Chapter 20 - In Captivity (2/2)

The moment the mother opened her mouth, she began to complain that they were not responsible for their work. She dismissively said, “Our family’s business is so big, but here you are wasting our time.”

Then, she turned her head and went after Yi Ran. “Were you the one who called me? What kind of teacher are you? Are you so in love with things that your clothes can’t even get a little dirty? So what, you must call the parents to complain?”

She was just too strong and incredible, making them momentarily speechless.

“Teacher Yi, do you only have that one piece of clothing? It’s not a problem to buy you a hundred pieces of this kind of clothes.”

Even though Yi Ran didn’t normally pay attention to brand names, she could safely guess that the bag in Zou Qiyun’s hand was worth thousands of dollars. Yi Ran lips slightly rose in a sneer. “Hao Ziyue did not get along with other students in the class. You know that a dispute happened.”

“Who? That Gu Tai? I already asked my family Yue Yue and he said he didn’t bully the child. If he said he didn’t, then he didn’t. Do you understand?”

The implications was that even if the answer was a “yes,” it would still be considered as a “no.”

Yao Juan was about to speak when the principal, Shi Xiang, suddenly broke into their conference room, his fat body slightly jiggling with his enthusiasm.

In the next second, Zou Qiyun’s face showed a happy sneer.

Yi Ran seriously suspected that the woman’s previous call was to Shi Xiang, just so the other party would rush over and intercept.

“How come Mrs. Hao is here? Welcome. The hospitality is a bit lacking. There is no coffee or snacks….”

“I’m here to give you all face. Principal Xiang, later you also need to give these teachers brain. Clearly, it’s their responsibility to watch over the children. Why bother us parents?”

Yi Ran thought this woman’s brain circuit was very strange, but when she wanted to refute, Yao Juan patted her hand. Even Shi Xiang looked at her with a warning expression.

It was the first time she saw such a terrible gaze from a teacher.

Looking at Zou Qiyun, Yao Juan quietly said, “This is not Hao Ziyue‘s first time. Before that, he had also harmed other students in the class. To be fair, this is truly something that we cannot put off. We have a responsibility to protect the safety of other children. Moreover, there are some contradictions between him and Gu Tai that he himself admits. I hope that parents can still care more about their children and don’t shirk their responsibility to the teacher.”

After listening to these words, Zou Qiyun was unsurprisingly indignant. It was a pity that though her facial features were good, they were layered over with heavy makeup. Her eyebrows drew angrily together and she retorted, “How do we not care about him? I gave him food to eat, let him come to school here, and now we’re in a transitional period. Once he’s in junior high school, we plan to send him abroad. I tell you that our family has earned money for my son’s next life. People like you can’t understand.”

Shi Xiang also glared at Yao Juan: “Well, Teacher Yao, since Hao Ziyue’s mother already knows this, then it’s ok, and that’s final. What misunderstandings? They’re only in the third grade of primary school. This is just a small fight so don’t go and enlarge the problem!”

Yao Yuan’s expression was quite calm. It seemed that he had long predicted this outcome. Usually, he was quite good-tempered, but Yi Ran was also aware that when he is faced with problems at work, he will be more stubborn than anyone else. When this happened, his aura will be completely different, and the whole person will become colder and colder.

The man lowered his face to look at the woman in front of him, and his expression was very focused as he said, “I’ll only say this. Ms. Zou, not only are you unqualified as a parent, as an adult, you also have personality defects. You’re not responsible for your child’s education, ddin’t care about him blindly using violence to solve all his problems, and, at the very least, don’t even want to sit down and think and talk about the problem. Aside from those things, there’s really nothing else to say. ”

After saying this, he turned to Yi Ran and said, “Let’s go out.”

Obviously, he felt that there was no need to offer any additional basic courtesy to this kind of person.

Zou Qiyun was stunned for a few seconds and then shouted: “Who do you think you are?! You dare to talk to me like this!! Come back here! Say it again! What kind of teacher are you? Ah? What nerve!!”

Yi Ran’s patience finally reached its limits. She didn’t want to see what the woman was doing. She didn’t want to care about the consequences after this. She will start with Zou Qiyun.

“Yao Juan, let me go! Don’t look down on teachers just because you’re a parent… Zou Qiyun, you…”

Yao Juan grabbed her wrist and forced her outside the meeting room.

After the two left, Shi Xiang hurriedly got up to comfort Zou Qiyun. Her angry complaints continued for a while and finally slowly faded.

Everything that had happened was like a raging tsunami that threatened to drown Yi Ran completely.

“Why didn’t you let me talk?! Teacher Yao, even if we can’t convince her, at least I have to show my position to that woman! She thought she had the power to bully us?!”

“I told you before that she will infuriate you. There is no good outcome from quarreling with her. She will only implicate you.” Yao Juan could clearly see that Yi Ran was angry, but he also understood that nothing could be solved in this dispute.

He frowned and tried to convince her. “Our job is to cultivate people. But even if we explain it, she won’t listen. She may not understand our position for a lifetime… This narrow-mindedness, I think, is probably the worst situation in the world.”

This was a reality that was both realistic and helpless.

Yi Ran regretted it too much. Why couldn’t she be more thoughtful earlier? Why not be brave? While she allowed Yao Juan to come forward to earn a little dignity for them, she did nothing. Just thinking of it made her feel ashamed.

She was entangled in her heart, and her mind kept returning to the scene over and over again. Zou Qiyun’s sharp voice, her words lingering in Yi Ran’s ears; it was all making her dizzy.

However, it was useless to regret it. In the end, she couldn’t do anything.

The evening sun fell over Yi Ran’s face, slowly illuminating her eyes, but it failed to illuminate her heart.

On the way home, she was absent-minded. When she returned to Gu Tingchuan’s apartment, she finally regained her senses and remembered – these pathetic self-blame and sadness, even if she went home, there was no one to talk to.

Moreover, she was still alone, and Mr. Gu was still in his studio.