bookrebus Chapter 1235 - 1224: Don’t Be the One Who Suffers in Silence
Chapter 1235 - 1224: Don’t Be the One Who Suffers in Silence
"Ye Qiu, your foster parents really aren’t worth your effort. Why not let me help you?" Zhang Zeyu pleaded passionately.
"Two reasons. First, no matter how poorly they’ve treated me, they did raise me and gave me a place to stay sheltered from the rain and wind." As Ye Qiu said this, Lu Mei Juan’s earlier embarrassed expression appeared triumphant, a sight that made people seethe with anger.
She arrogantly said, "Do you think Ye Qiu is like you all, a group of ungrateful brats? Have you ever been filial to your parents? Yet you meddle in my family’s affairs. Ye Qiu is willing to listen to me. What business is it of yours?"
These words really provoked resentment. Their parents would never be like that. Do you think everyone talks about so-called gratitude like you do? Moreover, how do you know we haven’t been filial to our parents? That’s really a joke! Speaking of filial piety, first take care of your real daughter. From that arrogant tone on the phone just now, her mind is clearly twisted, surely she’ll be an unfilial daughter in the future without a doubt.
Ye Qiu continued looking at Lu Mei Juan and said, "Regardless of how they treat me, I will repay their kindness for raising me, but I won’t be foolish like before, only listening to them and giving up my own life. Second, even if I decide to break off my adoption relationship with my parents in the future, I won’t need your help. Isn’t this all because of you? I’ve already had enough harassment from your admirers over my four years in college, so please stay away from me in the future, okay?"
This was the first time Ye Qiu ruthlessly rejected Zhang Zeyu in front of everyone, directly assigning blame for the incident. As a result, everyone immediately turned their accusatory gazes towards the culprit, Xie Lizzi. The girls who admired Zhang Zeyu blushed with shame, perhaps realizing that they had hurt Ye Qiu unknowingly in the past.
Today, they personally witnessed that Ye Qiu was truly an innocent victim. So, what about before? How many of those rumors about Ye Qiu were true? Maybe it was the same as today, merely some girls trying to frame Ye Qiu out of jealousy.
"By the way, I remember after Xie Lizzi moved into Ye Qiu’s dormitory, Ye Qiu moved out in less than a semester. At that time, there were rumors about Ye Qiu stealing Xie Lizzi’s money. That was a setup, wasn’t it?"
"And Zhang Zeyu’s ex-girlfriend Mu Xue said Ye Qiu was a bit manipulative, rejecting while still stringing Zhang Zeyu along. Today, it doesn’t seem like that at all!"
"During our junior year, there were even rumors about Ye Qiu cheating on exams. Back then, I found it strange—her grades were consistently good. If she was cheating, she would have been caught long ago, and aren’t there cameras? Anyway, nothing came of it afterward."
"Speaking of this, I’m even more puzzled. Ye Qiu’s grades have always been among the top in the department. Why has she never received a scholarship?"
"Why else? It’s probably due to some wealthy people pulling strings!"
The onlookers, feeling like they had uncovered the truth, all started talking like detectives, their disdainful gazes towards Xie Lizzi growing as the discussion went on, while the faces of those girls grew redder and redder.
Because they had once been part of the group that isolated and rejected Ye Qiu, believing those rumors and then condemning her online. How strong does Ye Qiu have to be to endure all this until now? If it were them, they would’ve likely broken down long ago.
They prided themselves on being top students, yet they believed in rumors. And regardless of whether Zhang Zeyu liked Ye Qiu or not, does it mean he would like them instead? Thinking about it now, it’s quite laughable.
Moreover, they should be grateful that Zhang Zeyu didn’t like them. Otherwise, it would be them suffering from slander.
"I’m sorry!" Zhang Zeyu sincerely apologized, looking somewhat embarrassed. "I didn’t know Xie Lizzi would do such crazy things for me. Since you don’t like it, I’ll stay away from you as you wish. But I still mean it: if you need anything, you can always come to me."
"Thank you." Ye Qiu nodded at him.
"I’m sorry, Ye Qiu. I was also part of the group that isolated you before. Now I realize how foolish my past behavior was. I know my apology doesn’t undo the harm, but I still want to say, I’m sorry!" A girl stepped forward bravely, apologizing to Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu maintained her usual expressionless face: "You don’t need to do this. I stopped caring about these discussions long ago. But I hope you can remain calm in whatever you do in the future. Just because I don’t mind, doesn’t mean others can take it."
The more Ye Qiu spoke this way, the guiltier the girl felt. What kind of harm would one have to endure to become like this? If it were herself, could she forgive? She thought she might not have such magnanimity.
"Anyway, I’m sorry, I’ll listen to you and think carefully before acting in the future." She bowed deeply to Ye Qiu, then ran to Zhang Zeyu and said, "Senior, I won’t like you anymore. You never explained or defended anything, you’re really a scumbag!"
Zhang Zeyu was utterly confused. Before he could react, another girl finished apologizing to Ye Qiu and glared at him: "I won’t like you either. I heard you and Xie Lizzi grew up together. Did you never notice her behaviors?"
"Exactly. Not to mention Xie Lizzi. When your ex-girlfriend Mu Xue slandered Ye Qiu, why didn’t you step up and explain?" Another girl asked.
Zhang Zeyu was speechless, though he was the start of all this, hadn’t he stood up for Ye Qiu today?
And weren’t you all supportive of me before? Now you’re all suddenly changing? Are you all so fickle? Is affection so cheap?
Zhang Zeyu’s heart was simply shattered. It was one thing for Ye Qiu to call him a scumbag a few days ago, but how dare you say it as well? I never asked you to be my girlfriends.
Zhang Zeyu was really infuriated but found himself powerless against these girls. Besides, he had a feeling that if he retaliated now, it would backfire, so he kept his mouth shut.
Seeing the campus heartthrob so aggrieved, the male students watching were overjoyed. They had previously felt indignant that most girls at school liked Zhang Zeyu. Some even compared Zhang Zeyu to their boyfriends. Today, they finally felt a sense of revenge.
They looked at Ye Qiu with complete admiration, thinking she not only had a sense of justice but also handled relationships so decisively. Honestly, Zhang Zeyu was not only handsome but came from a good family. That Ye Qiu could so decisively reject him was really admirable.
But was Ye Qiu really as great as they thought?
No, she merely felt that simply and cleanly severing ties with her foster family was too easy for them. As for Zhang Zeyu, so what about his good family background? She firmly believed that with her abilities, she could have a much better future. She despised being looked down upon, because if she were with Zhang Zeyu, everyone would just say she’s aiming too high.