Huangfu Shaohua said indifferently, "I don't know about that. I only came to ask you one thing: was my mother involved in what you did? Was it your idea alone, or did you plan it together?"
Zhong Lu seemed to realize something and said, "Your mother is such a smart woman. She wouldn't do such things openly. I'm the only one who dirtied my hands. She was indeed the beneficiary..."
"Are you saying this has nothing to do with my mother?"
"That's right." She didn't mind giving him a definitive answer. This matter couldn't involve Wu Xiufang from beginning to end. It was just her own momentary foolishness.
Only then did Huangfu Shaohua feel truly relieved. He said coldly to her, "Not only will you not be released, but I will also have your sentence increased. You deserve to repent in prison."
After speaking, Huangfu Shaohua didn't want to look at her again. Zhong Lu, however, smiled sinisterly and said, "Do you know that your mother's surname isn't Wu? She's not the daughter of the Wu family... She's an imposter! An imposter..."
"I think you've gone mad." Huangfu Shaohua felt she was just trying to protect herself and was making things up to get them to help her get acquitted.
Zhong Lu laughed even louder and said, "She thought she had fooled everyone, but I saw through it long ago. Tell her, if I expose her, she's finished! She's definitely finished!"
"What evidence do you have to prove it?" Huangfu Shaohua retorted.
Zhong Lu couldn't laugh anymore for a moment. She pondered but couldn't come up with any solid evidence. Her smile froze, and she became stunned.
"No evidence means you're talking nonsense!" Huangfu Shaohua said angrily. "Don't think you're still the noble lady you used to be. If you try to use my mother to get out of here again, I'll make your life in here worse than death."
Huangfu Shaohua didn't want to see her reaction anymore. He stood up, kicked the stool at his feet, and turned to leave.
After leaving the detention center, he also went to see Zhong Lu's legal aid lawyer.
The lawyer told him that according to the police's interrogation of Zhong Lu and the testimonies of the two male coaches, Zhong Lu was indeed the sole mastermind behind this incident.
She had paid a large sum of money to have the two male coaches deal with Daisy, and she hadn't even told her husband, planning to tell her family after it was done.
Therefore, with the evidence, testimonies, and witness statements in this case, there were no more doubts.
Whether they were the mastermind or accomplices, all three of them were guilty, and it would depend on the verdict in court.
Huangfu Shaohua wrote a check for the lawyer and said, "I want her to be sentenced as heavily as possible."
The lawyer understood, took the check, and said, "Understood. A sentence of more than three years should be no problem."
Huangfu Shaohua raised an eyebrow. "The Huangfu Group seems to be in need of a legal consultant. If this matter is handled well, I can mention you to the chairman."
The lawyer immediately understood and said, "I'll have the hospital describe the injured person's condition as severe. They caused the victim to be infertile for life, and even reached a disability level. The mastermind could be sentenced to ten years."
"Then I'll have to trouble you." But he realized that the victim the lawyer mentioned was Daisy. His heart ached, and he said, "Do you have the victim's medical examination report here?"
The lawyer said, "Yes."
"Let me see it."
"Okay." The lawyer found Daisy's medical examination report and handed it to him.
But when he received the report, he couldn't read past the first page. Every word on it seemed to be whipping his heart.
After quickly reading through it, he asked, "Will this victim really be infertile for life?"
"The medical examination report doesn't state that, but I'll find a way to add it. This way, Zhong Lu can be severely punished," the lawyer replied.
Huangfu Shaohua returned Daisy's medical examination report to him. He would never look at it a second time in his life.
He returned to the Huangfu family's mansion. He had no appetite and went straight to his room to sleep.
He slept for an unknown amount of time in a daze. When he woke up, it was already midnight. The sky outside was dark. He couldn't sleep anymore, so he got up and drank a glass of water.
Sitting by the bay window in his room, scenes of being with Daisy played out like movie clips.
In his mind's eye, he saw the scene of their first meeting at the boxing club, where he was captivated by the cool and beautiful female boxing coach.
Then, he saw them doing charity work at an orphanage, her gentle smile towards the children.
And at their wedding, her happy smile as she looked at him...
But how could all of this have turned into the cold words on that medical examination report?
He had even misunderstood her and scorned her with contempt.
He had caused her to fall into such a predicament, yet he couldn't stay by her side as he had promised.
Something silent within him condemned him again and again.
...
Early the next morning, he was eating breakfast with his parents, but his expression was listless, and he said nothing, only staring at his food.
Huangfu Sisong ate while looking at him. Seeing the bandage on his head, which wasn't too serious, he said coldly, "Don't go racing at night anymore. You're all grown up, and you still don't know what you should and shouldn't do?"
"I won't do it again," Huangfu Shaohua said, looking up at his father before continuing to eat.
It seemed his mother hadn't told his father the real situation. Regarding the injury on his head, she had probably only said he had a minor accident while racing.
Huangfu Sisong snorted and continued, "How are the investment channels for the projects your department has found progressing? Give me a detailed report as soon as possible..."
"He was just discharged from the hospital yesterday. Let him rest for another day at home and don't talk about business," Wu Xiufang interrupted him, smiling as she served him porridge.
Before Huangfu Sisong could reply, Huangfu Shaohua said in a clear, cold voice, "I'll go to work with you today. There's no need to rest anymore."
Huangfu Sisong paused his hand holding the spoon to drink porridge. "Oh, your head injury is really fine then."
"It's fine," Huangfu Shaohua said. "Dad, from now on, I'll focus on the company's affairs."
Huangfu Sisong looked at Wu Xiufang, his expression asking if his ears were deceiving him.
Wu Xiufang said with relief, "Don't look like that. Shaohua has truly become sensible. From now on, you can confidently leave the important matters of the company to him and let him gain more experience."
"I hope so." Huangfu Sisong felt he had finished eating. He wiped his mouth with a napkin and looked at Huangfu Shaohua. "I'll go change my clothes. You get ready too. We'll go to the company in my car later."
"Okay." Huangfu Shaohua stood up and watched his father leave the dining room. He also prepared to go back to his room to change into a suit.
Wu Xiufang quickly said to him, "But the bodyguards I hired haven't arrived yet. How about this? I'll have the bodyguards go to the company to protect you. They are all very professional and will protect you well without interfering with your normal work."
"Whatever, just don't let them disturb me." After saying that, he looked deeply at his mother. Zhong Lu's words from yesterday inexplicably popped into his mind.
Wu Xiufang noticed his strange expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something you want to tell me?"