The day had been a busy one. In the morning, Ye Fei had helped out at the clinic and seen quite a few patients.
At noon, he went to look in on his good friend Lu Dabao’s business.
By the afternoon, he had also made a round to the music room.
In the blink of an eye, it was ti for Little Ye to finish school.
Because there was a water pipe leak on the road from the music room to the kindergarten, there was a severe traffic jam.
Ye Fei had no choice but to call the teacher, asking her to keep an eye on the child for a while longer.
In front of the kindergarten.
Auntie was playing gas with Little Ye and three other classmates.
Their parents were all stuck in the sa traffic jam as Ye Fei.
As they played, one of the children’s parents arrived first.
The auntie turned to chat with that parent.
And the kids started talking about topics that interested them.
Xiaoming boasted proudly, "Let tell you, my dad is a martial arts instructor with really good kung fu, just like Bruce Lee. Several people can’t beat him at once!"
Hearing this, Xiaoqiang was not to be outdone, "Pfft, my dad is the toughest! He exercises every day, is all muscular, can lift anything, just like Superman!"
Xiaohua, seeing how boastful the two boys were, didn’t want to be left behind and also pouted, "My dad also exercises daily, also has muscles, and is like Superman, but so what? He still gets bullied by my mom every day. My mom is truly the most aweso!"
Little Ye, hearing the conversations of her peers, turned her face aside with a helpless expression, thinking how childish these kids were.
The three kids wouldn’t admit defeat to each other and argued more and more fiercely.
Finally, seeing Little Ye staying quietly aside, as if in her own world, they turned their battle onto her.
"Hey, Little Ye, why don’t you praise your dad? Is it because he’s too ordinary, not cool enough?" Xiaohua asked, lips pursed.
Xiaoqiang and Xiaoming heard this and laughed along, egging her on, "Yeah, that must be it!"
"Our dads pick us up in their cars every day, only Little Ye’s dad cos on foot. So her dad isn’t cool at all!"
Little Ye was speechless.
Argue all you want, but don’t drag into it.
Seeing that Little Ye didn’t retort, the other children assud they hit the mark and began to tease her even more ruthlessly.
"Oh! Little Ye’s dad is a fool, knows nothing, not as great as our dads!"
Annoyed by the commotion, Little Ye retorted loudly, "My dad is the most amazing hero in the world! He’s a masked superhero! And he can fly, too!"
Upon hearing this, the children clutched their stomachs and laughed uproariously, "Little Ye is such a boaster! A masked superhero, that’s hilarious!"
Xiaoqiang laughed the loudest, rubbing his index finger on his face as he giggled, "Ridiculous, Little Ye, what a tall tale, claiming your dad is a masked superhero, how shaless!"
"I’m not boasting!" Little Ye stomped her foot and argued with her arms akimbo.
But the more she argued, the louder the other kids mocked.
The parent who had been chatting with the auntie cast an angry glance at her child, "Xiaoqiang, don’t make fun of your classmates! It’s very rude!"
Xiaoqiang stuck out his tongue, "But mom, Little Ye is the one telling fibs—she says her dad is a masked superhero and can even fly! Haha!"
The parent glared at Xiaoqiang again, then looked at Little Ye, saying nothing, but the corner of her mouth revealed a aningful smile.
Little Ye, a child with keen observation skills, was not pleased.
She made a face at the other kids and then ignored them completely.
Soon, Ye Fei and the other parents arrived one after another.
Those parents, upon seeing the teacher, sward up to inquire about their children.
Ye Fei, noticing his daughter’s unhappy mood, walked over and pinched her cheek, asking, "What’s wrong, Little Ye, why the long face?"
Little Ye gave a sideways glance at the other children, "They say I’m boasting! But I’m not, dad really is a masked superhero, he does fly!"
Ye Fei chuckled and ruffled his daughter’s hair, "We can’t control what others think, nor should we get upset about it—that’s not a smart thing to do."
Little Ye nodded, seemingly understanding, "Got it."
anwhile, those mischievous kids were still mocking Little Ye, repeatedly gesturing ridicule at their own faces.
Xiaoqiang, especially, was still teasing Little Ye, "Your dad’s here now, isn’t he? Let’s see him fly for us!"
"Haha! Can’t fly, can he? He can’t fly at all! So, Little Ye, no more boasting from now on! Kids who brag will get eaten by wolves!"
Ye Fei shook his head and was ready to take his daughter ho.
But in that mont of turning around, Ye Fei suddenly felt a familiar yet faint energy rapidly approaching him.
Ah Si?
Ye Fei’s brows furrowed as he turned his head to look.
Across the street on the top of a high-rise, a figure dressed in black, Ah Si, was running for her life.
Two more figures in black were hot on her heels, leaping from one building to another in relentless pursuit.
"Little Ye, stay here and don’t move. Daddy will be right back to pick you up."
With those words, he dashed across the street and, with a mighty leap, soared onto the high-rise like a bird in flight.
The parents and auntie, engrossed in their conversation, missed this entire spectacle.
But those few children saw everything and stood frozen on the spot, their eyes wide in shock.
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