Battered Young Miss 58 Departed 1

Tao Jun had on a smug look on her face, before giving a reply at the top of her voice, "Right now, I feel unstoppable! Representing Miss Zhang is an honor and I'm glad she found justice in the end!"

They continued to question the lawyer, while on the other side of the nest of reporters, Yang Lin was waiting for the cab to take the people that were with him back to the Zhang villa.

Meanwhile, Prosecutor Yu left almost the same time as Zhou Yunxiang, feeling stumped that things didn't go his way. Who would have known that the pompous gangster that wore the mask of a lawyer, will pull such a dirty trick like that in court. That made the Prosecutor ponder on what sort of secret Judge Pan had, for him to give in like that.

Inside the courtroom, amidst the riotous people, Zhang Mi and Lu Yi walked by, as voices cheered the young heiress on her victory.

"Congratulations!"

This came out clearly from among the people in the room, as many struggled against the hold of the officers, to get closer to where she was, in order to give an handshake in commemoration. Thunderous claps came from the courtroom, such that the press waiting outside the door, began shifting in interest to gain entrance inside, but their movements was held at bay by the ever vigilant officers that stood around the vicinity of the door leading to the courtroom.

Many shouted that they knew she was innocent and sent heartfelt wishes to her, as she returns to her position as President of Zhang Corporation.

When Zhang Mi saw the way the crowd responded to her, feeling overwhelmed by the surge of praises and encouragement sent her way. She clung to the arm of Lu Yi for support, who in turn placed a hand on top of her's.

Out of the blue, someone shouted, "Young man! Make sure to stay by her!"

Shortly after, this was followed by a chorus from the crowd, "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her!...."

On hearing this, the heiress face took on a deep red color, flushing from the embarrassing request the crowd was shouting from across the courtroom. Even the officers had to take a quick look in their direction to see if the two would actually do as the people asked.

Not too long after, a group of officers walked in to escort Zhang Mi and Lu Yi as they were met outside by an horde of reporters. Without a security team from Zhang Corporation, the heiress had to rely on the police to guide them through the mass of reporters, who fought to get close to them for an interview. At noon, the cloud outside had taken a dark grey color, as signs of impending rainfall was starting to show by tiny drizzles falling from the sky. None of the reporters gave heed to the signs of possible downpour, their eyes had on a feverish look. As they waited expectantly for any scoop that the heiress and the man by her side may throw their way.

"Where would you like to go? Home? Or somewhere else?"

The young man waited for the heiress response, by this time she had already released her hold on him.

"I want to walk around a bit more, do you have some money on you? Its been long since I had a taste of coffee."

Lu Yi understood without her saying in so many words, that she felt burned out from eating prison food and needed a change on her taste bud. Looking down, he asked, "Would you like to stop by a store to get a shoe? Must be uncomfortable walking barefooted."

With a shrug, Zhang Mi replied, "It's okay, after getting something to eat. I'll do that when I get home."

Side by side, followed by a ton of reporters, the two got into a restaurant not to far from where the court was, accompanied by stares from passersby and the people that were in the restaurant. The crowd of reporters had to remain outside, so as not to anger the owner of the establishment to the point of being reported to the police for obstruction of business.

Meanwhile, Zhang Tianyu drove back to Zhang Corporation in rage, flying through the doors with the press running excitedly behind. It took an army of security men, to hold off the reporters from getting on the elevator with him and his aide. While, all this was happening, the other man tried not to flinch as he saw Zhang Tianyu slam his fist against the stainless steel walls of the elevator. By the time they got out, he looked as though he wanted to beat someone to a pulp.

The Secretary, Jiang Xun was usually stationed outside his office. The young woman gave a curtsy when she saw the approaching figure of Zhang Tianyu, but was totally ignored by him, as he stormed into his office from pent up rage, closely followed by Gao Yifeng

On getting in, Zhang Tianyu turned around and smashed his fists straight across the face of his aide, who stumbled backwards from the force. Both sustained injuries, as Zhang Tianyu's was on both knuckles and skin on the back of his hand, while vivid pink smudges formed where the fist had landed on the other man's face.

"Get me the burner phone!"

The soon to be ousted President of Zhang Corporation snatched the small dark colored square device from his aide, to place a call. While Gao Yifeng resisted the urge to rub against his face, as both hands clenched into a fist by his side.

"Proceed with the plan!"

The other man heard Zhang Tianyu bark an order into the phone, with a dispassionate expression Gao Yifeng mulled over what he meant. Knowing that tone carried with it a sense of foreboding, he couldn't shake the feeling that something really terrible was about to go down.

Chapter end