The Su Family brothers brought Su Lingwei in through another school gate, heading straight for the principal's office.
Without even exchanging pleasantries with Principal Zhang, the Su Family brothers rushed in looking for Qiao Ying as soon as they entered.
Su Lingwei still refused to admit what she had done on the way here, but as soon as they entered the room, a student threw himself at her.
"Here's your money back. Tell them you made me do all this. I don't want to be expelled from school." The student grabbed Su Lingwei and tried to shove the card into her arms, extremely agitated.
The crazy student frightened Su Lingwei into screaming.
The two Su brothers worked together to pull the student away.
Su Cheng looked at the student squatting on the ground, both regretful and afraid, babbling madly about not wanting to be expelled, and shook with anger.
He pointed at Su Lingwei, rarely losing his temper. "You still don't admit it? Look at the mess you've made!"
"I said I didn't do it so I didn't do it. I don't even know him. Dad, you believe an outsider over me." Su Lingwei still didn't think it was a big deal.
"I said it must have been Qiao Ying deliberately framing me. I told you she learned some shady tricks outside, but you didn't believe me."
Su Cheng was so angry he couldn't speak. "You-"
"Framing you? An old lady crawling under the quilt to frame the master made me laugh. Who do you think you are? Do you think Sister Qiao would bother with you?" Huo Chengdong had never seen someone so shameless.
"Still not admitting it? Take a look. Is this gaudily dressed creature on screen not you?" Huo Chengdong took Qiao Ying's computer and operated it a few times, turning the screen towards them.
Huo Chengdong pointed at the screen. "Take a look, is this not you?"
Su Lingwei and the student had an offline transaction at a cafe near the school where they met face to face.
Qiao Ying had hacked straight into the cafe's surveillance video and brought up footage of the two meeting and transacting.
The evidence was ironclad. Su Lingwei had no room to quibble.
Su Cheng said in anguish, "How could you do something like this? Do you know how important a girl's reputation is? How have I taught you all this time? How did you learn to become like this!"
"So what if I did it? These are all facts. She used to be fat with bad grades. I didn't wrongly accuse her. She cheated on exams in high school and got into fights at school before too. Go investigate it yourself if you don't believe me. Who knows what means she used to become what she is now, putting on the act of a good student to trick you."
Su Cheng: "Shut up!"
The more her father yelled at her, the more defiant Su Lingwei became. "I insist on saying it, to show you what kind of person she is."
"It wasn't me who spread the rumor that she was a mistress. Her classmates saw it with their own eyes. I said with her family being so poor, where did she get so much money to live in a villa and wear designer brands. Turns out she was a mistress for a rich old man."
"I'll call bullshit on you Su Lingwei. I can't believe nonsense like this comes out of your mouth. Even if your whole family were mistresses there's no way she would be." Huo Chengdong was so angry he wanted to rush up and hit her if Xu Zhilǐ hadn't stopped him.
Slap! Su Cheng fiercely slapped Su Lingwei across the face.
"She is your uncle's daughter, your own flesh and blood relative. How can you say that about her!" In his half a lifetime, this was the first time Su Cheng had ever lost his temper like this.
Just as Zhang Chengyong was about to go up and say a word, he heard what Su Cheng said next.
Hmm? What's the situation?
Zhang Chengyong recalled Su Zhan had said earlier that he might know Qiao Ying's parents.
Thinking about the nasty Li Lilian, and the nice but silly Qiao father, Zhang Chengyong was astonished. Qiao is Elder Young Master Su's daughter?
He enviously sighed. The Su family is truly blessed!
Su Lingwei covered her cheek, unable to believe it. "Dad, you hit me?"
Huo Chengdong: "You deserved it!"
"Dad, you hit me for a person like her?"
In all her years, this was the first time Su Lingwei had ever been hit, and by her doting father no less, in front of so many people too.
Su Lingwei fought back tears as she choked out, "You'd beat me to death and I'd still speak the truth."
"It's true she presumptuously claimed Third Young Master Qin was keeping her. How laughable. As if she doesn't know her own looks and tried to get ideas above her station about Third Young Master Qin. She offended Third Young Master today. If you still want to bring her back to the Su family, get ready to be dragged down by her!"
Qin Hanyue's lazily magnetic voice sounded. "A mistress? I have yet to have such good fortune at present."
Everyone looked towards the source upon hearing this.
The Su brothers had rushed in urgently just now and neglected to shut the principal's office door.
So Qin Hanyue and the others simply walked right in.
Seeing the arrivals, Su Lingwei was stunned for a bit. "Third Young Master Qin... You..."
Su Lingwei hadn't expected to see Qin Hanyue.
Why would the Third Young Master be here? And together with that country bumpkin? Had the matter escalated so much that he came to preserve his own reputation, or...
Or was that car really...
Impossible. No way.
Yet she heard Qin Hanyue say, "I heard Miss Qiao posted on the forums that I owned that car, but people called her delusional. So I came specially to clarify that the post was made by me."
Su Lingwei: "What?"
Su Lingwei had just been slapped. She didn't feel the ringing in her ears yet when Qin Hanyue's words made them buzz.
Qin Hanyue glanced sideways at the girl beside him. "Miss Qiao is generous. I do wish I could spend money on Miss Qiao, unfortunately chances are rare. If Miss Qiao would look upon me favorably, I'd be more than willing to swallow my masculine pride and become Miss Qiao's caged bird. I'd even pay my own expenses."
Qin Yan: So shameless.
Young Master, you still have some status... Forget it, you lost all face long ago!
Qiao Ying looked at him. "No need to go that far."
Qin Yan: No, Young Master really wants to do that!
Qin Hanyue: "I'm serious."
Qin Yan: See!
Zhang Chengyong, Xu Zhilǐ and the others: "......"
Huo Chengdong swallowed and felt his scalp tingle. He thought only Sister Qiao could handle him. Then looking at the dumbstruck Su Lingwei, Huo Chengdong felt extremely smug inside.
He jeered obnoxiously, "Hey, the rich old man sugar daddy is here. Open your dog eyes wide and see clearly who is delusional and who is presumptuous about whom. The last one to call Sister Qiao delusional and got slapped in the face was your cousin Su Qingyu. She almost lost her pants. I've discovered you Su family people are really interesting. What you can't get for yourselves, you think no one else can either."
With Cheng Jinyan preceding and Qin Hanyue following behind, Huo Chengdong thought life would be colorful from hanging around Sister Qiao.
He wondered who would come next.
"Third Young Master Qin?" Su Zhan looked back and forth between Qin Hanyue and Qiao Ying, greatly shocked.
Qiao Ying actually knew Qin Hanyue?
Moreover, judging from what Qin Hanyue just said, it seemed he had feelings for Qiao Ying... Was Qiao Ying the girl from the rumors circulating the upper crust after Young Master Qin's birthday banquet?
"That's impossible. A country bumpkin like you, how could you possibly know Third Young Master Qin." No matter what, Su Lingwei refused to believe that the man she couldn't even get close enough to meet, much less have designs on, would have anything to do with the country bumpkin she looked down on.
Qin Hanyue's icy gaze swept over Su Lingwei, his tone even colder. "I advise you to think carefully before you open your mouth."
Su Lingwei shuddered under the imposing manner Qin Hanyue exuded.
Qiao Ying glanced at the Su family. "Since everyone is here now, how should we settle this matter? Speak."
Seeing the suddenly present Qin Hanyue, Su Cheng recalled the man seated beside Qiao Ying at the charity auction last time. He had felt even then that the back view and gaze, could it be Qin Hanyue?
Qiao Ying's words pulled Su Cheng back. He quickly said, "My child, I shoulder a large part of the responsibility for improperly teaching her. I've let your father down. You say, as long as you're satisfied, as long as it eases your heart, whatever you say I will do. I only ask that you don't resent this family."
Qiao Ying: "I have money now, I don't lack your pittance compensation. So you'd best offer something else to make up for it."
Su Cheng: "What do you want?"
Qiao Ying casually stated: "Her limbs."
They were so shocked they thought they misheard.
Su Cheng: "What?"
Qin Hanyue: "Arms or legs will do, she can keep her life. Miss Qiao is skilled in traditional medicine. A few precise needles will easily induce lifelong disability. If Miss Qiao is willing to show some mercy, it won't hurt that much."
