The boy who had been roasted let out a whimper, his grievances practically bubbling out like a boiling kettle, making Shen Yu cackle.
Though lounging around at home was enjoyable, high school life was more interesting. Without their phones, his classmates talked about everything under the sun.
The only sad part was the exams. With his younger brothers and deskmate taking turns filling the gaps in his knowledge, Shen Yu managed to finish the material before finals despite his haphazard studying, bringing home middling grades.
After muddling through the last two weeks, Shen Yu had yet to recover from the studying that had left his head spinning when he was told they had to choose their subjects before the break. They would be assigned to new classes as soon as school resumed.
Listening in bewilderment as the teacher explained the subject selection rules, Shen Yu flipped noisily through the information sheets.
Although students were supposedly free to choose their subjects, picking three out of seven resulted in different timetables. To make class assignments easier, the school had fixed the subject combinations in advance, leaving students with package deals.
Shen Yu pricked up his ears. Hearing a classmate nearby complain that they couldn't take all the subjects they wanted together, he enthusiastically joined in. "Exactly! They've made it like a mobile data package."
This met with agreement from most of the class. Though they hadn't decided exactly which subjects to choose, that didn't stop them from complaining about the school's arrangements.
Watching Shen Yu join the army of complainers without even looking back, looking positively eager to raise the flag of rebellion, Shen Jin gave a quiet huff and turned to stare at his older brother, who had started making trouble as soon as he recovered.
Under his younger brother's suppressive