Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot-Chapter 721 - 449 Huo Chichi protects her master, having an affair so openly

Left Bank Garden

Steam rose in white tendrils, forming a barrier between the two individuals sitting opposite each other.

Shen Shuci scooped up Huo Chichi, who was sitting on her lap, and stroked its fur as it lay docilely; however, its beautiful cat eyes remained vigilantly fixed on the stranger across from them.

"The cat seems quite well-behaved," Elder Liang commented as he toyed with the paper cup filled with water in front of him, "We haven’t seen each other for over a decade, have we?"

"Mm," Shen Shuci murmured noncommittally.

"Actually, after that, I’d inquired about you at the orphanage and heard you were adopted—though the specifics were tightly guarded and I could never find you... I never expected that they had taken you abroad."

"I remember the first time I saw you," he continued, gesturing slightly with his hand, "you were only about this big, weren’t you?"

Shen Shuci continued to stroke the cat’s fur. "You aren’t here just to reminisce, are you?"

"You must know about Xiaohan’s situation. I heard you’re the only eyewitness."

"Mm," Shen Shuci did not deny.

"What he did this time was indeed disgraceful. When I found out, I was so angry I could have killed him," Elder Liang said indignantly. "How could he even touch that stuff? That’s practically courting death!"

"To ruin himself is bad enough, but to think that he dragged others down with him... the boy deserves to be beaten to death for this!"

...

Shen Shuci just tugged at the corner of his mouth and remained silent.

"But you also understand, Xiaohan is the Liang family’s only grandson; we can’t just watch him spend the rest of his life in prison."

Jiang Jinsang’s tactics might not be familiar to him, but just recently when You Congrong manipulated his couple for just 24 hours, the outcome was clearly dreadful.

With the mess Liang Han had caused this time, Jiang Jinsang certainly wouldn’t let him off easily.

"What do you want from me regarding his situation?" Shen Shuci sneered.

"Because you are the only eyewitness for this case."

"So..."

Elder Liang hesitated with his words, struggling but eventually speaking up:

"I know Xiaohan did something wrong and he cannot escape his responsibility; I’m not asking to get him off the hook. I only hope that when you testify in court, you might be able to put it more mildly, to have him receive less punishment. He’s still young; if he’s really convicted of intentional murder combined with drug abuse, his entire latter half of life could be destroyed..."

He had injected illegal substances in a public place, and Tang Wan was pregnant; the nature of the circumstances was extremely severe.

Shen Shuci pursed her lips, "Are you asking me to commit perjury?"

"Not perjury, just... maybe put it mildly?"

"Isn’t that still perjury?" Shen Shuci raised her eyebrows, her voice involuntarily rising.

"I witnessed with my own eyes Liang Han holding a syringe against Wanwan, intending to harm her. The evidence at the scene was conclusive, with his fingerprints and even his blood samples collected from one of the needles."

"How am I supposed to put it mildly? Why don’t you teach me?"

Elder Liang took a deep breath, "There was no surveillance at the scene, apart from the evidence collected by the police, there’s only your testimony. He was under the influence of drugs at the time—if only you could phrase it focusing on other aspects, I believe it would greatly influence the sentencing."

Shen Shuci chuckled disdainfully, "Please, go on!"

"We also had some past connection after all..."

"I’m telling you to get out!" Shen Shuci suddenly shouted angrily.

"I’m begging you for this matter; ours is the only child left in the Liang family, we really can’t..."

Elder Liang said as he grabbed her arm, looking like he was about to kneel.

But at that moment, Huo Chichi, who had been lying on Shen Shuci’s lap, suddenly called out, "Meow—" It cried out and adopted an attack stance.

"You..." Shen Shuci frowned, subconsciously trying to shake him off, but holding back because of his age, not daring to use too much force.

"Only you can help him; I know our family wronged you in the past. I offer my apologies; any compensation you want is fine. It’s certain he will go to prison, we just hope it could be for fewer years, he will surely be punished..."

Elder Liang fiercely held onto her arm.

Huo Chichi, sensing the struggle between the two, instinctively thought the stranger was attacking its owner. It kept making a low "wooing" sound, attempting to scare him off.

Seeing he still wouldn’t let go, the cat, not caring for niceties, stretched out its claws to frighten him, even baring its small bloody mouth in a threatening display.

"Elder Liang, committing perjury is illegal; you should leave now, there’s no negotiating this," Shen Shuci frowned.

"I have no other choice, you..."

"Roar—" Huo Chichi growled softly, scratching its claws suddenly, and caught two bloody marks on Elder Liang’s hand.