In the surveillance footage, Shi Yiyin, wearing a royal blue dress, under the lights shining gave off fine sparkles. Just before the football fell into the pool, Shi Yiyin successfully chased down that football. Just as she bent down, preparing to pick up the football, the pink figure that had been squatting by the sofa made a new move.
That pink figure suddenly stood up, ran over, and forcefully pushed Shi Yiyin into the pool. "Ah—" "Plop—" Shi Yiyin fell into the pool, submerging in the water. Seeing this scene, Meng Shujie’s heart twisted, and she tightly hugged her daughter.
Shi Yiyin lifted her head, eyes bright: "Mom! Look! I didn’t lie! It was Shao Xinxin who pushed me into the pool!" "I believe you, I’ve always believed you." Meng Shujie kissed her daughter’s head and turned to Shen Shuwen and her daughter, her gaze revealing rare fierce intent: "Shen Shuwen, do you still think your daughter is innocent?"
Shen Shuwen began to panic. When that pink figure stood up, appearing under the light, Shen Shuwen couldn’t possibly not recognize that was her daughter. Shen Shuwen stammered, "I, you..." Quickly, she forced a laugh, looking at the surrounding guests, explaining: "This, this child previously didn’t understand what danger is; she was just playing! Is it necessary to be so serious? Moreover, Shi Yiyin can swim, right?"
Meng Shujie looked at the footage, her daughter submerged in the pool, she couldn’t breathe until Yiyin surfaced, feeling a bit relieved. Meng Shujie’s eyes turned red, staring at Shen Shuwen, "You really have no shame! How can you say that! Your daughter squatted there for so long, clearly it was intentional! That much strength! Just playing? Shen Shuwen, if you’re foolish, don’t think everyone else is too!"
Bai Aiya saw this and spoke up: "Mrs. Shi, let’s calm down; the footage captured other content as well, let’s continue watching." Meng Shujie held back and continued to look at the big screen.
The surveillance footage continued to play. Shi Yiyin quickly climbed out of the pool and confronted Shao Xinxin. Ye Rongyuan, having found Bai Aiya and her husband, knew the camera was far away, possibly affecting the audio quality, so he had previously arranged for an expert to adjust the sound in the footage, enhancing it to ensure people could clearly hear the dialogue.
Meanwhile, through the banquet’s audio system, those conversations became increasingly clear. "Shao Xinxin, you thought I was little Ann, so you ran over to push me!" "So what? I wanted to push Qin Sui’an; it’s none of your business!"
The final scene showed Shao Xinxin turning to look at the backyard door, the footage clearly capturing her face. Then, Shao Xinxin immediately turned and ran away from the pool, disappearing from the surveillance footage.
The footage ended. The entire incident, even their conversations, was completely clear. Who bullied whom, and whether there was injustice, was obvious. Shi Yiyin raised her chin and loudly stated: "I have never lied! Every word I said is the truth!"
Meng Shujie hugged her, gently patting her back, "Yiyin did great." Shen Shuwen felt the surrounding guests casting strange looks at her and her daughter, either disdainful, dismissive, disgusted, or hateful. None were the expressions she wanted to see.
Meng Shujie, as a mother, could not understand why a six-year-old girl would harbor such hostility towards her daughter, who was also six. She was filled with fear and shock; had her daughter not known how to swim, she shuddered to think of the "what if" situation.
Meng Shujie looked at the Shao couple, her eyes filled with contempt and malice, "Shao Yongkang, Shen Shuwen, your daughter is only six and already has such scheming; it’s truly pitiable and detestable."
As her words fell, Shao Yongkang and Shen Shuwen noticed more scornful looks from the people around them. Though they said nothing, their expressions clearly indicated they were blaming them for not fulfilling their responsibilities as parents, resulting in raising a child with such malice.
Unlike his wife Shen Shuwen, who could still argue despite the evidence, Shao Yongkang couldn’t tolerate others openly insulting his daughter; otherwise, how would his daughter live in the future? Shao Yongkang tightly held his daughter’s shoulder, turning to the surrounding people, sincerely stating: "It’s my failure as a parent. In the future, I will properly teach my daughter Xinxin. What just happened was simply Xinxin being overly playful and losing control; I apologize on her behalf, I’m sorry."
When Shen Shuwen heard her husband’s words, she immediately understood his meaning and followed suit, lowering her head to express remorse, wiping a couple of tears, saying: "I’m truly sorry. My daughter Xinxin is only six; she doesn’t understand how dangerous the water in the pool can be; she’s just a child!"
Shao Xinxin never expected that the Bai family’s surveillance quality would be so good; it not only captured her face but also recorded what she said in anger to Shi Yiyin. At this point, there was both eyewitness and material evidence, leaving Shao Xinxin speechless.
However, she understood in her heart that this could not truly determine anything against her. Moreover, her mother was right; she was only six! Regardless, a six-year-old child wouldn’t face real punishment for a careless mistake.
Thinking this, Shao Xinxin felt quite pleased and quickly found a way to deal with the current situation. She immediately changed her expression, eyes glistening with tears, sobbing regretfully: "Mommy, Daddy, I didn’t really mean to push little Ann; I didn’t mean to push Yiyin; I wasn’t intentionally saying those things; I was just joking with Yiyin..."
Meng Shujie encountered such shameless people for the first time; no wonder the saying goes, "Birds of feather flock together!" She felt a surge of anger, her frustration stuck in her chest.
Their apologies seemed heartfelt, but in Meng Shujie’s eyes, it was merely because too many people had witnessed the surveillance evidence, forcing them to apologize and repent.
In the footage, her daughter Yiyin had also stated that this wasn’t the first time Shao Xinxin had harmed her; during the banquet at the Qin family, Shao Xinxin had also intentionally caused Yiyin to fall into the pool. The first time was a joke, the second time was also a joke; if they weren’t truly punished, these "jokes" would continue, and there would be a third time, fourth time, fifth time...
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