During the court debate, after my lawyer stated his demands, Gu Yanqing's lawyer began to refute them point by point, showing no intention of "cooperating" at all.
The lawyer whispered to me, "Didn't you say... the defendant would be very cooperative? But judging from their attitude, they're insisting your marriage hasn't broken down. The judge might side with them, and we'll have to wait for a second trial..."
The second trial will take at least three months.
But I can't wait even a day longer.
Ignoring the courtroom order, I interrupted Gu Yanqing's lawyer, raised my hand and stood up, saying, "Your Honor, I'm suddenly feeling unwell. Could I rest for a few minutes?"
"Okay, then let's take a ten-minute break, and the court will resume in ten minutes."
"Thank you, Your Honor."
As I walked out of the plaintiff's seat and passed the defendant's seat, I whispered, "Gu Yanqing, come out here for a moment."
His face was indifferent and gloomy, and he looked very unhappy. He got up and followed.
After leaving the courtroom, I took out my phone and gestured in front of him, "Are you trying to force me to submit evidence of Gu Yutian's crimes to the police and send your sister to jail?"
Gu Yanqing stared at my phone, his lips moved slightly, as if he was still hesitating.
I can't believe he could actually abandon his own sister.
I had a bad feeling; I was worried that the verdict wouldn't be delivered today.
Suddenly, Li Qinglan rushed over, her face anxious: "Why did you come out? Is it over? Are you divorced? Jiang Wan, you have to delete that video!"
Seeing my former mother-in-law instantly rekindled hope in my despairing heart.
"Madam Gu, you'd better try to persuade your son. He's going to send your daughter to prison," I said to Li Qinglan, rolling my eyes at Gu Yanqing.
"What?" Li Qinglan paused for a second, then looked at her son and asked in confusion, "The lawsuit isn't over yet? What are you doing out here?"
“Your son is not cooperating. I’d like to request a break so I can talk to him again.”
"Not cooperating?" Li Qinglan looked at her son, her face instantly filled with anger and disappointment. "Yanqing, you've really lost your mind! You don't even care about your own sister? Do you know that Tiantian just tried to cut her wrists in the hospital room? Luckily, she was discovered in time, and the doctors rushed to save her! Otherwise, I would be a parent outliving their child! Waaah... What terrible things have I done? My son is unfilial, and my daughter is unlucky..."
As Li Qinglan spoke, she began to wail and beat her chest, completely abandoning her airs as a matriarch of a wealthy family.
I was secretly shocked, unable to believe that Gu Yutian actually had the courage to commit suicide.
Gu Yanqing was also startled by his mother's words and quickly helped Li Qinglan up.
"Mom? What did you say? Tian Tian attempted suicide by cutting her wrists?"
They were speaking quite loudly, and the friends and family who had been waiting outside to cheer me on immediately gathered around.
"Madam Gu, what happened to your daughter? Why would she cut her wrists for no reason?"
"Yeah...did you break up with your boyfriend? Did that jerk dump you?"
Although these middle-aged women were all wealthy ladies, they still couldn't resist their gossipy nature, chattering away about everything.
The scandal involving Gu Yutian was kept secret by the Gu family, and the outside world was unaware of it.
But now that the Gu family has made such a fuss, it won't be easy to hide it anymore.
I looked at Gu Yanqing and whispered a reminder: "If you don't want your Gu family's reputation to be damaged, and you don't want your sister to go to jail, then stop resisting!"
Gu Yanqing was still supporting Li Qinglan when he heard this and turned to look at me, his mind still in turmoil.
"Yan Qing, do you want me, your mother, to kneel down before you? Divorce her! Divorce her now! Otherwise, I'll disown you as my son!"
Li Qinglan gripped Gu Yanqing's arm tightly and gave the order while crying.
The wealthy women were still chattering and asking questions, and some were offering well-intentioned comfort to Li Qinglan.
The real purpose of offering comfort is to satisfy one's gossipy nature.
Gu Yanqing's expression was extremely conflicted, indicating that he was still hesitating and struggling.
I shook my phone again to remind you: "If you insist on not leaving, I'll call 110 right now."
As soon as I finished speaking, I pulled out "1".
Suddenly, Li Qinglan's body went limp, and she knelt down in front of Gu Yanqing as if she had fallen. This not only startled me, but also made the rich ladies cry out in surprise.
"Young Master Gu, you are truly going to be punished by heaven! Your old mother kneels before her son!"
"Madam Gu, what did Jiang Wan do to make you hate her so much? She forced your son to divorce her."
"Oh my, if I had a daughter-in-law as good as Jiang Wan, I would be laughing in my sleep. Your family is really unlucky."
"If you ask me, you should—"
"Shut up!" Those people were making a lot of noise, and their words were like rubbing salt into the wounds of the Gu family, which made Gu Yanqing furious and he suddenly roared.
The scene fell silent instantly.
The wealthy women immediately shut up, but continued to exchange glances.
I never expected that these "family and friends" would still cause such great damage to the Gu family, even though they were unable to enter the courtroom to observe the trial.
My lifetime VIP card treatment really paid off.
Gu Yanqing was driven crazy by these people. After the scene quieted down, he squatted down and helped Li Qinglan up. "Mom, I'm getting a divorce from Jiang Wan. Please don't do this. My sister will be fine."
Li Qinglan raised her red and swollen eyes, nodded, and said hoarsely, "That's good... With your conditions, are you afraid of not being able to find a wife? I guarantee that if you get a divorce today, matchmakers will be knocking down the door of the Gu family tomorrow."
Ha—I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The wealthy women were also taken aback, and then exclaimed, "Oh dear, your son's private life is well-known. What good girl would want to marry him?"
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