“We’re almost at your school,” Lin Cheng said. 

“Yeah,” Lin Momo nodded, but didn’t say anything. 

Just then, five students who looked about Lin Momo’s age walked by, playing and joking. 

As they passed by Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, two of them seemed to notice her and muttered in surprise, “It’s Lin Momo.” 

Upon hearing this, the others slowed down and looked over at her. 

Judging from their expressions, they seemed to recognize her. 

“Are they classmates from your class?” Lin Cheng asked. 

“Yes,” Lin Momo replied, seeming to hesitate for a moment before waving and greeting the students. 

During this time, the expression on Lin Momo’s face was noticeably stiff. 

The students nearby seemed startled when they saw Lin Momo greeting them. They looked at each other, then sped up and jogged away. 

… …

It wasn’t until they ran into the school that they gathered together and whispered: 

“I was so scared! Lin Momo actually greeted us just now.” 

“Why is she here at school?” 

“Yeah, didn’t she miss the pre-start-of-school activities last year?” 

“Who was that adult with her? Have you seen him before?” one person asked. 

The others shook their heads. 

Then, one of the boys seemed to have a sudden thought and said, “Oh, that’s right! I remember now. My mom said Lin Momo was on TV.” 

“What TV show?” the others asked, puzzled. 

“It seemed like some variety show. My mom watches it sometimes.” 

Although [Living with Dad] had become a huge hit after it aired, its primary audience wasn’t elementary school students, so none of the young students talking were aware of Lin Momo’s appearance on the show. 

“I heard that Lin Momo was found by her dad on the show,” the boy added. 

“So that was her father?” 

“Maybe.” 

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Lin Cheng and Lin Momo didn’t hear the rest of the conversation, but Lin Cheng was still keenly aware that something was amiss with Lin Momo. 

“What’s wrong?” Lin Cheng paused, looking at Lin Momo. 

Facing Lin Cheng, Lin Momo subconsciously lowered her head, carefully hiding the embarrassment and disappointment in her eyes. 

Then, Lin Momo silently shook her head. 

“Are you on bad terms with those students? Or have they bullied you?” Lin Cheng asked, his voice as low as possible. 

Having missed Lin Momo’s first nine years of growth, Lin Cheng was completely unaware of many things about her, and he didn’t know much about her school life when she still lived with Liu Cuifang. 

“No, it’s nothing,” Lin Momo quickly shook her head in denial. 

Lin Momo bit her lower lip, hesitated, and then explained, “Everything’s fine. It’s just that I’m not very close to those students in class.” 

Lin Cheng nodded, accepting Lin Momo’s explanation. 

But Lin Cheng’s gaze toward Lin Momo was still tinged with worry—he could tell she seemed worried about something. After patiently observing her for a moment and seeing that she wasn’t willing to say anything more, Lin Cheng took her hand and walked towards the school gate. 

As they were about to enter, Lin Momo tugged at his hand and whispered, “Dad.” 

“Hmm?” 

“I didn’t do very well in school before…” Lin Momo whispered.

Hearing this, Lin Cheng paused. Lin Momo’s words were like those said as a preemptive warning by students who hadn’t done well on an exam and now needed their parents’ signatures on their report cards. However, Lin Cheng had no idea what Lin Momo meant by ‘didn’t do well’. 

“It’s okay,” Lin Cheng rubbed Lin Momo’s head soothingly. 

“Let’s go in.” 

“Okay.” 

Lin Cheng registered with the security guard and led Lin Momo onto the campus. 

The school wasn’t large, and perhaps because they had arrived during the week-long pre-start-of-school activities, there were numerous students around them, grouped together here and there.

They were all playing and chatting about their vacations and homework. 

However, throughout the entire process, no one approached Lin Momo to greet her. Occasionally, someone who seemed to recognize her would turn and glance at her, but they would all quickly look away. 

Walking among these people, Lin Momo seemed invisible. 

… …

This scene was also streamed live. 

Seeing this, the audience suddenly remembered the rumors that had come out about Lin Momo’s school experiences: they said she wasn’t sociable. 

[When Momo’s background was revealed, someone claiming to be the parent of one of her classmates said she wasn’t sociable at school. Could that be true?] 

[No way…] 

[Momo is so sensible and well-behaved. This shouldn’t be the case.] 

[That’s right. After watching so many episodes, I feel like Momo is quite outgoing and very good at making friends. There’s no reason for that…] 

[On the show, Lin Momo was able to quickly open up with the boss next door and the elderly neighbors, and she quickly bonded with the kids living nearby. There’s no reason why she would be so nervous around the classmates she spent every day with, right?] 

[I don’t think the atmosphere is right.] 

[Is this bullying?] 

[Or is she being isolated?] 

[Oh no! This sweet girl has had it hard enough already. Please don’t tell me she’s having a hard time at school too!]

Just as the audience was speculating, a parent in the crowd finally came over with her child towards Lin Cheng and Lin Momo. 

“Momo, so you’re here to participate in the pre-start-of-school activities. I am Chu Yihao’s mother. You should have seen me at the parent-teacher conference before.” 

Liu Cuifang was in poor health and often couldn’t come to Lin Momo’s parent-teacher conferences. Therefore, when the teacher assigned learning tasks at the parent-teacher conference in their class, it was usually Lin Momo who sat on the side and took notes. In addition, Lin Momo often did not contribute money for many school activities, so most of the parents of students in her class had an impression of this child. 

After that, the mom looked at Lin Cheng again and said enthusiastically, “You must be Lin Momo’s father, right? I saw it on the news. I didn’t expect that our school would have a child celebrity.” 

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 106.2 — So Silly and Happy
Chapter 106.3 — So Silly and Happy
Chapter 107.1 — New School
Chapter 107.2 — New School
Chapter 107.3 — New School