Too Bad I Take Things Seriously-Chapter 444 - 194: The Large Class Reunion Scene

After leaving the group chat, he let out a long breath and immediately felt refreshed.

These classmates... can only share the wealth, but not the hardships. When Ma Ming sued him, they had actually kicked him when he was down. It really disgusted him.

"Honey, I think... if we don’t pay back the money, maybe we should hire a lawyer," Tian Shulan said, looking at the court summons again.

Although she had never been to court before, she knew that having a lawyer for a trial would make things much easier. Without a lawyer... she wouldn’t even know how to handle a lawsuit.

"For such a trivial matter, eighteen yuan, why bother with a lawyer? Lawyers don’t work for free, do they?" Meng Lei snorted coldly, directly refusing. "The lawyer fees here in Yangcheng are at least several thousand. We work hard to earn a little money, and it’s not easy. There’s no need to spend it on this. Besides, it’s not a big deal even if we lose. Only a fool like Ma Ming would do something like this for eighteen yuan. It’s insane!"

He shook his head, having no intention of hiring a lawyer. Hiring a lawyer would cost money, and in his view, it was totally not worth it. To spend thousands just to save eighteen yuan was clearly nonsensical.

After hearing this, Tian Shulan also felt Meng Lei had a point. It was just eighteen yuan, after all. Such debt disputes... Even if they lost, the court would only order them to pay eighteen yuan in compensation. No profit in winning, no significant loss in defeat. There was no need to care about it. Hiring a lawyer... really seemed like overkill.

「Yangcheng.」

「A certain hotel.」

Ma Ming was lying on the bed, scrolling through the class group chat. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

After Meng Lei received the summons, he had actually cursed Ma Ming out in the group chat. But after Ma Ming explained the situation, the classmates all took his side, incessantly pressuring Meng Lei to pay up.

As expected. During their four years of college, Meng Lei had accumulated a significant amount of ’debt.’ It prompted all the usually quiet classmates to surface. In the group chat, there was an unprecedented scene of debt collection.

"He left the group? Meng Lei actually left the group?"

"Back in college, he always liked to freeload. I can’t believe he still refuses to pay up after graduation!"

"This person’s moral compass is seriously messed up. He owes money and yet has such a temper. What gives him the right?"

"Ma Ming, I support you! Sue him! Sue him for all he’s worth!"

"..."

Soon, everyone in the class group noticed Meng Lei’s departure and began to recount Meng Lei’s past ’misdeeds.’

Previously, everyone had been considerate of their old classmate relationships, so many things went unsaid. But now, since the pretenses were discarded and Meng Lei had left the group, they had no more reservations. They started exposing all of Meng Lei’s ’actions’: borrowing money and not repaying it, always looking to gain small advantages, hitting on classmates’ romantic interests, and hiding behind others whenever trouble arose...

"He did all that?" Ma Ming was surprised as he read the accusations in the class group chat.

He had thought Meng Lei was just not repaying his debt. Little did he know, the list of disgusting things he’d done was far longer than he had imagined. Individually, they might not have seemed like much, but accumulated over time... they became repulsive.

Suddenly, the entire class group felt an immense dislike for Meng Lei.

In the eyes of his classmates... Meng Lei was utterly disgraced!

Usually, no one had called him out, and they had all maintained a facade of good camaraderie. But this time, his lawsuit had brought all the underlying conflicts to the surface.

"My case will be heard at the Jin City Court in four days. Any classmates who have time are welcome to come and observe," Ma Ming finally sent out the invitation in the class group chat.

It was just a polite gesture. After all... after graduation, many people were very busy with work, family, and life. It was hard to find the time.

"I’ll be there! I’ll definitely be there! I’ll take leave if I have to, just to see it!"

"You have to win this lawsuit! The amount isn’t much, but repaying debts is a matter of principle. You can’t afford to lose!"

"Four days from now, right? Send the location of the court hearing. I’ll definitely be there!"

"That bastard owes me two thousand yuan! I’d almost forgotten about it, but today reminded me and now I’m furious again!"

"..."

In a burst of anger, quite a few classmates expressed their intention to attend. They wanted to see justice served. Strictly speaking, they were all his creditors. The money they had lent Meng Lei added up to tens of thousands. But Meng Lei had been putting them off, never planning to repay. Ma Ming’s lawsuit over eighteen yuan also served as a reminder: if necessary, they too could sue!

This was a good opportunity... to ask Ma Ming how to go about filing a lawsuit.

「Jin City.」

「Mountain and Water Garden District.」

After work, Qin Mu returned home. After eating the dinner he had made himself, he took out his mobile phone, planning to play some games.

Suddenly, he received a message from Ma Ming: "Up, there’s a new development in the case. That Meng Lei... he suddenly caused a scene in the class group chat today."

Following the message, there was a long string of chat records from the class group chat. Of course, the avatars, nicknames, and other private information of certain classmates were pixelated.

Qin Mu finished reading these chat records and was stunned for a moment. He couldn’t help but remark, "A large forest will have all sorts of birds."

Not only does he not pay his debts, but after being sued, Meng Lei actually had the nerve to question Ma Ming in the class group chat. The debtor was acting like he was king. The crucial thing about people like Meng Lei...