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"What did you say?!" Chu Yue screamed and stood up, then realized her gaffe and glanced in the direction of the lawyer angrily.

The plaintiff's lawyer calmed Chu Yue with his eyes, and then retorted:

"Whether you have evidence or not is irrelevant to the purpose of this trial."

"Judge, I request that the defendant's unreasonable behavior be stopped immediately and that the trial return to the issue of defamation."

The defendant's lawyer said:

"We insist on submitting evidence regarding the plagiarism of 'Chu Yue' because this is the core issue of this defamation case."

"If Chu Yue is convicted of plagiarism, then the other party is a person who is accustomed to 'plagiarism' and even regards it as a normal means of creation."

"Then the other party is likely to condone or even encourage plagiarism at work."

"That is to say, the plagiarism of Another Life is certain and can be traced back to evidence, so there is no problem of defamation on our part."

The judge on high thought for a while and finally made the final decision.

"The defendant is allowed to add additional evidence."

"Then, we have decided to invite a supplementary witness, Miss An Ning's good friend, He Yu."

As the wooden door through which witnesses entered and exited was opened again, the main door of the courtroom creaked quietly, creating space large enough for one person to pass through.

Although Shen Xiling tried his best to keep a low profile, his extraordinary aura and handsome face still attracted everyone's attention at the first moment, causing the people in the spectators to exclaim slightly.

"Oh my god, who is this male celebrity? Why haven't I seen him before? I need to know his name in five seconds!"

"Are you stupid? Didn't you watch the news? This is Shen Xiling, the president of Shen Construction! He's much more awesome than any male celebrity!"

"Ah, he looked at me! S--!!!!"

"Silence!" The judge banged the gavel again.

Shen Xiling bowed slightly to the judge and apologized for disturbing the silence of the court.

He bent down and found an empty seat on the side close to Lu Ranran, and the people around him naturally made room for him.

Shen Xiling's long legs were naturally crossed, with his hands lightly placed on his knees. When he met Lu Ranran's eyes, he smiled and raised his hands slightly.

Lu Ranran also narrowed her eyes and smiled.

After Shen Xiling came, she relaxed visibly and could finally lean back in her chair with peace of mind.

At this time, He Yu had already arrived at the witness stand.

He was wearing a neat silver suit, and looked dusty, with fatigue unconcealable in his eyes.

"Defendant's attorney, you may begin your questioning."

The defendant's lawyer nodded, turned around and saluted Shen Xiling, then began his questioning.

"Sir, could you please introduce yourself first?"

"My name is He Yu. I was An Ning's good friend and one of her suitors. After she chose to marry Lu Boyuan, I chose to go to the United States to continue my studies."

He Yu's tone was very flat, as if he was describing something he didn't want to do at all.

"After you went to the United States, did An Ning still keep in touch with you?"

"No, we had a bad relationship before I left, so after I arrived in the United States, I didn't even think about contacting her, and I thought she wouldn't contact me either."

The plaintiff's lawyer suddenly interrupted and retorted:

"If the defendant is calling in a new witness just to talk about some personal memories, I don't think we need to waste this time."

The judge nodded in agreement:

"Please ask the defendant about matters related to the case."

The defendant's lawyer greeted the judge:

"I'm sorry, but these questions are necessary because they relate to why our witness chose to appear in the witness stand after having lost contact with Anning for so many years."

Then he turned to He Yu and asked:

"Then may I ask, Mr. He, during this process, have you tried to contact Miss An Ning? Including attending Miss An Ning's funeral."

He Yu snorted coldly and glanced in Chu Yue's direction with a bit of fierce murderous intent.

But soon, he returned to his indifferent expression.

"I got married not long after I went to the United States. My wife didn't like me contacting other women, so I didn't take the initiative to contact An Ning."

"I only learned about An Ning's death when Gou Qiang sent me an email."

"Later, I made a special trip back to China, and Gou Qiang and I wanted to attend An Ning's funeral..."

"After we found out that An Ning had a daughter, we tried every way to contact the Lu family to meet this little girl, but we were blocked by the Lu family."

Chu Yue slammed the table and roared:

"You're talking nonsense! We clearly haven't seen you before!"

"How can we stop you from entering? As for you, how can you prove that you know An Ning——"

"Chu Yue," He Yu called out her name impatiently, "You were just An Ning's little follower at the time, and you asked An Ning to help you revise the script every day. Did you think we didn't know?"

"Although we didn't get into Nancheng University, we're not doomed in Nancheng."

Chu Yue was choked and speechless. She didn't know what to say with her big mouth. In the end, she could only refute helplessly:

"You, you're talking nonsense."

"You obviously colluded with Lu Ranran."

"Collusion? You can say whatever you want." He Yu glanced at Lu Ranran, frowning, "You do look like An Ning, but after looking at you for a long time, you look like Lu Boyuan, which is uncomfortable."

Lu Ranran shrugged indifferently and made a face at Shen Xiling.

The judge sternly warned, “Don’t go off topic.”

When the court was quiet again, the defendant's lawyer said:

"Then, Mr. He Yu, why do you claim to have a manuscript belonging to An Ning when you have tried to contact An Ning and my client for so many years without success?"

These words seemed to have pressed the pause button in the air, and the entire audience fell silent in surprise.

Chu Yue crossed her arms across her chest, her sharp nails seeming to dig into her flesh.

Even the usually calm plaintiff's lawyer sat up straight in shock and looked at Chu Yue inquiringly.

Lu Keke could no longer hold back her expression, and moved closer to Chu Yue in panic, seeming to whisper "what should I do?"

The defendant's lawyer continued:

"Judge, please look at the latest evidence I submitted. This is a screenshot of an email and a screenshot of the email content. The authenticity of the email has been confirmed by Mr. He Yu's lawyer."

"This is a playwriting manuscript signed by An Ning and titled "Gone with the Wind."

"We compared the lines with those in Small Town Years and were surprised to find that the overlap reached 100%!"

"And the time the email was sent was obviously earlier than the earliest time announced by the other party."

"Impossible!" Chu Yue stood up excitedly, "How could An Ning leave such a document behind!"

"I clearly, I clearly already——"

The plaintiff's lawyer stopped Chu Yue in time, with a warning in his eyes that said "you don't want to die", and then he retorted:

"Judge, I think there are still doubts about this document."

"He Yu clearly claimed that he had no connection with An Ning, so why did he have her manuscript?"

He Yu seemed extremely tired.

He sighed and looked at the defense attorney.

The defendant's lawyer nodded and explained it all out loud.