Wang Mudan looked at Luo Yingtao, who was sitting in the corner with her eyes closed, and cursed angrily, "That evil person harms others and himself. Being a classmate of that kind of person is a lifelong shame for me."
Hearing Wang Mudan scolding Luo Yingtao, Simingda's mood became even more confused. The strong self-blame and guilt made him feel breathless. He really regretted it. If he had not rekindled his old relationship with Luo Yingtao after meeting again at the banquet, there would not have been the twists and turns of the past two years, he would not have to serve half a year in jail, and he would not have pushed the company to the brink of bankruptcy.
Unfortunately, time cannot be reversed and life cannot be repeated. He has to pay for the mistakes he made and only implicates the innocent Wang Mudan.
The lawyer took over and said, "As long as we can win the case, we'll get as much as we can. It's better than not suing at all. Based on the data Gao Huai just mentioned, I'm confident we can recover 10 million yuan."
Wang Mudan shook her head helplessly and said, "Alas, at this point we can only leave it to fate. After all, the money is in Country G, and we can't guarantee whether they will return it to us. After all, the cross-border procedures are too complicated."
The lawyer looked at Si Mingda, whose face was gloomy, and asked, "Mr. Si, what are your thoughts on Gao Huai's sentencing recommendation?"
Simingda raised the corner of his mouth and said coldly, "At this point, his sentence is either death or life imprisonment. I will make his life worse than death, otherwise I will never be able to let go of the hatred in my heart."
The lawyer also agreed with the sentence: "Based on the amount of money he defrauded, this is about the right sentence. If the money can be returned in full, his punishment can be reduced appropriately. However, I still need to seek your opinion."
Si Mingda said without question, "It's only natural that he should return my money. As for the punishment, it's prescribed by law. I will ask the court to sentence him to life imprisonment. He caused me to spend six months in prison before, and this time I must make him feel what it's like to be in prison."
Half an hour later, the bailiff notified the court that the trial would continue, and Si Mingda and others entered the courtroom one after another.
After a while, the presiding judge took out a piece of paper and read: "Based on the trial just now, the following conclusions are reached."
He banged the gavel and said, "I will now read the resolution of the collegial panel. Please all stand."
After everyone stood up, the presiding judge read out the following words: "Plaintiff Si Mingda, the legal representative of Mingdan Company, and second plaintiff Wang Mudan, are suing defendant Gao Huai for allegedly defrauding Mingdan Company of 5.02 million yuan in payments for goods through fraudulent letter of credit transactions. The facts have been established and the evidence is sufficient. Because it involves a large foreign payment dispute, the case is quite complex. After our court verifies the procedures for returning the funds with the police in Country G, a verdict will be announced at a later date. I declare today's trial now concluded. The next court date will be announced upon notification."
As Gao Huai was being led out of the courtroom by bailiffs, he turned and shouted at Xiaomei, "Xiaomei, take good care of the child. I'm sorry."
Xiaomei slumped in the chair and looked at Gao Huai's departing back. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and cry out loudly. She cried until she was hoarse and her heart was broken. Everyone who saw it felt sad.
She knew that she would meet Gao Huai less and less in the future. From today on, their family would be completely separated. It was the greatest sorrow in life for a good family to end up in such a situation.
Gao Huai lost his freedom because of his momentary greed and brought great pain to his family. Xiaomei was worried that the children would ask where their father had gone. She didn't know how to answer this question.
Xiaomei was so sad that her whole body was shaking and her voice was hoarse. In the eyes of others, she was the family member of a criminal suspect and her husband deserved to be in jail. But as an innocent ex-wife, who could understand the pain in her heart?
Gao Huai designed this fraud case, and she was unaware of it from the beginning to the end. Since the incident, she and her child were innocent, but they had to bear the gossip and blame of others for Gao Huai's mistakes.
Xiaomei couldn't imagine how she and her child would continue to live. She felt completely lost, and thinking of her helpless situation, she could only cry out loud to relieve the pain and despair that had been pent up in her heart for so long.
Xiaomei's heartbroken crying made everyone present feel sympathetic. If it were someone else, Wang Mudan might have tried to persuade them, but thinking of the heinous crime committed by Gao Huai, Wang Mudan couldn't get over the hurdle in her heart. After a little hesitation, she did not go over to persuade Xiaomei. She just sighed and silently pulled Simingda out of the courtroom.
Li Xiaoliang and a bailiff stood beside Xiaomei, constantly comforting her. Luo Yingtao had originally planned to get up and leave, but seeing Xiaomei crying so hard, she felt a little sorry for her and wanted to go over to comfort her. Seeing this, Jiang Nanmu quickly grabbed her and said, "Don't meddle in other people's business. Aren't you afraid she'll scold you?"
Luo Yingtao replied indifferently, "Go ahead and scold me. I'm already notorious anyway. As a woman, I should go and persuade her. You wait for me at the door. I'll chat with her for a few minutes and then leave."
Jiang Nanmu had to leave with Lan Dujuan first. Luo Yingtao came to Xiaomei's side. Xiaomei's eyes were red and swollen from crying, and her voice was hoarse.
From an emotional point of view, Luo Yingtao and Xiaomei are rivals in love, but her relationship with Gao Huai took place during their school days. After marriage, she has no connection with Gao Huai, and Xiaomei has no reason to blame them.
Luo Yingtao walked over to the chair next to Xiaomei and sat down, softly comforting her: "Sister Xiaomei, don't cry and hurt yourself. Think positively, the child is still waiting for you to take care of him."
Xiaomei raised her head, wiped her tear-filled eyes, looked at Luo Yingtao dully, and asked coldly, "What are you doing here? You want to see me make a fool of myself, right?"
Since Luo Yingtao dared to persuade Xiaomei, she was mentally prepared to be scolded.
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