"Then why don't you guys act?"
Once he got over his shock, Xiao Xiang asked curiously.
"I don't like it."
"Mom says I'm too emotional, so I'm not suited for it."
"It would get in the way of school. Mom and Dad definitely wouldn't let us."
"My reason is the same as Xingya's. Besides, if I acted, I wouldn't get to see Tangtang for ages. I don't like that either."
"Too many strangers."
"And we only started modeling because our aunt tricked us into it. We kept going afterward because we saw that Tangtang liked modeling too."
"Never thought about it."
"The college entrance exams are coming up. I don't have time."
The siblings all answered at once.
"What about you, Tangtang?"
Xiao Xiang looked at Tang Tang, who had stayed silent.
Tangtang modeled to earn money. Acting paid more, and it was her mother's company. Wouldn't that make things even easier?
"Too tiring. Too much hassle."
Tang Tang spoke with distaste.
"Huh?" Xiao Xiang looked a little worried. "Is it really tiring?"
"No, no, no. What Tangtang means by tiring isn't what you think."
Tang Jian explained, "Tangtang really hates moving. She won't go out if she can help it, won't sit if she can lie down, and won't stand if she can sit."
"Really?"
Xiao Xiang was puzzled. Why was the Tangtang his second brother described completely different from the one he knew?
During the past few days he'd spent here, Tangtang had kept looking after him. She brought him food, helped him remember when to change his dressings, and kept asking whether he was getting used to this or that. She hadn't stopped once.
Had his second brother gotten something wrong?
They had grown up together, after all. One look at his expression told Tang Tang what