Qin Juan thanked the teacher and took Ningning into her arms from the teacher’s embrace, comforting her while apologizing.
It was her fault for not arriving on time, which led to the person frightening her daughter.
Only after Ningning’s emotions were soothed did she shield her daughter behind her and scoffed, "Your mother cares for her child? From the day Ningning was born, she never gave her a proper look, despising her for being a girl. Zhang Wenbin, does it make any sense for you to say this? Didn’t you find another woman to bear you a son? And now you’re claiming you miss your child so much that you can’t eat or sleep, isn’t that laughable?"
"What are you saying? No matter what, I am Ningning’s father, her blood flows in my veins, and I’ve raised her with affection. How could I not miss her? Even if there are some misunderstandings between us, you can’t keep a child from seeing her father, can you?"
"Misunderstandings? Zhang Wenbin, you have the nerve to call it a misunderstanding?"
If it weren’t for the presence of the child, Qin Juan really wished she could tear away his facade of decency.
He had been caught red-handed in bed by his own brother and still had the audacity to speak of misunderstandings.
Not wanting to argue further with this man, Qin Juan pulled Ningning and walked away.
This was Ningning’s school, surrounded by her classmates.
She didn’t want this incident to cause her classmates to judge Ningning, nor did she want Ningning to become a topic of gossip among others.
Naturally, Zhang Wenbin wouldn’t give up so easily. This indeed wasn’t the place for such a conversation.
Although Zhang Wenbin no longer lived in the city, he still cared about his reputation.
There were too many people around for him to face being scolded by Qin Juan in public.
Qin Juan walked a few steps with Ningning but stopped when she heard footsteps behind and saw her daughter looking back constantly, her small hand gripping hers tighter and tighter.
"Zhang Wenbin, why are you following us? We’re already divorced, we no longer have any relationship. If you keep following us, I’ll report you to the police."
Zhang Wenbin looked around, seeing fewer people nearby, and suddenly his expression turned affectionate, "Juanzi, don’t be like this. You know how much you’re hurting me inside? I know I was wrong. I came today to apologize to you and Ningning. I was blinded and fooled by another woman..."
"There’s no need to tell me what you were like before," Qin Juan coldly interrupted before Zhang Wenbin could finish his affectionate speech, "No matter what, we have nothing to do with each other now."
"How can we have nothing to do with each other? Ningning is my daughter. Even if you don’t want to deal with me, you can’t stop me from seeing Ningning, can you? Juanzi, I know I wronged you before. I’ve thought about it these days. For Ningning’s sake, can’t you give me another chance? Ningning is so young; she can’t grow up without a father. What will happen if she gets bullied at school?"
"No one is bullying me," a childish voice suddenly spoke up as Little Ningning puffed her cheeks and clenched her small fists, speaking earnestly, "My aunt told me that if anyone bullies me, she will take revenge for me. My aunt is very powerful, and so is Yuan Bao, they won’t let Ningning be bullied."
Qin Juan followed with a scoff, "Do you hear that? We have people to back us up; we don’t need your false concern. Zhang Wenbin, think about what your Zhang Family did to us mother and daughter. The time we were most bullied and mistreated was at Zhang Family’s place. Every day away from the Zhang Family is a happy day. I will never return, and neither will Ningning. Just give up on that idea."
Having said that, Qin Juan walked away with Ningning.
Zhang Wenbin didn’t expect Qin Juan to treat him with such an attitude, and even more surprisingly, his own daughter as well.
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