After Xu Wan finished speaking, she originally wanted to wait quietly for the man to react.
Even if the man is angry and files for divorce, she deserves it.
But she couldn't control her resentment and murmured, "My mother killed my father because he was an alcoholic, a gambler, and a long-time abuser of my mother. She was covered in bruises, old and new wounds, and there wasn't a single unhealed spot. That day, my mother killed someone because..."
"Wanwan, it's okay, I know."
Jiang Tingzhou heard the woman's voice tremble more and more.
He knew that she was not only explaining herself, but also tearing open her deepest, most unbearable, and most painful old wounds to show him.
"You don't understand, let me explain..."
Xu Wan couldn't listen to anything; she was too afraid of losing everything.
Jiang Tingzhou looked up at Liu Xing: "Why aren't you getting out of here?"
"Damn, I'm telling you out of kindness, if I don't tell her, do you think she'll admit it?"
Liu Xing was unhappy.
He had originally wanted to see Jiang Tingzhou fly into a rage after learning the truth, berate Xu Wan as a liar, and then storm off.
But to my surprise, nothing happened.
Jiang Tingzhou looked at him coldly, "Get out, don't make me say it a second time."
"you……"
Liu Xing was about to explode in anger when his gaze met Jiang Tingzhou's dark eyes, and he was startled into silence.
Even though the man hadn't said anything, he felt inexplicably uneasy and a chill ran down his spine.
Finally, he swallowed back what he wanted to say and left dejectedly.
At this moment, Xu Wan still murmured, "My mother is not a bad person. She is a good person. She cooks well and loves me very much. At that time, my father took all the money in our family to gamble, and we couldn't even afford to eat. My mother would rather go hungry herself than not buy milk for me."
"I know……"
"The incident happened because the school was organizing a spring outing. I had never been in all six years of elementary school. My mother knew I wanted to go, so after receiving her salary, she secretly hid sixty yuan and made me pay for the outing. My father came home drunk and found so much money missing, so he beat my mother relentlessly. I told him about the outing, and when he found out the money had already been paid, he grabbed an iron rod and said he was going to beat me to death. My mother was trying to protect me, that's why..."
"No need to explain," Jiang Tingzhou said, holding Xu Wan. "I know."
When the case occurred, Xu Wan was in the sixth grade of elementary school. The trial did not begin until two years later. At that time, many media outlets paid attention to the case. The lawyer who had previously taken on the case withdrew because he was afraid of being attacked by public opinion after the verdict. The case then ended up in Jiang Tingzhou's hands.
He had heard about the cause and details of the case countless times over the past ten years.
But this is the first time I've heard Xu Wan say this herself.
Xu Wan had no idea that Jiang Tingzhou was the lawyer from back then. She squatted there, her face buried in her knees.
She desperately wanted Jiang Tingzhou to forgive her and not leave her.
But she knew she wasn't qualified.
Xu Wan gripped her arms tightly with both hands, forcing herself to calm down before raising her head.
"It's just this one thing, and it makes me feel much better to talk about it."
I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hidden this from you before. In my heart, my mother did nothing wrong, but there's nothing I can do about the court's judgment. Even the lawyer who defended my mother said that murder is murder. I know I have no right to complain.
Similarly, I... have no right to ask for your forgiveness.
Jiang Tingzhou frowned; he could sense the young girl's dissatisfaction with the verdict from back then and her resentment towards him.
This made him even more hesitant to admit that he was Jiang Xuanzhou, the lawyer from back then.
If he said it, the girl might immediately break off all ties with him...
"Wanwan..."
"Jiang Tingzhou, I'm fine. It feels much better to talk about it. I'm going back to my grandma's tonight. If you have any thoughts, just let me know. I'm open to it."
Xu Wan stood up from the ground and bowed deeply to Jiang Tingzhou. "I am really grateful to you for these past two days, and I am also sorry for taking up your time. I'm going to work now."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Xu Wan walked into the law firm, but instead of going to her workstation, she rushed straight into the restroom.
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