At Ling City High School, a shocking video caused a huge uproar on the school forum.
In the video, Yang Huan was pushed down the stairs by Yang Mian. The explosive content spread rapidly and even alarmed the principal.
Yang Huan, the daughter of one of the school’s board members, was a highly influential figure on campus.
Not only was she an outstanding student with excellent character and grades, she was also a key candidate for cultivation in the senior year. Her future was bright.
But Yang Mian—who had only recently transferred in—had acted so brazenly and violently. The incident left the entire school in disbelief.
At that time, the principal and teachers had just finished their inspection and returned to the office. Before they could even catch their breath, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Li Ziniang, rushed in anxiously.
Her face filled with anger, she said loudly:
“Principal, look at this Yang Mian! She’s completely lawless! In broad daylight, she actually pushed Yang Huan down the stairs! This is far too serious! If anything happens to Yang Huan, how are we going to explain it to the board of directors? In my opinion, Yang Mian must be severely punished! Call her parents immediately, make her apologize to Yang Huan, and then expel her from school to restore order!”
The principal sighed helplessly and said slowly:
“Teacher Li, Yang Mian is also the daughter of a board member.”
Li Ziniang widened her eyes in shock.
“What? Yang Mian is also a board member’s daughter? You mean… they’re sisters?”
The principal nodded.
“Yes. That’s why this situation is complicated. Let’s not act rashly. We should wait and see how the board decides to handle it.”
Although unwilling, Li Ziniang could only hold back for the moment.
At that moment—
Ring ring ring—ring ring ring—
The principal’s phone suddenly rang, breaking the silence. He looked at the caller ID—it was actually Yang Wencheng, the husband of one of the board members.
He frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across his face.
“Hello, President Yang.”
On the other end of the line, Yang Wencheng’s voice was filled with anger as he shouted:
“Where is Yang Mian?! Tell her to immediately kneel down and apologize to her sister!”
The principal found this difficult and carefully replied:
“President Yang, after all, Yang Mian is your biological daughter. Making her kneel and apologize—if this gets out, it won’t look appropriate. Besides, this is a family matter. I think it would be better for you to handle it personally.”
He paused and added:
“As for me as principal, the most I can do is give her a disciplinary warning.”
In fact, the principal and Yang Wencheng had a history.
Back then, Yang Wencheng rose to success by marrying into the Yang family and becoming a live-in son-in-law.
The principal had always believed that if Yang Wencheng hadn’t interfered, the one who should have married Yang Wenting was him instead.
So in his eyes, Yang Wencheng was nothing more than a hypocrite.
However, Yang Wencheng didn’t bother listening to his explanation and said coldly:
“Forget it. I’ll deal with her when I get back.”
In truth, Yang Wencheng didn’t even have Yang Mian’s phone number saved.
She had only just been acknowledged by the Yang family a few days ago, and he had no emotional attachment to her at all.
In his eyes, he had plenty of daughters—Yang Mian was simply an unimportant one.
Meanwhile, Yang Wenting, who was currently on tour out of town, also received news about the incident.
Upon hearing that her daughter had been involved in such a situation, she panicked and immediately abandoned her dance troupe’s performance schedule, rushing straight to the school without hesitation.
By the time she arrived, it was noon dismissal time.
She hurried straight to the cafeteria, assuming Yang Mian would definitely be eating there.
Entering the noisy cafeteria, she immediately spotted Yang Mian at the serving window.
Yang Mian was standing there, eyes shining, excitedly saying to the cafeteria auntie:
“Auntie, this one, this one, and this one—and that one, and that one too—please give me all of them.”
The auntie paused and looked at her in confusion.
“Girl, are you sure you can finish all that?”
Yang Mian smiled.
“Auntie, don’t worry, I can finish it! I have a big appetite. You don’t know—I grew up in the mountains and never had so many good foods before. Today I’m definitely going to eat my fill.”
“Mountains?”
The auntie thought for a moment and assumed she was a poor child from a rural mountain area.
Ling City High School recruited top students every year, and many of them came from poor backgrounds.
So the auntie immediately categorized her as one of those students.
Looking at her thin figure, the auntie felt a wave of sympathy.
“I’ll give you more then. Make sure you eat enough.”
In reality, Yang Mian had been raised by a housekeeper.
Although she was not starved, her treatment in terms of food and clothing was far inferior to Yang Huan’s, and she was often made to do chores.
For eighteen years, she had lived under the Yang family’s roof without anyone realizing she was the real heiress.
The reason was simple—she did not resemble either Yang Wencheng or Yang Wenting.
Although Yang Wenting was her biological mother, Yang Wencheng was not her biological father.
So no one had ever suspected that she was the true daughter.
Seeing how kind the auntie was, Yang Mian smiled brightly.
“Thank you, auntie! You’re so nice! I wish you get rich today!”
The auntie laughed until her eyes narrowed.
“Oh my, this girl has such a sweet mouth. I like you a lot!”
She quickly piled a huge plate of food for her.
“All right, total is 108 yuan.”
The cafeteria at Ling City High School was not cheap, and with so many dishes, the price naturally wasn’t low.
Yang Mian imitated the other students and swiped her meal card—but the machine immediately beeped:
Insufficient balance.
Her face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
Damn it, those biased parents didn’t even top up my meal card?!
She quickly checked her WeChat balance—only 58 yuan left.
Damn… I only have this much money? I can’t even afford a meal?! What kind of miserable life did I live before?!
At that moment, An Lili, who was at another window nearby, noticed the situation and sneered:
“Tsk tsk, what a country bumpkin. Can’t even afford a meal—might as well eat instant noodles.”
Ling City High School required all students to eat in the cafeteria unless they were absent or on leave. Teachers had a separate dining hall.
So at lunchtime, the entire school gathered here.