Chapter 129 : Judgment of the Mu Family

“Wasn’t planning on making you hold it anyway. Just sit still, and I’ll feed you.”

Fu Sichan held the bowl in one hand and a spoon in the other, scooping out the soup, blowing on it to cool it, and then feeding it to her.

After finishing the soup, Mu Qianqian eagerly wanted to have ice cream.

“Wait until the sun is out and the weather warms up at noon before you can have it.”

“Okay.”

Mu Qianqian waited eagerly.

At noon, Assistant Wang delivered the ice cream.

Mu Qianqian took a bite and was thrilled, her eyes widening in surprise.

“It’s exactly the same as the one I had abroad! Mr. where did you buy this from?”

She was overjoyed!

She had never tasted such delicious ice cream in the country, only once when she went abroad.

“Assistant Wang bought it randomly. If you want more, I can get it again next time.”

Fu Sichan continued to lie without changing his expression.

He had actually made a call to buy the foreign ice cream factory and had it relocated to the country.

From now on, whenever Mu Qianqian wanted ice cream, she could have it anytime.

“I’m going out. Stay at home and don’t go into the kitchen.”

The kitchen was full of fragile porcelain and sharp utensils.

Usually, when Mu Qianqian was home alone, Fu Sichan never allowed her to go into the kitchen.

“I understand, Mr. You can go now.”

Mu Qianqian sat on the bay window, basking in the sunlight, and enjoying her ice cream.

She was so immersed in the delicious treat that she was indifferent to Fu Sichan, who was about to leave.

“Mr. Fu, why aren’t you leaving yet?”

Assistant Wang asked in confusion.

Fu Sichan pursed his lips, “Let’s go.”

Even though he kept his eyes closed and was resting, the low pressure around him was palpable to those nearby.

The secretary secretly asked Assistant Wang, “What’s wrong with the president today?”

“I don’t know,” Assistant Wang replied, equally puzzled.

When they entered the office, Fu Sichan rubbed his temples and had a cup of coffee brought to him.

As the executives came in to report, they could tell from the boss’s demeanor that something was amiss.

Sure enough, as soon as they finished their reports, they faced the boss’s harsh criticism.

“Mr. Fu, please calm down! We’ll rectify this immediately!”

The office finally quieted down.

Fu Sichan, thinking back to the scene of leaving home, couldn’t help but feel angry.

Heartless little girl.

Usually, when he was about to leave, the little girl would run over with quick steps, diligently helping him with his bag and coat.

She would also sweetly say, “Mr. come back early, okay?”

But today, things were different. She seemed to be holding a grudge and kept her distance from him.

Was it just because he made her a bit tired last night?

Why was she so sensitive?

Did this mean he’d have to continue being like a monk in the future?

…

On the day of the Mu family’s court hearing.

“Yaoyao, you’ll be testifying soon. Don’t be afraid. Just say whatever you remember. No one can do anything to you,” Mrs. Lu comforted her.

“Yes, Yaoyao. Mom and Dad will be with you. Don’t be scared.”

Encouraged by her parents and brother, Mu Qianqian gathered her courage and walked into the courtroom.

The Mu family members were escorted in.

Upon seeing Mu Qianqian, they immediately started shouting, “Qianqian! Save us! After all, we raised you. Don’t you care about any family ties at all?”

“Although we are not your biological parents, we have treated you as our own daughter all these years! Don’t forget our nurturing kindness! You must speak well of us to the judge and ask them to release us quickly.”

The Mu couple were clamoring loudly.

The judge struck the gavel and said, “Quiet.”

“Mu Qianqian, formerly known as Lu Yunyao, please tell us how the Mu family treated you.”

The Mu couple looked at her eagerly.

Their release depended entirely on whether Mu Qianqian would forgive them.

If she did not forgive them, they might spend the rest of their lives in prison!

“Qianqian, Mom was strict with you before, but it was for your own good!”

“We never discriminated against you for being a girl. Otherwise, how would you have had the chance to go to school? We even sent you to college!”

In the expectant gazes of everyone, Mu Qianqian slowly stood up.

Her voice was firm and resolute “Your Honor, I implore you to give them a heavier sentence!”

The courtroom erupted in uproar.

Many jurors whispered among themselves.

“Isn’t this girl too heartless? Even though she’s not biologically ours, we’ve raised her for so many years!”

“Yes, we paid for her college education and even treated her eyes. It doesn’t seem like we’re bad people. Is she being too cold-hearted?”

“I advise you to withhold judgment until you hear what Mu Qianqian has to say.”

Mu Qianqian stood straight and firm, like a bamboo shoot that couldn’t be bent.

What she didn’t know was that the entire trial was being live-streamed online.

At this moment, the top-floor office of the Fu Group headquarters was also broadcasting the trial live.

Fu Sichan’s gaze was fixed on the small figure standing up.

He believed that she was now strong enough to handle the pressure from outside.

She wasn’t a weak little girl who could be bullied. She could stand up for herself and seek justice!

“Your Honor, esteemed lawyers, I assure you that everything I am about to say is the truth, with no falsehood.”

“Since I can remember, I have been abused by the Mu family. I had to wash the whole family’s clothes and cook their meals. Every winter, my hands would get frostbite…”

“They wouldn’t let me live inside the house and made me stay in a drafty shack. I didn’t sleep in a proper bed until high school, and even then, it was just the bed piled with junk in the living room. I couldn’t stretch out properly and had to curl up in bed. During the coldest winter nights, I only had a thin blanket on my bed.”

The Lu family members listening to these words couldn’t help but tear up.

Mrs. Lu’s tears overflowed and she kept wiping them with a handkerchief, but couldn’t dry them completely.

“My scholarship money was used by the Mu family to buy clothes and shoes for my younger brother and to spend on games. The Mu family once tried to force me to drop out of school and work to support them. It was only thanks to my teachers’ insistence that I was able to return to school.”

“They didn’t support my college education, I had to pay for it myself with part-time jobs. They wanted me to marry a limping old bachelor from our village just because he offered them a dowry of 200,000 yuan. They wanted to sell me off!”

This statement caused another uproar in the courtroom.

The online viewers watching the live stream bombarded the chat with comments.

“The Mu family is inhumane! How could they treat Mu Qianqian so badly?”

“If I were Mu Qianqian, I wouldn’t forgive the Mu family either.”

“She was originally a rich Lu family heiress, but ended up as a servant for the Mu family! The Mu family deserves no sympathy!”