Liu Qin put down the red pen in her hand and looked up at Yin Xiangyu.
"Teacher Yin, you are here, please sit down." Liu Qin said.
Yin Xiangyu frowned when she saw that Liu Qin was the only one in the office. She asked, "Where are they?"
Liu Qin said, "They're all seniors now. Of course they should go to evening self-study classes. Time is money. Is Hong Zhixing going to waste it here? Why don't you go back to evening self-study and let Teacher Yin and I have a good talk about how to handle this matter."
The second half of her sentence was addressed to Hong Zhixing.
Hong Zhixing looked aggrieved, but when Liu Qin's gaze fell on him, he felt as if he was seen through, and all his disguises were useless.
But when he thought about the impact of this matter on himself, Hong Zhixing insisted on staying.
"Teacher Liu, I've been severely hurt by this matter. If I don't get a satisfactory result, I won't be able to concentrate on my studies. So, please let me stay here for now," Hong Zhixing said. "I also hope Xu Zijun will come."
Yin Xiangyu said, "Teacher Liu, Hong Zhixing is one of the best students in our class. Her father is also a lawyer. She suffered such a serious injury at school. In your eyes, is this not as important as an evening study session?"
"Teacher Yin, I think you're mistaken," Liu Qin said bluntly. "I asked Hong Zhixing to return to the classroom to save her some face and let us resolve this matter between us teachers, but she insisted on staying. So there's nothing we can do. I wonder what Teacher Yin thinks about this?"
"What else can we say? So many classmates saw it. Xu Zijun from your class cornered Hong Zhixing in the restroom and slapped her. It happened in front of everyone. How can she possibly try to make excuses?" Yin Xiangyu frowned. "Or are you, Teacher Liu, trying to protect your own student?"
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Liu Qin took a look and said, "Come in."
A middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked in.
Hong Zhixing turned around and saw him, her eyes immediately reddened, and she shouted, "Dad."
Hong Chen comforted her with his eyes and walked over.
"Teacher Yin, I'm sorry to trouble you."
Yin Xiangyu immediately said, "What are you talking about? I've caused me so much trouble. I feel so sorry that something like this happened in school. It's my fault for not protecting my own students in time."
Hong Chen nodded and said, "Where is the student who attacked my daughter?"
Yin Xiangyu pointed the finger at Liu Qin.
"Teacher Liu is that student's homeroom teacher. She sent him back to the classroom." Hong Chen's presence seemed to embolden Yin Xiangyu, making her tone even more sinister. "Mr. Hong, you're a lawyer. You know best. While this student dispute doesn't raise legal issues, there are still rights and wrongs, right?"
Hong Chen looked at Liu Qin.
"What should I call you?"
"Liu Qin."
"Hello, Teacher Liu. I'm Hong Chen, Hong Zhixing's father." He spoke in a steady and powerful tone, "Regarding this matter, I think your student should give my daughter an explanation. Although it was just a small matter of a slap, it is also an important issue of self-esteem. I don't want that little girl to pay a heavy price. After all, I heard that her family is not well off. She would even give up the recommended place for independent enrollment for 200,000 yuan. However, she should apologize and reflect on her mistakes. Don't you agree?"
"The party at fault should apologize and reflect on their mistakes. That's absolutely right." Liu Qin nodded. "Since you're here too, that's great. I don't have to say it twice. Please come over here, both of you."
Hong Zhixing was about to follow.
Liu Qin's eyes stopped directly on her: "I'm talking about Teacher Yin and Mr. Hong."
Hong Chen patted Hong Zhixing on the shoulder, signaling her to stay calm, and went to Liu Qin with Yin Xiangyu.
Liu Qin opened a video file on her computer.
This is the surveillance footage from the corridor.
In the record, Xu Zijun washed his hands and walked out, standing in front of the sink to wash his hands, and was caught by the surveillance camera.
Then, Hong Zhixing took several girls from her class into the bathroom and stood behind Xu Zijun.
When Xu Zijun finished washing her hands and was about to come out, Hong Zhixing and a few others blocked her way.
No one knew what they were talking about, but Xu Zijun wanted to pass through them.
However, the girl next to Hong Zhixing raised her hand and pushed her back.
Xu Zijun shrank back and looked at them in fear.
Hong Zhixing didn't know what he said to her.
Xu Zijun kept shaking his head.
Then, Hong Zhixing pointed inside the toilet and asked Xu Zijun to go in.
Xu Zijun shook his head, his face full of fear.
The short-haired girl next to Hong Zhixing took a step forward and pointed at Xu Zijun, threatening her with something unclear.
Xu Zijun was forced to go back in.
Hong Zhixing also followed him in.
At this moment, Li Pengfei suddenly rushed over and shouted something to them.
They stopped Li Pengfei.
Li Pengfei didn't dare to touch their bodies. He was powerless and so angry that he jumped up and down.
The short-haired girl suddenly covered her chest and cursed at Li Pengfei.
Li Pengfei was surrounded by several girls and couldn't help but reach out and push the short-haired girl on the shoulder, actually wanting to push her away.
But she fell to the ground as if her leg was suddenly broken, and then pointed at Li Pengfei and started shouting.
…
Liu Qin looked up at the two of them.
"Did you two see clearly?"
Yin Xiangyu's face changed.
Judging from the content of the video, it is obvious that Xu Zijun is the one being bullied.
She turned her head and looked at Hong Zhixing, feeling a little uneasy for a moment.
Hong Zhixing has always been her pride and her most proud student.
Usually, Hong Zhixing always behaved generously, properly, hardworking and excellent in front of her, so after hearing about this, Yin Xiangyu never suspected that Hong Zhixing was lying.
Just when she was thinking about how to deal with this matter, Hong Chen suddenly spoke.
"I saw it, but, Teacher Liu, what do you think this video shows?" Hong Chen said sincerely, "This video only shows that my daughter went into the bathroom with this girl. Everything is just as my daughter said. She wanted to know about Chu Saiying and this girl, so she wanted to find a suitable place to talk alone. As for what happened in the bathroom, this video can't explain anything, right?"
As if she had anticipated Hong Chen's shameless reaction, Liu Qin nodded and said, "Indeed, this video doesn't explain what happened in the bathroom. Does Hong Zhixing have any evidence to prove that Xu Zijun was the one who attacked you?"
Liu Qin's calm and unquestionable gaze passed through Yin Xiangyu and Hong Chen and went straight to Hong Zhixing.
Hong Zhixing's heart was once again seen through by her seemingly calm and gentle gaze, and he felt ashamed as if he was stripped naked and exposed to the fullest.