"This is Ji the Second," Yan Yi'an said from the side.
Yan Xianjue's eyes darted rapidly between Ji the Eldest, who had just finished presenting his birthday gift, and Ji the Second, who was enthusiastically kowtowing.
His eyes spun like little tops.
Suddenly, he brought his hands together with a sharp clap.
[No wonder!]
He understood now!
The Yan family and Shen Fangli all pricked up their ears.
Even Yan Wan, who was still half-convinced about the inner voice,
couldn't resist wondering what Yan Xianjue had found so unsurprising.
*
The seating arrangements at the banquet were particular as well.
The Shen Household's seats were a world away from the Yan Household's.
Shen Fangli couldn't see Yan Xianjue; she could only hear his inner voice.
All she could do was urge him on silently in her heart.
Hurry up and say it already!
Seeing the impatience on her face, President Shen assumed this awkward scene had made her a little impatient.
In truth, he couldn't really understand the Ji Household's arrangement either.
Looking around, nearly everyone was trying hard to maintain a polite social smile.
President Shen gently patted Shen Fangli's shoulder, telling her not to make her impatience so obvious.
Receiving her father's signal, Shen Fangli tried hard to restrain the expression on her face that said she wanted to watch the Ji Household make fools of themselves.
Fortunately, Yan Xianjue's inner voice never disappointed her.
[I'd thought it was strange before. There was no way a bunch of illegitimate children from the Ji Household would start fighting at their old master's birthday banquet for no reason.]
[They've lived in peace for so many years. They have an unspoken understanding.]
[*At the very least, since they all wanted to look good before the head of the family, even if