Because of the parent-teacher meeting, Mianmian and the other little kiddos were let out to play in the play area, accompanied by assistant teachers. The parent-teacher meeting was hosted by the class teacher. Qin Xiao played with Mianmian for a while. When he saw other parents arriving and the meeting time was approaching, he let Mianmian play by herself and went to the classroom. Inside the classroom, Qin Xiao found a small stool to sit on. Unlike elementary school classrooms where every student has a desk, in the kindergarten class, the children sat on little stools around long tables. Having attended a few parent-teacher meetings already, Qin Xiao was quite experienced and seated himself directly on one of the small stools. As soon as Qin Xiao sat down, someone immediately occupied the small stool next to him. He turned to look and saw it was Shao Gu sitting beside him. Ever since the unpleasant incident between Mianmian and Shao Yang last time, the parents had met and learned of Qin Xiao’s identity. After that, Qin Xiao would always see Shao Gu at subsequent parent-teacher meetings. Not only at parent-teacher meetings, but they also occasionally ran into each other while picking up their children. Qin Xiao nodded with a smile but didn’t say anything. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on NoveIꜰire.net Shao Gu had some sense; although he occasionally made his presence known in front of Qin Xiao after learning who he was, he never awkwardly forced himself into conversation, avoiding being obnoxious. In this regard, Qin Xiao quite admired him! After a little while, most of the parents had arrived, and the meeting formally began. Kindergarten parent-teacher meetings didn’t have much content and were primarily used to inform parents about what the children had learned. It was a report of the children’s gains in kindergarten to let parents know where their tuition money was going. Qin Xiao quietly watched the teacher talk, looking at the various photos and videos on the screen next to the teacher. Shao Gu, seeing Qin Xiao so focused, also started paying attention seriously. After the meeting ended, parents each took their children home. Qin Xiao led Mianmian out of the kindergarten. On the way to their car, he saw Shao Gu and Shao Yang heading to theirs as well. Their cars were conveniently parked next to each other. Shao Gu was walking ahead and didn’t notice Qin Xiao and his daughter following until he opened the back door for his son Shao Yang and saw Qin Xiao and Mianmian about to get into their car. Shao Gu greeted with a smile, "Mr. Qin." Qin Xiao nodded, "Director Shao." As usual, after greeting, Shao Gu intended to leave, but unexpectedly, Qin Xiao responded this time. Normally, Qin Xiao would just nod at him at most. Given Qin Xiao’s typical stance, Shao Gu didn’t dare to say much, considering their first meeting left a less-than-ideal impression because of his housekeeper! Now that Qin Xiao had responded, Shao Gu immediately took the chance to engage further, "Mr. Qin, are you busy? If not, could I invite you for a simple meal?" Qin Xiao smiled, "Today’s not convenient, I have some matters at home, let’s do it another day." Hearing Qin Xiao mention he had matters at home, Shao Gu remembered hearing earlier that Mrs. Qin was pregnant. Mr. Qin was famously attentive to his wife, which Shao Gu knew, so he immediately understood that Qin Xiao was eager to go home to be with her. Shao Gu laughed, "Then I won’t disturb you today, Mr. Qin. I’ll invite you for a meal another time." Qin Xiao nodded, "There will be a chance. I heard Director Shao is seeking investments for your upcoming film." Shao Gu didn’t expect Qin Xiao to bring up his new film’s investment. Considering what Qin Xiao said about having the chance to eat together, could it be...? Thinking of this, Shao Gu felt a surge of excitement. He looked up at Qin Xiao, "Mr. Qin, about this..." Qin Xiao nodded, "There will be news soon." Saying this, Qin Xiao opened the car door for Mianmian, let her sit, and then settled in the driver’s seat before driving away with a press on the gas pedal. Leaving behind a dazed and surprised Shao Gu standing in the wind. In the car, Shao Yang, seeing his dad not getting in for a long time, rolled down the window, poked his little head out, and called, "Dad." Shao Gu came back to himself, hugged Shao Yang, and kissed him, "Good son. You hid so well that day." The kiss left Shao Yang a bit dumbfounded! His dad kissed him, something that’s never happened before! Seeing his son in a daze, Shao Gu pushed his little head back into the car, got in gleefully, and while driving, called Cai Ying, who was filming on location, to report the news. But she didn’t answer, and Shao Gu assumed she was acting and stopped calling! Little did he know she was giving him the green light! (An idiom indicating infidelity or cheating) When Shao Gu returned home with his son, failing to get through to his wife to share the good news, he got a shocking cold awakening instead. The internet was abuzz with photos of his wife entering a hotel with someone else, with pictures from various dates, but the male lead was the same person—the male lead from Cai Ying’s current show. Initially seeing the news, Shao Gu wasn’t too angry; he was part of the industry and knew that the media loved to make rumors, and sometimes for publicity, leads would intentionally create buzz. But just as he was looking at the news, the source released another set of photos from today’s date, with his wife and the male lead entering a hotel together an hour ago. The exposer even mentioned that the hotel wasn’t where the cast rested but a different one they sought out, wondering how long they’d be staying this time. Seeing this, Shao Gu frowned slightly. There was no shooting today, so why didn’t she answer his calls? Shao Gu called Cai Ying again, but she still didn’t pick up. So, Shao Gu called Cai Ying’s assistant, who immediately answered, "Hi, Director Shao." Shao Gu tried to keep his voice steady, "Xiao Feng, are there a lot of scenes for Sister Ying today?" "I just called her and she didn’t answer." Assistant Xiao Feng didn’t know how to respond to Shao Gu’s question. Should she tell him that his wife might be cheating on him right now? She couldn’t say it, and besides, she hadn’t even fully processed the news herself! There was no shooting today, Cai Ying went out to have fun and didn’t take Xiao Feng along. They didn’t know she went to a hotel with someone else until the news broke. Once it was out, they called Cai Ying with her manager Du Lin, but she didn’t answer either. Given Du Lin’s understanding of Cai Ying, he figured the scandal was most likely true, so he was rushing to the hotel mentioned in the exposé with Xiao Feng to handle the PR aspect. Once he heard it was Director Shao calling, he answered directly, "Director Shao, you must have seen the news online. We’re not with Cai Ying right now; we’ll need to see her and figure things out when we get to the hotel!" Hearing this, Shao Gu couldn’t be more clear; his heart instantly went cold. When Qin Xiao and Mianmian got home, Xiao Li was being supported by Aunt Wu as she walked in front of the villa’s door, waiting for them.