Chapter 236: The Rapid Court Hearing (Supplement)

Lin Shutong's heart instantly fell to the bottom.

After the lawsuit was filed, she now has a case record.

Before, on the self‑developed chip issue, her grandfather and Gu Zhiyan had protected her, so the file had no blemishes, but they were eventually made up elsewhere.

Lin Shutong's body shook, and this made her wonder how she could ever enter a national‑level research institute. She could only go to a Research and Development Center like Yuan Shu Technology to make products, which would earn profit but not fame.

Her hand gripping the phone also began to tremble.

"Shen Xun, can you get Jiang Lai to withdraw the suit?"

Shen Xun looked at her tear‑filled face, which was entirely opposite to the gentle, radiant career woman in his impression.

The moon hanging high in the sky fell to the ground, looking merely like a stone riddled with cracks.

Lin Shutong sensed his gaze on her growing increasingly unfamiliar, felt a sudden pain in her heart, yet she forced herself to appear a little calm.

"Is there something on my face, Shen Xun?"

Shen Xun looked away: "Nothing. I can't reach Jiang Lai; I'm afraid I can't get her to withdraw the suit."

Lin Shutong hurriedly asked: "Then what should we do?"

Shen Xun: "Just endure."

Just as he is now, endure.

Enduring the pain of being unable to reach Jiang Lai, enduring the suffering of losing one's professional reputation.

Lin Shutong pressed her lips; she saw Shen Xun's condition was off, more like a post‑trauma silence after a huge shock, with a markedly reduced reaction to external stimuli, rather than calmly accepting an admitted mistake.

But she had no mind to worry about Shen Xun's condition.

Since Shen Xun can't reach Jiang Lai, she will look for someone who can.

Professor Cheng.

Lin Shutong found an excuse to go out, moving farther from her ward and Shen Xun before calling Professor Cheng.

Professor Cheng didn't answer until the third call.

Lin Shutong: "Professor Cheng, could I trouble you to let me see Jiang Lai?"

Professor Cheng on the phone was silent for a moment: "Jiang Lai is on a business trip."

Lin Shutong, smiling, said: "I mean after she returns from the trip, please, Professor Cheng. I will mention you more in front of my grandfather; my grandfather is still at the research institute now, what do you think?"

Professor Cheng stopped calling her Expert Lin and addressed her by name: "Lin Shutong, take a break; if you keep pushing, sooner or later you'll bring Ji Lao into the fire pit. I won't bring you to see Jiang Lai, give up."

"Professor Cheng!" Lin Shutong's previous respect for Professor Cheng vanished completely.

Professor Cheng calmly replied: "Perfect, Ji Lao didn't teach you propriety and shame; let the situation teach you."

The call ended.

Lin Shutong clenched the phone until her knuckles turned white, ground her teeth; now bringing up her grandfather was no use.

While pondering who else she could turn to, she saw her parents suddenly arrive, holding a piece of mail.

It's EMS again!

The last lawyer's letter was torn up by her grandfather; this time the court summons was delivered to her parents; where did Jiang Lai learn these dirty tactics?

Lin Shutong ran a hand through her hair, walked over and called: "Dad, Mom."

Her father handed her the document.

Lin Shutong, having no energy to deal with her parents, said directly: "Just tear it up."

Everyone knows it's a court summons.

The court is not Jiang Lai; it wouldn't use such a polite way to rebuff people.

After opening it, Lin Shutong looked at the court's hearing time: 8:30 a. m. four days later.

"How can it be so fast?" Lin Shutong widened her eyes in disbelief, took the summons and looked at it repeatedly.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu also looked, equally shocked by the hearing time.

They had long ago checked: filing within seven days, delivery of summons usually fifteen to thirty days, hearing scheduled about half a month to two months after delivery; even in a summary procedure, it concludes within three months.

They already thought raising 118 million within three months was hard; now seeing this hearing time, raising the money is hellish difficulty!

Lin Mu, puzzled: "How could it be so fast? Did they pull strings?"

Lin Fu, seriously: "There is one situation where the hearing can be this fast."

Lin Mu and Lin Shutong asked in unison: "What?"

Lin Fu, with difficulty, looked at his daughter: "All evidence is complete, fully submitted, and the facts are clear; the opposing lawyer explicitly stated at filing that no court investigation is needed, earnestly requesting the court to schedule a hearing promptly. Generally, courts prioritize such undisputed cases that require no investigation."

Lin Shutong immediately thought of the amount on the lawyer's letter; she had been wondering where Jiang Lai's lawyer got that conclusion, now perhaps it was already investigated thoroughly?

"Dad, Mom, I need to find a lawyer, I need to find the best lawyer in this field." Lin Shutong became even more panicked.

The brain under extreme stress can either freeze or run at high speed.

She recalled the contract that Qiao Chuan had her sign back then.

"Dad, Mom, there's also a way out: I signed an investment contract with Shen Xun; even if the investment fails, there's no need for compensation. The three million per month Shen Xun gives me does not need to be returned, plus the car, the house... it's money Shen Xun lent me; we have a unified accounting. As for the jewelry, they're just reciprocal gifts!"

Lin Mu's eyes also lit up: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I forgot; there have been too many things lately, I just forgot." Lin Shutong felt relieved she remembered.

Lin Fu's expression remained serious; he said: "The numbers don't add up."

Lin Mu: "Where is it wrong?"

Lin Fu: "Do you think the 118 million in the lawyer's letter includes Shen Xun's monthly three million investment? If it does, then estimating the large flat in Shuantianque, that Bentley…"

Lin Mu continued: "And the million‑worth bags and jewelry... it can't be that little."

The final word "little" was said lightly; one hundred million is already a sky‑high price for the Lin family.

The couple exchanged a glance, each seeing fatigue and embarrassment in the other's eyes.

Lin Shutong asked blankly: "Are you saying that the 118 million does not include the three million per month?"

"How could that be." She smiled, "Impossible—if it's not included, how could there be so much?"

Although she doesn't keep accounts, spends money like water, especially she gets addicted to splurging the money men give her, but it's not to the point of having nothing left.

How could the monthly three million not be counted? Shen Xun these years can at most earn two hundred million, but he also bought houses for his parents and sister—where would he get so much money to give her?

Lin Shutong firmly believes it was included.

Lin Fu and Lin Mu remain doubtful, but their daughter says there is a contract, and she and Shen Xun have aligned their statements, so there is still hope.

They unanimously decided to hire a lawyer immediately; the trial is still four days away, leaving time to consult a lawyer on strategy.

The task of finding a lawyer is left to the parents.

Lin Shutong packed the subpoena, then told them: "You go back first; Shen Xun will stay with me to wait for tomorrow's test results, and we'll return after the doctor has reviewed the report."

Lin Mu asked concernedly: "Are there any problems with today's results?"

Lin Shutong shook her head: "No."

Lin Fu: "What results won't come out until tomorrow?"

Lin Shutong: "The four immune markers—don't worry, Mom and Dad, there won't be any problems; I'm very healthy, so the child is naturally healthy too."

Lin Mu: "You've been feeling uncomfortable in your stomach lately."

She isn't worried about the child; she's worried about her daughter's health.

Lin Shutong: "It's all because of this matter, Mom—if you want me to stop feeling unwell, you and Dad need to get started on finding a lawyer quickly; we don't have much time."

Lin Mu nodded: "When the results come out tomorrow, you have to tell us, and whatever the doctor says also has to be told to us."