After her identity was stolen, she lived in the short-lived villain's phone.

Chapter 375 Court Hearing (Two chapters combined)

Su Muyang narrowed his eyes, reached out and hooked his arm around Tao Song's neck, pressing his weight onto the other man, and said in a joking tone, "Why are you so concerned about my sister? You still remember that she returned the lost money?"

His grip was a bit strong, and Tao Song felt uncomfortable being held by him, but she didn't resist at all. Instead, she said, "Su Muyang, I have something I want to ask you for help with."

Tao Song has been very good to Su Muyang lately. Knowing that Su Muyang is interested in sports, Tao Song even took Su Muyang to visit the training center during his vacation.

The training grounds for national team members are generally not easily accessible to outsiders unless they are brought in by someone they know.

Su Muyang not only visited the training hall, but also met many familiar athletes there, all of whom had won glory for the country.

Su Muyang was overjoyed. Everyone saw that he was brought in by Tao Song and generously took a photo with him.

At this moment, Su Muyang had no idea what he was about to face. Thinking of the pleasant time he had spent with Tao Song, he casually replied, "Tell me, I'll help if I can."

"I like your sister, and I want to pursue her. Can you help me?" Tao Song said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the hand that was on his shoulder instantly withdrew as swiftly as lightning.

Su Muyang stared at Tao Song in shock, wondering if he had misheard: "What did you say?!"

Tao Song turned her head, calmly looked at Su Muyang, and said earnestly, "I like Chi Yu, and I want to pursue her."

"No way!" Su Muyang refused without even thinking.

Just a few days ago, he overheard his older brother and father talking about keeping Chi Yu at home so that the family could enjoy a few years of happiness together.

It's only been a few days, and people are already eyeing his sister.

If his older brother and father found out, they would kick him out.

Tao Song had considered the possibility of being rejected by Su Muyang, but she didn't expect him to be so quick and decisive. Tao Song asked in confusion, "Why? I was smitten the moment I first saw Chi Yu that day. Didn't you say she was single?"

After adding Chi Yu on WeChat that day, Tao Song, adhering to the principle of doing more research and understanding, did not abruptly disturb Chi Yu. Instead, he secretly learned a lot of information about Chi Yu from Su Muyang. The most important piece of information was that Chi Yu was currently single.

Hearing this, Su Muyang gritted his teeth and glared at the wolf in sheep's clothing beside him: "You brat! No wonder you've been so nice to me these past few days, you were plotting against my sister all along?"

He now finally understood what it felt like to invite a wolf into the house, as described in the book. Luckily, Tao Song had spoken his mind today; otherwise, given his personality, he really would have brought Tao Song home for dinner.

Since Chi Yu returned home, Su Muyang could clearly feel that the atmosphere at home was warmer and more lively than ever before.

Although he didn't participate in his father's and elder brother's conversation that night, he silently prayed that Chi Yu wouldn't find a boyfriend so soon and would stay at home for a few more years.

They had missed too much time and lost too many beautiful things in the past twenty years. Now, every member of the Su family cherishes the days when the whole family is healthy and happy together, and Su Muyang is no exception.

Therefore, Su Muyang's gaze changed instantly after hearing Tao Song say that he liked Chi Yu.

Tao Song opened his mouth: "Not entirely, right..."

Su Muyang has a great personality and isn't much older than him, so it's true that the two of them have been able to chat a lot these days.

Su Muyang feigned anger: "Then that's still part of the reason!"

"Don't be so serious, let's have a serious talk." Tao Song lowered his head to show goodwill: "I really like your sister. That day I chased after her, I just wanted to thank her, but the moment she looked up, I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my chest..."

As Tao Song spoke, recalling that fleeting glimpse from that day, her heart still pounded and raced.

Seeing his boyish infatuation, Su Muyang glared at him: "Wake up, wake up! My sister has already graduated from university, and you're only a junior, a year or two younger than her. I think you should focus on your studies."

"What does it matter? He's only one or two years old. I get excellent grades, and studying and dating don't conflict." Tao Song didn't seem to care much. He clasped his hands together and bowed to Su Muyang: "Brother, please, help me."

"I can't help you with this," Su Muyang didn't budge, but seeing his expression, Su Muyang suddenly seemed to remember something: "You added my sister on WeChat the other day, right? You've been messaging my sister these past few days?!"

"No." Tao Song said, feeling wronged. Although he really wanted to, and had secretly stared at Chi Yu's chat box many times, he never bothered her.

Su Muyang didn't believe him. "Open WeChat and let me see."

Tao Song opened her phone and showed it to Su Muyang.

His chat window with Chi Yu was completely empty, except for a verification message and a message from each of them with their own names.

Seeing that what Tao Song said was true, Su Muyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Tao Song was somewhat hurt by Su Muyang's guarded attitude: "I just want to pursue your sister, I'm not doing anything bad. I'm being honest with you tonight just so I can learn more about her through you. I've never liked a girl before, and I don't know how to pursue someone without bothering them..."

He seemed genuinely taken aback by Su Muyang's reaction; this usually cheerful person was unusually downcast and emo at this moment.

Seeing him like this, Su Muyang felt sorry for him and sighed, "Well, to tell you the truth, my sister went missing before and was only recently found. Our whole family searched for her for over twenty years, and she was right under our noses the whole time. Luckily, my sister is smart; she got into university and graduated successfully."

"Our family was finally reunited after she came back. But we hadn't even enjoyed this happy family life for a few days when you suddenly popped up and tried to take my sister away..."

Su Muyang shook his head calmly: "Don't even mention me, even my parents and my brother wouldn't agree."

Tao Song had been in closed training and didn't go online often, so he hadn't seen anything about Chen Jiazhi and Chi Yu. He never imagined that the seemingly pure and gentle Chi Yu had such a tragic past. He couldn't help but feel sorry for her, and then he refuted Su Muyang's words:

"That's just your opinion, not Chi Yu's. How do you know Chi Yu doesn't want to be in a relationship? Besides, how is being in a relationship stealing someone away? If you don't want her to get married so soon, then we can wait a few years before getting married."

"...You're dreaming." Su Muyang was speechless. He and Chi Yu had only just met when the topic of marriage started.

But Tao Song perked up: "Chi Yu can't possibly never date or get married, right? Although I'm from Xi Province, I've bought a house in Beijing and will be settling there in the future. If your family is willing, I can even buy a villa in your neighborhood as a bride price, and then we'll be neighbors, how about that?"

“I am the only son in my family. There are three coal mines in my hometown. Although our family’s financial situation is not as good as yours, we are definitely not short of food and drink and will not let her worry about material life.”

"Please, my good brother, do me a favor?"

After being bombarded with flattering words by Tao Song, Su Muyang's attitude softened slightly.

However, he still stuck to his bottom line: "Whether my sister wants to date or who she dates is her personal preference and choice. I won't stop you if you want to pursue her, but she's preparing for exams right now, so you can't interfere with her, or we'll lose our friendship."

Tao Song's eyes lit up: "No problem! I'll pursue her after she finishes her exams!" Although it was still uncertain, Su Muyang felt a little uncomfortable, perhaps influenced by Tao Song's words about marriage: "If my sister likes you too, you must treat her well. If my sister doesn't like you, you can't pester her, otherwise you won't be able to be friends."

Tao Song felt as if he had seen a glimmer of hope, and readily agreed: "Okay!"

……

Shen Yanzhi's visit to the Su family to deliver something to Chi Yu went unnoticed by the Su family.

Even if the Su family father and son heard about this from Su's mother that night, they only thought that Shen Yanzhi had given Chi Yu some review materials.

Chi Yu was immersed in daily practice questions, and occasionally used the two smart bears to practice English.

Thursday was the day Chen Jiazhi's case was heard.

Su Chengyan told Chi Yu in advance whether she was going or not.

Chi Yu definitely has to go to such an important event.

The court hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

That morning, the whole family got ready and went out together.

Su Chengyan was driving as usual, and this time Chi Yu was sitting in the passenger seat.

In the case concerning Chen Jiazhi, both Chi Yu and the Su family were the ones who reported the incident to the police.

Chi Yu reported Chen Jiazhi to the police for murdering her, while the Su family reported Chen Jiazhi to the police for impersonating her and committing fraud.

The court will accept both cases together, so both Chi Yu and Su Chengyan will stand in the plaintiff's seat after the court hearing.

While driving, Su Chengyan discussed with Chi Yu some points to note after the court hearing.

Su's parents and Su Muyang would occasionally add their own opinions and views.

Chi Yu listened attentively, her expression calm.

Finally, Su Chengyan suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Yan sent me a document the day before yesterday, which contained evidence that Chen Jiazhi had bribed several people at the welfare home."

"what?"

Chi Yu was confused.

Su Muyang frowned: "Bribing people at the orphanage? When did this happen? What is she trying to do?"

Su Chengyan glanced at Chi Yu, and seeing that she remained composed, he then spoke: "It happened some time ago..."

This matter actually started when Chi Yu and the others went to the police station together during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
That day, after Chi Yu encountered the cruise ship executive who had the accident at the police station, she felt that the executive's reaction to her was a bit off, so she asked Su Chengyan to investigate.

Previously, because Chen Jiazhi had deliberately pushed Chi Yu into the sea to impersonate Chi Yu, Su Chengyan had never suspected the yacht owner.

After all, after Chi Yu's incident, the police investigated several times but found nothing wrong with the cruise ship owner.

After being reminded by Chi Yu, Su Chengyan sent people to secretly investigate these high-ranking officials and finally discovered some clues, and then reported it to the police.

After the police intervened in the investigation, they quickly discovered that after Chi Yu's incident, Chen Jiazhi had secretly contacted several high-ranking officials. She spent a lot of money to bribe these officials, just to get them to urge the director of the welfare home to sign the document.

The cruise ship executives were already overwhelmed by the incident when this windfall came their way. Since the police hadn't found anything, they were eager to settle the matter quickly and offered 900,000 in compensation.

After investigating the matter, the police immediately detained the yacht's executives. Seeing that their scheme had been exposed, the executives confessed to the entire incident.

These people are currently being detained, awaiting trial.

Su Chengyan sneered: "I originally thought she had only bribed the executives of the cruise ship, but I didn't expect that she had even bribed some of the people in the orphanage."

Su Muyang was shocked, then furious: "What! Such a thing exists!"

Chi Yu frowned, somewhat surprised, yet seemingly not so surprised.

She suddenly remembered her chat with Xu Yun when she was still a tech enthusiast.

After the yacht owner offered 900,000 yuan in compensation, Chen Jiazhi urged the director to sign the document as soon as possible, saying that she was dead and could not be brought back to life, but with this money, the welfare home could get a new batch of equipment.

Xu Yun had mentioned that after Chen Jiazhi's identity as the daughter of the Su family was exposed, many people in the welfare home became Chen Jiazhi's lackeys and stood on her side, urging the director to sign the document.

Chi Yu initially thought these people were just trying to curry favor with Chen Jiazhi. Little did she know, it was because they had received benefits from Chen Jiazhi.

Since they've already benefited, how could those who have benefited from Chen Jiazhi's obvious attempt to cover up the truth not be able to see it?
When Chi Yu figured this out, Su's parents also realized it.

With a stern face, Su's father asked, "Where are those people now?"

Su's mother was very upset: "How could they do this? They grew up with Yu Yu. If only they had come and told us back then."

These people not only failed to tip off Chen Jiazhi, but also abandoned their conscience for petty gains, aiding and abetting evil, and helping her to whitewash the situation.

If it weren't for Chi Yu's good fortune in returning safely and personally exposing Chen Jiazhi's blunder, Su's mother simply couldn't imagine any other possibility.

“I’ve already submitted the evidence to the police, and my lawyer also has a copy. We’ll show it to the judge at the trial later, and that should get Chen Jiazhi a heavier sentence,” Su Chengyan said.

"As for those people, Chen Jiazhi didn't give them much money, only a few thousand yuan. Even if they are sued, they can just say they don't know what Chen Jiazhi did to clear their names."

"However, I have already sent people to investigate what they have done over the years to see if they have committed any other crimes."

It would be best if they didn't; if they did, Su Chengyan would definitely not let them off easily.

　night's rest
　　(End of this chapter)