Chapter 49: The Pervert, the President Only Has Six Million
Uncle Qi's words made Gu Mingxia frown, and she didn't say anything more. The only sound in the room was the sound of spring flowers colliding back and forth.
Sometimes your eyes can deceive you!
But what exactly does that sentence mean? Were all the photos she saw fake?
For a moment, Gu Mingxia felt her heart was in turmoil. Had she rushed over only to hear Uncle Qi say such a thing?
"I don't care about being serious or not, if my mother and Adong were murdered, I will definitely find out the truth!"
Gu Mingxia spoke without the slightest hesitation, and Uncle Qi stopped playing Spring Never Ends, his clear voice abruptly ceasing.
Uncle Qi turned his head, his aged, pale face bearing a serious expression, staring straight at Gu Mingxia. After a long while, he spoke in a warning tone.
"Do you want to destroy the entire Gu family?"
Destroy the Gu family? What does that have to do with her?
All she cared about were her mother and Adong; she never cared about the Gu family's assets.
Only the elderly people who enjoy the Gu family's tributes every year in the old house would worry about the rise and fall of the Gu family. Once this thought formed in her mind, Gu Mingxia's eyes looked at her seventh uncle with a hint of mockery.
"Even if I destroy the Gu family, I have the ability to rebuild it. But what about my mother and A-Dong? Who can give me back a mother and a brother?"
As Gu Mingxia finished speaking, her voice became somewhat shrill, and a look of pain appeared on her face.
"Just to save the Gu family, are you going to let my mother and A-Dong die in vain? Seventh Uncle, there's no such thing as a free lunch! With me, Gu Mingxia, here, even if it causes chaos and destroys the Gu family, I will make sure the truth about my mother and A-Dong's deaths is revealed to the world!"
After saying that, Gu Mingxia didn't look at her seventh uncle's aged face again, turned around and left the main house.
Listening to the crisp sound of her high heels, Uncle Qi slowly turned the Spring Never Fades in his hand again, closed his eyes, and lay back in the recliner.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing Gu Mingxia's angry expression, Xiao Yan quickly got out of the car and went to greet her.
"Everyone wanted to keep the truth about my mother and Adong's deaths a secret because they wanted to protect their families. What a bunch of selfish people!"
Gu Mingxia steadied herself, turned her head to look at the quiet Gu family mansion, and had a disdainful expression on her face.
Her mother and younger brother had never received respect from the Gu family, so why should they make sacrifices for the Gu family? In Gu Mingxia's dictionary, there was absolutely no such thing as making sacrifices for no reason.
"It's not worth getting angry over someone like that. Don't ruin your health."
Xiao Yan frowned, unsure how to comfort her. Gu Mingxia snorted and got into the car without looking back.
"The more they try to prevent me from finding out the truth, the more I'm determined to find out!"
Gu Mingxia gazed at the Gu family mansion outside the car, her eyes resolute as she spoke. Xiao Yan looked at her, and for a moment, he saw the strong Xiaxia from seven years ago again.
Just as she was about to say something, Gu Mingxia's phone rang. After answering, Jiang Linhai's voice came from the other end.
"Mingxia, I want to remind you that the case will be heard in court tomorrow."
"Okay, thank you, Attorney Jiang."
Gu Mingxia put away her phone, her eyes somewhat dim. When she married Bai Zixuan, she truly never imagined it would end in divorce. Every step of life is full of changes. Gu Mingxia lowered her eyes, and Xiao Yan couldn't see her expression, but a hint of disappointment flashed across his face. She still held a place for Bai Zixuan in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't be looking like this.
He started the car and drove straight to the villa. Gu Mingxia sat in the car without saying a word. Xiao Yan saw her like this and didn't say anything either. He drove in a sullen voice and drove into the garage. As soon as the car came to a stop, Gu Mingxia hurriedly got out of the car. When she got home, she went straight upstairs to her room.
"Don't call me to eat. I'll come down and eat by myself if I'm hungry."
After saying that, Gu Mingxia disappeared at the top of the stairs on the second floor. Xiao Yan looked dejected, threw down his car keys, and sat helplessly on the sofa, leaning back in his chair, feeling extremely tired and powerless.
Just as he was lying on the back of the chair, feeling dejected, his cell phone rang in his pocket.
"Liang Yuhao, why are you calling me for no reason?"
"Damn it, Xiao Yan, you're the president of Maoguang, okay? You abandoned the company and ran off all by yourself. Who else can I turn to if I need something?"
Liang Yuhao's exaggerated voice came from the other end of the line. Xiao Yan held the phone away from his ear for a moment before speaking in a helpless tone.
"Liang Yuhao, can you get to the point?"
"Oh? Mr. Xiao seems to be in a bad mood. Is it because you and your wife aren't getting along that you're so irritable?"
Xiao Yan suddenly had an urge to strangle Liang Yuhao. He desperately told himself not to get angry, that Liang Yuhao was an idiot, and that getting angry over an idiot was extremely unwise.
But as soon as he opened his mouth, it was clear that President Xiao's self-hypnosis skills were not up to par. If Liang Yuhao were in front of him, he would definitely have been strangled to death.
"If you're really that free, why don't you go home and go on blind dates? Otherwise, you'll be bored every day!"
Sensing Xiao Yan's anger, Liang Yuhao consciously changed the subject, coughed, and his voice became serious and earnest.
"Mr. Xiao, L'Oréal commissioned us to shoot an advertisement, but they felt the model wasn't charismatic enough or high-profile enough. I just met with their director, and we think... it's necessary to change the model!"
"They only offered 30 million for advertising, what kind of model do they want? Brigitte Lin?"
Xiao Yan stood up and shouted back unhappily. Rumors in the industry say that L'Oréal's director is very difficult to deal with, and now it seems those rumors are indeed true.
"If you can get Brigitte Lin, that's fine too! But forget 30 million, even 300 million might not be enough for her husband. Xu Ruixuan, the *** director of L'Oréal, said he doesn't want Brigitte Lin; she's too old. He wants the rising star, Zi Xi!"
"Then go and invite them!"
"You think I don't want to? That girl is so aloof, she won't see me. Damn, she said if I want to invite her, you, Mr. Xiao, have to come in person!"
Liang Yuhao was clearly furious. He was the CFO and vice president of Maoguang. So what if he was a vice president? How could he be inferior to Xiao Yan? If he wanted to, he could be the president of the Liang family, and the head president at that!
"Okay, I'm hanging up!"
Xiao Yan was very displeased. Zi Xi, that aloof goddess who recently became a sensation? She doesn't fit Oulaiye's product appeal at all!
Looking back at the stairwell on the second floor, Xiao Yan frowned slightly. He went back to his room and began to investigate information about Zi Xi and Xu Ruixuan, the rumored director of L'Oréal.
The next day, Gu Mingxia came downstairs with dark circles under her eyes and saw Xiao Yan, who also had dark circles, sitting at the dining table waiting for her.
"Have something to eat. I'll go to court with you later."
Nodding, Gu Mingxia sat down and absentmindedly ate the fried dumplings and soy milk that Xiao Yan had prepared.
She didn't sleep a wink last night, not because she was lamenting her seven-year marriage with Bai Zixuan, but because she was unsure whether Bai Zixuan's approach to her and marriage to her back then was a coincidence or an arrangement by someone with ulterior motives.
Given that Bai Zixuan had nothing, how could he possibly have photos of his mother and brother's true cause of death? Coincidence? Or a conspiracy?
Gu Mingxia has always prided herself on being smart, so why can't she figure this out?
Perhaps, when the truth comes out, she will naturally see what kind of person Bai Zixuan really is!
"Alright, let's go to court!"
Gu Mingxia put down her soy milk cup and looked at Xiao Yan calmly.
"OK!"
When they arrived at the courthouse, Jiang Linhai was already waiting for them. After the three met up, they were about to go inside when they saw Bai Zixuan and Lin Qingge walking over together.
"Teacher Jiang, you... took on this case?"
When Lin Qingge saw Jiang Linhai, she was clearly stunned. She had thought many times about who Gu Mingxia would hire as her lawyer in her divorce case, but she never thought of Jiang Linhai, her doctoral supervisor in college.
"I'm itching to show my skills, Qingge. It's a good opportunity for your teacher to see if you've improved over the years!"
Jiang Linhai smiled and looked at Lin Qingge with a refined smile.
Without wasting any more time, the group entered the courtroom. Jiang Linhai stood there calmly and soon saw the presiding judge.
"Teacher Jiang, I never expected to witness your prowess in court."
The presiding judge, Lin Yuelan, shook hands with Jiang Linhai, then turned to Lin Qingge and shook hands with her as well.
"Junior sister, it's an honor for you to be your opponent in court. Good luck!"
When the time came, the judge started the court session on time.
Lin Qingge looked at Bai Zixuan sitting next to her and forced herself to calm down. She closed her eyes for a while to calm herself down, and when she opened them again, her eyes were filled with professional seriousness and focus.
"Your Honor, my client, Ms. Gu Mingxia, requests the court to grant her divorce petition with Bai Zixuan, and demands that Mr. Bai Zixuan, the party at fault in the marriage, leave with nothing!"
"Your Honor, my client, Mr. Bai Zixian, is absolutely not at fault in this marriage. On the contrary, it is Ms. Gu who has been married to Mr. Bai for seven years without having children, yet my client has never shown any dissatisfaction. However, Ms. Gu is not satisfied and was even caught by my client having an affair with the Huo brothers at the Peninsula Hotel. In order to save face for both of them, my client once negotiated a divorce with Ms. Gu. If Ms. Gu would give up all her assets and leave with nothing, Mr. Bai would pretend that nothing had happened."
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In court, the arguments went back and forth, each side sticking to their own version of events. Jiang Linhai glanced at Lin Qingge, then shook his head helplessly. Back in school, she was famous for her eloquence, but he never imagined that after entering society, she would be so willing to distort the truth and lose her conscience for money!
When Jiang Linhai presented the final evidence proving that Bai Zixuan had started cheating three years ago, Lin Qingge knew she had lost the case. Bai Zixuan had long lost his confidence, so how could Gu Mingxia have those photos?
When Gu Mingxia no longer cared about the photos of Nan Lan and Gu Mingdong's true causes of death in his possession, he knew that he was doomed to lose this divorce case!
"This court hereby declares that the marriage between Gu Mingxia and Bai Zixuan is hereby terminated. Given that Bai Zixuan was the party at fault in the marriage, and in order to compensate Gu Mingxia for the harm caused, the court supports the plaintiff's claim for leaving with nothing! All of the plaintiff's six million yuan in savings belongs to the plaintiff, and this ruling is effective immediately!"
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