"Although your Zhan family is wealthy and has absolute power in Nancheng, I am not afraid of you. After all, justice prevails everywhere."
"Now you are colluding with this scumbag, a man with a prior record of abducting women, to harm my daughter, and you ask me what I mean? I want to ask you, relying on the Zhan surname, what do you want?"
Heh, they know who they are, yet they dare to come and cause trouble so brazenly?
Zhan Jingchun was not afraid of him.
"You know better than I do what actually happened. As a lawyer, you break the law and commit perjury, and then you bring up all sorts of nonsense to threaten us? Don't you just want money? Have you fallen so low that you're using your own daughter to make a scene? Have you no shame?"
Since the man dared to come, he was clearly not afraid. He said to her with a cold sneer.
"You know I'm a lawyer? That's right. Yes, I am a lawyer, so how could I stand by and watch my daughter get hurt? Today, I am determined to seek justice for her!"
"No matter if you are the daughter of a popular celebrity in the entertainment industry or a business magnate, I will not fear power and will demand an explanation!"
They really talk the talk, not fearing power and demanding an explanation?
Zhan Jingchun was so amused she almost laughed.
"So you mean you don't intend to ask me for money? It's all to tarnish the Zhan family's reputation? Fine, the Zhan family's lawyers are not to be trifled with either. You want to make a fuss, do you? I'll play along!"
"Good, you'll play along. In that case, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand."
The man said sinisterly, "You're so young and yet you associate with such scum. What do you think your parents would say if they knew?"
He was going to tell her parents?
Zhan Jingchun was so angry she threw a teacup at him.
"Trash. You dare to speak to me, dare to threaten me? Get out! Didn't you want to protect yourself with the law? Then let's meet in court! You'd better make your evidence perfect, or you won't even know how you died!"
The man dodged the teacup, but got splashed with water. He continued sinisterly.
"Look at that, having a rich father makes all the difference. You speak so arrogantly. Fine. If you want me dead, I won't let you off either. Let's meet in court."
After saying that, he picked up the scattered papers and left triumphantly.
Zhan Jingchun and Peng Fei exchanged glances, utterly speechless.
Today was Lunar New Year's Eve, and her parents might send someone to pick her up soon.
To encounter such a disgusting situation during the New Year, if her parents really found out, she would definitely be scolded. Zhan Jingchun was so annoyed.
Peng Fei knew he had caused trouble for her again and couldn't help but apologize.
"I'm sorry, it's all my fault..."
Zhan Jingchun interrupted him when she saw his self-reproachful expression.
"Stop with the nonsense. What does it have to do with you? If I had known Nannan's father was like this... no, even if I had known he was like this beforehand, I wouldn't have ignored the child out of pity. You did the right thing in this matter, so don't apologize."
Peng Fei sighed and asked what they should do next. Zhan Jingchun said.
"Since he knows our identities, he's bound to make a big deal out of it. If he leaks it online, and netizens don't distinguish right from wrong... I'll contact a lawyer first."
But she had never dealt with the company's legal department before and didn't know who to contact.
After much thought, she had been interacting with her second sister a lot recently, so she decided to find her.
Tian Tian was surprised that her sister had encountered such a situation and quickly came over with Chen Dongyang.
After they roughly explained the situation, Tian Tian pulled Zhan Jingchun into a room, while Chen Dongyang and Peng Fei sat downstairs.
Chen Dongyang asked him, "What's going on with you two? I asked you to come and apologize to her, to resolve her issues. Why do you always cause trouble?"
Peng Fei didn't know what to say.
It seemed he and Zhan Jingchun were indeed not suited for each other. Every time he got close to her, it brought her disaster.
Apologies were useless, so he asked Chen Dongyang, "Is it easy to resolve?"
Chen Dongyang said, "This kind of trash, knowing your identities and deliberately making a scene, clearly wants to extort money. Of course, I won't let him succeed. But what if he leaks it to my father-in-law and mother-in-law..."
Peng Fei understood his meaning.
Zhan Beijue had already bought him a ticket to go back to his hometown. Not only did he not leave, but he came back to pester his daughter and caused such trouble.
He had already resigned himself to his fate.
"I don't fear them knowing. I'll kneel and beg for their forgiveness, and they can deal with me as they please, as long as they don't blame Chun Chun."
"You say they won't blame her, and they won't? Sigh, your situation is getting more and more troublesome. Chun Chun is probably being scolded by her second sister right now."
Although Peng Fei hated the thought of Chun Chun being scolded, he couldn't control his second sister's mouth.
He waited downstairs anxiously. After a long time, the two of them came down with displeased expressions.
Chun Chun had been thoroughly lectured by Tian Tian, who called her lovesick, confused, and said that if she continued like this, she would ruin her future. She had lectured her with a lot of common sense.
Chun Chun listened numbly.
It wasn't that her second sister was wrong. Peng Fei did have a bad past.
But it wasn't entirely right either.
He had changed a lot, tried hard, and it wasn't his fault regarding Nannan's incident.
All four of them were troubled. They called for a lawyer.
Unexpectedly, the lawyer came with Zhan Beijue and Jiang Nan Fang, and a woman accompanied them.
The woman was dressed dignifiedly and elegantly, with an excellent temperament. After introductions, they learned she was Nannan's mother.
That scoundrel was quick. Before coming to find Peng Fei and Zhan Jingchun, he had already reported the matter to Zhan Beijue.
Zhan Beijue and Jiang Nan Fang trusted their daughter and immediately contacted the group's lawyer.
After some inquiries, the lawyer found Nannan's mother. Now they sat down. They temporarily set aside the matter of Zhan Jingchun and Peng Fei to discuss how to deal with the man.
Nannan's mother said, "He's just a beast in human clothing, a heartless thing. He'd abandon anything for profit. Although I'm also a lawyer, it took a lot of effort to divorce him, and I didn't even get custody of our daughter."
"For the past year or so, I've been struggling with him, constantly worried about my daughter's situation. I didn't expect it to come to this. I'm sorry for causing you all to suffer."
Zhan Beijue said calmly, "Don't say too many apologies. Let's get straight to the plan."
"Mr. Zhan, I'm sorry, but I'm afraid we'll have to use your influence. Notify the media, freeze his accounts, and prevent him from escalating the matter online. I will prepare the documents and confront him at his law firm. Without concrete evidence of abuse, his accusations are invalid. Don't worry, I will absolutely not let him harm the Zhan Corporation's interests."
That was more like it.
Zhan Beijue asked Tian Tian and Chen Dongyang to handle the media matters, then waved his hand, letting the lawyer go about his business.
Soon, only Peng Fei, Zhan Jingchun, Zhan Beijue, and Jiang Nan Fang were left in the room.