Chapter 56: Chapter 22: Quarrel (Part 3)

People in the live streaming room enthusiastically cheered for Lawyer Zhang, saying, “Good, good, good, just play it this way; they want to see the conclusion.”

At this moment, the principal also spoke up: “No matter whose fault it is, if you don’t want the students’ issues to be publicized, it’s best to close the live stream.”

The meaningful gaze did not make the parent who opened the live stream realize anything; he continued as before.

Shou Xin’s mother turned and said sternly, “Turn off the live stream.”

“No, I’m not scared, I’ve grown up bold. There are so many people in your school, what if you lock the door and beat the dog? I’m upright and not afraid of being crooked. If I want to seek justice for my child, I’ll do it openly; I can’t let my child suffer from the future social evils.”

“I told you to turn it off,” Shou Xin’s mother reiterated.

“No.”

“Turn it off!” The sharp female voice hysterically yelled.

The live streamer persisted, “You’re the parent, what are you afraid of? That Su Xiaocai is bluffing. Our child is so well-behaved; there’s no way they could do anything wrong. Women are just long-haired and short-sighted.”

“When I say turn it off, turn it off.”

The two were at an impasse, with one insisting on being the arbiter of justice and the other desperately trying to turn off the live stream for the sake of their child.

After a few arguments, Shou Xin’s mother no longer cared, abandoning her dignity, she lunged at the streaming device to turn off the live stream.

“You’re crazy.” The parent who was live streaming was a big man with a flat face, and when he was angry, he looked like a devil. He pushed violently, knocking her to the ground.

“You were the one who confidently said that Su Xiaocai’s presence affects your son’s studies, which is why I came along. If there’s no conclusion, don’t expect me to turn off the live stream.”

Shou Xin’s mother: “We didn’t say to live stream before we came.”

“You didn’t stop me when it started either.”

“Even if I stopped you, would you have? You’re just a poor guy, desperate to gain followers.”

“Do you think you’re so great, showing off every day like a conceited woman.”

“Ah.” Shou Xin’s mother screamed, “Shut up, shut up.”

The argument wasn’t enough; they fought in front of everyone.

The man was tall but not strong; Shou Xin’s mother fiercely fought, and for a moment, it was a tie.

The security had been prepared long before, stepping forward in unison to separate the two.

Shou Xin’s mother’s exquisite hairstyle turned into a bird’s nest while the flat-faced man panted heavily, cursing with increasingly vulgar words.

Having watched a pointless and trashy scene, Su Xiaocai yawned delicately, lacking sleep, with dark circles under her eyes, looking particularly despondent.

“Finished arguing? Actually, whether the live stream is off or not doesn’t matter, as long as you admit what you did and apologize, the matter will be over. You keep insisting that I personally have character issues, and that will only make this matter escalate further. Why bother?”

Yes, yes, everyone on the sidelines felt that Su Xiaocai was right; the parents were in a chaotic stew of a mess.

The parents lost face, and it was hard on the military training as well.

The principal earnestly said, “In life, there are no completely right choices. Speaking harshly is sometimes not one’s true intent. You all know in your hearts who’s right and wrong. Just do what you should do and don’t regret your choices.”

The principal’s words were deeply thought-provoking.

Among the five students, someone regretted following the trend online and posting bad comments.

After a long time, one male student from the Mecha Department stood up.

He nervously pinched his pants leg, bent down solemnly, and mustered the courage to say, “I’m sorry. In fact, I don’t know you. I listened to others without verifying and, driven by some dark thoughts, posted negative comments about you online. I was wrong. I don’t ask for forgiveness, but I feel I should apologize.”

Another student from the Mecha Department shouted, “Hey, I only said she had a problem, I didn’t make up facts and post them online like you.”

“You told me that seeing her so close with the professor was surely a problem. And you said you saw her getting out of a luxury car. A girl who collects trash suddenly changed in Capital Star. So I misunderstood.”

He knew he was wrong, so he apologized and was willing to make amends. He had worked hard to get into the military training and didn’t want his life to end here.

He only had two years to enter society, and after two years, who would remember he once spread things about others?

As long as he got through it, with no stains on his record, he could surely become a social elite.

The boy thought thoroughly, and whether Su Xiaocai had character issues or not, by apologizing, everything could be resolved. He was merely speaking the truth.

Netizens flooded in with bullet comments:

“Mystery solved, I said the girl was innocent.”

“Flies don’t bite seamless eggs.”

“What kind of nonsense was that earlier? The girl was doing well in school, suddenly bad rumors spread, and you’re still blaming her.”

“The fight scene between the two adults was classic: scratching faces, pulling hair, poking nostrils, a great fight, made me laugh till I cried.”

“What did I miss, is there a recording?”

“Don’t fan the flames, fights aren’t a good thing, let’s eat the popcorn rationally.”

“Exciting, a twist, how can two big guys not stand to see a girl doing well?”

“I support the young girl, buy shares in victory.”

“Not necessarily, the girl seems to lack evidence to prove the boy’s words were wrong, it’s just somewhat misleading.”

“Misleading enough? I’ve also gotten out of luxury taxis, does that make me wrong too.”

“I finally know who that girl is, the one who was recently popular for picking plants at the recycling station.”

“Recognized her, I watched her videos, very well done.”

“Others badmouth her, but she just does her own thing from her perspective, not influenced by haters, an outstanding girl.”

“You can know a face but not a heart, the girl is pretty; if she needs money, she could find a wealthy person outside; I’m sure many would support her.”

“She’s so cute, having a wealthy boyfriend would be okay, no need to complicate things.”

“Here we go again, does earning money as a pretty girl always mean selling oneself?”

“Don’t incite a gender issue here.”

Opinions about her varied online. Without solid evidence, Su Xiaocai remained accused by rumors, and some always felt the boys’ misleading had some point.

After the fight and argument, only one of the five students was willing to apologize.

Su Xiaocai asked the remaining four again, “And what about you?”

Shou Xin’s mother looked at Shou Xin, who timidly turned his head away. To ask him to apologize was harder than dying.

Mijiali’s mother held her daughter’s hand, “Daughter, you’ve been well-behaved since childhood, didn’t cause trouble; Mom trusts you.”

She insisted that her daughter was the best, and even if she felt it emotionally, she persisted that her daughter only retaliated because she couldn’t stand a classmate being too arrogant.

Mijiali was initially very scared, constantly recalling what she had done, palms sweating, afraid that Su Xiaocai would call the police.

With her mother’s encouragement, she gradually regained her confidence.

There’s no need to be afraid; it was merely reporting to parents and making harmless comments. She hadn’t done anything excessive, so no apology was necessary.

I didn’t do anything wrong, and you don’t dare to call the police, surely you have no evidence to prove it, Mijiali kept reinforcing this thought.

Then, she held her head high, defiantly looking back at Su Xiaocai.

Without an apology from them, Su Xiaocai was no longer polite and asked the principal, “Principal, I hope that after I finish speaking, you can conduct an investigation to see if what I said is true. If it is, I hope these four people who misled others and distorted facts will publicly apologize to the whole school, receive disciplinary action, and compensate me for the damage to my reputation during this time. As for the one who apologized, he should also inform the entire school about his actions. And as for the five adults, not calling the police doesn’t mean I can’t hold them accountable, but I don’t want to make it too difficult for the school; therefore, I hope that during my time here, don’t let them enter the campus again.”

The principal naturally agreed, as this young student was broad-minded, not demanding these people be expelled or insisting that the parents be disciplined.

The handling was very calm, making the principal feel at ease.

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