The woman was intimidated by his assertiveness, and when she heard that he was going to call the counselor, she became anxious and angry, unable to help but her eyes welled up as she said, "If it's not, then it's not. Why are you being so fierce?"
A male student by Xu Jinyan's side couldn't help but tug at him, saying, "Forget it, Jinyan, stop talking. The girl is crying!"
If it were anyone else, seeing a girl cry might have made them stop, but not this person.
He didn't care whether the girl was crying or not, what did it have to do with him? He only cared about whether the people he cared about were being bullied or wronged.
Moreover, he always felt that their crying was not due to regret or fear, but rather a tactic to coerce others to compromise or to shirk responsibility.
He wasn't their parents, and he had no reason to coddle them, letting them cry a little and shed a few tears and then not pursue the matter further.
What about the grievances that others suffered?
