Chapter 70: A furious confrontation with her ex-husband and son
Xiang Jingheng was rendered speechless by Yu Yan's rebuttal.
...And in front of so many people, they didn't even bother to save him any face.
Yu Yan's presence this time is already a great honor for him.
If she hadn't learned that Xiang Chu was injured, she wouldn't have cared about Xiang Jingheng's affairs at all.
When the principal and the dean of students entered, their expressions were initially quite stern, but they both froze when they saw Yu Yan.
"You are Professor Yu... Professor Yu?"
Principal Zhang of the affiliated primary school is also a research enthusiast who follows the news regularly. He was quite familiar with Yu Yan's name and face and excitedly shook hands with her.
The dean of students added, "Professor Yu's research achievements this time are truly a source of pride for the country. Our school's bulletin board has been plastered with news about you to inspire our students."
Several parents didn't pay much attention to the scientific research community, but they had heard of "Yu Yan" because the name had been frequently trending on social media recently.
After exchanging information and doing some online research, they immediately equated the female scientist in the news with the woman in front of them.
"Oh dear, it really is!"
One of the female parents jumped up instantly, looking Yu Yan up and down with shining eyes, "I never thought I would have the chance to see a living scientist in my lifetime. It's all thanks to you, son, that you got beaten up."
son:"……"
The other two mothers also came over, perhaps knowing that their sons were in the wrong. They felt ashamed that several third-grade children were bullying a first-grade child.
Besides, the other party's family is powerful and influential, so if things really escalate, they definitely won't gain anything. It's better to let things slide and avoid a big problem.
So the women all pitched in, showering Yu Yan with compliments and praising her to the skies.
...In fact, they had no idea what Yu Yan had researched.
The men and children stared in disbelief at the women chatting amongst themselves.
Xiang Jingheng was quite surprised to see this scene.
He used to think that Yu Yan was not good at socializing and was not as popular as Gan Xiaoxing. Gan Xiaoxing had friends everywhere and could chat with anyone, while Yu Yan found it difficult to get along with anyone.
But today he realized he was wrong. Although Yu Yan was not good with words, she was not aggressive and made it easy for people to let their guard down and communicate with her.
She is also able to give appropriate and tactful responses.
When Shao Muyan brought Xiang Chu back, they were both stunned to see the office in complete chaos.
They were only gone for a short while, what happened?
The other parent forced their child to bow and apologize to Xiang Chu, and Xiang Jingheng also covered the medical expenses. With the principal and homeroom teacher mediating, the matter was considered closed.
However, in the process of understanding the situation, Yu Yan learned why these kids were bullying Xiang Chu in the toilet.
It was all for Gan Xiaoxing.
Gan Xiaoxing attended many parent-teacher conferences for Xiang Chu. Many times when Xiang Jingheng brought Xiang Chu to school, Gan Xiaoxing accompanied him. Everyone who knew Xiang Chu thought they were a family of three.
Everyone assumed that Gan Xiaoxing was Xiang Chu's mother.
After the paper incident, "Xiaoxing Research Lab" trended on social media several times, and Gan Xiaoxing's scandal naturally became known to the public.
When the three children heard that Xiang Chu was Gan Xiaoxing's child, they cornered him in the toilet and said, "Your mother is shameless. She stole other people's papers. She's a thief." Xiang Chu defended Gan Xiaoxing, saying, "My mother is not a thief! She must have been wronged. She's a good person!"
...This angered the three older children, who then started fighting with Xiang Chu.
Xiang Chu didn't suffer too much loss. He had practiced judo since he was a child and fought back whenever he was asked to.
The surveillance footage clearly shows how the children started fighting and how Xiang Chu, red-faced and vehemently defended Gan Xiaoxing.
When the three older children recounted their argument verbatim, the other parents all turned to look at Yu Yan, momentarily confused as to who Xiang Chu's real mother was.
Xiang Jingheng and Shao Muyan also looked over at Yu Yan.
Yu Yan stood quietly watching the surveillance footage, her face pale.
It turns out that Xiang Chu can also get angry and defend her own.
However, the person he was protecting was not her, but Gan Xiaoxing.
His unwavering protection of Gan Xiaoxing shows that he has truly considered her as family, and no matter what evil she has done, she is good in his eyes.
He was wronged.
So who could wrongly accuse Gan Xiaoxing? It's her, isn't it...?
Yu Yan felt a tightness on her shoulder and turned her head to meet Shao Muyan's concerned gaze.
Yu Yan gave him a slight smirk.
Actually, I'm not that sad anymore. It's a fait accompli, so there's no need to be sad.
However, this feeling of having to face it again and again, and being disturbed time and time again, is indeed very unpleasant.
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The matter was resolved, and I left the school.
Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu had long lost their previous imposing manner. They glanced at each other, then looked at Yu Yan, both like children who had done something wrong, somewhat at a loss.
"Xiang Jingheng".
Yu Yan spoke first.
Xiang Jingheng was taken aback, and quickly led Xiang Chu forward, "You speak."
"Gan Xiaoxing's side is still under investigation. The thesis matter is neither a big nor a small matter. I know that the Gan family and the Xiang family have been pulling strings and using various connections to make things happen these days."
Yu Yan said calmly, "Don't worry, she won't end up in jail. It's just that she probably won't be able to stay in academia anymore. Stealing papers is a stain on her reputation, and the research community won't tolerate it. I advise her to change careers as soon as possible, since her heart isn't in research anyway."
Xiang Jingheng had expected this outcome, but Yu Yan's serious talk about Gan Xiaoxing still made him feel uneasy.
It was as if she was convinced that he and Gan Xiaoxing were still bound together.
Actually, they have already broken up.
"I..." Xiang Jingheng was about to speak when Yu Yan looked at Chu.
"Do you still think that Gan Xiaoxing did nothing wrong and was wronged?"
Xiang Chu looked slightly taken aback, pursed her lips, and remained silent.
"Right is right, and wrong is wrong. There's nothing wrong with you defending her, but if you can't distinguish right from wrong, then there's a big problem."
Yu Yan gently shook her head. "Fine, you're a member of the Xiang family, so your father is in charge of your education. You might not listen to what I'm saying anyway, so I won't say anything more."
She took out her phone and, in front of Xiang Jingheng, found his phone number.
"This is your phone number." Blocked.
They found Xiang Chu again.
"This is yours." Blocked again.
"..."
Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu were both stunned.
Yu Yan blocked their numbers and put her phone away.
“For a while afterward, I will be very busy and will have neither the time nor the mood to deal with your father and son’s affairs. You can’t expect me, the person you usually despise and who never gets a fair word even when I’m wronged or framed, to clean up your messes. It’s not fair to expect someone like Zhong Wuyan when things are going well and Xia Yingchun when things are not. I’m not some despicable person.”
Xiang Jingheng's face flushed red and then turned pale, "Yu Yan..."
"Mr. Xiang, let's stop here."
Yu Yan took two steps back and said to Shao Muyan, "Uncle Yan, let's go."
"Okay." Shao Muyan nodded and unlocked the car.
Watching the car drive away, Xiang Jingheng and Xiang Chu stood there, both pursing their lips in unison.
She's really heartless.
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