Are You Crazy? He’s only an Intern Lawyer?
Chapter 536 - 531 Are You Happy? The Fault Is Yours! (Extra)

Chapter 536: Chapter 531 Are You Happy? The Fault Is Yours! (Extra)

(You didn’t expect this, did you? Author Germ is updating again...(*^▽^*)...)

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The jury, the hearing attendees, and even the plaintiff’s bench.

No one had expected Zhang Wei to ask such a question as "Are you happy?"

But what they had even less expected was that, after denouncing Gao Tianri during their earlier testimonies with so much hatred, the three ex-wives did not deny the question.

Had they indeed felt happiness and joy in their life with Gao Tianri?

This...

This was actually true!

A cold smirk appeared on the corner of Zhang Wei’s mouth.

Of course, it was true, because lying in court could land you in prison.

Although all three of Gao Tianri’s ex-wives hated him, their hatred would not lead them to commit perjury in the courtroom; that was utterly impossible.

Hating Gao Tianri didn’t mean they were willing to go to jail for it.

Thus, these three women were still clear-headed about certain things in court.

That’s why, under Zhang Wei’s persistent questioning, they chose to be honest.

Indeed, after marrying Gao Tianri, they felt pressure.

But this pressure stemmed from Gao Tianri’s social engagements and his work as a director.

And they themselves had also gained many conveniences.

These conveniences allowed them to find ease, happiness, and indeed, a certain happiness after marrying Gao Tianri.

So their statements were all true.

"Ladies, just now under the questioning of the plaintiff’s attorney, you described my client as a scumbag, a demon, a beast, a bastard, a piece of trash, weren’t those your words?"

The first ex-wife blinked, I only said the first three, I didn’t mention the last two.

The second ex-wife glanced at the third, It’s this one next to me who’s the culprit; I was just chiming in.

The third ex-wife looked left and right, You two can’t escape blame either; you also played a part, you were the ones who led me on!

"Then may I ask, could the three of you be specific about what my client has actually done to make you feel he’s a scumbag, a demon, a beast, a bastard, and a piece of trash?"

"This..."

Zhang Wei’s question had stunned all three ex-wives.

Indeed!

Although they felt Gao Tianri was trash, what had he actually done?

Flirting with other women, being overly intimate with female celebrities and female assistants, arm in arm, going out to drink and stay in hotels?

There were plenty of such incidents, but none were a direct threat to them.

And flirting might be part of socializing, just an act for the occasion.

As a director, interacting with female celebrities and assistants was a work requirement.

As for being arm in arm, it could be part of directing them in scenes, and physical contact would be quite normal.

And as for staying in hotels, this too could be explained as discussing scripts overnight, or maybe studying languages or dialects?

Though they all thought these excuses were far-fetched, as long they couldn’t find a flaw, these explanations could still be used as a defense.

Besides these incidents, what else had Gao Tianri done to cross a line with them?

It seemed, actually, there was nothing...

This question had floored the three ex-wives once again.

"How about it, you can’t answer again?"

Zhang Wei spread his hands once more, "Is this question also too difficult to answer?"

The three women looked at each other, each hoping the other would reveal something.

But it seemed, no one wanted to speak first.

"Then let’s break down these issues one by one."

Zhang Wei smiled faintly and approached the first ex-wife, "Ma’am, may I ask, did my client ever physically abuse you during your marriage, did he ever lay a hand on you?"

"This, it appears not."

The woman hesitated in her response, and the other two ex-wives were reminiscing as well.

Domestic violence, physical abuse, these seemed to be non-existent.

Zhang Wei then moved on to the second ex-wife, asking with a smile, "Ma’am, did my client ever mentally pressure you, mentally abuse, or even verbally insult and coerce you during your marriage to him?"

"This, it appears also not..."

The second ex-wife recalled the past details of her life, and Gao Tianri had indeed never done such things.

Zhang Wei finally turned to the third ex-wife, asking calmly, "Ma’am, lastly, it’s your turn, during your marriage to my client, when you made certain requests or asks, did he ever reject them very clearly?"

"This..."

"Let me just give you a few examples. For instance, when you wanted to buy luxury handbags and high-end cosmetics, did my client ever refuse you?"

"No."

"Furthermore, when you complained that the house was old-fashioned and wished to live in a new, bigger house, did my client make excuses to refuse, or did he immediately purchase a large apartment in the city center for you?"

"He immediately bought a large apartment in the city center."

"Madam, you once asked my client for a leading role in a movie. At that time, many of the production staff suggested that my client should choose another popular actress for the role. But in the end, who did my client give the role to?"

"He gave the lead role to me..."

As she said this, the third wife’s face actually revealed a hint of happiness.

Yes.

Gao Tianri indeed went against everyone’s advice and gave the lead role to her. Even when the movie flopped, Gao Tianri never blamed her for it.

So, in the role of a husband, Gao Tianri actually didn’t do poorly.

At least, this was the thought that formed in the minds of his three wives.

"Although my client is divorced from you all, what I want to say is that during your marriages with him, he never did anything to wrong you all, did he?"

"But he and those women..."

"My client and you all had a clear understanding, please do not forget that!"

Seeing that the three wives were about to argue further, Zhang Wei reminded them with a cold voice.

The three wives were taken aback, then they realized.

Indeed, Gao Tianri had a clear understanding with them.

"I realize some of you may not know what a ’clear understanding’ is, so I’ll explain!"

Zhang Wei, seeing the confusion of many people in the courtroom, walked back to his seat and took a document from Zhao Xiaoxiao’s hand.

"This is the agreement my client and his three wives set before their marriages. The agreement clearly states that as a film director, he needs to socialize and entertain, expand his connections in the acting and entertainment circles, which requires interaction with people of various identities and statuses, and especially the need to engage in intimate gestures with different women."

As Zhang Wei spoke, he pointed at Gao Tianri and said, "All of these things were clearly communicated to the three wives by my client before marriage. If they disagreed, they could choose not to sign the agreement, not to marry him. My client had given them the choice."

"But what was the result? I believe everyone can see for themselves."

Of course, all three women agreed and accepted the condition to become Gao Tianri’s wives.

After all, he was a director, and which actress doesn’t think about hooking up with one? Who would want to pass up such an opportunity?

At least these three wives never thought about giving up this hard-to-come-by chance!

"Before marriage, my client had made it clear to the three wives that he might engage in overly intimate behavior with other women. It can be said that he truly gave the wives a choice and respected their decision."

"And knowing this, the three wives chose to marry him and become his wife. So, I want to say, isn’t it a bit inappropriate for them to be troubled by this issue now?"

When Zhang Wei raised this point, everyone in the courtroom felt that there indeed seemed to be some truth to it.

He told you in advance, and you agreed.

If you’re still clinging to this issue now, it truly seems a bit out of place.

Although they did not understand why, the jury and those in the visitors’ gallery began to empathize with Gao Tianri.

This change in sentiment, which had started to blow at some point, began to affect the previously one-sided situation.

Feeling this shift, the plaintiffs’ faces in the plaintiff’s bench started to look rather unpleasant.

Laura signaled to Grey with her eyes, and he immediately understood.

He urgently gestured to Brown beside him, who had no choice but to stand up immediately.

"But the defendant still dumped his wives, he’s just someone who gets tired of old things for new!"

Even though it was Zhang Wei’s time to question, Brown disregarded the order of the court and directly interrupted the defendant’s rhythm with his interjection.

On the judges’ bench.

Ni Qiuping immediately became angry, her brows furrowed into a "王" shape.

"Plaintiff’s side, what is your intention?" Though she asked, her face turned into that of a wrathful guardian deity.

If you slightly misanswer, I’m sorry, but don’t blame me for not being courteous!

"I..."

Brown was inwardly bitter, I’m just being used as a scapegoat by my boss, I too know how to respond to you.

"Cough cough, Your Honor, I apologize on behalf of my subordinate. He was just a bit upset by the defendant’s quibbling!"

Grey hurriedly stood up, pretending to pull Brown into an apology.

"Hmph, do you think an apology is enough? Are you treating me, Ni Qiuping, as if I’m a monkey to be made fun of?"

With a cold snort, Ni Qiuping gestured to the court guards on either side.

"Come, take this person who disrupted the court’s order out and put him in solitary for a day!"

"I... I... I’m being wronged..."

Kelin couldn’t have imagined that Ni Qiuping would actually show so little respect for them at William International by confining him.

He really lost his cool.

But he was already being escorted out of the courtroom, one towering court guard on each side of him, dragging him straight out.

Kelin left, and his departure was far from peaceful.

Ni Qiuping rubbed her forehead and looked at Zhang Wei with an apologetic expression.

Because on her "the more miserable, the better" civil courtroom, such an incident had actually happened, which was really inappropriate.

"Judge Ni, you don’t have to mind, the plaintiff’s lawyer actually brought up a very interesting point!"

Zhang Wei smiled slightly, indicating he didn’t mind.

"Huh?"

Now, Ni Qiuping was bewildered.

Even the plaintiff’s lawyers like Grey Laura and others frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

You’re being messed with like this, and you don’t care? Since when did you, Zhang Wei, become so magnanimous?

"Ladies and gentlemen, I know everyone was interrupted by Attorney Kelin’s questioning, and it has led to such a notion."

"Why does my client want to divorce his three wives?"

"Is he someone who is fickle in love, always seeking novelty?"

Zhang Wei said, and with a slight smile added, "But I want to offer a defense for my client, he is not such a person; on the contrary, he is quite devoted!"

Pfft—

Hearing Zhang Wei’s words, someone in the courtroom couldn’t hold back.

"Damn, he counts as devoted?"

"I’ve never seen such a devoted man, haha?"

"Yeah, a devoted man with three wives, right?"

That’s not all; others started to mock as well.

"Ladies and gentlemen, you must be surprised that my client is so devoted?"

But as if hearing these snide remarks, Zhang Wei responded with a smile: "But I’d like to say that his taste has been quite consistent from the beginning, he only likes young and beautiful female celebrities, doesn’t he?"

"Ah, this..."

At that moment, the whole courtroom couldn’t keep a straight face.

But upon further thought, everyone realized that it was indeed the case.

Gao Tianri’s first wife, at the time of their marriage, obviously fell within the category of young and beautiful.

The second and third wives, at the time of their marriages to Gao Tianri, were also in their prime.

Even his current wife, Gu Shimang, was married to him in her golden years of around twenty-five or twenty-six.

Looking at it this way, Gao Tianri really was quite "devoted."

All present couldn’t help but snicker.

Devoted, yes, but this kind of devotion sounded somewhat off.

Zhang Wei seemed to sense the collective thoughts of everyone in the courtroom and chuckled, "I know you may all feel something’s not quite right, but what I want to say is, my client’s pursuit from the beginning has been clear, and all these years, he’s never once changed that habit."

"Sophistry!"

From the plaintiff’s bench, Laura and Gu Shimang both snorted coldly at the same time.

Beside them, Grey seemed to notice his superiors’ dissatisfaction, glancing at the remaining two subordinates.

But Reed and Brown turned their heads away, looking around.

Since I can’t see your eye signals, I guess I don’t know anything... heh heh.

They certainly didn’t want to be sent to the confinement room!

Seeing his two subordinates uncooperative, Grey immediately pushed Reed out of his seat with a palm on his back.

Click—

A grating sound of friction, the noise of chair legs scraping against the floor.

All eyes in the courtroom turned to the plaintiff’s bench.

Reed, with nowhere to escape and under the gaze of his superior Grey, had no choice but to brace himself and shout, "Sophistry, that’s mere sophistry! No matter how much you argue, you can’t change the fact that the defendant is a scumbag!"

"Someone take them away, seize them for me!"

Judge Ni, sitting on the bench, immediately banged the table and exploded in anger!

The court guards took Reed away as well.

Judge Ni also gave the plaintiff’s bench a fierce glare, her eyes filled with hostility.

"The plaintiff has raised another interesting point, but it so happens that our side is also ready to respond to everyone!"

But Zhang Wei’s reaction took everyone aback.

He actually didn’t care about the interruption from the plaintiff’s side.

"Since the plaintiff’s side considers my client a scumbag, and everyone seems to think so, otherwise why would my client marry three wives, let me give everyone a little explanation!"

Zhang Wei said this and walked back to his own seat, taking an envelope from Zhao Xiaoxiao.

He opened the envelope as he walked towards the witness stand.

"Everyone might believe that the fault in these three marriages actually lies with my client. Indeed, the plaintiff’s side wants you to think this, which is why they had no choice but to interrupt me twice."

"But I want to say that everyone is mistaken, the fault in these three marriages doesn’t lie with my client at all, and the plaintiff’s side aims solely at confusing the issues, fabricating things out of thin air!"

"You..."

From the plaintiff’s bench, Grey was about to stand up and retort.

But from the judge’s bench, a pair of eyes sharp as a beast’s locked onto him in a flash.

Those were Judge Ni Qiuping’s eyes, which seemed to say, if you dare spout nonsense, I’ll stab you straight away!

Gulp...

Faced with the formidable "psychic oppression," Grey eventually did not stand up.

However, he glanced at his remaining subordinate, Brown, causing him to feel a rush of panic.

Brown feared that he might end up being the sacrificial offering by his boss.

Meanwhile, in the courtroom, Zhang Wei had now approached the first wife.

"Madam, can you tell us why your marriage with my client came to an end?"

"This... I don’t know..."

The first wife’s expression finally became somewhat flustered, and her gaze evasive.

"Is that so, you don’t know?"

Zhang Wei smiled slightly and drew a photograph from the envelope.

"Could it be because of your intimate relationship with this gentleman?"

In the photo, the first wife was seen in close contact with a strange man, even including a kiss.

Shocked by the photo, the first wife’s complexion changed, and then she lowered her head in shame.

Zhang Wei then took out other photos of the first wife and the man, showing each in turn to the jury.

Next, he approached the second wife.

"Madam, next is you, do you also want to say you don’t know?"

"I..."

Zhang Wei waved his hand, indicating there was no need for her to answer, as he immediately pulled out another photo.

The photo showed the second wife with a white-haired man with a beard.

There were also many photos, including some intimate ones taken on a yacht holiday.

"This gentleman is your current husband, right? You’ve been married for 12 years now, haven’t you?"

"Yes... that’s right." The second wife, watched by everyone in the courtroom, could only admit it, her head bowed in shame.

"But you’ve known each other for more than 12 years, you must have hooked up with this wealthy man who could be your grandfather after your marriage with my client, right?"

With that statement, an uproar spread through the courtroom.

The second wife also bowed her head in shame under everyone’s scrutiny.

At that moment, Zhang Wei had approached the third wife.

However, unlike the first two, the third wife had a smug expression and even showed off an attitude of "I didn’t cheat, I didn’t seduce men."

"Madam, stop being smug. I know you didn’t cheat with another man!"

"Of course!" The third wife raised her head proudly.

She seemed to be saying, I definitely didn’t cheat, this marriage breakdown is all on your client!

"But you cheated with a woman, right?"

However, Zhang Wei’s next words froze the smile on her face.

"My client decided to divorce you after finding out about your sexual orientation."

While taking out photos, Zhang Wei smiled, "By the way, I can tell you, emotional infidelity counts too. And it seems that you and this beauty weren’t just emotionally unfaithful; your body cheated too, didn’t it?"

The photos now displayed showed the third wife in intimate poses with a green-haired, punk-style woman.

Seeing this set of photos, the third wife also bowed her head in shame.

Seeing this, Zhang Wei smiled slightly.

Who said the fault in these three marriages was on my client?

Stand up, anyone?

There was no one in the entire courtroom who stood up.