One of He Jia’s mothers had thrown the Wang family into complete chaos.

Wang Guangping felt someone was targeting him, and upon investigating this family, discovered they were also from the Ministry of Education. However, they belonged to different divisions, and He Jia’s father had taken several days off work—Wang Guangping couldn’t find him at all!

He Jia’s father was called He Yaojun. While Wang Guangping couldn’t find him, where was he?

At the Gu household.

Gu Zhengqing had a good reputation for handling matters. He wasn’t just He Yaojun’s longtime colleague but also the Zhou family’s son-in-law. Even Gu Siyan knew about He Jia’s pregnancy, so He Yaojun naturally assumed the Gu family must know, and without caring about-face, came to ask Gu Zhengqing what to do!

Gu Zhengqing knew nothing about it.

Gu Siyan had kept quiet, not even telling her parents.

Only when He Yaojun came pleading did Gu Zhengqing learn of it and was shocked.

Pregnant?

How old was He Jia? Just a third-year middle school girl. If it had been Gu Siyan who got pregnant, Gu Zhengqing might have gone even more mad than He Yaojun.

“Yaojun, what are you thinking about this?”

The ashtray was full of cigarette butts, and He Yaojun’s eyes were red from exhaustion. “The child is just that age, and it’s already happened—what use would beating her be, right? Jiajia’s mother can’t think straight, insisting on settling scores with the tutoring class, saying their teachers were irresponsible. I know she’s being unreasonable, but right now neither of us can afford to be reasonable.”

He Jia’s first boyfriend, when confronted by He Yaojun, nearly died of fright.

The boy’s parents even knelt before He Yaojun, saying they’d do anything as long as their son wasn’t sent to jail. They weren’t trying to shirk responsibility—if He Yaojun agreed, they were willing to arrange an engagement between the two children… But engagement was impossible; He Jia’s mother wouldn’t agree.

He Jia was now on a hunger strike at home. This was just young love between teenagers who ignorantly tasted the forbidden fruit. The pregnancy had frightened He Jia, but she didn’t want her parents to trouble the boy—with just one daughter, did they want to drive her to death? He Jia’s mother’s fury was thus directed at the tutoring class.

He Yaojun knew this wasn’t entirely reasonable, but the tutoring class wasn’t completely blameless either.

Those running the tutoring class just wanted to make money, paying no attention to management. Putting aside the quality of tutoring, those “teachers” just let the students run wild. He Jia wasn’t the only one—several other young couples hadn’t gotten into trouble.

Parents paid to send their children for tutoring, but their children were going there to date!

If the “teachers” had been more attentive, how could they not have noticed students making eyes at each other?

If they had warned the parents, today’s scandal of Jiajia’s pregnancy wouldn’t have happened.

He Yaojun knew his wife was being unreasonable, but he also felt the tutoring class bore significant responsibility. Gu Zhengqing tried to be more objective, but upon hearing the tutoring class was run by Wang Guangping’s family—who had recently been reinstated in the neighboring division—his thoughts became more complex.

This was an abuse of power for private gain.

It was already inappropriate for Deputy Director Wang’s family to be involved with a profit-making tutoring class.

“Preparing for college entrance exams”?

Working in the Higher Education Division, it wouldn’t be difficult for Wang Guangping to access exam questions.

If they leaked even a few questions to develop the tutoring class, what fairness would be left in the college entrance exam?

People from the Ministry of Education shouldn’t be involved in such business. Gu Zhengqing couldn’t fathom Deputy Director Wang’s thinking—perhaps he believed having nothing to hide meant fearing no shadow? But Gu Zhengqing knew this tutoring class indeed had problems.

“You and Jiajia’s mother intend to make such a fuss that this tutoring class can’t continue?”

He Yaojun nodded vigorously: “I’ve agreed with Jiajia’s mother that after the middle school entrance exam, we’ll transfer Jiajia to another school. Jiajia’s mother has already taken extended leave.”

The middle school had direct advancement to high school, but the He family decided to give He Jia a change of environment.

Gu Zhengqing didn’t dare ask what would happen to the child in He Jia’s womb. He Jia was so young—surely they couldn’t let her give birth?

…

Nine stitches were sewn into Xia Ziyu’s face.

The doctor tried to keep the stitches as neat as possible, but whether it would leave a scar wasn’t up to the doctor. It depended on whether Xia Ziyu was prone to scarring—different people’s constitutions determined different levels of recovery. With such a deep cut, it would be difficult to avoid any marks at all, as Xia Ziyu knew.

But she couldn’t worry about scarring now.

Wang Guangping said He Jia’s father was also from the Ministry of Education, and they had to give the He family some explanation about He Jia’s pregnancy.

The He family was being unreasonable, now threatening to shut down the tutoring class and send Wang Jianhua to jail on rape charges!

Xia Ziyu found it ridiculous. “Uncle, Jianhua said he didn’t do it, and I believe him. The He family wants to pin their daughter’s pregnancy on Jianhua, but the child has to be Jianhua’s for that to work. I know we can use DNA testing to identify the baby’s biological father… We can’t give in. If we do, even with a private settlement, this stain will forever remain on Jianhua’s reputation.”

DNA testing?

Wang Guangping’s mind stirred, and he asked Xia Ziyu to explain further.

Xia Ziyu only had superficial knowledge; she just knew such technology existed.

Wang Guangping was hesitating about whether to settle.

Promoting Wang Jianhua had been deliberately planned, aiming to build his reputation, help him win awards, and then transfer schools! Wang Guangping never intended to make money from the tutoring class, nor would he leak exam questions for its development. He had even planned that once the operation with Wang Jianhua succeeded, he would separate the tutoring class from Wang Jianhua’s image—which would be easy, just to have Wang Jianhua break up with Xia Ziyu.

Wang Guangping still had this thought.

If Wang Jianhua hadn’t been in the newspaper, the tutoring class wouldn’t be so tightly linked to his image. The He family weren’t ordinary citizens; they knew to hold onto this point. Otherwise, Wang Guangping would have already made the simplest choice.

Hand Xia Ziyu over to the He family to appease their anger.

The tutoring class idea was Xia Ziyu’s, and she had invited Wang Jianhua to join. Wang Guangping had thought she was clever then, but now realized it was all theoretical! What use were ideas? This world had plenty of people with ideas—what mattered was the ability to turn ideas into reality!

Xia Ziyu didn’t have that ability.

The tutoring class was in chaos, the “teachers” were restless, and Xia Ziyu couldn’t command complete trust from her subordinates—if she lacked management ability, she should have slowed the expansion. Instead, her ambition exceeded her ability, dragging down both Wang Jianhua and the Wang family!

Now Xia Ziyu suggested “DNA testing” could prove Wang Jianhua’s innocence, and Wang Guangping also felt this could help clear up the mess. They couldn’t just accept whatever the He family said as truth. First, clear Wang Jianhua’s name, then discuss what responsibility the tutoring class should bear for He Jia’s pregnancy.

It was impossible to bear no responsibility—Wang Guangping himself felt guilty. The He family must have someone backing them—who was trying to target him?

But Wang Guangping wasn’t as trusting of Xia Ziyu’s words as before.

He’d never heard of this DNA technology and would need to ask his friends in the public security system!