There’s Big Gossip at School

It was almost 8 PM, and the police station planned to notify Li Yuting and the others tomorrow morning, along with their parents.

This case was considered a relatively serious incident of school bullying.

If it was confirmed that the others had also been bullied, then Lin Shaohui and his group’s culpability would only increase.

Chen Yitong was worried about Zhou Yining going home alone so late, so she insisted on driving her home.

She parked the car in front of Zhou Yining’s house but suddenly didn’t want her to get out.

“Are you really okay? Or maybe don’t go back tonight.”

Chen Yitong sighed and continued, “To be honest, I’m really an irresponsible homeroom teacher. I had no idea about your home situation. Really, I didn’t know.”

“It’s not your fault, Teacher. There are so many students in the class; you can’t possibly take care of everyone. Besides, family issues are common; it’s not a rare thing. It’s getting late, Teacher, I’ll go in first.”

Zhou Yining said, preparing to get out of the car, but the car lock wasn’t open, and she couldn’t open the door.

“Are you really okay? I’m afraid of what your dad might do… Or you could move into my place for a while, until this matter passes, and then you can go back home. I live alone anyway; it’d be nice to have company.”

Chen Yitong, thinking of Zhou Yining’s father’s earlier behavior, really didn’t want her to go back.

“I’m fine, Teacher. He barks loudly but doesn’t bite. I’m not afraid of him. Today’s events have already caused you too much trouble. Go back and rest early.”

Zhou Yining looked at Chen Yitong and said calmly.

Seeing that her expression didn’t waver, Chen Yitong opened the lock and urged, “Remember to call me if anything happens.”

“Got it, thank you.”

Zhou Yining thanked her, got out of Chen Yitong’s car, and walked towards the residential area, still holding the gift box containing the little fox she made herself.

Zhou Yining pinched the center of her eyebrows.

These matters took so much effort for her to handle, let alone the original Zhou Yining.

After a day of running around, Zhou Yining was truly exhausted.

She went upstairs and opened the door to 501.

It was only 8:30 PM, and the Zhou family was all in the living room.

The TV in the living room wasn’t on, and Zhou Yuanfei and the others seemed to be discussing something.

Seeing Zhou Yining return, they all fell silent.

Zhou Yining was too lazy to look at them.

She changed her shoes and was about to walk to the dining room when she heard Zhao Xiuna stop her.

“Yining, how did things go? Are you tired? Mom will make you some dumplings.”

Zhao Xiuna smiled at Zhou Yining and was about to go to the kitchen.

Zhou Yining looked at her coldly.

“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t act.”

The smile on Zhao Xiuna’s face instantly froze.

Zhou Yuanfei frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but he held back.

“Why are you talking like that, child? Your mom is worried about you. You must be tired after a whole day. Sit down and rest.”

Zhou Yining looked at Zhou Yuanfei, a cold arc appearing on her lips.

“Don’t act. I already said I won’t sign the letter of understanding.”

“Tsk, why are you so disobedient now? I know you’ve been wronged a bit, but it’s just a video, right? It’s not like you lost a piece of flesh. Instead of letting him go to jail, why not take the ten thousand yuan in compensation?”

Zhou Yuanfei was still thinking about the ten thousand yuan, which was why he softened his attitude in the evening.

Seeing that Zhou Yining didn’t speak, he continued to persuade, “You know the situation at home. The whole family relies on my salary. Your mom is a housewife, and your brother and you are both in school.

Our family isn’t rich. Don’t look down on that ten thousand yuan; it’s enough to improve our living conditions for a while.”

Zhou Yining smiled at Zhou Yuanfei.

She found these people pathetic and laughable, and she genuinely felt sorry for the original Zhou Yining.

The original Zhou Yining had experienced school bullying, but when she returned home, her parents didn’t say a word of concern.

Instead, they were only thinking about the ten thousand yuan.

Zhou Yuanfei was a little unnerved by Zhou Yining’s smile.

“Why are you smiling?”

“You’re really ridiculous, talking about drinking your own daughter’s blood so refreshingly. It’s disgusting.”

Moreover, Zhou Yuanfei was truly brainless.

He was eager to agree with only ten thousand yuan in compensation.

But if she told him, Lin Shaohui and the others would only pay more.

Of course, Zhou Yining would never tell him that.

Seeing that Zhou Yining was being stubborn, Zhou Jiaming chimed in, “Zhou Yining, aren’t you ashamed to spend Mom and Dad’s money every day? Now that there’s finally a chance to earn money for the family, you’re pretending to be noble?”

“Zhou Jiaming, aren’t you ashamed to spend the family’s money? Even a good-for-nothing like you isn’t ashamed, so why should I be? Besides, even if I get the compensation, that money is mine alone. I won’t give you a single cent.”

After Zhou Yining finished speaking, she went straight to the small dining room.

“This is outrageous! Zhou Yining, are you going to sign the letter of understanding or not?”

Zhou Yuanfei directly stood up and stopped Zhou Yining.

Looking at him, she said, “I won’t sign it. Also, you better be honest. Anyway, I’m already like this. If things get worse, I don’t mind suing you as well. I’ll also report you to your company leader and let your colleagues…”

He was about to explode with anger, and veins were bulging on his forehead.

However, thinking of Zhou Yining’s behavior at the police station, he backed down.

She had dared to call the police herself.

He was afraid that Zhou Yining would go all out and really cause trouble at his workplace, which would make him lose all face.

“Fine, do whatever you want. I don’t care about you anymore. Just don’t ask the family for money. I won’t pay for your lawyer fees.”

Zhou Yuanfei said, slamming the door and entering the bedroom.

Seeing that Zhou Yuanfei had left, Zhou Jiaming knew he couldn’t win against Zhou Yining alone, so he dejectedly returned to his room.

Originally, he thought he could get some money from Zhou Yining, but now he got nothing but anger.

Zhao Xiuna was also a little at a loss.

After a while, she went to the kitchen to cook dumplings and then came over to call Zhou Yining, “Yining, don’t be angry. Come and eat first. You’ve been at the police station for so long; you must be hungry.”

Zhou Yining was indeed hungry.

She hadn’t eaten dinner yet.

Zhou Yining didn’t want to mistreat her stomach, so she went straight to the dining table in the living room and started eating.

Zhao Xiuna looked at Zhou Yining and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me about being bullied? Your dad said… your dad said you almost jumped off a building because of this. Why didn’t you tell Mom?”

Zhou Yining took two bites, raised her eyes, and looked coldly at Zhao Xiuna, “Would it have been useful to tell you? Would you have called the police for me, or hired a lawyer, or reported it to the school leaders?

You probably would have just thought that I wasn’t behaving well at school, got involved with the wrong people, and deserved to be filmed.”

Zhao Xiuna’s expression was filled with shock.

After a while, her eyes reddened as she looked at Zhou Yining, “Yining, is that how you see me?”

“You know what you think in your own heart.”

After Zhou Yining finished speaking, she ignored Zhao Xiuna and continued eating her food.

With Zhao Xiuna’s personality, even if the original Zhou Yining had told her about this, she wouldn’t have been able to call the police or cause a scene at school for her.

Most likely, she would have blamed the original Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining finished her dumplings, washed the pots and dishes in the kitchen, and then took her pajamas to take a shower, ignoring Zhao Xiuna the entire time.

She really felt disgusted by this family of bloodsuckers.

After she finished showering, she looked at her phone and saw that Zhong Yumeng had sent her a message.

Zhong Yumeng: [How is it going? Are things all settled?]

Zhou Yining: [Not yet. Lin Shaohui’s side should be going through legal proceedings. However, Teacher Chen has also helped me find a lawyer. The evidence chain is complete, so I should be able to win.]

Zhong Yumeng: [Why didn’t you say so earlier? My family has a law firm they’ve worked with for years that could help you with the lawsuit.]

Zhou Yining: [You’ve already helped me so much. Thank you so much for this.]

Zhong Yumeng: [No need to thank me. You can rest assured about the school. My dad has already contacted the education bureau. They will definitely punish those people properly.]

Zhou Yining: [Okay, thank you. (Dog sliding on knees jpg)]

Zhou Yining sighed.

If it hadn’t been for Zhong Yumeng’s help, she would have had to spend a lot of effort, and the results definitely wouldn’t have been as good as they were now.

Just getting the diagnosis certificate alone would have been difficult for her.

So having connections was really important.

If it were just her, she would have only been able to choose to call the police and then leak the matter to the media, harming the enemy by a thousand while damaging herself by eight hundred.

It was also possible that because the other party hadn’t caused substantial harm to her, the matter would be treated lightly.

This was reality.

Having connections really made things much easier.

Zhou Yining dried her hair after showering and went to bed early.

She had been running around all day and was really tired.

Before long, she fell asleep, with too many things weighing on her mind.

Zhou Yining even forgot to send Jiang Xizhi a birthday greeting at midnight.

Jiang Xizhi didn’t go to bed early.

She didn’t know about the incident at school, but she heard that police cars had entered the school, and several students had been taken away.

However, Jiang Xizhi wasn’t clear on the specific reasons for the arrests.

After returning home, she did some math problems and then went to take a shower.

By the time she finished getting ready, it was already 11:30 PM.

Jiang Xizhi didn’t send Zhou Yining a WeChat message.

She wanted to wait and see if Zhou Yining would be the first to send her a birthday greeting.

Jiang Xizhi lay on the soft bed, her beautiful fox eyes staring at the phone screen.