Wang Ting immediately said, "I'm not going to the police station!"
Wei Zhou raised an eyebrow. "Why not? Don't you want the person who assaulted you to be punished?"
Wang Ting twiddled her fingers. "Lu Yu and I... are classmates after all. I can't bear to see him go to prison. It's fine as long as he apologizes to me."
Wei Zhou let out an exaggerated "Wow." "Classmate, you really are too kind. However, I can't just stand by and watch our Lu Yu be falsely accused. We must go to the police station today."
Wang Ting immediately panicked. "I... I won't pursue this anymore, okay? Grandma, let's go."
Wei Zhou blocked her path. "Classmate, your acting is terrible. Tell us, who put you up to lying, and what is their motive?"
Wang Ting pursed her lips. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Wei Zhou then looked at Ms. Zhang. "Ms. Zhang, based on my judgment, the marks on Wang Ting couldn't possibly have been made by herself. I can reasonably guess that she has an intimate male friend, and the two of them might have engaged in an even closer relationship. If we take Wang Ting to the hospital for an examination, the truth about who this boy is will come to light."
Wang Ting's body began to tremble. She and her boyfriend had just slept together yesterday.
Seeing her like this, everyone immediately understood what was going on.
Ms. Zhang's tone suddenly became stern. "Wang Ting, what exactly is going on here!"
"Teacher, I remembered wrong. I made a mistake. Lu Yu was just helping me look for my keys that day. He didn't do anything, he didn't do anything at all."
Ms. Zhang asked, "Then what is the deal with the marks on your body?"
Shu Qingqing also spoke up. "Wang Ting, do you think just saying you made a mistake will sweep this whole thing under the rug? Even if you drop the matter today, our family is still going to call the police."
Wang Ting burst into tears out of sheer terror. "Teacher... actually, actually these marks were made by my boyfriend. We were being intimate in the woods that day, and unexpectedly, Li Xincheng suddenly showed up. He saw us..."
"Li Xincheng threatened to report me to the school right then and there. I had no choice but to beg him for mercy. Then, Li Xincheng told me to say that Lu Yu did it. He also said that if Lu Yu only kissed and touched me, the school would at most just give him a formal warning."
Shu Qingqing clenched her fists. It was this Li Xincheng again.
Wei Zhou asked again, "Then why did this Li Xincheng want you to frame Lu Yu?"
Wang Ting shook her head. "I don't know about that."
Shu Qingqing said, "Ms. Zhang, please call Li Xincheng over."
Ms. Zhang personally went to the classroom to get him.
A few minutes later, Li Xincheng walked in.
Ms. Zhang asked directly, "Li Xincheng, Wang Ting has already explained everything clearly. Why did you make Wang Ting frame Lu Yu?"
Li Xincheng lowered his eyes. "Teacher, I don't know what you're talking about."
Shu Qingqing was furious. "Li Xincheng, you've framed Lu Yu time and time again. How are you going to talk your way out of it this time?"
Li Xincheng kept his eyes lowered and remained silent.
Wei Zhou casually glanced at the exam rankings on the office desk. Lu Yu was first, and this guy named Li Xincheng was second. He remembered that Li Xincheng's name was not on the recently announced list for university recommendations.
Wei Zhou said, "Li Xincheng, I'm guessing you wanted to damage Lu Yu's reputation so that he would be stripped of his university recommendation, right?"
Li Xincheng suddenly looked up.
Wei Zhou chuckled softly. "Ah, looks like I guessed right. Your grades are right behind Lu Yu's, so you figured that once Lu Yu's recommendation was revoked, you would be bumped up to take his place?"
Li Xincheng pursed his lips and repeated, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Wei Zhou was about to say more, but Shu Qingqing interrupted him. "Let's call the police. Li Xincheng, the last time Lu Yu was framed, we didn't pursue it deeply, but this time we absolutely won't let it slide."
When the police arrived, Lu Bochuan also happened to get there.
After hearing Shu Qingqing explain what happened, Lu Bochuan immediately had Zhou Zheng find a professional psychologist to assist with the investigation.
The environment at the police station was much more solemn. At first, Li Xincheng still refused to say a word. Later, after the psychologist and the police took turns interrogating him, Li Xincheng finally admitted that he was the one who made Wang Ting frame Lu Yu, and his goal was indeed to get the school to revoke Lu Yu's recommendation.
The principal and the dean of students also rushed over quickly.
Upon learning what had happened, the principal immediately stated that the matter would be handled strictly and that Li Xincheng would be expelled.
Coming out of the police station, Lu Yu's expression remained indifferent, but Shu Qingqing was very worried.
"Lu Bochuan, Lu Yu's reaction... You should talk to him tonight."
Lu Bochuan was about to speak when Wei Zhou suddenly popped up from the side. "Let me do it, Sister. Lu Yu and I are around the same age, and I've been through this kind of thing before. I'm the most suitable person for the job."
Without waiting for Shu Qingqing to reply, Wei Zhou threw an arm around Lu Yu's shoulders and led him to the side.
"How about it, little brother? How are you feeling right now?" Wei Zhou asked.
Lu Yu merely said, "Thank you for helping me today."
After saying that, he walked over to Shu Qingqing and Lu Bochuan. "Mom, Dad, I want to give up my university recommendation."
"Lu Yu, you earned that recommendation through your own abilities. You don't need to care at all about the thoughts of someone as dark-hearted as Li Xincheng."
Lu Yu shook his head. "Mom, this incident with Li Xincheng did affect me, but long before this happened, I already had the thought of giving up the recommendation. I just hadn't made up my mind yet."
Shu Qingqing was puzzled. "Why is that?"
Lu Yu replied, "The recommendation is for Hua University, but I want to go to Jing University. I'm very interested in history."
Shu Qingqing suddenly remembered that in the original novel, Lu Yu had also given up the recommendation for Hua University and tested into Jing University on his own.
So it was because he was interested in history.
However, there was no such incident with Li Xincheng in the original novel.
Even though this extra plot point had been added now, the final outcome remained the same.
Shu Qingqing said, "If this is your decision after careful consideration, then I support you."
Lu Bochuan also said, "I respect your decision, and I support your passions."
Wei Zhou leaned in. "And me, and me! I support you too."
Lu Bochuan finally had the time to ask Wei Zhou, "Why are you here?"
Wei Zhou brushed back his hair. "Didn't you tell me not to ask my dad for pocket money? I had no choice but to come out and find a job myself. It just so happened that Sister's studio was hiring, so I went to apply."
Shu Qingqing hurriedly said, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't hire you. I told you to get lost right then and there. It's quite convenient that we're at the police station; if you don't leave right now, I'll just hand you over and press charges for harassment."
Wei Zhou blinked pitifully. "Sister, I did kind of help your son just now."
Before Shu Qingqing could speak, Lu Yu walked over. "What did you just call my mom?"
Wei Zhou blinked. "Sister."
Lu Yu grabbed his wrist and threatened in a low voice, "If you try to wreck someone else's family again, I won't mind beating you up."
With that said, the family of three got into their car and left, leaving Wei Zhou standing alone in the wind, completely bewildered.
