Chapter 496 The Old Man's Intention Is Not in the Wine
"Just in case, I mean just in case."
Sang Ruo's voice held a hint of hesitation: "What if she becomes like Wen Qingyi? What will you do?"
Bo Jinyan's eyes suddenly turned cold: "Then I will absolutely not let her go."
At that time, he will personally sever ties with the Shen family and never have any contact with them again.
Shen Xinyan is spoiled, but Old Master Shen is not. He can clearly distinguish between what is important and what is not.
Upon hearing this, Sang Ruo didn't say anything more, but her eyes remained cold.
Hopefully, her guesses are unfounded.
However, if Shen Xinyan really liked Ayan and was deliberately targeting her, then she wouldn't fall into her trap so easily.
This time, she won't let her off easily.
Time flies, and Sang Ruo has never seen Shen Xinyan since that night when she came to Qinyuan Bay.
However, Sang Ruo still completed her order on time as promised.
Even though the painting she brought was a fake, Sang Ruo still repaired it for her.
A week later, the Chinese Classics Studio.
When Shen Xinyan came to inspect the finished product, Sang Ruo took her to her studio and showed her the restored ancient painting.
"Miss Shen, I have finished restoring the ancient painting. Please take a look. If there are no problems, you can pay the balance."
Shen Xinyan walked straight to the ancient painting, pointed to the damaged mounting, and said, "Is this the ancient painting you restored? You damaged my mounting, you must compensate me!"
Sang Ruo seemed to have known all along that she would say that.
She chuckled softly, her voice dripping with sarcasm: "When you handed this ancient painting to me, the mounting was already damaged."
"I am only responsible for restoring the content of ancient paintings. Damage caused by the mounting process is not within the scope of my studio's restoration."
She only ever repairs the content; she never repairs things like mounting or framing if they get damaged.
Every one of her regular customers who places an order with her knows this.
But Shen Xinyan was a new customer and was unaware of these rules.
She was furious, knowing only that her ancient painting hadn't been fully restored: "You didn't even fully restore my ancient painting, and you still dare to be so arrogant!"
"Fine, since that's your attitude, then please compensate me according to the contract!"
Sang Ruo gave a half-smile: "Compensation? What do you want to compensate me for?"
"Of course you should compensate me with three times the penalty for breach of contract, according to the contract!" Shen Xinyan looked at her and felt that her attitude was very strange: "You're not trying to renege on the contract and not pay the penalty for the damaged items, are you?"
"Let me tell you, this ancient painting is a masterpiece by a famous artist, worth hundreds of millions! If you dare not pay compensation, I will sue you in court!"
He's still lying to her here.
Sang Ruo remained calm and composed, her tone indifferent: "Go ahead and sue, but before that, you need to resolve your own lawsuit first."
"What do you mean?"
Shen Xinyan's right eyelid twitched, sensing that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, Sang Ruo should have been flustered and even overwhelmed when faced with an ancient painting that had not been properly restored and such a high amount of compensation.
How could they be so nonchalant?
Her calm demeanor only made her appear to be the most panicked one.
Sang Ruo made a phone call to Song Sui: "Song Sui, bring Attorney Chen in for a moment."
"good."
Song Sui quickly brought Attorney Chen over.
He ignored Shen Xinyan and instead handed her the ancient painting appraisal report: "Sister Xiaoruo, this is the appraisal result you asked me to get from the Beijing Calligraphy and Painting Art Appraisal and Evaluation Center."
"According to the results of the appraisal and evaluation center, this painting, which is claimed to be the Southern Song Dynasty painting 'Fishing Alone on a Cold River,' is a fake. The real painting has been collected by the Tokyo Museum and was just exhibited at the London Art Gallery last month."
As he spoke, Song Sui paused, his gaze falling on the flustered Shen Xinyan: "As for Miss Shen, I think I met her once by chance when I was studying at the University of London."
"I don't know where you bought the counterfeit goods, but you bought counterfeit goods and then tried to frame me, trying to make me pay a huge penalty for breach of contract..."
Sang Ruo curled her lips, her gaze fixed on Shen Xinyan's extremely flustered face: "I'm afraid your real intentions aren't really at the bar?"
The old drunkard's heart was not in the wine.
Shen Xinyan inwardly felt a sense of foreboding, but outwardly remained calm: "What makes you say that my true intentions are not what they seem? Where is the evidence?"
“I have submitted this assessment result to the court. I have also taken photos of the condition in which you handed the ancient painting to me. The surveillance video in my studio can also prove that you did indeed deliberately cause trouble.”
As Sang Ruo watched the color drain from Shen Xinyan's face, her lips curved into a deeper smile: "I reserve the right to sue you."
“If you are willing to back down, apologize to me, and compensate me for 30 million yuan in reputational damage, and then stop, I can withdraw the lawsuit in court.”
This is the coping strategy she came up with this week.
Since she's clearly targeting us on purpose, she's not afraid of trouble; she'll just go to court if necessary.
But she's only in her early twenties, still in college.
Having a criminal record at such a young age will be extremely detrimental to her future.
Therefore, Sang Ruo had already acted quite tactfully out of respect for Bo Jinyan.
However, Shen Xinyan was unconvinced: "You dare to sue me? So what if it's a counterfeit? You breached the contract first, and you should compensate me with three times the amount of liquidated damages!"
"Then you can wait to receive a court summons."
Sang Ruo didn't want to waste any more words with her: "I've said everything I need to say. If you know what's good for you, you'd better stop now. Otherwise, I won't let you get away with this!"
"Attorney Chen, give her the lawyer's letter."
Attorney Chen also kindly advised, "Ms. Shen, I advise you to think carefully before you act. This is a lawyer's letter."
He handed the lawyer's letter to Shen Xinyan: "If Miss Shen changes her mind within a week, we still have room for maneuver. I am ready to answer your call at any time."
His words carried a strong warning.
She was warned that she had better surrender.
Shen Xinyan never expected that this woman would do such a thing behind her back, and her previous calm completely disappeared.
She said angrily, "You, Sang Ruo! You dare to sue me? I'll go back and tell my grandfather, you just wait, I'll make you taste what it's like to lose everything!"
"I will never let you off easily!"
She's going to find Brother Ayan; he'll definitely give her justice.
She then left, looking embarrassed.
Watching her departing figure, Song Sui thought of her hateful words and became worried: "Sister Xiaoruo, won't something bad happen if you provoke her like that?"
"No." A thoughtful look flashed in Sang Ruo's eyes: "She just tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead."
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