In the office, Uncle Chen and the lawyer he had hired were leisurely drinking tea on the sofa. When Uncle Chen saw Shen Muqing arrive, he got up and went over to her.
"Miss."
He stood behind Shen Muqing, silently supporting her back.
Seeing that most people had arrived, Zhang Qi spoke in a deep voice: "Qiao, have you recently posted any false information online?"
"No, what happened to Teacher Zhang?" Qiao Yumeng said calmly, without blushing or panicking. This matter had little to do with her; she was just stirring things up from the sidelines.
"And what about you?" Zhang Qi looked at Jiang Qiulan and the others. Their families were relatively well-off, but compared to Qiao Yumeng, they were still nothing.
"No... there is no Teacher Zhang."
Jiang Qiulan paused for a moment before saying, trying to appear calm, "It's alright, it's alright, Yu Meng will handle it."
Uncle Chen gestured for the lawyer to speak, and the lawyer said, "Young man, you may not know what the crime of defamation is. In serious cases, it can be punished with up to three years in prison."
“Your actions could very well constitute defamation.”
Upon hearing that she might go to jail, Jiang Qiulan panicked. It was the original post she had made, and if she went to jail, her life would be over.
She looked at Qiao Yumeng, who politely asked, "Teacher Zhang, may I make a phone call?"
"Go ahead and hit me."
Qiao Yumeng went outside and made a phone call to someone. The lawyer noticed that Jiang Qiulan was wavering and continued to say to them, "As long as you admit your mistakes and apologize in public, we can let you off the hook."
"What should we do, Qiulan?" Su Xueshan tugged at Jiang Qiulan's sleeve.
"I don't know either, let's wait for Yumeng."
They didn't say a word, keeping their heads down as quiet as quails.
Shen Muqing found this scene amusing. They weren't like this when they were bullying others. What goes around comes around, and it'll be their turn to suffer.
"Qiqi, what do you want to do with them?"
"An apology plus a clarification."
Lin Xi's demands were just as simple as Shen Muqing's. In her opinion, only children would recklessly curse people online, which was very childish.
"Okay, then let them apologize and clarify."
Qiao Yumeng returned quickly after making the call and continued the previous conversation. She calmly said, "My lawyer is on his way. Please wait a moment."
She was a woman of the world, and this kind of spectacle could only frighten Jiang Qiulan and the others, but it couldn't scare her at all.
"Qiao, there's no need to make a big deal out of this. I just advise you to apologize to Lin and Shen."
Zhang Qi tried to persuade her earnestly, knowing that Shen Muqing was someone she couldn't afford to offend.
"Teacher, are you favoring her? Have you forgotten who built the library?"
Qiao Yumeng smiled and reminded Zhang Qi, who immediately lost his temper; he shouldn't have said that.
"Then wait for your lawyer to arrive and talk to Shen together. The teacher will leave the office for you."
Zhang Qi didn't want to do anything thankless. He was already quite old, and the students these days were so arrogant, doing whatever they wanted just because of their family background.
About half an hour later, a beautiful woman led in an elite lawyer who was dressed impeccably and whose hair was slicked back with oil.
As soon as Mrs. Qiao entered the door, she said arrogantly, "Who bullied my precious daughter?"
Her gaze swept across the people in the office, finally settling on Shen Muqing. "Is it you?"
Uncle Chen blocked her view. "Madam, you've misunderstood. It was your daughter who bullied my young lady. My young lady and another female classmate were wronged in this matter."
"What a joke! My daughter is so well-behaved, how could she possibly bully her classmates? Even if she did, so what? It must be their fault."
Qiao's mother stroked Qiao Yumeng's hair, radiating maternal warmth.
"Tell me, how much money do you want to stop?" Mrs. Qiao was used to this; these people were just trying to extort money.
"Excuse me, all I want is an apology."
Shen Muqing retorted without fear: Money? For her current status, money is the most useless thing.
"This student is quite ambitious at such a young age. Is 500,000 enough? I'll give you 500,000 each, and that'll be the end of it."
"good."
"not good."
The two voices spoke at the same time. Shen Muqing looked at Lin Xi with slight surprise. Wasn't he supposed to apologize?
Lin Xi nodded slightly to her in apology. Five hundred thousand was a life-saving sum of money for her, and she desperately needed it.
"Looks like some people are smart enough. Is this student complaining that he doesn't have enough money?"
Mrs. Qiao looked at the two of them with disdain, realizing they were really after her family's money.
"No matter how much money you give me, it won't make a difference. I'm not short of money."
One million.
Lin Xi listened in shock, regretting that she had rushed back earlier, and felt somewhat remorseful.
"Don't be too greedy, or your stomach won't be able to hold that much."
"Auntie, you should talk to my lawyer."
The two men in black suits met. When Zhao, the lawyer brought by Qiao's mother, saw the big Buddha statue inside, his eyes flashed. It turned out to be the famous lawyer Ouyang.
He has a 100% success rate in his cases; who in the legal profession doesn't know Attorney Ouyang?
“Attorney Zhao, you can talk to him.”
Attorney Zhao: "I'm sorry, madam, I will not be doing this business. I will pay you the penalty for breach of contract later."
Only a fool would take this case. He thought it was just a regular dispute, but who would have thought the other party would hire Attorney Ouyang? What a waste of talent.
He didn't dare linger. After greeting Attorney Ouyang, he walked out, afraid that the person behind him would implicate him.
"You...I'm going to file a complaint against you." Mrs. Qiao was furious; she felt she had lost face.
Uncle Chen: "Madam, would you prefer an apology or a lawsuit?"
"Apologize? There's no way we're going to apologize."
"Then there's nothing more to say. Miss, please go back to class. I'll handle the rest."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Chen." With Uncle Chen around, Shen Muqing wasn't worried at all.
"Qiqi, let's go back to class."
Mrs. Qiao was furious. No one dared to treat her like this; her husband was the president of Qiao's Group. "Do you know who I am? Do you know who my husband is?"
Shen Muqing stopped her foot, met her gaze, and sneered, "Auntie, I know who you are. You are the bully's mother, and your husband is the bully's father."
"Oh, by the way, not only the bullies, but you might also have a daughter who goes to jail next."
"Who taught you to talk to your elders like that? You have no manners. Today I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents."
Qiao's mother raised her hand to slap Shen Muqing, while Qiao Yumeng watched smugly from the side. Jiang Qiulan and the others felt relieved to see their mother so assertive; it seemed they were saved.
Just then, Uncle Chen's phone rang. He glanced at the name on the other end, quickly answered, and told the person on the other end of the phone his current location.
"Stop! Who dares to touch my precious darling?"
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