Chapter 471: 471: Dark Thoughts_1

“Tianling, is there really no room for negotiation when it comes to Xu Man?” Dongfang Yu asked him.

Ruan Tianling lounged lazily on the couch, his legs casually thrown over the coffee table and he glanced at him.

“Did the Xu Family seek mercy from you?”

Dongfang Yu smirked, “They’re sure to come to me for mercy. Tianling, regardless, we all grew up together. You also know Xu Man’s personality; she easily does wrong out of impulsivity. Just give her a lesson; if the court sentences her to seven or eight years, her entire life will be destroyed.”

“Seven or eight years would be lenient.” Ruan Tianling commented coldly.

Dongfang Yu realised, given Ruan Tianling’s past handling methods, it indeed wasn’t too harsh. If it were someone else, he’d probably have them jailed for twenty years.

Sentencing Xu Man to only seven or eight years compared to twenty, was very lenient.

But for Xu Man, seven or eight years was a severe punishment.

Seven or eight years later, she’s an old maid, the best years of a woman’s life spent in jail. Isn’t that tantamount to ruining her life?

Dongfang Yu found, despite Ruan Tianling seemingly being merciful towards Xu Man, he actually had a cunning plan in mind.

Releasing Xu Man in her thirties isn’t merciful; it’s a more subtle punishment.

Xu Man was a spoiled wealthy girl, proud and carrying a particularly strong sense of self-esteem since childhood.

When she’s released in her thirties, she’s still young, not old yet, and capable of enjoying life. But she’s also no longer young and can’t compete with women in their twenties.

Then she would be in an awkward position; young but in her thirties, old but only in her thirties.

Also, marrying won’t be easy, not just due to her age but also her prison background. After her release, she’ll continue being a spoiled rich girl, but she won’t find a good man to marry.

The good ones would disregard her. If she wastes a few years choosing a husband, it would be even more tragic; her age would be even higher. But rushing to marry somebody would likely lead to a bad marriage.

Hence, she would be neither high nor low, which is actually the most torturous.

You say you’d jail her for two or three years, she’ll still be a beautiful woman in her twenties upon release. Or if you jail her for twenty years, she’d directly grow old and wouldn’t need to worry about marriage.

But you insist on jailing her for seven or eight years, neither here nor there, isn’t this intentional torment?

Dongfang Yu decided that he had some feelings for Xu Man and couldn’t just sit around watching her life being destroyed.

“Tianling, can’t you spare Xu Man for my sake? What about jailing her for a year or two, seven or eight years is too much.”

Ruan Tianling cast him a cold glance, “Do you know what crime she’s committed?”

“Yeah, she tried to have someone killed which almost cost Jian Yufei her life.”

“At that time, Yufei was pregnant with my child.”

Ruan Tianling’s statement left Dongfang Yu speechless.

Well, Xu Man definitely stepped on a landmine. She nearly caused the death of Tianling’s child; such a serious crime, even he can’t help her now.

“That foolish girl, how could she do such a thing! She deserves it, she absolutely deserves it!” Dongfang Yu sighed, shaking his head.

Ruan Tianling drained a bottle of wine and picked up another to continue drinking.

“Tianling, drink less, the liquor is too strong.”

“You’re responsible for taking me home later.” Having said that, Ruan Tianling continued to drink.