Chapter 364 - 179: Taking Wei Luyao Back to the Villa, the Party ’Dinged

Chapter 364: Chapter 179: Taking Wei Luyao Back to the Villa, the Party ’Dinged

He took the initiative to offer one million in compensation for emotional distress.

It wasn’t that he was so rich. Even if it went to court, a judge would never award one million for emotional distress—it would be a struggle to even get 100,000.

But he was still willing to give one million for emotional distress.

This one million wasn’t to compensate Wei Luyao, but to compensate Chen Mo.

Of course, Chen Mo might not even give a damn about one million, but as a mere variety show director, his own resources were limited.

This one million was split between him and Liu Yufan, 500,000 each.

As for why he was willing to pay so much, it was because the incident had dragged Chen Mo into it.

If Wei Luyao were an ordinary intern, without a boyfriend with a powerful background like Chen Mo.

Forget compensation for emotional distress; he probably could have solved the whole thing just by promising her a bit more screen time.

Unfortunately, she wasn’t an ordinary intern. She really did have a boyfriend with a powerful background.

Especially since this boyfriend happened to be friends with President Tang and President Zhang.

The impact on him, then, would be far too great.

’If I hadn’t been dragged into this, who would give a damn if Liu Yufan lived or died?’

Regardless of whether he had known about it beforehand, he and his nephew were now a single entity.

If they couldn’t obtain Wei Luyao’s forgiveness, then the two of them, uncle and nephew, would be kicked out together.

Therefore, to show his sincerity, he proactively offered the exorbitant sum of one million for emotional distress.

As long as Wei Luyao agreed, it would be like spending 500,000 to buy peace of mind.

In the future, he might even be able to make a comeback from a rural variety show.

If he couldn’t get her forgiveness, his reputation in the industry would be completely ruined, and no platform would be willing to have him.

"Yes, Lorya, we are willing to compensate you with one million for emotional distress. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive my inappropriate behavior."

Liu Yufan also obediently apologized to Wei Luyao.

He didn’t dare to have any more bad ideas about her. He now only felt the need to respect her from a distance.

There was no helping it; her boyfriend was too powerful. He couldn’t afford to provoke him.

Now, he only dared to obediently call her by her English name.

Hearing this, surprise showed in the eyes of both Zhao Yalan and Producer Xie.

Clearly, the sum of one million was a bit beyond their expectations.

Especially Zhao Yalan. She had seen this kind of thing countless times.

The final court-ordered compensation for emotional distress was usually not much; 50,000 was already considered high.

But the uncle and nephew duo, Liu Wenbin and Liu Yufan, had directly offered one million.

This suggested there was another reason, likely related to Chen Mo’s status.

"One million?"

Wei Luyao was momentarily stunned when she heard they were offering her one million in compensation for emotional distress.

She only had a few thousand yuan in her bank account, which was last month’s stipend from the law firm.

Now, they were offering her one million directly. To her, this number was a bit too high.

Besides, she wasn’t a fresh graduate anymore. During her internship at the law firm, she had handled similar cases.

Compensation for emotional distress would absolutely never reach one million.

She knew without a second thought that they were offering so much because of Chen Mo.

"Yes, one million. 500,000 from me, and 500,000 from him, to express our apologies to you."

Liu Wenbin nodded sincerely.

At this, Wei Luyao recalled what Chen Mo had told her earlier.

Chen Mo had said that as long as she was satisfied with the sincerity of their apology, she should accept whatever amount of money they offered without any worries.

’But still, one million is so much...’

"Luyao, I recorded this. It can prove they are voluntarily giving you this compensation for emotional distress."

Seeing Wei Luyao remain silent, Zhao Yalan mentioned this, fearing she might think there would be trouble.

"Thank you, Lawyer Zhao."

Wei Luyao thanked Zhao Yalan and decided to listen to Chen Mo.

’Since Chen Mo told me to accept it, there must be a good reason.’

"I accept your apology and agree to forgive you."

Wei Luyao glanced impassively at the uncle and nephew, Liu Wenbin and Liu Yufan, and gave a slight nod.

"Thank you, Ms. Wei!"

Seeing that Wei Luyao had agreed, Liu Wenbin immediately let out a long sigh of relief, his entire body relaxing.

’It’s great that she agreed. Even though it cost me 500,000, as long as this matter is settled, it’s completely worth it.’

"Lorya, thank you for being the bigger person!"

Liu Yufan also bowed repeatedly in thanks.

Wei Luyao had agreed. The next step was to call Old Deng for the money.

There was no way he could come up with 500,000 on his own.

The two parties reached an agreement and proceeded to sign a contract.

This was a law firm, after all. Finding someone to draft an agreement was incredibly convenient.

The contents of the agreement were simply that the uncle and nephew apologized to Wei Luyao for their inappropriate behavior and voluntarily offered to compensate her with one million yuan for emotional distress.

In return, Wei Luyao would issue a letter of forgiveness for Liu Yufan’s inappropriate behavior.

Originally, the other party also wanted Wei Luyao to keep the matter confidential, but Zhao Yalan flatly refused.

Confidentiality would cost extra.

At this, the uncle and nephew could only give up in resignation.

After the agreement was signed, they directly transferred two payments of 500,000 to Wei Luyao’s bank card.

Staring at the seven-figure balance in her account, Wei Luyao’s eyes took on a dazed look.

’It’s only the first day of filming the show, and I’ve already earned a million?’

’How many cases would I have to take to earn this much?’

Afterward, the group walked out of the conference room.

Zhao Yalan returned to her office, and Producer Xie went back to work.

Liu Yufan, with a gloomy expression, packed up his things. After a reluctant glance at his workstation, he left Chengli Law Firm, clutching his belongings.

When he reached the lounge area by the entrance, he saw Chen Mo sitting there, playing on his phone.

He instinctively ducked his head and quickly walked out the main doors of Chengli Law Firm.

’A big shot like Chen Mo isn’t someone I can afford to provoke. The best thing to do is get out of here, fast.’