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It turned out that Prince Xuan came over to help with this job. He pointed at me and said, "If this lunatic can do it, why can't I? Is it because the old folks aren't paying enough? Just tell me how much more you need, and I'll add it."
Seeing Prince Xuan confront Gu Xiang like that made me angry. Although he was young and impulsive, he shouldn't act recklessly. I immediately corrected him, "Since you already have so much money, why are you here doing this? You should just enjoy being a rich young master."
I really wanted to tell him not to underestimate others; Gu Xiang's family was probably not any worse off than Prince Xuan's.
Compared to my anger, Gu Xiang remained calm. "I'm sorry, Miss Zhuang is someone I just hired, and we're not looking for new assistants at the moment. If there's another opportunity in the future, I'll consider you first."
"That's not acceptable. I want to start working here today. I want to see what kind of lunatics are here," Prince Xuan insisted.
Hearing him call everyone lunatics made me uncomfortable. "Can you speak properly? With that attitude, you think you can help out here? Just don't make things worse, and I'll be grateful."
"You’re just a newcomer here telling me what to do as if you're so great. If you're so good, why don't you treat patients instead of coming here? Do you think you're some kind of moral benchmark? Dream on."
I couldn't understand why this brat suddenly appeared to make me feel frustrated. My mood had already been irritable these past few days, and I really wanted to slap him across the face, but I held back. Seeing Gu Xiang continuously comforting Prince Xuan made me stand silently by the side, watching as he slowly calmed down from his aggressive demeanor.
"Then I won't charge you anything; you can work here for free as long as you don't try to control me too much," Prince Xuan finally conceded.
This seemed to be his last concession, and in the end, Gu Xiang compromised as well. At that moment, a smile finally appeared on Prince Xuan's face; his previously fierce expression softened. However, after staring at him for a while, he shot me a glare again.
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen someone good-looking before? Keep staring and I'll poke your eyes out."
Great, I must be cursed to run into trouble like this.
Just then, my phone rang. I took it out and saw that it was Wang Xu's name on the screen. At that moment, I didn't know whether to answer it or not and stood frozen in place.
"What are you doing, Wang Xu? Why aren't you answering your husband's call? Are you having an affair and afraid of getting caught?" Prince Xuan leaned in close to me, staring at my phone screen.
I pushed him away and snapped at him a couple of times before finding a corner to answer the call.
"Hello."
"Hello, Zhuang Jun, you're really something. What do you want now? You've already signed the papers. What more do you want to drag this out for? Do you not want to get divorced? Fine, then we won't get divorced. Is that okay with you?"
Wang Xu's frantic tone suggested he knew I was preparing to sue with Attorney Jin. Compared to his anger, I remained very calm, having orchestrated all of this.
"If you had agreed to divide the assets earlier, I wouldn't have had to come this far."
"What assets are you talking about? Are they even yours? Everything before was bought with my money. Even that apartment downstairs was purchased with my own funds; it has nothing to do with you. Why are you so stubborn about this? I think you've been spoiled by me before, and with that bad temper of yours, don't even think about finding someone new."
"I never thought about finding someone new; I only thought about dying."
"Fine, fine. I'm not going to discuss this with you. Your sarcasm is annoying. Right now, I just want to know what you really want. In the end, don't you just want to split the assets? You used to say you didn't want a dime, acting as if it were true. Now you're regretting it? What were you doing before?"
I didn't know how many times I had explained my thoughts to Wang Xu. I'm not like him or his mother, nitpicking over every little thing. I was upset that these things might end up in Deng Xiaomei's hands or be enjoyed solely by them.
"Yes, I just want to get those things back. I want them back to buy meat for the dogs."
At least it wouldn't all be in your hands while you live freely as if nothing ever happened, continuing your so-called wonderful life.
"Alright, it seems you really have to do this. Go ahead, I just don't believe you can find any evidence, just based on you."
It appeared that Wang Xu was unaware of the recording device, which is why he was mocking me so confidently. I had no right to pity Wang Xu at this moment because until I reached the final step and achieved complete victory, I couldn't afford to be complacent.
"Are you done? If you're done, I'm hanging up. My lawyer will inform you of the next steps, and we'll see each other in court."
After hanging up the phone, my mind was in chaos. Turning around, I met Prince Xuan's intrigued gaze. Now it was my turn to glare at him: "Get lost!"
"Oh, someone's got quite the temper. Sorry about that; I didn't mean to eavesdrop. I didn't expect it to be so entertaining. Are you having a divorce with your husband? Feeding meat to the dog? Did your husband upset you before?"
Prince Xuan leaned closer with an annoying grin. I impatiently pushed him away and exploded, "When did my personal matters become your concern? You mock my misfortune, but what about you? How well are you doing? Your family has enough money to support your existence, but do they even think about you as a person when they give you money? I bet you're the only one who remembers your own birthday!"
Prince Xuan's eyes instantly reddened as he quickly reached out to grip my neck, gritting his teeth in anger: "What did you say? Say it again if you dare!"
The air grew thinner as the pressure on my neck increased. Breathing became difficult, and I couldn't repeat what Prince Xuan had said. His furious gaze felt like it could kill me.
In the end, Gu Xiang arrived just in time to separate us. I crouched on the ground, gasping for breath while Gu Xiang seemed to be negotiating with Prince Xuan on the other side, trying to get him to leave. At least once I felt more relaxed and returned to normal, Gu Xiang stood beside me to check on me.
The first thing that came to my mind was to ask him: "Your job has its dangers too; have you ever encountered such a volatile client before?"
Gu Xiang shrugged and replied with a faint smile: "That's a secret."
I thought the answer was already quite clear.
"If you can't get used to it, you can..."
"Gu Xiang, let me give it a try. I want this job. I may not be good at fighting, but I can handle all your daily arrangements. Trust me."
Gu Xiang smiled and said, "Since you've agreed and thought it through, then I’ll leave it to you."
After work, I returned home and saw Miao Miao sitting on the living room sofa, with a pile of white papers on the coffee table in front of her. I quickly walked over and looked down, realizing that the contents were related to me.
"Come take a look at the surveillance footage from your community. Although it doesn't show Wang Xu and Deng Xiaomei entering or exiting together, there is footage of them coming in and out with only a short time difference. Attorney Jin said this could serve as evidence. Also, look at your mother-in-law; she pressed the button for the fifth floor in the elevator, but she didn't head towards your home; instead, she went in the opposite direction."
"That direction leads to the stairwell."
"Exactly! Why didn’t we think to analyze it this way before? She was careful not to go directly to the fourth floor for fear of being seen as evidence. But if she goes to the fifth floor and then walks away instead of going home, it's not just once or twice; it's because she needs to go down from the fifth floor to the fourth."
Listening to Miao Miao, I felt increasingly confident that we had a high chance of winning this lawsuit. However, the documents on the coffee table were something we had tried to investigate before, but the community security had always refused us access. I asked her what was going on.
Miao Miao hesitated for a moment and awkwardly looked at me. "A friend helped out."
Since she wouldn’t mention any names and looked so uncomfortable, I thought I had guessed the reason.
"Alright, alright, Zhuang Jun. The source isn't what's important right now; what's important is that we've gathered all the information Attorney Jin needs. Once we hand it over to her, everything will be ready. We just need to go to court, and it'll all be over. You’ll get what you deserve; isn’t that a win-win?"
I scoffed coldly. "All of this was originally mine."
Thinking of this made my nose tingle.
"Alright, I know, I understand everything," Miao Miao noticed something was off and immediately comforted me. "We really can't talk or think about this right now, you know? The big harvest is just around the corner, and you're just one step away from making it happen."
I nodded. "I know all that. Let's leave it at that for now. I'm going to sleep."
"You haven't even had dinner and you're going to sleep? Are you really that busy with work? Is Gu Xiang mistreating you?" Miao Miao asked in surprise. "If that's the case, I'll go find Gu Xiang to settle the score. How could someone like him make you do such a year-round job and still be dissatisfied? Zhuang Jun, don't you think I should go chop off Gu Xiang's head?"
I couldn't help but laugh at Miao Miao's description. "No, it's not like that. I ran into a lunatic at work, but Gu Xiang handled it. It's nothing serious; I'm just mentally exhausted. I'm going to sleep for a bit. You can eat first; if I wake up hungry later, I'll just make something myself."
I thought everything was fine and that my worries had been settled by Gu Xiang. However, the next morning, just ten minutes after I arrived, Prince Xuan reappeared in front of me, looking expressionless. Compared to my surprise, he seemed quite relaxed.
"Never seen someone report for their first day at work before? Why are you staring at me? Do you have a crush on me, old woman?"
The morning is crucial for the day, and here I was encountering a disaster like Prince Xuan during such a beautiful time. I was genuinely worried he would ruin my mood for the day, so I could only lower my head in silence, pretending I hadn't heard anything.
I didn't expect to hear Prince Xuan say beside me, "What do you mean? Are you acknowledging it?"
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