You're Just Scared, You're Chickening Out

To buy herself a little more time, Candy ate especially slowly after lunch.

Mo Jingchun and Zhou Yaling had both finished eating, but half a bowl of rice still remained in Candy's bowl.

Sitting nearby with a glass of plain water, Zhou Yaling watched Candy dawdle with a smile, waiting to see how long her brother could hold out.

Less than two minutes later, Mo Jingchun couldn't take it anymore and spoke up.

"I'm saying, why are you eating so slowly today? You said you were hungry before we ate."

Candy's eyes darted around as she put on a pitiful expression.

"The rice is a little hard today. I have to chew it slowly."

"Cough, cough~"

Zhou Yaling choked on her water. She patted her chest and took a while to recover before saying:

"I'm not taking the blame for this."

"The rice is a little harder than usual today, but it's nowhere near so hard that you can't chew it."

After saying that, Zhou Yaling smiled and patted Candy on the shoulder. "Hurry up and finish, then go do your homework. You can't get out of it."

At her sister's look, Candy turned to glance at her brother.

Her brother wore a stern expression. It was pretty scary.

"I'm almost done. I'll finish in a bit."

Candy quickly finished her meal and dashed upstairs, moving as if Mo Jingchun were chasing her with a stick.

As he helped Zhou Yaling clear the table, Mo Jingchun said distractedly:

"Do you think Candy's going through a rebellious phase? Why doesn't she listen to me like she used to?"

"I know about this." Zero, who was watching cartoons, raised her hand and said with a grin:

"Generally speaking, children go through three rebellious phases: the toddler rebellious phase, the childhood rebellious phase,