"This woman isn't satisfied with just involving the Fu family. Does she still want to drag Leng Chuanjin down with her?"
"She's really as vicious as a snake and scorpion."
"If dragging the Leng and Fu families down requires paying the media so much, I'd like to give it a try too."
...
All kinds of malicious remarks came like a tidal wave, making one feel suffocated.
"Don't look anymore."
Fu Moning reached out her hand and covered Fu Youqing's phone screen.
"The most urgent thing now is to figure out how to pick Huanhuan up from school. We just don't know what the students and teachers in the school think of her now."
"I hope she hasn't been hurt."
"... But the video obviously shows otherwise."
Fu Youqing let out a sigh and threw her phone aside, trying to calm herself down.
"Why has Huanhuan never said anything?"
"Once our Fu family's statement is released, let's see how Huanhuan will slap them in the face!"
While they were discussing how to handle this matter in the car, Xia Sanghuan knocked on the door of the principal's office.
"Come in."
A steady voice came from inside the door.
She pushed the door open as she was told and saw the principal sitting in front of the French window, looking at the pedestrians downstairs.
Before she could say a word, he spoke.
"Student Xia Sanghuan, you've really given all the teachers and students of Fernoss a big 'gift'."
Hearing the principal's words, the girl quickly bowed.
"Sorry, Principal. I'll try my best to make up for it."
"No matter what the request is, I can accept it."
"Really?"
The principal turned his chair and faced Xia Sanghuan.
"But no matter what kind of compensation it is, it will be the Fu family who pays for you."
"Right?"
He said it calmly.
This left her speechless.
He was right. No matter what kind of compensation it was, her father would bear it for her.
She bit her lower lip and clenched her fists.
"... Principal, I've come this time to ask you to do me a favor."
"Oh?"
The principal raised his eyebrows.
This little girl knew how to be polite first and then make demands. She came up to talk about compensation first and then put forward her request.
"I'd like you to help issue a statement that Professor He has nothing to do with this incident and with me."
"Why?"
"I've already seen it."
"Some people have already spread rumors about Professor He on social media."
"Although the spread is not wide, it's still a hidden danger."
"So you want me to do some public relations for Professor He?"
"... Yes."
She lowered her head in shame.
Fernoss Academy was a top - tier academic institution, and the principal was a leading researcher.
Asking him to do public relations felt like a very offensive thing.
Based on her previous experience of contacting the principal, he would probably not accept it.
Just as she was desperately thinking of reasons, the principal nodded.
"Okay."
"I agree."
The girl looked at him in disbelief after hearing his words.
"Alright, stop looking at me like that."
"I'll talk to the guard later."
"You can go out with this leave slip."
He took out a piece of paper from the drawer and then picked up a pen to sign his name on it.
Xia Sanghuan took the leave slip in a daze and stammered, "Th - thank you."
"Hurry up and go."
Before leaving, the girl bowed to him again.
After all, this was the smoothest thing she had experienced in a while.
The principal's understanding attitude also made her feel grateful.
Watching her disappearing back at the door, the principal slumped back into his chair.
"Sigh, Lao Cui. You really should see what your apprentice looks like now."
...
Xia Sanghuan took the leave slip and walked downstairs without stopping for a moment.
At the corner of the stairs, she happened to bump into Professor He who was rushing over.
She walked up to him excitedly.
"Professor, I've talked to the principal. He'll help you."
Looking at the girl's bright smile, he sighed with heartache.
"It's already this bad, and you still have the time to care about me."
"I've seen everything in these years."
"Those things don't matter."
"If they didn't matter, you wouldn't have such an expression on your face."
"It's okay, Professor. Even if the principal goes back on his word in the end, I'll ask my father to help you."
After she said that, she waved to him.
"Then I'll go back to deal with the next thing. Take care, Professor."
"Don't go out too much these days. Try to see as few people as possible."
"Oh, and one more thing."
She walked back from the door again.
"Don't talk to Wei Linjun too much, and don't contact him alone. Also, don't contact his students alone."
"No matter what, you must stay away from him."
Although he didn't know the specific reason, looking at the girl's serious expression, Professor He nodded.
After all, Wei Linjun had just given him a veiled threat in front of him, and now he didn't have any good feelings for this young man.
After giving the instructions, she walked out quickly.
When she reached the school gate, she just handed the leave slip to the security guard when the next second she was hugged into a warm embrace.
"Huanhuan!"
It was Sister Moning.
She looked at the person in front of her in surprise.
Fu Moning had been holding back her emotions. After seeing her little sister, she couldn't help but cry.
"Second Sister, why are you here?"
"I told Father to stay away from here..."
"It was your principal who called us here."
Fu Zeming and Fu Youqing also walked over.
If you looked closely, you could see faint tear stains at the corners of their eyes.
Seeing this scene, the girl's heart tightened.
"Huanhuan, you've worried us to death."
Fu Youqing grabbed her hand.
"But it's okay. We've already started writing the statement."
"By tomorrow, everyone will know that you're the most beloved little daughter of our Fu family."
Fu Youqing's words were like a bucket of ice - cold water poured over Xia Sanghuan's head.
She quickly took a few steps back and broke free from her second sister's embrace.
"Dad, Second Sister, Third Sister, you'd better go back first."
"I'll figure out how to get back to the Leng family by myself. There are cameras hiding everywhere now. If they take pictures of us..."
"They won't."
Fu Zeming said seriously.
"Because your principal has cleared all irrelevant people within a ten - kilometer radius."
"He only let us in."
"So, don't worry."
As he was speaking, he patted his little daughter's shoulder comfortingly.
"That won't do either."
"You can't release that statement."
She was a bit excited and unconsciously raised her voice.
"... What's wrong with you, Huanhuan?"
"Why not?"
"Once it's released, they won't dare to..."
"If you insist on releasing it, I'll choose to sever ties with the Fu family."
Xia Sanghuan said this tremblingly.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned cold.