Come Eat Mr. Bunny Rabbit

Today, Wen Ming put on his best shirt.

There wasn’t much, just an appearance that a normal “Starlight Nursery’s outstanding teacher of the month” should have was all.

No no no, I don’t dare, I don’t dare, it’s just my occupation, just my occupation, I really should, I should.

Now that it was brought up, to be a bit more precise, it was the second time in a row.

Yesterday after the weekday meeting, Wen Ming whose glory was announced in front of the whole school already acted modest since yesterday all the way to today. Even before today’s afternoon break bell rung, he also directly got woken up by his modesty from his afternoon nap.

When Wen Ming got up from the bed, he took up the draft of the speech he was about to share with the teachers in the school in a bit, and modestly told himself inside, “It’s not much, I don’t dare. You’ve praised too much. It’s just my occupation.”

Jiang Rui discovered once he woke up today, he started sitting there giggling.

Wen Ming did not discover the happy smile on his own face, and when he saw Jiang Rui also woke up, he immediately energetically got him to get up and put on his clothes- don’t delay his afternoon speech, ah no, work.

He stood in front of the mirror, and nervously fixed his own shirt. Both hands were placed on the side, and practised the look of when he was going to go up on stage.

Jiang Rui’s hand silently reached out from behind, and climbed up to that smaller hand, and locked fingers with him like vines together.

Wen Ming turned his head, “Mm? How did you know I have a speech in the afternoon?”

The foolish wolf: ?

I didn’t say anything.

Also, wasn’t that person who started practising at home since last night you?

Wen Ming started being modest again, “Don’t praise me like that, this is just my occupation……”

Jiang Rui walked to his side and touched his forehead out of concern. He and Wen Ming stood together, and his figure squeezed into the image in the mirror along with Wen Ming, with his figure bigger than his, and he turned to see Jiang Rui by his side.

What a close shoulder……

What a miraculous opportunity.

If he were to secretly act spoiled, only the heavens, earth, and himself would know. There won’t be anyone discovering it, right?

Right now, Wen Ming was muddled by his excited feelings, and did as he said. He quietly got close towards Jiang Rui, and in that second his forehead touched his shoulder, instantly leapt up like he got scalded by the body temperature.

Jiang Rui discovered his act, and doubtfully asked, “En?”

Wen Ming shakily let out a breath, “Nothing.”

…… So close.

After he finishes his speech, he should have the courage to act spoiled.

Right? Wen Ming pursed his lips, and his gaze sparkled.

After sending Jiang Rui out, Wen Ming walked out of the break room, and welcomed in today’s afternoon work while checking his cellphone if there was any new notifications out of habit.

There was a new message from the principal.

Wen Ming slowed down in his steps, and he blinked.

Talk a bit…… what does that mean?

Before afternoon classes, Wen Ming knocked on the door to the principal’s office, and after opening the door, he discovered that the dean was also there.

In the small little office, pressure instantly rose up.

He stood at the door and greeted them, “Dean, Principal.”

“Mr. xiao’Wen, you’ve come? Come sit first, sit.” The principal lifted her head from the computer screen. She put down her glasses, first set aside her own matters, and clasped her two hands together and placed them on the desk, then sat towards Wen Ming.

On the other side of the desk, Wen Ming could not help but sit straight a bit more.

The principal asked, “Has work been going smooth lately? Any areas you have trouble with?”

Wen Ming prudently answered, “Everything is quite fine.”

“Oh. Then how about others. How about communicating and interacting with parents?”

Here at the principal’s, he was someone with a “record”, Wen Ming’s heart hung a bit higher. He had never seen this scene since he graduated, and also predicted something must have happened.

Wen Ming answered, “It’s going quite well too, the parents are very cooperative in our work.”

After the principal answered with a “then that’s good”, the office sunk into a frightening silence. No one said that Wen Ming could leave either.

“Mr. xiao’Wen.”

“You’ve always been our school’s excellent young teacher here, we all believe in your accomplishments and individual ability. This news that we are about to tell you, we believe you will be able to calmly face, and deal with accordingly.”

Wen Ming’s increasingly warming heart today gradually cooled down.

The dean opened their mouth on the side, “Mr. xiao’Wen, you’ve worked hard, rest for a few days for now.”

Wen Ming froze.

Clearly, they were in the office, but at this time, Wen Ming felt that there was a hint of coldness rising from the back, “Rest…… what do you mean by that?”

“Don’t be nervous, Mr. xiao’Wen.” The principal said, “Following this, there will be some workers from the education bureau coming over to understand the circumstances, so it’s not too convenient for you to continue working here for now.”

Wen Ming was completely lost for words.

Suspended for investigation.

After realizing this point, he found it a bit hard to even breathe.

A complaint from the education bureau. To each teacher, there was nothing more painful and more powerful of a hit than this. Each word was like a nightmare.

Would his career get affected in the future? How would the students and parents see him?

Wen Ming directly stared at the principal and asked, “Principal, why is this?”

The principal sighed, and slowly spoke, “It’s like this, right now, a parent reflected on a situation, and said they suspect a teacher in our school is abusing children.”

This accusation was so absurd, Wen Ming even felt he heard it wrong the first time.

As though a pan of dirty blood splashed from the head down, he, for no reason at all, got dirtied.

Ever since he studied early education, the few big words, “do not hit children”, were fused into the bone and blood, Wen Ming clearly understood he could not possibly do that kind of thing, but right now, who was he to say it?

“This is slander.” Wen Ming lifted his head once again. His facial colour turned a bit white, and could be seen he was doing his best to maintain his calm, but only he himself was clear how agitated his heartbeat was at this time, “Can I understand what it was that happened?”

The principal and the dean looked at each other in the eye.

“We originally called you here for this. Because today in the afternoon, the parents are going to come to our nursery for a mediation……”

The fingers Wen Ming gripped the armrest of the chair with used so much strength it turned white, he did not know himself if he was calm or not right now. From the mouths of the principal and dean, he finally understood what happened.

“So you’re saying, there is evidence that can prove I hit the student that day during the outdoor class?”

“A teacher of our nursery admitted that the school created harm for the child.” The principal sighed. Ms. xiao’Bai did not have experience, and even apologized to the family.

How could they apologize?

A sensitive topic like child abuse, before it had not yet been established whose responsibility it was, no matter how unyielding the other party’s attitude was, their side absolutely could not place themselves onto the gunpoint.

Once there was a bit of relaxation, they could settle a teacher’s crime, even more so when they directly apologized to the family. Like this, the party who originally was not wrong would apologize into becoming the wrong.

When the principal received a call from the education bureau, the first thing she did was check what things that child did that day at the nursery, and which teachers did they were in contact with. The other times were lead by their original class’ teacher, and there were no abnormalities with the child. The episode in the middle appeared at the time of the outdoor class.

Because only Wen Ming was there at the time, he became the direct one responsible for the entire thing.

Wen Ming who understood the situation immediately said, “There is a camera at the playground. As long as you find the footage that day, you will see that I didn’t do it.”

“Mr. xiao’Wen, we also checked the security cameras afterwards. How to put it, you come over and take a look too……” The principal turned the screen towards him.

Wen Ming’s heart thumped.

The footage started when Wen Ming was speaking with xiao’Niu. Later on, more and more of the class two’s little kids gathered over there, and surrounded the sitting Wen Ming. From here on, there was a period where he was covered over by other people, and from the angle of the camera, one could not see clearly what happened.

Wen Ming’s voice was a bit hoarse, “I have never done that kind of thing.”

Why would things turn out like this……

The dean saw he was like this, and comforted him, “Right now, they are still in the middle of investigation. If our bodies are straight, we won’t be afraid of our shadows being slanted. As long as the education bureau finds that you never did this sort of thing, everything would definitely return to normal.”

“Mr. xiao’Wen,” The principal spoke to him with a gentle voice, “The school will definitely cooperate with the higher-up’s work. You should mentally prepare yourself.”

“Let’s speak again once the parents come.”

……

Ms. xiao’Bai’s entire being was in a complete daze. She was very panicked.

She had another teacher help substitute for today’s classes, at the first time she knew of the news, she constantly called xiao’Bao’s mother.

On the phone, xiao’Bao’s mother’s attitude was just as accommodating as that day.

“Ms. xiao’Bai, look at how big this got, we originally came to an understanding that day, but in the end, the child’s father wouldn’t listen to me. You know that children are their parents’ dearly beloved, his temper is too hot, and when he saw that out son got hurt, he did get panicked. I persuaded him, but he also said how this was the parents’ legal right, and needing to maintain our proper rights, Mr. xiao’Bai, wouldn’t you say so yourself?”

Ms. xiao’Bai was so panicked she could not say things clear, “Yes, it is, but this time……”

“I’m really sorry about this time, we’ve given you trouble right? This time, I’ll definitely go properly persuade him this time. Ms. xiao’Bai, don’t worry, alright.”

The other side hung up.

Ms Bai was at her wits end.

She did not understand why. Since you said again and again that you did not want to see this king of thing happen, why record on that day she was speaking with her?

Why was it that even though the one who apologized was herself, the one who got suspended was Mr. xiao’Wen?

Ms. xiao’Bai wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes, and gripped her cellphone. She went to find the principal to talk about this matter early on, but the principal couldn’t do anything either, so the result was unsatisfactory. If matters really reached a stage with no leeway to turn around, she already decided, at that time, she’ll just admit she hit the child.

At worst, she’ll be discharged. Not like she wanted to work anymore.

But, but Mr. xiao’Wen did not do anything the entire time, he cannot be suspended!

Once she thought to here, Ms. xiao’Bai’s eyes ached again. Someone patted her shoulders from the back, and she turned to look, it was the principal.

The principal saw that her eyes were red, and knew what just happened. She only persuaded her gently, “The parents will arrive in a bit, go wash your face and tidy yourself.”

“When we have the discussion with the parents, speak rationally, don’t act on impulse.”

Ms. xiao’Bai sniffled, “En.”

The meeting this time was something the school invited the parents to come to the nursery for so they could discuss about resolution. Under Ms. xiao’Bai’s efforts, the parents still agreed to meet.

Wen Ming’s work had been temporarily stopped, so the class duties and work were undertaken by the substitute teacher Ms. Hua Hua. He stayed in the nursery, waiting to see the parents afternoon.

When he was packing his things, he saw that draft he prepared for a very long time yesterday.

The parting of knowledge from an outstanding teacher. These few words now looked to be particularly ironic.