"Your jumping out of the car was just a charade. You can fool your family, you can fool Xiao Min, but you can't fool me. Because I know you best."
"It's fine if you deny it. You can fool others, but you can't fool yourself."
"You..."
Tang Ye ignored Tang Xu and went out.
Tang Xu was left alone, flustered.
He had never thought of staging a bitter trick for Tang Xiao Min, never.
Perhaps it wasn't Tang Ye's fault for thinking that way about him. Maybe everyone thought of him that way, given what he had done.
He truly didn't know how to make amends to her, nor did he know what she wanted.
Ah, yes, that man named Yan Jue.
But something seemed to have happened to him, and he had suddenly disappeared.
If he could bring Yan Jue back, Xiao Min might be happy.
Tang Xu's eyes lit up with determination, having found his direction.
...
The next day.
As Tang Xiao Min walked into school, the atmosphere on campus had changed.
"I heard Tang Xiao Min sued the hospital and Zhang Guoer?"
"Suing is one thing, but the ridiculous part is the hospital immediately compensated and settled the matter."
"Ah, so that means the hospital really has issues."
"If there were no issues, they wouldn't have paid. I heard it was over a million yuan."
...
No one expected that Zhang Guoer's so-called solid evidence was fake.
Lu Sisi stood among a group of girls, saying indignantly,
"Zhang Guoer played everyone, her goal was to stir up trouble so that everyone would help her against Tang Xiao Min."
"Now that the truth is out, and she's gotten away with it, I don't know what to say."
Being used and manipulated.
This incident had completely enraged everyone.
At noon.
A message in the group chat caused a stir.
[Zhang Guoer went to the academic affairs office. She was probably called in for a reprimand.]
[Is a reprimand all? That's too lenient for her.]
[Someone with such poor character should be expelled from school. Leaving her here only pollutes the air.]
[She used us as pawns before, she must pay the price!]
[She used us as pawns before, she must pay the price!]
The messages flooded the chat.
...
In the academic affairs office, Zhang Guoer received a major demerit.
She walked out dejectedly. As she descended the stairs to the first floor, a large crowd had already gathered.
"Zhang Guoer! Get out."
"Zhang Guoer! Get out!"
"Get out!"
...
The synchronized, resounding shouts crashed down on Zhang Guoer like a tidal wave.
This time, she had incurred the wrath of the public. Without even needing a red card, everyone instinctively disliked her and drove her away. Su Dan Novel Network.
Zhang Guoer became the target of public outrage, her legs instantly went weak, and she stumbled back two steps.
"You... you... what are you doing? Get away!"
"Let me pass, get away!"
...
"You want to leave? Fine, we'll help you!"
Someone started it, and Zhang Guoer was pushed and shoved by the crowd, driven out of the school gate.
Someone even threw her schoolbag at her.
A girl said to the guard, "Brother guard, from now on, this person is no longer a student of Modu University. Please remember, do not let her in."
The guard, looking at the group of unruly rich kids, wore a rare expression of helplessness and remained silent.
"You're going too far! Why are you kicking me out! Why? I want to see a teacher, I'll tell the teacher you're bullying me!"
Zhang Guoer yelled indignantly.
Everyone merely sneered.
"Zhang Guoer, everyone here doesn't welcome you. Can't you tell?"
Not a single person in the crowd stepped forward to say a word for Zhang Guoer.
Their expressions all showed they wished she would leave.
Disliked and driven away by everyone, Zhang Guoer, wronged and broken, cried.
"Why? Why are you doing this to me?"
As the class bell rang, everyone ignored her and turned to leave.
Zhang Guoer cried alone for a long, long time.
A pair of feet in black leather boots suddenly appeared before her, and a gentle voice said,
"Don't you understand? It's because F2 and Qian Lili are on Xiao Min's side. No matter what you do, it's useless."
"Everyone has been discussing how to deal with you in the group chat. I advise you not to come to school. There will be no good outcome for you here."
Zhang Guoer raised her tear-filled eyes and recognized the person. It was Lu Sisi.
"Why are you telling me this? You're in cahoots with Tang Xiao Min."
Lu Sisi had shoulder-length bobbed hair, giving her a demure and quiet appearance.
"I'm just kindly reminding you. Whether you listen or not is up to you."
Lu Sisi left as suddenly as she had arrived.
So much time had passed.
Logically, after crying here for so long, a teacher should have come to inquire about the situation.
But nothing happened. Teachers who occasionally passed by either ignored her or took a detour.
This was a noble school. Even if her offense didn't warrant expulsion, the school had to save face for the rich students, who were major benefactors, donating money to the school every year.
Everything was decided.
Zhang Guoer never expected to be expelled from school over this one incident.
However, the bad news wasn't over.
Upon returning home, just as she was about to tell her parents about her situation.
As she entered the living room, Zhang Guodong angrily threw a court summons at her.
"Guoer, what have you done? Huh! A court summons has been sent to our home!"
Hearing the news suddenly, Zhang Guoer's heart sank.
"What summons?"
"Look at it yourself! You unfilial child, what have you done? Are you not satisfied that our family isn't chaotic enough!" Zhang Guodong stomped his feet in anger.
"Husband, listen to Guoer first. Maybe Tang Xiao Min is causing trouble for Guoer. Tang Xiao Min is the most detestable," Zhao Lan said.
Zhang Guoer's hands trembled as she opened the court summons.
It clearly stated words like defamation and damage to Tang Xiao Min's reputation.
The summons bore the official seal of the court, confirming its authenticity.
She had received a phone call earlier, and now the summons had arrived.
Zhang Guoer's face turned pale, her gaze vacant. Her legs gave out, and she collapsed onto the sofa.
Seeing her like this, Zhang Guodong became even more furious.
"What did you do, speak up! Are you mute!"
"Husband, you're shouting at the child so loudly, you've scared her," Zhao Lan said, her face full of concern.
"I've indulged her too much, which is why she keeps causing trouble!" Zhang Guodong roared.
"After causing so much trouble before, and we were ridiculed, and couldn't earn money. Now she's causing more trouble. She's a jinx, a prodigal."
"Husband, how can you say that about our daughter? She didn't do it on purpose. It's all Tang Xiao Min's fault, you should scold Tang Xiao Min instead."
...
Looking at the mother and daughter, who were so alike, Zhang Guodong was furious and deeply disappointed.
"Whoever causes trouble must solve it themselves. If they can't solve it, they bear the consequences. I'm done with this!"