"Let's go! I'll treat you to some Fatty Happiness Water."

It was Thursday, and the sky was overcast, as if it could rain at any moment.

With her schoolbag on her back, Candy held her brother's warm hand in both of hers and gazed up at him expectantly. "Brother, when are you coming home today? Will you bring me something tasty?"

"You live way up on that mountain. Where am I supposed to get you something tasty?"

"Don't worry. I'll definitely be back tonight, and I won't be later than your bedtime."

"Oh."

Candy exchanged a glance with Zhou Yaling, then casually let go of Mo Jingchun's hand and climbed onto the school bus.

After Candy got on, Mo Jingchun looked at Zhou Yaling curiously. "You two are exchanging secret signals right in front of me. Do you think I'm invisible?"

"Come on, tell me. What are you sisters planning to keep from me this time?"

"Nothing. You're overthinking it." Zhou Yaling rolled her eyes.

"Oh, give me a break. I know Candy. She could fart, and I'd know what it smelled like."

"Damn, bro, you're awesome!"

Zhou Yaling was genuinely stunned by her brother's "grand declaration."

"Forget it. I can't be bothered to ask. But let me make this clear: don't get into trouble, you two. I don't want to have to bail you out afterward."

Zhou Yaling waved a hand and said frankly, "We definitely won't. It's just a little thing."

The next moment, Zhou Yaling saw her brother looking at her with a half-smile. She didn't need to be told—she knew she'd fallen for his trick again.

He'd only changed the way he asked, and she'd admitted on her own that something was going on.

Damn, was this how top students thought? No wonder the school couldn't outsmart them.

When everyone else was stuck hammering away at