"My mother told me to bring these to Ye Lin."
The chubby boy clutched the buns and spoke in a low voice.
Yet Li Yuerou reached out and snatched the buns away.
"Of course I know. Do you think I'd steal Ye Lin's food?"
"It's you five who pushed Ye Lin into the river and made him stupid. So, how are you going to compensate him?"
Li Yuerou stuffed the buns into Ye Lin's arms, then folded her arms and stared coldly at the five of them.
"What? Stupid? That has nothing to do with us!"
"Yeah, yeah! Besides, we didn't push him. Ye Lin fell in by himself."
The moment they heard that Ye Lin had become stupid, the five of them panicked and began defending themselves over one another.
"Stop. Do you even know the law?"
"You bunch of idiots, listen up. You were the ones who called Ye Lin to the river to catch fish. Now he fell into the water and became stupid—every one of you is responsible."
"Understand? What we're discussing now is compensation."
"Tell me, how will you compensate him? Don't think you can bully Ye Lin just because he has no parents. I'm his big sister."
With her arms folded, Li Yuerou paced back and forth before the five of them, sweeping her dangerously cold gaze over them.
Feeling Li Yuerou's dangerous stare, all five of them shuddered. They looked at one another, but none of them had any good ideas.
"Fine. Since you don't know, I'll give you a plan."
"Ye Lin is stupid now. He can't even take care of himself."
"Here's how it'll be: on the first day, you'll be responsible for Ye Lin's meals. On the second day, you. On the third day, you."
"Each of you will take