Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

Zheng Kun stood to the side, but he felt uncertain.

The arbitration tribunal's ruling was based on clear facts and the applicable law was sound.

The first and second trials are trying to overturn the verdict?

difficult!

If this drags on, not only will we lose money, but we'll also ruin the reputation of the Pei Group!

But seeing Zhang Lanlan's furious expression, he swallowed his words back.

"Now, I declare."

The chief arbitrator slammed the gavel down.

"Court is adjourned!"

The gavel fell, and the court hearing officially ended.

People in the gallery stood up and walked out, discussing the three-phase compensation verdict.

Zhou Min wiped away her tears and bowed repeatedly to Jiang Chen, unable to even finish her sentence.

Zhang Lanlan, her face dark, flicked her sleeves and strode out without looking back, her high heels clattering on the ground, her heart filled with rage.

Zheng Kun sighed, quickly packed up the judgment, and followed.

In the corridor outside the arbitration tribunal.

Zhang Lanlan's voice was shrill and sharp, and could be heard from a great distance.

"Appeal! You must appeal! Prepare the materials immediately and take it to the district court!"

"I refuse to believe I can lose to a lowly employee!"

She walked briskly, her high heels clattering on the marble floor, her face full of anger.

This attracted the attention of many people who had just left the courtroom.

No wonder she was so angry.

As the wife of the CEO of the Pei Group, she had never suffered such a great injustice.

I won the case against a junior employee. I'll probably become a laughing stock among the wives' circle!

She doesn't care about losing money, but she cares about saving face!

This time, I've completely lost face!

Just then, Jiang Chen and Zhou Min also walked out of the courtroom.

I happened to see Zhang Lanlan throwing a tantrum in front of me.

Jiang Chen smiled faintly and said slowly, "Appealing is your legal right, and no one is stopping you."

"However, I would like to point out that the facts of this case are clear, the evidence is conclusive, and there are no issues with the application of the law."

"The second instance will most likely uphold the original judgment. At that time, not only will they still have to pay compensation, but the judgment will also be published online, and the entire industry will be able to see the case of Hengtong Trading forcing employees to leave during pregnancy, which will make them even more famous."

His tone was calm, but every word hit Zhang Lanlan where it mattered most: face!

Doesn't she want to save face?

Then let's completely slap her face!

Zhang Lanlan stopped in her tracks, her face instantly freezing.

It felt like being slapped in the face in public.

"you!"

She pointed at Jiang Chen, her lips trembling with anger, but she couldn't utter a rebuttal for a long time.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, please calm down."

Zheng Kun steeled himself and pulled Zhang Lanlan to the corner of the corridor, lowering his voice to quickly analyze the pros and cons.

"Mr. Zhang, Jiang Chen is telling the truth."

"The arbitration tribunal clearly ruled based on a typical case of protecting the rights of pregnant women. The facts and legal basis are both sound. The probability of appealing to the court and having the judgment overturned is less than 10%."

"If we really have to go through a first and second trial, which could drag on for more than half a year, and then the media follows up with reports and labels it as 'the Pei Group bullying pregnant women,' it will have a greater impact on the bidding process for the Chengdong Industrial Park."

"If President Pei knew that a project worth hundreds of millions was delayed because of this trivial matter, he would be even angrier!"

He paused, then added, "Besides, 180,000 is really nothing to the company. Spending money to avoid trouble and minimize the impact is the most important thing!"

Zhang Lanlan gritted her teeth, her chest heaving violently.

She glared at Jiang Chen's retreating figure, but finally let out a heavy snort to suppress her anger.

"Never mind! Let's go back to the company first, and we'll talk about this later."

She didn't care about the money, but if it caused a huge uproar and Pei Zhenbang blamed her for losing more than she gained, then it would truly be a loss.

2 PM, President's Office on the Top Floor of Pei's Group Headquarters.

The judgment was slammed onto the executive desk with a "thud," its pages flying everywhere.

"180,000? Zheng Kun, I really overestimated you."

"In the last labor dispute at the industrial park, you said the other side had too much evidence, so I'll admit defeat."

"And this time? Just because of a pregnant employee's trivial matter, you lost so badly! You even had to pay three installments of unpaid wages? How come I didn't know labor laws had been revised so many times now?"

"I paid you a high salary as my legal director just so you could lose every case and make me pay money every time?"

Zheng Kun lowered his head, beads of sweat forming on his forehead, and forced a smile as he explained, "President Pei, the arbitration tribunal treated this case as a typical example of protecting the rights of pregnant women, and the ruling was indeed a bit too harsh."

"Moreover, Jiang Chen's side has prepared too much evidence, and he's caught us red-handed for falsifying performance reports..."

"Excuses! All excuses!" Pei Zhenbang slammed his fist on the table, interrupting him. "You lose and then blame the other side for being better, blame the court for being biased? I want results!"

He pointed at Zheng Kun, his tone as cold as ice, speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Let me tell you, Zheng Kun, this is the second time you've fallen into Jiang Chen's hands."

One more time, and you don't need to come to work. Just pack your bags and leave.

"Yes...yes, it's President Pei."

Zheng Kun's face turned pale, and he responded repeatedly, his palms sweating profusely.

He knew in his heart that his position in the Pei Group was already in jeopardy.

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen said goodbye to Zhou Min and returned to the law firm with Chen Qiaowei.

Chen Qiaowei returned to her seat, picked up her phone, and wanted to relax by browsing the news for a while.

He had just made two swipes with his fingertips when he suddenly stopped, his face showing a slight surprise.

"Jiang Lu! This is your former company, right? It seems like something's happened!"

She rushed into Jiang Chen's office and handed him her phone.

"Look, Han Zihe, a famous idol trainee, jumped off a hotel room last night!"

"He's gone now, only 22 years old..."

Jiang Chen was tidying up the case files when he heard the name Han Zihe. He was startled and looked up to take the phone.

On the screen, there was a top trending news item with a very jarring headline.

Idol Producer Han Zihe is suspected of dying from depression after falling from a building; his agency says it was due to personal reasons.

The news article was very short.

Han Zihe is a member of a limited-time group that debuted through a talent show in the past two years. After the group disbanded, he stayed with his original agency as a trainee and has many public activities.

Around midnight last night, he fell from a VIP room on the top floor of a hotel and died despite rescue efforts.

The company issued an official statement in the afternoon, stating that the individual had long suffered from depression and that the fall was a personal act unrelated to the company.

But the comments section has completely exploded.

A large number of fans flooded the official Weibo account of the agency demanding an explanation.

They said the company had been exploiting trainees for a long time and that resource allocation was extremely unfair.

Han Zihe was exploited for two years; the company drove him to his death.

The topics #Han Zihe# and #Trainee Exploitation# have already climbed to the top of the trending searches at a visible speed.

The hype is still skyrocketing.