because they were too ambiguous, and Ms. Zhong would never say such ambiguous things.
Ye Zhijie suddenly laughed: "I knew I couldn't fool you."
"What do you mean?" Chu Fang put down his phone and asked.
“I didn’t mean anything by it.” Ye Zhijie sat up straight. “Because of Zhong Tingyue, I spent eight years in prison.”
So you want to get revenge on her?
"Yes." Ye Zhijie was very honest, making no attempt to hide his thoughts and actions. "I hope she becomes a lonely person, her husband leaves her, her parents treat her as an enemy, and her friends stop contacting her..."
At first, Chu Fang was a little impatient. It was as if some random man had suddenly appeared and claimed to be Zhong Tingyue's boyfriend, which was simply disrespectful to him.
But gradually, Chu Fang's mindset became much calmer, and he even laughed when he heard these words.
"What are you laughing at?" Ye Zhijie's face darkened.
"What are you laughing at, you idiot?"
Chu Fang didn't want to talk to the other person anymore, so he stood up and left Starbucks. Ye Zhijie stared at Chu Fang's back, his face so gloomy it looked like it could drip water.
Ye Zhijie snapped his fingers: "Check, please."
"Hello, four thousand two hundred yuan."
"???"
The waiter bowed slightly: "Your friend just ordered several hundred cups of coffee, saying you'd pay the bill."
Ye Zhijie clenched his fists, veins bulging, and the waitress felt a great threat, as if someone had locked her neck.
"Check, please."
The waitress only breathed a sigh of relief after Ye Zhijie left Starbucks. At that moment, her back was wet and she felt a little cold.
... ...
Chu Fang drove slowly down the street, his thoughts already wandering.
Who is Ye Zhijie?
Why spread rumors?
"And why is it said that he went to prison for eight years because of Ms. Zhong?"
Why has Ms. Zhong never mentioned this to me?
“... ..."
At this moment, his mind was filled with a thousand thoughts, a tangled mess that he couldn't untangle.
"Forget it, I'll stop guessing and just ask Ms. Zhong when I get back." Feeling a headache coming on, Chu Fang decided to abandon his wild thoughts.
To avoid causing trouble for myself.
His thoughts returned to the real world. He revved the engine, preparing to increase the speed, when suddenly a strong impact came from behind, his body lurched forward, and the seatbelt tightened, instantly restraining him.
Bang!
Then a heavy sound was heard.
Chu Fang thought it was just a normal rear-end collision, but after getting out of the car, he realized... it was anything but ordinary.
Because the person who rear-ended the car was Ye Zhijie, whom they had just met.
Ye Zhijie got out of the car, a faint apology on his face, and said casually, "Sorry, are you alright?"
"Thanks to you, everything's alright."
That's... that's wonderful.
"really!"
A little while later, the traffic police arrived, and Ye Zhijie said that he had rear-ended the car without realizing it.
Based on information and evidence from all parties, the traffic police determined that this was a common rear-end collision.
Chu Fang firmly disagreed with the traffic police's judgment, insisting that this was a case of attempted murder.
Both sides held their own views and could not reach an agreement, which eventually led to the traffic police brigade.
Chu Fang's legal team arrived, and he asked, "Can we charge him with murder?"
The barrister shook his head: "No. Ye Zhijie insists that he was careless while driving, and there is no evidence to prove that Ye Zhijie has any intention to commit murder."
If rear-end collisions are considered premeditated murder, how many people would go to jail?
Chu Fang's brows furrowed, almost forming a small mountain.
Upon hearing the lawyer's explanation, Chu Fang abandoned the idea of finding Ye Zhijie guilty and handed the rear-end collision case over to the legal team.
After lengthy negotiations, the final agreement was that Ye Zhijie would pay Chu Fang 300,000 yuan in compensation for damaging Chu Fang's car, and would also have to pay Chu Fang 500,000 yuan in compensation for emotional distress.
This is the maximum compensation that can be claimed after discussions with the legal team.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Chu, we have let you down," the lawyer apologized.
Chu Fang left the traffic police brigade directly. As soon as he stepped outside, he saw Ye Zhijie stretching lazily towards the sky.
Ye Zhijie saw him and smiled, saying, "It was just a simple rear-end collision, and you actually charged me 800,000 yuan. That's impressive."
"Can't you ask for less because Zhong Tingyue and I are classmates? It seems that Zhong Tingyue doesn't have much status with you."
"Is your life worth 800,000?" Chu Fang asked.
“My house was demolished for compensation, and I think my life is worth tens of millions.”
“That’s too little.” Chu Fang shook his head. “I’d value your life at one billion.”
Am I worth that much money?
"You deserve it. I'll put up a billion to play with you and see how long you can keep this up."
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhijie patted his chest and feigned fear: "Wow, are you threatening me? I'm so scared, officer, someone is threatening me."
The police officer next to him spoke to Chu Fang, who stared intently at Ye Zhijie, imprinting his face in his mind, before leaving the traffic police brigade.
Ye Zhijie watched Chu Fang leave, a smile he couldn't stop: "Ten billion, that's really money."
"But what good is money? In the end, you're still just a worthless life."
... ...
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