Candy watched the slipper looming larger and larger in her field of vision. By the time she realized she needed to run, it was already too late. All she could do was stand there and watch her sister's slipper close in on her face.
At the very last moment, a hand caught the slipper in midair.
"Phew! That scared me half to death."
Candy patted her little chest, wearing the look of someone who'd just escaped disaster.
Mo Jingchun, now standing off to one side, awkwardly scratched the back of his head and gave her an apologetic look. "Sorry, I forgot my adorable little sister was right behind me."
At that, Candy rolled her eyes. Wherever there were brothers and sisters, there was bound to be drama—and drama always came with a bit of fighting.
"Whew, good thing Zero's reliable."
She glanced at her unusually quiet brother and sister, then pouted. "Neither of you is reliable."
At that moment, Candy had completely forgotten that the whole fight had started because of her.
After all, if she hadn't spread that big secret around, none of this would have happened.
"Zero, let's just watch TV."
Seeing Candy's exaggerated winks and grimaces, Zero chuckled and tossed the slipper back with perfect aim.
Zhou Yaling picked up the slipper and put it on, then glared at her brother, who was still watching her with unabashed curiosity.
"What are you looking at?"
"Yeah, yeah."
"I'm just curious which little puppy has captured your heart and got it beating so fast."
"Tsk, tsk. Uncle's going to be thrilled when he finds out."
Looking at Zhou Yaling's stubborn little expression, Mo Jingchun decided against asking who the little puppy was. Seriously, his little sister had finally found herself a boyfriend. If he managed to mess things up