After the divorce, he took care of his child and sold fried rice; his ex-wife was filled with regret

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the anger surging in his lungs.

Chu Jianming is right. When it comes to custody of their daughter, any impulsive action is just handing the other party a knife.

He couldn't gamble Tuantuan's future on this moment of anger. It's precisely in situations like this that he needed to remain calm.

"I understand. Thank you." Lin Fan nodded, his eyes regaining their usual calm.

Chu Jianming nodded in response, then took his granddaughter's hand and turned to walk towards the Volkswagen sedan parked by the roadside.

Watching Chu Jianming's car drive into the traffic, Lin Fan turned his head and looked at Teacher Zhang, who was still standing to the side with a nervous expression.

Teacher Zhang was nearby during the phone call, and although she didn't hear the exact content, she vaguely sensed that the situation was serious.

"That Tuan Tuan's dad..."

Teacher Zhang rubbed his hands together, his voice trembling slightly.

She was genuinely afraid that Lin Fan would take his anger out on her, since the child had been taken from her class and if things escalated, she, as the class teacher, would definitely have to take responsibility.

"Teacher Zhang, I don't blame you for this. You were just following the kindergarten's procedures."

Lin Fan looked at her and said calmly, "But please take me to see your principal now."

Teacher Zhang was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay! Mr. Lin, please come with me. The principal should still be in his office upstairs right now."

The two entered the teaching building and went up the stairs to the third floor.

Pushing open the door to the principal's office, I saw the principal, a middle-aged woman in her forties, sitting at her desk reading documents.

After listening to Lin Fan's brief statement, the principal dropped the pen in his hand onto the table, his face turning pale instantly.

"Mr. Lin, I'm so sorry! I really didn't know you were divorced!"

The kindergarten principal stood up abruptly, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. "The marriage certificate Ms. Su brought this morning looked genuine, and the information on her household registration book matched. Moreover, Tuantuan called out 'Mommy' at the door and was willing to follow her. I thought it was just a couple having a disagreement, and for the child's sake, I issued her a temporary pick-up and drop-off card..."

As a private early childhood education center in Jiangcheng with high fees, entrusting children to non-guardians is a serious matter that will inevitably be held accountable if parents pursue the matter. If some parents take it too seriously and cause trouble at the education bureau, the center may even face the risk of being forced to close for rectification.

"Principal, I will not pursue the kindergarten's responsibility, nor do I need your compensation."

Lin Fan pulled out a chair and sat down opposite the desk, his expression unusually calm.

"But I need your cooperation to reconstruct what happened this morning in detail, so that we can keep a record."

"You said it! As long as it can be remedied, our early childhood education center will fully cooperate!" The principal nodded repeatedly.

"First, give me a copy of every single second of the surveillance footage of Su Qing coming to the office this morning to complete the procedures."

Lin Fan looked at the headmaster with a calm gaze.

"Second, give me a full copy of the application form she personally signed today for the temporary pick-up and drop-off card."

"Third, I need you to provide a written statement on behalf of the kindergarten, stamped with the center's official seal. This statement must prove that she concealed her divorce from the kindergarten in order to obtain the temporary pick-up and drop-off card."

The principal listened without hesitation.

These demands are reasonable and just the best way for early childhood education centers to distance themselves from the issue.

The principal immediately called his assistant, who took a USB drive to the monitoring room to retrieve the video footage, while he went to look through the approval documents from that morning.

The only sound in the office was the rustling of papers. Lin Fan sat on the sofa, waiting quietly.

After half an hour.

Lin Fan walked out of the Starry Sky Early Education Center carrying a file folder and a black USB drive containing a copy of the complete surveillance video.

The sky was gradually darkening.

The streetlights came on, casting a dim yellow glow on the cold street, and a cold wind swirled a few withered leaves across the road.

Lin Fan walked to the Wuling Hongguang, opened the car door, and sat in the driver's seat.

He took out his phone and dialed Wang Zhengming's number.

The phone rang three times before being answered smoothly.

"Boss Lin, what's the matter?" Wang Zhengming's voice remained calm and unhurried.

"Attorney Wang, Su Qing has made her move." Lin Fan's voice was somewhat cold as he looked at the streetlights outside the windshield.

"This morning she went to the early childhood education center and used our old marriage certificate to fool the principal and bring Tuantuan back to the Su family."

Wang Zhengming on the other end of the phone was silent for two seconds.

"Boss Lin, don't act rashly," Wang Zhengming asked immediately, his tone becoming very serious. "Have you called the police?"

"Not yet, what's wrong?" Lin Fan asked.

"That's good." Wang Zhengming visibly relaxed on the other end of the phone. "If you call 110 now, the police will verify that Su Qing is the child's biological mother. Legally, this is at most a civil dispute within the family."

Wang Zhengming, a veteran lawyer with decades of experience, is very familiar with the routines of grassroots police response.

"When the police arrive at the scene and encounter situations like this where the mother is picking up her child, they will only try to mediate and smooth things over. At most, they will give you a verbal warning, or simply tell you to go through the court process yourselves."

Wang Zhengming analyzed the pros and cons in a clear and logical manner.

"This will not only not bring any real legal damage to her, but will also alert her, giving her time to find a lawyer and try to cover up the matter."

"I understand," Lin Fan nodded.

"Don't panic right now," Wang Zhengming advised clearly.

"You'd better get the kindergarten to provide you with written documentation to document how she concealed her divorce and tricked the child away."

"I've already collected them." Lin Fan glanced at the file folder on the passenger seat.

"I have the surveillance footage from the early childhood education center, the card replacement application form, and the explanation personally signed and stamped by the principal."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, followed by an undisguised expression of praise.

"Well done, Boss Lin. Your execution is truly exceptional. You've saved us a lot of trouble."

Wang Zhengming paused briefly, his tone softening somewhat.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, how is Tuantuan's mother usually treating her?"

Lin Fan leaned back in the driver's seat, reminiscing about his three years living in the Su family.

During those three years, Su Qing spent very little time at home.

I leave early and return late every day. On occasional weekends, I mostly hold video conferences in my study or go out to socialize.

When Tuantuan had a fever or was feeling unwell and crying in the middle of the night, he would hold and comfort her all night long.

Su Qing finds the noise disruptive to her work the next day, so she either wears earplugs or simply moves to the second bedroom to sleep.

In Su Qing's mind, children are more like a luxury item that meets societal expectations, an ornament she uses to show the outside world that her life is fulfilling.