Chapter 40: If You Want Revenge, Take It—I Won’t Stop You

“If you want revenge, then take it. I won’t stop you,” Shen Chujin said calmly, her expression indifferent.

Hearing this, Rui Ruian was nearly scared to death.

She shouted in anger, “Hey! I paid you! You have to save me!”

Shen Chujin lifted her eyelids slightly and stared directly at her. “I suppose you were laughing quite happily when you were hurting others, weren’t you?”

Rui Ruian’s heart skipped a beat.

She suddenly recalled how, when she led others to beat up Xu Qiaoqiao, and even watched as the two boys humiliated her, she had indeed looked proud and laughed wildly, as if watching a show.

As Xu Qiaoqiao stepped closer and closer to her, she panicked.

No!

She was still so young—she couldn’t die!

“You’re just letting me die! What kind of ‘master’ are you?!”

“Those who harm others will end up harming themselves. You’re not worth pity.”

Shen Chujin’s voice was cold and merciless.

In the end, Xu Qiaoqiao didn’t kill Rui Ruian, but she did scare her into madness.

Seeing this, netizens didn’t think it was cruel at all. On the contrary, they felt a sense of satisfaction.

For someone who’s done so much evil, this is the kind of punishment they deserve!

Dying would’ve been letting her off easy!

【Every time I see news about bullying, I just can’t get over it. I wish I could take revenge for those victims myself. But I know I can’t—bad people should be punished by law. Still, that so-called xxx protection law really makes me lose faith. Who exactly is it protecting?】

【I hate to admit it, but it’s true. Every time I see those abusers go unpunished, I feel furious and helpless.】

【I was blocked and beaten when I was in middle school. Even now, thinking about it makes my nerves tense and my body tremble.】

【I wasn’t beaten, but the rumors those people spread nearly destroyed me. Victims of bullying really need a lifetime to recover.】

【Sigh… if only every victim had a chance to get justice.】

【I love this streamer so much! I was really afraid she’d help Rui Ruian just for the money. Now I can rest easy. I support the streamer all the way!】

【Sister Shen is my goddess! She didn’t help a villain—she’s really different from the others! (heart, pouty face, starry eyes)】

【Streamer, streamer! I’m Xu Qiaoqiao’s neighbor. I saw her parents. Should I connect you with them so they can meet her?】

Suddenly, a rather special comment popped up in the comment section.

Shen Chujin consulted Xu Qiaoqiao for her opinion.

Hearing this, Xu Qiaoqiao suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with a mix of anticipation and nervousness.

Seeing her reaction, Shen Chujin immediately understood that she did want to see them, so she connected the stream with the netizen who had made the request.

The screen immediately split into three.

The new video feed was shaky—clearly, the person holding the phone was running fast.

After a while, the camera stabilized, and a middle-aged couple appeared on screen.

“Uncle, Auntie, do you want to say something to your daughter?” the netizen’s voice came through the screen.

He Hong’s gaze swept across the phone, her eyes filled with anger.

“What nonsense are you talking about?! My daughter is already dead!”

With that, she tried to leave with her husband and son.

The netizen hurriedly blocked their path. “Uncle, Auntie, I just want to ask—is Xu Qiaoqiao really your daughter? Why didn’t you care more about her when she was at her lowest? When facing reporters, how could you say something as heartless as ‘we never had a daughter like her’?”

【Is this guy a secret admirer of Xu Qiaoqiao or something? Why is he so outraged?】

【Eh, you might actually be onto something.】

He Hong’s eyes darkened. She reached out, trying to slap the phone out of the netizen’s hands.

When she failed, her expression grew even uglier.

“We raised her with such effort, and she couldn’t even respect herself—seducing a teacher and then stupidly jumping into a lake! What difference is there between having a daughter like that and not having one at all? If I had known it would end up like this, I never would’ve given birth to her!”

The moment those words were spoken, everyone was furious.

Was this something a real mother could say?

“Auntie, she didn’t seduce that teacher!” the netizen said, struggling to contain his anger. “She’s your daughter—why didn’t you believe her?”

“If she didn’t, then why did the whole school talk about it?”

“Because someone slandered her!”

“Flies don’t swarm eggs without cracks. If she had behaved herself better, even if people tried to slander her, it wouldn’t have worked!”

When she saw that photo of the two of them in disheveled clothes lying in bed together, she had wanted to strangle that daughter herself.

So humiliating!

Even now, she could still remember how people pointed and whispered about her behind her back.

【Hah? Is this woman even human?】

【There really are such heartless, speechless mothers in this world!】

【Qiaoqiao, don’t be sad. A mother like that isn’t worth your tears.】

“Mom, did you ever care about me at all?”

Xu Qiaoqiao lowered her head, her voice full of hurt.

The netizen cooperated perfectly—when Xu Qiaoqiao said this, he switched the camera to front-facing and pointed the phone screen at He Hong and the others.

When the three saw Xu Qiaoqiao clearly on the phone, their eyes changed drastically.

He Hong pointed at the phone, her face terrified, “You… you…”

“In your hearts, is only my little brother the most important? No matter how hard I study, how much housework I do, or how obedient I am, does it all seem useless to you?”

At these words, He Hong and her husband Xu Zhiyang’s eyes flickered slightly.

Xu Qiaoqiao sneered bitterly, “I tried many times to tell you that I was bullied, but you never gave me a chance. I was framed, slandered, even insulted. Instead of seeking justice for me, you thought I ruined your reputation. Am I really your own daughter?”

“Of course, you are our own daughter!” He Hong’s eyes flashed angrily.

Xu Zhiyang frowned, “What do you mean framed and slandered? Didn’t you seduce that teacher?”

“Of course not!” Xu Qiaoqiao’s emotions surged.

Then, she laughed out loud.

Her parents had never doubted her?

Isn’t that just ridiculous?

But why did she want to cry…?

At that moment, the live stream’s comment section exploded, with people explaining the whole story from beginning to end.

Only then did the couple realize they had misunderstood Xu Qiaoqiao.

They also found out that the Xu Qiaoqiao on the phone was a ghost.

For a moment, the couple’s hearts were filled with mixed emotions, and their eyes toward Xu Qiaoqiao were full of remorse and regret.

“Qiaoqiao, we didn’t know…”

“At that time… sigh… Qiaoqiao, we’re sorry. It was all our fault, if only…”

Both wore faces full of regret.

Xu Qiaoqiao closed her eyes.

The harm had already been done, what use was regret now?

She took the initiative to hang up the call.

At that time, Rui Rui’an and the others were very careful, so the surveillance didn’t catch them knocking out her and the teacher, and no evidence was left at the scene.

So besides the few of them, very few people knew the truth.

No matter how she and the teacher explained, others didn’t believe them and thought they were just making excuses.

She had also tried to seek help from her parents, but they never gave her the chance to speak.

In this lifetime, she would never truly feel family love.

Then… forget it.