Jiang Yue knew the truth had already been made public, and yet she also knew that clearing Jiang Xiu's name would never be as simple as exposing the people who had started the rumors.
There would always be people who refused to believe the truth simply because the lie was more interesting, people who would continue repeating what they had heard because admitting they had been wrong would mean admitting that they had judged someone unfairly.
People believed whatever they wanted to believe.
If they refused to stop on their own, then Jiang Yue would simply make them regret opening their mouths.
She slowly looked around the room, taking in the students who were now watching her with varying degrees of curiosity and unease.
