After Becoming the Abused Heroine in a Campus Story - Chapter 87: Live Broadcast Self-Defense

Chapter 87: Live Broadcast Self-Defense

Zhou Yining and Jiang Xianzhi quickly ate dinner. Zhou Yining called Chen Yitong to ask for help with testifying. The phone connected quickly.

“Teacher Chen, I need to trouble you again. I want you to help me testify.”

Chen Yitong knew what Zhou Yining meant. “Okay, what do I need to do? This morning, I received many calls from media asking about you. Yining, you must handle this quickly, or it will affect you greatly.”

“I know, Teacher. At three this afternoon, I will use the media’s live broadcast account to clarify. I want you to help me testify,” Zhou Yining said.

“Okay, send me the address. This isn’t your fault. Don’t look at those keyboard warriors’ comments online recently,” Chen Yitong worried for Zhou Yining. This past year, Zhou Yining faced so many bad things. She worked hard to become the provincial liberal arts champion, yet her parents smeared her. Chen Yitong thought if Zhou Yining weren’t strong-willed, she would have mental issues.

“Okay, thank you, Teacher.” Zhou Yining hung up and sent the address to Chen Yitong.

She thought and decided to call Ji Ying. Nothing was more convincing than a police officer’s testimony. She didn’t know if Ji Ying would help, since they barely knew each other.

The phone connected quickly. “Zhou Yining?”

“Yes, it’s me. Officer Ji, I’m sorry to disturb you now.”

“It’s fine. Are you calling about the online issue? What do I need to do?” Ji Ying saw the trending topic.

“Hmm, I’m doing a live broadcast this afternoon to clarify. Can you testify for me?” Zhou Yining asked.

“Okay, I’ll request leave now. Just send me the address.” Ji Ying knew Zhou Yining’s struggles. This girl worked hard to become the top scholar, yet her biological parents harmed her. As an outsider, Ji Ying couldn’t stand it. Every time she responded to a call, she had records. Testifying truthfully wouldn’t affect her.

“Okay, I’ll send you the address. Thank you, Officer Ji.”

“No need to thank me, Zhou Yining. You’re stronger than I thought. This is just a small hurdle. Get past it, and it’ll be fine. Don’t take it to heart. You have a long road ahead.”

“Hmm, thank you for helping me.” Zhou Yining thanked her again.

With Ji Ying’s help, Zhou Yining felt more confident. Some things didn’t need urgent self-defense, but now, Zhou Yining had to prove herself, or Zhou Yuanfei and Zhao Xiuna would keep throwing dirt on her.

At two in the afternoon, Zhou Yining arrived at the media company. She communicated with the person in charge and played some recordings for them. The person was excited, knowing this would bring huge traffic to their company.

Chen Yitong and Ji Ying arrived at two-thirty. They prepared in the live broadcast room. The staff adjusted equipment, and the camera focused only on Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining kept a computer nearby to play audio files anytime.

At three o’clock, the media started the live broadcast. They posted a teaser at noon, so when the broadcast began, many curious viewers flooded in. The live chat was full of insults toward Zhou Yining.

[Filial piety comes first. She doesn’t respect her parents. This kind of person will be society’s scum.]

[What top scholar? I think she’s an extreme scumbag.]

[Exactly. Writing love letters to male classmates in high school? What kind of good person is she? Who knows how many guys she’s slept with?]

[Your mouth is filthy. If she has bad character, talk about that. Don’t spread dirty rumors about girls.]

[This rotten person fears dirty rumors? Even with good grades, no good university should accept her.]

[Exactly. How can she treat her parents like that?]

[Garbage, rotten person!]

Zhou Yining looked at the scrolling insults in the chat. She stayed calm and faced the camera. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Zhou Yining, this year’s provincial liberal arts top scholar.”

The insults grew louder. New viewers kept joining, and comments flew rapidly.

[God, such thick skin. She dares introduce herself?]

[This kind of cold-hearted person probably wants to gain traffic. Is she going to sell products next?]

[I spit. Ban this scumbag. No university should accept her.]

Zhou Yining ignored the insults and continued facing the camera. “Everything has two sides. Without knowing the full story, I think no one has the right to judge someone. I don’t want to defend myself. Usually, the accuser should provide proof. But many people believed Zhou Yuanfei and Zhao Xiuna’s words without doubt. I want to say, don’t parents ever lie?”

The chat exploded with comments.

[Damn, how shameless. Can your parents wrong you?]

[Right. Talking about who accuses, who proves. Showing off your education?]

[No way. I think she makes sense. Her parents said nonsense, and everyone believed them. We should hear her side.]

[Listen to what? She’s so good at studying, she’ll talk well. I still believe her parents.]

Zhou Yining paused and continued. “Some people may automatically believe Zhou Yuanfei and Zhao Xiuna. But I have evidence. For every single thing, I kept proof. Making this evidence public is like cutting open my healed wounds again. I don’t want to do this, but I have to. I won’t explain much. I’ll play the evidence directly.”

Zhou Yining finished and clicked an audio file.

“Tell me honestly, are you in a relationship?”

“I’m not.”

“You say you’re not? Everyone saw how much you changed these days. You never cared about your image before, especially your hairstyle. You suddenly cut your hair today, and you say it’s not because of a relationship?”

“Zhou Yining, are you disgusting? In your second year, you’re already messing with boys. Don’t get pregnant with a bastard. You’ve completely shamed the family…”

“Zhou Yining, I gave you face. Watch me beat you to death today!”

Zhou Yining played an incident from shortly after she arrived here. It started because she cut her hair. Zhao Xiuna accused her of being in a relationship. Zhou Jiaming spread dirty rumors about her. Zhou Yuanfei wanted to hit her. She called the police to stop it.

The audio showed the Zhou family’s attitude toward her and the police handling the situation. The comment section went wild, and the live broadcast’s viewership doubled quickly.

[Wow, her parents are too much. No evidence, just because their daughter cut her hair, they went crazy?]

[Right. Her brother is disgusting too. His sister cared about her image, and he said she was messing with boys and getting pregnant. His mouth is filthy and gross.]

[No way. You believe her just from this audio? Didn’t they say she wrote love letters to boys? Her family wasn’t wrong to suspect her.]

[Exactly. Cutting ties with her family over this? She went too far.]

Zhou Yining ignored what they said and spoke. “You all heard this family’s attitude toward me. A small thing escalated to calling the police. If the police weren’t there, Zhou Yuanfei would have hit me. This is just one of many incidents. More audio is coming. Get ready. I’ll play them in order.”

Zhou Yining pressed the play button for the next audio.

“Some people are shameless. They don’t earn money and don’t save money. Using the washing machine wastes water? Can’t you wash by hand?”

“Zhou Yining, you dare leave? You eat my food, drink my water, and still talk back. I don’t have a daughter like you!”

“Relax. When I have money, even if you beg, I won’t come back.”

“You dare? You think you can eat and drink for free here? I’m telling you, after high school, you’ll work to support the family. Then find someone to marry quickly. When you hand over 200,000 in dowry money, then you can leave.”

There were many similar words, all Zhou Yuanfei’s harsh words to his daughter. The comment section’s tone slowly changed.

[Wow, her dad is trash. What’s wrong with his daughter using the washing machine? If you can’t afford to raise her, don’t have kids.]

[Right. Raising a daughter just for dowry money? What kind of cheap dad is this?]

[No wonder Zhou Yining wanted to escape this family. I’d want to run too. It’s suffocating.]

[No way. These are audio files. What if Zhou Yining edited them?]

[I think so too. Her parents can’t be that cruel, right?]

Zhou Yining didn’t speak after playing this and continued with the next audio.

“I’m Zhou Yining’s homeroom teacher. Your daughter suffered school bullying, understand? She was almost forced to jump off a building by his son and was diagnosed with moderate depression. For 10,000 yuan, you want her to sign a forgiveness letter? To be blunt, I’ve never seen such a money-hungry father.”

“You shameless? Someone filmed that kind of video, and you dare call the police? How did I get such a shameful daughter?”

“What’s wrong? Am I wrong? Why didn’t they film others, only you? Were you fooling around at school, flirting everywhere?”

This audio was from the police station handling Lin Shaohui’s case. Zhou Yuanfei wanted to settle for money.

Zhou Yining played the full conversation and spoke. “Some boys at school secretly filmed me changing clothes. They bullied me for a year. This year, I collected all the evidence and sent those bullies to prison. As my father, Zhou Yuanfei never stood by me. He only wanted the 10,000 yuan settlement fee from them. You all heard the result. I refused to settle and sought justice for myself.”

Zhou Yining took a deep breath and continued. “The police station can testify for me. The officer who handled this is here with me now. I’m grateful that, when the whole internet is bullying me, she dares to stand up and testify for me.”