My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

Fangzhou University Affiliated High School is the best high school in the city, accommodating six grades from junior high to senior high. The pressure of direct admission from the junior high section is also much lower than that of other schools. The students who can enter this school are all academically excellent, and their classes are among the best.

As obedient students who always listened to their teachers and focused on their studies, they truly looked down on Ye Jingjing's behavior. On the other hand, they also harbored a sinful expectation: they wanted to be the saviors of their lost classmate, as such a good deed would give these junior high school boys a great sense of accomplishment.

Isn't that how the plots in online videos are always filmed? Ye Jingjing will kneel down and cry, expressing her gratitude and saying she will remember her "benefactor" in the future.

Their back-and-forth criticisms, at Liao Jiayun's suggestion, evolved into them taking Ye Jingjing back to school together.

Ye Jingjing refused, of course. She didn't want to go back to school, nor did she want to "repent" and admit her mistakes. Seeing that she was unappreciative and even coldly refused, the others became stubborn in front of everyone and tried to drag her to school.

Although the people around were paying attention to the group of children, they didn't feel schadenfreude. They just sighed that it was common for little kids to quarrel and break up with each other. When they saw the children trying to push each other, they didn't know whether they should step in to stop them.

They are all minors, and they are complete strangers. It's easy for them to end up pleasing neither side.

Ye Jingjing looked at the bag in front of her and the magical girl merchandise that they had rubbed against her, and felt a little sorry for them. She squatted down to gather the goods. The others saw her squatting there like that and couldn't pull her up no matter what they did, and they became a little exasperated.

"I don't believe it! You're not only stupid, but also stubborn!" Liao Jiayun said fiercely, hands on her hips.

"If you want to be a moral exemplar, what are you doing here? I can't award you a model worker title!" Ye Jingjing retorted, looking up after confirming that she had protected the merchandise.

Although Ye Jingjing kept her eyes downcast and spoke in a gentle tone, every word she uttered ignited a spark in Liao Jiayun's "naive" heart.

"Fine, then I'll discipline you on behalf of your teacher and your parents!"

"What are you all doing gathered around here?!"

Two voices rang out at the same time, one from Liao Jiayun, and the other, louder, from a stranger who had just cut into the crowd.

"Are you trying to strip a girl in broad daylight?! What are you students trying to do?" The man coldly pried open the hands that were grabbing Ye Jingjing.

"Hey sir... who are you? What business is it of yours if we classmates are just chatting?"

Several people didn't know him and thought he was just a passerby who wanted to help. The kids were naturally hot-blooded and lived close to the school, so they weren't afraid of him and questioned him with annoyance.

"Ye Jingjing, what's going on? They're trying to hit you?" Although the man said "they," his finger was pointing directly at Liao Jiayun.

"Ah, they're interfering with my selling... and they're even trying to drag me back to school." Ye Jingjing straightened her wrinkled sleeves. When she saw the man appear, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, no longer worried about being dragged away.

Tang Ming's expression froze. Dragging her back to school? He had originally thought these kids were all delinquents and he wanted to take Ye Jingjing to a secluded place to beat her up. Why was he taking her back to school?

He glanced at the school gate at the end of the road and the students and parents coming and going, and had no choice but to believe the reason... However, his idea of ​​stepping forward to scold these kids was almost extinguished.

"You know Ye Jingjing? Are you her father...?" Liao Jiayun realized that Tang Ming wasn't just a stranger passing by, and she couldn't help but feel a little panicked. "Ye Jingjing doesn't go to school and sells things outside. We don't know if she's in debt, but we're going to drag her to school to see the teachers!"

She was somewhat afraid that this tall adult would take sides because of the earlier scuffle, and she hurriedly explained her "legitimacy".

"..."

Tang Ming gave the girl in front of him a strange look, then glanced at his other companions standing to the side.

This kid really dares to say anything, spreading baseless rumors...

However, since the other party's purpose was ultimately to see the teacher, Tang Ming couldn't say much. Ye Jingjing's situation was rather complicated, but dropping out of school was ultimately not a good thing.

"What do you mean by 'naked debt'? Didn't your teacher teach you that spreading rumors is wrong? You don't know anything and you're just spouting nonsense!" Tang Ming helped Ye Jingjing put the goods into a bag, as they couldn't continue doing business like this.

Tang Ming comforted Ye Jingjing, who was shrugging her shoulders. Thinking about the possibility of similar incidents in the future, and even rumors about Ye Jingjing circulating among classmates, he coldly swept his gaze over the group and warned them:

"Also... I'm not her father, I'm her brother. If I see you touching girls inappropriately again, or spreading rumors, I will arrest you directly."

"You think you can beat us? Who do you think you are? You're so delicate and tender, you might not even be able to beat us!" Several boys laughed loudly, completely unfazed by his threat.

Tang Ming lowered his head and took out a metal badge from the side of the box. It shimmered with a magical glow; it was a wizard's badge.

"Even if you're young, you'll definitely recognize this. If you don't want me to take you to the Anti-Demon Department for investigation under the pretext of interfering with wizards' operations, you'd better be careful."

Tang Ming lowered his voice even further, and after showing the badge to the group, he put it away. Liao Jiayun and the others looked embarrassed and immediately fell silent.

No one is unfamiliar with the officially issued wizard badge. Although its authenticity cannot be determined, the magical sheen emanating from its surface texture is the best proof.

The wizards under the Demon Department have the unconditional power to demand the assistance of ordinary people in their investigations. If the other party seeks personal revenge, no amount of help will work.

The men blushed and dared not say anything more. They had intended to leave after uttering a few harsh words, but after exchanging glances, none of them dared to take the lead.

Tang Ming carried a metal box in one hand and a waterproof bag in the other, gesturing for Ye Jingjing to leave together.

"I... how about we sell it somewhere else?" Ye Jingjing looked at the group of people standing there.

"Never mind that, let's go back first, I have something to say." Tang Ming helplessly pushed her back, and the two of them slipped out of the stall and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

The group glanced at Liao Jiayun, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward. One of them spoke up, "Then... shall we go home?"

"Okay, let's go." The others immediately agreed.

Liao Jiayun remained silent and left with the others, her gaze fixed on the direction Tang Ming and Ye Jingjing had gone, lost in thought.

"Uncle... why did you come here?" Ye Jingjing put her hands behind her back and followed Tang Ming with small steps.

"Call me 'big brother' if you want. I'm not that old, I'm still a young man, you know?" Tang Ming said irritably.

"You're a full ten years older than me, a whole cycle." Ye Jingjing pursed her lips. "Then I'll call you big brother, doesn't that sound cuter? My name is Ye Jingjing, and you call me big brother..."

"Why don't you stumble in front of me anymore? You're so quick-witted... Take it yourself."

Tang Ming glanced down at her expressionlessly, grabbed Ye Jingjing's arm, and slung the bag he was holding over her shoulder.

"I don't get nervous or stumble around people I really dislike or know very well." Ye Jingjing tilted her head and thought for a moment. "It's just that when I'm with people I don't know well, I... I think a lot and don't know how to say it."

"You've thought of a bunch of things you can't say, and you're too embarrassed to tell them to people you don't know well, right?" Tang Ming saw right through Ye Jingjing's thoughts.

"Hehe~~ Is...that's how it is? I didn't know."