Chapter 713 This needs to be resolved privately.

The bespectacled man slightly raised his chin and said, "Did you hear that? I don't believe there are such coincidences in this world. It just so happens that right after our drawings were lost, you guys had an exact copy of ours."

Sun Miao exclaimed, "You're talking nonsense! Her drawing was clearly blown away by the wind, what does that have to do with me! I didn't plagiarize!"

The bespectacled man scoffed, "You think you can just say you didn't plagiarize? Then why don't you take out your painting and let everyone see if it's plagiarism or not?"

"I've already said I didn't plagiarize, why should I show it to you!"

"Why are you so agitated? Are you feeling guilty? If you didn't plagiarize, then just show it openly. If you're not confident, then don't blame others for wrongly accusing you!"

Sun Miao gritted her teeth in anger, "You!"

Qiao Xing quickly reassured her, "Miao Miao, don't get agitated."

Plagiarism is a serious matter, and no one wants to be accused of it for no reason.

Sun Miao's eyes were red with anger. She emphasized to Qiao Xing, "I didn't plagiarize!"

Qiao Xing gently patted her back, "I know, we all believe in you."

"Alright, I didn't come here to listen to your nonsense," the bespectacled man said impatiently. "Our artist finished this drawing two months ago, and it was never released to the public before. Your drawing came out less than half a month after ours, and it's so similar. All of this is evidence. What else do you have to say?"

After calming Sun Miao down, Qiao Xing turned to the man with glasses and said, "Sir, if my colleague really did plagiarize, we will give you an explanation. But if not, you must apologize to my colleague."

The bespectacled man snorted coldly, seemingly not taking Qiao Xing's words seriously at all.

Shen Boyan said to Tao Yang, "Go and get Miaomiao's sketches."

"good."

Actually, determining whether there has been plagiarism is quite simple. Just look at the two artists' art styles and see if the character designs are the same.

Sun Miao has her own unique style, and even if someone wanted to imitate her, they couldn't.

Shen Boyan took out Sun Miao's painting and compared it with the sketches brought by the bespectacled man.

Because they are all uncolored drawings, and the characters in the manga and otome games have many similarities, they really do look quite alike at first glance.

But calling it plagiarism is too far-fetched.

Sun Miao's brushstrokes are completely different from those of the artist in front of us. If you look at the details, even the facial features have different styles.

Moreover, if you search for such drawings online, you can easily find many similar ones.

After confirming the information, Shen Boyan looked at the girl and asked her seriously, "Are you sure it was my friend who plagiarized your work?"

Tao Yang also finished reading it and then said, "Yes, it looks completely different to you. To accuse this of plagiarism is just a deliberate slander!"

The girl hunched her shoulders tightly, never daring to look up or speak.

Shen Boyan stared at her and asked again, "I'll ask you one more time, are you sure it was my friend who plagiarized you?"

The bespectacled man slammed his hand on the table, blocking the girl's path. "What are you doing! Threatening me, huh? Let me tell you, I'm giving you three days. If you don't give us an explanation, we'll see you in court!"

After saying that, the bespectacled man left with his group of people.

Sun Miao hugged Qiao Xing and cried, "I didn't plagiarize, I really didn't plagiarize..."

Shen Boyan patted Sun Miao on the shoulder, "You didn't plagiarize, so don't be afraid."

Tao Yang was furious. "Who is this person? Are they deliberately trying to cause trouble?"

Shen Boyan said, "He did it on purpose."

"What's the meaning?"

Qiao Xing said, "Whether it's plagiarism or not is obvious at a glance. They're bringing such blatant plagiarism here to cause trouble on purpose."

Tao Yang didn't understand. "Then what is their purpose in doing this?"

"It's very simple. They just want to take it to court. Plagiarism is very difficult to define these days, and it's very troublesome to deal with. But Sun Miao's case is clearly not plagiarism. However, if we go to court, then our plot and setting will have to be made public."

Tao Yang finally realized what was happening and exclaimed excitedly, "No way! Our game hasn't even been released yet. If others see the plot beforehand, it will affect the entire game!"

Shen Boyan pursed his lips, his expression turning serious. "Therefore, this matter must be resolved privately."

Qiao Xing sensed that the group of people weren't so easy to talk to. "The fact that they deliberately came to cause trouble today shows that they don't intend to let this matter pass easily. They might come to cause trouble again tomorrow."

Sun Miao was both angry and aggrieved. "But we have no grudge against their studio. I don't even know what their studio is called. Why are they treating us like this?"

Tao Yang said, "Silly girl, these days every industry is more competitive than the last. People don't care if you have a grudge against them or not. If they feel you are threatening their money, then they have a grudge. There are no more questions."

Shen Boyan was silent for a moment, then said to the others, "That girl probably didn't do it willingly."

Qiao Xing agreed with him, "Yes, look at her, she doesn't even dare to make eye contact with others, she's so timid, it's definitely not right to ask her to do something like this."

Shen Boyan said, "If we don't want to end up in court, we need to talk to that girl."

"But she probably won't see us, right?"

The group of people came in aggressively and didn't look easy to deal with. If they deliberately threatened the girl, she certainly wouldn't dare to fight back.

Since they dared to cause trouble so brazenly, they must have already planned what would happen next.

Shen Boyan said, "Let's give it a try first. After all, she's just an employee, so her working hours should be flexible. Tao Yang and I will wait for her near the studio this afternoon and see if we can run into her."

Qiao Xing thought for a moment and said to Shen Boyan, "How about Sun Miao and I go instead?"

"you?"

"Yes, we're both girls, so she probably won't be too wary of us. Besides, Sun Miao is the person involved, so if she goes, she'll be more persuasive than you two."

Shen Boyan glanced at her stomach subconsciously. "Are you sure you can handle this? Maybe we should just forget it and Tao Yang and I will go instead."

Qiao Xing knew that he was being considerate of her being pregnant. Although she was touched, he always made her feel like she was disabled.

She said helplessly, "I'm just pregnant, not seriously injured. I'm not so badly injured that I can't do anything. You guys always make me feel embarrassed."