Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It had been almost two weeks since he last saw his daughter. Therefore, after getting off the plane, Song Qianming did not go home immediately. Instead, he went to the entrance of the kindergarten.
He watched anxiously as the children were picked up one by one, but there was no sign of his daughter at the door. Just when he couldnât help but go in and ask, he saw his daughter with her head lowered and carrying a small school bag as she was led out by the teacher. The back of her hand suspiciously looked like she was wiping her tears.
An inexplicable anger suddenly rose in his heart, and he rushed forward. âWhatâs wrong?â
âDaddy!â Seeing him, the little girl immediately smiled, but Song Qianming could still see her red eyes.
âWhat happened?â He suppressed his anger and asked the teacher.
âActually, itâs nothing much,â the teacher replied awkwardly. âItâs just that the children in the class had an argument.â
âI know my daughter very well. She would never initiate an argument with others. What exactly happened?â
âYour daughter might be a little antisocial, and no one was willing to play with her. Thatâs about it.â
âAntisocial?â Song Qianming saw that he couldnât get anything out of her, so he asked Youhuan, âTell daddy, whatâs wrong? Donât hide it from me, or else daddy will be sad.â
âI said that my daddy was a celebrity, but they didnât believe me. They even called me a liar. But I didnât lie. I said that I was acting too, and they asked me to show evidence. I couldnât, so they wouldnât play with me anymore.â
âDaddy will develop some photos of the crew and bring them to the kindergarten tomorrow, so everyone will believe you. Donât be sad, okay?â
âOkay.â The child was coaxed very quickly. âDaddy, did you come home this time because youâve finished filming?â
âYes, I havenât taken on any other jobs yet. Now, I can accompany Youhuan. Do you want to go somewhere to play? â
âYes, I want to go to the amusement park.â
âSure, letâs go this weekend.â
âThis is definitely fake.â A well-dressed little girl slapped the photo away from Youhuanâs hand. âDonât think I donât know. Nowadays, you can take ancient costume photos with just a little money. You and your father must have gone to those film studios to take the photos.â
âNo.â Youhuanâs face turned red. âThereâs still Auntie Baoâer on the show. Although my father isnât famous yet, Auntie Baoâer has already acted in several TV dramas.â
âWe donât know her at all. Youâre lying. Besides, the photos can be photoshopped.â The little girl said loudly, âLetâs not play with her anymore. My mother said that good children canât play with liars.â
âIâm not a liar. Youâll find out in the future. My dad is a celebrity.â
âWhy would a celebrityâs child come to our kindergarten? Youâre still saying that youâre not lying? â
âYes, youâre a liar.â A little boy pushed Youhuan, and Youhuan accidentally hit the slide ladder, a big bump appearing on her forehead.
When Song Qianming received the call, he rushed over immediately. The boyâs parents had already arrived, and they looked like they were unwilling to take responsibility. âItâs normal for children to play around. It canât be my childâs fault that other peopleâs children are injured, right? Anyway, this has nothing to do with our Xuanxuan.â
âXuanxuanâs mother, the surveillance camera shows that Xuanxuan was the one who pushed her,â the teacher tactfully reminded her.
âThatâs also your kindergartenâs fault. Why wasnât your teacher there when the children had a conflict? You want to extort me? No way.â
âXuanxuanâs mother, no oneâs blackmailing you, but shouldnât you at least apologize to the other party? â
âWasnât it just a slight touch? Whatâs the big deal? My child was scared because of this, and I still want to hold you responsible. We paid the money, but how did you take care of our child?â
âIt was free time at that timeâ¦â
âYouâre shirking responsibility just because you say that itâs free time?â
Song Qianming was clearly the victim, but he couldnât get a word in. He was really angry.
On one hand, it was because the boyâs parents were being unreasonable, and on the other hand, it was because of the kindergartenâs inaction.
âWhat are you looking at? My son said that your daughter was the one who lied. Your daughter insisted on playing with my son. Whatâs wrong with my son not wanting to play with a liar? â
This womanâs unruly and unreasonable way of twisting right and wrong really made Song Qianming gasp in amazement. He was a dignified prince, so he had never dealt with such a shrew.
âIâm warning you, my daughter isnât lying, and sheâs not a liar,â he said, suppressing his anger.
The woman was startled by his imposing manner, but she quickly argued, âYour daughter said youâre a celebrity. If thatâs not a lie, then what is? If youâre a celebrity, why havenât I seen you before? Donât tell me youâre some random embarrassing model?â
âWatch your mouth, donât think I wonât hit you.â
âAiyo, you still want to hit me? Come and hit me, come and hit me!â The woman leaned her face closer.
The teachers hurriedly pulled them apart and said, âXuanxuanâs mother, the children are still here. Itâs not good for you to be like this.â
âWhatâs wrong with it? Iâm teaching him not to be threatened and bullied by others. He even threatened to hit me. If you dare to hit me, Iâll send you to jail. Do you know what my family does?â
âI donât know, but Iâll definitely find out in the future.â Song Qianming stared at her and laughed coldly.
The womanâs heart skipped a beat, but she quickly forgot about it. If this man really had the ability to deal with her, his daughter would have gone to the best private kindergarten, instead of talking to her here.
âThereâs really everything now. Do you really think you can soar to the sky and take revenge on others when you get rich? Youâre dreaming.â
Song Qianming looked at her coldly. âIâm not dreaming. Youâll find out in the future.â
âLetâs wait then. Whoâs afraid of who? All liars like to talk big.â
âIâll have to trouble you to settle the kindergarten withdrawal procedures.â Song Qianming ignored her.
The principal smiled and tried to persuade him to stay. âItâs just a small conflict between the children. If youâre not satisfied with the current class, you can transfer your child to another class for free.â
âItâs fine. I donât feel comfortable leaving my daughter in an irresponsible kindergarten like yours.â
Although the boyâs parents were barbaric, there was one thing that they were right about. This kindergarten liked to shirk responsibility. If the boy was in the wrong, the kindergarten was in the wrong too. They only wanted the parents to solve each otherâs problems. Did they not think about their own problems?
Why didnât these teachers come forward to mediate the dispute that had been happening for such a long time? Were they just going to watch as Youhuan was isolated and targeted by the other children?
With such an irresponsible teacher and kindergarten, how could he be at ease and let Youhuan continue to stay? It seemed that just being close to home wasnât enough. He had to consider more aspects.
Seeing his firm attitude, the principal didnât try to keep him, and his tone became stiff. âIf you protect your child like this, no matter where you go in the future, Youhuan wonât be able to integrate into the group of children.â
âItâs none of your business,â Song Qianming said angrily. âIf you guys continue like this, you should be worried about closing down.â