A misunderstanding like a love triangle? They absolutely had to hear this!
Ye Xiao obligingly pulled a handful of sunflower seeds out of his pocket.
Ye Lan was stunned. How come this one had even brought his own supplies? "Where did you get those seeds?"
"I brought them back from our last trip," Ye Xiao admitted without a trace of guile. "I grabbed a handful from the fruit platter while listening to our little sister's gossip."
"Oh, imported goods, no less." Ye Lan took the last bite of his apple.
One minute later.
"Crack, crack."
Ye Xiao stared blankly at his older brother cracking sunflower seeds in front of him, an apple core cradled in his hands.
Perhaps the silence beside him was a little too deafening, because Ye Lan mercifully turned his head. "What's wrong? Once you've thrown out the trash, go peel yourself an apple."
Ye Xunzhi had just moved over, ready to observe from all 365 degrees without a single blind spot, and turned her head at those words.
[Poor Fifth Brother. The plantation owner and his slave. Let me count-he actually has four plantation owners above him! What a tragic life.]
Ye Lan remained perfectly composed. "Crack, crack."
Whatever. He only had one plantation owner above him anyway. His little boat had already sailed past ten thousand mountains. Ha ha.
Ye Xiao: "..."
It's not me, it's a friend of mine, but he hopes you'll take back what you just said. He's feeling a little attacked!
The commotion here did not disturb the conversation on the other side.
Feng Ruoxue looked at Ye Qi'an expectantly. "Sonny, when are you free? It's been so long since we had a meal together, just mother and son."
Wen Ruchu grew intensely hopeful at that too. "Big Brother, I've never