Chapter 363

It was also the illusion given by Qin Han and his mother that made Yu Xin never expect someone would protect Qin Jiaxi to such an extent.

At this moment, Yu Xin felt guilty and couldn't help but want to retreat.

Although Qin Zhao and Qin Yi didn’t hit women, and Qin Rong wasn’t good at physical confrontations, Ji Fei had quite a reputation for slapping people. And she had been itching to do it for a while.

But before Ji Fei could act, a female classmate took matters into her own hands, true to her word.

She slapped Yu Xin to the ground, pinned her down, and kept slapping her repeatedly.

Yu Xin’s cheeks visibly swelled up.

Yu Xin screamed incessantly, trying to fight back, but only ended up getting beaten worse.

Normally, someone might have stepped in to help, but this time everyone just watched the spectacle. Qin Zhao, however, still remembered their task and shouted at the people in the pool, “Don’t think you’re innocent just because you were deceived. The bullying and stealing of the bracelet aren’t over yet. Hurry up and pick them up!”

And so, the people in the pool continued to miserably pick up the beads, too busy to even glance at the fight.

But even after collecting all the beads, one was still missing. They were frantic, worried it might have fallen into the drain. One after another, they dove down to check, looking disheveled and anxious, almost on the verge of tears.

Because of the chaos, more and more onlookers gathered.

Ji Fei and the others didn’t want to be surrounded by a crowd. They had done all they could, so it was better to take Qin Jiaxi to change her clothes first.

Qin Zhao stepped forward, pretending he had found the last bead, and issued a few more threats before leaving with the group.

What they didn’t know was that after they left, Su Ze immediately went to rescue Yu Xin. After all, she was his beloved, and he couldn’t bear to see her hurt. He then lashed out at the bystanders with a warning.

“If ​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‍any of you dare to spread word of what happened today, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

Of course, such things could never truly be kept under wraps—it was only a matter of time.

But both Su Ze and Yu Xin knew that as long as they adamantly denied it and no one publicly exposed them, they could twist the truth. After all, Qin Han would never admit at school that Qin Jiaxi was his sister.

Anything others said would just be dismissed as rumors.

But they were too naive.

The female classmate who had struck Yu Xin had already decided to go all out.

Even if she didn’t have concrete evidence, there were always nosy people around secretly recording.

After the female classmate stormed off in tears, she began offering a reward for the video. Those who had secretly recorded it, though too intimidated by Su Ze to show it off publicly, were willing to sell it to her.

And so, a scandal that could ruin reputations was about to erupt on the university’s exclusive forum.

Of course, the female classmate also knew that the people involved today were not to be trifled with, and she didn’t want her own disgrace exposed. So, she only released a segment exposing the affair between those two, along with the backstory of Qin Han’s fake sister, and even thoughtfully blurred out Ji Fei and the others.

Meanwhile, Yu Xin had already discussed with Su Ze to deny everything publicly. She then called Qin Han, who was about to give a speech at the school, crying about how she had been bullied and beaten over the bracelet incident.

When it came to tarnishing Qin Jiaxi’s reputation, Yu Xin was a natural. She also accused the other Qin family members, having shrewdly noticed that Qin Han disliked those relatives. So, she had no qualms about slandering them, even claiming that they had deliberately suppressed her because they didn’t want to adopt her.

When Qin Han saw the photos Yu Xin sent of her swollen, slapped face, he was furious.

He thought Qin Jiaxi had grown too bold, using the presence of other relatives to back her up and turning against her own family. She didn’t even respect him as her older brother anymore—it was like she was siding with outsiders.

Qin Han cursed and tried to call Qin Jiaxi, but no one answered.

At that moment, Ji Fei and Qin Yi were accompanying Qin Jiaxi to the girls’ bathroom, while Qin Zhao and Qin Rong had gone out to buy her some clothes.

When Qin Zhao and Qin Rong returned with the clothes, they overheard Qin Yi on the phone with Third Uncle Qin, lodging a complaint.

As the eldest among the siblings, Qin Yi felt it was his duty to take the lead in this matter.

Speaking to his elder, Qin Yi’s tone was far from polite as he recounted everything Qin Han and Su Ze had done to Qin Jiaxi. He concluded with, “Uncle, if we hadn’t coincidentally come here today, who knows what might have happened to Jiaxi? I always thought she seemed a bit withdrawn, and now I understand why. After all the suffering she’s endured, with no one to stand up for her, how could she not be? Third Uncle, are you really going to let your daughter be treated like this by her brother and boyfriend? Just because she doesn’t say anything, does that mean you’ll pretend not to know? If your family is too busy, I’m here in Y City, the eldest and least busy brother. I’ll take care of Jiaxi from now on. After all, Qin Han doesn’t seem to want to be her brother anymore.”

These words were a slap in the face to Third Uncle Qin.

Qin Zhao and Qin Rong couldn’t help but chuckle in satisfaction.

Third Uncle Qin deserved to be scolded. Being reprimanded by a junior was his just desserts. Look at the kind of son he had raised and the mess he had made.

Third Uncle Qin had hoped that Qin Han would follow in Qin Xian’s footsteps, but that was impossible now. Given what Qin Han had done, even if Qin Xian hadn’t explicitly said so, Qin Han was already out of the Qin family’s inner circle. Qin Xian would probably prefer to groom a distant relative over his own cousin.

In the break room at Qin Corporation’s branch office, it was currently rest time.

Except for Qin Zhao, all the Qin family members were present. Third Uncle Qin had been frozen in place since receiving the call.

Qin Yi, usually calm about his own affairs, was unusually loud this time. In the quiet break room, everyone overheard the key details.

Qin Xian had already been briefed on the situation through a conversation with his wife.

He hadn’t expected that these people would treat a Qin family girl like a fool.

Watching the video his wife had sent, he said, “Although they’ve been taught a lesson, they’ve been bullying Jiaxi for over a year, causing her significant psychological harm. We can’t let this go so easily.”

Qin Xian glanced at Third Uncle Qin, whose face grew darker and darker, exuding a low, oppressive aura.

He replied to his wife, “Don’t worry, I’ll leave it to Third Uncle to handle.”

Ji Fei: “Will he?”

Qin Xian: “He will.”

Third Uncle Qin was like the calm before a storm. His anger wasn’t directed at Qin Yi’s disrespect toward him as an elder but at the horrifying things he had just heard.

Even though it involved his own son, Third Uncle Qin immediately believed Qin Yi’s account.

After Qin Yi finished his complaint, Third Uncle Qin finally spoke, his first question being, “How is Jiaxi now?”

Qin Yi paused before answering, “Ji Fei and the others are with her, helping her change. Jiaxi seems… fine now. She ended the relationship decisively and faced it bravely.”

Third Uncle Qin let out a sigh of relief and said, “Thank you all for this. Rest assured, as her father, I won’t let her suffer like this again.”