Qu Yanxin didnât see the Shen siblings for the entire afternoon. She was under the impression that they were gone for class till it was dinner time and she saw the duo discussing something as they were walking down the staircase.
Qu Yanxin was standing at the kitchenâs entrance with dishes in hand when she saw the siblings. She looked back to her Mother in surprise and asked, "Eh? Arenât Big Brother Shen and Big Sis Shen students? Why donât they have to go to class?"
"It seems like theyâve gotten enough course credits or something like that... Sigh, I donât know anything about whatâs going on in their university. Anyway, I know theyâre both outstanding individuals who donât need to go to school... Xinxin, Iâll be able to wake up with a smile on my face if you can carve out a future thatâs as promising as those two."
"How annoying! Whyâre you dragging me into this?" Qu Yanxin said as she wrinkled her nose in displeasure. Turning around, her line of sight fell on Shen Jingchen and her eyes automatically lit up.
The two siblings were sitting at the dining table and talking about the game when Shen Jingchen suddenly felt an intense gaze on him and he unconsciously shivered.
Seeing this, Shen Jingbin asked, "Whatâs wrong with you? Are you having an epileptic fit?"
"I donât know. I just suddenly felt a surge of malice that automatically activated the warning mechanism in my body!"
"... Rumpus youth, youâre way too old to be suffering from chuunibyou, alright1?"
"Tsk, I canât even crack a joke. Whyâre you so boring?"
"Iâm boring? Then you better go and find a more interesting person to sit with. Donât sit next to me," Shen Jingbin ruthlessly countered as she rolled her eyes at him.
Shen Jingchenâs face fell. He was just about to explain the theory behind "the eldest taking the role of the father" so that sheâd learn to show her big bro some respect when he was suddenly interrupted by someone.
"Big Brother Shen, whatâre you guys talking about? It looks very interesting."
The duo heard a voice and turned around. The one whoâd asked the question with an innocent smile on her face was Qu Yanxin. She was holding a dish in her hands as she stood behind the siblings.
"Itâs nothing, we were just talking about a game," Shen Jingchen said as he shifted to the side, making it easier for her to set the dish on the table.
After placing the dish on the table, Qu Yanxin straightened herself and asked, "What game? Is it fun? Can I play with you guys?"
Shen Jingchenâs eyebrows knitted together a little, and he was no longer wearing the frivolous smile he had on his face just moments before. Yet, this just made Qu Yanxinâs heart skip a beat.
"Youâre in your final year of high school. Focus on your studies. Games donât suit you," Came Shen Jingchenâs incomparably stern reply. Shen Jingbin couldnât help but do a double take upon hearing it.
Tsk, tsk, tsk! Someone like you actually knows how to say something like that. How horrifying.
Bah! Your elder brother is actually the pillar of our motherland, alright?!
Youâre more or less the termite that wrecks those pillars!
The siblings started communicating telepathically. At this moment, Aunt Zhang walked out from the kitchen. When she saw that her daughter was still standing behind the Shen siblings, she couldnât help but comment with a strange look on her face, "Xinxin, whatâre you doing just standing there? Quickly, get back to your seat."
Qu Yanxin muttered under her breath and took another glance at the duo who were currently communicating telepathically. An enigmatic expression crossed her face as she ran back to her seat. Shen Jingchen was a carnivore and wouldnât be happy without meat. Qu Yanxin noticed this when they were eating lunch in the afternoon. Hence, it was unknown whether she did it on purpose or not, but she would always go after the same piece of meat as he did during their meal.
Every time Shen Jingchen raised his head to look at her, sheâd wear an embarrassed look on her face and give up on the meat that she was after. After which, her gaze would swiftly move towards her bowl of rice and sheâd take a huge mouthful of it.
"You guys have the same tastes in food," Shen Jingbin commented as she eyed them curiously.
"That canât be. This child would always make a fuss about wanting to lose weight in the past and refused to eat even a slice of meat. I reckon she wanted to eat some meat because sheâs been worrying about the competition for the past two days," Aunt Zhang hurriedly explained.
Shen Jingchen felt embarrassed about having to fight with a little girl over food. Heâd be the first one to give up whenever he went for the same dish that she did. As a result, both would end up giving up on the very piece of meat that caused the fight.
Shen Jingbin took the piece of meat and placed it in Qu Yanxinâs bowl before she said, "Since thatâs the case, you better eat more."
Qu Yanxin quietly raised her head and glanced at Shen Jingbin who was in front of her. For some strange reason, Shen Jingbinâs heart suddenly tightened when she saw the dull, lifeless look in the other partyâs eyes, causing feelings of guilt to arise from the bottom of her heart with a thud.
"Alright, thank you Big Sis Shen."
Following that, the meal continued on without incident.
Aunt Zhang wanted to take her daughter and the siblings for a walk after dinner, so the siblings sat on the sofa and waited for her to finish tidying up.
Shen Jingbin looked at Qu Yanxinâs back as she helped her Mother around the kitchen and said to Shen Jingchen, "Why do I think that this little girl isnât as simple as she appears to be?"
Shen Jingchenâs eyes went wide as he looked at her and exclaimed, "I think so too!"
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