Attention Sir, I Have Your Heart Handcuffed!-Chapter 384 - 264 Layers of Approach (Part 1 of 3)

Chapter 384: Chapter 264 Layers of Approach (Part 1 of 3)

At this point, Luo Xiansheng suddenly turned his head to look at Tang Yanqing.

"Young Master, what’s with you tonight? Why suddenly interested in my business affairs? I’ve known you for so many years, and this seems to be the first time you’ve asked such detailed questions."

Tang Yanqing pouted, awkward and prideful, and snorted: "See, feeling guilty, aren’t you? Just now you said Judy wouldn’t come tonight but would find a way to introduce her to me later. I knew you were teasing me!"

"Look, you’ll start the Christmas-New Year performance season tomorrow. She’s your fastest rising talent now. How could you not arrange a tight schedule for her? You need to take her out for performances, where’s the chance to introduce her to me?"

"And you blame me for asking? If I didn’t ask, I’d have to wait until half a year later!"

Tang Yanqing’s words made Luo Xiansheng laugh: "Turns out you’ve laid such a trap for me. It’s my fault, always forgetting you’re a detective, an expert in behavioral analysis."

Tang Yanqing snorted, prideful again: "I don’t care, since you’ve fallen into my trap, quickly tell me all of Meng Chuyan’s schedules."

Finishing this, he affectionately encircled Luo Xiansheng’s shoulder: "Don’t you think, my name has ’Yan’, and her name has ’Yan’ too, it’s destined fate, eventually making a pair of swallows flying together."

Hearing this, Luo Xiansheng laughed first, then the light in his eyes dimmed.

"My name has ’Sheng’, and Yan Sheng’s name has ’Sheng’ too... we have the exact same ’Sheng’, even more precise than your ’Yan’ and ’Yan’. But look at me and Yan Sheng now, how are we?"

Tang Yanqing could only remain silent, staring at Luo Xiansheng, unable to speak.

"Forget it," Luo Xiansheng waved his hand: "Let’s not talk about these things, let’s talk about something happy."

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In the dim visiting room, even during the day, even with windows, the sunlight seemed never to brighten this place.

George sat by the table, raising his head to stare at the man who walked in.

"Who are you?"

The man was tall, wearing a finely tailored silver-gray suit. A gentleman, modest, elegant, and serene.

George sneered, really loathing Eastern men with such an aura.

——Huangfu Huazhang’s people are all this kind of person. He himself is like that, so the key figures he recruits are all like this.

The man wasn’t surprised by George’s cold reception, remained neither humble nor pushy, simply took out a business card and placed it on the table, pushing it towards George with his long fingers.

George didn’t even glance, still staring at his face.

"Who are you? Did my dear second brother send you? Here to do what, kill me? Or make me wish I were dead?"

The man’s face didn’t change in the slightest, calmly introducing himself.

"My name is Xiang Yuan, a named partner at Huatai Law Firm. Your lawyer."

George laughed coldly: "My lawyer? I don’t recall ever hiring a lawyer like you!"

"With my status as George Ford, I wouldn’t be reduced to needing legal aid, so neither the District Attorney’s office nor the police has the right to appoint a lawyer I haven’t chosen!"

Faced with George’s agitation, Xiang Yuan responded simply: "I’m hired by your family as your lawyer. George, you don’t just represent yourself, you’re also a shareholder of the Ford Group, the eldest grandson of the Ford family. Your case will affect the century-old reputation of the Ford family and impact the stock price of the Ford Group. So, this case isn’t just your whim. Your family and company hope I can help you win this case."

"My family? My company? Ha, I bet Huangfu Huazhang sent you!" George sneered cynically, "Now the company and family are all under his control. When he says East, who dares go West?"

Xiang Yuan shrugged: "Anyway, the invitation I received was issued in the name of the Ford family and the Ford Group. The lawyer fees paid to me are also from the Ford family and the Ford Group. As for whether it’s Huangfu Huazhang behind this name or someone else from your family and company, that’s not for me to worry."

George sneered: "Get out, I don’t want you to defend me!"

"I’m sorry." Xiang Yuan didn’t leave; instead, he sat down slowly: "Since I’m not a lawyer personally hired by you, George, you have no right to dismiss me."

George laughed in disbelief: "But you have to defend me!"

Xiang Yuan shrugged: "I have to defend you, but the interests I’m defending aren’t yours personally. Or rather, I’m the attorney for your ’associated interests’. I’m fighting this case for you to safeguard your associated parties’ interests. Your victory secures their protection."

George was so angry he was grinding his teeth: "Then I’ll hire my own lawyer, I don’t need you!"

"Suit yourself." Xiang Yuan leisurely spread his hands: "Of course you have the right to hire a lawyer for yourself, and given your personal financial means, you can certainly afford it. But I must remind you: even if you hire another lawyer for yourself, you cannot eliminate my presence. Just as your personal related interests cannot be completely severed."

Xiang Yuan sneered, leaning forward, with his elbow resting on the table, getting closer to George’s eyes.

"Or... if you really have the audacity of a warrior, you’d willingly strip away all associated interests. For instance, give up all your shares in the Fude Group, or even renounce your status as the legal heir of the Ford family. If you have such courage, then your related interests naturally wouldn’t exist, and I, the lawyer representing those interests, would also vanish from your case."

George laughed after hearing this, silently.

Just like Xiang Yuan, he leaned forward, with his elbow resting on the table, closing the distance with Xiang Yuan.

"Ha, Xiang Yuan, this is your true purpose. Or rather, this is his real intention, isn’t it? You want me to give up everything of my own accord, to withdraw from the battle on my own, to become a complete loser."

Xiang Yuan smiled leisurely: "George, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. What I just mentioned was merely because you dislike the presence of a lawyer representing related interests. I was simply making you understand, within the legal domain, how to circumvent my presence."

Xiang Yuan smiled gently and amicably: "We all understand, you dislike being monitored. And as the lawyer representing related interests, my involvement in this case is, in a way, to monitor you. Whatever you want to tell the police or whatever deal you want to make with the prosecutor, I have to be present. If your statement or decision is deemed detrimental to the Ford family or the Fude Group’s interests, I have the right to veto your opinion."

"Bastard!" George finally couldn’t suppress his anger and slammed his fist on the table.

Xiang Yuan remained unhurried: "It seems today you won’t discuss any constructive matters related to the case with me, so I’ll take my leave. Let’s consider today a mere meeting between us. As a meeting gift, I won’t charge you a lawyer’s fee for this encounter. Sincere enough, right?"

As Xiang Yuan spoke, he gracefully stood up, still maintaining a distant smile on his face: "I hope next time we meet, you’ll be able to discuss the case with me in a way that truly benefits you. I can only offer the meeting gift once; next time, I will have to charge a conversation fee."

He said this while picking up the briefcase, elegantly walking towards the door.

Standing at the door, he paused and looked back.

"Forgive my bluntness, instead of wasting time getting angry, it’s better to calm down and think the lawsuit through clearly. Giving yourself more opportunity is what matters."

George laughed coldly and grimly: "Don’t trouble yourself, just leave!"

Xiang Yuan shrugged indifferently, pressed the doorbell, and casually walked out as the guard opened the door.

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In the visitation room, George angrily slammed his fists onto the table.

He was considered a calm and elegant person, facing everything with a smile from the moment he returned to this day.

But today, he couldn’t help losing control of his emotions.

He had imprisoned himself, giving up his future just to bring down Huangfu Huazhang, yet Huangfu Huazhang could still exploit legal loopholes to send such an arrogant and aloof lawyer to monitor him!

How could it be that whatever he discussed with the police, or any deal he contemplated with the prosecutor, had to be under the watch of that lawyer, requiring the lawyer’s permission as well!

How was that different from having Huangfu Huazhang sitting by his side monitoring him in person?

The guard sternly shouted at him: "Quiet!"

He looked over in despair: "Sir, I want to see Officer Tang Yan Yi."

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Tang Yan Yi rushed over upon hearing the news and was momentarily stunned after hearing the situation.

George stared at Tang Yan Yi: "I want to hire a lawyer. The best one. Not only someone who can help me win the case but also someone who can keep this Xiang Yuan in check, preventing him from taking advantage."

"I haven’t been domestically for over ten years, so I’ll have to trouble you with this. Do you have any good lawyers you’re acquainted with to recommend?"

After George finished speaking, he also smiled: "How could I forget, your Tang Family is a renowned legal family, not only having officers but also distinguished lawyers. Yanyi, help introduce me."

Tang Yan Yi was slightly stunned too, then regretfully shook his head: "I know you’re referring to my third uncle, Lawyer Tang Mingyi. But unfortunately, my third uncle is currently busy campaigning for the Governor and has put down his legal work. Our Tang Family does have another lawyer, my second brother Yan Xi; but my second brother is now working as a legal aid lawyer, so your situation doesn’t quite fit."