Chapter 212: Unfit to Be a Father
In Class 3’s view, the fastest way to ruin Wei Xiao’s reputation was to expose what he had done to those girls when he was younger.
The problem was, those girls’ families had already been “settled” by the Wei family back then. After so many years, trying to make them change their statements would only be even harder.
“And after all this time, they might have finally managed to calm down from that psychological trauma. Not everyone has the courage to reopen those wounds,” Xie Xiangxue sighed.
“Even if they’re willing to tell us the truth privately, making it public is a completely different matter. Not to mention, their families might not agree either,” Bao Qingsong added.
Gu Qinghuan rested her chin on her hand, elbows on the desk. “There’s no need to blow things up that much. And I don’t want those girls’ pasts to be dug up again and judged by others.”
She lowered her hands. “Honestly, just the fact that he used Ning Siqi to set me up is already enough to make people dislike him. It’s just that exposing it now wouldn’t have much impact.”
“The student council should be easy to deal with, right? As long as you tell them Wei Xiao’s actions are all for getting that list, the council members will definitely reject him,” Yu Xin said.
“That?” Qinghuan blinked. “I’ve already let that out.”
The student council had all participated in the previous vote. Anyone with eyes could see Wei Xiao’s intentions.
Especially after learning that Wei Xiao was acting as Qinghuan’s assistant, some had even quietly reminded her to be cautious.
Then, after realizing she was simply using him as free labor, everyone relaxed.
As expected of Gu Qinghuan—Wei Xiao couldn’t outplay her at all.
Once Qinghuan subtly revealed his intentions, even without stating it outright, the student council members quickly understood. Their attitude toward Wei Xiao became even more polite—but distant.
Wei Xiao, however, didn’t notice. If anything, their earlier caution had made them seem more guarded. Now that they understood the situation, they relaxed.
And in Wei Xiao’s eyes, that “relaxation” looked like “acceptance.”
Gu Qinghuan, who knew the truth: Not bad at all.
“So the student council is settled,” Jiang Chuchu thought aloud. “Then if Wei Xiao causes trouble in school, the council will probably push for his transfer, right?”
Her logic was straightforward. The school board could be handled by Xia He if needed. As long as most teachers and students rejected Wei Xiao, transferring him out would be easy.
Qinghuan nodded. “I got his background info too—Xia He gave it to me earlier. But it’s tricky. What happened before the Wei family went abroad can’t be openly discussed, and what happened overseas doesn’t really resonate…”
In short, if the knife didn’t cut you, you wouldn’t feel the pain.
Everyone fell into troubled silence, until Yao Shali spoke first.
“No matter what, it’s a fact that Wei Xiao instructed Ning Siqi. Why don’t we deal with Ning Siqi first, then pressure him into exposing Wei Xiao?”
Qinghuan thought it was unlikely they’d turn on each other, but since there were no better ideas, shifting focus wasn’t bad.
She looked at Bao Qingsong. “What did you find about Ning Siqi?”
Bao Qingsong hesitated. “I asked around… and there’s definitely something.”
Everyone perked up immediately. The student by the window even shut it, and all eyes turned to him.
He lowered his voice. “Ning Siqi is an illegitimate son who was brought back. His older brother—the legitimate one—is in Class 1 of Year 2.”
Class 3: What a huge piece of gossip!
Gu Qinghuan’s eyes widened. System! Ning Siqi’s background!
The system, already used to this, filled in the details.
Ning Siqi’s brother, Ning Jianxian, was born from a purely business marriage—no love involved. The couple had a child only to satisfy family expectations, and afterward both lived their own separate lives.
At worst, that was just a moral issue.
But the father later found his so-called “true love”—Ning Siqi’s mother.
She had no idea he was married. She was deceived, became pregnant, and only learned the truth when the Ning family elders appeared.
She wanted an abortion and to cut ties completely.
But the Ning family ordered her to give birth.
The reason was simple—to ensure Ning Siqi, as a “Ning family member,” could claim inheritance in the future.
By the time Ning Jianxian’s mother found out, Ning Siqi had already been born. Conflict erupted.
During that conflict, Ning Siqi’s mother died.
Out of pity—and because legally Ning Siqi had inheritance rights—the family eventually accepted his existence.
However, they drew up a notarized will in advance.
For example: if the total joint assets were 1.2 billion, normally after the father’s death, the mother would get 600 million, and the remaining 600 million would be split equally among the three.
But under the will, it would instead be:
Mother: 200 million
Ning Jianxian: 300 million
Ning Siqi: 100 million
If both parents died at the same time, Ning Jianxian would inherit far more than Ning Siqi.
These details came from the system—Bao Qingsong couldn’t access that part.
What he had learned was from Class 8 students.
At the start of the school year, students from Class 1 of Year 2 exposed Ning Siqi’s identity out of disgust. Ning Siqi, in turn, told Class 8 the truth—that his mother had been deceived and victimized.
Because of sympathy—and because he behaved well—most of Class 8 accepted him. After all, being an illegitimate child wasn’t his choice. The real fault lay with his father.
“That’s too tragic!” Lin Zhulu blurted out. “How unlucky do you have to be to meet a scumbag like that!”
Just like her and her mother Lin Yueji—also unlucky enough to meet Wei Yan.
Ai Ning nodded vigorously. Exactly—such a scumbag didn’t deserve to be a father at all.
Meanwhile, Qinghuan was still asking the system:
[So the Ning family essentially confined his mother and forced her to give birth?]
[Yes.]
[And her death…?]
[She didn’t want to give birth and hated the Ning family. Despite strict monitoring, her mental state was poor and her health deteriorated during pregnancy.]
[After delivery, she suffered severe postpartum hemorrhage. Though she was temporarily saved, she later developed multiple organ failure and eventually died.]
[What about her family?]
[They didn’t value her. The Ning family paid them off.]
Gu Qinghuan took a deep breath.
Ning Siqi’s mother… felt like someone who could have had a completely different fate—if only someone had helped her.
As if sensing her thoughts, the system spoke again:
[From an outside perspective, she did have every right to take revenge on the Ning family. But her life also had many better possibilities, and the probability of those outcomes wasn’t low.]
[It’s just that in this particular world, her fate turned out badly—one of many possible outcomes.]
Gu Qinghuan sighed.
Of course she knew how harsh this world could be.
After all… everyone in Class 3 was practically a “candidate for rebirth.”
