Chapter 2055: Trying His Best to Win
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“It might backfire on you if you say too much. The judge might favor the other party, putting you at a disadvantage.”
“…”
Ding Jiayi’s expression changed and she could not help but murmur inwardly. Who decided on such a law? Why was it so wrong and foolish? Qiao Nan was unmarried, so her earnings should belong to the entire Qiao family instead of her alone.
That was the way all families worked. Why did the law not recognize and protect that?
Thinking about how the court would not punish Qiao Nan for wanting to kill her sister and would even stand on her side, Ding Jiayi was incensed. “Lawyer, let me ask you a question. Was this law passed recently?” Otherwise, why were they all helping Qiao Nan instead of her?
Was the law not supposed to protect the interests of the commoners? She did not feel that her interests were being protected at all!
Ding Jiayi felt that the law the lawyer was talking about was written by Qiao Nan herself. It seemed to favor Qiao Nan while putting her at a disadvantage! She then thought about how Qiao Nan had become the chief’s wife. Perhaps, Qiao Nan had specially asked for such a law to be passed after finding out that she was going to be sued.
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Ignorance was indeed frightening. How could a new law be passed by a single person? However, Ding Jiayi was arrogant and felt that her words and ideas were always right and would never be wrong. As such, she did not hesitate to say such ridiculous things that turned her into a laughingstock.
A normal person would never ask such a question. Did she have no common sense at all? Could it be done simply by opening one’s mouth and asking for it to be passed?
However, the lawyer had to remind himself that the person in front of him was his client who was paying for his services. As such, he could not afford to get angry, much less use words to provoke her. That would only make him appear unprofessional and incompetent as a lawyer. No matter what, lawyers were still part of the service industry. “Madam Ding, it’s alright for you to talk about such things to me, but I hope that you’ll remain silent once we go to court. After all, silence is gold.”
It would be better for Madam Ding to remain quiet as long as he did not ask for her opinion. Given Ding Jiayi’s rashness, he was afraid that it would not be his incompetence but Ding Jiayi’s mouth that would cause them the case. She might even help the other party gain an edge over them with her words.
“You don’t have to doubt the law’s justness and fairness. The court is not a one-man paradise. Those laws that I talked about earlier have been around for decades.” At that time, the defendant was probably not much older than a newborn infant.
As such, his client had better not believe that the law favored the defendant. In reality, it was rationality and justness that stood on the defendant’s side.
After such a conversation, Ding Jiayi came to an understanding that many of her ideas would not be recognized by the law. As such, it would be impossible for her to attack and win against Qiao Nan. The biggest thing Ding Jiayi had going for her was that Qiao Nan had not fulfilled her responsibility as a child nor supported her parents after leaving the family. She had even betrayed them by taking her salary with her.
They could only fight the lawsuit based on this one point. Ding Jiayi should not even dream of anything else, much less voice them out in case she were to make even more mistakes the more she said, causing their already low chances of winning to decrease even further.
Although Ding Jiayi was upset that Qiao Nan had not appeared in court and she was unable to see Qiao Nan get afraid and angry, and even beg her for mercy, she remembered at all times that her lawyer had instructed her to remain silent unless she was called upon. Otherwise, she should just put on a pitiful act and keep her mouth shut.
While she was not the best at acting, she simply had to behave as she normally did. That way, she would definitely do well.
Ding Jiayi, who never allowed anyone else to control her, treated the lawyer’s words like an imperial edict for the sake of winning the lawsuit. Since the lawyer had instructed her to remain silent, she would do just that. The lawyer asked her if Qiao Nan had really not even given the Qiao family a single cent after her departure. To that, Ding Jiayi nodded sincerely and replied in the affirmative. Yes, that wretched girl, Qiao Nan, had not even made a phone call to the Qiao family after running away, much less given them any money.
“Alright. Let’s wait for the start of the court session.” The line between winning and losing was never too clear in a lawsuit. It was already quite a big deal that he was able to help Ding Jiayi win to a certain extent. As for… Thinking about Ding Jiayi’s long list of demands, the lawyer huffed. If he was Madam Ding’s daughter, he would have run away too!
Such a mother had no use for a useless child. Of course, he felt a headache on behalf of the other party’s lawyer as well.
As Ding Jiayi waited for the start of the court session, Qiao Zijin, who had not turned up in court, was anxiously clutching onto her mobile phone, waiting for news from Ding Jiayi. Qiao Zijin was especially somber today, and her eyes darted around nervously.
Hearing that Qiao Dongliang had emerged from the room to get some water, Qiao Zijin stood up after some thought. “Dad, are you thirsty? Do you want me to get you a glass of water?” Actually, if her dad was willing to stand on her side and control Qiao Nan for her, she would be even more confident in being able to make Qiao Nan treat her elder sister with more selflessness and concern.
Qiao Zijin carefully poured a glass of warm water that was of the perfect temperature and handed it over to Qiao Dongliang. Qiao Zijin was frustrated as she gazed at Qiao Dongliang. A year ago, or perhaps, even from the time Qiao Nan had been in junior high school, her dad had never been one of many words. However, her dad had always behaved like her mom and had always been on her side. Her dad had always made Qiao Nan make selfless sacrifices for her sake.
Why was it that not only Qiao Nan had undergone a drastic change, but her dad had as well? Now, her dad was completely biased toward Qiao Nan!
It was not as though she needed Qiao Nan to completely sacrifice herself like her parents had demanded of Qiao Nan in the past. All she needed was for her dad to treat her a little more fairly and compassionately. Qiao Nan had married well while she was divorced and unemployed.. Qiao Nan was living a good life while her life was in the gutters. Was it too much to ask of Qiao Nan to give her a helping hand by giving her a good job? It was not too much to ask for at all!