Chapter 90 "The Ugly Daughter" (20)
Kong Miaoqi went back to the dormitory first to continue packing.
Shi Sui specifically asked Shan Shan to stay and asked her some questions.
"Didn't eight classmates contact you before, saying that they, too, had been dragged into a room by Suman and verbally abused?"
"Yeah, it's embarrassing to say... I've seen them all, and even bullied them myself..."
"Su Man, do you know who has come to see you?"
"I definitely don't know. I have no contact with Su Man at all, let alone telling her."
Shi Sui patted Shan Shan on the shoulder and said, "Okay! Give me the list of these people, and I'll find them one by one. Don't show up in public anymore, and let me handle the communication."
"Communicate? What do you want to do?" Shanshan asked in astonishment.
"Before you answer, let me ask you a question... Do you think Suman needs to apologize to you in person?"
Shanshan was stunned for a long moment before she whispered, "I'm an accomplice. I don't deserve it... But I'm not afraid of you laughing at me saying it. I think it's because I'm too stupid and too weak that she uses me and despises me at the same time..."
This is why Shisui insisted that Suman apologize personally to all the victims.
Let go of the past and embrace the future. It's easy to say.
But not everyone is so strong and can think so clearly.
For those who have suffered verbal violence, especially teenagers whose minds are not yet fully mature, it is easy to have self-doubt.
Why didn't Su Man find someone else, but had to scold me? Was it really because I didn't do something good enough that I was hated? Did I deserve it...
These inescapable thoughts will subtly influence a person's life.
If you want to forget the unbearable experience and reconcile with the past, you need the perpetrator to stand up and tell them clearly: "You didn't do anything wrong. The one who was wrong was me, and only me!"
Shi Sui had direct evidence, so she could sue Su Man, but the other female classmates did not, so they could not get Su Man's apology through legal means.
All Shisui has been trying to do these days is to use her influence to fight for this opportunity for them!
…
Tokiho didn't wait long.
Then I received a call from Lawyer Zhang announcing the good news.
"Ms. Xia, the Su family has agreed to your settlement proposal. Ms. Su will apologize in person to nine classmates, including you. However, we also have some requirements, and we hope that both parties can cooperate and reach an agreement."
Mr. Su had two requests.
1. The apology meeting will be held in a private place and no irrelevant persons, especially any media, will be allowed to be present.
2. All participants must put away their mobile phones for safekeeping. Recording and videotaping are prohibited during the entire process.
Shisui also had to sign a letter of commitment in advance, guaranteeing that she would unconditionally withdraw the case within one day after the apology meeting.
It’s no wonder that he has the help of a great lawyer.
These requirements are impeccable, and their ultimate goal is only one: to minimize the impact on the Su family's reputation.
After careful consideration, Shisui also responded with two new requests.
"First, all students attending the apology meeting will wear masks. Second, the Su family can send no more than two staff members, and they are not allowed to inquire about the names, identities, or any other information of the participating students. Otherwise, the case will not be dropped."
Shisui did this to protect the privacy of these classmates.
Although Su Man also knew which classmates she had bullied, according to Shanshan's confession, there were actually far more than 9 victims, but more than 20, and the others just did not speak out bravely in time.
The Su family has deep roots in the officialdom and is definitely capable of doing something as dirty as making things difficult for a classmate's parents.
But if the girls all wore masks, the Su family would not be able to recognize the specific nine who were present, and it would be impossible to take the risk of involving all 20 or so families.
Shi Sui believed that the Su family knew how to weigh the pros and cons better than she did.
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4 days later.
In a small villa in the suburbs.
Shi Sui arrived at the scene first and inspected it inside and out. After confirming that the Su family had indeed followed the agreement and only sent two staff members, she contacted Shan Shan and asked her to notify the classmates to come over.
Taking advantage of the night, online-hailing cars stopped outside the villa gate one after another.
The girls who came out of the car were all wearing makeup masks.
When the online taxi drivers saw such a strange scene, they thought that the villa was holding a novel theme party.
...8 o'clock in the evening.
In the large lofted living room of the small villa, everyone chose their favorite seats, tacitly kept a considerable distance from each other, and sat down silently.
After a while, Suman came down the stairs wearing a pure black dress.
Under the gaze of nine people at the scene, she forced herself to remain calm, holding on tightly to the handrail as she went down the stairs, and walked very slowly.
Su Man was absolutely unwilling to come.
But her father would soon attend an important national conference, and Su's father did not want any trouble to arise at such a critical juncture, so he used both soft and hard tactics on Su Man to force her to submit.
In his heart, nothing can compare to his career and official luck.
...Su Man walked to the center of the villa's living room, took a deep breath, took out the manuscript paper she had prepared in advance, and began to read.
"I, Suman, feel guilty and regretful. I would like to express my sincerest apology to you all for my previous inappropriate behavior at school."
The scene remained silent, with only Su Man's slightly trembling voice echoing in the living room.
She paused before continuing, "Because of my recklessness, selfishness, and harshness, everyone's campus life, which should have been fulfilling and enjoyable, has been overshadowed. I'm deeply sorry."
The manuscripts are all prepared by the writers in advance, and the words and sentences are carefully arranged.
There was no flaw, but Shisui couldn't sense any guilt from Suman.
Shisui saw that she had three full A4 papers in her hands, which were covered with densely packed words. She probably had several thousand more words left to read.
So she interrupted Su Man and said, "We are not here to listen to your polite words. Let's talk about something from the heart."
Su Man bit her lower lip almost madly: "I have already done what you asked, what else do you want?!"
"Let's play a quick question and answer game. I ask, you answer."
"You! Don't go too far!!"
"First question." Shisui completely ignored Suman's protests. "Why did you fall for us? What did we do wrong?"
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