Chapter 174: Brother Will Go Crazy, She Will Go Crazier
More likely, Zhou Dazhi was already prepared to take the blame.
《 The Criminal Law 》 stipulates that intentional homicide shall be punished by death, life imprisonment, or fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years;
For less serious circumstances, the punishment shall be fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years.
Article 23 of the Criminal Law further stipulates that if a crime has been attempted, but not accomplished due to reasons beyond the criminal’s control, it shall be considered an attempted crime.
For attempted crimes, the punishment may be reduced or mitigated by analogy with accomplished crimes.
Liancheng did not suffer a mother-and-child death in the operating room; the child was miscarried more than a week after being saved, and the reason was complex. If prosecuted seriously, Father Liang would certainly find a lawyer, and the final sentence could be reduced to six years, or even less.
Zhou Dazhi would repay his debt of gratitude in six years, and Father Liang would still provide him with wealth for the rest of his life; it would be extremely difficult to shake Zhou Dazhi.
Xiao Da set up a small table on the desk, Liang Chaosu put on a hospital gown, and flipped through the documents page by page to the end, his expression calm and pale, “Understood.”
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“Understood, understood. Choose light gray and light brown for the color, with a Song-style aesthetic. Liancheng dislikes anything heavy; your rosewood style is rigid and outdated. It needs to be elegant, cool yet gentle, simple yet refined.”
Liancheng’s steps faltered as she entered.
In the video, Bai Yixian felt these requirements were like “multicolored black.” He endured it, then endured it again, and decisively threw in the towel, “I’ll give you the designer’s WeChat, and you can explain to him what you mean by harmonious and natural colors that are both vibrant and subdued.”
The video call ended.
Liancheng walked closer and frowned, “Didn’t we agree? No need to decorate the room; I’ll have a place to stay when I go back.”
Bai Ying turned a deaf ear, instead asking her, “How is it, did Crazy Liang threaten to make you move upstairs and share a hospital room with him?”
Liancheng shook her head, her lips curving upwards as she did so, “No, I’m going back to the country.”
Bai Ying didn’t believe her, “You’re kidding me. If Crazy Liang were to go back to the country now, by the time the plane takes off, he’d be dead and gone. Impossible.”
Liancheng also thought it impossible. Liang Chaosu had repeatedly stated that she was forbidden to have any contact with Shen Lichuan; on this point alone, it seemed unlikely he would let her return to the country alone.
He must have a plan, probably related to the Liang family’s trip to Iceland.
Normally, applying for an international route for a private jet requires seven days’ notice. The Liang family has power, so the time might be shortened, but not so much that an application yesterday would be approved today.
Unless the flight route was applied for long ago, it means either Father Liang had a long-standing plan, or Liang Chaosu had long harbored a scheme, just waiting for the Liang family to arrive in Iceland.
But no matter which possibility it was, her return to the country was a certainty, and Liancheng could not refuse it.
She handed the document to Bai Ying, “I’m not lying to you, the plane takes off in six hours, you need to pack your luggage now.”
Xiao Da came down. Liancheng was already ready to go. He was stunned for a moment, and realizing his earlier words upstairs were ambiguous, he quickly explained, “My apologies for causing you a misunderstanding. I meant that after the report, I could take you to the airport at any time.”
After speaking, he sincerely suggested, “The hospital is only an hour’s drive from the airport. The flight departs late at night, so you could rest here first and replenish your energy.”
Liancheng refused, “I can rest on the plane, let’s leave now.”
Xiao Da was helpless, his gaze sweeping over Bai Ying, who was beside him, “Mr. Liang has arranged for you to live in the Jade Mansion after you return to the country. If you don’t want to be separated from Miss Bai Ying, you can invite Miss Bai Ying to live with you.”
As expected, Bai Ying immediately objected, “Liancheng will be unsafe alone, she’ll live at my place.”
Xiao Da had a plan in mind, and looked at Liancheng, “The butler and Aunt Wang are at the Jade Mansion. Aunt Wang is very worried about you. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, you will see her when you land on the tarmac.”
The smile on Liancheng’s face vanished, “I contacted Aunt Wang, she’s in her hometown, and she’s retired.”
Liancheng actually wanted to contact the butler too, but the butler was still at the Liang family’s home, under Father Liang’s supervision. Liancheng feared causing him unnecessary trouble and decided to endure it for now.
Xiao Da smiled, “Did you contact her on the first day of the lunar new year yesterday? Aunt Wang’s children are busy and can only accompany her for one day during the Spring Festival. Mr. Liang is afraid she will be lonely, and also afraid you will be bored, so he’s bringing her to stay with you for a while.”
Bai Ying understood Liancheng’s feelings for Aunt Wang, and Crazy Liang knew it even better; he struck directly at the vital point, threateningly, which made her very unhappy.
“Liancheng, Aunt Wang is retired, she’s not rehired by the Liang family. Where she lives is none of Liang Chaosu’s business; you can completely bring Aunt Wang to my place.”
Although they were returning early, Liancheng’s room renovation plan had not yet been decided, but Bai Ying’s family had six or seven guest rooms, so it was not a problem to accommodate her temporarily.
Liancheng did not intend to stay at Bai Ying’s place. After returning to the country this time, she did not want to involve others anymore, and certainly not live in the Jade Mansion, enveloped by his shadow day and night, under his control.
“Assistant Xiao, I am at his mercy, but he also has his own agenda, so in a way, he is also at my mercy. Given this, the agreement should not be determined by him alone.”
Liancheng gazed at Xiao Da, a frost forming between her brows, “When he returns to the country, I will go to the Liang Corporation to be his secretary, but outside of work, I refuse all his demands.”
Xiao Da could not make the decision and hurried back to report to Liang Chaosu.
Under the lights, the man pondered in silence, his deep eyes hiding a sharp glint, a storm brewing within him. After a long while, he spoke, “Send her back, and don’t let her suffer any losses at the airport.”
Xiao Da understood; the Jade Mansion had made a concession, and Liancheng would still have to vent her anger at the airport.
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The Liang family owned two private jets: one was Liang Chaosu’s Gulfstream G650, and the other was Father Liang’s Boeing 767-33A from earlier years.
However, flight route applications required advance notice. Father Liang originally intended to take a commercial international flight to Iceland if he couldn’t get a private one.
But Mother Liang, worried about Liang Wenfei’s pregnancy, insisted on pulling strings. Upon inquiry, it turned out that Liang Chaosu’s Gulfstream G650 had a flight route application.
Such a coincidence made Father Liang uneasy, sensing an ill omen, and his brow was furrowed the entire journey.
The flight attendant replaced the fruit platter. Mother Liang picked up a piece of apple and fed it to Father Liang, “Don’t go around worrying about nothing; eat the apple, and all will be safe and sound.”
Across from him, Liang Wenfei’s gaze was gloomy, “Dad, after you see Liancheng, how do you plan to deal with her?”
Father Liang felt restless and had no appetite for conversation, curtly replying, “She’s not important; your brother is important.”
His announcement of Liancheng’s death should be considered a good thing for Liang Chaosu.
Whether he brought her back to the country or made it public, Liancheng would have a new identity, and resistance would be reduced.
With a child, although his announcement of her death was not made with the child’s welfare in mind, from Liang Chaosu’s and Liancheng’s perspective, less public pressure would undoubtedly be beneficial for the child’s growth.
He couldn’t understand how Liang Chaosu had rescinded the death declaration.
Father Liang’s perfunctory attitude was evident, and Liang Wenfei’s already gloomy eyes grew even more grim.
“Actually, since things have come to this, you don’t need to stop my brother from marrying her anymore. While there will certainly be people outside who will make a fuss about this and target the Liang Corporation, my brother has been lying low for four years, so he must have confidence before revealing himself.”
Father Liang finally looked directly at Liang Wenfei.
After Shen Lichuan had repeatedly secretly assisted Liancheng, and she had found out, and the Liang and Shen families had fallen out, her marriage was beyond saving.
Liang Wenfei had changed too much; she was no longer frivolous, her temper had subsided, and her petty calculations and schemes had grown considerably.
“Do you think that because Liancheng has a child, she will eventually marry your brother for the child’s sake, and Shen Lichuan will still be yours?”
Liang Wenfei lowered her eyes, not daring to meet Father Liang’s gaze.
She genuinely thought so. If Liancheng had a child, there would be no possibility for her and Shen Lichuan.
Fortunately, there was this child; otherwise, her brother would go mad, and she would go even madder.
Everything was irreversible, and she didn’t know what she would do.
