“Of course I know.”

A sharper edge crept into the principal’s gentle voice as she turned to look at Dong Yunzhou.

“Teacher Dong, to put it bluntly, everyone in this kindergarten knows perfectly well what kind of trouble Dong Ruiyang caused back then.”

“It’s better that he’s dead. At least he can’t keep harming innocent women.”

Gu Yezhou raised an eyebrow.

“Can you tell us exactly *how* Dong Ruiyang harmed them?”

The principal froze for a second.

This policeman… had a very unusual way of asking questions.

Still, considering that face, she didn’t mind in the slightest.

She began talking immediately, completely ignoring the increasingly sinister look on Dong Yunzhou’s face.

“Back when Dong Ruiyang worked here, he constantly harassed the prettier female teachers. If someone’s skirt was too short, he’d publicly scold them in front of the parents, saying people could practically see their underwear.”

“Kids might not think much of it, but what if there were precocious little boys? What if the boys saw something they shouldn’t?”

“Honestly, when he said those things in private among the staff, most of us *would* adjust our clothes afterward. It really wasn’t very appropriate.”

“But summers are hot. Dressing like that was normal.”

“The problem was, Dong Ruiyang was one thing to your face and another behind your back.”

“At the time, I wasn’t principal yet. I was just a teacher here, same as Teacher Dong. I managed several classes at once. The more capable you are, the more work you get, right? Of course, the pay was better too.”

“I was always busy back then, and I never dressed revealingly. I liked long skirts and things like that. Maybe I just wasn’t pretty enough to catch Dong Ruiyang’s attention.”

“Back then, there was a beautiful teacher in our kindergarten. The children absolutely adored her.”

“Her name was Chen Yuzhu. She was gorgeous—just like her name suggested. Soft, full-figured, the kind of woman where everything grew in exactly the right places. You know what I mean, right?”

The moment Chen Yuzhu came to mind, the principal’s cheeks flushed red again.

“She was just too beautiful. She knew how to dress, had a fantastic figure… even I, as a woman, found her attractive. Let alone an animal like Dong Ruiyang.”

At this point, the principal’s gaze shifted toward Dong Yunzhou.

“Teacher Dong, if I remember correctly, you and Teacher Chen were pretty close too, weren’t you?”

Dong Yunzhou silently clenched his fists tighter.

Grinding his teeth, he said nothing and only nodded.

That tiny movement didn’t escape Sang Ning’s notice.

Dong Yunzhou was acting far too strangely.

“Come to think of it, I remember Teacher Chen even brought you lunch before?”

“I don’t really remember. I was too busy back then.” Dong Yunzhou lowered his eyes. “It’s just… such a pity about Teacher Chen.”

Sang Ning asked, “What do you mean by pity? Does Teacher Chen still work here?”

A mournful expression appeared on the principal’s face.

“She’s dead. Back then, she got pregnant before marriage. She claimed the baby was Dong Ruiyang’s, though honestly, I only heard rumors.”

“But Dong Ruiyang insisted her private life was a mess and said there was no guarantee the child was his. He denied ever sleeping with Chen Yuzhu at all.”

The principal was about to continue when Dong Yunzhou abruptly cut her off.

“That’s enough. Stop talking.”

His fists trembled with fury.

“So later, Teacher Chen couldn’t bear the pressure and…” Sang Ning paused slightly. “Took her own life?”

The principal sighed and nodded.

“They were all unfortunate people. Personally, I think her mental resilience was too weak. If she had a child she didn’t want, she could’ve just gotten rid of it. Why insist on chasing after the matter?”

“Principal, watch your words!”

Dong Yunzhou had never imagined such words would come from another woman.

This woman had once been very close with Chen Yuzhu.

Could time really change a person that much?

“Sorry, I won’t say it again.”

The principal belatedly covered her mouth, instantly reverting from sharp-tongued and venomous back into an elegant, composed woman.

“But what I said is true. If Teacher Chen hadn’t made such a fuss about it and stopped pestering Dong Ruiyang, none of this would’ve happened.”

“She used to fool around with him in front of the children all the time. Anyone seeing them would’ve assumed they were flirting.”

“If you ask me, the baby in Teacher Chen’s belly definitely *was* his.”

“It looked exactly like a lovers’ quarrel. Dong Ruiyang really was trash though—completely irresponsible.”

The principal leisurely lifted her teacup for a sip.

But the moment she met Dong Yunzhou’s murderous stare, her hand shook and tea splashed out of the cup.

“I know it’s wrong of me to say these things about your brother, but… these were things he actually did.”

Eyes bloodshot, Dong Yunzhou choked out,

“That still doesn’t prove the child was his.”

The principal froze.

Then stared fixedly at Dong Yunzhou’s face.

“Well… I suppose that’s true. You and your brother looked exactly alike. And considering how close you and Teacher Chen were…”

It was as if she had suddenly uncovered some earth-shattering secret.

Her eyes widened as she covered her mouth.

“The child wasn’t mine either.”

Dong Yunzhou gritted his teeth, suppressing the urge to kill her right there.

Not now.

Absolutely not in front of the police.

“Are Teacher Chen’s parents still alive?” Gu Yezhou asked calmly.

The principal shook her head.

“This whole incident became a huge scandal back then. The previous principal was afraid it would damage the kindergarten’s reputation, so Teacher Chen was dismissed. Losing her job probably contributed to everything too.”

“I heard her parents favored sons over daughters. She never seemed particularly valued at home.”

“If this incident hadn’t spread throughout the entire kindergarten district back then, I probably wouldn’t remember it so clearly.”

Gu Yezhou asked, “Can you give me the former principal’s contact information?”

Without hesitation, the principal pulled out her phone.

“Why don’t we add each other first? I can forward his contact to you.”

There was unmistakable affection in the way she looked at Gu Yezhou now.

As another woman, how could Sang Ning fail to understand what she was trying to do?

“Sure.”

Sang Ning never expected Gu Yezhou to agree so readily.

Then suddenly, a hand appeared in front of her.

She blinked at him blankly.

“Your phone.”

“Oh. Right.”

Only then did Sang Ning hand over her phone helpfully—already unlocked.

Gu Yezhou opened WeChat, scanned the code, and successfully added the principal.

The principal’s expression instantly darkened.

Then she heard Gu Yezhou say flatly,

“My wife doesn’t allow me to casually add other women. Sorry.”

“Ah… I see. I didn’t expect someone as young as you to already be married.”

The principal looked at Gu Yezhou’s face with a trace of pity.

Having a wife like that… poor man.

The moment she learned he was married, her interest vanished immediately.

She liked handsome men, but she also had moral standards.

As a kindergarten principal, she would never become the third party that destroyed another family.

For children, that kind of emotional damage was devastating.

She had seen too many parents screaming about divorce in front of children barely four or five years old.

“Please forward me the previous principal’s contact information.”

Taking her phone back from Gu Yezhou, Sang Ning spoke calmly.

Very quickly, the forwarded contact card arrived.

Sang Ning added it immediately.

As for deleting the principal afterward?

At the moment, Sang Ning had absolutely no intention of doing so.

Looking at the man seated nearby, she felt extremely satisfied.

“Teacher Dong, how much did you know about Dong Ruiyang?” Gu Yezhou asked, his gaze landing on Dong Yunzhou, who looked one breath away from exploding.

“I… I didn’t know much. My brother *did* say those things, but he only did it for the girls’ own good.”

His eyes flickered.

His throat bobbed once before he continued,

“My brother wasn’t wrong for doing that. Girls *should* dress more conservatively, shouldn’t they?”

“Especially kindergarten teachers. What would the parents think otherwise?”