Chapter 113 A Gaze is a Sharp Knife
Liu Qin put down the red pen in her hand and looked up at Yin Xiangyu.
"Teacher Yin, you've arrived. Please have a seat," Liu Qin said.
Seeing that Liu Qin was the only person in the office, Yin Xiangyu frowned immediately and asked, "Where are they?"
Liu Qin said, "They are all senior high school students. Of course, they should attend evening self-study sessions when it's their turn. Time is money. Is Hong Zhixing going to waste his time here? Why don't he go back to evening self-study first, and let Teacher Yin and I have a good talk about how to handle this matter?"
The second half of her sentence was directed at Hong Zhixing.
Hong Zhixing looked aggrieved, but when Liu Qin's gaze fell on her, she felt as if she had been seen through, and all her pretense was ineffective.
However, considering the impact this would have on her, Hong Zhixing insisted on staying.
“Teacher Liu, I have been deeply hurt by this matter. I cannot concentrate on my studies until I get a satisfactory result. So, please let me stay here for now,” Hong Zhixing said. “I also hope that Xu Zijun can come over.”
Yin Xiangyu said, "Teacher Liu, Hong Zhixing is one of the best students in our class. Her father is also a lawyer. She suffered such serious harm at school. Is she less important to you than a single evening self-study session?"
“Teacher Yin, I think you’ve misunderstood,” Liu Qin said directly. “I asked Hong Zhixing to return to the classroom because I wanted to save her some face and let us teachers resolve this matter. But she insisted on staying, so there’s nothing I can do. I wonder what Teacher Yin’s opinion is on this?”
"What else can we say? So many classmates saw it. Xu Zijun from your class cornered Hong Zhixing in the restroom and slapped her. It happened in front of everyone. Are you going to try to deny it?" Yin Xiangyu frowned. "Or are you trying to cover up for your student, Teacher Liu?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Liu Qin glanced at it and said, "Please come in."
A middle-aged man in a suit walked in.
Hong Zhixing turned around and saw him, her eyes immediately welled up with tears, and she called out, "Dad."
Hong Chen reassured her with his eyes and walked over.
"Teacher Yin, I'm so sorry to have troubled you."
Yin Xiangyu immediately said, "What are you saying? You've caused me no trouble at all. I feel really bad that something like this happened at school. It's my fault for not protecting my students in time."
Hong Chen nodded and asked, "What about the student who laid a hand on my daughter?"
Yin Xiangyu turned her anger towards Liu Qin.
“Ms. Liu is that student’s homeroom teacher. She sent that student to the classroom.” Hong Chen’s appearance seemed to give Yin Xiangyu more confidence, making her words even more sarcastic. “Mr. Hong, you are a lawyer, you know best that although this dispute between students may not rise to a legal issue, there is still a distinction between right and wrong, right?”
Hong Chen looked at Liu Qin.
"What should I call you?"
"Liu Qin".
"Hello, Teacher Liu, I am Hong Chen, Hong Zhixing's father." He said in a calm and firm tone, "Regarding this matter, I believe your student should give my daughter an explanation. Although it was just a small matter of a slap, it is also an important issue of self-respect. I don't want that little girl to pay a heavy price. After all, I heard that her family is not well-off. She was even willing to give up a recommendation for independent enrollment for 200,000 yuan. However, she should apologize and make a self-criticism. Don't you agree?"
“The party at fault should apologize and make a self-criticism, that’s right.” Liu Qin nodded. “Since you’re here too, that’s perfect. I won’t have to say it twice. Please come over here.”
Hong Zhixing was about to follow.
Liu Qin's gaze stopped directly on her: "I'm talking about Teacher Yin and Mr. Hong."
Hong Chen patted Hong Zhixing on the shoulder, signaling her to calm down, and went with Yin Xiangyu to Liu Qin's side.
Liu Qin opened a video file on her computer.
This is the CCTV footage from the corridor.
In the footage, Xu Zijun came out after washing her hands and stood in front of the sink to wash her hands again, which happened to be captured by the surveillance camera.
Then, Hong Zhixing led several girls from her class into the restroom and stood behind Xu Zijun.
When Xu Zijun finished washing her hands and was about to come out, Hong Zhixing and a few others blocked her way.
They said something to each other, and Xu Zijun tried to walk between them.
However, the girl next to Hong Zhixing raised her hand and pushed her back.
Xu Zijun looked at them with fear and trembling.
Hong Zhixing said something to her.
Xu Zijun kept shaking her head.
Then, Hong Zhixing pointed to the toilet and told Xu Zijun to go in.
Xu Zijun shook her head, her face filled with fear.
The short-haired girl next to Hong Zhixing stepped forward, pointed at Xu Zijun, and made a threat, though it was unclear what.
Xu Zijun was forced to go back inside.
Hong Zhixing followed her inside.
Just then, Li Pengfei suddenly rushed over and shouted something to them.
They stopped Li Pengfei.
Li Pengfei didn't dare touch their bodies; he was powerless to do so and was so angry he jumped up and down.
The short-haired girl suddenly clutched her chest and pointed at Li Pengfei, cursing loudly.
Li Pengfei was surrounded by several girls, and he couldn't help but reach out and push the short-haired girl on the shoulder, actually trying to push her away.
But she fell to the ground as if her leg had suddenly broken, and then pointed at Li Pengfei and shouted.
...
Liu Qin looked up at the two of them.
"Did you two see clearly?"
Yin Xiangyu's expression changed.
Judging from the video content, Xu Zijun is clearly the one being bullied.
She turned to look at Hong Zhixing and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
Hong Zhixing has always been her pride and her most outstanding student.
Hong Zhixing had always been generous, poised, hardworking, and outstanding in front of her, so when Yin Xiangyu heard about this, she never doubted that Hong Zhixing was lying.
Just as she was thinking about how to smooth things over, Hong Chen suddenly spoke up.
“I saw it, but, Ms. Liu, what do you think this video proves?” Hong Chen said sincerely, “This video only shows that my daughter went into the restroom with this girl. Everything is just as my daughter said. She wanted to find a suitable place to talk alone because she wanted to know about Chu Saiying and this girl. As for what happened in the restroom, this video doesn’t prove anything, does it?”
Liu Qin seemed to have anticipated Hong Chen's shameless reaction. She nodded and said, "Indeed, this video doesn't explain what happened in the toilet. Does Hong Zhixing have any evidence to prove that Xu Zijun initiated the attack on you?"
Liu Qin's calm and unquestionable gaze passed through Yin Xiangyu and Hong Chen, landing directly on Hong Zhixing.
Hong Zhixing felt her heart see through by that seemingly calm and gentle gaze once again, and felt a sense of shame as if she had been completely stripped naked and exposed.
(End of this chapter)
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