At the end of August four years ago (2018), Liu Qiangdong, the head of JD.com, went to the other side of the Atlantic to attend the doctoral program in business administration held by the University of Minnesota; During this period, he had an improper relationship with a Chinese female student Liu Jingyao (Liu Jingyao), and was charged by the latter on suspicion of strong J. Although the local prosecutor ruled that the evidence was insufficient to exempt her from criminal liability, the woman initiated a civil lawsuit.
For four years, the two sides have been engaged in a heated battle at online hearings over criminal proceedings, civil proceedings, and private hearings. It was not until two days ago (2) that the peach-colored news case ushered in a "big finale", Liu Qiangdong and Liu Jingyao "decided to eliminate the misunderstanding, reached an agreement and reconciliation", and said that they would not issue any explanations, and the matter ended with a decent end.
Two days after the end of the peach case, this morning (4) the authoritative American media "News Today" reported a detail about the settlement between Liu Qiangdong and Liu Jingyao, and wrote "big price" (high price) in the title, it seems that Liu Qiangdong has broken a lot of money. As the saying goes, "breaking money to eliminate disasters", mental losses and compensation fees must be given, and I believe that it will basically meet Liu Jingyao's expectations before reconciliation.
According to foreign media reports, Liu Jingyao's initial claim against defendant Liu Qiangdong was $50,000 and not capped. However, in May of this year (2022), she filed a motion for amendment to the court through her lawyer, demanding "punitive damages", the specific amount of which is still unquantifiable. According to the local related case, Liu Jingyao is very likely to file a "punitive claim" of up to $100 million!
Of course, the appeal is allowed, but the result is most likely to be lost. The report further analyzed that through the oral accounts of the parties and the surveillance video of the third-party hotel, a large amount of evidence showed that "Liu Jingyao was not completely forced", and even inconscribled with the police that it was "voluntary relationship". However, Liu Jingyao has taken advantage of the time and place, and there is a hardcore supporter behind him.
Perhaps many domestic netizens do not know that the beautiful country is currently in the "meToo" (anti-sexual harassment movement) storm, Liu Jingyao has become a "female fighter" in the eyes of many supporters. This is confirmed by the copywriting issued after the settlement between the two sides, Liu Jingyao's supporters not only came to the court to pull up banners to show solidarity, but also bluntly said that "this is a historic moment", and it is difficult to hide the joy in their words.
As for the most concerned thing about the outside world, how many orders did Liu Qiangdong "pay" for his impulses? As the Internet spread 5 million US dollars? Foreign media have not specifically disclosed, but the amount of compensation will definitely not be low; At the end of the article, an American lawyer was quoted as explaining that Liu Jingyao's Florida legal team would receive a 33% to 40% of the commission from the lawsuit, presumably a considerable amount.
Judging from the results alone, the biggest winner is Liu Jingyao, who has won great wealth but also lost his reputation. Afterwards, some netizens pulled out the relevant information of Liu Jingyao, and learned that she was born in 1996, 3 years younger than her milk tea sister, and went to the United States to study after graduating from high school, and she was versatile. Judging from the outflow of campus photos, Liu Jingyao is not beautiful but wins in purity, and she also bumps into her face and milk tea sister.
It is worth mentioning that although Liu Qiangdong "won the innocence", his "cheating is not against the law" is a fact. It is gratifying that after experiencing this incident, Liu Qiangdong once again publicly apologized to Zhang Zetian and announced the good news that his wife was 19 years younger and "pregnant with a second child"; Zhang Zetian, who was ridiculed as the "green tea sister", also generously forgave her husband for saying that "there are always storms in life, but time always moves forward". After the storm passes, it will usher in a brilliant sunny day, which money cannot buy! (Image source network, infringement must be deleted)