C18 I'm Afraid Your Wife will Hate Me

As Xia Yun walked out of the company in a daze, she raised her head and looked up at the sky. Her clear eyes were filled with apprehension. Where was she going to find this much money at such short notice?

Just then, her phone rang. She glanced at the screen to check the caller ID — the dean had called her. After the call was connected, Lu Zhining's bright voice could be heard from the other end. "Teacher, why haven't you come to kindergarten yet?"

Kindergarten? In her panic, she had completely forgotten about work. She checked the time and realized it was already nine o'clock. "I will be there soon." She replied rather absent-mindedly to appease the concerned boy.

After hanging up, Xia Yun immediately took a taxi to the kindergarten.

Everything was as usual at the kindergarten, with the dean and teachers keeping quiet about her 'kidnapping' yesterday.

However, Xia Yun knew that she was the only one who did not know about her own 'kidnapping'. It seems that Lu Fengting had informed the kindergarten beforehand.

Seeing her, Lu Zhining made a dash towards her. "Teacher, why couldn't I find you in the morning? Where did you go?" Lu Zhining asked innocently while tugging Xia Yun's arm.

"It's nothing, I just had to do something outside." Xia Yun patted Lu Zhining's head and forced a smile even though she didn't feel like it.

"Teacher, you don't look well. Did something happen?" Lu Zhining asked worriedly.

Xia Yun shook her head and said, "I'm just a little tired. Go play with the other children. "

"I don't want to. " Lu Zhining looked at the children who were playing happily and scoffed with disdain, "Childish."

Xia Yun couldn't help but laugh. Lu Zhining's behavior sometimes reminded her of Lu Fengting. Gently patting Lu Zhining's back, she said, "Listen to me, okay? Go and play with them, you need to learn to talk to the other children."

As she spoke, there was a knock on the door before it opened to reveal a bespectacled middle-aged man. The man stuck his head through the crack in the door— it was the kindergarten's director, Zhao Liang.

He waved at Xia Yun said, "Teacher Xia, come out for a while. "

Xia Yun nodded with a quick "Okay". She quickly told Lu Zhining to play with the other children before turning to address the director and walking out

Lu Zhining narrowed his eyes and murmured to himself, "Has something happened to Lu Fengting?"

While he was deep in thought, a little girl walked over with a bright smile on her face. "Ning, come play with us! "

Lu Zhining crossed his arms in front of his chest and shook his head firmly. "Kid, go play by yourself. "

"Hmph!"

The little girl stuck out her tongue at him before leaving.

In the corridor.

Zhao Liang grabbed Xia Yun's arm with a concerned expression on his face. "Were you alright yesterday?"

Xia Yun was surprised by the director grabbing her but tried to conceal her surprise by taking a step back and shaking his and off naturally. With a smile, she said, "Mr. Zhao, you don't have to worry. I'm alright."

Zhao Liang sighed as he pushed up his glasses with a finger. "The yardmaster is too much. I can't believe he actually agreed to this kind of thing. "

The smile on Xia Yun's face became strained but she remained silent.

"What's most disappointing to me is that the yardmaster actually hid this from me. If I had known otherwise, I wouldn't let them take you away even if my life is on the line!" Zhao Liang declared with an expression of seemingly deep regret.

Xia Yun could only look at him, speechless by his shameless lie. How dare he try to lie to Xia Yun after what he had done yesterday?

If she hadn't seen Zhao Liang hiding at the corner of the stairs when she was kidnapped yesterday, perhaps she would have believed him.

This man's acting skills were really too good—even Xia Yun almost believed him.

Zhao Liang took a step forward to narrow the distance between Xia Yunand him. Before she could even register what was happening, Zhao Liang had already held her hand. "Xia Yun, it doesn't matter what happened last night. I'll never hate you."

Xia Yun's facial muscles twitched slightly as she tried to maintain her pleasant expression. With a slight sneer, she said, "Mr Zhao, although you don't hate me, I'm afraid your wife will."