Three days later.
Zhou Chunhua looked at her phone calendar, the sound of her own heartbeat filling her ears.
After today, her entanglement with Liao Nanxing for more than 20 years will come to an end.
Put down your phone, apply makeup, change into carefully chosen clothes, put on the new shoes you prepared for today, and stride confidently towards the battlefield to the clatter of your high heels.
Gu Yao had arranged to meet her at ten o'clock, but she was so excited that she left twenty minutes early.
She went down to the basement level and waited at the place where Gu Yao usually drove her back.
Not long after, the sound of a car driving in could be heard.
Zhou Chunhua turned her head and saw that the car lights were coming from the second basement level.
Just as she was about to check the time on her phone, she caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye that the car was exactly the same as Gu Yao's.
Looking up, the license plate was clearly visible.
That's really true!
The car stopped, and before she could open the door, Gu Yao leaned over and opened it for her from the inside.
Before Gu Yao could speak, she asked, "How... how did you get up from basement level two?"
"I don't know either. I only realized I went the wrong way when I went downstairs."
Zhou Chunhua raised an eyebrow slightly. Wasn't saying this the same as not saying anything at all?
She didn't ask any more questions. She was in her fifties; she couldn't act like a child, demanding to know the bottom of everything.
More than an hour later, Zhou Chunhua was already sitting in the plaintiff's seat, while the defendant's seat opposite her was still empty.
Ten minutes later, Liao Nanxing and a middle-aged man walked in through the door.
At this moment, Liao Nanxing's gaze had been fixed on Zhou Chunhua ever since he entered the room.
He couldn't believe that the once plump middle-aged woman now seemed to have stepped back in time to look like she did more than twenty years ago.
No! She was even more charming than she was then... possessing an intellectual beauty that only mature women have.
In contrast, Zhou Chunhua's gaze was focused on the middle-aged man walking in front of Liao Nanxing from the very beginning.
He was dressed in a well-fitting suit, with an upright posture and sharp eyes.
Their gazes met, sharp as a blade.
Just as Zhou Chunhua was lost in thought, Gu Yao got up and went to greet her.
"Teacher Liao is quite impressive; he actually managed to get my senior brother here."
"I'm just curious, so I came along to take a look because I had to take on a case that even a busy person like my junior brother had to find time for."
After shaking hands, the two returned to their respective positions without saying a word.
"Who is that? He looks very impressive," Zhou Chunhua asked curiously.
Gu Yao snorted coldly: "Lin Zhehan is from the same school as me, and he does have some skill. However, even if Liao Nanxing invites the patriarch Deng Xi, it won't make a difference."
Deng Xi is revered as the patriarch of the legal profession.
Hearing Gu Yao say that, Zhou Chunhua's heart finally settled down.
Twenty minutes later, the clerk arrived.
After completing the procedures, the presiding judge asked if they wanted to proceed with mediation.
The other party agreed, but Gu Yao refused outright.
She had asked about it specifically because she didn't understand.
Gu Yao said that mediation means making concessions; in other words, she had already lost before it even started.
Soon, the trial officially began.
This was the first time Zhou Chunhua had seen Gu Yao in court.
You could say she was somewhat lost in thought.
Because when Gu Yao was in court, he seemed like a completely different person, as if he were shrouded in a halo, shining brightly.
However, to Zhou Chunhua's surprise, Liao Nanxing's lawyer, Lin Zhehan, immediately started by playing the victim and pleading poverty.
In short, Liao Nanxing didn't not want to pay back the money; he simply didn't have the money.
Zhou Chunhua laughed when she heard this.
He may not have much money, but he does own a villa.
Gu Yao presented the villa on the evidence list, but Lin Zhehan said that it was purchased by Su Mu before the marriage and had nothing to do with Liao Nanxing.
They also presented the property ownership certificate and purchase invoice as evidence.
Lin Zhehan looked at Gu Yao, his eyes filled with the calculating look of someone who plays chess.
Zhou Chunhua's heart skipped a beat.
When she was compiling the evidence list, she was worried about this issue, but Gu Yao simply told her two words: "Don't worry."
The heart that had settled down was suddenly jolted again.
Across from her, Liao Nanxing leaned back in his chair with an air of nonchalance, scrutinizing her with a look that seemed to be waiting to see her make a fool of herself.
The judge looked at Gu Yao and asked if he agreed with the property certificate and invoice for the disputed property.
“I agree.” Gu Yao didn’t even look at the two items.
"Junior brother, why don't you withdraw the lawsuit and settle out of court, so as not to ruin Junhe's reputation?" Lin Zhehan's seemingly considerate words were full of ridicule.
Zhou Chunhua's palms were damp with a fine sheen of sweat.
She had already guessed that Liao Nanxing's account was almost empty.
But the purpose of this lawsuit is to make Su Mu vomit up everything she ate. As for Liao Nanxing, she's just a side effect.
In her nervousness, her legs began to tremble uncontrollably.
I pinched it hard, and the pain was excruciating.
Just as she was cursing her own unruly feet, she heard Lin Zhehan say, "How can you still laugh at a time like this?"
Zhou Chunhua looked up and saw Gu Yao with a smirk on his face.
Gu Yao's confident smile acted like a reassurance, immediately calming her wildly beating heart.
"Senior brother, this time, you've really been screwed over by your client."
"What do you mean?" The smile on Lin Zhehan's face disappeared, replaced by a furrowed brow and gloomy eyes.
Gu Yao did not answer, but instead asked the clerk to produce a USB drive from the evidence list.
After connecting the playback device, the video requested by Gu Yao was played.
As the video played, Liao Nanxing and Lin Zhehan's expressions grew increasingly grim.
When Liao Nanxing appeared in the video, Zhou Chunhua's tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
She turned to look at Gu Yao in disbelief. This was a video of Liao Nanxing buying a villa at the sales office! It showed Liao Nanxing signing her name, swiping her card, entering her PIN, and then leaving with the purchase contract and invoice.
It was so clear that even the number of gray hairs on Liao Nanxing's head was immediately apparent.
When the video finished playing, Lin Zhehan sneered: "So what? What does this prove? This video can't prove that the money for the house was paid by the defendant. Because you can't prove that the bank card used wasn't Ms. Su's."
“What a coincidence, I actually can.” After saying that, Gu Yao recited a series of numbers from the evidence list.
After searching through the documents, the clerk found several printed copies, which turned out to be bank statements.
The account name above was clearly written as Liao Nanxing.
One of the transaction records that was highlighted showed the same date as the video and the purchase contract.
The amount, down to the three decimal places, is exactly the same as the house price.
The recipient of the payment was the developer of Yunxijian.
"Impossible!" Lin Zhehan exclaimed, so excited he even stood up.
"How could you possibly have something so private? If you can't explain its origin, it's invalid! It's a forgery!"
“An explanation? That’s not simple…” Gu Yao smiled brightly.
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