That evening, when he got home, Yan Xianjue could hardly wait to share the Lin Household's latest dark joke with the Yan Household.
Even though Yan Ci had already watched the video once in the gossip group during the day, he was still laughing so hard he could barely stay on his feet while bracing himself against the table.
[Mm... Second Brother was losing it again.]
Yan Ci: "..."
Yan Xianjue, you're being awfully rude!
Everyone was laughing. Why was he the only one being called out?!
Yan Ci opened his mouth to retort, but Yan Wan caught it in time and shot him a sharp glare.
Yan Ci unwillingly swallowed the words that had reached his lips.
He muttered to himself that the one who had not believed Yan Xianjue's inner thoughts in the first place had clearly been Eldest Sister!
How had she switched sides so quickly?
Yan Wan did not care what he was thinking.
After learning from their mother about the Yan Household's miserable fate in the future,
the fact that Yan Wan had not hired someone to murder people outright was already proof of how successful Father Yan and Mother Yan's upbringing had been over the years.
Now, she was merely enjoying the Lin Household's hellish entertainment.
When Yan Xianjue suggested that Lin Shi might have been behind it, Yan Wan gave him high praise. "Your little classmate is remarkably decisive."
*
Lin Shi was not the only one with remarkable initiative.
After attending the Ji Household's family meeting regarding Ji the Old Master's brain death,
Ji Xi immediately threw himself into the company's development and construction.
So far, three people had clearly expressed their willingness to visit Qianhai City after the Gaokao.
Two others were still on the fence. A monthly salary of three