Yu Nan's father felt his anger rising, but when he saw the boy looking ready to run, he panicked. "Yu Nan, you get back here—"
His voice cut off abruptly.
The young man who had been in the pavilion just moments ago had somehow appeared in front of his son and grabbed him by the arm.
No matter how hard his son struggled, he couldn't break free of Student Xiao's grip.
Yu Nan's father let out a huge sigh of relief.
Student Xiao really was strong.
"Child's Mom, are you all right?"
Yu Nan's father looked down at the woman, who had steadied herself.
She shook her head.
She stared blankly at her son, who was hysterically shouting, "Let go of me!" Her eyes held a tangled mix of hurt, confusion, and bewilderment.
"What's wrong with this child...?"
She murmured under her breath.
Yu Nan's father fell silent.
He wanted to ask the same thing.
That day, he had been at work when Mother Yu called.
For some reason, his heart had skipped a beat as soon as he saw her call.
Mother Yu rarely called him while he was at work.
If something came up, she could just send him a message. Why call?
If she needed to call, it had to be something serious.
He stepped out of his office and answered.
Their son was in trouble.
Mother Yu's words had shocked him. For a moment, he'd thought their son had been hurt at school.
He hadn't been entirely wrong.
Their son had been hurt.
But it was because he'd gotten into a fight with his classmates.
Three against one, no less.
He could hardly believe it.
Especially when Mother Yu told him their son had started it and wouldn't listen to anyone trying