Chapter 1164: Long Time No See, What an Eye-Opener

But now that the Lüshi had already come knocking, it was impossible for him to help Wu Hao downplay the matter even if he wanted to; when a person is determined to court death, who can stop them?

The head teacher recounted everything Wu Hao had done at school and on the internet to the Lüshi exactly as it happened.

Of course, this was not the most important thing; the most important thing was that the head teacher had evidence!

Wu Hao's behavior at the police station, his behavior at school, and his actions on the internet—everything had a record that could be traced.

With ironclad evidence, not to mention taking it to court, even if he took it to the King of Heaven himself, he would still lose!

The Lüshi was filled with righteous indignation: "Too much, this is too much! Wu Hao turns black into white and cannot distinguish right from wrong; it was clearly he who did the wrong thing, yet he still points fingers at others with such certainty?"

He hated such people the most, and he never expected that he had almost become an accomplice to evil.

Fortunately, he discovered it in time, otherwise his lifelong reputation would have been ruined at his hands.

The Lüshi went back and immediately drove Wu Hao away.

If it weren't for his professional ethics, he would have really wanted to give him a good scolding.

And so, Wu Hao gave him that opportunity.

"Unscrupulous Lüshi, what right do you have to drive me away? You are all birds of a feather, ignoring right and wrong for the sake of money, cheating us common folk..."

He turned black into white and spouted nonsense.

The Lüshi was so angry his face turned deathly pale.

"Get out, leave my office immediately. I warn you, there is a price to pay for spouting nonsense."

Wu Hao did not "get out"; he continued to rant: "You must have been bought off by the Qi Family, you're the same kind of trash as those bad people, only knowing how to bully honest people, acting as a tiger's accomplice—you will go to hell..."

He wanted to leave after cursing, but it wasn't that easy.

This Lüshi was a serious person; no matter what happened, he had to distinguish right from wrong and could not let things end in a muddle.

So, he filed a lawsuit against Wu Hao in court.

Slander.

Harassment.

Obstruction of official business.

Defaming and smearing the country.

The evidence was conclusive, all ironclad proof, and all true.

For multiple crimes combined, Wu Hao was sentenced to six years in prison in accordance with the law.

Wu Hao's series of fierce operations were like a tiger, and he managed to send himself to prison before his love rival even made a move!

The whole process was dazzling and left people dumbfounded.

Liu Min: "My goodness, is that even allowed?"

Shi Ran: "I also didn't expect the matter to have such an outcome."

Yun Qitian: "It's too unbelievable; to think such a deep-hidden lunatic was hiding right beside you."

Qi Heng let out a long sigh of relief: "Great, this is the best result."

He hadn't done anything, and his family hadn't done anything either, yet the outcome of the matter was perfect; it was indeed the best result!

Shi Ran and the others did not hear the other meaning in Qi Heng's words, thinking only that he was happy that Shi Ran would no longer be pestered.

L Country.

The President's son is getting engaged.

The Qi Family and the Sheng Family are marrying into each other's families; a powerful alliance, the whole country celebrates, and the ceremony is grand!

The engagement ceremony is held at the Presidential Palace.

The Sheng Family has the highest-end hotels in L Country; in fact, holding the engagement ceremony at their own hotel would have been a great choice.

But the President did not agree.

The President said that the Qi Family's engagement banquet could not be held on the bride's home turf.

If it were held at the Sheng Family's hotel, people would gossip; did the President's face and the Qi Family's face not matter anymore?

The Qi Family is taking in a daughter-in-law, not having Qi Heng marry into the bride's family; the engagement banquet must not be on the Sheng Family's territory.

And it was only then that he discovered that it seemed all the high-end hotels in L Country were monopolized by the Sheng Family.

The reason he only just discovered this was not because he was muddled, but because these were all under Wang Yong's name, while the actual controlling shareholder, the boss behind the scenes, was Sheng Hanyu!

Continuing to investigate along this line, the more he investigated, the more alarmed he became!

It turned out that Sheng Hanyu's influence in L Country was far greater than he had imagined.

This guy really hid deep enough.

To think he even kept an ace up his sleeve against him?

If the two families were at peace, it would be fine, but if they were to fall out, don't look at the fact that he is the President; who would win and who would lose is truly uncertain.

The President began to be wary of Sheng Hanyu, but he could not lose face this time.

He demanded that the engagement banquet be held at his own residence; this was not just a matter of face, but also a contest.

He won this contest, and Sheng Hanyu did not object and agreed.

In his eyes, things concerning face, or even rising to the level of national destiny, were actually just trifles in the eyes of Sheng Hanyu and his wife.

The engagement banquet is held in two parts; this one is in L Country, which is the Qi Family's home turf anyway, so holding it at the Presidential Palace is also appropriate, no problem!

And so, the day arrived smoothly.

The Presidential Palace was decorated with lanterns and colored streamers; Lady Qi moved elegantly among the guests, smiling and exchanging pleasantries.

She was elegant on the surface, but actually nervous to the extreme.

She was terrified of making a single mistake and losing face in front of the guests!

Compared to Lady Qi, Shi Youxuan was obviously much more relaxed.

She wore a tight-fitting red long dress, with a peacock inlaid with crushed diamonds appearing vivid and lifelike, the peacock spiraling from the waist of the dress to the back.

When she walked, the peacock seemed to come alive, both exquisite and not overshadowing the wearer.

"Big sister, can I add you on WeChat?" A man in a suit and leather shoes came over to strike up a conversation.

How many men had already tried to strike up a conversation with her today?

Shi Youxuan could not remember, but she remembered that she had to refuse.

If she did not refuse, her husband's expression would remain very unpleasant.

"No, she doesn't have WeChat."

Speak of the devil, Sheng Hanyu appeared from out of nowhere, his expression unpleasant as expected.

He naturally reached out his hand to wrap around his wife's slender waist, asserting his sovereignty.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry Chairman Sheng, I didn't realize she was your companion."

The man was terrified and uneasy, nodding and bowing while apologizing repeatedly.

But the man's humility did not earn a smile from Sheng Hanyu; instead, his expression grew even worse: "She is not a companion, she is my wife."

"W-wife?"

The man's eyes nearly popped out of his head, and he rudely looked Shi Youxuan up and down.

This stunningly beautiful woman in front of him was Madam Sheng??

The mother-in-law of the President's eldest son?

He did not believe it.

He had heard the eldest son was twenty and unmarried, and women in Jiangzhou married late; even if this woman had married early, she would have to be forty by now, right?

She didn't look like it at all.

She looked so young.

She looked like she was only in her early twenties, how could she be an elder?

"Have you seen enough?" Sheng Hanyu's expression was particularly ugly, so gloomy it could almost wring out water.

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I didn't mean to, I'll leave immediately."

The man apologized repeatedly and hurried away.

"You're being excessive," Shi Youxuan said.

She was only reminding him, not angry.

Because this kind of thing had happened too many times, there was nothing to be angry about; she was already used to it.

But she still had to remind him.

Although they were not the protagonists of today, the couple held very important positions, and their every word and action would still attract the attention of many people.

"Mm."

He gave a light grunt from his nose, counting as an answer.