Chapter 79.2: “Tang Li, let’s get a divorce.”

Tang Li panicked. She didn’t care about what her lawyer had instructed her before and began to explain instinctively, “Honey, listen to me. It’s not like that. I just exchanged contact information with him, but I really haven’t contacted him since then. We only talked for two or three sentences and haven’t talked since then, really! I can show you my phone chat records, it’s true. I just…I just added him out of boredom that day, nothing more. Don’t think too much, I just made a new friend…”

“Oh, you tell me not to think too much? Then why didn’t you mention that you had already added him on WeChat when I brought out Lu Shuisheng and asked you to take a photo of you two “cheating”?” Tian Mu’s face was dark and heavy. “If you didn’t have any guilty conscience, why wouldn’t you have said anything? Now I finally understand why you were so awkward when I introduced you to Lu Shuisheng. It’s not awkward to take a photo with him, but it’s awkward to flirt with someone your husband knows?”

“It’s not like that, it’s not…” Tang Li cried, and Lu Shuisheng was much calmer. He almost angrily stopped Tian Mu’s words, “Tian Mu, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you fabricating stories? What do you mean by taking those photos?”

Obviously, at this point, Lu Shuisheng was still trying to salvage the situation and remind Tian Mu to see the bigger picture with his angry reprimand.

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Tian Mu closed his eyes. “At that time, I was busy working on a game project and working overtime a lot, and I neglected you. So I chose to turn a blind eye to it, thinking that even if I spent less time with you, our relationship wouldn’t change. I just didn’t expect that flirting was a habit for you…”

Initially feeling quite guilty, Tang Li became somewhat annoyed when she was publicly accused by Tian Mu. “What do you mean flirting is a habit? I just added someone’s contact information. Did I do anything wrong? Did I meet with someone? Did I cheat on you? Ask Mr. Lu, did anything happen between us later? Yes, I am not good sometimes and I get upset and want someone to comfort me, but do you not have any problems? You sit at home all day, either working or just working, and you don’t have time to spend with me. Okay, that’s fine, but even though you’re constantly working, I haven’t seen much increase in income. I’m the one who doesn’t know what you’re busy with all the time!”

In this marriage that has lasted until today, Tang Li has many grievances towards Tian Mu. Now that Tian Mu has lost all restraint and accused her publicly, Tang Li also broke down: “I have never done anything substantial that has hurt you, but you put me in such a dangerous situation.”

Whenever this is brought up, Tang Li feels very aggrieved: “Because of your own problems, you violated some contract and were facing huge compensation, so you dragged me in to cover for you. You made me and Mr. Lu pretend to have an affair, and even took photos as evidence of it. Did you ever consider me when you did this? Do you know that I’m an internet celebrity? Once anyone present here who can’t keep their mouth shut leaks this information online, how can I face people in the future? No one will care that I was only pretending to have an affair to help cover for you. They will only think that I really had an affair. Do you know how harshly people on the internet can criticize? Tian Mu, you always thought you were good to me, understanding and loving me, but look at what you did. How could you push me to such a dangerous edge? If this matter is exposed, how can I live the rest of my life?”

As Tang Li spoke, she became more and more aggrieved and eventually cried on the spot. After accusing Tian Mu, she looked at Bai DuanDuan with resentment: “And you, a trash lawyer who doesn’t care about anything but winning a lawsuit, trampled on other people’s emotions and approached me under false pretenses.” She questioned Bai DuanDuan, “Don’t you feel ashamed? People like you, will you have any friends? I treated you as a friend and didn’t hide anything from you, but what happened? You used me to stab our family in the back. Are you even human?”

At this point, the situation has escalated beyond control. Lu Shuisheng’s face was unpleasant, Lin Hui was helpless, Tian Mu was furious and agitated, while Tang Li cried and made a scene.

The arbitrator reiterated several times about the issue of courtroom discipline, but this drama was too tumultuous, and everyone was caught up in their own emotions, with no one paying attention to the arbitrator’s announcement.

A simple business dispute turned into an ethical drama. Regardless, even though Tang Li didn’t have any further contact with those men, she wavered during her marriage and even had the idea of cheating mentally. Faced with Tian Mu, she was not flawless. Even when she accused him, she could only touch on the surface. But when facing Bai Duan Duan, she felt completely justified. That’s why she glared at Bai Duan Duan in anger, trying to vent all the frustration and oppression she had experienced during these days and since today.

“You, a calculating person like you, deserve no friends. I curse you to never have a good ending. Whether it’s family, friendship, or love, I wish you’ll never meet someone who genuinely cares about you. You wretched woman, you deserve to die!”

Ji Lin’s face immediately fell. He looked at Tang Li, about to speak, but before he could defend her, Bai Duan Duan stopped him.

She gently patted Ji Lin’s hand and spoke calmly and composedly, “It’s okay, I’ll handle this myself.”

As a female lawyer, when someone criticized her, of course, she would fight back.

At this moment, Tang Li’s face was full of anger and distortion. Tears rolled down her cheeks. In her heart, she believed that Bai Duan Duan and Ji Lin were the main culprits behind all the current difficulties. If it weren’t for Bai Duan Duan clinging to the recording as evidence, she wouldn’t have been accused of having an extramarital affair, and things wouldn’t have escalated to such an ugly point. She almost blamed Bai Duan Duan entirely for all her resentment.

It’s all because of this female lawyer’s fault!

“I treated you as a friend, but you used me for your own benefit!”

However, in the face of Tang Li’s towering anger, Bai DuanDuan remained calm: “Tang Li, do you think we have a friendship? Do you really consider me a friend?”

Bai DuanDuan smiled, “But Tang Li, if we are friends, how much do you really know about me? Do you know my hobbies? Do you know my birthday? Do you know my dietary restrictions? Do you know my educational and family background, and other personal information?”

“You don’t know, and you don’t care to know, because your standard for ‘friends’ is only those who can buy luxury items with you, discuss them together, indulge in vanity, spend time doing nothing together and show off. You don’t care about the character or the person your ‘friends’ are, you only care about these superficial things and your so-called internet-famous friends, are they really your friends? Besides taking selfies, editing them and promoting each other commercially, what else do they do? Do you not talk behind each other’s backs?”

“Tang Li, please remember one thing, you and I have never been friends,” Bai Duandan looked at Tang Li with a hint of pity, “that’s not how friends interact, and I, Bai DuanDuan, will never deceive my friends.”

You never even met the basic requirements of being my friend.

This cruel and blunt statement Bai DuanDuan could have said, but seeing Tang Li’s pale face, she ultimately decided not to.

“If you really want to make friends, you should sincerely get to know a person’s character and select your friends accordingly, instead of casually making friends based on their money or background. Even if I changed my identity a hundred times, I wouldn’t have the opportunity to succeed in taking advantage of you in a short time.”

In fact, a smart person could understand a lot from just a few words, but Tang Li clearly could not accept the fact that she had also made mistakes.

“You are a lawyer, I can’t argue with you, but everything that has happened to me up until now, isn’t it all because of you guys?” Tang Li’s eyes were teary, “I trusted the wrong friends, and even my husband, but in the end, when things went wrong, you used me as a scapegoat. But this case had nothing to do with me! It’s not like I breached a contract with my old company and secretly went to work for another company. Yet you all blame me! I’m clearly the most innocent person here!”

At this point, the argument had reached an impasse. Lu Shuisheng knew that the situation was out of his control and his face showed defeat. He looked like he no longer wanted to watch this farce, and without paying attention to the arbitrator, he left with a gloomy expression, leaving the legal and lawyer team of Mercury Network to continue to wrap things up.