CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: DIVORCE

To shield Song Juan from outside gossip, Xia Mian cut the internet at home, forbade her from going out, and restricted her contact with the world.

After about three days of rumors circulating, Lu Zechuan quietly intervened, and the original troublemakers vanished without a trace.

When Xia Jianguo tried to find someone to stir the pot again, no one dared to associate with him.

On the day of the court hearing, Xia Jianguo finally saw Song Juan.

After a month without seeing her, Xia Jianguo felt no longing for Song Juan, only deep-seated hatred!

This bitch, making him a cuckold for so many years, raising another’s child, while she herself was unfaithful, yet she detested his affairs?

"Song Juan, do you really want to make everyone lose face?" Xia Jianguo gave Song Juan a meaningful glance before entering the courtroom.

Song Juan ignored Xia Jianguo, walking into the courtroom with Xia Mian’s support.

Since Xia Jianguo didn’t agree to the divorce by mutual consent, she’d let the law grant her freedom.

Xia Mian and Song Juan seated themselves at the plaintiff’s stand, while Xia Jianguo was at the defendant’s stand.

Xia Mian looked back at the audience and saw Lu Zechuan in the front row.

The man was still wearing a sharp, meticulously tailored suit, his eyes twinkling with an indiscernible brightness, making it impossible for anyone to ignore him.

Speaking of which, the hearing proceeded quickly and smoothly, all thanks to Lu Zechuan’s maneuvering.

After all, the Song Group was now controlled by Xia Jianguo, leaving her with limited resources to utilize.

Xia Jianguo and Song Juan’s divorce case was almost a foregone conclusion.

Song Juan held evidence of Xia Jianguo’s infidelity and domestic violence, and with Lu Zechuan’s support, no matter how much Xia Jianguo argued or tried to deflect by bringing up Song Juan’s premarital indiscretions, it couldn’t change the fact of their separation.

The verdict was delivered on the spot, granting the divorce.

The moment Xia Jianguo received the verdict, his face turned ashen as if he’d swallowed excrement.

Yet, what was even harder for him to accept was, after the divorce ruling was handed down, a batch of new officials and examiners replaced the judge and court clerks, but he was not allowed to leave.

Xia Jianguo’s furrowed brows could almost kill a fly.

He looked venomously at Xia Mian and Song Juan, vaguely sensing something was off.

Just then, Xia Mian also looked toward him.

Their eyes met, and Xia Mian curled her lips into a cold smile.

Xia Jianguo was startled by her smile, his instincts telling him that some things had started to spiral out of his control.

As Xia Jianguo felt uneasy, a faint sound of a wheelchair rolling on the floor came from the entrance.

Following the sound, Xia Jianguo saw a familiar figure in the wheelchair, Kang Cheng!

Seeing Kang Cheng, Xia Jianguo’s heart leaped into his throat.

Kang Cheng looked unwell, his lips devoid of color, yet he was here.

Xia Jianguo quickly looked at Xia Mian.

It was her! It must be her!

First, she made Song Juan divorce him, then found Kang Cheng to testify against his past deeds, completely ruining his life!

That rebellious daughter, he should never have raised her!

Xia Jianguo’s face was gloomy, his eyes like poison as he glared at Xia Mian.

The old matters resurfaced, revealing that Xia Jianguo had hired a truck driver to kill Song Juan’s parents and later orchestrated the driver’s death. He thought everything was foolproof, never imagining he missed the link with Kang Cheng!

"The case of Xia Jianguo hiring a hitman for murder, found guilty of intentional homicide, with evidence conclusive, sentenced to life imprisonment..."

As the judgment was pronounced, Xia Jianguo collapsed like a pile of rotten mud.

Life imprisonment... it pained him more than the death penalty!

His life was completely over!

In the audience, upon hearing the verdict, Yu Hongmei lost control, standing up and shouting loudly, "My son was framed, how dare you arrest my son!!!"

Sadly, before Yu Hongmei could unleash her shrewish tactics, she was dragged out of the courtroom.

Xia Jianguo was directly handed over to the public security authorities and immediately sent to prison.

Walking out of the courtroom, Song Juan felt an overwhelming sense of relief as if she had been reborn.

Xia Jianguo received his due retribution, leaving with nothing, and the Song Group returned to her hands.

All the gossip ended here. The two verdicts she held would naturally clarify everything to the world.

"Shall we have a meal together?" With a smile, Song Juan turned and invited Lu Zechuan.

During this month, she was troubled by the rumors, and with Xia Mian, a young girl running around, it was inconvenient. Without Lu Zechuan’s help, matters wouldn’t have been resolved so quickly.

Lu Zechuan remained silent for a moment before softly saying, "Alright."

Afterward, Kang Cheng and his son quickly caught up with Xia Mian. Kang Wei’s face showed undisguised respect as he spoke flatteringly, "Miss Xia, we’ve done what we promised... about my father’s illness..."

Xia Mian turned to look at them.

Her Life-extending Talisman could only maintain Kang Cheng’s life for a month. Now, the one-month limit had passed, and Kang Cheng’s health had once again deteriorated to an extreme extent.

If not for witnessing the miracle of Xia Mian’s Life-extending Talisman over the past month, he wouldn’t have dragged his half-dead body to the court to testify against Xia Jianguo today.

Looking at Kang Cheng’s bloodless face, Xia Mian’s eyes narrowed slowly, "You didn’t tell me the truth! Your sins go beyond this one incident."

At Xia Mian’s words, Kang Cheng’s complexion visibly paled further.

Kang Wei also realized his father had concealed something from him.

Over the month, Kang Xuan’s health was gradually improving, but it was always one step short of full recovery.

To this day, after being in the hospital for over a month, while Kang Xuan could eat and sleep, various pre-discharge check indicators always showed insufficient results.

"Dad, what else are you hiding from us?" Kang Wei was genuinely anxious.

In middle age, with elders and children depending on him, the illnesses of both the old and young occupied all his time and energy. At this rate, his family would soon be left with nothing!

Under Kang Wei’s questioning, a struggle flashed across Kang Cheng’s face, and eventually, he murmured as if losing his sanity, "Let’s go, we won’t beg her anymore..."

Kang Cheng’s strange behavior made Kang Wei immediately aware of the gravity of the situation.

Previously, paying the kidnappers under Xia Jianguo’s instructions could still be dismissed as being uninformed. But now, the matter Kang Cheng was hiding might be a thousand times more serious!

"Dad..." Kang Wei knelt before Kang Cheng’s wheelchair, his voice tinged with pleading, "Dad, if you have done something truly unforgivable, I beg you, confess! Let’s atone together! Think about Xuanxuan, he’s only five, his life has just begun!"

Saying this, thinking of his innocent and adorable child, Kang Wei’s heart clenched painfully, and he couldn’t help but tear up.