Chapter 55 Bullying

Chapter 55: Bullying

After ensuring Lu Jingtang was started on the IV drip, Fu Nanyu finally felt at ease going to the office.

Upon arriving at the office, Qin Xianzhao noticed he was still wearing the same clothes from the previous day, which struck him as unusual. To avoid any impropriety in important settings, Fu Nanyu never repeated outfits consecutively.

Fu Nanyu glanced at him and said, "Delay this morning's meeting by half an hour."

Qin Xianzhao nodded, "Understood, President Fu."

Fu Nanyu first went to the private bathroom to take a shower and clean up before attending the morning meeting.

After the meeting concluded, Qin Xianzhao followed him into the office to report on business. Once the work discussion was over, Qin Xianzhao added, "President Fu, Grandpa Fu had called multiple times, complaining you weren't answering your phone."

Fu Nanyu was unconcerned, without even a flicker of reaction, and replied bluntly, "I’m occupied."

Grandpa Fu was evidently still unwilling to give up, hoping to intervene for Ji Yunqing.

Qin Xianzhao understood his meaning and didn’t press further, leaving to handle the public relations tasks.

Around noon, past 12 o’clock, several influencer accounts on a major platform quietly posted exposés revealing that Ji Yunqing had repeatedly bullied classmates at school in collaboration with off-campus gang members and shaken them down for money.

There were also photos from the scenes of bullying—images of Ji Yunqing getting cozy with gang members, her assaulting classmates, forcing them to take nude photos, deliberately stabbing their arms with a compass, leaving them covered in wounds.

Each photo deliberately blurred out the faces of the victims while clearly showing Ji Yunqing’s twisted face during the acts of violence.

At that time, Ji Yunqing was proudly soaking up the praise of her lackeys at school.

She wasn’t the least bit worried about the online backlash. In her view, with Grandpa Fu around, she would surely be fine. What did it matter how much that bitch Lu Jingtang spit up blood? Eventually, the entire Fu family would belong to her sister—why fear her?

A young delinquent with bleach-blond hair flashed a fawning smile at Ji Yunqing, "Hey, Sister Qing, we’re all friends here. When your sister marries into the Fu family, don’t forget about your boys."

Ji Yunqing said smugly, "Don’t worry, I’ll get you all jobs at Fu Corporation."

"That’d be great! Heh, we’re counting on you then."

These delinquents came from mediocre backgrounds, disliked studying, spent their days loitering on the streets, and were often scolded by their parents for being failures. If they could land jobs at Fu Corporation, they’d be able to strut around like they owned the place at home.

Just as Ji Yunqing was eating up the flattery, she spotted Lin Xiao emerging alone from the library, carrying a few exercise books in her arms.

She had been looking for a chance to catch Lin Xiao alone. For the past few days, Lin Xiao had always been accompanied by others, especially the homeroom president, who kept watch like a hawk as if afraid Ji Yunqing would devour her.

A cold smirk curled her lips as she said to the gang, "Go on, drag that person to the back alley of the school."

The gang leader’s greedy eyes lingered on Lin Xiao’s pale, slender legs beneath her school uniform skirt, a sleazy grin spreading across his face. "Don’t worry, Sister Qing, consider it done."

Ji Yunqing had Lin Xiao dragged to the back alley, where a trash can was overturned onto Lin Xiao’s head. Filthy, dark wastewater stained her hair, and her blue-and-white uniform was smeared with filth.

"Someone as lowly as you doesn’t deserve to study here. You should be sweeping floors like your janitor mother for the rest of your life," Ji Yunqing sneered, kneeling down to look at her. She deliberately tugged out a strap of Lin Xiao’s bra for the others to see, and the group burst into laughter at Lin Xiao’s humiliated state.

Yet, even under such abuse, Lin Xiao’s eyes remained fierce and unbroken. As dirty water trickled to her lips, she spat it right into Ji Yunqing’s face. "My mother may do the dirtiest, hardest work, but I’ve never thought she was disgraceful. It’s people like you, who bully the weak every day, that are rotten to the core and utterly worthless."

Ji Yunqing’s face was now covered in spit and grime, making her sick with disgust. In a fit of rage, she ordered the others to take nude photos of Lin Xiao.

With several tearing sounds, no matter how fiercely Lin Xiao struggled, her clothes were gradually ripped until she was almost exposed, her undergarments visible. One delinquent tried to take advantage of the situation, but Lin Xiao kicked him hard in the stomach. Enraged, he slapped her across the face.

Just then, someone holding a phone exclaimed, "Sister Qing, look online—it’s all photos of you, and us too!"

"Everyone, stop!"

Ji Yunqing pulled out her phone and saw that the internet was flooded with images of her bullying others. The top search results were all about her.

Her face instantly turned pale. What was going on? Hadn’t the old man promised to help her?

At that moment, a large group of students in school uniforms, armed with brooms and chairs, rushed into the alley, shouting, "They’re over there, bullying someone! Surround them, don’t let them escape!"

The gang members immediately scattered and fled. In the chaos, Ji Yunqing had no choice but to run as well, planning to seek out her sister later to figure things out.

The school gate was crowded with reporters there to cover the story. The school administration dared not respond directly, attempting to brush off the situation with claims that an investigation was underway.

So many students had been bullied—it was impossible that none of the teachers had noticed. Ultimately, it came down to the school’s inaction and tacit approval.

The media, of course, wouldn’t let it slide, firing off increasingly sharp questions until the vice principal was sweating bullets.

Just then, Lin Xiao pushed her way through the crowd to stand before the media cameras. Fearlessly, she displayed her disheveled state to everyone. Though she wore a school blazer borrowed from a classmate, her torn dress was still visible underneath, and one side of her face was swollen.

She looked directly into the camera and said, "I can testify that Ji Yunqing’s bullying of classmates is true. Just over ten minutes ago, she had me dragged to the back alley, where she insulted me and physically assaulted me. In the end, she even tried to take nude photos of me to use as blackmail."