The other end of the line fell silent for half a second.
"All right, teacher. I understand."
After hanging up, Li Jing took a deep breath and returned to the office.
Lu Ye pulled a wet wipe from the desk and carefully wiped his fingers.
"Niu Sheng, right? In the clothing business?"
Niu's mother struggled for ages but still couldn't get up. Her head buzzed, and her vision kept going black. She instinctively asked:
"How did you know?"
"Not just yours. I know the family circumstances of all seventeen children in the kindergarten class inside out."
The corners of Lu Ye's lips curved, but his smile didn't reach his eyes as his gaze swept over all the teachers in the office.
"Including yours."
Apart from Li Jing, the other teachers had already huddled together. They all shuddered at his words, their expressions turning ugly.
Lu Ye took out his phone and was about to dial when Xie Lin called.
He froze for a moment. The next second, the icy aura around him melted into spring water, and a soft light rose in his eyes.
"Honey~ Missing your husband already?"
"Did you get into a fight?"
"..."
Lu Ye lifted his eyelids and glanced at Li Jing. She immediately straightened her back and lifted her chin slightly.
He pursed his lips.
"Honey, some ugly woman accused you of flirting around."
"..."
Xie Lin was silent for a long moment.
"What's her name?"
"Niu Sheng and Liu Xiuzhi. Should I send you their information?"
"Sure. Wait until I get back to deal with it. Behave yourself at the kindergarten. No fighting, understand?"
"Got it, honey."
The call ended, and Lu Ye's expression changed in an instant, his eyes darkening.
Liu Xiuzhi, still sitting on the floor, was completely stunned.
"H-how do you