"Mom, Zhu Tongtong called me a fatherless wild child, so I hit him!"

Seeing Chen Yinuo rushing over, Ye Youyou immediately pouted and complained with a hint of grievance.

"Ye Chen, let go of him right now!"

But at that moment, Chen Yinuo couldn't care less about Ye Youyou's grievance. She anxiously shouted at Ye Chen.

"Alright, I'll listen to you!"

Ye Chen grinned sheepishly before finally releasing Zhu Wen's wrist.

"You shameless—"

As soon as she saw Chen Yinuo appear, Lu Yanping's aggressive attitude flared up again.

But before she could finish her sentence, Ye Chen's dark gaze swept towards her. "Itching for another slap, are you?"

Shiver!

Lu Yanping trembled, swallowing back her insult.

"Zhu Wen, you useless coward! Why are you standing there like an idiot? Call the police! Call the police! I've never been hit in my life, and today I'll make sure he ends up behind bars!"

Lu Yanping shouted at Zhu Wen, her anger boiling over.

Unable to fight back physically and silenced verbally, her pent-up frustration far outweighed the burning pain on her face. Her only way to vent her anger now was by calling the police!

"Call the police?"

When Chen Yinuo heard those words, her heart sank with a loud thud.

"Ye Chen, what exactly happened? What have you done?" she choked out anxiously.

"Yinuo's mom, please don't panic! Here's what happened: Zhu Tongtong insulted Ye Youyou, and Ye Youyou hit him. It was just a spat between kids. Then Zhu Tongtong's mom came over and tried to hit Ye Youyou, but Ye Chen stopped her. Later, your husband—youyou's dad—arrived, and Zhu Tongtong's mom... well, she said some really harsh things. So, Ye Chen slapped her a few times! Finally, when Zhu Tongtong's dad tried to go after Ye Chen, things escalated to the scene you saw!"

Assistant principal Zhou Xiaolan quickly explained the sequence of events.

"Zhu Wen, I told you to call the police! Why aren't you moving? What are you staring at that shameless... him for? Call the police, right now!"

Seeing that Zhu Wen wasn't taking out his phone, Lu Yanping screamed at him again.

"Fine! I'll call!"

Zhu Wen pointed at Ye Chen and threatened, "You, just you wait!"

But before he could dial 110, one of the parents in the crowd watching the scene called out.

"Don't worry, buddy. We've recorded everything that happened just now. That shrew started it by hurling insults and even tried to hit your daughter first! With video evidence like this, the police won't do anything to you!"

"Exactly! Don't panic. We're all willing to testify for you! Driving a shabby Mercedes doesn't make them untouchable. If this goes online, they'll have to face public backlash!"

"Let him call the police! We've got video evidence. If things escalate, let's see who really ends up losing!"

The crowd's support not only warmed Ye Chen's heart but also made Chen Yinuo, who was still trying to process everything, breathe a sigh of relief.

As for Zhu Wen, after pressing the first two digits of 110, he couldn't bring himself to press the last digit.

If what just happened really had been recorded and went public, the resulting backlash would drown their entire family. His hard-earned promotion to deputy manager would be gone before he even warmed his seat.

Realizing this, he panicked.

Lu Yanping wasn't doing much better. "You... you people, why are you butting into this? What does this have to do with you?"

Her words were still wild, but her tone lacked the arrogant confidence it had before, revealing her inner panic.

By now, Chen Yinuo had pieced everything together and was furious.

Not only had their son insulted Ye Youyou first, but as a parent, how could she think of hitting a little girl just because of a spat between kids?

But even though she was angry, Chen Yinuo suppressed her emotions.

It wasn't that she was conceding defeat but because life had taught her through countless hardships not to escalate situations unnecessarily.

More importantly, Ye Youyou still had to attend kindergarten at Bauhinia Preschool. She didn't want the children's conflict to continue indefinitely.

So, she forced herself to remain calm and said to Lu Yanping, "Even though your son insulted Youyou first, Youyou did hit him. For that, I'll ask her to apologize. Let's just settle this matter here. Is that okay?"

Then she turned to Ye Youyou. "Youyou, apologize to your classmate."

"I won't! He insulted me first, calling me a fatherless wild child. Why should I apologize to him? I won't!" Ye Youyou replied stubbornly.

"Yinuo, Youyou's right. Why should she apologize? Should we teach our children to endure every injustice? If we do that, won't it send the message that being kind means you deserve to be bullied? If we back down now, won't they just get bolder next time? Kindness should never mean tolerating abuse!" Ye Chen argued.

"You think I care about your apology?" Lu Yanping shouted angrily. "My child was hit, and I was hit! Do you think an apology is enough?"

She spoke as though she were the innocent victim.

Ye Chen, however, sneered.

"I never intended to apologize anyway."

Then he added, "Play it however you want. I'm ready for anything. Didn't you want to call the police? Go ahead and call them!"

"You—!"

Lu Yanping was stunned.

Calling the police was no longer an option.

At this point, assistant principal Zhou Xiaolan quickly stepped forward, hoping to mediate.

"Mr. and Mrs. Zhu, while it's true that Mr. Ye acted impulsively, the root of the problem lies in Zhu Tongtong insulting Ye Youyou, which led to the kids fighting. It's natural for you to feel upset when your child is hurt—I completely understand. Any parent would feel the same!

"But before understanding the full story, you acted rashly and said some hurtful things. That's undeniable. Whether it's the conflict between the children or between you and Mr. Ye, it's clear that you were in the wrong from the start. So, could you consider letting this go?"

Lu Yanping was fuming.

But with the olive branch Zhou Xiaolan offered, they had no choice but to take it unless they wanted to involve the police.

"Does this mean my son and I get beaten up for nothing?" Lu Yanping demanded.

"By the same logic, does that mean Ye Youyou and her family should just accept being insulted? Isn't that right?" Zhou Xiaolan replied, standing firm on the side of fairness.

While Ye Youyou hitting someone wasn't ideal, given the circumstances and what was said, it wasn't unjustified.

"This time, fine! For your sake, Principal Zhou, I'll let it slide! But I have one condition—they have to delete all the videos!" Lu Yanping said through gritted teeth.

"Agreed! The kindergarten doesn't want this to escalate and attract unwanted attention," Zhou Xiaolan promised.

She then turned to the parents in the crowd, asking them to delete the videos.

Out of respect for her, they complied.

"You'll regret this!" Lu Yanping yelled at Ye Chen before getting into her car under a chorus of jeers.

"Thank you!"

Ye Chen clasped his hands and sincerely thanked the parents in the crowd.

"No need to thank us! That's what real men should do, haha!"

"It's nothing! You were in the right, and we stand with you!"

"Couldn't stand that family long before this. Driving an old Mercedes, acting all high and mighty. Well done!"

"That's how you handle a shrew like her. Cheers, man!"