Mr. Gu was filled with regret, cursing himself inwardly for believing Cao Yating's lies and thinking the lawyer's letter was fake!
Now that he's standing here, blaming anyone is useless. All he can say is, "My wife and Attorney Xu had some misunderstandings back then. She did say some bad things that day, and I've already criticized her. But I really didn't expect Attorney Xu to know you."
Mr. Gu no longer wants to investigate how Xu Wan met Jiang Tingzhou.
Their acknowledgment of each other is already a fait accompli; all he needs to do now is admit his mistake.
Jiang Tingzhou took two steps forward, his dark eyes as cold as ice, and said, "Your wife insulted my wife and damaged her reputation. Do you think a mere reprimand is enough to let this matter go?"
The man spoke very slowly, and the office was well-soundproofed and very quiet.
Every word was clearly heard by Gu's father.
Gu's father felt a chill run down his spine, and his hand holding the lawyer's letter was slightly sweaty.
He didn't have time to speculate about how Xu Wan met Jiang Tingzhou or how she became his wife.
Everyone was thinking about how to deal with this situation so that Cao Yating's actions wouldn't affect the Gu family!
"I'm sorry, it's all because of my good-for-nothing son. Back then, my son had a crush on Lawyer Xu. Of course, Lawyer Xu never liked my son. But my wife was determined to send my son abroad and was afraid that dating would distract him. She misunderstood their relationship and went to Lawyer Xu and said some bad things. Since then, my son and she have had a bad relationship, and she has a misunderstanding about Lawyer Xu."
What Gu's father said was partly true and partly false.
Most importantly, this is a compromise, explaining his wife's madness as a consideration for his son's future.
Jiang Tingzhou listened calmly as Gu's father finished speaking, then sneered and asked, "And what about you, Mr. Gu?"
"I?"
"Your story doesn't seem to mention you. What role did you play in this?"
Jiang Tingzhou asked very directly.
As the weather turned cooler in September, the air conditioning was on in the office, and Mr. Gu's back was slightly sweaty.
"I... I was busy with work and I did neglect this matter at the time..."
That was all Gu's father could say.
Jiang Tingzhou walked a few steps to the desk, bent his legs slightly, and sat down to listen.
After Gu's father finished speaking, there was a few seconds of silence before Jiang Tingzhou asked, "Are you finished?"
"Yes, that's right." Mr. Gu nodded.
"Without your hint or tacit approval, your wife just went to an ordinary family's house and made a scene, insulting the whole family with fabricated stories? It seems your Gu family has quite a powerful background. Are Chinese laws just a few pieces of paper in the eyes of everyone in your family?"
As Jiang Tingzhou spoke, he bent down to adjust the cuffs of his shirt.
He knows these people in wealthy families all too well.
These wealthy wives and sons may seem arrogant and domineering, but in reality, each of them has their own sense of propriety.
This ruler measures one's own family's wealth, status, and connections.
Their arrogant standards will never exceed this yardstick.
Therefore, Cao Yating dared to curse loudly at Xu Wan's maternal grandmother's house, but Gu's father didn't even dare to say "no" in front of Jiang Tingzhou.
The reason is that Jiang Tingzhou is far superior to the Gu family in every aspect, including wealth, status, and connections.
Mr. Gu's palms were sweating, and he gripped the lawyer's letter even tighter. "I'm sorry, I did know about this. At the time, I was only thinking about my son's future and didn't think about anything else, so I acquiesced to my wife doing this."
"You only considered your son's future? No way?" Jiang Tingzhou crossed his arms and stared at Gu's father with his dark eyes. "You think that because your Gu family is so big and powerful, and Xu Wan has no parents to help her, only an elderly grandmother and a gambling uncle, a child from such a family would definitely be very cunning in order to grab onto Gu's son, who is a cash cow. All that you did before was just a trick to lure Gu's son in, a scheme to trap him. That's why you had Mrs. Gu go to such extremes."
Gu's father heard everything Jiang Tingzhou said clearly.
I almost dared not look up.
Seeing that Mr. Gu remained silent, Jiang Tingzhou asked again, "Mr. Gu, am I right?"
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