Everyone became even angrier upon hearing Shin-chan's words.
"Now that you're late, are you going to blame everything on Shin-chan? You're just picking on Shin-chan because you think he's easy to bully, aren't you?"
In an instant, all the accusations and curses were directed at Xiao Qing.
Standing to the side, Xiao Qing suddenly understood the meaning behind Xiao Xin's actions. He was still unwilling to give up and tried to explain to everyone, but because he was in such a hurry, Xiao Xin threw his shoulder bag out of his hand.
Seeing this, all the girls thought Xiao Qing was about to make a move, so they surrounded Xiao Qing and spoke to her even more vehemently.
One person even pushed Xiao Qing, causing her to fall to the ground.
Xiao Qing, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, had never seen such a grand scene before. In an instant, a feeling of grievance and anger welled up in her heart, but she didn't know what to do. Tears involuntarily streamed down her face.
When Huo Siyun heard about this, he rushed over from home immediately. He had felt that something was wrong before, but in the end, it was his negligence that caused Xiao Qing to suffer.
Thinking of this, Huo Siyun quickened her pace and rushed into the private room like a whirlwind.
As soon as the door opened, I saw Xiao Qing surrounded by a crowd. Xiao Qing was already sobbing uncontrollably, but her eyes still contained anger, as if she wanted to argue with them, but in the end she didn't say anything.
As soon as Huo Siyun entered the room, Xiao Xin noticed him. Then, Xiao Xin quickly walked over to Huo Siyun and told her about what had happened that day.
"It was clearly Xiao Qing who was late. Everyone just said a few words to her, and Xiao Qing got upset and wanted to hit someone." But Huo Siyun didn't want to listen to Xiao Xin's nonsense at all. He rushed into the crowd and hugged Xiao Qing.
He looked Xiao Qing up and down several times to make sure she wasn't injured before pulling her back into his arms.
When Xiao Qing saw Huo Siyu, tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, just like a mermaid.
After sensing that Huo Siyun disliked him, Xiaoxin became even more talkative, badmouthing Xiaoqing, and the classmates around him echoed Xiaoxin's words.
Even the usually calm Huo Siyun couldn't contain her anger and spoke coldly to the culprit beside her.
"Shut up"
Huo Siyun's life had finally silenced everyone. The private room fell silent once more.
After everyone quieted down, Huo Siyun led the sobbing Xiao Qing out of the crowd and got into the car home. In the car, Xiao Qing finally calmed down and began to explain to Huo Siyun what had happened that day.
"I really wasn't late. Xiaoxin told me the party wouldn't start until 8 o'clock." Xiaoqing was so afraid that even Huo Siyun wouldn't believe him.
But Xiao Qing was overthinking it. Even if he really made a mistake, Si Yun would support him unconditionally.
"Of course I believe you. It's obvious that Xiaoxin was behind this. I knew from the beginning that his intentions were not simple, but I didn't expect that I was negligent and let him hurt you."
Huo Siyun looked guilty after she finished speaking, which instantly made Xiao Qing, who had been under suspicion all day, feel much better.
It's enough if at least one person will believe him unconditionally.
But the thought of becoming the enemy of all the girls in the class made Xiao Qing feel extremely uncomfortable. How was he supposed to live his life like this? He still had to stay in this class for another three years.
The thought of all the girls yelling at him and their狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) expressions at the banquet today brought a strange sadness back to his heart, instantly reddening his eyes that had just stopped crying.
Sitting to the side, Huo Siyu felt very sorry for Xiao Qing, who was in such pain, and hugged her tightly.
"Cry if you want to, don't hold it in, but after you're done crying, you'll still be my optimistic and cheerful Xiao Qing." After saying that, Huo Siyun gently patted Xiao Qing's back with both hands, as if she wanted to comfort him like she did when he was a child.
When they got home, Li Chuan had just finished his day's work and arrived home.
Li Chuan had wanted to chat with Xiao Qing for a bit, asking how the gathering went and if she had a great time, to strengthen the bond between father and daughter. But as soon as he saw Xiao Qing's expression, he immediately shut up.
His precious daughter's eyes were red and swollen, clearly indicating that she had just been crying.
Almost instantly, Li Chuan fixed his gaze on Huo Siyun, who was supporting Xiao Qing.
But seeing the worry in Huo Siyun's eyes, Xiao Qing instantly relaxed her guard. She had practically watched Huo Siyun grow up over the years; she knew how much Huo Siyun doted on Xiao Qing, even more than he did, but she would never admit it. Huo Siyun loved Xiao Qing more than he did.
So Li Chuan patiently sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for Huo Siyun to coax Xiao Qing to sleep before he could have a proper talk with Huo Siyun about what happened to Xiao Qing that day.
Sure enough, Huo Siyun came down from the third floor half an hour later.
Today, Xiaoqing slept for a shorter time than any other day, probably because she was exhausted from crying. So she fell asleep very quickly.
"Xiao Qing, what's wrong with you today?" Li Chuan asked immediately as Huo Siyun walked towards her.
So Huo Siyun sat down opposite Li Chuan and explained to him in detail everything that had happened at the party that day.
Furthermore, Huo Siyun deeply regretted his mistake. He had clearly discovered Xiao Xin's inappropriate advances towards Xiao Qing before. Yet, he had made Xiao Qing face it alone this time. He was now filled with remorse.
When Xiaoqing told him, he should have gone with her despite her objections, so that Xiaoqing wouldn't have to suffer such a great injustice.
Looking at the man in front of her, who was almost as tall as her, Li Chuan's admiration for him grew even stronger. She was very satisfied with this realization.
"It's not your fault. After all, it was a girls' gathering in their class, and it wasn't really appropriate for you to go." Li Chuan kindly tried to excuse Huo Siyun, who was so remorseful.
But this only made Huo Siyun more upset. Even Xiao Qing's father trusted her so much, yet she still put Xiao Qing in a dangerous situation and let him suffer so much.
"Who is that girl named Xiaoxin? How dare she hurt my daughter? I'll make her pay the price." Just thinking about how this girl named Xiaoxin caused his daughter so much pain made Li Chuan want to tear her to pieces.
Besides, given Li Chuan's status, doing such a small thing is a piece of cake for him!
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