The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 673 - 583 Wait for It

Nan Zhan and Helan Ying looked at each other, one calm and composed, the other slightly panicked, but both concealed it perfectly.

Nan Zhan was gambling that Helan Ying would definitely compromise.

Helan Ying was gambling that Nan Zhan wouldn’t dare to actually reveal it.

The two gazed at each other for a full minute, neither seeing the attitude they wanted in each other’s eyes.

Clearly, everyone could vaguely sense that this was a silent contest, the victor decided by a single thought.

That brief minute stretched to eternity, everyone was waiting, tense, and curious.

Jian Si’s hands, clenched tight all along, were full of sweat; Helan Ying’s decision would affect Zhengzheng’s custody. If Nan Zhan lost, then...

She dared not think further.

The presiding judge had noticed the undercurrent between these two, he reached for the gavel, about to strike it just as the courtroom doors burst open. A figure hurriedly appeared at the entrance, followed by two bailiffs.

The silent standoff between Nan Zhan and Helan Ying was declared over by the arrival of this person; neither knew what crucial decision the other had made in that moment.

There was no victor or loser.

Nan Zhan looked at the newcomer, showing a victor’s smile, "Good, very timely."

Nan Zhan announced: "Presiding judge, this is my new witness."

The presiding judge glanced at the person, visibly drenched in sweat, and nodded: "You may enter."

Only then did the bailiffs let him through.

When Nan Yu took the stand, Jian Si’s anxious heart gradually calmed down; he looked at her, giving her a blink.

The presiding judge stated, "The hearing shall continue; the witness may now speak."

Nan Yu caught his breath briefly before nodding, "My name is Nan Yu, a friend of Miss Jian Si, and a detective from Peace District Criminal Police Squad."

He had just finished a mission and turned on his phone, only to receive a series of calls. That was when he learned that Nan Zhan urgently needed him to testify in the court, and since he was driving past the courthouse, he immediately turned around after hearing the news.

In fact, he did not know what testimony he was supposed to provide. He knew about Jian Si’s lawsuit but did not expect to become a witness.

Mu Rongchen approached Nan Yu and asked, "Mr. Nan Yu, are these photos of you?"

Several intimate photos appeared on the big screen.

Seeing them, Nan Yu immediately recalled the day of his birthday when he visited Jian Si; he had been drunk, and his recollection of how he entered Jian Si’s house was vague. Yet, the photos were clearly taken from selected angles, deliberately shot to seem particularly warm.

He inwardly cursed at the shamelessness.

Nan Yu answered, "Yes."

Mu Rongchen asked, "May I ask when did you arrive at the defendant’s apartment and when did you leave?"

Nan Yu replied, "I can’t remember the time I arrived; I was drunk. I left before eleven, but I’m not exactly sure."

"Mr. Nan Yu, you are lying. The timestamp on this photo clearly shows you left the next morning at six."

Nan Yu showed a mocking smile, "Listen, lawyer, you might have misunderstood. When I said I left before eleven, I meant leaving Jian Si’s room. I left the apartment building at six in the morning."

"Where were you between eleven and six?"

"In Nan Zhan’s house." Nan Yu looked towards the composed Nan Zhan, "Because that night, Nan Zhan was also at Jian Si’s home, celebrating my birthday with us."

Nan Zhan? Nan Yu? These names sound so similar.

"What is your relationship with Nan Zhan?" As Mu Rongchen spoke, Helan Ying sitting at the plaintiff’s bench suddenly looked distressed and uneasy.

Nan Yu glanced at Nan Zhan, "We are friends, what about it?"

"That’s really a coincidence; you both share the surname Nan."

"Lawyer, are you out of your mind? Since when can’t people with the same surname be friends, do you ask everyone’s surname before befriending them?"

On the side, Helan Ying visibly relaxed, as if she had let out a sigh of relief.

Mu Rongchen looked somewhat embarrassed, but quickly resumed a serious tone, "Just verbal..."

Before Mu Rongchen could finish, Nan Yu interrupted him, "Just verbal and no proof? Of course not, I have evidence."

Nan Yu handed his phone to Nan Zhan to give it to the relevant personnel.

Soon, the screen displayed a photo of four people together, taken that evening at 10:15 PM, verifying that Nan Zhan was indeed present at that time.