The Reborn CEO Jiang Is Also Acting Coquettishly Today - Chapter 9

Chapter 9

Unlike the warm atmosphere over on this side, Director Jia, who had discovered on the other side that Jiang Zhixia had not only failed to write her self-criticism properly but had also slipped away, was in a terrible mood.

This matter was ripping open wider and wider, and the students implicated were no longer just one or two; it wasn’t even something the school could cover up anymore, now that it had escalated to a level where calling the police was mandatory. The principal and several deans of students were incredibly busy all night long.

Who could have thought that a simple matter of a girl fighting and brawling would actually escalate to such a level as school bullying and disguised sexual violence, and that it had occurred in No. 1 High School, which had always enjoyed a pure reputation! It was a great stroke of luck that this matter had been discovered; if they had continued to keep it covered up, would a student have ended up leaping from a building?

It was simply dare not to think about.

The parents of two students were weeping directly in the office until they lost their voices. They were all honest-to-goodness migrant workers who had managed to get their children into No. 1 High School simply counting on them to study well. Who could have known that this kind of thing would happen? Seeing those photos in Lin Su’s phone of their daughters kneeling naked on the ground, the two mothers practically had the mind to eat someone alive.

Meanwhile, Lin Su’s parent was still accusing the school right in front of the police, claiming that under the watch of several security guards, they had actually allowed someone to pour that kind of improper and indecent medicine into her daughter’s mouth, completely refusing to admit that this medicine had been obtained from her daughter’s own body. The perpetrator who poured the medicine, Jiang Zhixia herself, had already vanished into thin air, and Lin Su’s mother used this as a breakthrough point to tear into them bitterly all the way, while coldly acting blind to the accusations of the several parents and the photos inside Lin Su’s phone. Several parents wished they could go over and tear her apart.

At any rate, it was a night that could not end well.

Director Jia was so busy he had no mind left to continue being angry; he could only log another demerit against Jiang Zhixia’s name.

Jiang Qin was called to the school by a phone call, but there was nothing for him to do in the aftermath, so he followed alongside the several parents and Director Jia to participate in the entire course of events. Toward the occurrence of such a thing within the school, Jiang Qin, as a teacher, was particularly shocked and alarmed, especially since he also had a daughter. To put it another way, if the photos appearing in the phone today belonged to his daughter, would he settle it peacefully? Therefore, his anger was also exceptionally genuine. Especially since he knew what kind of influence such school bullying would cause to a child’s entire life.

Just like after he had a daughter, when he taught students, he would even ponder prudently over every single sentence before it left his mouth, deeply fearing whichever sentence he merely uttered inadvertently might affect these children’s entire lives. Clearly they were all similarly little kids, so how could someone go and destroy another person’s entire life?

Furthermore, one of the girls on the scene was also Cheng Xi. If something had happened to Cheng Xi, how deeply would he have failed this little girl?

Jiang Qin’s mood was very heavy, so he didn’t feel that Jiang Zhixia had committed all that massive a mistake; instead, he even felt lucky that this matter could be discovered right here. After returning home, he called Jiang Zhixia over to sit down at the table.

Jiang Zhixia was currently writing code in her room. After watching Cheng Xi enter the dormitory, Jiang Zhixia had strolled back. Jiang Zhixia intended to write a small website to hook up as quickly as possible with her two little companions who were still slogging away in high school.

Jiang Qin only thought she was playing games, not expecting his own cub would learn programming, yet he didn’t say much of anything either.

“Sit.” Jiang Qin signaled for her to sit across from him.

“How did you discover that something was wrong inside Lin Su’s phone?” Jiang Qin asked.

“Ah, I just snatched it casually, thought it looked quite stylish, opened it up to take a look, and didn’t expect she had this kind of hobby.” Jiang Zhixia said, truly not telling a lie either; at the current time point, that phone of Lin Su’s was still very fashionable, though it would be considered very obsolete if put in the future.

Jiang Qin fell silent for a moment: “Mhm, I praise you. Today you were excellent, helping two classmates.”

“Mm-hmm.” Jiang Zhixia casually peeled a mandarin orange for herself.

“Do you know? In the past, I was most afraid of you becoming the appearance of Lin Su and her group.” Jiang Qin spoke in a deep voice.

“When you were a freshman, you were always skipping classes, talking back, and smoking. I was truly very afraid of you changing into an appearance I completely didn’t recognize, very afraid of seeing your mother in the future and her saying that I failed to teach her baby well. When you showed some changes before, I looked forward to it, yet was very afraid of such anticipation falling through. On the whole way there today after receiving the phone call, I was thinking, what should I do? My Xiachao has learned to bully others, learned to fight, what am I supposed to do? Fortunately, fortunately it wasn’t like this.” Jiang Qin’s words poured forth his rarely seen fragility.

“I know your mother’s passing was a massive blow to you, and I also know that transferring you to No. 1 High School made you very unhappy, but Xiachao, none of these are reasons for you to indulge yourself. Your mother and I brought you into this world hoping you would live happily, healthily, fortunately, and open-heartedly. I have no way to imagine you changing into another completely different appearance. Fortunately, you truly didn’t. Thank you for saving Cheng Xi and the others today, you were excellent.” Jiang Qin pulled her into his embrace.

Jiang Zhixia didn’t dare move a muscle within his embrace.

Jiang Qin was an introverted person; a version of him exposing his emotions and pouring out his heartstrings like this was something Jiang Zhixia had only seen before his passing in her past life.

Jiang Zhixia and Jiang Qin had probably gone about ten years without a proper embrace. Jiang Qin was always particularly busy, with most of his energy spent on his students. Having lost her mother, Jiang Zhixia lacked a sense of security and was like a little hedgehog, only thinking about being cynical, where nothing mattered. She was very rebellious, and Jiang Qin was always clearing up messes behind her back, unable to resist nagging her. Yet it always produced the opposite effect, making her want to oppose him even more.

When Jiang Zhixia went to university, she didn’t let him send her off either. Having lost her mother, the relationship between the two of them felt as if a piece were missing. It could never be complete.

What could truly count as an embrace was when Jiang Qin was diagnosed with late-stage gastric cancer; the two of them embraced on the hospital corridor, serving as each other’s reliance. Later on, Jiang Qin couldn’t embrace her anymore; the chemotherapy caused him to lose most of his life force, and he could only rely on Jiang Zhixia to give him encouragement and give him comfort.

It wasn’t until Jiang Qin passed away that Jiang Zhixia knew that at that exact moment, she truly no longer had a home in the world. From then on in life, there was only a point of origin, but no return path.

How much good fortune would it take to exchange for an opportunity to start over again?

“Hey, Dad.” Jiang Zhixia embraced him back, her posture practiced. “Don’t be sad, I will show you a good performance.”

As if waiting out the clouds to see the clear moon, Jiang Qin patted her head with relief.

Many of the missed connections in this world are not your fault, nor are they my fault; it’s just that we encountered each other at an incorrect time when we were unsuited. Therefore, we were unable to understand each other, unable to accommodate each other. When I, having experienced everything, turn my head back again and finally discover how precious your hidden tenderness is, and can finally find a suitable posture to embrace you, I can only respond with tears, sighing that good fortune plays tricks on people.

Fortunately, it is in time right now.

“Dad, I’m so hungry, is there any late-night snack to eat?” Jiang Zhixia roughly patted Jiang Qin’s back, and the tender, affectionate atmosphere in the living room vanished completely in an instant.

“There is, I’ll go cook it.” Jiang Qin stood up, patted her head, and turned to go to the kitchen.

Slurp, slurp— Jiang Zhixia activated the storm-slurping noodle mode. While doing so, she gossiped: “Dad, how did the investigation go regarding that matter this afternoon?”

“Not good.” Jiang Qin frowned. “It implicated several girls from the sophomore year; it’s said they’ve been bullied since their freshman year, and they even had naked photos taken and videos recorded.”

“Some of the victims haven’t been found out yet. The duration of one night was too hurried. With the help of the police side, the investigation should finish very quickly.”

“No. 1 High School does have backbone after all,” Jiang Zhixia kept her head down and continued eating her noodles. Thinking about those accusations burst forth in later generations with the blood and tears of the victims, which would quickly vanish into the throngs of people. All of it was because the schools and parents wanted to quiet the matter down.

“Of course it must be handled severely, absolutely no condoning can be allowed. This is no small matter; it is the children’s entire lives.” Jiang Qin’s expression grew serious, “In case you ever encounter such a thing in the future, absolutely do not hide it, tell Papa, I’m here for everything. Also, you must absolutely never go and bully others like this.”

“Got it, got it, don’t I just look like a face full of righteousness?” Jiang Zhixia was still relatively satisfied with No. 1 High School’s handling method, including Director Jia; although the person was very annoying, his righteousness and love for his students could absolutely not be doubted either. Alright, the love for students might not be very visible.

“Then what about that girl who was fed the medicine by me?”

“You’re still asking about this.” Sure enough, she precisely knew what that medicine was, so where exactly did she learn this trick after trick. “The other party’s parent almost came over to beat you up, okay? Don’t be so reckless next time.”

After speaking, he couldn’t help but feel that Jiang Zhixia, who was still fierce enough to pour the medicine into Lin Su’s mouth under the watch of several security guards, was excessively outstanding.

“That was her own medicine, what does it have to do with me.” Jiang Zhixia expressed that she was very innocent.

At any rate, if one dares to commit such a massive error, one must dare to bear the consequences.

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