Quickly wear the boss and don’t be cannon fodder

Ruan Dongmei was just an ordinary college student. When she received the court summons, she was so frightened that she was completely at a loss.

She deeply regrets being induced by Zuo Qingqing to post this message. Now that she's being sued, she doesn't know if the school will expel her if she leaves a stain on her record during her school years.

And when she thought about the way her classmates looked at her, she wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground.

After Zuo Qingqing returned, Ruan Dongmei told her that she had been sued.

Zuo Qingqing hesitated for a moment, then sighed and scolded, "Dongmei, how could you do this? I only told you these things because I had doubts. How could you spread things that I myself wasn't sure about to everyone? I can't help you this time. Everyone should be responsible for their own mistakes."

When Ruan Dongmei saw that Zuo Qingqing had completely denied everything, she was immediately filled with anger and shouted, "You were the one who deliberately told me that Su Yan was being kept by someone, and that she was invisible at school, that her family was poor, that her mother was a street vendor, and her father was a murderer. I never expected that she would suddenly become smart after coming to university and know how to seduce men. She even got someone to buy her an apartment in the capital with just one move."

“You told me all of this. I don’t know who Su Yan is at all. If you hadn’t told me, how could I have spread rumors about her?”

Zuo Qingqing said with a wronged look, "I did say those things, but I also said that I suspected she was being kept by someone, and I didn't ask you to post it online, so how can you blame me?"

"You didn't tell me to post it? You said you really wanted more people to know Su Yan's true colors, to see how she could still pretend to be so high and mighty. Isn't that you encouraging me?"

"I didn't do that. I was just saying it casually. Who knew you would do something like that?"

"Zuo Qingqing, I've really seen through you."

Zuo Qingqing looked completely innocent, as if she had truly been wronged.

However, she was cursing Ruan Dongmei in her heart. She couldn't even handle such a small matter. So what if she was sued? At most, she would only have to pay some compensation for mental distress. She wouldn't go to jail. What was there to be afraid of?

If I had known she had such a weak mentality, I wouldn't have told her in the first place.

Ruan Dongmei was very scared, mainly because she was worried about having a criminal record.

She is now filled with regret. She consulted a lawyer, who advised her to speak privately with the client and, ideally, to take the initiative to apologize. The matter could be a big deal or a small one, and if it could be resolved privately, then so be it.

Ruan Dongmei had no choice but to take her things to Su Yan, begging her to forgive her this time.

Su Yan refused to accept her belongings and said coldly, "If you really know you were wrong, then go to the broadcasting station and apologize to me in front of the whole school, and explain the whole story. If you do something that satisfies me, I can consider dropping the charges."

Ruan Dongmei thought about it and realized that compared to having a criminal record, just having to apologize on the radio was nothing, except for being a little embarrassing.

The next day, Ruan Dongmei went to the broadcasting room.

After the third period, some students were preparing to go home, while others were just coming out of the dormitory. Some students who had finished class were still sitting in their seats.

At that moment, a slightly nervous female voice came over the loudspeaker.

"I'll take two minutes of your time. I'm Ruan Dongmei, and I want to sincerely apologize to Su Yan from the Business Administration Department. Because I previously spread rumors on the forum without verification that Su Yan was being kept by a sugar daddy, I caused her reputation and emotional distress. I am willing to apologize and make amends for my mistake. I only concluded that Su Yan wasn't a good student based on my roommate Zuo Qingqing's malicious speculation, and then, in my self-righteousness, spread this around. This was wrong, and I deeply regret my actions..."

Ruan Dongmei repeated it three times in a row. The classmates all looked at Zuo Qingqing with amusement. They really didn't expect that she, who usually acted so gentle and noble and pure, would be so vicious behind the scenes and spread bad things about others.

Unable to bear the mocking looks from her classmates, Zuo Qingqing skipped class and ran away with her backpack.

That idiot Ruan Dongmei, if you want to apologize, just apologize. Why drag her into this?

What does this have to do with her? Although she told her, she didn't force her to post it on the forum.

Now that something has gone wrong, all they know is to shirk responsibility.

After hearing the broadcast, Su Yan's classmates looked at him with shame.

Those who had spoken ill of Su Yan immediately went over to apologize to her.

Su Yan remained noncommittal; their apologies were of little consequence to her.

Several people on Tieba have been sued for spreading rumors about others. Suddenly, everyone is worried that what they said on Tieba unintentionally might have caused harm to others, and what if they get sued?

People finally realized that the internet is not a lawless place.

Before the real-name registration system was reinstated on campus forums, no one dared to speak recklessly.

The administrators can't lock those posts either; if the person involved wants to sue, this evidence will definitely win.

Those petty people who only dared to spread rumors about others behind their backs are now being publicly executed, and some people feel like they have a thorn in their side.

People with thin skin wouldn't dare go to school, while people with thick skin would only dare to retort that they just heard it, but didn't spread rumors.

Guo Ming also learned about the incident on the forum. When he heard the girl who spread the rumors say that Zuo Qingqing had misled her, he understood what had happened.

He immediately found Zuo Qingqing and warned her, "I told you not to mess with Young Master Wu's people. Do you want to die? Don't drag me down with you."

Zuo Qingqing protested, feeling wronged: "I didn't lie. The fact is that Su Yan is being kept by someone. How could a poor student like her buy a house in the capital? Doesn't that prove everything?"

"Even if she's being kept by Young Master Wu, it's none of your business. Who do you think you are, a messenger of justice? Don't be so self-righteous. You and she are essentially no different."

"What did you say?" Zuo Qingqing looked at Guo Ming in disbelief.

Guo Ming said impatiently, "I was going to play along with you, but you're too stupid. You always think you're so clever. I'm tired of you. Let's break up."

"No, you're breaking up with me just because of this? You told me back then... you said you would take responsibility for me, you said you fell in love with me at first sight, and you would always protect and cherish me. Were those all lies?"

Guo Ming scoffed, "You believe what men say?"

"But I... we've already been intimate. You're my first man. How can you do this to me?"

Guo Ming looked at her with a mocking expression and sneered, "What era are we living in? Who cares about that now? You don't think I'll marry you just because it's your first time, do you? Don't dream. You were only after my money from the beginning. Don't pretend to be so noble. We're just mutually benefiting. Now that I'm tired of you, if you're sensible, I won't hold your past sacrifices against you. But if you keep pestering me, I'll make sure you get nothing."

He already harbored resentment because of what happened with Pan Long, and now she's still acting recklessly, going and provoking the wrong people. He won't let her drag him down with her.