Tsk, tsk, tsk~"
Zhou Yaling looked Mo Xiaoxue up and down, trying to spot anything unusual about her.
Unfortunately, she found nothing.
After slurping up a mouthful of noodles, Zhou Yaling asked with a smile:
"Big brother said you got up early this morning to cook noodles?"
"You ate noodles without inviting your sister? I'm so disappointed."
Watching her sister ham it up, Mo Xiaoxue rolled her eyes.
"They're just noodles. It's not like they're anything special."
"Besides, when I got up, you couldn't have gotten out of bed."
"Right, right. Speaking of which, I'm really curious—what got into you this morning that made you get up so early to do your homework?"
"No one said we were going out to have fun. Why were you in such a hurry to finish your homework?"
Mo Xiaoxue showed little reaction.
She had already come up with an excuse, and now she calmly explained:
"I went to bed early, so of course I got up early. Besides, whether I do my homework sooner or later, I have to do it anyway. Why not finish it ahead of time and leave myself plenty of time to relax?"
"That does sound pretty reasonable."
Slurp, slurp~
As she ate her noodles, Zhou Yaling kept smiling at Candy.
Before Candy came downstairs, Zero had been shut out of the study by her.
Who would believe she didn't have some little secret?
But since Candy didn't want to talk about it, Zhou Yaling didn't feel like prying.
She couldn't upset her. Otherwise, she'd have to spend money on tasty treats to make it up to her.
Not worth it.
Meanwhile, Mo Jingchun and Li Xuanyu silently agreed not to ask any questions.
Two days later.
The short essay Mo Xiaoxue had written showed up on Mo Jingchun's