The background of the protagonist in this case had already caught considerable attention.
The daughter of the minister of the National Population Intelligence Departnt was the plaintiff, and just this fact alone was enough to make anyone worry for the defendant.
But as the trial progressed until now, over the course of this past hour, everyone seated in the spectator’s gallery seed to realize that the case appeared to be leaning one-sidedly, in favor of the defendant.
Lu Yonghuai’s daughter had always left the impression of being disobedient, headstrong, and reckless.
Her behavior in court today only confird this.
Others wouldn’t personally experience Lu Xiaoer’s inner feelings at this mont, even if they knew the details, they wouldn’t understand.
Because they weren’t the ones hurt.
They were rely spectators.
But Lili was different.
Lili should have arrived earlier; she worried about Xiaoer’s emotional state during the trial.
Seeing Song Jing again, that scumbag, might provoke Xiaoer to act impulsively, which would only benefit Song Jing.
Moreover, she only learned this morning that Zhongli Wuzhi would be attending the trial.
This made Song Lili even more uneasy.
Song Lili was not new to entering a courthouse or standing trial...
When she was accused of treason and being a spy, the courthouse was already a place of execution aid at her. She knew that the so-called courtroom could sotis be unpredictable and was not sothing just anyone could control.
She intended to co alone, but Wen Nian insisted on waiting for her and then accompanying her.
On the way there, Song Lili was muttering,
"I’m going to wear a hat and keep a low profile. Maybe even the judge won’t notice . But if you go... do you think the judge can focus on the case?"
"I’m going with you to make sure he’s not comfortable."
Wen Nian said, holding her hand and smiling gently.
"To make him uncomfortable?"
"All right, Xiaoer is your best friend, and of course, she is to as well. So, I am coming with you."
"I just feel like you coming with ... might be blowing things out of proportion..."
Song Lili touched her nose.
She was aware of the general situation of the case, but she didn’t know that the person Lu Xiaoer had refused to ntion all this ti was actually the crux of the case.
At this mont, Song Lili was sitting in the last row, looking at Lu Xiaoer seated in the plaintiff’s area, and her thoughts inevitably drifted back to the ti when she was brought to court for examination.
Xiaoer, in the past life, you were the only one... who defended and believed in at all costs.
This life, it’s my turn to protect you.
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Lu Xiaoer took a deep breath, her emotions stabilized, and she beca sowhat calr.
She sat there quietly, her eyes either fixed on Song Jing across from her or on the judges.
The only area she ignored was the witness stand.
"Judge, ladies, and gentlen in attendance, thank you for your understanding. Now, I would like to ask our witness, Mr. Zhongli Wuzhi, to describe what happened on the day of the incident."
Lawyer Fu spoke.
He looked at Zhongli Wuzhi and nodded slightly as a signal for Zhongli Wuzhi to begin his testimony.
Zhongli Wuzhi let out a shallow breath,
"Your Honor. Lu Xiaoer and I were in a romantic relationship at the ti—"
"Mr. Zhongli Wuzhi, please be precise in your statents, we were forr romantic partners!"
Lu Xiaoer imdiately stood up to correct him.
Zhongli Wuzhi was taken aback and then began again,
"I had a romantic relationship with Lu Xiaoer in the past."
"I would like to ask the witness, Mr. Zhongli Wuzhi, when did your romantic relationship with Lu Xiaoer end?"
"On the day of the incident."
Zhongli Wuzhi replied very succinctly, with hardly any hesitation.
"The night at the Kasi Hotel was actually arranged by for Lu Xiaoer."
Once Zhongli Wuzhi finished speaking, there was an uproar in the courtroom.
Lu Xiaoer frowned at Zhongli Wuzhi, and even Lawyer Fu was stunned at this mont.
This differed from what Zhongli Wuzhi had told him prior to the trial.
Song Jing also narrowed his eyes.
"Mr. Zhongli Wuzhi, as a witness, you must take responsibility for every word you say, and I hope you understand this," the defense attorney stood up and reminded Zhongli Wuzhi.
"Of course, I understand this."
Zhongli Wuzhi raised his head, looking at the defense attorney.
"You said it was you who initiated the eting with Miss Lu Xiaoer. Then why was it Lu Xiaoer’s na used for the hotel registration, and why did the hotel manager say the person who booked the room was Miss Lu Xiaoer?"
"It was who arranged to et Lu Xiaoer at the Kasi Hotel; we were still in a relationship then. I didn’t have ti, so I asked her to check into the room in advance. Is that a problem?"
"So the decorations and arrangents in the room were your demands, not Xiaoer’s?"
"Decorations, arrangents... I don’t know. Xiaoer and I had a fight over so things at the ti and were giving each other the cold shoulder. I even dated soone else to anger her..."
Saying it was to anger her...
Xiaoer’s fists clenched tight; he was playing gas with her feelings, and now he was already choosing wedding rings with the Seventh Princess, evidently about to get married.
"She was always busy with work and was particularly cold to during that period, making feel like I was nothing to her..."
Zhongli Wuzhi looked at Lu Xiaoer, and Lu Xiaoer, with composed eyes, also looked at him...
This was probably the first ti in many days that the two of them had such direct eye contact.
"I really like Xiaoer; she’s so individualistic, so extraordinary... pursuing independence, seeking her own worth, her whole being is full of charm, always making unable to take my eyes off her..."
As Lu Xiaoer listened to Zhongli Wuzhi’s words, her fists under the table clenched even tighter.
She didn’t understand what Zhongli Wuzhi ant by saying these things now.
"When I saw that she hadn’t paid attention to for several days but was going ho after work in Song Jing’s car, I was very angry, angry and jealous."
"..."
"Because of my anger and jealousy, I provoked him, but accidentally hurt his hand, for which Xiaoer was very angry and disappointed with . Of course, she felt more guilt and pity for Song Jing."
"..."
"But I was foolish, mistaking her guilt and self-bla as defending Song Jing. She was atoning for , yet I believed she had long been colluding with Song Jing behind my back."
"..." Lu Xiaoer’s gaze was fixed on Zhongli Wuzhi, and it was so hard for her to control her emotions, to keep the tears from falling.
Zhongli Wuzhi was using this opportunity to open up to her about his feelings.
The very feelings he was supposed to have shared with her in that carefully prepared room at the Kasi Hotel...
And now, it was happening in a courtroom.
"I couldn’t let go of my pride, and she was extrely disappointed in , so our relationship just kept drifting further apart."
Zhongli Wuzhi took a deep breath,
"But I couldn’t accept it, couldn’t bear to let go, I wanted to give myself, to give her a chance. That’s why I asked her to et at the Kasi Hotel."
"He’s lying! He’s in cahoots with Lu Xiaoer! They’ve joined together to fra !"
Song Jing suddenly couldn’t sit still, stood up, and yelled at Zhongli Wuzhi.
"Defendant, please be quiet. It’s ti for the witness to make a statent. If you have objections, please raise them after the witness has finished speaking!"
The judge issued a warning to Song Jing.
Song Jing frowned.
"Actually, I had already decided, if I asked her to et and she was willing to co, no matter what she asked of , I would do it, just hoping she could forgive my previous rashness, naivety, forgive my immaturity."
"..."
"I didn’t expect that she was also preparing ticulously, also looking to reconcile with that night, I really hadn’t expected..."
"..."
"That night, when I arrived, Song Jing was assaulting her, she had been drugged by Song Jing, was not in her right mind, unable to properly call for help, even unable to speak a whole sentence clearly..."
"She was in such pain, so scared, but I thought she had purposely called Song Jing to provoke , to make give up on her..."
He knew everything...
Lu Xiaoer bit her lip, her teeth trembling.
Her eyes grew warm... Big teardrops had already gathered in the corners of her eyes, her eyelids slightly trembled, and the big teardrops rolled down.
"I was that stupid, so hopelessly stupid, to let the woman I love get hurt."
"The kick that hit Song Jing was also when I dragged him off the bed, how could Xiaoer have had the strength to kick soone into being disabled with one kick?"
"At that ti, I didn’t think much, I was just a normal person who lost his mind when he saw his woman being pressed down by another man. But luckily, I lost my reason, otherwise, after I angrily left the scene, Song Jing’s attempted assault might have beco... completed."
"That night, I wanted to apologize to Xiaoer, wanted to reconcile with her, but I never imagined Song Jing would take this chance to hurt Lu Xiaoer in retaliation against ."
"Everything above is my statent. I hope the judge and jury can render a fair judgnt. Xiaoer... is just a victim. It was I who embarrassed her, allowed her to be hurt by others."
Zhongli Wuzhi...
Lu Xiaoer turned her head away and wiped her tears, finding this whole scenario absurd.
Only now saying sorry...
Was there any point?
All the hurt and disappointnt had already been done.
"Thank you, Mr. Zhongli, for your statent. Your Honor, my client has been emotionally wounded during this period, and from the start of the trial until now, she has been reluctant to ntion Mr. Zhongli, owing to her emotional fragility."
"And so, she has given the defendant an opportunity to spout nonsense. What Mr. Zhongli said is the truth."
Lawyer Fu spoke bluntly.
The expression on the defendant’s lawyer was deeply displeased as he glanced at Song Jing...
Song Jing’s gaze was evasive.
After a while, the defendant’s lawyer still mustered up the courage to stand up and question,
"Opposing counsel, you claim your witness spoke the truth? On what basis? Words alone are no proof."
Lawyer Fu chuckled,
"Defendant’s counsel, don’t be in a hurry. I say so because I have evidence. Since one of the defendant’s witnesses is the hotel manager, then I suppose the hotel manager should know better than anyone about the surveillance situation at the Kasi Hotel, right?"
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