After Returning Home, the Female CEO Actually Gave Me a Daughter Chapter 26

"The boss's daughter?"

Liu Ying's eyes flew wide in shock. "The boss doesn't even have a woman—where would a daughter come from?"

"That story starts from the day the boss got back to the country."

"You have to admit, fate really is something amazing sometimes."

"That day, the boss had just reached the building when a little girl grabbed hold of him..."

Liu An gave Liu Ying a brief rundown of what had happened over the past few days.

Liu Ying stood there, mouth agape, her face the picture of utter shock—the kind that would leave her stunned for a whole year.

The car pulled up at the kindergarten entrance, and Shen Qingyan practically sprinted inside.

Not long after she entered the kindergarten, she spotted Tang Yao, along with Tang Yao's class teacher, Li Yin—a woman in her thirties—and a sharp-faced, scrawny little boy.

Seeing no sign of injury on Tang Yao, she let out a long sigh of relief.

The little boy was sobbing and crying.

Tang Yao, however, wasn't crying. She just stood there, her small face set with stubbornness.

"Yaoyao."

Shen Qingyan called out.

Hearing the voice, the little girl turned to look.

When she saw it was her mom, she sniffled hard, her little legs churning as she dashed over to Shen Qingyan and wrapped her arms around her thigh...

And the moment she hugged Shen Qingyan, tears instantly welled up in the little girl's eyes.

But she didn't cry.

Even as the tears brimmed and swirled in her eyes, Tang Yao refused to let a single one spill out.

Seeing her daughter like this, Shen Qingyan's heart nearly shattered.

She gently ruffled Tang Yao's little head, then looked up at Teacher Li and asked, "Teacher Li, what exactly happened?"

"Well..."

Li Yin adjusted her rimless glasses and was about to speak when a middle-aged couple rushed in, frantic and out of breath.

The couple looked very alike—both with prominent cheekbones, sharp chins, triangular faces, and small eyes, bearing a striking resemblance to the sharp-faced, scrawny little boy.

As soon as they entered, and saw the little boy wailing, the middle-aged woman's face filled with distress. She hurried over quickly. "My precious son, what's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell Mommy!"

"Good boy, don't be afraid. Mommy and Daddy will handle it!" The man also came over, trying to comfort the boy.

The little boy, already a mess of tears and snot, threw himself into his mother's arms at the sound of their comfort, his wails growing even more heart-wrenching and hysterical.

Shen Qingyan's brows furrowed deeply.

Even if it was for the child's sake, speaking like that before the matter was even clear left a bad taste in her mouth.

"Precious, don't cry, don't cry."

The middle-aged woman soothed the little boy as she looked up at the teacher. "Teacher Li, what's going on here? Aren't you going to give us an explanation?"

Seeing the woman's aggressive demeanor, Li Yin swallowed nervously and said, "It's like this."

"Just now during activity time, I went to get yogurt for the kids. When I came back, I saw... Tang Yao chasing Chen Hao with a small stool. We stopped it in time, so nothing serious happened, but Chen Hao got quite a scare, and that's why he's like this."

Chen Hao was the sharp-faced, scrawny little boy.

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"What?!"

Hearing Li Yin's words, Chen Hao's mother, Dou Hua, flew into a rage.

She scanned the room, spotted Shen Qingyan standing there, realized the little girl clinging to Shen Qingyan's leg was Tang Yao, and immediately pointed at her, shrieking shrilly.

"You're Tang Yao? You dared to hit my Chen Hao with a stool? You little girl, how can you be so vicious? Have you lost your mind?!"

Tang Yao clung tightly to Shen Qingyan's leg, her face pale, her eyes filled with fear.

Shen Qingyan hugged her firmly, then turned to Dou Hua and said coldly, "Ma'am, the matter hasn't been sorted out yet. Isn't it a bit much to speak to a child like that so quickly?"

"So what if I did?"

Dou Hua jabbed a finger at Shen Qingyan's nose. "Your kid hit my son—she deserves whatever I say!"

Shen Qingyan's lips were trembling with rage.

"Alright, alright!"

Seeing the situation escalating, Li Yin quickly stepped forward.

"This isn't such a big deal, you two parents don't need to fight like this. Let's resolve this peacefully, peacefully!"

"How do you resolve it peacefully? Tell me how!"

Dou Hua was full of belligerence, rolling up her sleeves as if her anger had shifted targets and she was about to pick a fight with Li Yin.

Li Yin flinched, forcing a couple of ingratiating smiles, then turned to Shen Qingyan. "Um, Yaoyao's mom, this matter is ultimately Yaoyao's fault first. How about you have Yaoyao apologize to Haohao, and we'll just call it settled? What do you think?"

"I don't think so."

Shen Qingyan flatly refused Li Yin's suggestion with a cold tone. "I know my daughter. I believe she wouldn't lay a hand on someone for no reason. There has to be a reason for this."

She knew that forcing an apology without understanding the truth would cause immense harm to Tang Yao's heart.

She crouched down, gently stroking the top of the little girl's head—the hairstyle she had spent so long on that morning—and asked softly, "Yaoyao, tell Mom, what really happened? Why did you hit him?"

Tang Yao's big eyes were brimming with tears. She pouted, leaned close to Shen Qingyan's ear, and whispered, "Mom, let's go. I don't want to stay here anymore..."

She didn't dare to say it.

Because she was afraid.

Afraid that Shen Qingyan would be bullied, afraid that she would cause trouble for her mom...

"Yaoyao, don't be scared. It's okay. Just tell Mom why."

This was her own flesh and blood—how could Shen Qingyan not know what Tang Yao was thinking? Her nose stung, and she softened her voice even more.

But Tang Yao just clung to her shoulder, repeating the same line: "Mom, let's go. Yaoyao wants to go home."

Dou Hua sneered from the side. "You trust your daughter wouldn't do it for no reason? Then go on, say it!"

"Is it that she doesn't want to, doesn't dare to, or is it just plain bullying my son with nothing to say?"

Shen Qingyan ignored her, gently rubbing Tang Yao's back to soothe her emotions.

"I know why Yaoyao hit Haohao..."

Just then, a little girl suddenly stood up and raised her hand.

"You know? Why?" Li Yin asked.

The little girl continued, "Back then, I said I wanted Yaoyao to play with us, but Haohao wouldn't let her. He said we shouldn't play with kids who don't have a dad, and he wouldn't let us play with kids who don't have a dad either."

"Usually, Yaoyao wouldn't say anything, but this time she stood up and shouted that she does have a dad. Then Haohao cursed at her, saying her dad was long dead and buried, and told her to dig him out of the grave. That's when Yaoyao picked up a chair and chased him."

The child's innocent voice.

Fell on Shen Qingyan's ears like a thunderclap, making her eyes visibly redden.

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He had just arrived.

And heard the little girl's words.

Tang Chen's heart clenched sharply.

He suddenly remembered a few days ago, when Tang Yao had faked being sick...

So that was it...

That was why the little girl didn't want to come to kindergarten...

Tang Chen's gaze grew sharper, his fists clenched tightly.

He was truly furious!

"Mom, let's go!"

Tang Yao tugged hard at Shen Qingyan's hand, sobbing in a low voice.