Chapter 114 of Volume 1: How to Face

  Bai Wei was just teasing Guo Xiaoxian, so when she saw that Guo Xiaoxian was getting anxious, she forced a smile and said to her:

  "First ask if it's her herself, or someone else."

  "Susu, I'll go pick you up right away, is it really you?"

  "Xiao Qian is myself."

  "Okay, wait for a moment."

  After finishing the phone call, Guo Xiaoqian stood up and pulled Baiwei out.

  "Xiao Qian, you also know that I'm not exactly legitimate here either. In the future, I won't be able to bring anyone else here."

  As they walked into the courtyard of the Guanxia Temple, Baiwei whispered a sentence to Guo Xiaoxian.

  "Little Wei, I know. Wan Rong is an exception, Qin Su Su isn't someone I brought."

  The two quickly arrived at the entrance of the dormitory and saw only Qin Susu alone, so they took her back to Congye's residence.

  Although the three people in the house had never met before, they all had photos in "Hero's Home" and were easily recognizable, greeting each other one by one.

  "Qing Cheng Jie, Xiao Hui Jie, Cong Ye Ge Ge. I am Qin Su Su, Xiao Qian's classmate."

  After Qin Su introduced herself, Guo Xiaoxian asked her:

  "Susu, you came to my house so early in the morning, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

  "Xiao Qian, have you seen today's 'Hero's Home'?"

  "What's wrong?"

  "Don't you think the article I just posted seems a bit familiar?"

  "I don't think so."

  Guo Xiaoxian's expression, if someone didn't know the inside story, would definitely be unable to tell that she was lying.

  "Susu, you're not here because of this matter, are you?"

  "Actually,"

  Qin Susu paused here and looked at each of the other people's faces one by one, her eyes finally stopping on Bai Wei's face.

  "Ba Wei jie, it's Yang Yi ge ge who asked me to come and apologize to you on his behalf."

  "Susu, one person does something and another takes responsibility. If your older cousin has done it, doesn't he even have the courage to face up to it?"

  Guo Xiaoqian also stopped pretending and directly picked up where Qin Susu left off, asking a question.

  "Xiao Qian, to be honest, none of us expected that Brother would do something like that. At first, when I saw the article, I didn't think it was about him at all. Later, it was my mom who remembered what Baiwei sister said yesterday at noon during the wine party, about how after going to KTV and drinking juice and eating fruit, she felt weak all over, that's when we connected the dots."

  "What did your older cousin say?"

  "He said he also lost his head for a moment."

  "Susu, do you believe it?"

  Qin Susu looked at Guo Xiaoxian's face filled with righteous indignation and shook her head slightly. Although Qin Susu didn't have much contact with Yang Yi, from her mother's words, she could tell that her cousin Yang Yi was a person with a mind of his own, ideas, and courage. At the time, when she heard her cousin's explanation, she didn't believe it at all in her heart.

  "Susu, do you know why Xiaowei Jie dropped out of school?"

  "Isn't it because of physical reasons?"

  "Of course, it's because of the painful experience. You also saw that the medicine your brother gave to Xiaowei had a compound formula that increased the probability and degree of girls' painful experience. Do you still believe what your brother said?"

  "Xiao Qian, I never believed in brother-in-law from the start."

  Qin Su's face showed a sincere expression with some entanglement as she spoke.

  "What's more, your elder brother is very clear about the truth of Xiao Wei's suspension from school due to illness. In other words, Yang Yi is very clear that Xiao Wei suspended her studies because of dysmenorrhea. Do you know what my grandfather said after hearing this yesterday afternoon?"

  "What did you say?"

  "Worse than beasts."

  Guo Xiaoqian is teaching Qin Susu in Bai Yang's tone.

  Just as Qin Susu's face was about to crumple and she was on the verge of tears, Bai Wei spoke up:

  "Xiao Qian, this has nothing to do with Su Su, don't mention it again. Take Su Su out for a walk."

  Watching Qin Susu and Guo Xiaoqian walk out of the room, Bai Wei asked Yan Qingcheng:

  "Qing Cheng Jie, haven't we gone a bit too far?"

  "Xiao Wei, you're absolutely right."

  "City Top Sister?"

  "Xiao Wei, I've been thinking these past few days that we should give those people a taste of their own medicine. Being overly accommodating and tolerant will only make them take advantage of us even more. In the end, it'll lead to greater harm for ourselves."

  Bai Wei seemed somewhat incredulous, staring straight at Yan Qing Cheng for a long time as if she couldn't believe that those words had come from the usually gentle and virtuous Yan Qing Cheng.

  "Xiao Wei, think about it. If I had been held hostage and reported to the police immediately, maybe the next two times wouldn't have happened."

  "But didn't we report it to the police last time when Little Huie's sister was involved? Didn't that guy end up chasing us all the way here?"

  Bai Wei's rebuttal left Yan Qingcheng speechless, she couldn't tell Bai Wei that Zhang Cheng had chased her to the capital for that one million yuan matter.

  "It's already like this, and there's no point in discussing it anymore. Just look at the comments below the article, what kind of beastly words are being used, what shameless things are being said, what human trash, and there are even more vicious words than these. Yang Yi has really fallen hard, I just don't know if he can get back up again."

  Zhi Xiao Hui seemed to be talking to herself, yet also appeared to be asking Bai Wei and Yan Qing Cheng. After finishing speaking, she turned around and walked out.

  "Congye brother, my parents will be back in three days to visit you."

  "Xiao Wei, it's my turn to visit Uncle and Auntie, but I'm in this state, I really can't go out. Please tell Uncle and Auntie that after I get better, I'll come to Guanhai to see them."

  "Cong Ye, didn't you know that Uncle Bo and Auntie are going to work in Chun City?"

  "Hehe, I almost forgot. Well, when the time comes, we can visit Uncle and Auntie in Spring City, and also take a look at Little Wei, right?"

  "Brother Congye coaxed me again, can you spare some time?"

  The cluster of leaves scratched its head with a troubled expression and said to Bai Wei:

  "During the Spring Festival, I went with Qian Cheng's sister, how was it?"

  "City Top Sister?"

  Looking at Bai Wei's expectant eyes, Yan Qingcheng didn't have the heart to refuse and instead asked:

  "What about Xiaohui?"

  "Why don't you bring Xiaohui along too?"

  Yan Qingcheng looked at Cong Ye and finally nodded. Bai Wei saw Yan Qingcheng agree, knowing that things were basically settled. With a light body, she jumped up, stretched out her little finger, first hooked with Yan Qingcheng, and then also hooked with Cong Ye.

  "What's been said can't be taken back. I'll go home and tell Mom and Dad that we're waiting for them in Spring City during the Spring Festival."

  "Xiao Wei, where are your grandparents? They didn't go to Spring City during Chinese New Year too, did they?"

  "Of course, winters are much colder here. Spring City is much better. Grandpa and grandma have already decided to spend the New Year in Spring City. Aunt's family is going too."

  "Our little Wei has been Americanized."

  "Hehe, of course it's beautiful, what a Spring Festival that makes people look forward to!"

  In the morning, after waking up and seeing the article that had just been posted on "Hero's Home", the last bit of luck in his heart was completely shattered. Yang Yi knew that Bai Wei understood everything. When his cousin called to ask tentatively:

  "Yang Yi-ge, is it true?"

  "Susu, at that time I really was dizzy."

  Yang Yi did not let Qin Susu apologize to Bai Wei on his behalf, although the article did not mention names, it was still impossible to hide from the people in Chun Cheng campus, Yang Yi knew that after this matter spread out, he would face what kind of situation.

  Yang Yi initially didn't know what was wrong with Bai Wei when she took a leave of absence due to illness. Later, although he heard from Duanmu Lin that Bai Wei had dysmenorrhea, Yang Yi didn't believe it. He didn't think dysmenorrhea could torment Bai Wei to the point where she had to take a leave of absence. Therefore, when prescribing medicine for Bai Wei, Yang Yi listened to the director of neurology:

  "From both psychological and physiological aspects, girls during their menstrual period are most eager for care from others."

  Now, combining the meaning of this article, Pei Wei was indeed tortured by pain and couldn't go to school. Yang Yi felt guilty in his heart, but also knew that no matter what he did, he would never get Pei Wei's forgiveness, who already knew the truth. So, he didn't even think about apologizing to Pei Wei himself, let alone ask Qin Su to apologize on his behalf.

  The most pressing task facing Yang Yi now is not to apologize to Bai Wei, but how to face the criticism and ridicule from all walks of life after returning to Chun City. Yang Yi had thought about it, and immediately contacted Duanmu Lin, Ye Wenwen, and the three classmates who went to the KTV room that night, asking them to keep quiet. However, the article wrote about the fact that he secretly sent roses to Bai Wei for a month in a row, although without mentioning names, but anyone who was a teacher or student at Chun City school would know that it was him.

  Yang Yi, who was usually calm and collected, with a mind full of ideas, for the first time became flustered and anxious.

  Guo Xiaoxian accompanied Qin Susu for a stroll in the nursing home, chatting as they walked.

  "Susu, was it really Yang Yi who sent you here?"

  "Xiao Qian, I'm coming myself, don't tell Baiwei sister."

  "Doesn't Yang Yi even have the intention of apologizing to Little Wei's sister?"

  "It wasn't Xiaoxian, when I called Yang Yi in the morning, he really said 'I was confused' and you could hear from his tone that he felt guilty."

  "What's the use of feeling guilty? Can I get forgiveness from those who were hurt just because I feel guilty after hurting them?"

  "Actually, Xiao Qian, Yang Yi is definitely having a tough time now. When he returns to Chun City, how will he face the scorn of those who know the inside story? I'm worried about my brother."

  "Serves you right."

  Similarly worried about Yang Yi, there are also Yang Caiyun and the couple Yang Qichang. Recently, it's rare for people not to pay attention to the webpage "Hero's Home". In the morning, seeing her daughter browsing the webpage, she rushed out in a hurry. Yang Caiyun also casually opened the browser on her phone, logged into "Hero's Home", and immediately saw the article that had just been posted.

  After reading the article, Yang Caiyun thought about what Bai Wei said at yesterday's wine party and suddenly understood everything. She couldn't help but blame her nephew in her heart:

  "Yang Yi, you're really muddled."