Shen Yu's impish look made Shen Jin laugh despite his irritation, especially since his argumentative tone sounded exactly like a certain someone. Shen Jin ground his teeth, convinced Ji Cიცen had everything to do with his once-dopey older brother turning out this way.
Shen Yu hadn't expected his own tongue to be so sharp either. He grinned happily for ages before noticing that Shen Jin looked almost beside himself with anger, then promptly shut up and forced down the corners of his mouth.
Shen Jin fell silent in frustration, and Shen Yu watched him without saying a word either. As the brothers stared at each other, Shen Jun, who had been enjoying the show, was the one who suffered.
Looking left at the guilty yet aggrieved Shen Yu, then right at Shen Jin sulking with his lips pressed together, Shen Jun drew a helpless breath. After rummaging in his pocket for ages, he found some cookies to stop both their mouths.
Remembering that his deskmate was headed in the same direction, Shen Yu kept tilting his head to steal glances at the situation. In the end, Shen Jin couldn't stand it anymore and hauled Shen Yu into the middle seat, which made him feel much better.
"Little Jin." Shen Yu looked conflictedly at the empty seat ahead, then at the three of them squeezed together, and pursed his lips to offer a tactful hint.
"We're older now. We can sit in the front."
Shen Jin lazily raised his eyes. He gave no indication of agreeing or disagreeing with this older brother he had acquired, but still argued, "We're not adults. Sit here for now."
With his suggestion rejected, Shen Yu was about to propose switching to a bigger car, but then felt that parking one outside the school gates would