As soon as Gu Anxi entered the classroom, she sensed that something was off today.
Chu Yan had, of course, already had a few rounds with Shen Wanqing and Lin Qi, that master-servant duo, but after Wang Qin came in, the entire class fell silent.
Wang Qin’s face was pale, a large, purplish bruise on her forehead.
Gu Anxi usually minded her own business, but she recalled offering to help Wang Qin before.
As if reading her mind, Chu Yan whispered, "Here’s what happened. You know Wang Qin has a stepfather, right? He tried to get physical with her—it was an attempted assault—but Wang Qin’s mother came home and caught him in the act. It caused a huge scene. Wang Qin’s forehead got injured in the struggle. Wang Qin wanted to report him, but her mother wouldn’t let her. She cried, saying that if Wang Qin pressed charges, it would destroy her life, because she has a son with that man."
Gu Anxi didn’t utter a word, and Chu Yan’s tone was one of helplessness. "Wang Qin could only let it go. But I think this must have left a deep psychological scar. That mother of hers is too selfish, completely disregarding her own daughter for her own sake... If it happened once, it’ll happen again. Besides, I heard this wasn’t even the first time he’s tried something ." Follow current novels on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱
Gu Anxi finally asked, "Who spread this around?"
Chu Yan understood her meaning and continued, "Who else could it be? It certainly wasn’t Wang Qin herself. The version I heard is that Wang Qin’s mother and Shen Wanqing’s mother are colleagues. Wang Qin’s mother was quite open about it, telling others without any tact. Shen Wanqing’s mother probably told Shen Wanqing, and finally, that blabbermouth Lin Qi found out. She started spreading it first thing this morning, and now the whole school knows. Poor Wang Qin."
She then showed Gu Anxi the school’s online forum. "Look, it’s full of posts subtly trashing Wang Qin."
Chu Yan added bitterly, "It’s all because Wang Qin sided with you that day, so certain people are holding a grudge. Anxi, how can people be so malicious?"
Chu Yan hadn’t spoken quietly, and Lin Qi overheard her. "Who are you calling malicious? That’s what’s on the school forum! How can you blame me for it? Talk about a baseless accusation!"
Just then, Shen Wanqing softly interjected, "Lin Qi, the innocent have nothing to hide."
Lin Qi chuckled. "Exactly! We didn’t do or say anything. But speaking of which, some people are just bad news. Get involved with them, and you’re bound to have bad luck. This time it was Wang Qin; who knows who’ll be next!"
Gu Anxi remained silent. She took out her phone and quickly scrolled through the school’s online forum. The content was even viler than she’d imagined. Her lips thinned, and her slender fingers tapped a few times on the screen... A moment later, someone cried out, "The school website is down!"
The gossiping onlookers were dumbfounded. The school website had always been stable; how could it suddenly crash? How would they get their daily dose of drama now?
Lin Qi whispered to Shen Wanqing, "It must be Gu Anxi’s doing. Didn’t she pull a stunt before?"
A cold smirk touched Shen Wanqing’s lips. "Don’t worry. So what if she took down the school website? There’s the afternoon broadcast, isn’t there? This session’s theme is domestic violence. Student Wang is a perfect case study."
Lin Qi grinned. "Wanqing, you’re a genius! No matter how capable Gu Anxi is, can she stop the entire school from hearing?"
Shen Wanqing replied with an air of nonchalance, "I’m merely promoting justice and raising legal awareness."
Chu Yan flared up. "Shen Wanqing, are you even human? Shouldn’t you feel sympathy for what happened? Instead, you’re going to broadcast it?"
"The whole school knows already. I’m simply educating female students on how to handle such situations," Shen Wanqing said with a smile. "Is there anything wrong with that? Professor Gao even reviewed the script and said it was very well-written."
Chu Yan laughed, choked with anger. "How to handle it? Shouldn’t someone like you know best, Shen Wanqing, you who’s ’had her hair done’ before? Just lie back and take it, right? Stop acting all pure and innocent here. Who are you trying to fool?"