Chapter 118   The Yao Family’s Statement

“No! I can’t let Yao Tang get back in everyone’s good graces!”

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Yao Ran tightened her fingers around the pen so hard that it almost snapped in half.

The girl caught her muttering. “What’s wrong, Ranran?” she asked, concerned.

“Ah, nothing. I think I’m getting a bit of a stomachache. Excuse me, I need to go to the bathroom.”

Yao Ran hurried out of the classroom, her phone still in her hand.

She went into the nearest washroom and checked if anyone else was there.

After making sure that she was alone, she made a call.

“Hello, Dad? There’s something I need to tell you. The young lady of the Qin family just transferred to our school, and she’s in the same class as Yao Tang. Now, the netizens are moving over to side withYao Tang. What should we do?”

Yao Yuan was silent for a while as he considered his options.Yao Yuanended the call and slumped on his office desk. He looked out of the window and racked his brain for a solution.

Soon, an idea came to him, and his lips slowly stretched into a devious smile. Finally, he said, “Don’t worry, Ranran. Dad will find a way to fix this. Just carry on with your classes and wait for the news to break out. I’ll hang up now so that I can deal with it right away.”

“Okay, Dad, I’m counting on you!” Yao Ranpocketed her phone and inspected the washroom again.

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Upon confirmation that no one could have eavesdropped on her call, she sighed in relief and walked out into the hall with her head held high.

Meanwhile, Yao Yuanleaned back against his chair and laughed.

He had never expected the Young Miss Qin to go to such lengths for Yao Tang. The chit had actually chosen to forgo a better-quality education at Experimental Middle School in place of that trash-classYao Tangwas in.

It didn’t matter, though, because Yao Tangwould get out of these scandals unscathed.

That girl didn’t deserve to have the blood of their Yao familyrunning in her veins.

“Quick, quick! Look here, the Yao familyhas posted a statement on the forum!”

“No way! Did they really issue a statement for their adopted daughter? I need to see this.”

“Damn, now this one’s another bombshell. As expected, beautiful girls like Yao Tanghave a lot more going on beneath the surface. I suppose you have to give her credit for valuing her friendships.”

“So Yao Tangwas selling sexual favors after all? Is this really the truth?”

“Why would the Yao familylie?” “It’s a pity, though. Yao Tangonly doing it forYang Rong.”

The students of No. 1 High School huddled in different groups, but they were all talking about the same thing.

While some of them continued to persecute Yao Tangfor her actions, there were those who expressed their admiration for her so-called sacrifice.

And then there were those who were simply angry and fed up with the entire controversy.

Meng Yang had just finished writing his self-reflections at the Teachers’ Office and was on his way back to his classroom when he heardYao Tang’s name being said repeatedly.’What the hell is wrong with these people now?’

He wasn’t a web surfer, after all. Sure, he liked to play games, but he saw no point in frequenting the usual online forums.

All he knew was that someone was slandering Yao Tang, but he didn’t care about any of it. He was determined to be her follower no matter what.

But then, as he walked up the stairs, he heard someone mention the Yao family.

Meng Yang frowned then, since this was a little different from the past rumors. He strode over to a fat boy and demanded, “Are you guys badmouthingSister Tangagain?”

His voice was low and menacing.

The group, who had been talking loudly just now, immediately turned silent. They knew not to run their mouth around the school bully, or there will be dire consequences to pay.

The fat boy mustered a nervous smile and reached out a trembling hand to show Meng Yanghis phone. “You—you can see for yourself! I’m sorry! We saw the post, and—I’m sorry I have a stupid mouth!”

The poor kid shrank bank and looked helplessly at his phone.

He might survive this encounter, but he was pretty sure his phone wouldn’t.

Nothing was certain when it came to Meng Yang’s rampages. “Give me that!”

Meng Yang snatched the device and stared at the screen, his scowl growing darker by the second.

His fury was palpable in the air, and everyone in the corridor held their breaths for fear of provoking him.

This was bad. The school bully was about to blow his gasket.

The fat boy was practically shaking now, his arms and legs dotted with goosebumps. He felt like his soul was about to leave his boy.

Meng Yang was breathing heavily. He was seeing nothing but red.

The Yao familyhad indeed posted a statement, calling themselves the guardians of Yao Tang.

However, their message was anything but beneficial to her cause. If anything, they had practically driven the final nail in the coffin.

It read: “Hello, everyone! The Yao familyis deeply saddened by the recent news circulation atNo. 1 High School.”