After Becoming the Abused Heroine in a Campus Story - Chapter 88 Never Give Up on Yourself

Chapter 88 Never Give Up on Yourself

Ji Ying appeared in front of the camera. She directly showed her police badge. “Hello everyone, I am Ji Ying, a police officer from Nanchuan City. I was present when Zhou Yining first reported to the police. The facts are just like in the recording. Her parents thought she was in a relationship just because she spent thirty yuan on a haircut. You all heard what happened next. Her brother insulted her, and her father wanted to hit her. I was there and could clearly feel her father’s hostility toward her.”

Ji Ying took a breath and continued. “You all heard the second thing. Zhou Yining was bullied at school for a year. She almost jumped off a building to end her life. This caused her moderate depression. Her father came to the police station and only insulted her. He didn’t ask what happened or what grievances she suffered. He just wanted to take the settlement money and be done with it. The recording wasn’t edited. I can guarantee that one hundred percent. We made records that day, and you can check them at the police station.”

Zhou Yining nodded at Ji Ying. “There are also some insults they threw at me at home. I will play them for everyone.”

Zhou Yining spoke and continued playing the audio. There were many recordings. Most were of Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, or Zhou Jiaming deliberately picking fights. They lost their temper or cursed at Zhou Yining when they were in the wrong. From start to finish, Zhou Yining remained calm in the recordings.

The number of people in the live stream grew rapidly. The comments below flew by quickly.

[Oh my God, the police officer just held up her badge to vouch for her. She must be pissed off by Zhou Yining’s family, right?]

[Yeah, thank goodness this police officer has a sense of justice.]

[Yes, Zhou Yining’s parents are really awful. They couldn’t manipulate Zhou Yining, so they tried to ruin her. Thankfully, she was smart and kept evidence.]

[Yes, one or two recordings might not prove much, but how many are there now? Her parents are really something else.]

Zhou Yining played the recordings for a while and felt it was time for the last one. She spoke. “There’s one final recording. This was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. My good friend betrayed me and secretly posted my love letter on the forum. My mother, without knowing the full story, went to the school gate and slandered me. She insulted me with harsh words. Honestly, living in this kind of family was too much for me. So, I cut ties with them.”

Zhou Yining clicked the play button. The audio included Zhao Xiuna’s hysterical questioning, Zhou Jiaming’s insults, and the mocking of passersby. But later, Chen Yitong stood up for Zhou Yining. Classmates also stood up for Zhou Yining.

“Me, crazy? Zhou Yining, don’t you have any shame?”

“You still dare to talk to Mom like that? You know what shameless things you did at school.”

“Oh, really? Then tell me, what exactly did I do?”

“If your friend hadn’t told me about this, I’d still be in the dark. I wondered why you weren’t home during the holidays. Turns out you were chasing after some guy, huh?”

…

When this audio finished playing, the comments on the screen moved so fast they were hard to read.

Zhou Yining continued. “Oh, I haven’t shown everyone my old home yet. This is what they call treating children equally, what they call gender equality.”

Zhou Yining played a video on her laptop. The footage showed her in a cramped dining room, packing her things from under a single bed.

Zhou Yining explained while playing the video. “My home was only about sixty square meters. It had two rooms. One was for my parents, and the other was for Zhou Jiaming. My space was just this small corner of the dining room. A single bed and a table were all I had.”

“Now, I’d like my homeroom teacher to vouch for me. After all, one witness isn’t very convincing.” Zhou Yining looked at Chen Yitong.

Chen Yitong nodded and stepped in front of the camera. “Everything Zhou Yining just said is true. I am her homeroom teacher. I went through several of these events with her. Her parents are indeed the kind who care only about money. I was once very worried about Zhou Yining’s mental health. Who could stay mentally healthy living in such a family? I was afraid she might give up. Thankfully, she got through it and cut ties with her original family. Today, Zhou Yuanfei and Zhao Xiuna are trying to ride Zhou Yining’s wave of attention to ruin her. I hope everyone online doesn’t get used as their weapon.”

Chen Yitong thought for a moment and continued. “Zhou Yining is an excellent student at school. If that’s not enough, we can call her classmates to vouch for her. I’m sure they’d all be willing to come.”

[The homeroom teacher is vouching for her too. This must be true.]

[Yeah, audio, video, evidence—it’s all there. Some people just can’t stand seeing others succeed.]

[Zhou Yining’s parents are rotten to the core. Treating their daughter like that and still trying to use the internet to destroy her.]

[Those people are parents? They’re just trash.]

[Exactly. Treating their daughter like that and expecting her to repay them? What a bunch of trash.]

Zhou Yining stepped back in front of the camera. She looked directly at it and spoke. “Actually, there are more recordings, but I’m too tired to play them. They’re all similar. I don’t want to listen anymore. This is my proof regarding this matter. It’s the first and only time. I don’t want to tear open my healed wounds again and show them to so many people. Believe it or not, I don’t care. I’ve already hired a lawyer to sue Zhao Xiuna, Zhou Yuanfei, and Shining Culture Media.”

Zhou Yining thought for a moment and continued. “Through this, I want to remind everyone of one thing. Don’t rush to take sides without knowing the full story. The victim you think you’re defending might actually be the abuser. As Officer Ji and my teacher said, I’m a strong person. That’s why I can stand here today and fight them to the end. But what if I were sensitive and fragile? I earned the top score in the province and escaped my toxic family. But because of this, I could’ve been dragged back into that mess. If I didn’t have this evidence to prove myself, I probably couldn’t clear my name even if I jumped into the Yellow River.”

She paused and continued speaking to the camera. “If I were sensitive and fragile, I might have already had a mental breakdown. I might have even done something like suicide or attempted it. Those who just cursed me in the comments or online—you’re all accomplices.”

The comments flew by even faster.

[Seriously, I almost got fooled.]

[Damn, that couple is shameless. You really can’t trust anyone these days.]

[Yeah, Zhou Yining worked so hard to become the top scholar, and her weird parents targeted her like this. The kid’s had it rough.]

[We really need to be careful of scam news like this. Otherwise, we’ll end up buying fake health products when we’re old.]

Zhou Yining glanced at the comments and continued. “Lastly, I want to say one more thing. I hope girls like me, who are hurt by their original families, can be braver and fight. I hope everyone can change their fate through knowledge, escape their original family, and become a better person. Sometimes, no one can save you. So, we choose to save ourselves. Never give up on yourself. I hope my experiences can inspire others. Then, tearing open my wounds today will have some real meaning.”

“I don’t want to say more. I don’t mean to take up public resources. I will handle the rest through legal means. Thank you all for listening for over an hour. I’m signing off now.” Zhou Yining spoke and ended the live stream.

Jiang Xianzhi listened and cried. She wiped her tears and walked to Zhou Yining’s side. “Zhou Zhou, are you okay?”

Zhou Yining smiled and shook her head at her. “I’m fine. I put out all the evidence. Those who want to believe will believe. I don’t force those who don’t.”

Chen Yitong comforted her from the side. “This was really an undeserved disaster. Thankfully, you were smart and kept so much evidence.”

Chen Yitong spoke and felt uneasy. Posting those recordings online meant Zhou Yining was indeed tearing open her wounds.

“Yining, don’t look at the internet for a few days. Rest well. After your clarification, I think this won’t affect your college applications much.” Chen Yitong comforted her.

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Teacher.”

Zhou Yining then looked at Ji Ying. “Officer Ji, you worked hard too. You took such a big risk to vouch for me. Thank you so much.”

Ji Ying smiled at her. “This is what I should do. You’re the strongest girl I’ve ever met. Like you just said, you just became the top scholar. Your life is just beginning. Don’t let those bad things weigh you down.”

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

At the same time, a huge number of netizens started attacking Shining Culture’s official account online. There were tens of thousands of hateful comments. Finally, Shining Culture disabled comments and played dead.

Netizens began widely attacking Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, and Zhou Jiaming online. Zhou Yining’s issue shot up to several trending topics.

#TopScholarFramedByBiologicalParents

#EscapeOriginalFamily

#PUAFromOriginalFamily

[Gross, Zhou Yining is really pitiful. She became the top scholar, and her parents harmed her like this.]

[Zhou Yuanfei, Zhao Xiuna, Zhou Jiaming—I’ve memorized these three names. Disgusting, ugh.]

[They saw their daughter has a bright future and wanted to drag her back, huh? Thankfully, Zhou Yining is smart.]

[Rotten people. I’ll curse them every time I see them.]

After Zhou Yining and Jiang Xianzhi left the media company, she felt a weight lift off her. She said and did everything she needed to. Whether others believed her was out of her control.

Jiang Xianzhi’s eyes were still red. She really felt sorry for Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining saw her unhappiness and spoke softly. “Come on, let’s go home. Don’t be mad. Didn’t I explain everything clearly?”

“I’m still mad. Those people cursed so much this morning. It pisses me off. I really want the legal team to sue them all.”

“Don’t be mad. An angry little fox isn’t cute. If you want to cheer me up, give me a kiss here, and my mood will instantly improve.” Zhou Yining pointed to the side of her face.

Jiang Xianzhi sniffled and looked at her. “Really?”

Zhou Yining nodded. “Hmm, truer than gold.”

Jiang Xianzhi leaned in with pity and gently kissed Zhou Yining’s right cheek. Then, she tightly hugged Zhou Yining.