School leadership office, guest area.
The school leaders, Ning Youguang, and the lawyer arranged by her father sat on the main three-person sofa.
A well-dressed middle-aged couple each occupied a single-seater sofa on either side.
Ye Ziqin stood alone opposite Ning Youguang and the others, head down, recounting the details of her recent wrongdoing.
"...That's how it happened."
After finishing her story, she closed her mouth and continued staring at the floor.
Ye's father, sitting on a single-seater, sighed and looked at Ning Youguang in the middle, speaking up: "Miss Ning, I'm sorry, we only found out yesterday that the child made a mistake outside, so we brought her today to apologize to you, hoping that you'll let us know what we need to do to earn your forgiveness."
Ning Youguang smiled at him but said nothing.
