My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 563 - 365 Apologize

Chapter 563: 365 Apologize

"The pancake drawing looks pretty decent... Let’s see the result first, no more chatting for now, I’m off to update my Moments..."

Yan Weiwei put on an indifferent look, albeit somewhat guiltily sneaked off to her room.

Watching Yan Weiwei’s retreating back, Xiao Yu asked cheerily.

"Uncle, if your plan works, does that mean Sister Weiwei won’t have to travel all over the place anymore?"

"Basically she’d be so happy she’d forget about her woes."

"Haha! Uncle, you always have a way!"

"Oh, it’s nothing, I’m just applying what I’ve learned. Speaking of which, Xiao Yu, you are the real hero here."

After all, you were one of the co-creators of the ’Overclocking Scripture’...

"Me? I just helped with the cooking..."

Xiao Yu thought Meng Lang was referring to the Dongpo pork, and she felt a bit embarrassed being complimented.

"Then I’ll go wash the dishes."

Meng Lang watched Xiao Yu hopping off to the kitchen, smiled, and turned to look at Lin Haitang.

"Ahem! I just remembered I have work to do..."

"Sit down!"

Lin Haitang glared, Meng Lang glared back in response.

"Lawyer Lin, as a lawyer, you must uphold the basic spirit of contract, right?"

Lin Haitang: "..."

Reluctantly sitting back down, she cautiously glanced at Yan Weiwei’s room and lowered her voice somewhat guiltily.

"What’s the matter? I really do have work."

Meng Lang, seeing Lin Haitang’s desperate attempt to keep secrets in front of him, couldn’t help but find the situation somewhat amusing.

"I was actually planning to talk to you about work!"

"What do you mean?" Lin Haitang was slightly stunned.

"I heard you’ve taken on a big case recently?"

"Heard? Heard from whom?"

Lin Haitang asked back before realizing...

"Okay, never mind, I shouldn’t have asked. You’re probably going to say, working in insurance does have its downsides with lower pay, but the social circle is vast, right?"

"Hehe!" Meng Lang touched his nose.

He seemed to have... said this line before?

"So, you know about the case I took on? It was the same with Gao Yuan’s divorce case previously..."

Lin Haitang stopped mid-sentence, a tight feeling in her heart, and suddenly appeared nervous.

"Wait! You’re not suggesting that this case is dangerous, are you?"

She knew Meng Lang wasn’t one to speak without basis, especially since he had hit the nail on the head with Gao Yuan’s divorce case previously.

"What are you thinking, there aren’t that many high-risk cases." Meng Lang chuckled dismissively.

"Then why are you interested in this case?"

"Me... can’t I be concerned about your work a bit?"

Ha! As if anyone would believe that!

Lin Haitang pulled at the corner of her mouth, staring at Meng Lang.

"You just finished caring about Weiwei’s training, and now you’re concerning yourself with my work? Are you that idle? You do manage your time quite well though!"

Meng Lang was left speechless. Is this an insinuation?

The next second, his face was filled with grief.

"Lawyer Lin, who was it that pushed me to care for someone else yesterday? And now, after the task is done, you’re throwing me away like a used tool? Is this how you treat people?

So tell me, do you want me to care or not?

No wonder they say lawyers can turn black into white.

I think you don’t need to enumerate the charges against me, just a simple ’falsely accused’ will do, right?"

Faced with Meng Lang’s resentful gaze, Lin Haitang’s expression turned awkward.

This reason... seems indeed a little hard to justify...

I don’t know what came over me just now; those bitter words just slipped out, and now thinking about it...

Could I be jealous?

"I... I didn’t mean that, it’s just your topics jump too quickly. You were challenging me one moment, and suddenly concerned about my work the next..."

Lin Haitang looked somewhat unconvincing.

"Can’t you put aside personal prejudices, remove the tinted glasses, and try to see me in a better light?"

"How can I view it positively?"

"Like maybe my concern is noble, genuinely for the wellbeing of all humanity, concerned about world peace?"

Seeing Lin Haitang’s scoffing look, Meng Lang sighed helplessly...

Alas! Those who know me think I worry too much; those who don’t, what can they understand?...

"You’re concerned about the ’Bin City Shipyard’ case, aren’t you?" Lin Haitang pondered.

Bin City Shipyard...

It matched the intelligence!

"Exactly, that’s the one. Tell me more about it."

Seeing Meng Lang getting somewhat serious, Lin Haitang, although puzzled, trusted him enough to share an overview of the case.

"Bin City Shipyard, eight super-large oil tankers that had their contracts terminated..."

It seemed that this was indeed his target...

"How big do you think your chances of winning are?" he asked.

"Hardly any chance at all," Lin Haitang sighed helplessly.

"That lacking in confidence?"

"It’s not about confidence, it’s about the prepared versus the unprepared; they’ve practically set all the traps already, and currently, everything is very unfavorable for Bin City Shipyard.

Under such conditions, the hope of winning the lawsuit is very slim.

We’ve been trying to find any wiggle room in the opponent’s contract, but to no avail."

"Is that so..." Meng Lang stroked his chin, thinking about how to enter the game.

Since Lin Haitang had said there was little hope, legal methods probably wouldn’t work, leaving probably only business strategies...

"What? Do you have a way to win this lawsuit?" Lin Haitang looked at Meng Lang.

"You think too highly of me! I’m not a representative of Ren Da, am I? Can I just change legal clauses on a whim?"

Meng Lang spread his hands, then asked again.

"Hey! What happens to Bin City Shipyard if we lose the lawsuit?"

"Most likely... it will go bankrupt and restructure..." Lin Haitang thought for a moment.

Thinking of Mr. Feng, whose spine had been bent by reality, she couldn’t help but sigh.

"To front the building costs of those eight large ships, the current Bin City Shipyard is already heavily in debt.

They can’t even pay for the lawyer’s fees, only able to sign a risk representation contract.

Not to mention continue buying materials for shipbuilding, employees’ wages reportedly can’t even be paid.

If we lose the lawsuit, the 10% deposit, which is 600 million, will also need to be compensated to the Norway Ship King, which would be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back..."

"Really? Bankruptcy that severe?"

"Uh... why do I feel like you’re actually a bit happy about this?"

"Am I? It’s just your misperception."

It’s better if it’s about to go bankrupt; how else could I undertake a giant swallowing operation?

"By the way, I have another question. Although the contracts were terminated, if these eight ships were sold, they would still be worth quite a bit despite the losses, right?

Why doesn’t Bin City Shipyard use this method to save itself?"

"I’ve looked into this, and it is said that due to the shipowner’s special design requirements, these eight ships aren’t highly recognized in the market, making it difficult to resell them.

Moreover, the oil transportation market is depressed, and the prices of new ships keep falling, so the shipyard is losing money on every ship they build, hence they are in a dilemma.

But the biggest problem is still the lack of funding to start work."

No money to build, no buyers to sell to... it’s quite tragic, but that’s even better for me!

How to manage after buying them wasn’t something Meng Lang was worried about.

Since it was advice from the brothers, what did that indicate?

It showed that the opportunity of the era was waiting for us!

"Alright, I have no more questions."

"What? Have you found a solution?" Lin Haitang’s eyes brightened.

"What? Are you very concerned about whether I have a solution?" Meng Lang asked with a smile.

"Cough! I just feel it’s hard to watch so many workers lose their jobs and become unemployed as a person from Country Hua."

"Oh~" Meng Lang drew out the word and nodded, then helplessly spread his hands.

"I do have a method, but to avoid you misunderstanding that I care for another reason, I think I better not get involved.

Oh dear! Though I’m idle, I still need to think about how to manage my time..."

"You..."

Watching Meng Lang with an expression deserving a smack, Lin Haitang bit her red lips.

"Alright, I was wrong, I apologize, okay?"

"If saying sorry was useful, then what would we need police for?"

"Then what do you want me to do to apologize..."

Lin Haitang hadn’t finished speaking when she suddenly saw a shadow flash in front of her eyes, and the next moment her lips felt cool.

"You!"

"Hmm! Lawyer Lin, your apology is very sincere, I’ll take care of this matter!"

Meng Lang waved his hand and swiftly moved out the door, leaving only Lin Haitang with a flushed face...