Tu Jianye would not trouble the bureau chief because of Tu Mengrui's matter.

Wouldn't this make the bureau chief laugh at him, thinking that he, as the deputy bureau chief, is so unreliable?

Not wanting to be caught red-handed in any way, Tu Jianye ultimately pushed Tu Mengrui out.

Seeing that Tu Jianye didn't even glance at her, Tu Mengrui panicked completely.

The color drained from her cheeks, and she helplessly glanced at Director Wang. Seeing him sitting there sullenly, her hope gradually turned into despair.

Hearing the clicking of a keyboard behind her, cold sweat rolled down Tu Mengrui's forehead.

Rather than bringing up the facts and lashing out at them, it's better to admit it yourself!

"Is it my problem now?!"

Tu Mengrui roared angrily, "None of you are wrong, it's all my fault!"

"I shouldn't have defended the new teacher, I shouldn't have argued with Qiao Manman, and I shouldn't have kicked her and bullied her!"

"Qiao Manman, I'm sorry! Is that alright now?!"

After saying that, Tu Mengrui wiped away her tears and ran outside.

It was as if everyone in the office, except her, was a villain who was bullying her.

Turning the tables on someone else—that's exactly what Tu Mengrui is all about, isn't it?

As she passed by Jiang Shu, he suddenly reached out and grabbed her clothes.

Tu Mengrui froze, staring at Jiang Shu in disbelief, and struggled to break free twice.

"I've already apologized, what else do you want?"

Jiang Shu looked up at Qiao Manman behind him.

"She kicked you?"

Qiao Manman was a little unaccustomed to Jiang Shu's enthusiasm and gave a somewhat awkward and muffled "hmm".

"Kick it back."

Upon hearing this, Tu Mengrui, Tu Jianye, the principal, and Director Wang were all stunned.

Is she trying to teach the kids to fight and brawl in front of them?

The most angry people were Tu Jianye and Director Wang. As parents, how could they not love their child?

How can you just stand by and watch your child be bullied?

But what can they say now?

My daughter is a disappointment; she bullies others and even admits it with a straight face.

They didn't even offer any help; she completely humiliated them!

At this point, all we can do is let them do whatever they want!

Qiao Manman hadn't originally intended to do this, but since Jiang Shu had repeatedly helped her today, she couldn't refuse her in public.

She raised her leg and kicked Tu Mengrui's shin.

Tu Mengrui winced in pain, and seeing that no one was helping her, tears of grievance streamed down her face.

She struggled to shake off Jiang Shu's hand and rushed out of the office.

Director Wang was worried and hurriedly stood up to chase after them.

Tu Jianye sat on the sofa with a dark expression.

Given the current situation, it's impossible for him not to apologize.

Tu Jianye took a deep breath: "About the children..."

"Principal, we'd still need to trouble you to show us the surveillance footage, and I'd like to take a copy with me."

Jiang Shu interrupted Tu Jianye again.

After saying that, she smiled and looked away from the principal's face, then spoke to Tu Jianye.

"I'm sorry, but that's just how I am. I like to keep evidence in my hands so that I won't be falsely accused later."

Tu Jianye's face turned pale and then red.

He gritted his teeth and forced out a few words: "It's what I should do for the children!"

After watching all the surveillance footage, Tu Jianye could no longer sit still.

He quickly made an excuse to leave, while Jiang Shu stared at her phone at the surveillance footage the principal had sent her, looking on with a sense of crisis.

Qiao Qinian sat on the side watching, and he was quite happy.

"Shushu, Tingyan is indeed very good to Manman, and he has fulfilled his responsibilities as an older brother."

As soon as he said this, Jiang Shu and Qiao Manman immediately turned their attention to him.

Noticing his wife and daughter's gaze, Qiao Qinian glanced at them.

"W-What's wrong?"

Jiang Shu immediately forced a smile: "It's nothing, honey. What you said makes a lot of sense, so much so that I'm starting to feel the urge to pee!"

Jiang Shu stood up from the sofa, greeted the principal, and gestured for the two of them to talk first.

As soon as Jiang Shu left, Qiao Manman turned around and followed him.

She wanted to know why Jiang Shu had acted this way today.

Is it a gesture of goodwill, or is there another reason?

Qiao Manman had only followed Jiang Shu out of the office a short while when Jiang Shu, who had walked halfway, stopped.

She turned her head away, one hand on her hip, looking utterly speechless.

"Qiao Manman, what kind of bewitching potion did you give my handsome son?"

Qiao Manman stopped in her tracks: "How did you know I followed you out?"

Jiang Shu glanced at Qiao Manman and said, "You must be incredibly curious about why I'm helping you today, so you must have followed me out!"

To be fair, although Qiao Manman disliked Jiang Shu, she still admired his intelligence.

If it weren't for that one day when she barged in and uttered those words, "dead woman" and "defiled," she wouldn't have become her enemy.

Qiao Manman: "Then tell me, why are you helping me?"

Jiang Shu laughed mockingly: "I'm not helping you, I just simply can't stand that old woman."

The doubts and warmth in Qiao Manman's heart vanished completely the moment Jiang Shu said those words.

"So, you're just using this incident of mine as an excuse to make a fuss."

Jiang Shu withdrew her hands from her hips and crossed her arms to ask.

"Otherwise what? Miss Qiao, what have you done that makes me want to go to such lengths for you?"

Qiao Manman laughed when she heard this.

She was very glad that she had followed Jiang Shu out and asked him the reason.

Otherwise, she would still be standing in the office like a fool, feeling happy with the false warmth that Jiang Shu casually threw at her.

Qiao Manman clenched her fist, took a breath, and answered the first question Jiang Shu asked.

"You're asking me what kind of bewitching potion I gave Jiang Tingyan, right?"

Jiang Shu didn't expect Qiao Manman to jump to the question she had raised earlier.

He was momentarily speechless: "...Yes, you say."

Qiao Manman suddenly replied with a grin and a cheeky smile, "Whatever kind of love potion you gave my dad, I'll give your son the same kind of love potion."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shu's eyes widened suddenly.

Even if she racked her brains, she couldn't have imagined that Qiao Manman would answer the question like that!

After Qiao Manman finished speaking, she turned and left.

Jiang Shu angrily lowered her hand and stomped her foot hard on the ground.

"Qiao Manman! You better stop trying to take advantage of my son! Or I'll never forgive you!!"

Qiao Manman waved her hand dismissively: "Even if you give me ten million, I won't leave your son!"

Jiang Shu was so angry that smoke could be exhaled from his nostrils.

She had seen this phrase many times in novels.

I feel like it's both tacky and stupid, and it's completely harmless. I don't know what the male lead's mother is angry about.

Why not just let the male and female leads fall in love and fight each other?

Now it seems that the trouble just didn't happen to me!

Only when you experience it yourself will you realize how destructive a daughter-in-law you dislike can be!

-

After the matter was over, Qiao Manman returned to the classroom.

As soon as Qiao Manman entered the classroom, she was met with a barrage of resentful stares from her classmates.

Qiao Manman walked into the classroom in surprise. After she sat down in her seat, Zhu Liangqi, who was sleeping on the desk next to her, was startled and sat up straight.

Seeing Zhu Liangqi's bloodshot eyes, Qiao Manman asked in confusion, "Did I scare you? Why are you reacting so strongly?"

Zhu Liangqi touched her cheek and replied with lingering fear, "It's nothing."

Qiao Manman took a book out of the drawer: "Didn't you sleep last night? You have dark circles and bloodshot eyes."

Zhu Liangqi shook her head wearily, smiled at Qiao Manman, and said, "I stayed up too late reading novels last night, so I feel a bit weak this morning."

Qiao Manman still peered at Zhu Liangqi's head with concern: "Do you know you look terrible too?"

Qiao Manman withdrew her hand when she realized she didn't have a fever.

She stared intently at Zhu Liangqi's face: "Are you sure nothing's wrong? Are you sure your aunt hasn't come looking for trouble with you again?!"

The image of being forcibly taken and humiliated by her cousin last night flashed through Zhu Liangqi's mind.

In an instant, a wave of nausea washed over me.

But she gritted her teeth and forced herself to swallow the feeling, forcing a smile that didn't reveal any problem on Qiao Manman's face.

"Of course."

Zhu Liangqi took Qiao Manman's arm and nuzzled her head against Qiao Manman's shoulder.

"Manman, don't worry. My uncle came back very early last night. He loves me very much and won't let them bully me."

Very early?

Qiao Manman recalled the scene last night when she saw Jiang Tingyan and the principal standing in front of the restaurant.

It was already past eight o'clock.

Even with these thoughts in mind, Qiao Manman didn't say anything more.

She understands Jiang Shu.

Unless she is willing to talk about it herself, she won't say a word unless you press her for details.

"Oh, right."

Qiao Manman moved her arm and pushed Zhu Liangqi up.

She then lowered her voice and asked, "When I came back, I noticed that all my classmates seemed to be staring at me with resentment. Do you know why?"

Zhu Liangqi glanced at her classmates and, seeing that some were still looking in her direction, she helplessly explained to Qiao Manman.

"Last class was Ms. Jiang's class, but you weren't here, were you?"

Qiao Manman nodded: "And then?"

"Teacher Jiang said that if there is one less student, he will not teach the class to avoid them falling behind."

Qiao Manman's eyes widened: "So the entire 40 minutes of the last class were wasted?!"

Zhu Liangqi nodded: "Yes, everyone sat in the classroom silently for the entire time."

Now that you mention it, Qiao Manman can understand why her classmates are looking at her like that.

Classes are one part, and so is the extremely quiet self-study period where you can't talk.

Jiang Tingyan possesses such an innate sense of authority that who would dare utter a single extra fart during his class?

Feeling a little guilty, Qiao Manman took out her phone and ordered 40 cups of milk tea for tomorrow.

The delivery time was just before the last class that Jiang Tingyan was in charge of teaching in the morning.

Just as Qiao Manman was about to put down her phone, she suddenly received a message.

[UnionPay received 100000 million yuan; remitter: Qiao Qinian.]

Upon seeing the message, Qiao Manman's eyes nearly widened in surprise.

Immediately afterward, Qiao Qinian sent a message.

Qiao Manman clicked on it, and Qiao Qinian said: [This is the extra living allowance for this month.]

Qiao Manman was both excited and heartbroken.

Thinking about how she was so busy in the real world that she couldn't even straighten her back for five thousand yuan.

After transmigrating into the book, I can earn 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses just by going to university!

Sometimes, you really can't compare people...

Sitting to the side, Zhu Liangqi glanced at the remittance message that Qiao Manman had received on her phone.

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