The kindergarten principal quickly led the guardians of both parties toward the monitoring room.
Shen Lishu’s eyes were slightly red as she accused in a childish voice, “Pei Yu, you lied to me.”
Pei Yu immediately jumped off his stool and hurried over to Shen Lishu’s side to comfort her.
“And you got into a fight,” Shen Lishu said, very angry.
The more she spoke, the angrier she became. No matter how Pei Yu tried to coax her, she refused to calm down even a little.
This left Pei Yu utterly frantic and overwhelmed.
To make matters worse, Xie Changyan, whom he despised the most, was right there watching the spectacle with amusement.
Xie Changyan chuckled lightly, clearly in a good mood, and sneered, “Serves you right.”
The next second, Shen Lishu turned to look at him, her cat-like eyes widening even more. “You lied to me too! And you fought too!”
Xie Changyan’s arrogant demeanor was instantly extinguished. He hung his head, not daring to meet Shen Lishu’s gaze.
At that moment, both boys shared the same thought.
It’s over!
There’s no way to fix this now!
Pei Yu began anxiously circling around Shen Lishu, his expression panicked as if the sky had fallen.
No, he had to think of a solution quickly…
When Father Pei and the others returned after learning the full story of what had happened, they saw Pei Yu and Xie Changyan—who had been at each other’s throats just moments before—now bowing and apologizing to each other, each trying to outdo the other in humility.
Father Pei couldn’t help but laugh and shake his head.
Resolving the matter was actually quite simple. Both guardians were reasonable, and the two children involved had now deeply realized their mistakes.
The incident had taken up quite a bit of time. By the time Father Pei took the two children to the car to go home, most of the other students and parents from the kindergarten had already left, leaving the surroundings quiet and deserted.
In the car, Pei Yu was still racking his brains trying to comfort Shen Lishu.
But this time, Shen Lishu was determined to teach Pei Yu a lesson.
Father Pei couldn’t help but chuckle.
By the time they returned home, it was already very late, well past Shen Lishu’s usual bedtime.
During her bath, Shen Lishu grew so drowsy that she fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow after getting out.
Meanwhile, in the Pei family study.
Under the bright desk lamp, Pei Yu sat at his small desk, huffing and puffing as he wrote his letter of apology.
Father Pei sat beside him, waiting for Pei Yu to finish the letter so he could have a proper talk with him.
Soon, Pei Yu put down his pencil.
Father Pei asked softly, “Does your lip still hurt?”
Pei Yu shook his head.
“Can I see the letter of apology you wrote?” Father Pei asked again.
There was no reason to refuse, so Pei Yu handed it over.
It was half a page long.
The handwriting was neat, there were no mistakes throughout, and any characters he didn’t know how to write were replaced with pinyin. His attitude of remorse also seemed sincere.
But was this kid truly aware of his mistake?
Father Pei didn’t believe it.
He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow. “What if someone else tries to take your place in Lili’s heart…”
Before he could finish, Pei Yu interrupted him.
Pei Yu’s little face was stern. “I won’t give anyone that chance.”
Father Pei wore an expression of understanding, as if he had anticipated this answer.
“Pei Yu,” Father Pei said seriously, his expression stern. “Do you truly realize your mistake?”
Pei Yu nodded. “Next time I get into a fight, I definitely won’t let Sweetie find out.”
Father Pei, exasperated, pressed his fingers to his temples and earnestly advised, “Next time before you get into a fight, think back carefully to how angry Lili was today and how hard it was to calm her down.”
Pei Yu actually did recall it.
Compared to the panic and helplessness he felt at the time, looking back now, Pei Yu found himself more focused on something else.
She was so adorable.
Especially those dark, round eyes—they were cute when she glared at him in anger, and just as cute when she deliberately avoided looking at him.
Every time she ate, her fair, tender cheeks puffing up and down was adorable too.
Pei Yu grinned foolishly, “How can she be this adorable?”
Father Pei was truly left speechless: “…”
Forget it, he’s beyond saving.
As for the disagreement between Pei Yu and Shen Lishu, Father Pei didn’t dwell on it.
With the persistence Pei Yu usually showed in coaxing Shen Lishu, was there anything he couldn’t accomplish?
Sure enough, within a couple of days, Shen Lishu and Pei Yu had completely reconciled.
Summer during the holidays was always scorching, and Shen Lishu suffered terribly from the heat every year during this season.
As a result, all the travel plans Pei Yu had previously arranged were completely ruined.
Due to her poor health and perpetually cold limbs, Shen Lishu couldn’t use air conditioning or eat chilled watermelon.
But Pei Yu didn’t mind at all. Spending the whole day at home with Shen Lishu, fanning themselves and eating room-temperature watermelon was still plenty of fun.
Shen Lishu blinked and whispered, “Pei Yu, why don’t you go cool off with the air conditioning for a while?”
Sitting in front of the slowly spinning fan, still sweating profusely from the heat, Pei Yu replied, “No need, I don’t feel hot at all.”
Shen Lishu hesitated, “But you’re sweating so much.”
“Really,” Pei Yu insisted with a straight face, “I just have too many toxins in my body. Sweating is just my way of detoxifying.”
Shen Lishu nodded, only half-understanding.
Then, after several days in a row, Pei Yu was rewarded with a heatstroke.
Even while sick and listless, Pei Yu still clung to Shen Lishu, stubbornly insisting, “Hot? I think it’s fine…”
Father Pei found this quite a headache and, with a decisive wave of his hand, sent the two children to the countryside to escape the heat.
Compared to the city, the countryside was much cooler and far more interesting.
Throughout the entire summer break, Shen Lishu had a wonderful time.
During the day, Pei Yu would hold her hand and take her to the mountain streams to catch crabs and small fish.
At night, Pei Yu would carry her on his back to chase fireflies in the fields.
Amidst the chorus of frogs and insects, the summer break was nearing its end, and Shen Lishu and Pei Yu were brought back home by someone sent by Father Pei.
Elementary school was about to start.
Shen Lishu couldn’t put down the new backpack and stationery Father Pei had prepared for her.
In contrast, Pei Yu showed little interest in it all.
“Thank you, Uncle,” Shen Lishu happily threw herself into Father Pei’s arms. “I love the new backpack and stationery so much.”
Especially that sky-blue fountain pen—it felt solid and weighty, with a silver-colored nib and clip. At the very end of the clip was embedded a high-purity sky-blue gemstone.
Father Pei gently tapped her little nose and said affectionately, “As long as Lili likes it.”
Pei Yu immediately leaned in and whispered, “You like it that much? I’ll buy one for you too, okay?”
Father Pei: “…”
Then, Father Pei remembered something else and felt a headache coming on, unsure how to bring it up.
“Xiao Yu.”
Pei Yu, busy talking to Shen Lishu, spared a moment to glance up at Father Pei. “Hmm?”
Father Pei said, “Get ready. Tomorrow, I’m taking you back to F Country.”
Regarding Pei Yu’s mental illness, a comprehensive re-evaluation was required every two years.
At first, Pei Yu didn’t take it seriously, softly replying with a “yes.”
Until Father Pei spoke again.
“The journey is bumpy, and Lili’s constitution is weak—she definitely wouldn’t be able to endure it, so we can’t take Lili along.”