"It's her! She was the one staring at me, giving me signals, and even deliberately spilled her coffee to get closer to us. And now she claims we harassed her? Absolutely ridiculous!"
The foreign students who worked out with Hawke also started shouting.
"That's right, Hawke, we all saw it."
"That girl was definitely sneaking glances at you earlier."
"She was trying to get your attention, wasn't she?"
They echoed each other, twisting the truth, aiming to paint Fang Yaqiong as a scheming girl who tried and failed to seduce foreign guys and then falsely accused them.
Fang Yaqiong was trembling with anger. "You're lying! It was you who bumped into me and touched me."
"Proof?"
Hawke spread his hands, wearing an expression of both innocence and arrogance. "Don't you Eastern girls like guys like us? If you wanted to chat me up, you should have just said so. Why play these games?"
His words were incredibly provocative and insulting.
Some students around them, either unaware of the truth or already harboring some prejudice, began pointing fingers and whispering about Fang Yaqiong.
"Some girls these days really have no shame."
"So desperate to latch onto a foreigner?"
"What an embarrassment..."
"..."
Isolated and helpless, confronted by the pointing fingers of the crowd and the smug looks of Hawke and his friends, Fang Yaqiong's eyes welled up with tears of grievance.
Just then, a woman in her twenties wearing black-framed glasses walked over.
She was precisely the Teacher Su that Yu Xin and Liu Yutong were waiting for—Su Mansu.
She had just arrived at the agreed spot when she witnessed this scene. Hearing Hawke's nonsense, she couldn't help but frown tightly.
Su Mansu was famously a thorny teacher at the school. Extremely capable, she was also known for her upright character and her intolerance of injustice.
Whenever she encountered unfairness, even knowing it might bring her trouble, she would never stand idly by.
Some said she was inflexible, too naive, but those who knew her understood—this was Su Mansu, a righteous idealist.
In her heart, right was right, and wrong was wrong. There was never any gray area.
Seeing Fang Yaqiong on the verge of tears, Su Mansu went straight up to Hawke and his group, questioning them in fluent English. "What's going on here? Why are you bullying someone?"
"Which school are you from? What are your names?!"
Hawke clearly didn't take Su Mansu seriously, answering flippantly, "Who are you? Mind your own business. And get your facts straight—she was harassing us. How is that us bullying her?"
Containing her anger, Su Mansu demanded again, "Which school are you from? Your names? Judging by your appearance, you should be exchange students, right? With behavior this improper, I will definitely report you to your school, have disciplinary marks placed on your records, and have your exchange qualifications revoked!"
"Disciplinary marks? Revoked qualifications? Hahahaha..." Hawke and the others burst into laughter as if they'd heard the biggest joke.
"Who are you trying to scare? We're exchange students at Nan Cheng University. Go ahead and report us if you dare!"
"Some random nobody, really thinks she's something."
Hearing they were actually exchange students at her own university, Su Mansu's face instantly darkened.
At that moment.
A slightly portly middle-aged man who happened to be passing by hurried over upon hearing the commotion. He was a minor administrator at Su Mansu's university.
"What's all this noise? What kind of scene is this!"
Su Mansu obviously knew him. She immediately stepped forward and succinctly explained the situation, emphasizing Hawke and his group's terrible attitude and the need for serious consequences.
The administrator glanced at Hawke and his friends, then at the isolated and helpless Fang Yaqiong; a look of awkwardness crossed his face. He pulled Su Mansu aside.
"Teacher Su, consider the implications. These international exchange students are related to the university's international reputation and cooperative programs. Without solid evidence, don't jump to conclusions, and certainly don't rashly talk about disciplinary marks or revoking qualifications. Let's just drop this, alright?"
"Drop it? This is molestation and slander! How can we just drop it?!"
Su Mansu never expected a university administrator to take such a muddling, appeasing stance, even showing partiality toward the foreign students. She grew even angrier.
"Fine. Since you won't handle it, I'll call the police. At the same time, I will file a formal complaint with the university's disciplinary committee. I believe the truth won't change just because of a few foreigners."
"Are you insane? Do you know how badly this could reflect on the university?"
The administrator warned, "You need to remember you're also a teacher at Nan Da. Have you considered the consequences of doing this?"
"Consequences! I'll bear any consequences!"
Su Mansu's stance was extremely firm. "And let me tell you, the bad reputation isn't created by the victim, but by people like you who condone wrongdoing!"
"You..."
"Well said!"
Before the administrator could finish, a cool, clear female voice suddenly sounded from the entrance.
Everyone turned to look.
Three girls with exceptional figures and presence stood at the entrance.
It was precisely Liu Yutong and her two friends.
Liu Yutong glanced calmly at the administrator, then looked at Su Mansu, a slight smile curling at the corner of her lips.
"Teacher Su is right. Upholding justice should never be seen as causing trouble. The real trouble is condoning evil and the inaction that chills the hearts of victims."
Perhaps due to the powerful aura she naturally carried, the students who had been whispering and pointing moments ago instantly fell silent.
Seeing it was Liu Yutong and her friends again, Hawke flared up. Feeling emboldened by the administrator's apparent bias, his arrogance returned.
"What's this got to do with you? Fuck off!"
As he spoke, he impulsively stepped forward, raising his hand as if to push Liu Yutong.
At the very moment his arm lifted.
Lan Die, who had been silent until now, moved.
Her movements were incredibly fast.
Just as Hawke's hand was about to touch Liu Yutong, Lan Die stepped swiftly between them.
To an outsider, it looked like Hawke was trying to push Liu Yutong roughly, and Lan Die had stepped forward to block him in order to protect her.
However, the result was...
Thud!
A dull sound.
Lan Die's elbow struck the nerve on Hawke's arm with precise, ruthless accuracy, while her foot subtly hooked his ankle.
"Ah!"
Hawke let out a sharp cry as his entire arm instantly went numb and weak. Immediately afterward, his hefty body lost its balance and he crashed heavily onto the floor with a thud, his chin striking the tiles. He howled in pain.
Having done all this, Lan Die deliberately staggered back a few steps and was caught just in time by Yu Xin.
She looked as if she had been shoved and was frightened.
"Hawke!"
"Are you okay?"
His companions exclaimed, rushing to help him up.
Yu Xin immediately embraced her inner drama queen, supporting Lan Die, and angrily scolded the howling Hawke on the ground and his friends.
"Did everyone see that? First, he harassed Miss Fang, and now he tried to lay hands on us girls, assaulting us in public! Is this what these so-called international exchange students are like? Are you all just going to stand by and watch outsiders bully us?!"
With those words, the situation completely tilted in their favor.
The students who had gathered to watch had witnessed Hawke's failed attempt at violence and his subsequent fall—that's exactly how it appeared to them. Seeing that Lan Die and the others had almost been bullied by the other party, their righteous indignation flared up instantly.
"Whoa! Is this foreigner trying to stage a fake accident?"
"Exactly! The young lady was standing there without moving a muscle, and he's the one who took a nosedive!"
"These foreigners are utterly lawless!"
"Daring to hit girls from our Dragon Kingdom right in front of so many people? How arrogant!"
"Get out of our school! Get out of the Dragon Kingdom!"
"........."
Public sentiment was furious, with all accusations pointed squarely at Hawke and his companions.
The school administrator's face turned completely dark.
This time, it had happened under the watchful eyes of the crowd. The evidence was clear and undeniable—at least from their perspective. He couldn't find any excuse to gloss over the matter or muddle through.
