Si Jiangchen was silent for a moment. "He's stronger than we thought."
Come to think of it, that made sense. Losing his parents at such a young age, and Si Jiangchen couldn't get close to him due to his own reasons.
Si Tong had been very independent since childhood. So being isolated in kindergarten didn't really affect him.
In his eyes, those chattering kids were probably no different from the noisy little sparrows on the branches.
This time, Si Jiangchen parked the car far away at the intersection. He walked with me to the kindergarten gate and waited for Si Tong to finish school.
"Hey, look! That guy is so handsome!"
"He looks kind of familiar..."
"Which kid's parent is he?"
There weren't many real parents picking up their kids at the kindergarten gate. Most of them were the family's nannies or drivers waiting for the young masters and princesses to finish class. Originally, Si Tong was supposed to be picked up by Butler Tang. But after yesterday's bullying incident, Si Jiangchen also wanted to drop by to see how Si Tong was doing in the kindergarten.
Fortunately, he was self - aware enough to wear a pair of sunglasses early on. Otherwise, given his status, it was inevitable that he would cause a little stir at the kindergarten gate.
Soon, Si Tong's class appeared in line.
I noticed that this time Si Tong was actually walking out hand in hand with his little friends, singing songs side by side. When he saw Si Jiangchen and me standing outside the fence waiting for him, a surprised look immediately appeared on his face. He said to his little friends, "Look, my dad and my future mom are here to pick me up!"
"Wow! Si Tong didn't lie. He really has a dad!"
The little girl shouted to another little girl standing behind her. The little boy holding hands with that girl was none other than Sun Wenwen, the daughter of Sun Liren.
"Really! Then Wenwen is lying!"
The little girl immediately let go of Sun Wenwen's little hand. "Liar. I won't play with liars!"
Other kids beside them also started clapping their hands and shouting at Sun Wenwen, "Liar! Liar!!"
Sun Wenwen stamped her foot angrily and clenched her fists in defense. "I'm not lying. I'm not lying!"
How could those kids listen to her? They surrounded Sun Wenwen, laughing and shouting, "Your nose will grow if you lie!"
Before Sun Wenwen could get angry, a woman's roar came from the wall beside the kindergarten gate. "You little demons. How dare you say my daughter is lying?"
Since there were a few parents standing in front of me, I had to stand on tiptoe to look inside.
I saw Mrs. Sun Liren sneaking behind the marble pillar by the wall. It seemed that she originally wanted to avoid us and pick up her daughter quietly and leave. But seeing Sun Wenwen being bullied by other kids, she finally couldn't help but stand up to support her daughter.
"Wow!!"
When Sun Wenwen saw her mother, she immediately wiped away her tears. "Mommy, they all bullied me. You said Lin Tong is an orphan and a jinx!"
"Wenwen's mom is also lying!"
A little kid pointed at Mrs. Sun as if discovering a new continent. "She will also grow a long nose!"
"Heehee, right! Long nose!"
"Liar!"
...
The innocent cruelty of the kids finally made Mrs. Sun lose her temper. She pointed at the kids and cursed, "You little brats. If you dare to bully our Wenwen again, you'll be reported!"
The kids in this kindergarten all came from well - connected families. How could they be afraid of Mrs. Sun's threat? One of them even imitated her, putting hands on the hips and saying, "You'll be reported! We don't want to have class with liars!"
The teacher in charge of the kids quickly came over to maintain order and pulled Mrs. Sun, who was disturbing the kids' queue, to the side.
"Teacher, I want to file a complaint. My child has been bullied!"
Mrs. Sun was so angry that she was trembling all over. She pointed at Si Tong and said, "Lin Tong. Lin Tong colluded with his classmates to isolate our Wenwen!!"
Hearing her words that reversed the truth, I was just about to rush up and lose my temper when Si Jiangchen grabbed my waist.
Si Tong was being wronged! He was the one being bullied, okay?!
Meeting my skeptical look, Si Jiangchen just twitched the corner of his lips at me, but his grip on my waist didn't loosen at all.
"Auntie, you're wrong."
Si Tong, who was pointed at by Mrs. Sun, walked over. He looked at Mrs. Sun seriously and said, "I'll say it again formally. My name is Si Tong. I have a dad and Miss Du, who will soon be my mom! I'm not an orphan, and I didn't ask my classmates to isolate Wenwen..."
Saying that, he pointed at us proudly, and then continued, "It's Wenwen who always called me a jinx and said I had an infectious disease, asking everyone not to play with me."
"Yeah, yeah! Wenwen always said Tongtong was a big virus!"
"We don't believe her now because Wenwen is a big liar!"
"Tongtong is very nice. He brought us super delicious candies this morning!"
A group of kids behind Si Tong testified for him in a hubbub, instantly leaving Mrs. Sun speechless.
She gave me and Si Jiangchen a hateful look, then reached out and pulled her daughter, walking towards the place where her car was parked at the street corner.
While walking, she angrily dialed the phone. It seemed that she didn't know that her husband had become a criminal under Du Peilin and had been taken to a special department for investigation.
I turned my head and watched the mother - daughter pair squeeze out of the crowd like two angry frogs before looking back at Si Tong.
The little guy had already run in front of us. "Dad, I asked Uncle Tang to prepare a lot of chocolates for me today. The kids were very happy eating them and they all wanted to be my friends! I told them that I have a dad and my dad would come to pick me up..."
Si Tong's little face was red. He looked happy and a bit shy. "Then, you came! Thank you, Dad!"
"Tongtong has grown up. It's good that you can handle conflicts on your own."
Si Jiangchen's tone really sounded like a proud father. He finally let go of me and reached out to touch Si Tong's little head.
"Heehee, I also have the surname Si. I can't let Dad down!"
Being praised by Si Jiangchen, Si Tong was like a little rooster that had won a battle, full of high - spirited fighting spirit.
"Si Tong, was there anything abnormal about Sun Wenwen today?"
I took another look at the place where the mother - daughter pair disappeared and frowned slightly. When they walked past me just now, I could clearly feel the eerie aura of Wang Yingxiu.
... But I didn't see any trace of the fierce ghost on them at all.
Logically speaking, even if Wang Yingxiu was a red - clothed fierce ghost, she wouldn't dare to appear in broad daylight when there were so many people!
Si Tong frowned slightly and thought for a long time. "Sister Xiaohe, do you mean being afraid of the cold when you say abnormal state?"
"Yes!"
I felt a chill in my heart. The biggest symptom of being possessed by a fierce ghost was the bone - chilling cold. Sun Wenwen was a child and should have strong yang energy. Suddenly feeling cold in this summer meant that she might have been followed by Wang Yingxiu.
"She kept shouting that she was cold during the lunch break today and insisted on turning off the air - conditioner!"
Si Tong shook his head. "We all disagreed, so the teacher had to carry her to another room to sleep!"