Zhou Yi's body swayed slightly. She could not believe her ears.
Her face turned pale, and she bit her lip, trying to hide her panic. "Dean, I... I only wanted them to understand the importance of rules. They were too insolent. If I didn't teach them a lesson, how would they learn to respect their teacher?"
"Bullshit!" Just then, the student who had been thrown out the window earlier limped over.
"Dean, Teacher Zhou is making it all up! All I did was raise my hand and ask, 'Shouldn't the class monitor be elected by a vote?' Without another word, she threw me out the window. She didn't give me any chance to speak!"
Zhou Yi's face instantly turned ashen. Her eyes widened with fury, and she seemed ready to argue, but could not find a suitable excuse. She shot the student a vicious glare, her gaze filled with hatred.
Yan Shaozhe frowned, his eyes blazing like torches as they swept over Zhou Yi's face. "Zhou Yi, what else do you have to say? A student merely asked a reasonable question, and you treated them in such an extreme manner? You were destroying the Academy's rules, not upholding them!"
"Enough. You're fired. For your husband's sake, I won't expel you from the Academy, but there is absolutely no way I'll let you continue teaching!"
"Wait!" Mu Jin suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of sternness. "Zhou Yi, you must take full responsibility for the harm you caused these students. Although you've been fired, you must apologize to them. This is your final responsibility."
Zhou Yi trembled slightly, but eventually turned around slowly.
She drew a deep breath and swept her gaze over the students in the classroom. The children she had hurt stared at her with fear and unease