The teacher also felt nervous at the words, and subconsciously looked at Lu Wanqing and Xavier.
The boy named An An, seeing his mother arrive, immediately pointed at Harvey to complain, "He's the one who hit us!"
It wasn't just this mother; soon, the parents of a dozen other children also arrived. The parents were surprised when they saw Lu Wanqing, but their attention quickly shifted to their own sons. The more they looked, the more alarming it became; all the children were injured!
"Teacher, what's going on? My child was fine at home, how could he be beaten at school?"
"Exactly, my Hao Hao is usually so sensible, he never fights with other students without reason. How could this child be beaten like this? Teacher, you must give us an explanation!"
"This Harvey is too much. As expected of a child from a pirate den, he has no manners. I say, such a child shouldn't be admitted to an Imperial Primary School!"
"I heard Harvey has fought with almost half the students in his grade. This child is too malicious. Miss Lu, you are from Old Earth, and you have so many fans on the star network. So many people in the entire galaxy like you, you have to be reasonable and manage Harvey properly, not let this child continue like this. It's too uncivilized!"
"If you ask me, such a child should be sent to another school. The admission requirements for Imperial Primary School have always been very high. I thought a student like Harvey, from a pirate den, was unsuitable from the start. Now we see it, fighting every day. If this continues, he'll corrupt all the other children!"
The office suddenly became noisy. The teacher looked visibly distressed and turned to Lu Wanqing and Xavier, "Ms. Lu, Mr. Xavier, what do you think? Perhaps Harvey could apologize to everyone first?"
"I did nothing wrong!" Harvey said loudly as soon as the teacher finished speaking.
As soon as Harvey finished, the other parents in the office instantly exploded. Everyone looked at Harvey with dissatisfaction.
"Look at his attitude! He hit so many of our children and is still unrepentant and defiant!" Immediately, one parent shouted angrily, pointing at Harvey with great displeasure.
Lu Wanqing became displeased seeing this. She walked over, stood in front of Harvey, and looked at the parent who had just been scolding Harvey, saying, "Esteemed parent, please be mindful. The initial trigger of this incident was your child provoking Harvey first. Harvey was acting in self-defense."
"Self-defense? How dare you say that! If Harvey were a good student, would all his classmates dislike him?"
"If one person dislikes him, it could be a personal conflict. But if the entire grade of boys dislikes him, don't you reflect on this child's character?"
"Exactly, Miss Lu. We saw you educating your child on your livestreams, and you seemed reasonable. When faced with an actual incident, would you also be one of those terrible parents who unconditionally indulges their child's violence?"
A large group of people immediately started scolding Lu Wanqing.
Harvey stood behind his mother. Hearing these parents scolding his mom, he was about to lose control. His hands, by his sides, clenched into fists, wanting to act.
Xavier's hand subtly rested on Harvey's shoulder.
Harvey stiffened slightly and looked up at his father defiantly.
Xavier subtly gestured with his chin towards Lu Wanqing, prompting Harvey to look at his mother.
Lu Wanqing, not noticing the interaction between father and son, looked at the unreasonable group of parents before her and was so angry she laughed. "The entire grade of boys dislikes Harvey, so Harvey's character is problematic? Then the entire grade of girls likes Harvey, so Harvey's character must be exceptionally good?"
Harvey, who had been holding back his temper and was about to rush forward to fight, suddenly heard his mother's words. His anger vanished completely, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He was happy; his mother would defend him too!
The large group of parents was dumbfounded by Lu Wanqing's retort. All of them, who had come with righteous indignation to demand accountability, believed that Harvey's parents would absolutely not dare to quibble. But what happened?
"Miss Lu, what do you mean by that? Harvey alone beat so many people. So many of our children were injured by him, and you're not educating your child but questioning us instead?" One parent was dissatisfied and immediately demanded loudly.
Lu Wanqing laughed instead of getting angry. "Harvey did nothing wrong, so why should I educate him?"
"Are you saying that if so many boys in the school ganged up to bully him, he couldn't fight back?"
Another parent's face turned red. He pointed at Lu Wanqing and scolded, "Don't change the subject. It's clearly your Harvey who is disruptive. Before he came to Imperial Primary School, the children were all fine. Since he arrived, all the students have become unruly!"
One parent echoed indignantly, "Exactly! I thought the child you raised would be so good. I didn't expect you to educate your child like this. You indulge your child in harming other classmates. Do you dare to put this online for everyone to see?"
Lu Wanqing said with a smile, "Put it online? Are you sure you want to put it online?"
"Of course, if you really think Harvey did something wrong, then I'll compile this matter and put it online. Let everyone come and judge, let everyone say what Harvey did wrong!" Lu Wanqing also got angry, her face darkened, and she said unhappily.
Among the parents, not every child's parent was unreasonable. A few of them had some sense and knew that the root of the matter was their children provoking Harvey first, which led to the beating. Lu Wanqing was right; strictly speaking, Harvey was acting in self-defense. If this were put online, netizens would surely side with Harvey, which would be very unfavorable to them.
"Hey, hey, hey, Miss Lu, we were just joking. Children's matters, occasional squabbles are normal. I don't think there's any need to escalate this to the internet, right?"
"Let's just let this matter go this time. We'll all go home and educate our children properly, telling them to respect each other at school, be more friendly, and not to fight casually when problems arise."
Soon, some parents stepped forward and cautiously tried to mediate.
Amidst the clamor and mutual persuasion, the matter was finally settled.
The children still had to return to class for lessons, and the parents gradually left.
Outside the school gate, Lu Wanqing got into the hovercar, still looking back at the school, unable to help but worry, "With Harvey like this, will he be ostracized by the boys his age at school?"
This was not a good sign.
Xavier also looked in the direction of the school. After a while, he withdrew his gaze, looked at Lu Wanqing, and agreed, "Mm."