The second video clip cut out the beginning and end, leaving only the scene where Yu Wan suddenly throws Wang Minlin to the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw, and then acts extremely arrogantly towards the teacher.
[My favorite thing is barbecue skewers: The world is going to the dogs. Does having a little money mean you can do whatever you want? Relevant departments should investigate. @XXMinistry again]
[Eggplant and Tomato: School bullying is widespread. I was also bullied, and it's a scar that's hard to erase from my heart...]
[A Little Sun Under the Blue Sky: I'm from Jiangda University. Although Yu is a school bully, he never bullies the weak. I don't know where those haters upstairs came from?]
[Mr. Attitude: Yu's online army has appeared so quickly, how much did she pay you?]
[I love huskies: Yu Wan, get out of Jiangnan University and restore a peaceful learning environment to the campus.]
Perhaps it was the point about "rich people abusing their power" that particularly resonated with people, that led keyboard warriors to spew their opinions everywhere, and within just a few hours, all three posts were tagged as "hot".
Meng Shen's brows furrowed instantly, and he looked at Yu Wan with great concern: "Are you alright?"
Yu Wan scoffed, "I thought they could come up with something special, but it turns out it's just some petty tricks that can't be brought to the table."
The signs of manipulation in this matter are too obvious. They've dug up almost everything about her from childhood to adulthood, then leaked information from smaller accounts, reposted it by influential figures, and finally, trolls appeared... Only through this series of operations could they achieve such a universally condemned effect in such a short time. "What I'm more concerned about is which forces in Jiangcheng are involved," Yu Wan said, her smile fading and her tone turning cold.
Meng Shen paused for a moment: "Should we remove the trending topic?"
"No need, let them make a fuss. We'll reveal the truth when the whole internet is criticizing them in a couple of days." Yu Wan raised an eyebrow. "These days, who doesn't love a dramatic, juicy story?"
Meng Shen gave a thumbs up: "There must have been more than one person filming this. I'll contact Huang San and the others right now to get it done. We'll also release the list of all the people you've secretly sponsored over the years. From school bully to philanthropist, wow... what a character reversal."
Yu Wan frowned and said, "Just release the video. There's no need to do anything else." She was sponsoring others, not to take advantage of them.
"Why should I?" Meng Shen retorted. "Those people use your money to go to school and further their education, but they curse you behind your back. How frustrating is that?"
Yu Wan turned her head to look out the window, her voice soft: "I just did what I could..."
My thoughts drifted into memories.
Before the third grade of elementary school, Yu's family was not well-off and lived in poverty, unable to even afford the tuition.
What impressed me most was that gloomy Wednesday morning when, because they had been behind on tuition for most of the semester, Mr. Yu and she were called to the office.
The principal and the homeroom teacher stood to one side, their expressions indifferent.
"If you can't pay the tuition this week, you'll have to expel him. Take Yu home today and come back when you've raised the tuition."
The voice was resounding and as cold as winter.
Yu Jianguo looked at the teacher, his eyes red with anxiety: "Principal, Teacher Gao, please, can we postpone it until the end of the month? I promise, I will pay the tuition as soon as I get my salary."
The principal frowned: "How many times have you said this last month? It's only a few hundred yuan, how come you still can't pay in full? You're like this every year, it's very difficult for the school. The most important thing is, Yu's grades..." He paused, looking at Yu Wan with regret and doubt: "Yu's grades have dropped drastically. Since entering the second grade, they have gone from first in the whole school to last."
The implication is that if someone is a top student, the school might make an exception for them because of their grades, but Yu Wan is a poor student...
Noticing that all eyes in the office were on her, she felt a jolt in her heart and pressed her lips tightly together.
"Thump!"
Yu Jianguo knelt down on both knees, pleading, "Please, please give us some more time. It's all my fault for her poor grades; I'm the one who ruined her. If she hadn't inherited my genes, she wouldn't be so slow-witted. But even if her grades are terrible, she still needs to go to school. At least she can recognize a few words so she won't be considered illiterate in the future. Principal, please, please be lenient. I promise I'll pay the tuition by the end of the month..."
This kneeling startled everyone.
"Mr. Yu, what are you doing? Get up quickly."
“We can discuss this together. It’s not good for others to see you kneeling here.”
"Teachers, please, it's almost the end of the month!" Yu Jianguo refused to get up, raising his hand and swearing, "I'll kowtow to you, Wanwan can't be without school..."
In my memory, she froze on the spot, head bowed, tears welling in her eyes but not falling. She just gripped her trouser leg tightly.
The end of the memory.
Yu Jianguo's kneeling made the principal relent.
On the way home, a light rain continued to fall. All the students had already been picked up by their parents, leaving only the father and daughter sheltering under the eaves.
Not knowing how long the rain would last, and fearing he'd be late for afternoon classes, Yu Jianguo gritted his teeth and said, "Never mind, let's go."
He took off his coat and put it over her head, then carried her into the rain.
They remained silent the entire way.
Unconsciously, they arrived at the entrance of the steamed bun shop. Yu Jianguo stopped and said with a smile, "Daughter, when Dad gets paid, I'll bring you here for meat buns. For now, Wanwan will have to make do. Smell it first, doesn't it smell good?"
She swallowed hard. "It smells good."
Yu Jianguo laughed loudly, then suddenly started jogging: "Then we have to hurry home, otherwise the smell of meat buns on us will dissipate..."
Having held back all the way, she finally asked after entering the house, "Old man, why do you never scold me for my grades dropping?"
Yu Jianguo paused, ruffled her hair, and comforted her, "If you get good grades, you're still my daughter, right?"
She nodded seriously and said, "I understand."
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The memory abruptly ended.
With her fingers slightly clenched, Yu Wan suddenly stood up, her eyelids drooping: "I'm going to the restroom."
Meng Shen didn't notice her unusual behavior, casually responded, and continued to assign tasks to Huang San and others in the group chat.
Yu Wan washed her face in the bathroom. The cool air seeped into her skin, and the churning emotions in her chest gradually subsided.
Looking up, the woman in the mirror seemed to have regained her usual nonchalant expression as she pulled out a few tissues to wipe her hands. Just then, she overheard several girls gossiping about something on Weibo.
"The revelations on Weibo are all true. I am a student at Jiangnan University. Yu Wan is a bully who bullies others and fights. She is a problem student through and through. Anyway, her family is rich. She will give people a compensation fee after she beats them up and then make verbal threats. So the people who are beaten up dare not speak out and eventually choose to transfer to other schools."
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