Chapter 151: Does Chu Li Need a Female Companion?

Scrounging a meal?

Cheng Wan felt ashamed and annoyed.

But thinking of Lin Qingya's situation, she could only endure it.

Chu Li lifted his chin and gestured toward the menu at her side.

Cheng Wan had no appetite for food, but thinking that she was still carrying one in her belly, she ordered a meal at random.

Chu Li called over a waiter, handed the menu over, and ordered an additional bowl of nutritional soup.

While waiting for the food, Cheng Wan brought up Lin Qingya's matter again.

"Can we reach a settlement?"

Lin Qingya had confessed to her crime, and Cheng Wan could only come to seek a settlement, asking Qin Yunshu and Chu Li not to pursue Lin Qingya's liability.

Chu Li said indifferently, "Yun Shu is the victim."

Cheng Wan knew that a settlement should be negotiated with Qin Yunshu.

But because Cheng Han and Lin Qingya once had that kind of relationship, Qin Yunshu would not agree to a settlement.

Yet if Chu Li spoke up, it would be different.

It was just that the person in Chu Li's heart was Qin Yunshu; that he could refrain from pushing for a heavier sentence for Lin Qingya was already considered lenient.

She remained silent for a long time, until the waiter brought the meal over.

"I want to see Qin Yunshu."

"Eat." Chu Li pushed the soup in front of Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan had things on her mind and had no appetite.

She ate a few bites at random and then waited for Chu Li.

Chu Li set down his chopsticks as well.

He did not speak, only looking at Cheng Wan.

Cheng Wan was a bit confused, "What is it?"

"Do you like staring at others while they eat?"

Cheng Wan bit her lip, "Sorry."

She truly had no patience to wait here for him to eat slowly.

Chu Li paid the bill and took Cheng Wan to Yiyuan.

In the hospital room, Cheng Han was still there, standing by the window, wondering what he was thinking about.

Seeing Cheng Wan enter, he frowned.

Cheng Wan looked at Qin Yunshu, who was lying on the hospital bed with gauze wrapped around her arm and an IV drip hanging from her hand.

"Qin Yunshu." Cheng Wan walked to the side of the bed, trying her best to hide her disgust for her, "I am very sorry about Qingya hurting you; look, can we reach a settlement?"

Her tone could be described as having lowered her stance quite significantly.

A flash of satisfaction crossed Qin Yunshu's heart; one had to know that for the past three years, Cheng Wan had never spoken to her in such a subservient manner.

She deliberately blinked her eyes, putting on a wronged expression.

"Cheng Wan, she suddenly rushed over to kill me for no reason, how can we settle this?"

Cheng Wan frowned, "She didn't mean to kill you."

Intentional homicide and intentional injury are two different concepts.

"There were so many people watching at the time; she wanted my life. If she had been holding a knife, I would already be dead." Qin Yunshu gripped the quilt in lingering fear, her eyes reddening.

Cheng Wan had long guessed that Qin Yunshu would not easily agree to a settlement.

"She is just sick."

Qin Yunshu leaned against the head of the bed, "Even if it is mental illness, it is not a reason for murder, right?"

"Or, Cheng Wan, why did she want to kill me?"

Qin Yunshu kept saying "murder" in every sentence, determined to define Lin Qingya as a murderer.

Cheng Wan knew that continuing to talk would just be a waste of breath.

Qin Yunshu would not agree to a settlement.

She turned and left directly.

Qin Yunshu watched that retreating back and felt all the pent-up frustration of this period dissipate.

If Chu Li and Cheng Han were not still here, she would have almost laughed out loud.

Satisfying.

She had to think carefully about how to use this matter to embarrass Cheng Wan and to keep that woman, Lin Qingya, in prison for a lifetime.

Cheng Wan sat in the car, her chest feeling stifled.

She did not know what to do anymore.

She could only go to the Police Station once more.

She had to get Lin Qingya released on bail first before she would know what to do next.

However, Lin Qingya refused bail.

The police officer relayed the message for her, "Miss Lin said that she is willing to pay the price for her actions and asked you not to worry about this matter."

She was determined to go to prison.

Cheng Wan sat outside for a long time, and in the end, she still called Cheng Han.

"What did you do to Qingya?"

To the point that Lin Qingya is disheartened to such a degree.

Cheng Han spoke lazily, "If I were you, I would mind other people's business less."

You haven't even sorted out your own affairs, yet you go meddling in others'...

You have too much free time.

Cheng Wan gripped her phone tightly, "Lin Qingya is not 'others'."

She hung up the phone.

Early the next morning, after she finished breakfast and left Ping'an with Sister Zhang to look after, she finally went out.

She went to the Police Station; this time, Lin Qingya refused to see even her.

It was the same statement: she pleaded guilty.

Cheng Wan had the police relay a message to her.

【Is it really necessary for her to go find Chu Li?】

Not long after, the police invited her inside.

Lin Qingya looked much better than the half-dead state she was in before.

Seeing Cheng Wan, she said almost immediately, "Wanwan, don't go looking for Chu Li."

Cheng Wan had finally managed to break free from Chu Li, so how could she easily turn back?

Cheng Wan sighed, "Qingya, do you think I would just watch you go to prison?"

Lin Qingya's eyelashes trembled as tears rolled down, "Wanwan."

She covered her face and wept heart-wrenchingly.

There were tears in Cheng Wan's eyes as well.

She softly comforted her good friend, "Let's go home."

She went to process the bail paperwork.

The paperwork was just waiting for the final signature.

A man carrying a briefcase walked in and said coldly, "My client does not consent to bail."

He was the lawyer hired by Qin Yunshu.

"According to my client, Lin Qingya has a mental illness; she exhibited self-harming behavior three years ago, and now she has exhibited behavior that harms others. Releasing her on bail poses too great a danger."

Cheng Wan was both angry and furious, "You are spouting nonsense."

"Miss Cheng, whether I am spouting nonsense or not, you know very well in your heart."

Cheng Wan was left speechless.

Because three years ago, Lin Qingya had indeed prepared to commit suicide, and even after she saved her, there had been instances of self-harm.

Three years later, it was also a fact that she had hurt someone.

"She does not have a mental illness. I can provide a guarantee for her; she will not do such a thing again." Cheng Wan looked at the signature line on the bail form.

As long as she signed it, she could take Lin Qingya home.

"According to my client, Miss Cheng, you have been impersonating someone else's identity for three years. Your character is inferior, and you cannot serve as a guarantor."

The lawyer's mouth was as if it had been dipped in poison.

Cheng Wan's expression turned cold.

In the end, the bail was not granted.

Looking at the gate of the Police Station, she did not hesitate again.

When she drove to Beicheng Villa, her whole body was still feeling flustered and her hands were shaking.

But in the end, when she got out of the car, she had already calmed down.

She walked to the entrance and pressed the doorbell.

The servant opened the door and was very surprised to see her, "Miss Cheng."

She stepped aside to let Cheng Wan in, "The master is at home."

Cheng Wan walked inside.

Chu Li was on the balcony making a phone call, holding his phone with one hand, his expression somewhat indifferent.

Cheng Wan waited on the sofa.

A few minutes later, Chu Li came in; he was not surprised to see her, but instead sat on the other side of the sofa, waiting for her to speak.

Cheng Wan curled her fingers, looked up, and met his gaze, "Mr. Chu, can you help me get Qingya out?"

Chu Li's phone rang again.

He raised his hand to make a gesture, answered the call, and a trace of helplessness appeared between his brows.

"I understand."

He stood up and walked outside.

Cheng Wan stood up as well, "Where are you going?"

Chu Li turned sideways, his eyes unfathomable, his voice very faint, "There is a banquet."

A banquet?

Cheng Wan hesitated for two seconds, then spoke decisively: "Does Mr. Chu need a female companion?"