Kindergarten.
"Chen Ling'er, your dad and mom have had a little brother or sister for you. As their illegitimate child, you're about to be kicked out."
"Your dad doesn't want you anymore, and your mom is having a new baby. You're just unwanted trash."
An Feng bounced in front of me.
I couldn't be bothered with him and continued playing with the sand.
"Chen Ling'er, are you deaf?"
"I'm talking to you!"
He escalated things further, kicking over my sandcastle and stepping on it a few times.
I couldn't take it anymore and lunged at him, wrestling with him.
I threw sand in his face, and he cried out loudly.
I won.
...
"Chen Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Why are you bullying other kids?"
Teacher Wang tossed me aside; my palm was scraped and bleeding a lot.
She glared at me as if I were her arch-enemy.
"I didn't mean to."
"I didn't mean to..."
I muttered softly in defense.
But Teacher Wang wouldn't listen.
She played favorites and snatched my phone watch, directly calling my uncle.
"Mr. Fu, do you have time? Ling'er got into a fight at school, and I think you need to come over."
"Mr. Fu, I’m not saying this lightly, but Ling'er has really been spoiled by you; she doesn’t act like a girl at all, more like a wild monkey."
"You have no idea how rough she is; she even scratched Sun Little Friend's face."
"Please hurry over; I'll help you teach her a good lesson!"
Teacher Wang's voice was exaggeratedly dramatic, making me feel nauseous.
But her words were effective.
My uncle believed her.
"Just wait; I'll be there soon."
Teacher Wang looked at me triumphantly.
I calmly said, "I want to call my mom and dad too; you're discriminating against me."
Teacher Wang paused for a moment before sneering, "Go ahead, call them! You think you have the right to complain after hitting someone?"
"Look at what you've done; which girl acts like you do, like a shrew?"
"If your parents knew, they would definitely regret having such a waste of space like you!"
I clenched my fists, the veins on the back of my hands bulging.
How could she say that about me?
Why does she have the right to scold me like that?
Last time, I heard her discussing me with other teachers.
"That Ling'er child is unfortunate; she was born to that Lu Mengmeng woman's belly."
"Her life is basically over; she will suffer from now on."
"Our Aunt Shiyu is such a good person, and look at how she's been dragged down by her."
"She's just a jinx; whoever encounters her is doomed."
"Have you heard? Aunt Shiyu even had a fight with Mr. Fu because of her."
"Oh, it's really tragic."
These words pierced my heart like a thorn.
I didn't want to argue with her.
But she absolutely shouldn't have mentioned my parents and my uncle.
They treat me well, and I won't allow anyone to slander them.
I dialed my uncle's number.
"Uncle, I miss you."
"When are you coming to see me?"
A sigh came from the other end of the line.
"Ling'er, I'm sorry; I've been very busy lately and haven't had time to visit you."
"But you need to behave, and once I'm done with this busy period, I will definitely come to see you."
"Okay?"
I held back my tears.
"Okay."
"Uncle, Teacher Wang hit me."
"She took my phone watch and was biased against me; I don't like her."
"Can you help me seek justice?"
"Ling'er, I have something urgent right now; I'll call you back later."
"Be good."
Beep beep beep—
The call ended.
Teacher Wang dragged me into the office.
She made me stand facing the wall, and the scraped skin on my hand burned painfully.
"Teacher Wang, wait! I'm going to have my mom come over."
"Don't think you can bully me!"
I instinctively took a step back.
But Teacher Wang grabbed my collar and yanked me back.
"Shut up! Do you think I want to deal with you?"
"Aunt Shiyu, such a good person, it's really unfair for her to be treated this way." I trembled with anger.
Just as I was about to retort, a familiar voice came from the doorway: "Teacher Wang, I'm Ling'er’s mother. I'm here to pick her up."
"I'm sorry, I haven't taught her well and let her bully other children. I will reflect on this when I get home."
Teacher Wang looked Lu Mengmeng up and down, her attitude growing colder. "So it's Lu Mengmeng."
"What kind of good child can a mother like you raise?"
"I'm not worried about leaving Ling'er with you."
"Let's go."
I sensed something was off. She clearly contacted Wang Shiyu; why was Lu Mengmeng here?
"I'm not going!"
"I don't know you; I'm not going with you!" I struggled desperately.
Lu Mengmeng's gaze turned icy as she reached out to grab me.
"Teacher Wang, think carefully. The person you called for is clearly Wang Shiyu, not this person in front of you."
"If you dare make me go with her, Wang Shiyu won't let you off!"
Teacher Wang paused for a moment, seemingly not processing what I said.
But Lu Mengmeng didn't care; she covered my mouth and dragged me out of the office.
I struggled with all my might.
But I was too small; I was no match for her.
She pulled out a cloth and covered my mouth. Soon, I could no longer muster any strength and slumped down weakly.
"Ling'er, don’t blame Mommy. Everything Mommy does is for your own good."
"Don't worry; Mommy won't hurt you."
I lost consciousness as she held me in her arms and carried me out of the kindergarten.
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