Zhang Qiu was about to say something else, but Xu Tingyu had no time to listen to her scolding.
Secretary Qian sent a message saying that the son of a creditor had blocked Xu Jia at school.
They were both hot - tempered teenagers. After a few words of disagreement, they got into a big fight.
Now both of them were in the dean's office.
Xu Jia didn't dare to call home and could only call Secretary Qian.
But Secretary Qian was out of town these two days and couldn't rush back for a while, so he had to call Xu Tingyu.
As soon as Xu Tingyu saw the message, her heart skipped a beat.
The thing she feared most had finally come.
Immediately, she had to put aside her own troubles, grab her car keys and head out.
When she rushed to the school, Xu Jia was sitting in a corner of the dean's office, but his head was held high, with an indescribable air of arrogance on his face.
"Are you okay? Are you injured?"
Xu Tingyu walked over quickly and carefully checked her younger brother up and down.
When the young boy saw that it was his sister coming, he blushed a little, lowered his head, and said in a muffled voice, "I'm fine."
He said he was fine, but there were wounds on his lips and the corner of his eye.
The Xu siblings both had very fair skin, and the wounds with bloodstains looked quite scary.
Just as she was about to ask again, an angry voice came from the side.
"Are you his parent? Tell me, how are you going to compensate for beating my son like this?"
"I finally had good luck today, and yet I have to come and deal with this mess."
Xu Tingyu turned to look and saw a middle - aged woman dressed in luxury. Her exquisitely made - up face was full of impatience.
"Why should we compensate? He hit me first. The classmates can all testify."
Before Xu Tingyu could say anything, Xu Jia couldn't help but stand up and rushed in front of his sister, afraid that the woman might do something to her.
"What a mouth that twists the truth! There are so many people in the school. Why did he hit you and not someone else?"
"Isn't it because your family owes debts and refuses to pay? You think that one person's death can solve everything."
"I just asked around. My son just asked you when you were going to pay back the money, and you just started hitting. Do you still want to argue?"
The woman stretched out her hand, with her long fingernails seemingly about to poke at Xu Jia's face.
As soon as these words were said, not only did Xu Jia immediately get red - eyed, but Xu Tingyu also felt a rush of blood to her head.
"Ma'am, one thing is one thing. The issues between companies should not involve minors."
"Now what we should discuss is who initiated the provocation."
She pulled Xu Jia behind her, frowned and looked at the woman.
She had been with Qi Shifeng for three years and had unconsciously picked up his sharpness.
If it was fully shown, it could even send a chill down one's spine.
The woman subconsciously took a step back. But then, as if remembering something, she raised her head again.
"I'm not wrong, Miss Xu. Your Xu family owes my family six million."
"No one's money comes easily. Your father jumped off a building and ended it all, while you're still the noble second young mistress of the Qi family."
"What about us creditors? Are we just supposed to suffer?"
Actually, she had never seen Xu Tingyu before and only thought of her as a princess raised in pampering who couldn't withstand much wind and rain.
But after seeing her today, she had a faint feeling.
This woman was different from what she had imagined.
Xu Tingyu felt both pain and guilt in her heart after hearing these words.
These words were unpleasant, but from their perspective, not a single word was wrong.
"Miss Xu, we can both take a step back regarding the children's fight."
"But what about those debts? Six million is a large amount for Miss Xu, but for the second young mistress of the Qi family, what is it?"
"Please show some kindness and let us get some of our money back. Otherwise, we'll have to jump off a building too."
Seeing the change in her expression, the woman knew that she was wavering.
What she didn't know was that Xu Tingyu wasn't wavering but just felt embarrassed because her hidden pain had been poked several times that day.
Even if she was slow - witted, she now understood.
This so - called children's fight was clearly a play designed specifically for her, Xu Tingyu.
The Xu family's old mansion had been taken back by the bank, and Zhang Qiu had been settled in a well - secured community.
She had also made herself untraceable.
So they could only start with Xu Jia to lure her here.
In their eyes, she, the eldest daughter of the Xu family and the second young mistress of the Qi family, the president's wife, could pay off the mess left by Xu Jianmin in a minute.
"I've already entrusted someone to handle these matters. As long as there's money, I will definitely pay it back."
In the end, she still lowered her stance.
It was only natural to pay back debts, and she had no excuse.
"But we don't see any sincerity from Miss Xu. Can't the second young mistress of the Qi family really afford such a small amount of money?"
The total debt of these creditors who had lent money without going through official accounts was about fifty million.
All of them were borrowed by Xu Jianmin in his personal name.
Since Xu Jianmin's death, there were no more assets under his name that could be executed.
Fifty million was even less than a drop in the bucket for the Qi family.
But Xu Tingyu had never been a member of the Qi family.
So she lowered her stance, and there was a hint of pleading in her tone.
"Ma'am, I still think it's not good to discuss these things at school."
"Okay, let's exchange contact information and talk somewhere else another day. Is that okay?"
Xu Jia still had to study here. If she didn't handle this matter well today, he definitely wouldn't be able to stay at school.
The woman was silent for a moment. Considering the Qi family behind Xu Tingyu, she still made a concession.
"Okay, Miss Xu. I'll be waiting for your good news."
The matter of the fight was left unresolved.
Both sides took their children to the hospital.
When the woman took her child away, she loudly scolded him, "Why are you so stupid? Let someone beat you like this."
Judging from the outside, it was indeed her child who was more seriously injured.
The child didn't dare to argue. He just turned back and glared fiercely at Xu Jia.
Since the parents of both sides had reached an agreement, the school just criticized them a bit and that was that.
Xu Tingyu took Xu Jia to the hospital.
On the way, the young boy's expression was no longer as lively as before.
He had never seen his sister so humble.
His sister was born a天之骄女, beautiful and excellent, a sister who shone under the spotlight.
At first, Xu Tingyu didn't notice his abnormality and thought he was still angry about the fight.
"Jiajia, pay attention to your safety in the future. If someone deliberately picks a fight, you must find the teacher immediately."
"This kind of physical conflict is not allowed next time. Do you understand?"
An elder sister is like a mother. While driving, she spoke in a particularly gentle tone.
Xu Jia couldn't speak. His eyes were slightly red, and his nose was sore. It took a long time before he squeezed out a sentence from his throat, "Sister, will brother - in - law help our family?"
He was also very smart.
From the conversation between the woman and his sister just now, he had already understood.
The Xu family had not only gone bankrupt but also owed a lot of money.
Now those people were forcing his sister to pay back the money.