Chapter 57 Mo Yan'er Receives a Major Demerit

Mo Yan'er was called in for a talk by school leaders.

When she saw a room full of leaders looking at her with serious eyes, she lowered her head in fright and asked Cai Minjun tremblingly what she wanted to see her about.

Cai Minjun looked at her with a disappointed expression and said coldly, "Ziyan, you have always been a good student that teachers are proud of, and your moral character is also good. Why would you do such an immoral thing as slandering your classmates and disrupting the harmony among them?"

"Those who spread rumors and harm others will be held criminally liable if the circumstances are serious." She said with great distress, "I have already learned about what happened from Lu Siqiao. Now the school has made the following decision: you must apologize to Lu Siqiao in front of all the teachers and students and write a letter of self-criticism."

What? She has to make a public apology in front of the entire school?

Mo Yan'er panicked and, disregarding everything, exclaimed excitedly, "No, Principal, this isn't my fault! I only heard it from someone else!"

"Don't you understand the saying 'trouble comes from the mouth'? Even if what you said isn't true, it's still someone else's privacy. You can't, and shouldn't, spread rumors and cause harm to others," Cai Minjun warned.

Mo Yan'er glared at Lu Siqiao with a wronged expression, pouted, and cried, "Why? I was just telling others what I knew, and I can't even say what I want?"

Seeing that she was incorrigible, Cai Minjun shook her head and said to her assistant, "Have Mo Yan'er's father come to the school."

He then turned to Lu Siqiao and said, "Siqiao, why don't you explain this to her?"

Lu Siqiao nodded, walked up to Mo Yan'er, and said coldly, "Firstly, I was adopted by my uncle not because I stole or fought since I was a child, but because my mother favored boys over girls and beat me almost to death. Everyone in Lu Family Village can testify to this."

“My parents don’t love me anymore. To save a bit of food, they gave me up for adoption to my uncle’s family, who had no children. But I’m very happy now.”

"Secondly, my sister didn't commit adultery; she was a victim. The person who violated her was your father's good friend, Wang Wei. If you don't believe me, go back and ask him. He dares to do it but doesn't admit it; he's not a man."

"You're talking nonsense!" Mo Yan'er realized that she had been deceived by Wang Wei, but how could she accept this fact? She denied it.

Lu Siqiao calmly said, "You don't have to apologize, but I just hope you won't be deceived by Wang Wei again and do anything to damage my reputation."

Mo Yan'er shook her head: "No, it's impossible. Uncle Wang Wei said you were a bad student back then, he wouldn't lie to me!"

"Believe it or not, I've told you the facts." Lu Siqiao didn't want to argue with her, so she nodded to Cai Minjun. "Principal, I'll go back to my studies now."

Cai Minjun had heard a little about Lu Siqiao's ordeal. When Principal Lu of Shixue Elementary School met her, he asked her to take good care of Lu Siqiao and told her about the foolish thing that Lu Mingyuan and his wife did—their preference for sons over daughters—and how they almost beat Lu Siqiao to death. That kind-hearted man was afraid that one day, if Lu Siqiao were to suffer from school bullying, Cai Minjun could prove her innocence.

It wasn't her biological parents who abandoned her, but they didn't deserve it!

"Ziyan, you really made a mistake this time." Cai Minjun patted Mo Yan'er's head and said earnestly, "Everyone has painful memories. Perhaps, it's a scar she never wants to touch in her life. We should respect other people's privacy, instead of revealing their shortcomings for our own selfish reasons. We can't do things that harm others and ourselves."

“Lu Siqiao is only seven years old. She is living so hard simply to prove to her biological parents that she can be happy without them.”

"A child who grew up in a poor mountain village must have put in so much effort to climb to where she is today, and you almost ruined her."

Cai Minjun sighed.

Mo Yan'er seemed to understand, yet also seemed not to.

She felt very sad, as if she had lost all face.

At this moment, she was like the wicked queen who framed Snow White, committing all sorts of evil deeds.

An hour later, Mo Cong arrived at the school and learned that Mo Yan'er had been misled by Wang Wei and had done something that damaged Lu Siqiao's reputation. He expressed his apology and offered to compensate Lu Siqiao for her emotional distress.

Cai Minjun had someone summon Lu Siqiao.

Lu Siqiao accepted the apology from Mo Cong and his daughter, but refused to accept compensation for emotional distress.

“Although our family is poor, our spirit is not. But Uncle Mo, don’t let Wang Wei get close to Mo Yan’er in the future. He’s a habitual offender who only targets acquaintances. My older sister was forced to drop out of school and go home because of him. You’d better watch yourselves.” She deliberately spoke ambiguously.

Apart from Mo Yan'er, all the adults present understood the implication and their expressions changed.

Mo Cong thanked him repeatedly, suppressing his anger, and took Mo Yan'er home to discipline her.

As soon as he stepped out of the school, Mo Cong couldn't contain himself and made a phone call to have someone investigate Wang Wei's background.

"Ziyan, it's because your father made bad friends that you were misled." He didn't forget to comfort Mo Yan'er and gently persuaded her.

Mo Yan'er, her eyes red from crying, asked, "Daddy, why did Uncle Wang Wei try to ruin Lu Siqiao's reputation? What did he do to Lu Siqiao's sister? Did he hit her?"

Mo Cong was speechless when asked the question.

Remembering what Lu Siqiao had said about an acquaintance committing the crime, she quickly changed the subject and subtly inquired whether Wang Wei had done anything inappropriate to her.

"For example, has he touched your hand, etc.?" Mo Cong thought nervously.

Mo Yan'er frowned and recalled, "Last time he helped me cross the street, and when I went to his house, he was afraid I would get tired, so he said he would carry me upstairs..."

Mo Cong clenched his fists in anger, his face contorted with rage, and said coldly, "Wang Wei, you bastard, how could you lay a hand on my daughter? Just you wait!"

When he got home, he received a call from his assistant, and at that moment, he completely exploded.

"Get me a few people to cripple him!" Mo Cong roared angrily. "I heard from that little girl surnamed Lu that he has hurt many female students. If that's the case, I'll let God take him down!"

"Ziyan, if you see Wang Wei later, ignore him and remember to protect yourself."

After thinking it over, he said again, "I think Lu Siqiao is quite clever. She didn't mean to steal your thunder, so just forgive her and be friends with her next time, okay?"

Mo Cong felt it was time to teach his daughter how to be a good person, since his daughter was too slow-witted and not as smart as Lu Siqiao, a country girl.

“A real man knows when to yield and when to stand firm; only then can he accomplish great things in the future. Why don’t you take the initiative to apologize to Lu Siqiao?”

Mo Yan'er protested, "Dad, I don't want to be friends with her! She made me look like a fool in front of the whole school."

“But you were also deceived by Wang Wei. Besides, that little girl is quite pitiful. Think about it, what would you do if your father didn’t want you?” Mo Cong prompted.

Mo Yan'er fell silent.

Her mother ran away with someone else.

What if her father doesn't want her either?

She's going to be in big trouble.

But at least she had a father, while Lu Siqiao did not.

"Yeah, she's really pitiful," she muttered to herself.