"Even though your Zhan family is wealthy and can control everything in South City, I am not afraid of you. After all, justice prevails everywhere."
"Now that you're colluding with this scumbag, a man with a record of kidnapping women, to harm my daughter, and you're asking me what I mean? I want to ask you, relying on the Zhan surname, what do you intend to do?"
Heh, you know who you are, yet you dare to come looking for trouble so openly?
Zhan Jingchun was not afraid of him.
"You know the truth of the matter better than I do. As a lawyer, you break the law by giving false testimony, and then you drag in all sorts of nonsense to threaten us? Aren't you just after money? Are you that desperate for cash? To use your own daughter as a pawn, have you no shame?"
Since the man dared to come, he was clearly not afraid. He sneered and said to her.
"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!"
"It doesn't matter if you are a popular celebrity in the entertainment industry, or the daughter of a business magnate. I will not bow to power, I demand an explanation!"
He certainly speaks better than he sings. Not bowing to power, demanding an explanation?
Zhan Jingchun found his words so laughable that she almost choked.
"So you're saying 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 cause trouble, do you? I'll play along!"
"Very well, you'll play along. If that's the case, don't blame me for not warning you in advance."
The man said sinisterly, "You're so young and yet you mix with such scum. What do you think your parents would say if they knew?"
He's going to tell her parents?
Furious, Zhan Jingchun hurled a teacup at him.
"Trash. How dare you speak to me, how dare you threaten me? Get out! Didn't you want to protect yourself with legal weapons? Then we'll meet in court! You'd better prepare your evidence perfectly, otherwise, you won't even know how you died!"
The man dodged the teacup, but water splashed onto him. He continued in a sinister tone.
"Look at that, having a rich father makes all the difference. You really are arrogant when you speak. Fine. If you want me dead, I won't let you off either. We'll meet in court."
With that, he picked up the scattered papers from the floor and walked away triumphantly.
Zhan Jingchun and Peng Fei exchanged glances, utterly speechless.
Today was New Year's Eve, and her parents might send someone to pick her up at any moment.
To encounter such a disgusting situation during the holidays, and what if they really found out, she would definitely be scolded. Zhan Jingchun felt extremely 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..."
Seeing his self-reproaching expression, Zhan Jingchun couldn't help but interrupt.
"Stop with the nonsense. What does this 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's plight out of pity. You did nothing wrong in this matter, so don't apologize unnecessarily."
Peng Fei sighed and asked what they should do next. Zhan Jingchun replied.
"Now that he knows our identities, he's bound to make a big fuss. What if he leaks it online, and the netizens react without understanding the full picture... I should contact a lawyer first."
However, she had never worked in a company before and had no dealings with their legal department, so she didn't know who to contact.
After much thought, she had been interacting with her second sister more recently, so she decided to seek her help.
Tian Tian was surprised that her sister had encountered such a situation, and soon, she arrived with Chen Dongyang.
After they roughly explained the situation, Tian Tian took Zhan Jingchun to 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 inner turmoil. Why do you always cause trouble?"
Peng Fei didn't know what to say.
It seemed he really wasn't suited for Zhan Jingchun. Every time he got close to her, it brought her disaster.
Apologies repeated too often were useless. He only asked Chen Dongyang, "Is it easy to resolve?"
Chen Dongyang said, "This kind of trash, knowing your identities and deliberately making a fuss, clearly shows he just wants to extort money. Of course, I won't let him succeed. But what if he leaks the matter to my father-in-law and mother-in-law..."
Peng Fei understood what he meant.
Zhan Bei Jue had already bought him a plane ticket to go back to his hometown. Not only did he not leave, but he also came back to pester his daughter and caused such trouble.
He had already anticipated his own fate.
"I don't fear them knowing. I will kneel and beg for their forgiveness, and accept any punishment, as long as they don't blame Chun Chun."
"You say they won't blame her, and they won't? Sigh, your relationship is getting more and more troublesome. Chun Chun must be getting a good scolding from 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 anxiously downstairs for a long, long time before the two of them came down with displeased expressions.
Chun Chun had been thoroughly lectured by Tian Tian, who called her lovesick, confused, and warned that she would ruin her future if she continued like this, lecturing her with a stream of platitudes.
Chun Chun listened with numbness.
She couldn't say her second sister was entirely wrong. Peng Fei did have a problematic past.
But she also couldn't say that everything her sister said was right.
He had changed a lot, he had tried very hard. The incident with Nannan was definitely not his fault.
All four of them were troubled by their thoughts. They called a lawyer.
Unexpectedly, the lawyer arrived with Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang. A woman accompanied them.
The woman was dressed elegantly and gracefully, with an outstanding temperament. After introductions, they learned she was Nannan's mother.
That scumbag, he was quick. Before coming to find Peng Fei and Zhan Jingchun, he had already leaked the matter to Zhan Bei Jue.
Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang trusted their daughter and immediately contacted the group's lawyers.
After some investigation, the lawyer found Nannan's mother. Now, the group sat down and, setting aside the issues of Zhan Jingchun and Peng Fei for the moment, discussed how to deal with the man.
Nannan's mother said, "He's a wolf in sheep's clothing, a heartless monster. He'd abandon anything for profit. Although I'm a lawyer myself, divorcing him was a painful process, and I didn't even gain custody of our daughter."
"For the past year, I've been in a tug-of-war with him, constantly worrying about my daughter's situation. I never expected it to come to this. I'm sorry you've had to suffer along with us."
Zhan Bei Jue said calmly, "No more apologies. Let's get straight to the plan."
"Mr. Zhan, I apologize, but I fear we will need to use your influence. Notify the media and freeze his accounts to prevent him from escalating this matter online. I will prepare the documents and confront him at his law firm. Without concrete evidence of abuse, his accusations are invalid. Rest assured, I will absolutely not let him harm the interests of the Zhan Corporation."
That was more like it.
Zhan Bei Jue asked Tian Tian and Chen Dongyang to handle the media affairs, then waved his hand, dismissing the lawyers.
Soon, only Peng Fei, Zhan Jingchun, Zhan Bei Jue, and Jiang Nan Fang remained in the room.