As a lawyer who wasn’t a witness to the events, the information I generally got came either from the plaintiff and defendant’s testimonies or was presented through some evidence.
So, when suddenly this woman comes out of nowhere, testifying that the situation wasn’t as described and providing aligned times and testimony, I couldn’t help but pause to sort out what was going on here.
Ou Mucen, upon hearing this, exploded in fury, "Are you questioning me? Are you blind?!!"
The lawyer quickly explained, "No, no, Third Young Master, you’ve got it all wrong. I didn’t mean anything by it; I just came to figure out... to understand a bit, so I can find evidence to refute her in court tomorrow."
Ou Mucen truly had his last bit of patience worn away!
Wait until tomorrow? Was he an idiot? How many days had he been in charge of this matter, and it still wasn’t resolved. Was he no longer interested in his job?
With a "snap," he hung up the phone, the resulting darkness engulfing the whole office.
Secretary Gao still stood at the doorway, waiting, for it was his phone.
But as the BOSS’s phone call dragged on, that face became more and more terrifying. Suddenly, he began to regret standing there waiting for his phone.
It was just a broken phone, after all. If it was gone, so be it. It was certainly better than losing his life.
So he tiptoed, ready to slip away while no one was paying attention.
But just as he was lifting his foot, the man sitting behind him, who bore an expression darker than the grim reaper from hell, spoke up, "Get that Han Duo woman here immediately!"
CEO, in a few hours I’m off work; in a few hours, it’s the New Year holiday.
CEO, please, have mercy...
But in the end, he had no room to struggle. With a grim face, he went off to do his task.
Who was this wretched woman? Daring to trouble his CEO at such a critical time! Did she really think he wouldn’t flay her on the spot once he found her?
With a mixture of sorrow and rage, Secretary Gao stormed off...
Meanwhile, Ou Mucen, after giving the order, did indeed "snap" his phone against the ground.
He hadn’t expected her to dare oppose him, Ou Mucen, over and over again!
It seemed he had been too lenient with her!
He thought back to the last time he saw her fainting by the roadside and had kindly taken her home for Ji Chengzhi to see. Finally, his eyes, now fully provoked, surged with layers of fury.
Meanwhile, at Jiabocheng in the city center, Bai Tingfang was pushing Ye Ning around to pick out decorations for the backdrop of the big hall during the family banquet.
"Mother-in-law, I think this sculpture is quite nice. Look, the main style of our hall is richly Chinese, and this sculpture is also in an ancient style; buying it would match perfectly," Ye Ning said.
"What do you know? How could that piece of junk be worthy of my hall?" Bai Tingfang replied, dismissingly, as she pushed the cart and scoured through the wide array of goods.
But the truth was, after making a full round, she had to admit that among all the decorations there, that sculpture indeed matched the hall’s decor the best.
So after casting Ye Ning a resentful glare, she eventually came back and bought the sculpture, grumbling, "What a godforsaken place – not a single decent decoration to be found! Ridiculous!"