The Secret of Second Marriage

General Jiang had a bandage on his nose. Although he was wearing a blue striped hospital gown, his tall stature and natural clothes hanger made him look breathtakingly handsome as he lay on the bed with his long legs at an angle.

He looked at me with deep affection, then suddenly seemed to realize something and asked me, "Do you love him, Lu Xiao?"

"like"

I say.

When President Jiang heard me say the word "love," his face instantly darkened. He gave a faint smile, but it was a rather eerie smile.

He said, "Since you love him, then I'm even less likely to let him go. Send him to jail. I refuse to reconcile."

"How could you do this? You are not a gentleman at all, Jiang Hui. I really underestimated you."

Lu Xiao is innocent, he's innocent, do you understand?

I angrily stepped forward and slapped President Jiang across the face, saying furiously, "Lu Xiao is a good person. He would be a good husband, he would be a good lover. Yes, he's just an ordinary person in your eyes."

He's average-looking, average-height, and has an average job, but his character, his integrity, his courage, and his passion far surpass yours.

"Mr. Jiang, at least when I'm with him, I don't have to worry about him weighing the pros and cons, I don't have to worry about being abandoned, I don't have to worry about losing him one day, do you understand?"

"Everything he can give you, I can give you too."

President Jiang said, "Jiang Man, don't let anger cloud your judgment. You're a rational woman. Go back and think carefully about what you really want."

"What do you want? What do you want? You're a madman!"

I lowered my head, looked at him with red eyes, and said with a hint of pleading in my gaze, "President Jiang, you should have a conscience. Please don't do this."

Lu Xiao couldn't lose his job, couldn't go to jail, and couldn't go from being a hero to a prisoner overnight.

Few ordinary people can withstand the experience of falling from the clouds to the bottom of the valley!

"You've already experienced it, why make him experience it again?"

"Are you referring to my time in prison?"

President Jiang was quite surprised that I could say such things, but the more I defended my fiancé Lu Xiao, the colder his heart became, and our conversation became increasingly unpleasant.

I said, "Yes. You were framed and went to jail, are you going to frame Lu Xiao too?"

"Jiang Man, I think you've really fallen for someone else. You're only concerned with protecting your blind date!"

Don't forget, I'm the one who got hurt. I was beaten pretty badly last night; my nose was broken, and my face was covered in blood. Can't you see that? Aren't you worried about me?"

President Jiang gritted his teeth and said, word by word, "At the very least, the hospital has issued a certificate proving that I sustained a minor injury of level 2. It's real, not something I made up."

"Mr. Jiang, can I say you deserved to be beaten? Who told you to harass someone else's fiancée! Who told you to have designs on someone else's girlfriend?"

I spoke without thinking and said it without any restraint.

"You—yes, I'm a lover. I seduced someone else's fiancée. I'm immoral, okay?"

President Jiang was so angry that he laughed. He clenched his fists lightly, veins popping on his forehead, and said in a low voice, "Then there's nothing to talk about between us. Let's handle this business as it is. We're all adults. The rule of this world is that the strong rule."

Lu Xiao is too heroic and too arrogant; he needs to be taught a lesson by the realities of society!

"President Jiang, I won't let Lu Xiao go to jail. We can pay compensation; name your price."

I say.

"Do you think I, Jiang Hui, am the kind of man who's short of money? You think I was beaten up like this to extort money? Let me tell you, I don't want money, I just want justice."

President Jiang said.

I felt disappointed in President Jiang. I took a deep breath, suppressed the raging anger burning in my heart, and finally slammed the door shut as I left the ward.

I went to the law firm to see Attorney Guo again. In his office, Attorney Guo poured me a glass of water.

To make a long story short, I want to entrust this case to Attorney Guo.

After hearing my details of the case, Attorney Guo sighed and said, "It's quite difficult. Last night, Lu Xiao took the initiative to find the entrance of President Jiang's residence and assaulted him. Moreover, he was diagnosed with a minor injury, level 2, which means he probably broke his nose."

If the other party pursues the matter to the end, it could become a criminal case, and the person could very likely be detained.

Moreover, these kinds of cases either require settling out of court with compensation or going to jail to pay off debts.

He'll most likely get a 1-2 year sentence, but once he's convicted and has a criminal record, Lu Xiao's future will be ruined, and he'll be fired from the police force.

This is the worst thing that's happened right now, so I think we should try to mediate and negotiate to see what the other party is asking for. We can talk about the money.

Do you think this is a good idea?

"What if they don't want money and aren't willing to talk?"

I say.

"Man, we've worked together before. I could tell the probability of success in the case that President Jiang handled. President Jiang seems to be a very reasonable man."

Besides, even if Lu Xiao goes to jail, it won't do President Jiang any good.

I'll go talk to him. If he wants compensation, he can tell me an amount, and then I'll discuss raising the money with Lu Xiao and his family. What do you think?

After careful consideration, Attorney Guo offered the best solution.

She wasn't very familiar with President Jiang, but she had been his lawyer, met him, and dealt with him, so they had a good impression of each other.

"Thank you for your help, Attorney Guo."

I say.

I signed a power of attorney with Attorney Guo as Lu Xiao's fiancée, entrusting him with full authority over this case.

Ms. Guo, a workaholic, immediately bought a fruit basket and flowers and went to Mr. Jiang's ward on behalf of our client, Lu Xiao, to apologize and negotiate, hoping to determine Mr. Jiang's desired compensation level.

I went home, and when I got home, my parents and Lu Xiao's parents were there, sitting in my house anxiously pacing around.

Seeing how anxious they were, and how much gray hair Lu Xiao's parents had turned overnight, I felt terrible. Lu Xiao was their only child and their pride.

Now, suddenly being imprisoned for assault and taken to a detention center, is an outcome no one can accept.

Lu Xiao's mother glanced at me and said, "Man, this time it's Lu Xiao's fault. He was too impulsive. No matter what, he shouldn't have hit someone."

I know that Mr. Jiang is your ex-boyfriend, but you've already broken up. He shouldn't be so jealous as to go to the entrance of your apartment complex in the middle of the night and beat you up!

Man, this has blown up badly, and neither his dad nor I can help him!

"Mom just wants to ask you one thing: if my son really goes to jail and loses his job for assault, would you still marry him? Would you look down on him?"

"Won't"

I said, "Auntie, I promise you, this won't happen. I will absolutely not let him go to jail."

Since this whole thing started because of my ex-boyfriend, then I should be the one to handle it. You don't need to worry about it.

I guarantee that Lu Xiao will be released safely and without any criminal record.

"Man, you're a good girl. I knew you were a good girl from the first moment I saw you."

Lu Xiao's mother looked at me with gratitude.

Lu Xiao's father also said, "Man, you are our family's future daughter-in-law. Actually, your mother and I already treat you as family."

Let's get through this together as a family, okay?

"it is good"

I say.

My eyes welled up with tears, and I was deeply moved. My mother really knows this family; they are a very kind family, which is why she introduced Lu Xiao to me.

When Lu Xiao got into trouble, my future in-laws never complained about me. They always felt that their son acted too impulsively and shouldn't have hit someone.

Our whole family sat down together to discuss what to do.

I told him that I had already appointed a well-known lawyer for Lu Xiao, and now he was representing our family's wishes to negotiate with President Jiang in the hospital room.

Based on past cases, there may be financial losses, possibly exceeding one million yuan.

When Lu Xiao's mother heard me say that, her eyes lit up, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally relaxed a little. She said, "I'm willing to pay whatever amount Lu Xiao can get out."

"Yes, Uncle, Aunt, all we can do now is not panic and wait for news quietly."

I say.

"it is good"

Lu's mother nodded, completely agreeing with me.

A day later, Attorney Guo sent back a message, and we agreed to meet at the coffee shop next to the law firm.

Attorney Guo looked very unwell.

She sighed and said, "Man, I waited outside President Jiang's ward at the hospital yesterday from morning till night, but I didn't see him until the hospital closed..."

He had his bodyguard and assistant pass me a message saying that he would not accept mediation, would not meet with Lu Xiao's lawyer, and would not accept any money.

You know, that's really strange. What exactly is he trying to do? He's giving up the money; does he really want to send my client to jail?

Does he have a grudge against my client, Lu Xiao?

"Perhaps there really is a grudge between them."

I silently thought of the word "rival," but I didn't say anything.

President Jiang, President Jiang, don't go too far!

My heart sank. Every day Lu Xiao spent in the detention center, my guilt grew. I felt I couldn't just sit idly by and wait for my fate.

I immediately drove Ms. Guo to the ward again.

Mr. Jiang's hospital room still refused to allow lawyer Guo to visit, but his assistant came over to me and said that I could go in and see Mr. Jiang.

Attorney Guo gave me a shocked look, then whispered, "Man, you should go quickly and sound out President Jiang to see what he's up to!"

"it is good"

I say.

I pushed open the door to the ward and saw that President Jiang had moved his computer and desk into the ward. He was wearing a hospital gown and had bandages on his face, and he was still working.

I think so too, he's a CEO, he's quite busy.

I stepped forward and coughed. He stopped working, glanced at me, and said, "Man, have you thought this through? Try to negotiate with me..."

"I've thought it through. Name your conditions."

I said it in a fit of pique.

"If you don't want Lu Xiao to go to jail, break up with him."

President Jiang said.

"Jiang Hui, I really hate it when people force me to do something, you understand?"

I was so angry that I cried. Tears streamed down my face as I angrily said...

A hint of emotion flashed in Jiang Hui's eyes. After a moment, he took out a tissue, stood up, and walked in front of me. He was a head taller than me. He gently wiped the tears from the corners of my eyes with the tissue, but I took a step back, deliberately avoiding him and not wanting him to touch me.

Jiang Hui said, "Man, we are all adults, and we should solve problems in an adult way."

Lu Xiao will have to pay a price if she wants to get out. I can't just stand by and watch you marry him.

Whether our fate has run its course is up to me to decide. I won't let go, and no one can take you away from me!