Teacher Zhu was clearly backed into a corner. She knew Xu Junjie was largely responsible for this.
But if she admitted Xu Junjie had done something wrong, wouldn't that be the same as admitting that she, a teacher from the Dual Innovation Department, was also at fault?
Jiang Sifan did have connections to the vice principal, but some people just can't let go of their pride.
Once she decided to be stubborn, she wouldn't care about any principal, vice principal, or otherwise.
Besides, Principal Luo was swamped with work. Something like this would never get to him.
So Teacher Zhu delivered her judgment. "Xu Junjie was certainly not entirely right in this, but Jiang Sifan's handling of the aftermath wasn't very friendly either. In my opinion, both sides are at fault. How about this? You each take a step back, apologize to each other, and the matter will be dropped."
Jiang Sifan shook his head adamantly. "Teacher Zhu, I did nothing wrong. I will not apologize."
