Gu Yanran stared in disbelief at the handsome man with chiseled features on the big screen. He broke through her restraining order just like that?!
Why didn't this person die overseas?!
She deeply regretted not getting rid of him in Barbados …
But how could she have known that this man, who had once been so loyal to her, would turn on her?!
It would have been easier to do it in the United States.
Unfortunately, she had miscalculated He Zhichu.
If He Zhichu hadn't suddenly intervened, Ye Xuan would have been dead a long time ago …
Gu Yanran thought about it and couldn't help looking around the courtroom.
She finally saw that not only was Huo Shaoheng not here, but He Zhichu was also not here!
It looked like Gu Nianzhi had really broken up with Huo Shaoheng.
Although Huo Shaoheng didn't come personally, he sent one of his right-hand men, Yin Shixiong, to listen in.
He Zhichu didn't send anyone.
There were only a few people on Gu Nianzhi's side, and she could almost recognize all of them.
General Ji's personal secretary, Secretary Cao, Speaker Long's subordinate, Special Assistant Yang, Gu Nianzhi's roommate, Ma Qiqi, and Yin Shixiong. That was all.
On the other hand, there was a large group of people on his side.
It looked like Gu Nianzhi's position wasn't that stable.
Gu Yanran's lips curled up and she suddenly smiled.
After the judge verified Ye Xuan's identity, he said to Gu Nianzhi, "Plaintiff, you can ask your new witness."
Gu Nianzhi bowed slightly and thanked the judge. She put on the Bluetooth headset the bailiff gave her and began talking to Ye Xuan.
"Ye Xuan, can you hear me?"
"I can hear you, Lawyer Gu. Hello." Ye Xuan's voice was a typical baritone. He had grown up overseas, so he had learned his Chinese in a Chinese language school overseas. Although he spoke very fluently, his pronunciation was not very accurate. He had a bit of the languid accent that foreigners had when they spoke Chinese.
"Hello." Gu Nianzhi picked up her list of questions and began her first round of questioning. "Ye Xuan, please tell me about your relationship with the Gu family."
Gu Yanran's heart suddenly sank.
She thought Gu Nianzhi was going to ask Ye Xuan how he had obtained the inventory of the Gu family's assets. She was already prepared to reprimand Ye Xuan for being a traitor and having no professional ethics for revealing his employer's financial status to someone other than his employer.
He hadn't expected Gu Nianzhi to take the unusual route. She didn't even ask about the inventory of the assets. Instead, she acted like she wanted to pull a fast one.
Jin Wanyi also understood Gu Nianzhi's intentions, so she smiled slightly and raised her hand. "Objection. The questions asked by the plaintiff have nothing to do with the case. Please don't beat around the bush and waste everyone's precious time. "
Gu Nianzhi immediately said to the judge, "Your Honor, I will soon prove that my problem is closely related to this case."
The judge thought for a moment, then lowered his head and wrote something on a piece of paper. "Please prove that your question is relevant to this case as soon as possible."
Gu Nianzhi nodded and motioned for Ye Xuan to answer her question on the big screen.
Ye Xuan coughed softly as he looked at the camera. There was a moment of shock on his face as if he was lost in his memories.
After a while, a clear baritone voice came from the surround sound system in the courtroom. The effect was amazing, and the sound effects were so realistic that it was like he was personally standing in the courtroom and speaking.
"… I was an orphan in Barbados. Ever since I could remember, I grew up in an orphanage in Barbados. When I was seven, Mr. Gu Xiangwen picked me out of the orphanage and hired a professional teacher to teach me all kinds of basic skills. Three years later, he sent me to boarding school in the United States. I went there for eight years. Later, when I found out that something had happened to Mr. Gu, I came back from the United States to help Miss Gu Yanran manage the Gu family's assets. "
Ye Xuan spoke in general terms and didn't go into the details.
Gu Yanran breathed a sigh of relief and secretly hoped that Ye Xuan would still care about their past relationship …
Unfortunately, even if Ye Xuan hadn't taken the initiative to say it, Gu Nianzhi wouldn't have let go of this opportunity.
She had already decided to show no mercy to Gu Yanran. Why would she care if it would ruin her reputation?!
After Ye Xuan finished speaking, Gu Nianzhi stood in front of the big screen and continued to ask, "You said that Mr. Gu Xiangwen picked you out of the orphanage when you were seven. May I ask why he picked you and not someone else?"
This question was a bit sharp.
Gu Yanran clenched her fists. Her palms were sweating.
Ye Xuan was silent for a while. Looking at the camera, he slowly smiled. "You may not believe it, but Mr. Gu Xiangwen picked me back then, not because I was special in any way. It was purely because of you, Miss Gu Nianzhi."
Gu Nianzhi replied with an "oh," and her dark eyes flashed. "Why was that? When you were seven, I was only four. What decision could I make? "
No one would take a four-year-old's words seriously.
Ye Xuan smiled at that moment, and his deep-set features blossomed into a moving expression. His tone became even more alluring. "But Mr. Gu is different. In his heart, no matter how young Miss Gu Nianzhi is, he will listen attentively to what she has to say and agree to all of her requests. At that time, I was picked only because Miss Gu Nianzhi took a liking to me and pointed me out in the crowd. "
Gu Nianzhi froze.
She didn't expect this to be the reason.
Ye Xuan had never mentioned this in the information he gave her.
Gu Yanran trembled with anger on the defendant's stand. Her lips trembled as she squeezed the words out of her teeth. "… Shameless! That was clearly me! "
Jin Wanyi's heart skipped a beat. She moved closer to Gu Yanran's ear and asked, "… You said you were the one who took a liking to Ye Xuan when he was young? It wasn't Gu Nianzhi? "
"Of course it wasn't her." Gu Yanran hid the trace of panic in her eyes. "I'm Father's biological daughter. Why would he listen to an adopted daughter?"
"Really? What evidence do you have? "Jin Wanyi continued to ask.
Gu Yanran thought about it and lowered her voice. "Ask Ye Xuan what the name of that little girl was …"
Jin Wanyi froze, and Gu Yanran moved closer to her ear to whisper something again.
Jin Wanyi acted like she had found a treasure. She didn't even bother to raise her hand and stood up to ask, "Mr. Ye Xuan, may I ask what the name of that little girl was?"
Ye Xuan was slightly taken aback. "… Her name was Gu Nianzhi."
"How did you know that? Did Mr. Gu tell you personally that the little girl was called Gu Nianzhi? "Jin Wanyi suddenly asked such a strange question.
Gu Nianzhi originally wanted to stop Jin Wanyi from speaking because it was time for the plaintiff to cross-examine the witness.
However, Jin Wanyi was aggressive and happened to ask one of Gu Nianzhi's doubts, so Gu Nianzhi didn't stop her.
Ye Xuan looked at Gu Yanran, who was sitting next to Jin Wanyi.
His emotionless gaze lingered on her face for a while. Ye Xuan slowly said, "… No."
"Then may I ask how you knew that little girl was Gu Nianzhi? And not someone else? " Jin Wanyi became even more excited. "Also, how did you know that little girl was four years old? And not some other age? "
Ye Xuan pursed his lips and didn't speak for a while.
"Then can I infer that you actually don't know what that little girl's name is or how old she is? Someone else told you to say all of this, right?!" Jin Wanyi's question was practically blatantly accusing Gu Nianzhi of colluding with Ye Xuan to give false testimony.
The truth was that these were indeed Ye Xuan's one-sided statement.
Gu Nianzhi also asked at this time, "Lawyer Jin's words make sense. Ye Xuan, how did you know that little girl's name back then? If Mr. Gu Xiangwen didn't tell you personally? "
However, when Jin Wanyi asked the same question, she looked like she was nitpicking.
But when Gu Nianzhi asked, she spoke in a gentle tone like she was trying to fill in the gaps.
Different ways of speaking gave people different feelings.
Ye Xuan finally pulled himself together and thought about it before saying, "… Although Mr. Gu Xiangwen didn't personally tell me that the little girl was called Gu Nianzhi back then, he did say that her name was Cereus. I later found out that was Miss Gu Nianzhi's English name. Therefore, it was reasonable to infer that the little girl was Miss Gu Nianzhi, and the age also matched. "
"So you're saying that you actually don't know who that little girl is, and you're just guessing, right?" Jin Wanyi pressed on, and her questions were very sharp.
Although Ye Xuan didn't want to admit it, it was true. He had only inferred not long ago that the little girl was Gu Nianzhi and not Gu Yanran …
Seeing that Ye Xuan didn't speak, Jin Wanyi finally said to the judge with a victorious expression, "Your Honor, the truth is that the person who followed Mr. Gu Xiangwen to the orphanage to choose Ye Xuan was not Gu Nianzhi, but my client, Gu Yanran. Cereus was originally my client's English name when she was young. However, my client didn't like the name later, so she changed it to Jasmine and gave the English name Ceresus to Mr. Gu's adopted daughter, Gu Nianzhi. That's why Mr. Ye Xuan mistakenly put the blame on someone else. "
As soon as she finished speaking, the courtroom was instantly in an uproar.
Did Ye Xuan accidentally mistake someone, or did he conspire with Gu Nianzhi to deliberately mislead the public?!
Even the judge's expression didn't look too good.
He looked coldly at Ye Xuan on the big screen and said, "Mr. Ye, as a witness, you must guarantee that everything you say is true, and you can only say the truth. If you can't do this, not only will you not be able to testify, but you may also commit the felonies of giving false testimony and obstructing justice. "
Gu Yanran instantly breathed a sigh of relief, and her already hunched back straightened again.
She looked at Gu Nianzhi with a smile and loosened her tightly clenched fists.
Let's see how you deal with this …
Gu Nianzhi's mind had been completely occupied by what Ye Xuan had said about Gu Xiangwen.
How could she forget such a good father?
Gu Nianzhi hated her memory loss like never before.
She composed herself and nodded at the slightly embarrassed Ye Xuan on the big screen. She said calmly, "Thank you, Ye Xuan. I believe your testimony is true. However … "
She changed the topic and turned to look at Gu Yanran and Jin Wanyi, who were sitting at the defendant's stand. "Lawyer Jin's doubts are also reasonable. However, I beg to differ with the explanation given by Lawyer Jin. "
"Of course you won't admit it." Jin Wanyi smiled very brightly. "It wasn't easy to find a witness, so how could I not make use of him? Unfortunately, things didn't go according to my wishes. "
Gu Nianzhi walked in front of Jin Wanyi and folded her hands behind her back. Her posture was ramrod straight, and her sparkling black eyes were captivating.
She asked, "Lawyer Jin, you said that Gu Yanran once changed her English name. May I ask if you have evidence?"
Jin Wanyi's smile froze for a moment, and she quickly glanced at Gu Yanran.
This was what Gu Yanran had just told her. Where was the evidence?
Gu Yanran immediately said, "I was still young at the time, and my English name was originally a pet name. I don't know what evidence you want. "
That's right, the name on Gu Yanran's passport was Yanran-Ku, not Jasmine-Ku.
Also, the Gus were all gone, so no one knew about this past.
"Oh, so it was just a pet name without any basis. Miss Gu Yanran is really capable. You're really used to taking other people's things for yourself. Now you're not even letting my English name go. " Gu Nianzhi snickered and clasped her hands together. "Fine, let's just assume that the English name Cereus was originally your English name. Then tell me, when did you decide to change your English name to Jasmine?"
Gu Yanran frowned, and her mind raced. She was afraid that she would say something wrong and be picked on by Gu Nianzhi, so she said vaguely, "… How many years has it been? How would I remember?"
"Hmm? You don't remember when you changed your name, but do you remember that you went to the orphanage and picked Ye Xuan when you were four? Do you have selective amnesia? "Gu Nianzhi asked again," Also, when you were four, Ye Xuan was only one, right? Gu Yanran, did you forget that you were three years older than Ye Xuan and not three years younger? "
Gu Yanran's face flushed, and she gripped the edge of the table in front of her tightly. She gritted her teeth and said, "I wasn't four when I first met Ye Xuan! I was seven! I was small, and he thought I was four, but I was actually seven! "
"Tsk tsk, the difference between seven and four is still very big. May I ask, Miss Gu Yanran, why do you look like you're four when you're seven? Is it because you're underdeveloped? You don't have enough to eat, you don't have warm clothes, and you don't have money to treat your illness? "Gu Nianzhi was eloquent and didn't give Gu Yanran a chance to think.
Gu Yanran only cared about defending herself. Plus, she was indeed underdeveloped when she was young, so she looked much smaller than normal children. Without thinking, she said, "… Of course, you can only eat one meal a day. If it were you, you wouldn't grow up either!"
As soon as the words left her mouth, she knew she had messed up and immediately covered her mouth with the back of her hand.
Gu Nianzhi's expression changed, and she said seriously, "A seven-year-old child is only given one meal a day? Defendant Miss Gu Yanran, I remember that you kept saying that you were Mr. Gu Xiangwen's biological daughter and that your father loved you the most. With Mr. Gu Xiangwen's wealth, he only gives you one meal a day?! Is he abusing you?! Or are you just making things up?! Insulting the public's intelligence! You're in contempt of court! "
Gu Yanran's face alternated between green and red for a moment before turning purple. Her eyeballs were about to pop out of her eye sockets.
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