Chapter 265: Favoritism
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Dad, please calm down. Qi did make a mistake. 1 think if we sincerely apologize and explain things, our classmates will forgive her. Isn’t that right, Qi?”
Rong Qi looked up and glanced at Rong Feiyu. Rong Qi said, “Hmm. We’re all classmates. Apologize to me, and I’ll consider forgiving you.”
“Qi, you… What are you saying? Why should 1 apologize to you? Clearly, you were the one who made the mistake,” Rong Feiyu said as she looked aggrieved.
Rong Qi smiled wryly and asked, “If 1 made a mistake, 1 don’t need you to nag about it. Are you my spokesperson? Are you the one to talk?”
“I…” Rong Feiyu was silenced by Rong Qi’s retort. Her face turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes as she looked at Rong Tianshi and said, “Daddy, I just wanted to help Qi. Why is she treating me like this?”
Rong Tianshi, who already disliked Rong Qi, grew even angrier when he saw his beloved daughter being treated unfairly. He glared at Rong Qi with a stern face and shouted, “Why are you still standing here? Do I need to ask you to apologize? Why don’t you hurry up and apologize to them?”
‘Look at my great father. Without asking for the reasons, he believed someone else’s side of the story and started yelling at me, ignoring my dignity and making me apologize. Hmph… I didn’t understand why Grandpa will want me to come back to this kind of family. Clearly, I was the one who had been abandoned from birth, almost freezing to death in a trash can. No one cared about me or my feelings. Abandoned from birth, 1 never felt the affection of my parents. Even Grandpa, who had treated me well, eventually abandoned me too, leaving me without a word, disappearing without a trace. To them, I’m like a dispensable pawn.’ Rong Qi thought.
Rong Qi’s expression turned mocking, her straight posture representing her stubborn refusal to give in. She had been confident and unrivaled earlier now faced being yelled at in front of so many people. Zhong Wentao and others felt a sense of satisfaction, smugly looking at Rong Qi, waiting for her to apologize to them.
However, Rong Qi’s expression was disdainful, and a smirk curled at the corner of her lips as she looked at them. She said, “If you want me to apologize, fine. But how about Mr. Rong first explains where 1 went wrong? Should I not have saved my friend? Or should 1 not have fought back and taught those arrogant animals a lesson?”
Being compared to animals, the expressions of Class 1 were distorted in anger.
“This is outrageous! Unrepentant girl!” Rong Tianshi shouted. He stepped forward a few steps, raising his hand high, seemingly about to slap Rong Qi’s face.
Rong Qi’s eyes sharpened, and she stood her ground without moving. Just as she was about to make a move, she suddenly saw Han Ning, who had been standing by, step in front of her unexpectedly.
Han Ning looked up, his face cold, and said, “Mr. Rong, take a good look. There’s a price to pay for mistaking your target.”
Han Ning had long reached his limit. He thought Mr. Rong was as disgusting as a piece of crap, being so biased against Rong Qi. If it weren’t for Rong Qi’s face, Han Ning would have thrown a punch right away. He thought Rong Qi was truly unlucky to have such a father.
Han Ning couldn’t even imagine how Rong Qi grew up so well in such a family, with such a good personality and remarkable talents.
Rong Tianshi looked at Han Ning, who stood in his way, then looked at Rong Qi, his raised hand awkwardly suspended in the air. Rong Tianshi was caught between not being able to strike Rong Qi and not knowing how to retract his hand, ultimately freezing in place.
It was Rong Feiyu who kindly provided a way out. She advised, “Daddy, be gentle with Qi. Although she’s stubborn, she’s not unreasonable. Right now, the university wants to expel her, so….”