Chapter 32

What does it mean when a teacher, who was considered the "victim," suddenly becomes the accused?

It means the "victim" is no longer innocent.

Already in a vulnerable position, without the trust of the majority and without the support of outraged netizens who empathize with their suffering, the "victim" becomes powerless.

After the situation of the dismissed teacher from the Shen Family was exposed, they successfully cleared their name of any wrongdoing.

The act of dismissing the teacher was nothing more than an absurd attempt to cover up Shen Yue's crimes.

The pitiful father who stood up to defend his child has become a laughingstock.

[Is greed driving you crazy? Are you so desperate for money that you would use your own child as a prop?]

[Now I suspect that you are the one responsible for your child's injuries.]

[If there isn't a reasonable explanation, I might report you to the police.]

[What good can come from associating with those corrupt teachers?]

Just as netizens were flocking to the account that initially stirred up the incident to question them, the Shen Family released a second wave of information.

The headline summarized that the victim was actually the perpetrator.

The content provided concrete evidence to prove the true nature of the group behind the account that defamed the Shen Family.

What's even more infuriating is that the initial photos of the injured child shared by that account were real, but it wasn't Shen Yue who caused the injuries.

The real perpetrators are the ones who manipulated those photos to distort the truth.

At this point, the Shen Family had gained the trust of netizens. They no longer needed to explain further; presenting various pieces of evidence was sufficient.

Meanwhile, the netizens, faced with one infuriating revelation after another, lost their rationality and flooded the social media platform, rendering it paralyzed.

Shen Yichen glanced at the blank Weibo feed, turned his head, and opened Shen Yue's exclusive livestream, sending a 100,000 yuan gift with the message: "I'll cook for the child tomorrow, on time."

In an instant, the screen was filled with Shen Yichen's messages continuously flowing, reminding the production team that the benefactor had arrived! The newly assigned backstage monitor immediately reported this to the director, who remained unusually calm. "Is it the one with the username 'Shen Family Boss'? Ignore him. He goes crazy and spends money recklessly in Shen Yue's livestream every day. Just take a portion of what he gives and use it to buy food for Little Yue Yue."

The monitor scratched his head, seemingly understanding something, and replied, "Okay, Director."

Returning to his computer, the barrage of messages on the screen had switched to another one, another donation from Shen Family Boss, with the note: "Tell Shen Shuangyi not to skip eating vegetables."

The monitor, who was obediently following the director's orders, selectively ignored this comment. However, the danmu viewers, after indulging in the juicy gossip, had already deduced the true identity of Shen Family Boss.

They expressed their admiration for the Shen Family parents, acknowledging that although their parenting methods might not be ideal, Shen Yue's elder brother genuinely cared for her. Some meddlers dug up information about the current head of the Shen Family Group and discovered that Shen Yue's older brother was currently in charge. Suddenly, everything became clear.

It turned out to be the fury of a powerful figure in control of a prominent family.

At that moment, several individuals on the show were having a meal. Shen Yue invited Dong Nuo to join her, while Li Xing invited Zou Xuezheng.

Dong Nuo's expression became complicated, and he almost said something to Shen Yue. However, he noticed that Shen Yue was just continuously tossing the vegetables that Shen Shuangyi put in her bowl into Jiang Shiwen's bowl. So he swallowed his words silently.

He would apologize to Shen Yue when there were fewer people around.

Meanwhile, Li Xing, as always, gave face to Zou Xuezheng and explained in front of the camera, "I'm sorry, it was my misleading that caused you to fail."

Zou Xuezheng smiled and spoke in a gentle and appropriate tone, "What nonsense, Teacher Li Xing. It's my own fault for being too dumb. I'm already grateful that you let me have a meal with you."

"Haha, I don't know why, but every time I hear you speak, I feel particularly happy."

Zou Xuezheng's eyes curved, seemingly amused. "Really?"

Before Li Xing could respond, Jiang Shiwen yelled from over there, "Auntie, I'm done eating. Help me take the bowl."

In his words, it seemed like he was treating Zou Xuezheng as a housekeeper.

Li Xing immediately looked disapprovingly at Jiang Shiwen and his voice carried a hint of reproach. "Shiwen, clean up after yourself. Also, Ms. Zou is very young. At most, she can be your older sister. Greet her properly."

Jiang Shiwen completely ignored Li Xing and only asked the production team, "Didn't you say we can command others to do things? Why can't we even clean up a bowl?"

The production team was also in a difficult position, but it was the director who spoke up at this moment and said, "Indeed, that's the rule."

However, the director only stated the rule and didn't forcefully demand anything from Zou Xuezheng.

So, Jiang Shiwen shouted again, "Then, Sister Zou, come and take the bowl for me. We have to follow the rules, or else how can we continue the show?"

Zou Xuezheng lightly bit her lip and lowered her gaze slightly, and a hint of mist appeared in her exquisite and beautiful eyes. Although everyone knew that Zou Xuezheng wasn't as innocent as she appeared and even had some tricks up her sleeve, seeing her like this still couldn't help but evoke sympathy.

"I pity the one who sees her," this was said for someone like Zou Xuezheng.

Some of Zou Xuezheng's fans in the barrage instantly rushed to her defense, cursing Jiang Shiwen for going too far.

Li Xing also stepped forward, blocking in front of Zou Xuezheng, and frowned as he said, "Shiwen, stop making a scene. If you don't want to clean up the bowl, give it to me." It would have been fine if he hadn't said that, but as soon as he spoke, Jiang Shiwen became even angrier and sarcastically remarked, "I've never seen you so proactive when my sister was at home."

At this moment, Zou Xuezheng walked out from behind Li Xing and softly said, "Don't fight because of me. Teacher Li Xing, I'm sorry. You're a married man, yet because of me, you're misunderstood. It's alright, I can handle it."

Zou Xuezheng's demeanor instantly made the audience momentarily forget about the rules of the game, and they only felt that Zou Xuezheng was so pitiful while Jiang Shiwen was going too far.

Zou Xuezheng walked to Jiang Shiwen's side and, seeing that Shen Yue was almost done eating too, she casually asked, "Shen Yue, do you need help with your bowl?"

Shen Yue, who was completely focused on eating her food and oblivious to what was happening around her, had a confused expression: ?

Why won't you let go of her again?

Zou Xuezheng asked this question, and no matter whether she gave or didn't give an answer, it seemed inappropriate.

However, even before Shen Yue could protest with silence, Shen Shuangyi had already raised his hand to refuse, saying, "No need, Ms. Zou just needs to focus on her own matters."

These were some of the few polite words spoken by Shen Shuangyi, but even so, Zou Xuezheng felt as if she had suffered a great grievance, and tears welled up instantly.

Taking a step back, she cried and choked, "I'm sorry, I was impulsive. I know that everyone, except for Teacher Li Xing, doesn't really like me and thinks I'm bad. But that day, I really didn't ask about the truth of the matter properly because I was worried about Xiao Nuo. I really want to get along well with Yue Yue and everyone during the show..."

As Zou Xuezheng spoke, her voice choked with tears, and suddenly the atmosphere in the room became very delicate.

Zou Xuerong, seeing her sister's emotional outburst, was instantly frightened. She had never seen her sister cry before.

Did she go too far?

Because she didn't stick by her sister's side today, her sister was unhappy.

She was so disobedient, and now she had made her sister cry. When she went back, Mom and Dad would definitely scold her... What should she do? She was so scared.

Shen Shuangyi, on the other hand, furrowed his brows. In the entertainment industry for so many years, he hadn't had any scandals or major controversies just by relying on being virtuous and employing public relations tactics.

He spoke casually on the surface, but he knew which words were forgivable and which were not. He had a clear understanding in his heart.

He would never confront someone who was truly respected or had good conduct. He would only scold those who deserved it.

As for women who approached him with ulterior motives, he would scold them without any hesitation.

The reason he had turned a blind eye to Zou Xuezheng's behavior at the beginning was simply because he could sense that Zou Xuezheng's target was Shen Yue, not him.

At that time, he still had the impression that Shen Yue was a burdensome and troublesome person. If he could ignore her, he would.

But now, he had changed his mind a bit.

Having a sister who doesn't speak much, but is quite interesting.

So...

"Ms. Zou, please refrain from using your imagination to make unfounded judgments about others. We have only been doing what needs to be done, so please refrain from doing anything unnecessary."