The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

Chapter 266: Don’t Be Afraid

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Xie Wanyu knew that she did nothing wrong, but her mind was filled with self-blame. She didn’t know how to face her classmate tomorrow morning.

She had never wanted anything to do with Li Zexuan and yet…

Luan Rongrong propped her chin on her hand. “Wanyu, let’s go to class early tomorrow. Maybe Li Zexuan saw the post, and he wants to meet you to discuss it. Didn’t that senior say he might have figured out a way?”

At night, Xie Wanyu couldn’t sleep. Whenever she closed her eyes, she imagined the neighbors pestering her grandmother. She couldn’t even catch a wink, and it was already dawn.

After making a cup of coffee, she went to the classroom. Sure enough, Li Zexuan was waiting for her.

His face broke into a smile when he saw her.

“Wanyu!” He walked over to her. “Did you see the post?”

“Yes.”

“I’m so sorry,” he said with sincerity. “I talked to my dad. He is coming to the school with Ms. Lin today.”

“I am worried that grandma will find out,” said Xie Wanyu after a moment of silence.

“I browsed through Twitter this morning. The news has been suppressed. Does your grandma use any social media?” The first thing Li Zexuan had done in the morning was to check Twitter. He didn’t know if the posts were still there. He couldn’t find anything about Wanyu anywhere online.

However, the parents who had seen the post last night were still demanding an explanation from the school.

“Not really. Grandma only uses the old desktop, but she doesn’t even know how to go online. I am afraid that the school will ask me to call her here.” Xie Wanyu lowered her head.

“I asked my dad to tell the teacher to not call your grandma here until the matter has been solved. Wanyu, I know that many students keep their phones hidden in school. They probably saw the news, but I promise you that no one in school will dare to do anything to you.” Li Zexuan wanted to prove to her that she could rely on him.

“I… will I have to drop out if this doesn’t get solved?”

“I won’t let that happen. I swear whoever did this will apologize to you.

Everything will be alright.”

“There is no need for an apology. I will be alright as long as I don’t have to drop out and my grandma doesn’t find out about this.” Xie Wanyu finally felt a little relieved.

“I promise everything will be alright.”

“Thank you,” said Xie Wanyu. “You should leave before any other student arrives.” Xie Wanyu looked around.

“Oh… where do you usually have your lunch during lunch break? I will come to find you and keep you updated on the matter.”

“The old place.” Xie Wanyu turned around and entered her classroom.

On the small island in the middle of the lake, Lin Wan and Li Yanchen woke up early. Li Yanchen called the principal to make an appointment for a meeting.

Just like Li Zexuan, Lin Wan checked Twitter first thing in the morning to see if there were any changes in the situation. As expected, there was nothing about Xie Wanyu online.

Now, the only thing left was to solve the matter at the school so that the poor girl was allowed to stay and continue her studies at Yun Xi High School. Lu Wenqian had been happy about the mess she had created. However, when she checked the school forum, there was no mention of Xie Wanyu anywhere.

Her first thought was that Li Zexuan must have told his father to remove the trending topic on Twitter and other social media platforms.

Lu Wenqian was furious that the Li family was defending the daughter of a criminal.

Everyone in Yun City knew that the only family worthy of associating with the Li family was the Lu family. How did Xie Wanyu dare to involve the Li family to fight for her?

Lu Wenqian tried to write another post, but she couldn’t publish it. She threw her phone on the bed in frustration.

Li Yanchen’s car drove straight to the school parking lot. Besides the year-end meeting for the shareholders, he rarely visited the school.

From the outside, Yun Xi High School looked very ordinary. However, the school gave off an air of luxury on the inside.

The buildings with classrooms had red-glazed tiles. Even the walls were made of tiles of the same color, and the floor was made of green oak. There was an open garden next to each building.

Lin Wan walked all the way to the tallest building.

The touchscreen elevator stopped on the tenth floor. As soon as the door opened, they saw two rows of people on either side waiting to welcome them.

Lin Wan could not believe that this was a high school. They were ushered to the meeting room.

“Mr. Li, the matter has been resolved,” said the principal. He got straight to the point.

“Have you appeased the parents?” Li Yanchen sipped his tea.

“Well… can I ask what relationship you have with the Xie family? Agreeing to let Xie Wanyu stay was in line with your wishes as one of the most important shareholders of this school. Is there a reason why she must be allowed to stay?” The school board felt that Xie Wanyu’s background wasn’t very simple.

“My wife can answer that.” Li Yanchen had known that the school would question him for allowing a student with a problematic family to stay and study. He discussed it with Lin Wan and came to an agreement that she would answer all questions regarding Xie Wanyu.

“She’s my friend’s daughter. We have known each other for a long time, and I wanted to help their daughter. I can guarantee that Xie Wanyu is innocent. She is a bright and capable student. I know for a fact that she wouldn’t do anything to endanger another person ever. Please, don’t let a few negative opinions hurt her, either. By the way, may I know who it was that wrote the post in the first place? I hope that the school board will take swift action against such cyberbullying,” said Lin Wan firmly. Her voice was full of power, unlike her small appearance.

She was very meticulous with her words. “Also, Li Zexuan has always been a reliable child, and he will not go against any school guidelines to cause trouble. As far as I know, Xie Wanyu and Li Zexuan are just friends who met to study together. He did tell me about it. I hope there are no restrictions on making friends in this school.”

“Ms. Lin is right. With your conviction, we have full faith in the students. It is our duty to protect every student against biased opinions. Please don’t worry.” “The classes are ending soon,” said Li Yanchen. “May we meet both children?” “Of course,” said the principal. “I will make the arrangements.”

Li Zexuan and Xie Wanyu were called. They were ushered into the lounge.

Xie Wanyu was wearing pink glasses. She had her hair up in a ponytail.

Li Yanchen looked at her. She appeared very reserved.

“Can you both go out for a while?” asked Lin Wan. “I want to talk to Xie Wanyu alone. ”

“Ms. Lin, it was me. I asked her if she could help me with some homework questions, so we met in the library to discuss. Wanyu didn’t do anything.” Li Zexuan was afraid Lin Wan would blame Xie Wanyu for everything that had happened.

“I like that you are taking responsibility at such a time. Don’t worry. I just want to have a casual chat with Wanyu,” said Lin Wan gently.

Only then did Li Zexuan and Li Yanchen leave the lounge together. Lin Wan closed the door after them and sat beside Xie Wanyu.

Xie Wanyu was anxious. She clasped her hands together.

She thought that Lin Wan was going to blame her for causing trouble. Li

Zexuan was a celebrity, and her involvement must have smeared his name. To her surprise, Lin Wan took her hand in hers. “Don’t be afraid.”

Lin Wan’s voice was gentle. Xie Wanyu finally let down her guard and broke down into tears..