It took Yan Ci more than an hour to drive home from the team base.
There was a bit of traffic on the way.
When he entered the house looking travel-worn, the Yan family was somewhat surprised.
Mother Yan asked, "Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow?"
Yan Ci glanced at Yan Xianjue and saw him battling the strawberry on his plate with a fork.
His eyes did not even turn in Yan Ci's direction.
Yan Ci thought irritably, Wasn't it because I was afraid Yan Xianjue would badmouth me in his head again?
After changing into slippers at the entryway, Yan Ci walked inside and answered Mother Yan, "I thought it over. There was nothing much going on at the base tonight, so I came back."
"Since you're back, pick out a few outfits."
Only then did Yan Ci notice that Mother Yan and Yan Wan were sitting together, flipping through a catalog of new arrivals.
His gaze swept over Father Yan, Yan Yi'an, and Yan Xianjue.
All three avoided his eyes.
[Why's Second Brother looking at me? I already picked mine last time!]
Father Yan nodded along. He had finished picking as well.
[Big Brother ran away last time! Second Brother, hurry and drag Big Brother in too!]
Yan Xianjue desperately signaled Yan Ci with his eyes.
Yan Ci said irritably, "Yan Xianjue, are your eyes cramping?"
Yan Xianjue: [Second Brother must have died of stupidity!]
Yan Ci: "..."
Don't think I can't hear you just because you aren't saying it aloud!
Yan Yi'an sat on the sofa without changing expression, acting as if he could not hear Yan Xianjue's thoughts at all.
That made Yan Ci even more displeased, so he simply said, "Mom, pick out a few outfits for Big Brother too. He wears suits