Chapter 222: Chapter 222: Must Apologize
At the villa’s front gate, Yang Fei hung up the phone and looked at Yang Wen with a smile, saying, "Wenwen, did you have a hard time at school?"
Yang Wen’s heart trembled, and a flash of panic clearly crossed her eyes as she turned to look at Qin Yanyang.
She had intended to keep it from Yang Fei, but she didn’t expect her elder brother to notice something was off at a glance. Unable to hide it, Yang Wen’s behavior gave her away on the spot.
Yang Fei smiled at Qin Yanyang, his eyes inquiring.
Qin Yanyang gave a resigned smile, took Yang Wen’s hand to comfort her, and said, "It’s okay, now that he knows, I’ll explain it to your brother slowly." Then, to Yang Fei, she said, "Is the food ready?"
Yang Fei, who had some understanding of Qin Yanyang, knew that if his cousin had suffered a great injustice, she as her sister-in-law would definitely not stand for it, so he nodded and said, "Alright, let’s eat first. We can talk while we eat."
After Qin Yanyang and Yang Wen washed their hands and sat down at the dinner table, Yang Fei had already served the rice for them.
"Brother made all the dishes I love to eat." Seeing all her favorite dishes on the table, Yang Wen’s eyes immediately lit up.
Seeing her expression, Yang Fei couldn’t help but laugh, and said, "Eat more, look at how greedy you are."
"Mm-hmm, I won’t hold back then," Yang Wen directly picked up her chopsticks.
Though proclaiming she wouldn’t hold back, she actually served her sister-in-law her favorite braised pork ribs before she started to pick food for herself.
Yang Fei teased, "So you don’t care about your brother now that you have a sister-in-law, huh?"
Yang Wen giggled and served her brother a piece of braised pork.
After the three of them ate for a while, Yang Fei looked at them, waiting for an explanation.
Yang Wen buried her head in her meal, pretending not to know.
After eating a bowl of rice, Qin Yanyang smiled and said, "It’s not a big deal, I can handle it."
Yang Fei said, "She’s my sister. If she did something wrong, she needs to admit her mistake. But if she hasn’t, she shouldn’t have to suffer an injustice."
Qin Yanyang nodded and said, "She’s also my sister, how could I let her be wronged?"
Yang Fei chuckled.
It was then that Yang Wen raised her head and said to her brother, "Bro, it’s all fine now. You didn’t see how protective my sister-in-law was of me at the Political Work Office. She even left the vice-principal speechless, she was so domineering."
Yang Fei laughed and said, "Really?"
"Yeah, for real. I think my sister-in-law is the most elegant and domineering woman. I’m so envious," Yang Wen said with admiration as she looked at Qin Yanyang.
The strong confidence Qin Yanyang exuded from head to toe filled her with respect, and especially today, as Qin stood up to the vice-principal without being humble or arrogant, and even rendered him speechless, she instantly became an avid fan.
"Hmm, you need to work hard to improve your knowledge and abilities. Once a person possesses strong personal capabilities, they will naturally exude strong confidence," Yang Fei encouraged.
Yang Wen nodded and said, "Yeah, I will, big brother."
"Then let’s talk about what actually happened at school today," Yang Fei said.
Seeing that he turned the conversation back to that incident, Yang Wen fell silent.
She knew her brother’s temper. Once he learned what happened, he might get angry and act impulsively. She didn’t want her own issues to cause him any trouble.
Knowing that it could not go unaddressed, Qin Yanyang simply explained the matter.
Under Yang Fei’s scrutinizing gaze, Yang Wen also kept adding detail, recounting the events as they had happened.
To everyone’s surprise, after hearing everything, Yang Fei’s face didn’t display much anger. He simply told Yang Wen, "Your sister-in-law is right. If you’re wrong, you must admit it. If you’re right, you must stand firm and not be unjust to yourself because of authority or other interferences. Let’s leave it at that for now. If they continue to hassle you and force you to apologize, I’ll take care of it for you."
Relieved by her brother’s words, Yang Wen immediately relaxed.
She was afraid that her older brother would become furious after hearing about it and then make a scene at the school.
Qin Yanyang curiously glanced at Yang Fei, feeling that his behavior today was also somewhat unexpected.
Yang Fei calmly ate his meal, but internally, he sneered to himself.
From the call with Liu Yan just now, he knew the matter was far from over.
That Korean, Li Xiaoji, was courting death!
After the meal, Qin Yanyang wanted to wash the dishes and tidy up, but Yang Fei wouldn’t let her delicate hands get involved with such things.
Initially, when they had first met, she insisted on doing it and he couldn’t really stop her, but now that they were closer, and clearly had feelings for each other, he was someone who doted on his wife.
Qin Yanyang didn’t argue with him and went upstairs with Yang Wen.
Yang Fei was still cleaning up the kitchen by himself when his phone rang again.
Seeing that it was Liu Yan calling, Yang Fei was amused.
Li Xuantong’s wife was really a Pacific Ocean’s cop, so meddlesome.
He continued cleaning while he answered the call, turning on speakerphone.
"Hello, Yang Fei, how could you hang up on me earlier? How can you be so rude?" Liu Yan’s voice came over, commanding and imperious.
Yang Fei frowned and said unhappily, "Out of respect for Old Li, calling you Aunt Liu is already polite enough, isn’t it?"
Liu Yan angrily replied, "You still know to look at my father-in-law’s face, understand where you make your livelihood, right?"
Yang Fei’s face darkened.
Before he could speak, Liu Yan rattled off, "I’m telling you, Yang Fei, this incident with your sister has had a big impact. I give you one hour to come with her to apologize to Young Master Li, or else you can forget about working at my father-in-law’s clinic. Also, your sister will be expelled by the school. Just handle it yourself."
This time, it was Liu Yan who hung up first.
She was certain that Yang Fei wouldn’t dare not go.
After hanging up, she sweetly said to Li Xiaoji, "Young Master Li rest assured, it’s about his job that pays more than twenty thousand a month, and his sister’s future—he won’t dare not come."
Li Xiaoji, who understood the mentality of such petty people quite well, nodded with a smile, "Yeah, when it’s about his job, he will definitely force his sister to apologize."
In Korea, the pressure of employment is immense, no one wants to lose even a moderately respectable job. To keep such a job, many people have sold their dignity, their bodies, and even their souls.
Moreover, Yang Wen was a university student. Binhai University was famous; which of its students would want to be expelled?
Inside the Binhai University campus, in the president’s office.
"Slam!"
Luu Nian slapped the table angrily and said, "How can we still call ourselves teachers, principals, and leaders if we do this? Groveling and kowtowing to a foreigner, humiliating our own student—it is truly shameless!"
"Watch your tone, Luu Nian, do you know what you’re saying? As a vice-chancellor, shouldn’t you be considering the future and development of the school, the broader picture?" Principal Jiang Guowei was also furious as he stood up to confront Luu Nian.
Luu Nian retorted angrily, "What is the bigger picture? Is the bigger picture to have no dignity in front of foreigners, to grovel and play the clown to ingratiate ourselves with them? We are educators, scholars—if scholars have no integrity or backbone, can our nation stand tall?"
Jiang Guowei’s face turned red as he said, "Where is there any groveling? It’s just an apology. Do some ideological work with that student; when she graduates, we can provide her with a good position as compensation. As long as the Li Group continues to cooperate with the school, we will receive a billion yuan in financial support, and that student named Yang Wen can also have a decent job for life. That’s a win-win."
"So you, Jiang Guowei, can also benefit from this, climbing higher, right?" Luu Nian shot back coldly.
"Bang!"
Jiang Guowei completely lost control, slamming his hand down on the table, and pointing toward the door, he said, "Get out, Luu Nian. I’ve given you face. Let me tell you, this matter is very serious, and no one’s pleadings will work. That kid must go and apologize to Li Xiaoji, and earn his forgiveness."