Gu Yuzhi was filled with frustration due to a few words from Bao Gucheng that seemed to have a hidden meaning.

As he was leaving, he saw Bao Gucheng sitting calmly between Zuzi and Gu Qiusha, serving dishes for Zuzi and pouring tea for Gu Qiusha, perfectly at ease and comfortable.

It made his eyes ache faintly!

Big bad wolf!

What exactly should he do to uncover the malicious intentions of this big bad wolf towards the Gu Family girls?

Gu Yuzhi, full of thoughts, rushed to the Imperial Court.

Outside the court, a large group of journalists, who had gathered upon hearing the news, surrounded Mr. Gu as soon as they saw him, bombarding him with questions:

"Professor Gu, are you the litigation agent for the Li Family’s murder case?"

"Professor Gu, we’ve heard you’re always upright and fair. Are you seeking justice for Ms. Li Meilian this time too?"

"Lawyer Gu, Li Meilian killed in order to protect her daughter from her husband’s abuse. Does it count as self-defense?"

"Lawyer Gu, it is said there is new evidence favorable to Li Meilian. Can you help Ms. Li turn the tables this time?"

"Lawyer Gu, our women’s group supports you!"

Gu Yuzhi awkwardly waved his hand: "Criminal cases are not convenient to disclose, everyone should wait for the official announcement, thank you."

With heavy steps, he walked inside.

Law firm colleagues were already anxiously waiting outside the courtroom: "Lawyer Gu, the court will start in three minutes, the client called from the hospital hoping for you to personally represent the case. She said if the Li Family isn’t sentenced, she won’t rest in peace because her son’s death was too tragic..."

Gu Yuzhi sighed.

Contrary to the media speculation, in this murder case, the one seeking his help was not the woman who the media and public unanimously sympathized with, but the murdered husband’s eighty-year-old mother.

Granny Yang was in the hospital’s critical care unit, barely hanging on, but she couldn’t bear to believe her son was killed while trying to assault his stepdaughter by Li Meilian.

"My son has a hot temper and gets easily agitated, but he never hit a girl from childhood to adulthood. If he really hit people, it’s only right he receives a lesson. But why did that heartless woman stab him twice more, causing his tragic death—he didn’t deserve to die..."

Gu Yuzhi’s ears echoed with Granny Yang’s faint cries, he sighed: "I’ll go."

A colleague reminded him: "The opposing lawyer is really tough, I suspect she brought the journalists to build momentum, Professor Gu, please be careful."

"Hmm, which law firm is she from?"

"Just returned from abroad, seems like she opened her own firm, named Shangguan..."

Gu Yuzhi pushed open the door and already saw the woman standing at the defendant’s bench.

The woman wore a white suit, exuding elegance, with short hair around her ears, only her red lips strikingly vibrant, smiling slightly as she looked at him.

Gu Yuzhi’s breath slightly paused.

Shangguan Wanwan.

This frequently heard name these days, now stood before him.

He hadn’t seen this distant cousin for many years, her appearance was vague in his memory, yet somehow, her gaze, her aura, her presence... felt inexplicably familiar.

"Professor Gu? Professor Gu? It’s time for the hearing!"

"Cough cough. Okay."

He snapped back to reality.

Perhaps it was this elegant white attire that reminded him of the Zuzi he saw earlier at Imperial University.

After all, few girls dress so plainly nowadays.

Maybe the familiarity was just because of this.

He rubbed his brow and walked up with slightly heavy steps.