i gave myself away

Shi Mo happily put away his phone, and when he turned around, he saw Xie Jincheng wearing home clothes, standing in front of him, staring at him non-stop.

"Huh? Why did you come out?" Shi Mo scratched his head curiously, "Come out to bask in the sun? Then take your time, I'll go first."

"Where are you going?" Xie Jincheng grabbed Shi Mo's wrist, and there seemed to be a haze in his eyes, which was obscure.

Shi Mo was still happy that he couldn't pay back the money, he didn't notice Xie Jincheng's changed face at all: "I'm going to see the house, I'm going to buy a house!"

Suddenly, a thunderbolt hit his head from the blue sky, Xie Jincheng's blood seemed to be pulled out of his body by a ruthless syringe, and his body became icy cold.Shi Mo wanted to buy a house, and was about to leave this home... Yes, Shi Mo was no longer a pauper, he had enough financial resources to buy a house and repay the loan, and was capable of spreading his wings and leaving his embrace.

Unknowingly, the hand holding Shi Mo loosened, a gust of wind quietly walked away, and Shi Mo ran away without looking back. Xie Jincheng turned his back to Shi Mo, staring steadily at the ground, Why doesn't he know that this road is so wide?

He pushed open the door wearily, and opened Shimo's study with a spare key. Looking at the pile of case materials that were destined to fail, he came up with a terrible idea.

Shi Mo looked at the blueprint of the house, and at Wu Lin's suggestion, he ordered a house with the best view, a moderate floor, and the best layout. Wu Lin gave him the price of an acquaintance. After the completion of the house, he only needed to pay in one lump sum 150 million will do.Shi Mo intends to save the saved money, and will not invest it, and will not return Xie Jincheng.

Half a month later, Shi Mo received more than 200 million yuan in legal fees for the Li family's series of cases, of which 100 million yuan was given priority to the law firm, and the rest was saved for his father to buy a house.He hasn't talked to his father about buying a house yet, and he wants to surprise his father in the future.

The first-instance case of Dongxin Company has not yet been implemented, and the two defendant companies and 600 outsiders refused to accept the amount of the first-instance judgment and appealed at the same time.After Shi Mo received the appeal, he went to find Li Jiaru. After Li Jiaru connected with the head office, he decided to continue entrusting Shi Mo to represent him in the second trial.

Since Shimo is a risk agent in the first instance of these two cases, the two parties agreed to pay Shimo all the lawyer fees after the execution is completed, but now there is a second instance stuck in the front, and at least the completion of the execution will have to wait until the second instance is closed, and the litigation cycle is too long. , Shi Mo can't afford to lose too much.The head office decided to pay the first-instance attorney's fee first, and continue to sign the risk agency in the second-instance trial, but pay him one-third of the attorney's fee first, and pay the remaining two-thirds after the execution is completed.

In this way, in just half a month, a total of 500 million yuan was added to Shimo's account, which was enough for him to repay Xie Jincheng's debt. If you earn more than ten thousand, you don't have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

Shi Mo didn't tell Xie Jincheng the news of getting the lawyer's fee, but one day, Xie Jincheng asked about it.

"Did you pay the lawyer's fee for the first instance case of Dongxin Company?" Xie Jincheng was fiddling with the lucky bamboo placed in the living room, probably due to the lack of light, the leaves of the lucky bamboo were a little yellow, and they looked so ugly.After thinking about it, he took a pair of scissors and a trash can, carefully cut off the dead leaves, and threw them into the trash can.

Shi Mo walked over, wanting to take over his work: "I'll do it." Since he moved in, the burden of taking care of the plants fell on him, but Xie Jincheng staggered his hand and said calmly, " No need," bowed his head and continued pruning.

Shi Mo withdrew his hand and scratched his head, what happened to Xie Jincheng?Very strange look: "Uh, really don't need my help?"

"No need." Xie Jincheng finished processing the cut dead leaves, embraced the flower pot with both hands, placed the lucky bamboo in a sunny place, washed his hands and walked back, continuing to take care of the next plant.I don't know when the parting will come. Before that, he has the obligation to learn how to take care of plants.

A strange atmosphere spread in the hall. Seeing that Xie Jincheng hadn't spoken for a long time, Shi Mo could only speak first: "The lawyer's fee will be paid after the execution is completed. Now both defendants have appealed." He said a harmless Little lie, he comforted himself, this was to protect Xie Jincheng's self-esteem, otherwise Xie Jincheng would be very sad knowing that he had made so much money, he lied to himself, he wanted to keep the money to buy a house and a car in the future, he couldn't be so Quickly use it for repayment.

Xie Jincheng clenched the scissors tightly, and the flood that hit his chest rushed out as if a gate had been opened. He breathed a sigh of relief for no reason: "Yes."

Shi Mo's tense nerves also relaxed. It's ironic to think about it. The money that once destroyed his life was like a red thread, connecting him and Xie Jincheng closely, but now this lucky red thread has become an inseparable relationship between the two. mentioned existence.

This feeling is really indescribable.

The air smelled of loneliness, and the already empty villa became even more desolate. Shi Mo felt a tightness in his chest, and always wanted to say something, such as asking him what he had for dinner tonight, and whether he wanted to go to see a movie together tonight. The movie was relaxing, but by this time his tongue was so clumsy that he popped out a sentence: "I have a court meeting tomorrow morning, and breakfast will be made earlier." After finishing speaking, he wanted to bite off his tongue. , Knowing that "work", "lawyer's fees", and "money" are taboo words now, why mention it.

Xie Jincheng was quite natural, as if knowing that Shi Mo didn't get the lawyer's fee, he felt much more at ease.He put away the scissors, washed his hands, and hugged Shi Mo with a smile: "It just so happens that I am too."

Shi Mo struggled awkwardly out of habit: "Then shall I send you to the court tomorrow?"

Xie Jincheng grabbed his ear and lightly bit a red mark: "Of course."

"Then which court are you in?"

"Coincidentally, just like you."

"Oh..." Shi Mo didn't care. It wasn't just once or twice that they ran into the same court. In the trial court, Shi Mo was in a bad mood.

"Coincidentally, lawyer Shi, we met again." Xie Jincheng's smile was full of deliberation, and he pretended to be nobody.

"you you you……"

Xie Jincheng held Shi Mo's hand pointing to his nose, and squeezed his palm pretending to shake hands, his thumb wandered ambiguously along his palm lines: "Lawyer Shi, you are a friend in court, but an enemy in court, I hope you If you can show 100% of your strength, come with me to a wonderful trial duel."

Xie Jincheng glanced sideways at the client present, and Shi Mo swallowed the words abruptly—if his client knew that the two of them were close, who would dare to entrust him, because he was afraid that he would collude with Xie Jincheng and cause the client to lose the lawsuit.

Shi Mo gave Xie Jincheng a fierce look, and walked to the defendant's seat with the client.

This case was a dispute over a construction project contract, and the bid amount was only about 45 yuan. Xie Jincheng represented the plaintiff, Feiyang Land Co., Ltd., and Shimo represented the defendant, Alchang Elevator Installation Company.The case is very simple. The plaintiff wants to install two escalators up and down in the shopping mall, and signs a contract with the defendant, agreeing that the defendant will be responsible for installing the elevators. The plaintiff will pay half of the payment first. Plaintiff pays the balance.The content of the contract is true and valid, and does not violate the provisions of laws and regulations, but the problem lies in the elevator.

During the acceptance check by the quality inspection department, it was found that the height between floors did not match the installed elevator.

The two parties disagreed on this. The plaintiff believed that the elevator installed by the defendant was unqualified and should be fully responsible. It refunded half of the payment and compensated them for economic losses such as dismantling the elevator.The defendant believed that the elevator was purchased by the plaintiff, and the defendant was only responsible for the installation. The height between the floors was too high and the total length of the elevator was insufficient, which resulted in an increase in the inclination angle, which further led to the unqualified acceptance. The plaintiff should bear full responsibility for this. Half of the money paid is the labor cost of the defendant, and the defendant has no reason to refund it.

When Shi Mo received this case, he also had a headache. At first glance, both sides seemed reasonable. From the perspective of the plaintiff, I will pay you and you will go to work.But from the defendant's point of view, it was your problem that caused my workmanship to be unqualified, and my hard work was in vain. Don't tell me you have no responsibility at all?

According to normal logic, this case will be endless, everyone is responsible, and everyone should compensate the other party.From a legal point of view, however, this is not the case.

Shi Mo's hair stood on end, and when he raised his head, he met Xie Jincheng's malicious gaze. The bad premonition snaked up like vines, wrapping his heart tightly, making every beat of the heart feel quite uneasy.

During the trial, Xie Jincheng's point of view was concise and clear.

"First, the defendant is a professional. If the defendant thinks that the length of the elevator is insufficient, he should communicate with us in time to resolve it. However, the defendant did not raise the claim that the length of the elevator was insufficient until after the inspection failed. The defendant's concealment made the follow-up work impossible , the elevator is in an unfinished state, and the defendant should be fully responsible for his concealment. Second, we paid half of the payment in advance, which was based on trust in the defendant. However, in actual work, the defendant caused the elevator to be unable to be installed. If it is difficult to solve the problem, the defendant should bear the responsibility and return half of the money we have paid."

Not to be outdone, Shi Mo breathed a sigh of relief and retorted: "First, the elevator was purchased by the plaintiff, and the plaintiff should have informed us of the relevant data of the elevator after purchasing it, but up to now, we have not seen the relevant materials of the elevator. We also contacted the plaintiff by phone several times, and visited the plaintiff in person, but none of the plaintiff’s relevant persons in charge showed up. After the matter dragged on for two months, the plaintiff contacted us and urged us to install the elevator as soon as possible. He also informed us that the materials related to the purchase of the elevator had been lost due to the company moving the office. We consulted the plaintiff and informed him of the risks before installing the elevator. The plaintiff's non-cooperation was the root cause of the lawsuit. Second, half of the money paid by the plaintiff is our labor cost for installing the elevator. The failure of the elevator to be installed is caused by the plaintiff.

Both of them insisted on their own opinions, each had their own reasons, and the argument was evenly divided. The atmosphere of the trial was once brought to a climax by their fierce debate. When the trial came to the end, the atmosphere just cooled down and calmed down. Then I asked, "Are the parties willing to mediate?"

Xie Jincheng said: "We are willing to mediate."

Shi Mo was taken aback, and after asking the person's opinion, he replied in the same way: "We are also willing."

The presiding judge asked again: "What mediation plan does the plaintiff have?"

Xie Jincheng casually packed up the materials: "The person in charge of the plaintiff did not appear in court. The agent needs to go back and give feedback to the person in charge. After a detailed mediation plan is available, the agent will contact the other party and contact the court after reaching an agreement on mediation."

Shi Mo pouted: "We will reply after the plaintiff's mediation plan comes out."

The presiding judge: "If there is a new mediation plan, please reply to our court within a week. Now the court is adjourned."