"Professor Chen's dark circles are pretty bad," Chen Banxia said, leaning toward her younger brother's ear.
"Professor Chen's been staying up all night studying Emperor Shengzu's autobiography. He doesn't even watch the markets anymore. Good thing he's a cultivator, or he'd be halfway to becoming an immortal by now." Chen Shu glanced at Professor Chen, who was preparing onstage. "I heard he reads twenty hours a day and doesn't even want to eat."
"Professor Chen's hardcore."
"Harder on himself than young people are..."
"Say I..."
Chen Banxia leaned toward her brother's ear again, but he cut her off before she could finish.
"I can hear you!"
"Then I'll speak even softer~"
"? There's seriously something wrong with you."
"Okay, okay."
Chen Banxia glanced at the classmate beside them and stopped leaning toward her brother's ear. It felt awkward, though—her cultivation was clearly inferior to his. If she spoke too loudly, she worried she'd disturb others; if she spoke too softly, it sounded quiet even to her, and she worried her brother wouldn't hear.
"If I take a picture and send it to Lawyer Wei, do you think Professor Chen will get scolded again?"
"You're underestimating Professor Chen."
"True. Professor Chen and Lawyer Wei have been married for so many years. He still matters to her. He's busy with work on this trip, so she'll probably be concerned about him first."
"No, I mean Professor Chen's so used to being scolded that he'll just pretend he can't hear it."
"Bet you!"
"What's the wager?"
"Barbecue!"
"Deal."
Chen Banxia took out her phone and aimed it at Professor Chen, zooming in. The stage lights cast shadows that made him look even more haggard.
Click!
Chen Banxia: [picture]
Chen Banxia: @Lawyer Wei
Lawyer Wei: That fool!
Lawyer Wei: Has he been staying up