The judge said, "The protest is valid. Plaintiff's lawyer, please ask questions related to this case instead of asking irrelevant questions."
The female lawyer raised her eyebrows, "I'm done asking questions."
This time it was the defendant's lawyer's turn to speak. It felt like the plaintiff had been under pressure from the start of the trial until now. It was also revealed that Xiao Xiao had a child out of wedlock and that Ji Chensi had gone to prison to threaten people. It felt like things were becoming increasingly hopeless.
The defendant's lawyer said, "I request to call witnesses."
The witness called was Xiao Xiao's mother.
The defendant's lawyer asked her: "Are you Xiao Xiao's mother?"
Mother Xiao glanced at Xiao Xiao, and as if intentionally avoiding her gaze, she lowered her head and said, "Yes."
"You are also aware of Miss Xiao Xiao's affairs, right?"
"Yes."
"Can you please tell me about this?"
"Okay." Xiao's mother nodded and glanced at Xiao Ru. Seeing that she kept winking at her, she sighed in her heart and said, "What Xiao Ru said is true. Xiao Xiao did send her to prison for some reason. Her father and I went to beg her, but she didn't want to see us. She also said... She also said that if we disobey her, she will stop giving us living expenses and let me and her father go out to live on our own."
There was another uproar after he finished speaking.
The defendant's lawyer couldn't help but laugh, a smile of victory appeared in his eyes, and asked Xiao's mother: "What did she say? Her exact words."
"She said, 'I bought the house you live in, I paid for your living expenses, and I also paid for Xiao Ru's tuition. If you dare not listen to me, I will make you all get out. Xiao Ru's training class was suspended halfway through, and of course she didn't tell me. My daughter has a bad temper, but she has a good heart. I believe she was just angry and didn't really want to hurt Xiao Xiao, but Xiao Xiao sent her to prison because of what Xiao Ru did. We advised her not to do it, but she didn't listen. She didn't answer the phone. We had no choice but to kneel on the ground and beg her, but she didn't listen..."
After saying this, Xiao's mother looked at Xiao Xiao timidly.
Xiao Xiao had no expression on her face. Perhaps this was what it felt like to be deserted by everyone. Even her own parents ignored her and all stood on Xiao Ru's side, wanting to destroy her completely.
The defendant's lawyer asked again: "Can you please tell me about Miss Xiao Xiao's unmarried child?"
"Xiao Ru did not lie. When Xiao Xiao was pregnant with her son Ji Ling, she did have a boyfriend named Du Zian. At the time, their relationship was stable, but one day, Xiao Xiao was suddenly kicked out by the Du family. After we asked, we found out that she was pregnant with another man's child. We didn't know who this man was at first."
The male lawyer asked: "Then when did you know that Xiao Xiao's son was Ji Chensi's?"
"months ago."
By the time this court session came to this, the audience in front of the TV were about to curse Xiao Xiao to death.
"This slut, when she first played in those silly and innocent TV dramas, I really thought she was very innocent, but I didn't expect she was so slutty at heart."
"She cheated on him when she had a boyfriend. She's really amazing. We don't even know if the child is Ji Chensi's. It could be someone else's."
"Ji Chensi, take your son to get a DNA test as soon as possible, or you'll be happy raising someone else's son."
"She is such a slut, and she even said that she was slandered. If I were her, I would hide at home and not dare to go out, and become a whore. She wants to be a saint!"
Looking at the overwhelming vicious comments on the Internet, Su Yi said to Ji Chensi: "The Internet has been scolded like this."
"It's okay, let them scold you, you will regret it later."
Su Yi was curious, "What exactly are you planning? Why haven't you made a move for so long? Are you trying to cut off the source of the problem?"
Ji Chensi smiled faintly, "About the same."
*
In court.
After the male lawyer finished asking questions, the female lawyer asked questions. The female lawyer walked up to Xiao's mother and did not ask her questions. She smiled and said softly, "I also want to invite a witness, but before I invite a witness, I want everyone to listen to a recording first."
Another recording
The male lawyer frowned, a little impatient. Why was he struggling when he was about to lose? Even if he struggled, would it be of any use
The female lawyer walked to her seat, took out a recorder in a sealed bag and opened it.
"Just help Dad. If you don't help Dad, he will be dead this time..." The first voice that came out of the recording was a man's voice.
Everyone was confused, except for Father Xiao at the table, whose face changed drastically.
The recording continued to play, still with a man's voice, "Why aren't you talking? Whether Dad can turn things around this time depends entirely on you, Xiao Xiao. If you don't help Dad, Dad will have no choice but to die..."
"Dad, don't say that. We all need to live well."
"Then you should promise dad to accompany Mr. Wang tonight. I know he is old and you look down on him, but dad has no choice. Dad's company is going to close down, and the only person who can help dad is Mr. Wang. Xiao Xiao, just ask dad to go once, close your eyes and bear it, okay?"
At this point, a video was released.
In the picture, Xiao Xiao was wearing a pure white T-shirt and black trousers. Her father held her shoulders and kept begging her to save her.
Xiao Xiao lowered her head, obviously having no reason, and hunched her shoulders without answering.
Father Xiao said, "Xiao Xiao, if Dad goes bankrupt this time, you, your sister, and your mother will have to work in the factory. Dad really doesn't want to see you suffer, so please help Dad this time. Also, I won't tell Zi'an about this. He definitely won't know that you accompanied Mr. Wang tonight, okay?"
Seeing Xiao Xiao didn't say anything, Xiao's father said anxiously: "Xiao Xiao, just agree to Dad, just this once, okay?"
Xiao Xiao was still unwilling, "Dad, Mr. Wang is already in his fifties, I don't want to do this kind of thing..."
Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, Xiao's father knelt in front of her, "Xiao Xiao, Dad begs you, Dad is not young anymore. If I fall down this time, I will never be able to make a comeback. You just need to accompany Mr. Wang for one night, and sleep with him, and Dad's company can be revived. Can you help Dad?"
Xiao Xiao couldn't bear to see her father kneeling in front of her, so she helped him up with tears in her eyes, "Dad, don't kneel to me, stand up, I promise you..."
*
As soon as a video came out, there was another round of earth-shaking and crazy discussion.
"Fuck, those are Xiao Xiao's parents? He actually let his daughter sleep with an old man and said he wouldn't tell her boyfriend?"
"What kind of parents are these? They are so shameless that they can even send their own daughter to an old man's bed. Are they still human?"
"He relies on selling his daughter for fame."
*
In court, the female lawyer pointed to the short video and said, "This video was provided by the XX Hotel. From the video, it is enough to prove that Xiao Xiao's parents are not qualified parents, otherwise they would not let their daughter sleep with a strange man. Judging from Xiao Xiao's attitude towards her father, it can also prove that she is actually a very filial child. Okay, now let's get back to the topic. I'm going to call my witness."
After he finished speaking, the door of the court opened and a young and handsome man walked in.
It turned out to be Du Zian!
When Xiao Xiao saw him appear, she was stunned. How come she didn't know that Du Zian was one of her witnesses? Who arranged these people? Was it the old man
Du Zian walked over slowly and sat in the witness seat with an elegant posture.
Xiao Ru stared at him, unable to believe that Du Zian, who had disappeared from their world for many years, was actually invited by Xiao Xiao.
Seeing that the witness was Du Zian, the whole audience became excited. This was Xiao Xiao's ex-boyfriend, the ex-boyfriend she cheated on! This time, there was going to be something interesting to watch.
The female lawyer asked him, "Excuse me, Mr. Du, did you hear what Miss Xiao Ru said just now in the backstage?"
Du Zian nodded, "I heard it."
"Then could you please tell me what happened?"
Du Zian recalled, "Xiao Xiao did get pregnant while she was dating me, but I believe she had her own reasons, because Xiao Xiao is a very conservative girl. I have a basis for saying this."
After a moment of silence, Du Zian said, "She is a very cheerful girl, but she is also very conservative. During the time I was with her, except for holding hands, we never did anything else out of the ordinary. The reason she is conservative is because her parents treat her badly. I also know about her parents' problems, so I never forced her. According to my own understanding, her parents are very partial to Xiao Ru, including the bankruptcy incident mentioned above. In fact, Xiao Ru was already 22 years old at the time. According to age, Xiao Ru should be more mature and more suitable to accompany the Mr. Wang mentioned in the video, but Xiao's parents did not consider letting her go at all, but let Xiao Xiao go. I know what happened that night. Xiao Xiao was originally planned by Mr. Xiao to be given to Mr. Wang, but she entered Mr. Ji's room by mistake, so the child in her belly is not the product of so-called promiscuity, but she was designed by her father, but went the wrong way. She was kicked out of the house by her parents, but after she found out she was pregnant, she didn't cruelly abort the baby, which is enough to prove that she is very kind. On the other hand, her parents didn't kick her out because she was promiscuous and got pregnant with someone else's child, but because she didn't accompany the so-called Mr. Wang that night, so Mr. Xiao didn't get the working capital, and he beat and scolded Xiao Xiao in anger, and even kicked her out of the house. When she was pregnant, there was no concern or financial help, which is enough to prove the cruelty of Xiao's parents. You can imagine a person who was framed by her parents but eventually got pregnant. She agreed to her father's request because of filial piety, but was kicked out of the house in return. Moreover, everyone knows that the reason they recognized her back is because Xiao Xiao became a well-known big star, so they came back to morally blackmail her, saying that they are her parents and demand her support..."
When Du Zian said this, Xiao Ru could no longer sit still and shouted, "Bullshit! You came to court to help her lie because you were in love with her. Do you dare to swear that you didn't have sex with Xiao Xiao at all during your relationship with her?"
"Prisoner, please be quiet." The young judge struck the gavel.
Xiao Ru glared at Du Zian, and there seemed to be fire in his eyes.
The male lawyer asked Du Zian, "Mr. Du, you have been dating Miss Xiao for more than two years, but you have never had sex with her?"
Du Zian's face was calm, and he spoke word by word: "No."
Xiao Ru couldn't help it again and said angrily, "You are obviously lying. You have been in love for two years, but you have never had sex. Who would believe you if you told others that? And who knows if you accepted her benefits to help her make false statements in court? Du Zian, Du Zian, how much money did you take from her to speak against your conscience?"
Du Zian sneered, "Am I talking nonsense? Wasn't the video just now very clear?"
Xiao Ru was about to rush over and slap him, but was restrained by the prison guard. He looked at Du Zian hatefully. The judge couldn't stand it anymore and said with a stern face, "Prisoner, if you continue to disrupt the court, I will reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility against you."
Xiao Ru turned his face away and stopped listening.
*
The audience outside the venue now has a new round of doubts.
"What this Du Zian said seems to be consistent with the video above. So, Xiao Xiao is not promiscuous, but was sold by her father..."
"Her father is obviously not a good person. He also said that if you just close your eyes and endure it, it will pass. He wasn't the one who was raped, so of course he said it with ease. And this is the first time I heard of parents asking their daughter to sleep with an old man. The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things."
"We should call her father up to question him and see what he says."
*
On this side, Du Zian glanced at Xiao Xiao who was sitting in the plaintiff's seat and said slowly, "In my eyes, Xiao Xiao has always been a very good and conservative girl. The reason I came out as a witness today is because I don't want to see you being misunderstood again."
When their eyes met, Xiao Xiao was stunned for a moment, then nodded, expressing her gratitude to her.
(End of this chapter)