Chapter 35: I Will Fight Back Without Reservation

Shen Ci's opening statement was shocking; she had directly turned this matter into a criminal case.

"Crime of indecency"?

This charge is not something to be trifled with!

Li Mu was instantly furious and retorted repeatedly: "You are talking nonsense, my son he..."

"Don't you say you have surveillance footage from the time of the incident?" Shen Ci interrupted the other party's words calmly: "Whether his act of hugging me was forced, you should be very clear. I only took defensive measures because I struggled hard and verbal warnings were ineffective. From beginning to end, this matter is Li Xiao's fault alone. His injury and hospitalization are what he deserves!"

"You and him are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, so him hugging you, isn't it..."

Li Mu still wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Shen Ci again. Shen Ci stated her status with a serious expression: "The day I met you, I broke up with Li Xiao on the spot, and when I returned to school that night, I returned everything related to him to him. There are eyewitnesses to all of this. He and I broke up long ago; it is he who has been pestering me. Do you want me to show you the messages he sent me?"

"Taking a step back, even if I hadn't broken up with him, him forcibly hugging me without my permission is still a crime. As long as it is not based on mutual consent, it is illegal!"

Principal Wang had graduated from the Law Department. Hearing Shen Ci's words, he nodded subconsciously: "Student Shen Ci is indeed correct. 'Rape' and 'indecency' are not bound by relationships. Even within a marriage, as long as the woman does not agree, the man's forced actions are also considered 'rape'."

"Principal Wang!" Li Mu glared with anger and said indignantly: "My son is still lying in the hospital, and you... you are shielding her like this?"

Principal Wang looked troubled. If things were really as student Shen Ci said, then she herself was indeed not at fault.

And looking at Mrs. Li's reaction, it seemed that student Shen Ci had not lied and that everything she stated was the truth.

Shen Ci walked forward calmly, with only Director Sun between her and Li Mu, before speaking indifferently: "You don't need to pressure the school, and you don't need to make things difficult for the Principal. All charges must be based on facts, not on who is lying in the hospital."

"This matter happened off-campus, and I myself don't want to get too entangled with Li Xiao, so I thought I'd just let it go."

"Since you insist on pursuing it, I suggest you call the police, because as long as you pressure the school to force me to suffer unfair treatment, I will definitely pursue Li Xiao's criminal responsibility."

Shen Ci's language was fluent and her thinking was clear, leaving almost no room for Li Mu to maneuver or retreat.

Li Mu stared fixedly at Shen Ci. She knew she had no choice, but after all, she was the lady of the Li family; she never lacked confidence.

She restrained her full anger and said viciously: "Do you really think you can threaten me? Do you know who you are offending?"

The change in aura made Li Mu's momentum particularly intimidating at this moment. Director Sun, who was blocking her, didn't even dare to breathe.

Shen Ci, however, just smiled slightly, showing no fear at all: "It doesn't count as a threat. Who can a female college student with no background threaten? I am just communicating with you, using simple and direct language to clarify my thoughts."

As she spoke, Shen Ci's tone suddenly changed, and she said with a layer of chill: "But if someone threatens me, I will definitely fight back without reservation."

But it was only for a moment, and Shen Ci's demeanor returned to normal. She straightened her body and said politely to the Principal: "Principal, since the facts are clear, I think the school knows who is at fault. But I am the bigger person, and considering the feelings of the half-year relationship I once sincerely had with Li Xiao, I won't hold it against him for now, but I reserve the right to pursue his responsibility."

"If the other party's parents also choose not to call the police, then I will leave first."

After saying these words, regardless of what expressions others had, Shen Ci didn't want to get entangled anymore and turned to leave.

Seeing this, Li Jianguo hurriedly said to the Principal: "Then Principal, I'll talk to Shen Ci alone."

Saying this, he also left the Principal's office.

Director Sun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, turned around, and apologized with a smile: "Mrs. Li, look at the trouble this has caused. No one's face looks good, right? How about this, I'll go back and arrange for student Li Xiao and student Shen Ci to be moved to different classes, so that the chances of the two meeting can be greatly reduced."

The matter was not handled according to the perfect result she had imagined. How could Li Mu be satisfied?

This is a university. What's the use of changing classes? It's just treating the symptoms but not the root cause, just burying one's head in the sand!

She snorted coldly, picked up her bag, and left angrily.

"Mrs. Li, have another cup of tea?" Principal Wang offered hypocritically. Seeing that Li Mu didn't even look back, he couldn't help but breathe a deep sigh of relief.

He sat down on the chair with a sense of relief, but his face was still full of worry.

Seeing this, Director Sun leaned over and asked: "Principal, it's thanks to student Shen Ci being smart that this Mrs. Li didn't threaten our school, otherwise this matter would really be hard to end."

Principal Wang sneered upon hearing this: "This matter is over, but didn't the four high-magnification, high-power astronomical telescopes that the Li family promised to donate to the Astronomy Department also go down the drain?"

Director Sun slapped his thigh in belated realization: "That's right, how could I have forgotten this? Those four astronomical telescopes add up to nearly a thousand, which is crucial for our school's Astronomy Department!"

The Astronomy Department of the University of Science and Technology is unknown among the same majors in universities across the country, but the equipment needed by this department is a bottomless pit. Everything is expensive. The department doesn't lack basic infrastructure, but the school cannot afford sophisticated high-end equipment and top-tier equipment, and is reluctant to invest large sums of money in its own weak major.

But since Li Xiao, the son of the Li Group, entered the Astronomy Department of the University of Science and Technology last year, the Li family has donated nearly a thousand to the Astronomy Department of the University of Science and Technology in just one year to upgrade the school's astronomical equipment, and even promised to donate four top-tier astronomical telescopes to the school during the National Day this year.

Principal Wang was hoping for National Day to come quickly. With these four astronomical telescopes, even if the University of Science and Technology couldn't catch up with the Aerospace University, it would definitely be able to become one of the top universities.

After all, the economic base determines the superstructure.

As a result, after today's incident, the telescopes are likely to be stillborn. The more Principal Wang thought about it, the more heartbroken he felt, and he could only force himself to believe that Mrs. Li would not interfere in this matter.

On the other side, Shen Ci slipped into the school's small supermarket, intending to buy some snacks and drinks for Gu Lianxing to take back.

Li Laoshi followed her, earnestly saying: "The teacher has always felt that you have a sense of proportion in doing things, but today's matter was so dangerous. It's fortunate that student Li Xiao's report didn't have any major problems, otherwise, what would you have done?" ===== CHAPTER 36 =====