Chapter 159: The Arrival of Her Parents
Liu Xie never thought the truth would be so different from what he had heard. He looked at Jiang Xue through squinted eyes. She had been the one who called him, saying Liu Cheng was being bullied in school.
Jiang Xue told him that Shen Xi had provoked and bullied Liu Cheng. She did not mention anything about his daughter badmouthing Shen Xi, nor why she would say such insulting things to her classmate.
Still, Liu Cheng had told the truth. Shen Xi was not the daughter of the Jiang family anymore and had returned to her poverty-stricken family. How could she afford the school’s tuition fees of 800,000 yuan a year?
His daughter aside, Liu Xie also found it quite curious and believed Shen Xi’s family must have acquired the money through less than clandestine channels. If one employs underhanded means to attain wealth, one must also be prepared for others to comment on it.
Regardless, Liu Cheng was his daughter and no child of the Liu family would ever be bullied if he had anything to say about it.
Having found his resolve, Liu Xie’s demeanour sharpened. "So what? My daughter is simply telling the truth. Even if you were to bring her to court, it’d be useless!" He countered.
"Why would it be useless? No daughter of the Shen family will have her reputation trampled on without reprisal." A deep voice echoed from down the hall and through the open door. Shen Xi instinctively turned around at the sound of that familiar voice. Standing at the door were her parents, Shen Yan and Lu Shan. When Lu Shan caught sight of Shen Xi, she rushed toward her with reddened eyes.
"Mom, Dad, why have you come?" She asked. Shen Xi was surprised to see them. She had not called her parents because she did not want to trouble them.
Even if she were expelled, Shen Xi was confident she could enrol in almost any other school without issue.
Lu Shan hugged her daughter as she cried, "Xixi, why didn’t you say anything? You should have told us the moment you were being bullied in school! If it weren’t for your friend Zhao Yuan, I wouldn’t have known at all... There’s no reason you need to handle everything yourself. You can rely on us, you know? How can we be at ease if people treat you terribly, but you won’t tell us?"
Zhao Yuan rubbed her head sheepishly. She had not wanted to intrude, but she thought Shen Xi’s parents needed to know what was happening. Zhao Yuan did not think Shen Xi’s parents would punish her for involving them in something this important.