Never Abandon Yourself

Ji Ying appeared in the camera.

She directly took out her police ID.

“Hello everyone, I am Ji Ying, a police officer from Nanchuan City.”

“I was present when Zhou Yining first called the police.”

“The facts are just as in the recording: her parents believed she was in an early relationship simply because she spent thirty yuan to get a haircut.”

“You’ve all heard what happened afterward: her brother insulted her, and her father tried to hit her.”

“I was there and could directly feel her father’s malice towards her.”

Ji Ying took a breath and continued.

“You’ve also heard about the second incident.

Zhou Yining was bullied in school for a year, almost committing suicide by jumping off a building during that period, which also led to her being diagnosed with moderate depression.”

“When her father arrived at the police station, he only verbally abused her, not bothering to ask what had actually happened or what grievances she had suffered.”

“Instead, he only wanted to take the other party’s settlement fee and drop the matter.”

“The recording has not been edited in any way.”

“I can 100% testify to this; we made records of everything back then, and it can all be found at the police station.”

Zhou Yining nodded at Ji Ying.

“There are also some insults they made to me at home in between; I’ll play them for everyone.”

As Zhou Yining spoke, she continued to play the following audio clips.

There were many audio clips, mostly of Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, or Zhou Jiaming deliberately instigating trouble, then losing their temper and verbally abusing Zhou Yining when they were in the wrong.

From beginning to end, Zhou Yining remained very calm in the recordings.

The number of viewers in the live stream grew steadily, and the comments below flew by rapidly.

[Oh my god, the police officer just showed her work ID to testify for her. She must have been angered by Zhou Yining’s family too, right?]

[Yeah, luckily this police officer has a sense of justice.]

[Yes, Zhou Yining’s parents are truly evil. Unable to gaslight Zhou Yining, they want to ruin her.

Luckily she’s smart and kept evidence.]

[Yes, one or two recordings don’t prove anything, but how many segments are there now? Her parents are truly something else.]

Zhou Yining played the recordings for a while, feeling it was time to play the last segment.

She began, “There’s one last recording, and it was the final straw that broke the camel’s back.”

“My good friend betrayed me, secretly posting my love letter to a forum.”

“And my mother, without distinguishing right from wrong, ran to the school gate to slander and verbally abuse me.”

“To be honest, I was completely fed up with living in such a family, so I cut off contact with them.”

As she spoke, Zhou Yining clicked the play button.

The audio contained Zhao Xiuna’s hysterical questioning, Zhou Jiaming’s insults, and the mockery of onlookers.

However, later, Chen Yitong stood up to speak for Zhou Yining, and classmates from her class also spoke up for her.

“I’m going crazy? Zhou Yining, aren’t you ashamed?”

“Do you still have the nerve to talk to Mom like that? You know clearly what shameless things you’ve done at school.”

“Alright, then tell me, what exactly did I do?”

“If your friend hadn’t told me about this, I would have been kept in the dark by you all this time.

You told me you weren’t home during the holidays; turns out you were out looking for wild men, right?

When this audio clip finished playing, the comments on the screen were too fast to read.

Zhou Yining continued,

“Oh, and I also want to show everyone my former home.

This is what they meant by treating children equally; this is gender equality.”

Saying this, Zhou Yining played a video on her laptop.

In the footage, she was in a cramped dining room, cleaning up her belongings from under a single bed.

Zhou Yining explained as she played the video,

“My home is only about sixty square meters. There are two rooms: one for my parents and the other for Zhou Jiaming.

My designated space was this small area in the dining room—a single bed and a table, that’s all my worldly possessions.”

“Next, I’ll trouble my homeroom teacher to testify for me. After all, what kind of convincing power does one witness have?” Zhou Yining looked at Chen Yitong.

Chen Yitong nodded and walked to the camera.

“What Zhou Yining just said is all true. I am her homeroom teacher, and I’ve experienced several of these incidents with her.”

“Her parents are indeed the kind of people who see money and instantly become interested.”

“I was once very worried about Zhou Yining’s mental health.”

“Who can maintain a good mindset living in such a family?”

“I was afraid she would do something rash, but thankfully she got through it and cut ties with her native family.”

“Today, Zhou Yuanfei and Zhao Xiuna are trying to capitalize on Zhou Yining’s popularity, simply to ruin her.”

“I hope everyone online doesn’t allow themselves to be used as tools.”

Chen Yitong thought for a moment and continued, “Student Zhou Yining is excellent in both character and academics at school.

If that’s not enough, we can also call students from her class to testify. Everyone would surely be willing to come forward.”

[The homeroom teacher also came to testify, so this must be true.]

[Yeah, audio, video, she delivers every proof asked for. Some people just can’t stand seeing others excel.]

[Zhou Yining’s parents are truly rotten to the core, treating their daughter like that and still wanting to use the power of the internet to ruin her.]

[What kind of parents are those? Just trash.]

[Exactly, treating their daughter like that, and still expecting her to repay them. What a bunch of garbage.]

Zhou Yining stood in front of the camera again.

She looked directly into the lens and began, “I have more recordings, but I’m too tired to play them all. They are all similar content.”

“This is the first and only time I will self-vindicate myself for these matters, tearing open my wounds and displaying them under the gaze of so many people.”

“Believe it or not, it doesn’t matter anymore. I will be suing Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, Zhou Jiaming, and Shining Culture Media.”

Zhou Yining thought for a moment, then continued, “Through this incident, I want to remind everyone: don’t rush to take sides before knowing the full picture. The victim you perceive might very well be the abuser.”

“As Officer Ji and my teacher said, I am a strong person, which is why I can stand here today and fight them to the end.”

“But what if I were a sensitive and fragile person?”

“I originally achieved the top score in the province, escaping the quagmire of my native family, but because of this incident, I would have fallen back into the mud.”

“If I didn’t have all this evidence to prove myself, I’m afraid I would never be able to clear my name, no matter what.”

She paused, then continued speaking to the camera.

“If I were a sensitive and fragile person, I might have already had a mental breakdown, or even committed suicide.”

“And those of you who cursed me in the comments just now, or online, you are all murderers.”

[Indeed.]

[Damn it, those two are truly shameless. Now I understand why she had to act like this.]

[Yeah, Zhou Yining finally became the provincial top scorer, and her bizarre parents targeted her like this.

The child is truly too miserable.]

[In the future, we really need to be wary of such fraudulent news, otherwise, we’ll eventually be tricked into buying health products when we’re old.]

Zhou Yining glanced at a few comments, then continued.

“Finally, I want to add one more thing. I hope that girls who are persecuted by their native families, like me, will be brave enough to fight.”

“I hope everyone can change their destiny through knowledge, break free from their native families, and become better people.”

“Perhaps many times, no one can save themselves, so we choose self-salvation.”

“Never give up on yourself.”

“I hope my experiences can offer some inspiration to everyone, then my act of tearing open my wounds today will have actual meaning.”

“I don’t want to say anything more. I have no intention of occupying public resources.”

“I will pursue legal means to protect my rights in the future.”

“Thank you all for listening for over an hour. I’m ending the broadcast now.”

Zhou Yining said, then directly ended the live stream.

Jiang Xizhi, who had been listening, was in tears.

She wiped her eyes, then walked over to Zhou Yining.

“Zhou Zhou, are you okay?”

Zhou Yining smiled and shook her head at her.

“I’m fine. I’ve released all the evidence. Those who want to believe will naturally believe, and I won’t force those who don’t.”

Chen Yitong also comforted her.

“This was truly an undeserved calamity for you. Luckily, you were smart enough to keep so much evidence in your hands.”

As Chen Yitong spoke, she also felt a bitter taste in her mouth.

Posting those audio clips online, Zhou Yining was indeed tearing open her own wounds.

“Yining, don’t look at the internet these next few days. Rest well.”

“After your clarification, I think this matter won’t significantly affect your university applications,” Chen Yitong comforted her.

“Okay, thank you, teacher, you worked hard.”

Saying this, Zhou Yining looked at Ji Ying again.

“Officer Ji, you also worked hard. Thank you so much for taking such a big risk to testify for me.”

Ji Ying smiled at her.

“This is what I should do. You are the strongest girl I’ve ever met.”

“Just as you said, you’ve just become the top scorer in the college entrance exam; your life has just begun.”

“Don’t take those upsetting things to heart.”

“Understood, thank you,” Zhou Yining thanked her again.

Meanwhile, a large number of netizens began to bombard Shining Culture’s official accounts online.

The comments numbered in the tens of thousands, eventually leading Shining Culture to disable comments entirely, and they began to play dead.

Netizens then started massively attacking Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, and Zhou Jiaming online.

Zhou Yining’s incident even topped several trending searches.

#TopScorerFramedByBiologicalParents

#EscapingNativeFamily

#NativeFamilyPUA

[Disgusted, Zhou Yining is truly miserable, became the top scorer and was harmed like this by her parents.]

[Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, Zhou Jiaming, I’ve remembered these three names. Disgusting, ugh ugh ugh.]

[They probably saw their daughter having a good future and wanted to pull her back in, right? Luckily, Zhou Yining is smart.]

[Scumbags, I’ll curse them every time I see them.]

After Zhou Yining and Jiang Xizhi left the media company, they only felt a sense of relief.

She had said and done everything she needed to; whether others believed it or not was beyond her control.

Jiang Xizhi’s eyes were still red; she truly felt sorry for Zhou Yining.

Seeing her unhappy, Zhou Yining said softly, “Let’s go home first. Don’t be angry; haven’t I explained everything clearly?”

“But I’m still angry. Those people cursed so much online earlier; it’s infuriating. I really want the legal team to sue all of them.”

“Don’t be angry, an angry little fox isn’t cute. If you want to cheer me up, just kiss me here, and my mood will instantly improve,” Zhou Yining said, pointing to the side of her face.

Jiang Xizhi sniffled and looked at her.

“Really?”

Zhou Yining nodded.

“Mm, truer than pure gold.”

Jiang Xizhi, feeling a pang of tenderness, leaned in and gently kissed Zhou Yining’s right cheek, then hugged her tightly.