Lu Yubai's rebellious streak always struck without warning.
Like a summer afternoon thunderstorm, it could turn a perfectly clear sky into a barrage of rain in an instant, catching everyone off guard.
That day, Lu Xiaoxiao came home in a good mood after finishing a work engagement. Before she even stepped into the living room, she heard Lu Yuan's low growl of barely contained anger and Lu Yubai's defiant shouting, his voice cracking a little.
"Say that again! You don't want to go to school? What do you think you're doing? You've got some nerve!" Lu Yuan's voice shook with incredulous fury. He was clearly livid.
"I said I don't want to go to school! I want to play esports professionally!" Lu Yubai's voice was shrill and urgent, charged with reckless excitement. "I don't like school at all! Sitting in a classroom feels like being in prison! But I'm good at games! A few days ago, I played a solo match with that famous gaming streamer, Gale, and I beat him! He even said I had incredible talent and was already at the level of the best players in a professional team's youth academy!"
"If my second brother can take an unconventional path and go into entertainment, why can't I play esports? Shouldn't I play to my strengths? What's the point of forcing me to learn all that useless stuff every day?"
Lu Xiaoxiao stopped dead in the doorway, her heart sinking.
Well, then. Had she walked straight into a live broadcast of the brat's teenage rebellion? And he'd even dragged her second brother into it as a shield?
She discreetly peeked inside. Lu Yubai stood in front of the couch like a fighting rooster, his neck stiff and his face flushed bright red. His fists were clenched, his chest