jdhmnovel Chapter 706 Su Qing Wants Divorce
Chapter 706 Su Qing Wants Divorce
After hearing Yang Tao say that it was Su Qing's matter, Lin Bufan understood that it was most likely Duan Xifeng's matter that had happened, so Lin Bufan was not too anxious!
Even after teaching Lan Weiwei a lesson, Lin Bufan still had time to take a quick shower before rushing to the location Yang Tao had given him!
Lin Bufan rushed to the address Yang Tao had sent him. It was a quiet coffee shop. He pushed the door open and immediately saw Yang Tao sitting in a corner booth. She had a nearly untouched cup of coffee in front of her, her hands folded on the table, her back straight, but her head slightly lowered. A sense of low pressure enveloped her.
Lin Bufan walked over quickly and sat down opposite Yang Tao, with just the right amount of worry and confusion on his face: "Taozi, I'm here. What happened? You said Sister Su Qing on the phone..."
Yang Tao raised her head, eyes filled with uncontrollable anger and rage. She took a deep breath, as if to suppress her surging emotions, her voice trembling with suppressed emotion: "It's Duan Xifeng... He cheated on her."
Lin Bufan showed a look of astonishment at the right moment: "What? Brother-in-law?! He..."
Noticing the change in Yang Tao's expression, Lin Bufan immediately changed his words: "Duan Xifeng, he... hasn't he always been very nice to Sister Qing? When did this... happen?"
"Good? Bullshit!" Yang Tao suddenly raised her voice, attracting the attention of the guests at the next table. Realizing her loss of composure, she forced herself to lower her voice and said through gritted teeth, "It was during my sister's pregnancy! And that woman...that woman was also pregnant!"
Yang Tao grew increasingly angry as she spoke, her fingers digging into the side of her coffee cup until her knuckles turned white. "Duan Xifeng, that bastard! Scumbag! How much has my sister sacrificed for him and for this family? And now he's doing something worse than pigs and dogs! I'm really... I'm so blind. I used to think he was a good man!"
Lin Bufan pretended to be thoughtful, frowning slightly, and his tone was just right with some hesitation: "Duan Xifeng? No way... Taozi, did you see it wrong, or did you misunderstand something? I have the impression that Duan Xifeng is a very good person. He is even more considerate to Su Qingjie. He is simply the template of a model husband. They have always had such a good relationship, and Su Qingjie is pregnant now. How could he...how could he cheat at this time? Taozi, think about it carefully, could it be that I am mistaken?"
"Did I make a mistake?!" Yang Tao suddenly raised her head, the flames in her eyes suddenly shot up even higher. Her voice was a little sharp due to her extreme anger. She suppressed her voice and spoke word by word: "I saw it with my own eyes! They were talking and laughing, very affectionate! How could this be fake? Could I have made a mistake?!"
Seeing Yang Tao's intense reaction, Lin Bufan immediately adopted a face of solidarity, his tone filled with righteous indignation. "What?! It's actually true?! This Duan Xifeng! Is he even a fucking human?! Sister Su Qing suffered for his pregnancy, and he's having affairs outside and even got a child?! A bastard! Worse than an animal!"
Lin Bufan seemed to be getting angrier and angrier as he spoke. He suddenly stood up and pretended to leave: "Damn it! I'm going to find him now! I'm going to beat this bastard so hard that even his own mother won't recognize him! Let him know the price he has to pay for doing such a wicked thing!"
"Sit down!" Yang Tao was quick-witted and grabbed Lin Bufan's arm, forcing him back to his seat. She glared at him unhappily, "What are you doing causing trouble?! Will beating him up solve the problem? Besides putting you in jail for a few days, what good will it do?"
Lin Bufan was dragged back to his seat, a look of resigned anger still on his face. He muttered, "I saw you were so mad, and I wanted to help you vent your anger... You called me over here just to..."
"I asked you to come here to help me find a solution, not to fight!" Yang Tao interrupted Lin Bufan, took a deep breath, and tried to calm herself down, but her voice was still cold: "Hit him? That's too easy for him! I just want my sister to get rid of this scum as soon as possible, and we can't let him get away with it so easily! My sister has given so much to this family. She was very capable back then and earned as much as he did. If it weren't for taking care of the family, how could she have found her current job as a librarian? And my sister is pregnant now. When it comes to the division of property, the rights and interests of my sister and the child in her belly must be protected to the greatest extent!"
Yang Tao looked at Lin Bufan with a burning gaze, her tone filled with determination and a hint of pleading: "Bufan, you have so many companies, you must know a lot of great lawyers, right? My sister must divorce him! And Duan Xifeng can't get away with it! He cheated on my sister while she was pregnant and even had a child. He's the one at fault! When it comes to the division of property, the rights and interests of my sister and the child in her belly must be protected to the greatest extent possible. It would be best if that bastard gets kicked out of the house!"
As for lawyers, there are indeed quite a few in Lin Bufan’s company, but if we talk about who he is familiar with, there are only two left.
One is Zhang Wei, the most courageous man in Love Apartment, who was able to waive all compensation and change the sentence to 20 years, and the other is his dear Aunt Monkey King!
However, Lin Bufan didn't rush to speak. Instead, he pondered for a moment and asked cautiously, "Taozi, don't be impatient. This matter...what exactly does Sister Su Qing mean? Does she know about this now? Did she explicitly say she wants a divorce? If we get angry here, what if Sister Qing wants to give Duan Xifeng a chance, or has other considerations for the sake of the child? Wouldn't it be inappropriate for us to intervene rashly?"
"She knew it a long time ago!" Yang Tao said firmly, with a mixture of heartache and anger. "I went to see her today, intending to tell her about this, but now I know she already knew. And that woman...that mistress, she actually had the nerve to show off in front of my sister a few days ago. I don't know where she got the nerve!"
Yang Tao also knew what Lin Bufan was worried about, so she explained, "Don't worry, it was my sister who brought up the divorce! She's stronger than I thought, and she sees things more clearly. Duan Xifeng has crossed the line by doing this, and there's no room for redemption."
Hearing that it was Su Qing's own decision, Lin Bufan nodded and his expression became serious: "Since Sister Qing has made up her mind, I must help you. Wait here for a moment, I will contact a lawyer right away."
After Lin Bufan finished speaking, he took his phone and walked to a relatively quiet corner of the cafe.
Lin Bufan's finger hovered over Zhang Wei's name for a long time, and finally dialed Zhuge Dasheng.
Viagra, it’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s... okay, I just don’t trust you!
The phone rang a few times before being connected. A competent, calm, and somewhat professional female voice came from the other end: "Hello, this is Dasheng Law Firm, I'm Zhuge Dasheng."
Lin Bufan immediately put on a smile and his tone became playful: "Aunt Dasheng! Long time no see, did you miss me? Your voice still sounds so majestic, it makes people feel awe!"
Zhuge Dasheng on the other end of the line was clearly immune to Lin Bufan's tactics. His tone was calm, with a hint of helplessness: "Lin Bufan? If you have something to say, just say it. I have a meeting to preside over in ten minutes."
"Aunt Dasheng, we haven't chatted for a long time. Aren't you lonely?" Lin Bufan continued to joke.
"I'm lonely, you're not!" Zhuge Dasheng's voice was filled with a hint of annoyance and helplessness. "Besides, it's not been a long time since we last talked. You even sent me an emoji a few days ago!"
Without waiting for Lin Bufan to explain, Zhuge Dasheng immediately said, "Okay, I really have something to do later. If you don't have anything else, I'll hang up!"
"Don't hang up, don't hang up! Aunt Dasheng, there's something serious, serious business!" Lin Bufan quickly put away his joking tone and quickly and concisely explained the situation of Duan Xifeng cheating on Su Qing during her pregnancy, the third party being pregnant, and Su Qing's decision to divorce and hope to fight for the maximum rights and interests.
There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds, as if they were quickly digesting the information and making a professional judgment. Then Zhuge Dasheng's calm voice came over: "Based on the situation you described, Duan Xifeng cheated on his wife while she was pregnant, and caused a third party to become pregnant. This constitutes a major fault in the marriage. If the evidence is conclusive, when dividing the common property of the couple, the innocent party, that is, Ms. Su Qing you mentioned, can indeed claim a larger share. The court will, when making a ruling, lean towards the woman. There is a clear legal basis for this."
After a pause, Zhuge Dasheng changed the subject, his tone tinged with the rigor and practicality of a lawyer. "However, your request for him to leave the house empty-handed is virtually impossible to achieve in legal practice. The legal threshold for such a request is extremely high, typically requiring proof that the other party has concealed, transferred, sold, or destroyed marital property, or fabricated debts, attempting to appropriate the other party's property. Simple infidelity, even during pregnancy, while morally egregious and a serious offense, does not reach the point of depriving the other party of a single penny in property division. The court will comprehensively consider factors such as both parties' income, their contributions to the family, the woman's need for special protection during pregnancy, and the need to raise future children. They will then consider the woman's preference for a 60/40 split, or even a 70/30 split. However, completely depriving the man of his property rights is unrealistic."
After listening to this, Lin Bufan couldn't help but tut a sound, his tone tinged with anger and ridicule: "Sure enough, this world is a world that loves men! Duan Xifeng has done such a thing that is worse than pigs and dogs. He had an illegitimate child outside when his wife was pregnant, and the law can't make him get out completely? Sister Su Qing has sacrificed so much for the family. She was so capable at work back then, but she changed to a less busy job to take care of the family, and her income was affected. Now she is pregnant, she is the absolute weaker party, and she still can't be treated fairly? Who can I go to for justice?"
"Shut up!" Zhuge Dasheng interrupted Lin Bufan angrily, his voice filled with silence: "You philandering scumbag, what right do you have to criticize the world for loving men? The law emphasizes evidence and standards, not emotional revenge!"
Zhuge Dasheng seemed too lazy to talk nonsense with Lin Bufan. Of course, it was also possible that he really had something to do, so he said directly: "I am in the Magic City and have several major cases to handle. I can't spare the time to go to Kyoto. Besides, I am mainly good at commercial cases and intellectual property disputes. I haven't handled a divorce case in a long time!
Let me find you a lawyer. She's a well-known marriage and family lawyer in Kyoto, and she's particularly experienced in handling divorce cases involving complex emotional and financial disputes. I'll give you her contact information later. I'll give her a heads-up, and you can contact her directly.
"Okay! Thank you, Aunt Dasheng! When I return to the Magic City, I will treat you to a candlelight dinner!" Lin Bufan immediately smiled.
"No need!" Zhuge Dasheng hung up the phone neatly.
Less than a minute later, Lin Bufan received a phone number and name sent by Zhuge Dasheng - Zhou Xubai.
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Lin Bufan returned to the booth and said to Yang Tao, who looked expectant, "I've contacted a lawyer who specializes in marriage cases. Her name is Zhou Xubai. She's very well-known and experienced in Kyoto circles. She happens to be at the office right now, so we can go over and meet and discuss it in detail."
Upon hearing this, Yang Tao immediately stood up and picked up her bag: "What are we waiting for? We'll go there now!"
The two drove to Zhou Xubai's law firm. The office was located in a quiet office building, decorated in a simple yet professional style. The front desk secretary, apparently having received the notice, smiled and led them to a small conference room.
Not long after, the conference room door opened, and a woman in her thirties, dressed in a smart suit and skirt, with a neat ponytail, walked in. Her makeup was exquisite, her eyes were sharp and calm, and she exuded an aura of professionalism and unquestionable presence.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Xubai." She extended her hand and shook hands with Lin Bufan and Yang Tao respectively. Her voice was clear and steady. "Lawyer Zhuge has briefly explained the situation to me. Please take a seat, and we'll discuss it in detail."
After they sat down, Zhou Xubai immediately opened his tablet and got to work. "Ms. Yang, please first tell me the specific circumstances you have learned in as much detail as possible, including how you discovered your brother-in-law's infidelity, as well as your sister, Ms. Su Qing's current attitude and the evidence she has."
Yang Tao took a deep breath and began to tell the story.
Zhou Xubai listened quietly, occasionally recording key points on the tablet screen with his fingers. There was no extra expression on his face. He only asked one or two questions occasionally to guide Yang Tao to speak more specifically.
After listening to Yang Tao's narration, Zhou Xubai pondered for a moment and said, "I have a general understanding of the situation. From a legal perspective, Mr. Duan Xifeng cheated on his wife during her pregnancy and caused a third party to become pregnant. This is a serious fault in the marriage. If the evidence is solid, it will be very beneficial to Ms. Su in the lawsuit..."
Zhou Xubai's analysis was actually not much different from Zhuge Dasheng's. He also said that it was basically impossible to make Duan Xifeng leave the house, but Zhou Xubai was more specific and gave professional guidance.
Zhou Xubai emphasized that the most important task at hand was to help Su Qing systematically collect and secure evidence, which would be crucial in the subsequent division of property. She detailed several types of evidence that warranted special attention, including chat logs, transfer receipts, photos, or videos proving Duan Xifeng had an improper relationship with another person, as well as documents demonstrating the scope and amount of the couple's joint property.