That incident seemed to have resolved the Gu sisters' problem, but it greatly damaged Ruoke's image in Yang Ziyun's eyes.
But Huo Qingfeng's unwavering protection of her made Ruoke even more convinced that they would have a bright future together.
On Monday afternoon, during the last self-study period, Ling Ruoke was preparing lessons in her office. Just before the end of get out of class, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"Teacher Ling!" A little girl with pigtails rushed in. Ling Ruoke recognized her as class monitor Song Ling.
"What's wrong?" she asked gently.
Song Ling swallowed hard. "Teacher Ling, there's a fight in the class, and I... I can't stop it."
"Oh?" Ling Ruoke frowned slightly, then bent down to wipe Song Ling's sweat. "Alright, you can go back now, I'll be in class soon."
As Ling Ruoke entered the classroom, she immediately recognized the leaders of the opposing teams: Lin Zhan and Zhuang Yuqi.
"What happened?" Ling Ruoke asked, frowning.
The two boys had clearly been fighting, both with bruises on their faces. Lin Zhan was wiping away snot and tears, obviously more seriously injured. Zhuang Yuqi glanced at him, his head held high.
Lin Zhan, crying pitifully, pointed at Zhuang Yuqi and said, "Teacher Ling, I only said one thing to this guy and he beat me up! Waaaaah..."
Ling Ruoke patted Lin Zhan's head reassuringly and asked, "Oh, what did you say?"
Lin Zhan sniffed and stammered, "I... I knew his dad was definitely not coming to the parent-teacher conference this time. As a result, he... he beat me up."
"You deserved to be beaten up." Zhuang Yuqi bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
Ling Ruoke was both amused and exasperated, realizing it was a mistake made at the parent-teacher conference. She had heard that Zhuang Yuqi's parents rarely attended parent-teacher conferences. Presumably, this was a sore spot for the little guy, something no one could touch.
If we can calm the agitated children down and get them all home.
Then he looked at the angry Zhuang Yuqi. "Zhuang Yuqi, come to my office."
Little Zhuang Yuqi immediately frowned, grabbed his schoolbag, and followed her out with a righteous air under everyone's gaze.
Ling Ruoke turned around and saw his awkward expression. Although she had a headache, she also thought the child was quite cute.
The autumn evening was pleasantly cool. Classes had ended, so the teachers in the office had all left, making it very quiet.
Ling Ruoke looked at the little boy standing in the corner, still puffing up his cheeks, and squatted down in front of him with a smile. She reached out and gently touched the bruises on his face.
"Were you the one who started the fight?"
"Yes." He reluctantly admitted, then quickly added, "Who would have thought he was so weak? I only used one set of military boxing techniques and he was knocked down."
Ling Ruoke chuckled. Sure enough, that's what a child would say. "Is military boxing just for you to use to hit people?"
After thinking for a moment, Zhuang Yuqi replied, "For self-defense."
"Then why did you hit Lin Zhan?" What an awkward child, but his awkwardness is adorable.
"Who told him to say my dad wasn't coming to the parent-teacher conference!" He stomped his foot angrily as he spoke, clearly still furious.
Ling Ruoke gave an "oh" and affectionately patted his head. "Then your father hasn't come several times, has he?"
Little Zhuang Yuqi choked for a moment and had nothing to say. He just held his head high and ignored everyone.
"How about this, give me your dad's phone number. I'll personally notify him to come to the meeting, okay?" She knew that for a child without a mother, the attention of a father was especially important.
Little Zhuang Yuqi's eyes widened in disbelief, but a gleam of surprise already shone in them. "Really?"
"certainly."
Zhuang Yuqi immediately beamed with joy and pulled a children's cell phone from her bag, handing it to her. Even her tone of voice was excited.
"Teacher, please use mine. My dad will definitely accept it if it's mine!"
Ling Ruoke took the call. The call connected quickly, and before she could even speak, she heard a long string of words popping out of the other end.
"Oh dear, my little darling, the commander is busy right now. What trouble have you gotten yourself into this time? Why are you calling at this hour? Where has Gao Yu been?"
Ling Ruoke paused for a moment before interrupting the endless chatter on the other end. "Excuse me, actually, I'm Zhuang Yuqi's teacher—"
The person on the other end seemed to have their mouth suddenly shut, and it took a while before they seemed to recover.
"Oh, hello, teacher. Zhuang Yuqi's parents are in a meeting right now and can't answer the phone. This is his secretary, Xiao Ma. May I ask how I can help you?"
"It's nothing, I just wanted to inform Zhuang Yuqi's parents. There's a parent-teacher meeting at school the day after tomorrow, and Zhuang Yuqi really wants his father to attend. So, we hope he can make time for it."
"ah……"
"If there are any problems, let him contact me again. But I think, for the sake of the child's education, there's nothing that can't be put aside for the time being, right?"
After leaving her number, Ling Ruoke hung up the phone. Then she patted Zhuang Yuqi on the head.
"Zhuang Yuqi, the teacher will definitely have your dad come this time. So, you can't fight with other kids over things like this anymore, understand?"
After he finished speaking, he saw that Zhuang Yuqi was not looking at him expectantly as he had imagined. Instead, she pouted and asked, "Teacher, do you know what my father does?"
What do you do?
It seems the little guy has been disappointed many times already. So what that little horse said just now made him feel that there was no hope this time either.
The little boy pouted and whispered in her ear, "He's an official. My dad is the provincial party secretary."
Ling Ruoke looked at the child in surprise, but quickly smiled and patted his head. "Anyway, the teacher will definitely find a way to get him to attend the parent-teacher conference, okay?"
Little Zhuang Yuqi nodded again with a big smile, his expression silly.
Ling Ruoke thought, "That's more like a child now." "Alright, now you should go home quickly, don't keep your family waiting."
As she spoke, she lowered her head and kissed his forehead.
Little Zhuang Yuqi touched the spot where she had kissed him, his eyes wide with surprise. Then he turned and ran away quickly. That gentle kiss felt like a mother's kiss, and the child instantly fell in love with this kind teacher.
Ling Ruoke watched her child run away, feeling a pang of sadness at his earlier shock. He probably never knew how warm a mother's kiss felt.
Looking at the time, I need to hurry and pick up the little one.
Ling Ruoke hurriedly walked out of the school gate and headed straight for the kindergarten where Fu'an was.
A black Mercedes followed slowly not far behind her. The window rolled down slightly, revealing a pair of sunglasses.
"Boss, it really is Madam! Should we have someone bring her over immediately?" The man was overjoyed. It's understandable; the entire gang was on edge searching for Madam. Now that they'd finally found her, how could they not be happy?
"No rush." Beneath his sunglasses, Cang Wei's eyes narrowed slightly, radiating a dangerous aura. He intently watched the hurried figure.
Ling Ruoke, I've finally found you!
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