Chapter 129: Black Box Operation 2

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Black Box Operation 2

Seeing this from a distance, the corner of Jiang Fan’s mouth twitched. ’I’ve really gotten in over my head...’

He had a sinking feeling that this was all going to backfire on him.

’How does that woman’s brain even work?’

’How the hell am I supposed to compete with that?’

Just then, Yin Ruxue turned her head and looked at him, the corners of her mouth curling into a smile.

It was a rare sight, coming from her.

However, Jiang Fan read the challenge in that smile.

He had never been one to back down from a challenge. Firing on all cylinders, Jiang Fan threw himself into all sorts of other activities.

Shot put, javelin, fun parent-child activities, a tug-of-war between parents...

He went through them all from start to finish, not missing a single one.

Mengmeng, her little face flushed, sat on his shoulders, practically buzzing with excitement.

"Daddy, let’s go play that one! Can we get first place in that one, too?"

"Then we’ll have 12 first-place wins!!"

Mengmeng pointed to a fun shuttlecock-kicking game in the distance. It was an activity that required cooperation between the parent and child.

The better the coordination, the more kicks they could get, and the more likely they were to win.

"Do you know how to play shuttlecock?"

Mengmeng nodded excitedly, tugging on Jiang Fan’s hair with both hands. "Change course and charge!!!"

Jiang Fan rarely ever refused the little girl’s requests.

But just as the two of them were about to head over, a teacher from the side suddenly pulled them aside.

The teacher had a pained smile. "Um, you’re Mengmeng’s father, right?"

"Teacher Yumi, you know my daddy, too?"

Mengmeng rested her little head on top of Jiang Fan’s, looking at the teacher curiously.

"Teacher Yumi, is there something I can help you with?"

"Um, Mengmeng’s father..."

"Could I ask you to sit out the rest of the activities? Perhaps Mengmeng could go play some games with the other children instead?"

Yumi felt his face burning up as he said this.

But he had no choice. It was a task given to him by the principal.

"Huh? Why?"

Seeing his utterly clueless expression, Yumi really wanted to roll his eyes.

’Why? Don’t you have a clue??’

’The other parents have already been complaining. With a monster like you around, they have no chance to enjoy the games.’

’So they’ve lost all motivation to even participate.’

But he couldn’t just say all that out loud.

So Yumi could only force a smile and say, "Um, Mengmeng’s father, look, just pick whichever prize you like and take it. We’ve also prepared a variety of exquisite pastries and tea for the parents over in the school’s conference room. They’re all made by top-class domestic pastry chefs."

"Could I trouble you to head over there, please?"

Jiang Fan wasn’t an idiot. The moment he heard that, he instantly understood.

’So this was their way of telling me to sit out the rest of the events.’

"Mengmeng, there are some kids over there who have a special surprise just for you."

"But you can’t join in if you bring your daddy along."

Seeing Jiang Fan hesitate, Yumi turned his attention to Mengmeng.

The moment she heard that, Mengmeng was tempted. It’s in a child’s nature to love playing.

But she also wanted to stay with Jiang Fan.

"Umm..."

"Go play with the other kids. Daddy’s going to go over there and rest for a bit."

"We’ve been playing for so long, I’m exhausted."

Jiang Fan set her down, patting her head with a smile.

"Yay!!!"

Mengmeng was delighted and skipped away.

Seeing this, Teacher Yumi also breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally completed the task the principal had given him.

"Wait a second."

Jiang Fan called out to Yumi, who was about to leave.

"As for the prize, I’ll take that big bear."

He pointed to the largest bear in the far distance.

"Huh...?"

Yumi’s face fell, but looking at Jiang Fan’s beaming expression, he still agreed.

"I’ll have a teacher bring it over for you right now."

The same thing was happening to Yin Ruxue.

A teacher had found her as well.

However, she asked for not only the big prize, but the small ones, too.

The two of them stared at each other, each holding a plush toy over two meters tall.

"What kind of cheapskate school is this? Can’t afford to lose!"

Jiang Fan snarked with a laugh.

"Alright, give that to me. If you have things to do, you should go take care of them."

"Otherwise, it’s really not convenient for her to be in the hospital alone."

"Remember to take good care of her."

After speaking, Yin Ruxue had the teacher who came to help take the two teddy bears to her car.

She then turned and walked toward the conference room herself.

’Was it just my imagination, or did her words sound incredibly forced?’

’Wait, who do you think you are? Why would she be jealous over you?’

Jiang Fan let out a self-deprecating laugh.

Then he turned and left the school. Yin Ruxue stood on the conference room balcony, watching his retreating figure until his car disappeared from sight.

"Who does that bastard actually like? Just how many women has he been stringing along?"

Yin Ruxue muttered to herself.

...

「School Conference Room」

After reporting the situation, Yumi wiped the fine beads of sweat from his forehead.

"Good, that’s good. Go communicate this to the other parents."

"Mengmeng’s parents are just too terrifying."

The principal, sitting in his chair, felt a wave of lingering fear.

If they had really let those two continue, the sports day would have become their own personal showcase, completely demoralizing all the other parents.

"So, do we need to replace the grand prize?"

"That pair of teddy bears was a high-end custom order from overseas..."

Yumi mustered his courage and asked the question.

"Forget it. Our prizes are all one-of-a-kind. Just replace it with something else. Use the standard for the second-place prize."

"First place is first place. What if we upset those two tyrants... and they come back? We can’t very well ask them to leave a second time, can we?"

The principal had a massive headache over this.

"Alright, you can go out and get back to work."

He waved his hand wearily, dismissing Yumi.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan didn’t head straight back to the hospital. Instead, he went to a bank.

He needed to set a password for Rong Anyao’s bank card. It was the kind of thing that could be done without the cardholder being present or needing an ID.

It could even be done at some of the machines in the lobby.

He found a machine, stepped inside the booth, and inserted the card. Then, on a strange whim, he pressed the button to check the balance.

The next second, his eyes went wide as saucers.