8 Sweethearts 8 (2/2)

”You looked as hideous as them when you cried.” Shen Mochen criticised mercilessly.

”Was I really that ugly?” Peach asked. She was a girl after all and it was natural for her to be concerned about her image even at a young age.

”Hmmm…” Shen Mochen brows furrowed as he gave her question some serious thought. Looking at her and at the other children, he then shook his head and replied, ”No, they are a bit uglier than you.”

”Oh.” Peach blinked her eyes and scrutinised her surroundings. She evaluated the crying children and nodded in agreement. ”Peach is not too ugly.”

”…”

On the other hand, their teacher was rushing around the class in a flurry, comforting one child after another. It was a long time before the entire class calmed down, and she finally felt relieved.

Just then, Shen Mochen said loudly, ”Your parents are not coming to fetch you today.”

After hearing this sentence, the children who had just calmed down thought that he was talking to them. Uncontrollably, they started crying their hearts out again.

The teacher looked at Shen Mochen grudgingly, and was about to march over to tell him not to sprout nonsense.

Before she could go over, she heard Peach answering loudly, ”Yeah, Godfather said my parents are going out. There's no one at home, so I'm staying at your house today.”

Unfortunately, her response was drowned out by the cries of the other children. However, her teacher still heard it and realised that Shen Mochen was not purposefully being disruptive. Sighing deeply, the teacher resignedly started comforting the children again, one by one.

It was finally Friday. Outside the kindergarten, it was already packed with parents waiting to fetch their respective child. After all, it was the first time that their child had left their side for a prolonged period, and most parents only had one child.