Qiao Qiqi's eyes filled with tears, and she was about to cry to Qiao Manman when she suddenly caught a glimpse of the man sitting on the sofa behind Qiao Manman.

He leaned back lazily on the sofa, his slightly lowered eyes seemingly weary, but in reality, he was quietly observing them.

Her beautiful features and outstanding temperament were unlike anything she had ever seen in her life.

Qiao Qiqi stared blankly, unable to utter a word about her pain and grievances.

Qiao Manman followed her gaze and looked at Jiang Tingyan.

Seeing Jiang Tingyan's lazy appearance, Qiao Manman subtly twitched the corner of her mouth and looked away.

She raised her hand and gently patted Qiao Qiqi's arm.

"Forget about the handsome guys for now, tell me first, why did you become like this?"

Qiao Qiqi couldn't help but feel embarrassed and annoyed that he had so directly told her about her liking handsome men.

The emotion flashed across her eyes, but she quickly suppressed it.

"No, sister..."

Qiao Qiqi sniffed, blinked, and let her tears drip from the corners of her eyes.

"I just glanced at him a couple of times because he looked unfamiliar."

Qiao Manman gave an "Oh" with an expression that said "I don't believe it".

"Just tell me, what happened today?"

Qiao Qiqi shifted slightly before beginning her explanation.

The reason she was beaten was simple: three girls couldn't stand her coughing like she had tuberculosis every day.

She didn't know who these three girls were; she just knew she had been tricked into going out by them.

Qiao Qiqi described those two simple sentences in more than ten sentences.

Qiao Manman couldn't listen anymore and stopped Qiao Qiqi from continuing.

"I understand your situation. Wait for Dad to come back later, and he can go to your school to help deal with it."

Just as Qiao Manman was about to stand up, Qiao Qiqi suddenly reached out and grabbed Qiao Manman's wrist.

Qiao Manman was startled by her sudden action.

He quickly withdrew his hand, looking at her in surprise: "What are you doing?"

"Don't go, sister..."

Qiao Qiqi shook her head, crying, "I don't want to go to that school anymore. People bullied me before, and they're still bullying me now."

"Sister, I don't want to continue studying at that school. I really don't want to go there at all."

Qiao Manman raised an eyebrow in confusion: "If you're not going to school, how do you plan to resolve this?"

"I have no idea……"

Qiao Qiqi turned to the side, curled up, and covered her injured cheek with her hands.

She spoke with a sob in her voice, the words coming through her fingers.

"This school is a nightmare for me. I pretend to be indifferent every day when I go to school, but the damage I have suffered, both mentally and physically, has left a deep shadow on me."

"I really don't want to go to this school anymore, sister, please don't mention it again..."

Qiao Manman was completely confused and stared at Qiao Qiqi with wide eyes.

How did it end up with her mentioning the school?

Isn't it Qiao Qiqi herself who's been talking nonstop here?

So, even though she's the victim, they want to label her and let the whole world know that she, Qiao Qiqi, is the most wronged?!

Qiao Manman's expression changed from one of surprise to utter speechlessness.

She could tell how much of Qiao Qiqi's sincerity was genuine and how much of it was pretense.

After all, she has the soul of a thirty-year-old woman living inside her body, so how could she not see through a child's clumsy acting?

Isn't it just a way to step on her and gain more people's sympathy?

Given her clumsy words and actions, everyone else should be able to see what she's trying to understand, right?

As she pondered, Qiao Manman looked up at Sister Wang and Uncle Huang.

When I saw their expressions, my jaw almost dropped to the floor.

Both of them had a look of heartache for Qiao Qiqi in their eyes.

Every now and then, he would glance at her with his little eyes!

The meaning in those eyes was also very clear.

I just don't understand how Qiao Manman, as Qiao Qiqi's older sister, could be so cold to her younger sister.

Not only do they keep hitting my sore spots, but they don't even offer the most basic care and comfort.

My sister has really failed in her duty!

Qiao Manman was in a daze for a moment, but fearing that she might have misjudged their emotions, she tentatively asked another question.

"Sister-in-law Wang, Uncle Huang, I've only recently come of age and don't know how to handle this kind of situation. If it were your child, how would you handle it?"

Wang Sao was indignant, but considering Qiao Qiqi's current situation, she also seemed at a loss as to how to resolve the issue.

"It's understandable that the second young lady doesn't want to go back to that place. I'm not quite sure how to handle this..."

Uncle Huang was also very angry: "This is school violence, those three girls should definitely be sent to jail! This matter cannot be ended so hastily!"

"However, it's normal that the second young lady doesn't want to go. If it were me, I probably wouldn't want to go either."

Qiao Manman's lips twitched twice.

Are these two people's ideas really okay?

Do they educate their own children in the same way?

Shouldn't it be that if someone bullies me three points, I should repay them six points in return?

If you don't get up after falling down, what kind of strong mental fortitude will you develop in the future?

How will I survive in this dirty and dark society on my own from now on?

Yes, that's right.

Qiao Qiqi was beaten and returned with injuries, leaving her with a psychological scar.

But isn't it strange that she doesn't want to go to school to resolve this matter?

She's not without powerful backers!

If it were someone else, with powerful connections, they would be eager to contact the teacher and principal to seek justice for her and get those three girls to apologize to her, right?

Qiao Manman was in a state of confusion.

Or perhaps her thinking was flawed, and she herself was truly too indifferent?

She looked at Jiang Tingyan, unsure of what to do.

Before anyone knew it, he had started looking through his phone.

Her eyelids drooped lower, as if she could fall asleep at any moment.

Qiao Manman sighed.

Forget it, let's wait for Qiao Qinian to come back before making a decision!

She helped treat Qiao Qiqi's external injuries, and soon after, Qiao Qinian and Jiang Shu returned together.

Upon learning of what had happened to Qiao Qiqi, Qiao Qinian's expression was somewhat complicated.

Not only him, but Jiang Shu was also dumbfounded.

"You are the person involved; if you don't go to the school, the problem cannot be properly resolved."

Qiao Qinian sighed helplessly, "How about this, you rest at home for the next couple of days, adjust yourself, and once you've recovered a bit, Dad will accompany you to the school to resolve the issue, okay?"

Qiao Qiqi lowered her head, hugging her knees like a pitiful little girl.

She shook her head, lowered her eyes, and tears fell again.

"Dad, I really don't want to go to this school anymore. It's happened too many times already."

"They'll be calm for a few days after things are settled, but once things calm down, they'll continue to intensify their harm against me."

Jiang Shu, who had been standing silently to the side for a long time, suddenly spoke.

"So, you can come up with a solution that you'd like to find."

Qiao Qiqi timidly looked up at Jiang Shu and Qiao Qinian, then turned her gaze to Qiao Manman.

Qiao Qiqi lowered her hands from hugging her legs and, enduring the pain, moved to stand in front of Qiao Manman.

She knelt down and slowly approached Qiao Manman.

Then she reached out and tugged at Qiao Manman's sleeve, lowering her head pitifully as she said, "I want to go with my sister..."

Upon hearing Qiao Qiqi's words, Jiang Tingyan, who was sitting on the sofa, suddenly looked up at her.

His eyes held a clear indifference, and a thin layer of disgust lingered in their depths.

Qiao Manman never expected that Qiao Qiqi would make such an astonishing request!

She widened her eyes and pulled her sleeve back.

He also subtly distanced himself from Qiao Qiqi, asking inexplicably, "Do you know where I go to school?"

Qiao Qiqi nodded with red and swollen eyes: "I know, sister."

Qiao Manman chuckled at her idiocy: "Since you know that, why do you still want to come to Peking University and study with me??"

"You're a high school student who hasn't even taken the college entrance exam yet, and you want to come to Peking University?"

"If everyone could get into Peking University just by having family connections, wouldn't that be chaos?"

Her words earned her a look of approval from Jiang Shu.

I wonder how Lin Wu raised her children.

They actually taught their child to be so ambitious, it's truly awe-inspiring.

Qiao Qinian also agreed with Qiao Manman's remarks.

After hearing Qiao Manman's words, Qiao Qinian felt that his choice to keep Qiao Manman by his side was really the right one.

He tried to persuade Qiao Qiqi: "Qiqi, if you really don't want to go to school anymore, we can apply for a leave of absence for a while."

"As your sister said, it's impossible for us to go to Kyoto University. Let's not even think about it, okay?"

Qiao Qiqi glanced at everyone in front of her.

The expressions on their faces and the words they spoke were all within her control.

It wasn't that she couldn't get into Peking University; it was that Qiao Qinian simply wasn't willing to use his connections to get her in.

The Qiao family was a powerful clan that could wield considerable influence in the capital.

She refused to believe that they couldn't handle such a trivial matter!

But it's okay.

She had already mentally prepared herself for them to refuse.

If she causes a ruckus in the next few days and something happens, things might take a completely different turn.

Qiao Qiqi lowered her head, feigning disappointment, and said, "Dad, I'm tired. I want to go upstairs and rest."

Qiao Qinian nodded and looked at Wang Sao behind him: "Wang Sao, help the Second Miss upstairs."

Aunt Wang responded and went to help Qiao Qiqi upstairs to rest.

After the two figures disappeared down the stairs, Qiao Qinian looked at Qiao Manman's hand, which was covered in gauze and stained with dust and blood.

Qiao Qinian frowned deeply: "Manman, what happened to your hand?"

Qiao Manman looked down and saw that her hand was bruised and bleeding. Her heart sank.

It's all over.

I was so angry when I grabbed a chair and threw it at someone that I forgot I had a hand injury.

Qiao Manman awkwardly tugged at the corners of her mouth, her smile stiff: "I bumped into it by accident..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Jiang Shu's sarcastic yet amused voice rang out.

"Fighting over a chair, is that considered an accident?"

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