"From now on, if you run into Chen—"
The man paused briefly, then continued, "...Teacher Chen, act as if you didn't see her."
"Why?"
The child blurted out.
She looked utterly confused.
Then she thought of the unfriendly atmosphere between her parents and Teacher Chen that day, and she began to understand.
"Mom and Dad don't like Teacher Chen?"
"No—"
The woman felt it would be hard to explain things too bluntly to the child.
But the man nodded.
"That's right."
The woman looked at the man in surprise.
Was he really going to tell the child so directly?
The man looked at the child.
He had hesitated too.
But in the end, he still felt it was better to tell the child the truth.
Otherwise...
How could the child resist Chen Jing's honeyed words?
If the child really got tricked into leaving with Chen Jing...
It would be too late for them to regret it.
The child's eyes suddenly widened.
"...Why?"
Her lips moved for a long moment before she asked in confusion.
She didn't know...
She had never encountered a situation like this before.
For a moment, the child didn't know what to do.
She was at a loss.
"The reasons are complicated..."
The man looked at the child. "But, Yaya, who's more important, Mom and Dad or Teacher Chen?"
"Mom and Dad."
The child blurted out again.
The man smiled.
He wasn't surprised by her answer at all.
"Good."
"Then if Mom and Dad tell you to stop paying attention to Teacher Chen, can you do that?"
"No."
The man shook his head slightly.
"This isn't a request."
"It's an order."
"Yaya."
"You have to do it."
"Mom and Dad would never hurt you."
"If you don't listen, Mom and