After I fell in the romance drama, my nemesis kissed me.

Before dawn, Meng Anhe opened her eyes. She picked up her phone and glanced at it; a text message from Zhao Yunhua was prominently displayed on the screen:

The court hearing starts at 9 a.m. today, don't be late.

Meng Anhe closed her eyes and fell back onto the bed.

They really can't let anyone have a moment's peace.

Dong dong dong

Zhen Qiao's voice rang out from outside the door.

"Anhe, it's time to eat breakfast."

Meng Anhe lifted the covers. "Coming."

Meng Anhe quickly tidied herself up, changed into formal attire, glanced at the time, picked up her bag, and left.

"Mom, I'm running out of time, I have to go."

"Wait a minute, grab something before you go."

When Zhen Qiao came out of the kitchen, she saw Meng Anhe walking out the door. She chased after her, but Meng Anhe had already disappeared.

Meng Anhe leaned against the taxi, closed her eyes to rest, and sorted out the information she had read yesterday in her mind. She rubbed her temples.

How could I forget?

She picked up her phone, opened Zhao Yunhua's WeChat account, and quickly typed a few words: Who is the opposing lawyer?

A short while later, Zhao Yunhua called directly. As soon as Meng Anhe answered, she heard Zhao Yunhua's earth-shattering voice.

"An He! The lawyer across the hall is Xu Weiyi!!"

Meng Anhe instantly snapped out of her daze, "What, Xu Weiyi?"

"right!!"

Meng Anhe moved the phone away a little. "Xu Weiyi is Xu Weiyi, why are you so agitated?"

Meng Anhe hung up the phone and looked out the window.

Xu, Wei, Yi.

Unexpectedly, we ended up meeting again in court.

This time, I will definitely not lose.

Zhao Yunhua looked at the phone that had been hung up in his hand, then looked up at Mu Xuan.

"Mu Xuan, tell me the truth, did you know before this that we were the defendants' representatives?"

"I really don't know."

Mu Xuan shook his head, his expression somewhat helpless.

Are they going head-to-head? This is...

Xu Weiyi sat on the bench, flipping through the materials listlessly.

Anhe, we've done it again...

He put down the materials and looked up at the sky.

We ended up meeting again in court.

The taxi stopped at the entrance of the courthouse. Meng Anhe quickly walked inside with her bag, and after passing through security, she turned into the corridor of the third trial court.

She paused, Xu Weiyi looked up, and smiled.

"Attorney Meng, it's been a long time."

"Long time no see, Attorney Xu."

The two remained silent, neither of them speaking.

After the judge entered the courtroom, the court clerk announced the court rules. After a series of preparatory procedures were completed, the judge struck the gavel and said, "The plaintiff shall state his or her claims."

Xu Weiyi stood up, put down the materials in her hand, and spoke in a steady voice.

"Your Honor, the plaintiff's claim is for the defendant to pay the plaintiff 3.7 million yuan in economic damages and to bear all litigation costs of this case."

The plaintiff and the defendant signed an "Intelligent Warehousing System Development Contract" on May 20th of last year, stipulating that the defendant would complete the system delivery before December 30th of last year.

However, the defendant actually delivered the goods on February 15th of this year, which was more than 40 days overdue.

This action caused the plaintiff's warehouse upgrade and renovation project to come to a complete standstill, with the production line shut down for 47 days, resulting in direct economic losses totaling 3.7 million yuan.

After speaking, he quickly sat down, his gaze sweeping over Meng Anhe. A moment later, the judge said, "The defendant's lawyer will now begin his defense."

Meng Anhe stood up, a smile on her face, and said gently, "Your Honor, the defendant objects to all of the plaintiff's claims."

First, the fundamental reason for the delay in system delivery is that the plaintiff proposed three changes to the requirements during the contract performance period, and each change led to an extension of the development cycle.

Moreover, all three changes were confirmed in writing by the plaintiff via email, and the plaintiff was fully aware of the delay and did not raise any objections.

Second, according to Article 7, Paragraph 3 of the contract, the contractor shall not be liable for breach of contract if the project is delayed due to changes in the client's requirements.

Third, the defendant requests the court to dismiss all of the plaintiff's claims and for the plaintiff to bear the costs of this litigation.

Judge: "The plaintiff submits evidence."

Xu Weiyi stood up, handed the prepared items to the clerk, and straightened her posture.

"Your Honor, the first set of evidence submitted by the plaintiff is a copy of the original of the 'Intelligent Warehousing System Development Contract' signed by both parties."

The contract proves that the agreed delivery date was December 30th of last year, and the defendant failed to deliver on time.

Judge: "The defendant is now presenting his/her evidence."

Meng Anhe straightened up and said, "Your Honor, we have no objection to the authenticity of this evidence."

However, the contract only proves that the two parties agreed on a delivery date, but it cannot prove that the delay in delivery was due to a unilateral breach of contract by the defendant.

The relevance is insufficient to support the plaintiff's claims.

After Meng Anhe finished speaking, she sat up straight.

Judge: "The defendant has submitted evidence."

Meng Anhe handed the documents he had brought to the clerk.

"Your Honor, the defendant has submitted a set of email records, totaling six pages."

The plaintiff submitted three written changes to the requirements on June 3, June 17 and July 11 of last year. Each change involved adjustments to the core functions, which led to an extension of the development cycle.

The emails show that the plaintiff was fully aware of and explicitly agreed to the three changes and the resulting impact on the construction period.

This is sufficient to prove that the fundamental reason for the defendant's failure to deliver on time was the plaintiff's change of requirements.

Judge: "The plaintiff is now presenting their evidence."

Xu Weiyi glanced at the document and looked up at the judge.

"Your Honor, we have no objection to the authenticity of the form of this set of evidence."

However, email correspondence can only prove that there was communication between the two parties during the performance process, and cannot directly lead to the conclusion that "the plaintiff shall bear all the responsibility for the delay".

As the party performing the contract, the defendant has an obligation to provide the plaintiff with a written reminder regarding the impact of the changes on the project schedule when it receives the change request.

However, since the defendant did not provide any written notice, this should be considered as their implied agreement to perform according to the original delivery deadline.

Judge: "Do either party have any other evidence to submit?"

Xu Weiyi shook her head. "No."

Meng Anhe: "No."

Judge: "The court investigation is now concluded. We will now proceed to the court debate stage. The plaintiff will speak first."

Xu Weiyi stood up but didn't speak immediately. He glanced down at the materials in front of him and then looked up.

"Your Honor, the plaintiff has conducted a pre-trial review and reassessed the facts and evidence of the case."

We believe that there is some uncertainty regarding the evidence for the claim of 3.7 million yuan.

To avoid this case becoming a protracted legal battle and wasting judicial resources, we are willing to adjust the claim amount to one million yuan.

The courtroom fell silent the moment the words were spoken.

In the audience, Wang Hao pursed his lips and said nothing.

The judge looked at the defendant's dock. "Defendant, do you have any objections to the plaintiff's revised claims?"

Meng Anhe stood up and looked at Xu Weiyi.

"Your Honor, we have seen that the plaintiff has voluntarily reduced the amount of compensation claimed during the debate stage, from 3.7 million yuan to 1 million yuan."

This adjustment itself demonstrates that the plaintiff's claim for 3.7 million yuan lacks sufficient legal and factual basis.

We believe that the plaintiff's claims are untenable in nature.

Regardless of the amount, the responsibility for the delay lies with the plaintiff and has nothing to do with us.

The defendant maintains that all claims are dismissed.

Xu Weiyi listened without refuting.

Judge: "Do either party have anything to add?"

Xu Weiyi: "No."

Meng Anhe: "No."

Judge: "Plaintiff, please make your final statement."

Xu Weiyi: "Your Honor, we maintain our claims."

Judge: "Defendant, please make your final statement."

Meng Anhe: "Your Honor, we maintain our position."

Judge: "The court hearing is now adjourned. The verdict will be announced at a later date. Court is adjourned."

After the judge finished speaking, he stood up and left.

Meng Anhe was organizing the documents with her head down when Xu Weiyi walked up to her.

"Attorney Meng, what do you think?"

Meng Anhe looked up at Xu Weiyi and said, "Not so good."