Xu Shuangrong paused, lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly, "You are right, it was all my negligence, so I apologize to Miss Lai."
"negligence?"
Xie Mi smiled and said nothing, then turned to look at Lai Bingxuan, "Can I ask curiously, what happened when you were mistaken for a bully?"
"then……"
Lai Bingxuan had already formed a natural trust in Xie Mi, so she answered her question without hesitation, "I transferred to another school."
"Why did you transfer?"
Lai Bingxuan pursed her lips. Although she didn't want to recall the story, Xie Mi's eyes inexplicably gave her courage, and she still said it out.
"Because everyone in school was scolding me, I hated it all, so I ran away."
Xu Shuangrong's expression changed slightly, and her fingertips clenched imperceptibly.
The staff also looked at each other, and their eyes towards Xu Shuangrong gradually became strange.
After getting useful information from Lai Bingxuan, Xie Mi wanted to counterattack Xu Shuangrong immediately, but he paused when he heard Lai Bingxuan's last sentence.
Said seriously.
"How can you say it's running away? That's called retreat. Retreat is also a tactic."
Lai Bingxuan was stunned.
Xie Mi then looked at Xu Shuangrong, tilted his head and said in confusion: "This is a bit strange."
"Lai Bingxuan said that the whole school was scolding her at that time, but you said you didn't know that Lai Bingxuan was misunderstood because of you. What a contradiction."
Xu Shuangrong's face turned a little paler.
Xie Mi was more perceptive than she had imagined. He wanted to find every loophole in her words and defeat them one by one.
[That makes sense. Even someone with Lai Bingxuan's family background had to transfer schools, which proves that the incident was a big deal. If it was such a big deal, how could Xu Shuangrong not know about it? ]
[Looking at it this way, Lai Bingxuan is even more pitiful. She clearly did nothing wrong, but was forced to transfer schools. She was inexplicably accused of being a bully for so long, and now she is being singled out for it]
[Shuangshuang was a victim of bullying. She was also very vulnerable at the time. Please stop it.]
[Don't use moral kidnapping. Xu Shuangrong's being hurt is not a reason for her to hurt others. Isn't Lai Bingxuan more innocent? Xu Shuangrong clearly knew who was the real bully, but she still watched Lai Bingxuan being misunderstood. Lai Bingxuan is the one who suffers the most, right? ]
Xu Shuangrong took a deep breath.
"I did hear some of it at the time, but I was in a trance at the time and didn't come forward to explain for Miss Lai right away. I've always regretted that. By the time I had sorted myself out and wanted to help Miss Lai, she had already transferred to another school, so..."
"So you just keep silent and let Lai Bingxuan continue to bear the stigma of a bully, since she has transferred to another school anyway?"
Xie Mi took over the rest of her words.
Xu Shuangrong's facial muscles twitched slightly.
"I was under so much psychological pressure at the time. It was the first time I was bullied. I was tortured both physically and mentally. I really..."
"Is it so difficult to admit that you did it on purpose?"
Xie Mi's voice was flat, his lips half curled, "You keep emphasizing that you are a victim in order to downplay the mistakes you made. Is the identity of the victim just a shield for you to hurt others?"
Xu Shuangrong opened her mouth as if to defend herself.
Xie Mi no longer gave her a chance to speak.
"It could have been explained clearly in just one sentence, but you made others suffer injustice for so many years. I don't believe it was just because of your 'negligence'."
"Over the years, you've had countless opportunities to tell everyone that Lai Bingxuan is not the one who bullies you, but you never did."
"Was it intentional or accidental?"
Xie Mi raised his eyelids nonchalantly and glanced at Xu Shuangrong with a smile.
"Even when you apologized to Lai Bingxuan just now, you were avoiding the main point, saying that you were used as a pawn to attack Lai Bingxuan, and you made high-sounding accusations against those who attacked Lai Bingxuan."
"How funny, you are obviously the culprit."
"Xu Shuangrong, are you treating us like fools?"
Fine beads of sweat were already oozing out of Xu Shuangrong's forehead, and his face was visibly pale.
Xie Mi remained calm and composed from beginning to end, occasionally throwing a nut into his mouth and chewing it, as if he was just chatting about family matters.
The sound was clearly very soft, but it made everyone in the audience hold their breath, not daring to breathe.
Lai Bingxuan looked at Xie Mi in surprise.
The afternoon sun lazily sprinkled on Xie Mi, making her whole body seem to be glowing.
Lai Bingxuan suddenly felt a little dazed, and memories emerged before her eyes.
That afternoon many years ago, the sunlight was somewhat dazzling. She stood in front of the window of the principal's office. Her shadow was stretched very long and there was no one around her.
Those people stood in the dark, constantly accusing her. Xu Shuangrong sobbed quietly, and the sound made her feel annoyed.
She was tired of arguing, so she just stood there silently, looking at everyone with resentment.
What was she thinking at that moment?
She thought.
"It would be nice if there was someone who could stand by my side."
"Just one."
But no.
The moment of waiting for rescue was the most helpless, but in the end she waited for nothing.
But times have changed. Today, many years later, on the same afternoon, he was again being questioned in public.
This time, someone stood in front of her and helped her block it all.
Xie Mi was like an omnipotent and victorious general, and he easily accomplished what she couldn't do even when she was hysterical.
Xie Mi became her salvation.
[Ahhh, that makes so much sense. No wonder I felt that Xu Shuangrong's tone of apology just now was weird. She was simply trying to pass the buck.]
[Really, don’t treat everyone like fools. We are all thousand-year-old foxes. Who doesn’t understand your thoughts? You are definitely doing this on purpose.]
[Is it so difficult to apologize honestly? You always emphasize that you are being bullied. Are you addicted to moral kidnapping? 】
[Wow, I feel sorry for Sister Lai. No wonder she has been targeting Xu Shuangrong. She has been wronged for so many years, and Xu Shuangrong has been pretending to be pitiful. I am so angry.]
[Xu Shuangrong apologizes! Xu Shuangrong apologizes! ]
[Refuse to shirk responsibility, refuse moral kidnapping, refuse to be ambiguous, and apologize! ]
【Apologize! Apologize! 】
This time, the barrage of comments was overwhelming, all of them asking Xu Shuangrong to apologize.
Not only the major live broadcast rooms, but even Xu Shuangrong’s own live broadcast room was filled with the messages.
Frost fans tried their best to control the comments, but it was of no avail.
Xu Shuangrong caught a glimpse of the barrage of comments on the phone on the table, and her lips turned even paler.
She knew very well that it was too late to save the situation.
Continuing to defend yourself will only make your popularity decline. It is better to just admit it honestly and then find a way to redeem yourself later.
"sorry."
This time, she bowed deeply to Lai Bingxuan.
"It's my fault. I caused you to be mistaken for a bully. At the time, I was threatened by the real bullies and didn't dare to reveal their identities, so I let you take the blame. I'm sorry."
"It was my cowardice and selfishness that caused all this. I'm sorry."
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