"What's wrong? Are you mad?"
Hearing her brother speak in that sarcastic tone and show off the forty yuan that had originally belonged to her, Candy was absolutely furious.
"Bro, aren't you afraid I'll tell Uncle?"
"Not at all. I'm teaching you how not to get scammed. Uncle will support me and even praise me for teaching you so well. Believe it or not?"
"I don't believe you!" Candy put her hands on her hips and said indignantly.
Mo Jingchun waved dismissively, unconcerned. He tucked the five Grandpa Mao bills and the forty yuan he'd won into his pocket and said:
"Don't believe me? Go ahead and tell Uncle. Think he'll still give you a talking-to? Believe it or not?"
At that moment, Candy felt as if something had caught in her throat. She couldn't get a word out.
Mo Jingchun raised his hand and checked the time. "You can watch cartoons for one more hour, then go upstairs to bed."
With that, Mo Jingchun nudged Li Xuanyu's arm and gave her a look.
"Your sister-in-law and I are going upstairs to bed. If you get sleepy, go to bed early too, okay?"
"Hmph! I'm not sleepy at all right now! All I can think about is how I lost forty yuan of pocket money."
Mo Jingchun pretended not to hear her. He took Li Xuanyu by the hand as she stood up, and they left.
A long while later, as Candy stared blankly at the cartoon, she suddenly raised an eyebrow.
Apart from getting swindled by her brother that night, something else had felt off.
When Candy gave Zero a probing look, Zero blinked cutely at her.
"My dear Zero, why didn't you warn me?"
Zero looked utterly helpless.
"Do I look like I can speak?"
At that, Candy