Nadia murmured to herself.
No one cared.
"Here we are. Get out of the car quickly. Mommy has to go to work at the hospital. If your hateful daddy
doesn't come back alive by this afternoon, I will come pick you up." Nancy was angry, so she said
something she would not normally say. She ushered the two kids out of the car and helped them gather
their things.
"Daddy is fine! He will be back soon!" Nadia shouted.
"Keep your voice down, Nadia!" Nancy sneered. Some passers-by stopped and looked when they
heard Nadia scream. Nancy did not want any more attention.
There was already enough neighborhood gossip going around about her, and she did not want to
cause any more trouble.
"Well, I don't want to talk to Mommy anymore. I'm going to class." Nadia pouted and walked toward the
kindergarten with her schoolbag.
"Hello. Are you Bobby's mother?"
When Nancy was about to get back into the car, a sharp voice called to her.
She looked over and saw a woman in a red down jacket walking toward her. The woman's ten-
centimeter high heels clacked against the pavement.
Nancy forced a smile and answered in a gentle tone, "Hello, my name is Nancy."
"Is Bobby your son?" The woman completely ignored her polite introduction and spoke arrogantly.
"Yes, Bobby and Nadia are my children." Nancy kept her composure, still smiled, and replied in a kind
voice.
"I see you're beautiful and well dressed. It's a little hard to believe you're Bobby's mother. The boy has
such an awful upbringing." The woman sneered.
Hearing that, Nancy's face darkened in an instant. "Lady, since you're here in school, you must have
children who go here. I'm confused. You're also a mother. Why are you being so vicious to me? I don't
even know you."
Nancy had tried her best to hold back her anger and be polite, but she was already in a bad mood
before she got to Bobby and Nadia's school. This strange woman was not helping her temper by
obviously picking on her.
Nancy could bear it if the woman said something bad about her but not about her children. That was a
line that should not be crossed.
"I'm telling the truth. Here. Take a look at this." The woman took out a small notebook from her bag and
handed it to Nancy.
"This is a letter from your son to my daughter. It's actually really good. It doesn't seem to be written by
a six-year-old child. You really taught him well. A child who can write such dirty words. Do you still have
the guts to say that he is well educated?" the woman insinuated.
Nancy looked at the notebook and grew curious. What on earth could Bobby possibly have written, and
why did it provoke this woman to say such harsh words?
Nancy took the notebook. After reading what was written on it, she looked at the woman in mixed
horror and embarrassment. Her face turned more and more gloomy.
The writing on the notebook went: Hello, Ruby. When I first saw you, I really liked you. Your big, watery
eyes are like two black grapes. I want to go up and have a bite for countless times, but I am afraid that
you will not agree, so I have been holding back. I like your little ears that are as transparent as the
tremella in my home. And your lower lip looks like a juicy peach. Oh, let me tell you a secret. My
favorite fruit is the juicy peach, and Nadia also likes it. I really want to have a bite. Do you agree...
Nancy felt her face grow hot with fury.
"Bobby, come here!" Nancy yelled.
Bobby, with his two short legs and a schoolbag on his back, ran away faster than a rabbit.
"Bobby!" Nancy stomped her feet in anger.
"Look what you have raised. Let me tell you, Nancy, I want your son to stay away from my daughter
from now on. My daughter is still young and very simple. We will never allow her to fall in love at an
early age!" the woman warned.
Hearing that, Nancy was speechless. She reread all the words written by Bobby. There were only four
words. "I really liked you." How could those words have anything to do with love?
This woman was definitely overreacting.
"Don't worry. There's a lot of girls that my son likes. Besides, how do you know that my son wants your
daughter to fall in love with him? I don't believe that Bobby has such a bad taste." Nancy was not about
to let some random parent slander her son for a silly note, so she said in a voice dripping with sarcasm,
"They're all just kids who love playing games. I think you're reading way too much into this. Stop
overreacting and making such a fuss, all right? Anyway, I have more important things to do today.
Goodbye."
"Hey, you can't just leave now. You haven't given me an explanation yet. Your son, Bobby, writing these
things could've caused psychological damage to my daughter. You have to compensate us for the
mental damage..." the woman kept shouting angrily.
Nancy turned around and smiled at her.
"In that case, sue me and I'll see you in court."
"You, you... It's said that the Fu family is rich. Why are you being so stingy?" the woman mocked.
"Mommy, what are you doing? Please don't make a fool of yourself here. Bobby was just joking. I didn't
suffer any psychological harm. I will no longer allow you to look through my schoolbag and ask about
my privacy from now on. You disrespect and embarrass me." A weak-looking girl walked up to the
woman and spoke timidly.
Though tiny in stature, the girl was smart, good-looking, and assertive, completely different from her
mother who was so vulgar and unpleasant.
Bobby had good taste in girls after all, the type that Nancy liked.
Nancy smiled at the little girl and said, "Sweetie, please tell your Mommy to stop making such a big
deal out of children's little games. She's just asking for trouble for taking them so seriously."
"I will. We have caused you trouble. We're sorry," Ruby said in a sweet voice.
"It's not your fault, dear. Bye now." When Nancy saw Ruby's pure and innocent face, she felt a little
better.
Glancing at Ruby's mother one last time, Nancy turned around, got in her car, and drove away.
"Ruby, are you an idiot? Do you have any idea how rich the Fu family is? We could've taken a lot of
money from them! You just betrayed me by speaking for that woman. You're supposed to take my
side!" the woman yelled at Ruby.
"Mommy, I don't want you to be like this. Bobby and I are good classmates. We're not in love. What he
wrote to me was not a love letter. It meant nothing. If you continue to mess around, I will never talk to
you again!" Ruby pouted and replied angrily.
The woman rolled her eyes and thought for a bit.
She was going to have to play the long game.
Yes, that was it. Since she couldn't get money from the Fu family in a short time, she should use Ruby
as leverage. She should groom her to grow up and catch the big fish, Bobby.
Thinking of this, the woman smiled triumphantly. She pulled Ruby close and said, "I'm sorry, sweetie.
It's my fault. What I did was wrong. You're right. You and Bobby are just good friends, and you get
along well with each other. How about you invite him to our home this weekend? I will cook a lot of
delicious food for you. How would you like that?"
Ruby looked at her mother in bewilderment. A minute ago, she hated Bobby, but now she wanted to
invite him to their home. Ruby found it odd. "Mommy, didn't you just say that Bobby was a bad boy? If
he's not good, why should I invite him to our home?"
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