This material wasnât really any evidence, it was just a randomly typed document, yet with Ji Linâs words, it was quite intimidating.
Although Ji Linâs acting skills were poor when he was sterilising Ji Mimi, she didnât expect that when it came to his work, he would act in a serious manner. If Bai Duanduan hadnât been with him, Iâm afraid she would have been seething in the face of this.
The three people looked at Tian Mu with grim faces.
Unfortunately, Tian Mu did not panic as expected, and almost immediately he retorted in a fierce and decisive manner: âImpossible! Mr Xie! You canât smear me with these falsehoods! I donât even know anyone from Mercury Network, Iâve never had any contact with them, not even an email exchange, let alone a monetary exchange, theyâre just doing a competitive project, but it really has nothing to do with me at all!â
Tian Muâs appearance looked exactly like the normal reaction of a person who has been wronged, his face was red and his eyes were full of anger, âDidnât you say that? Because I signed that non-compete contract with you, I canât go to other competing companies in the same industry, and thatâs why Iâve been quietly cultivating myself at home and occasionally going out to the gym to exercise. You canât just spout off like that!â
At this point, he looked at Ji Linâs pile of âevidenceâ: âI didnât do anything like that! Iâm not afraid of the shadow! So there canât be any evidence at all! This must be a forgery! You lawyers, in order to make money, youâre deceiving your clients, trying to get Mr. Xie to sue me so that you can make a lot of money from your fees. I will go to the Law Association to complain against you!â
âMr. Xie, when I was with YuWen Games, although it is true that I have made some mistakes, but I am only little greedy for small bargains, my family was too poor in the past, I was afraid of being poor, and I was crazy about being poor, so I always wanted to get a little bit of money when I saw it. You people who grew up in a good family might not know this feeling of mine, because I was poor, so I donât feel safe without money around me, when I see any small money, I want to be greedy, I know itâs not right, but I canât help it, maybe this is really the bad nature of being poor in the past â¦â¦â
âI know that people should not be afraid of money, but I used to be so poor that I could not get a decent meal for two or three days, and when I was at university I could only eat a bowl of white rice and then get a free soup from the canteen to eat. Usually, I just bring pickles from home and eat them with steamed buns. Once I found five yuan on the ground, I hid it secretly and was happy for two days. Five yuan was enough for me to eat steamed buns for a few days.â Tian Mu said upto here and his eyes also brought a bit of tears, âYou see, Iâm just such a worthless person who loves petty gain and is short-sighted, a poor person at heartâ¦â
âBut Mr. Xie, you believe me, I know whatâs right and wrong, and I know that you didnât renew my contract before, and I know itâs because I went a bit too far off course.â
Tian Mu was quite sincere and heartfelt in his words. He probably thought that Xie Miao would not understand him, however, he would not have thought that this was the kind of words that would have moved Xie Miao.
Xie Miao was poor too. He used to live in a dilapidated and poor neighbourhood and spent a very poor and pale childhood and adolescence. Even when he liked a girl, he became groundless because he was poor and could not give his partner a future and happiness and had no courage. That feeling of poverty, that inferiority complex and cowardice that comes from his bones, only started to improve after he went to university and slowly made money writing code for others and doing odd jobs in software. Being able to come this far, being called âMr. Xieâ by Tian Mu, being recognized by people around him as having come from a good family since childhood, Xie Miao knows how much he has given, and how much sweat and hardship is behind the glamour he has today.
At this point, he wonderfully resonated with Tian Mu, and almost at this instant, he had already chosen to believe Tian Mu in his heart.
And because of his outburst, Tian Mu wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, excused himself and left the table to go to the bathroom.
Xie Miao, Ji Lin and Bai Duanduan were the only three people left in the box.
Xie Miao sighed, âJi Lin, I believe him, he shouldnât have done this.â
Ji Lin frowned, his expression not quite agreeing, âYour judgment is made too subjective. I have seen many such workers. As long as they are not dead, as long as there is no ironclad evidence, they can still play the emotion card with the business owner in a sincere manner, coaxing the business owner to turn around â¦â¦ â
Ji Lin was still trying to convince Xie Miao to be sensible, but Xie Miao obviously didnât think so. He patted Ji Linâs shoulder, âI quite empathize with what he said, and I think you do too, so Iâm still inclined to believe him, just like I believed you at first.â
Xie Miao looked at Ji Lin with gentle eyes, âJi Lin, Iâve always been very grateful that I trusted you so single-mindedly in the first place, I didnât even really know you much in the first place, but the same experience made me choose to trust you in my heart. You see, if it werenât for this, would I have had such a friend as you? If it wasnât for you, I would have been tossed to death by all these labour disputes and personnel contract structures all the way through my entrepreneurial journey, and I wouldnât have gotten to where I am today.â
âSo sometimes, I think itâs a blessing to choose kindness and believe in the goodness of human nature.â Xie Miao smiled, âMy intuition is quite accurate, I choose to believe in Tian Mu this time. Mercury Network probably just really coincidentally bumped ideas with our R&D to come up with such a competing product.â
Ji Lin pursed his lips and glanced at Xie Miao, âDonât compare him to me.â
Xie Miao couldnât help but laugh, âOkay, okay, I get it, youâre special, no one else can compare.â He patted Ji Linâs shoulder again, âForget it, Ji Lin, Tian Mu shouldnât have done this, letâs stop here, I probably thought too badly of people before, I wasted too much time dwelling on this matter, instead of staring at this kind of thing, I should spend more time hurrying to research the next product, and try to get a game on the shelves earlier that is completely different from Mercury Network and can beat them.â
Xie Miao had said so, and Ji Lin didnât say anything else, he was a little less happy, âI donât think he and I are the same kind of person. But I respect your choice.â
The two of them were playing dumb riddles, causing Bai Duanduanâs curiosity to explode.
What had happened between Xie Miao and Ji Lin in the past? The same experience? What experience? Was Ji Lin very poor before?
Bai Duanduan thought about this while observing Ji Lin and Xie Miao, but before she could come up with a conclusion, her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an argument from outside the box.
âWhatâs wrong with you?â
It was Tian Muâs voice.
Xie Miao frowned, opened the door and walked out, followed by Bai Duanduan and Ji Lin.
Outside the box, Tian Mu was arguing with a man, while a drink was spilled everywhere on the floor, and Tian Muâs shirt had been completely spilled, the stain was running down his shirt to his trousers. The scene was a complete mess.
Tian Mu was probably furious and his voice was loud, âDonât you have eyes when you walk? ! You can run into me on such a wide road, whatâs wrong with you?â
Many people in the restaurant lobby were attracted by the sound of the argument, and the waiter also ran out, with the intention of persuading the fight.
However, compared to Tian Muâs aggressive attitude, the man who had hit Tian Mu admitted his mistake in a good manner and kept apologising.
âSorry sorry sorry, I really didnât mean to do it, I was just looking down at my phone, I really didnât pay attention ah.â