chapter 4

The parent-teacher meeting was nothing but the same old clichés.

After it ended, the teacher called me over.

She told me to pay more attention to my child’s mental health.

Between the lines, she was saying that Huo Mingchen was withdrawn and didn’t get along with others.

Some of the other parents were also casting strange glances at me.

I paid special attention.

I noticed that the other students didn’t even greet him-some even avoided him.

It’s one thing for him to be a little tyrant at home.

But to have no friends at school either?

I rubbed my forehead and gave a wry smile.

I asked him, “The teacher said you don’t like playing with the other kids?”

Huo Mingchen pressed his lips together, his expression noticeably colder.

“They’re childish. I have nothing to talk about with them.”

Me: “…”

As expected, the child of a domineering CEO is also a little CEO.

While I went to buy an ice cream, the kid managed to get into a conflict with someone else.

Little Fatty and a few others blocked his way.

“Hey, bastard, was that woman who came to the parent-teacher meeting today your stepmother?”

Huo Mingchen: “What’s it to you?”

He tried to leave, but Little Fatty used his weight to push him down.

I walked over with a cold face.

I helped Huo Mingchen up and shoved the ice cream into his hand.

“Little Fatty, who are you calling a bastard?”

He stepped back, clearly a bit scared, but still stubborn.

“He doesn’t even know who his mom is-how is he not a bastard!”

Huo Mingchen clenched his fists, his eyes red with anger.

I was furious.

“I’m his mother. Do you have a problem with that?”

Little Fatty shrank back in fear.

“You’re lying. My nanny said you only became Huo Mingchen’s stepmom for the money!”

No wonder a kid would call someone a bastard so easily.

Turns out someone taught him that.

I raised an eyebrow. “So what if I’m a stepmom? Our kid is so adorable, plenty of people would fight to be his mom.”

“You’re so mean, no wonder your parents don’t like you. They only send the nanny to the parent-teacher meeting.”

Little Fatty was stunned.

I took the chance to push Huo Mingchen forward.

“Go on, hit him back!”

Huo Mingchen looked dazed for a moment.

Then, as if receiving a command, he immediately stepped forward and pushed Little Fatty.

Little Fatty fell to the ground, dazed for a couple of seconds, then suddenly burst into tears.

“How dare you hit me! I’m telling my parents!”

I clicked my tongue.

“You think I won’t tell your parents too?”

I took Huo Mingchen straight to the principal’s office.

After explaining everything, even the principal was startled.

He immediately called Little Fatty’s parents over to apologize.

After all, Huo Yu had donated a building to this kindergarten.

Little Fatty was forced by his father to apologize.

His eyes were full of tears, and he was no longer as arrogant as before.

“S-sorry.”

I asked Huo Mingchen, “Do you accept his apology? It’s okay if you don’t.”

At that moment, he met my gaze, then quickly looked down, mumbling a quiet “mm.”

And that was the end of it.

As we left the school, I noticed that Huo Mingchen was still holding my hand.

He was taking small licks of the overly melted ice cream.

“If you don’t like it, just throw it away. I’ll buy you another one.”

Huo Mingchen looked up at me. “You said we shouldn’t waste food.”

He’s actually being pretty good right now.

I patted his head.

He didn’t resist, just buried his head even lower.