Meng Huai was still listening carefully to Teacher Wang, but the onlookers couldn't help but chime in.
"What? So the Meng family hired a navy? No wonder some of the comments are so abnormal, like they're from people with no brains," Hui Xingxiu said. Wang Ziming chimed in, "I knew it! So it was the Meng family causing trouble. Nowadays, netizens are so easily led by the nose. Look at this post!"
Wang Ziming checked the post he'd been so angry about earlier and read it aloud. "So Meng Huai isn't an ordinary person either, she's from the Meng family! No wonder she's so capable. Is the Meng family paving the way for her? After all, it's not unheard of for members of prominent families to claim credit for others' achievements."
As expected, as soon as Wang Ziming finished reading the title, everyone was agitated.
Li Wei said indignantly, "No! If Meng Huai hadn't been here, would we have peace now? They're just bored and started talking about their savior! Can live stream videos be faked?"
Wang Ziming continued, "The third floor actually addressed that question. But the楼主 (louzhu - original poster) deleted it quickly, because such comments can't exist in a post meant for criticism."
The room buzzed with various opinions. Finally, Meng Huai interjected, "No, Teacher Wang. What did the Meng family say?"
Upon hearing Meng Huai's question, everyone fell silent. They had been so busy complaining that they forgot the protagonist of the gossip didn't even know the details.
Teacher Wang sighed, feeling helpless against the students' incessant chatter. He hadn't been able to get a word in, and now he finally had an opportunity.
"It's like this: a lady shared on her account, saying that Madam Meng personally said that the child who saved the world, ahem, that's you. Madam Meng said you are Marshal Meng's eldest daughter and that they sent you to a trash planet for training."
After Teacher Wang's brief explanation, Zheng Yiran took over the conversation, "The woman who broke the news is the wife of a wealthy family from Imperial Capital Star, and she's quite the internet celebrity. She also said that your current achievements are a result of these years of training, so your excellence is thanks to the Meng family's nurturing."
Ju Yishu continued, "Yes, and it's even started a trend of sending children to trash planets for training! Netizens are now debating whether to send their children for such training... after all, the Marshal's daughter was trained this way, and everyone is eager to emulate it."
Hearing this, Meng Huai murmured, "Madam Meng?"
She really was quite the talent for talking nonsense.
As soon as Meng Huai spoke, everyone looked at her. Hui Xingxiu was the first to ask, "You, are you really Marshal Meng's daughter?"
Meng Huai nodded and said very calmly, "Marshal Meng? You could indeed say he's my father, as blood ties can't be erased. But I have no intention of acknowledging him!"
Everyone was naturally shocked by Meng Huai's admission. But then Wang Ziming started shouting ecstatically, "I knew it! I said at the beginning of the semester that you couldn't be the Marshal's daughter! I was right!"
Li Wei smacked Wang Ziming hard on the head, "Is this the time to talk about that?"
Wang Ziming was jolted back to reality by the blow. Seeing everyone looking at him, he nodded awkwardly, apologizing...
As everyone felt a bit awkward, Meng Huai said, "That woman, Madam Meng, is not someone to be trifled with. She tried to harm me back then, and now she dares to shamelessly claim all the credit for herself!"
Ju Yiqiu meekly added, "Perhaps she thought you wouldn't wake up? That's why she dared to take credit. Otherwise, this lie would be easily exposed, wouldn't it?"
Zheng Yiran agreed with Ju Yiqiu's assessment and was even more furious with Madam Meng. They had always held onto the belief that Meng Huai would wake up, but the Meng family, on the other hand, thought Meng Huai would never recover and were even claiming her achievements as their own – how heartless! It was one thing that Madam Meng wasn't Meng Huai's mother, but for Marshal Meng, Meng Huai's father, to tacitly approve of the Meng family's actions was truly appalling!
Zheng Yiran, seething with anger, clenched her fist and said to Meng Huai, "You have to slap her in the face fiercely! Slap the Meng family in the face!"
After Zheng Yiran's words, everyone present resonated with her sentiment. They all clenched their fists and exclaimed, "Slap their faces! Don't show any mercy."
Meng Huai, however, was not as worked up as them. She nodded gently and then posted a sentence and an image on her account.
Meng Huai: I am an orphan, my parents have long passed away. The image is proof.
The image was Meng Huai's personal file. To the public, files were irrefutable. Therefore, after seeing the information on Meng Huai's file, everyone believed her words.
Meng Huai's affairs had been a hot topic these past few days. When Meng Huai posted this message, it attracted many curious onlookers and supporters.
The comments section instantly surpassed ten thousand.