Chapter 101
“What else can there be, Meng Ke has always wanted to be acquitted, that’s why she insisted on appealing the second trial, but even if the result of the second trial won’t change, the criminal detention will still have to be done, so her mother is coming over now, she must be looking for you to withdraw the case.” Lu Qi said as he attached himself to Rong Shu’s ear.
Although his voice was small, Mrs. Meng still heard it too, and her face was a little embarra*sed, “Miss Rong, that …… Mr. Lu is right, I am looking for you, indeed for this.”
“See, I was right.” Lu Qi stretched his hands.
Rong Shu gave him a blank look, then looked at Madam Meng with a detached and cold smile, “I’m sorry Madam Meng, I won’t withdraw my complaint.”
Mrs. Meng did not expect her to refuse so directly, her face stiffened for a moment, and her heart felt a little uncomfortable.
But soon, Mrs. Meng gathered her expression again and said bitterly, “Miss Rong, I know that Xiao Ke has gone too far this time, but she already knows that she is wrong, so can you ……”
“No!” Rong Shu expressionlessly interrupted her, “Mrs. Meng, you said she knows she was wrong, then I ask you, why has she not apologized to me? And you as parents, if you also know that she is wrong, but why haven’t you said anything either?”
“Exactly.” Lu Qi held the back of his head and said leisurely “It’s only now that the final trial is underway and you know that Meng Ke is going to be convicted that you came to look for Baby, and you didn’t even bring any gifts, just to get Baby to let Meng Ke go, there’s no sincerity to speak of, and you’re not afraid of being laughed at.”
“……” Mrs. Meng’s hands clutched her bag carrying handle tightly, groundless at the two men’s words, losing both face and face.
She originally thought she would be able to talk through Rong Shu easily.
She did not expect these two young people to be so hard-hearted.
“Alright, let’s go.” Rongshu did not want to dwell with Madam Meng and spoke to Lu Qi.
Just as the two were about to turn around, Madam Meng suddenly took hold of Rong Shu’s hand, “Miss Rong, I beg you, can you let my daughter go.”
Rongshu frowned and tried to pull her hand out.
But Madam Meng’s grip was tight and she wouldn’t let go, “Miss Rong, for the sake of my begging, just say yes, as long as you say yes, I will bring Xiao Ke to your door to apologise to you personally, Miss Rong, please.”
“Madam Meng, I have just made it very clear that I will not withdraw my complaint, so it is useless for you to beg me, can you please let go?” Rongshu said impatiently.
As if she didn’t understand, Mrs Meng looked at her with a negative look on her face, “Miss Rong, are you really so heartless?”
“Is it our precious child who is heartless? It’s obvious that Meng Ke asked for it, okay?” Lu Qi laughed at Madam Meng’s words.
But Madam Meng ignored him and only focused on Rong Shu, “Miss Rong, can’t I kneel down towards you?”
With that, she let go of Rong Shu’s hand and really knelt down towards her.
Both Rong Shu and Lu Qi were shocked by her action, and after reacting, they hurriedly helped the person up.
“Madam Meng, don’t do that!” Rong Shu rubbed her temples, getting a great headache.
Lu Qi also bristled, “Madam Meng, you’re morally kidnapping you know?”
Kneeling down if you don’t agree is no different from a scoundrel, and it’s not just moral kidnapping anymore, it’s threatening and forcing.
It was true that she and Meng Ke were mother and daughter, and with a mother who had a wrong view of right and wrong, it was no surprise that Meng Ke was like this.
The woman still ignored Lu Qi, and when she saw that Rongshu’s expression was somewhat relieved, her eyes twinkled and she took the opportunity to ask, “Miss Rongshu, you’ve agreed to this?”
Rongshu’s lips twitched, “I’m sorry Mrs. Meng, I ……”
Before she could finish her words, she saw Madam Meng break away from Lu Qi’s support and prepare to kneel down towards her again.
But this time, before Madam Meng could kneel down, she was helped up.
It was not Lu Qi, nor was it Rong Shu, but Gu Manyin.
Gu Manyin pointed at Rong Shu and accused her with righteous indignation, “Miss Rong, you have gone too far, how can you make the elders kneel for you!”
The corners of Rong Shu’s mouth twitched speechlessly.
Lu Qi’s white eyes were about to roll up into the sky, “Hey, hey, hey, you’re blind, when did Baby make Mrs. Meng kneel, it was obviously Mrs. Meng herself who kneeled towards Baby, okay?”
“No way.” Gu Manyin had a face of disbelief.
Mrs. Meng patted the back of her hand, “Mangyin, Mr. Lu was right, it was me who kneeled.”
“Auntie mother, why?” Gu Manyin looked at Madam Meng incredulously.
Mrs. Meng’s face was filled with sadness, “For Xiao Ke’s sake, as long as Miss Rong is willing to withdraw her complaint, Xiao Ke will be free, so ……”
“So auntie mother, you kneeled down to her?”
“Yes.” Mrs. Meng nodded and wiped her tears after giving Rong Shu a look, “But Miss Rong refused to agree.”
“I know.” Gu Manyin pursed her lips, then looked at Rong Shu with dissatisfaction, “Miss Rong, auntie mother has already kneeled to you and begged for mercy, and you are actually unwilling to agree, you are too heartless, aren’t you?”
“I’m heartless?” The first time you said that you were going to be the only one who could do it, you were going to be the only one who could do it.
“I ……” Gu Manyin choked, her face a little embarra*sed.
The actual fact is that you’ll be able to get a lot more than just a few of these.
A flash of humiliation crossed Gu Manyin’s eyes, but it quickly disappeared again, biting her lower lip, “Even if what Xiao Ke did was wrong, but now Xiao Ke has been punished, and there are so many people on the internet who scolded Xiao Ke isn’t enough, and auntie also knelt down to you, can’t you forgive Xiao Ke?”
“I can’t!” Rongshu spat out two words coldly, “Who is Meng Ke to me, why should I forgive her?”
“That’s right, why should she hurt Baby, instead of saying let her apologize to Baby, you guys want Baby to forgive, and Baby is already being kind by not doubling back.” Lu Qi wrapped his arm around Rong Shu’s shoulders and said mockingly.
“That’s right, I almost forgot.” Rong Shu’s eyes stared at Gu Manyin without a trace of emotion, “Miss Gu, Meng Ke ended up in this situation today because of you, so the person who should really save her is you.”
With that, she shifted her gaze to Mrs. Meng, “Mrs. Meng, instead of begging me, you should beg Miss Gu, after all, she is so kind and will definitely help.”
“Bye bye.” Lu Qi waved at the two of them and swept Rong Shu into the courthouse.
Gu Manyin was a little afraid to look at Mrs. Meng, “Auntie, I know Xiao Ke is doing this for me, but ……”
“You don’t have to say it.” Mrs. Meng wiped her tears and interrupted her, “I know that Xiao Ke has asked you for help and you can’t help.”
Hearing these words, Gu Manyin’s heart was happy, then she heard Mrs. Meng add, “But I hope you stay away from Xiao Ke in the future, Xiao Ke is really not suitable to be friends with you.”
“Auntie, what do you mean?” Gu Manyin’s face went white and her voice trembled, “Are you blaming me?”
Mrs Meng took a breath, “Yes, I am blaming you, if you hadn’t suddenly stopped me just now, perhaps if I had knelt twice more, Rong Shu would have been soft-hearted and agreed to let Xiao Ke go, but because of you, everything went down the drain, so it’s also your responsibility that Xiao Ke can’t be released.”
After saying this, she stopped paying attention to Gu Manyin and walked away.
Gu Manyin’s always gentle face suddenly twisted a little.
How could she have ever imagined that she had stopped Madam Meng from kneeling and was actually held a grudge by Madam Meng?
What qualifications did an unworthy family madam have to hold a grudge against her?
Chapter 102
Gu Manyin clenched her lower lip, her heart was clogged, and she was in no mood to see Meng Ke’s second trial, turning to leave.
Half an hour later, she arrived at Fu’s Group.
“Jingting ……” Gu Manyin didn’t care if there was anyone else in the president’s office, her wet red eyes went straight towards Fu Jingting behind his desk, then sat on his lap, hooked both arms around his neck, buried her head on his chest and sobbed in a whisper.
Fu Jingting’s body stiffened for a moment, and after reacting, he frowned slightly at the woman in his arms.
If he hadn’t heard her crying, he would even have wanted to push her away for a moment.
“Let’s put the documents here first, I’ll let you guys come over after reading them later, you guys go back first.” Fu Jingting put down the documents in his hand, rubbed his temples and said to the man and woman on the other side of the desk.
The man and woman nodded, “Okay Mr. Fu.”
The two then turned around and went out.
After closing the door behind her, the woman couldn’t help but whisper, “That’s Mr. Fu’s fiancée, right? Why is she so unruly? She came in without even knocking, and didn’t she see that we were talking business? She actually hugged Mr. Fu directly, and didn’t care about the occasion, right?”
The man shrugged his shoulders, “Who let Mr. Fu spoil her.”
The woman’s face was full of dissatisfaction, “Even if you spoil her, you can’t disregard the occasion and place.”
“Come on, cut the crap, we’ll be the ones to lose out if anyone hears you.”
“……” The woman skimmed her lips and said nothing more.
In the office, Fu Jingting gently pushed the woman in his arms away, “Okay Mangyin, you come down first.”
“I don’t!” Gu Manyin buried her head back into his chest again.
Fu Jingting had no choice but to let her be, “Tell me, what is going on?”
Gu Manyin lifted her head, her eyes red, “Jingting, why did they say that about me?”
“Who?” Fu Jingting narrowed his eyes.
Gu Manyin huffed, “Miss Rong and Mrs. Meng, today I was going to watch Xiao Ke’s second trial, but I ended up seeing Mrs. Meng kneeling down to Miss Rong at the entrance of the court, begging Miss Rong to forgive Xiao Ke, Miss Rong refused to say anything, so I helped Mrs. Meng to persuade her a few times ……”
“Wait, persuaded a few sentences?” Fu Jingting raised his hand to interrupt her, “You persuaded Rong Shu to forgive Meng Ke?”
“Mm.” Gu Manyin nodded, “I saw that Mrs. Meng had knelt down and begged, so I ……”
“Mangyin, you were wrong about this matter, you shouldn’t have done that.” Fu Jingting’s eyes were dark as he looked at her.
Gu Manyin seemed a little unable to accept it, her expression sad, “Where was I wrong?”
“You are wrong everywhere, this matter was caused by Meng Ke, Rongshu is the victim, it is her right to forgive or not, you as a bystander are not qualified to ask her, do you understand?” Fu Jingting said in a deep voice.
Gu Manyin bit her lip, “But ……”
“Well, I know you want to say that Madam Meng has knelt down to Rongshu and it’s a bit much for Rongshu not to forgive, but have you ever thought that Madam Meng’s kneeling might not really be a plea, but a coercion?”
“Forced?” Gu Manyin looked as if she was surprised.
Fu Jingting nodded, “That’s right, Madam Meng could have gone to Rongshu in private, but she chose to kneel down towards Rongshu in public, obviously wanting to use the crowd to force Rongshu to agree.”
“So that’s how it is.” Gu Mangyin lowered her head with a sad look, “No wonder Madam Meng was so unimpressed with me when I helped her up, because I ruined her plans ah.”
“Well, just pay more attention before you help in the future.” Fu Jingting gently stroked her hair, “Besides, Meng’s family is not of good character, so you should have less contact with them in the future.”
“I know.” Gu Manyin reluctantly smiled.
Soon, she thought of something else and looked at the man with an expectant face, “Jing Ting, how about we go out for the weekend?”
“Weekend?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“Why did you suddenly remember to go out and play?” Fu Jingting smiled lightly.
Gu Manyin said, “Because I’m bored, you’ve been so busy lately, you don’t even have time to eat with me.
She shook his arm and pouted.
Fu Jingting had no choice but to take her out, and it just so happened that there was less to do this weekend, so he nodded and agreed, “Okay, I’ll take you out for the weekend, but it’s not too far to go in two days, it’s only in Haicheng, where do you want to go to in Haicheng?”
I don’t know where to go, I’ve only been awake for a short time and I don’t know where to go in Haicheng yet. ”
Fu Jingting didn’t push back, his eyes lowered in thought for a moment, finally remembering something, the light smile on his face became slightly thicker by a few points.
“I remember you said in your letter before that you really want to go horseback riding and climbing mountains, and you’re pretty good at it, it just so happens that Mr. Chen has a horseback riding farm under his name, it’s built on a mountain, you can just about still climb the mountain after riding, what do you think?” Fu Jingting looked at her.
The expression on Gu Manyin’s face froze for a moment.
She could climb a mountain, but she didn’t know how to ride a horse!
And she had a natural fear of these large animals.
“Don’t you want to ride a horse and climb a mountain?” Seeing Gu Manyin’s hesitation to speak, the smile on Fu Jingting’s face narrowed.
Gu Manyin was afraid of his suspicion and shook her head hurriedly, “No no, I wanted to a long time ago, I was just too touched and happy that you even remembered this.”
“I said, everything about your preferences, I remember.” Fu Jingting said in a gentle voice.
Gu Manyin pulled the corner of her mouth and returned a somewhat perfunctory, “Yes well.”
Fu Jingting didn’t hear it, “Then I’ll contact Mr. Chen in a moment.”
“Mm.” Gu Manyin nodded absentmindedly.
It seemed that she had to go to the horse-riding course.
As for the horseback riding, she could find a way to avoid it by then.
Thinking like this, Gu Manyin was not worried anymore.
At the court, the second trial had come to an end.
Meng Ke, under repeated questioning from the judge and Rongshu’s lawyer, finally couldn’t hold out any longer and lowered her head, admitting that she had indeed deliberately published that dynamic with the intention of ruining Rongshu’s reputation.
Although the act was bad, the law was not perfect on this piece of online violence, so Meng Ke was only sentenced to fifteen days of detention and a fine of thirty thousand yuan in the end.
“What a bargain for her.” Walking out of the court, Lu Qi skimmed his lips and said with some regret.
He actually wanted Meng Ke to go to jail more than a simple detention.
Rongshu smiled, “It can’t be helped, the law is like that, resign yourself to fate, no matter what, Meng Ke has been punished, we should be happy.”
“Right, then why don’t we go and celebrate? I heard that a new seafood restaurant has opened over on Northshore Road, want to try it?” Lu Qi looked at her with a smile.
Thinking that she really hadn’t eaten seafood for a long time either, Rongshu’s eyes glowed slightly as she nodded, “Let’s go.”
“Yes!” Lu Qi took out his car keys and was just about to press them when his phone rang.
“I’ll take a call first.” Lu Qi gave a bitter laugh.
This call came at a really good time haha.
Lu Qi took out his phone, looked at the caller ID and raised his eyebrows, “It’s my mother!”
“Since it’s auntie mother calling, hurry up and answer it.” Rongshu urged.
Lu Qi crossed the green answer button and put the phone to his ear.
On the other end of the line, a gentle, kind middle-aged female voice came through, “Ah Qi, is the trial over?”
“Yes.” Lu Qi answered, then asked, “Mum, what can I do for you?”