He was in a suit, and given the cut and design, it was evidently a luxury brand. The aura he exuded was extraordinary as well, signaling his status.
Wu Tie's mother dared not go overboard, but she was frustrated and anxious at this point. Her shrill voice rang out again. "Alright, if you say there wasn't a fight, then so be it. But how can your child go around telling her friends such untrue stories? Wu Jie only caused such trouble in school because she heard stories from her. As a parent, you're trying to just get past this by apologizing? Dream on."
She pointed at Qiao Chen and yelled, "Such a young lady, pretty good-looking at that. But causing so much trouble behind people's backs. How did your parents raise you? Huh!"
Qiao Chen's face was like a sheet of paper, about to be ripped into pieces.
In the face of accusation, she felt unbearably aggrieved. Yet, she dared not defend herself, and hence took it all in and simply cried.
But this time, nobody cared about her tears.
Shen Jingyan's expression turned awful, and he said succinctly, "Chen Chen is in the wrong for spreading falsehoods without checking it first. But she only talked about it, the person who posted it online was Wu Jie, not her.
"She's about Wu Jie's age, and she has already apologized for spreading rumors. Wu Jie should take responsibility for her own faults, too."
This statement was true, as a matter of fact.
The woman who wanted to push the blame could not find anything to rebuke.
Wu Jie was trembling with fear as she turned towards Qiao Chen with a panicked look. She bit her lip for a while and eventually chose to spill it. "Uncle, I was the one who put up the post. But if Qiao Chen had not told me that the school would surely discipline Qiao Nian if they found out about it, I would not have posted it either."
Shen Jingyan had believed in Qiao Nian from the start. But Qiao Chen had always been so sensible and obedient before him, and she was also his biological niece. Blood was thicker than water. He found himself intuitively defending Qiao Chen, even now. He wanted to believe that she was innocent, that she had made a casual statement mindlessly.
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