Shen Yu was unhappy. Even the strawberry in his mouth no longer tasted sweet. He braced his arms and pushed Ji Cიცen away, puffing up indignantly.
Ji Cიცen suppressed the flutter in his chest. Seeing Shen Yu look as though he wished he could bite him instead of the strawberry, he helplessly rubbed his little deskmate's head. "When will you grow up?"
Before Shen Yu could argue, Ji Cიცen picked up the clothes he had laid out and pushed the watermelon closer to him. "You smell nice. I'm going to shower."
Although Ji Cიცen hadn't answered the question directly, the magnanimous Shen Yu still waved him off, then obediently sat cross-legged and tucked into the sliced watermelon in his arms.
Hearing the patter of water in the bathroom, Shen Yu instinctively pictured the scene inside. His embarrassment instantly shot off the charts, and he rubbed his cheeks with both hands, muttering to himself.
"Growing up isn't any fun at all. It feels like I understand everything, whether I should or not."
Just as Shen Yu was muttering and berating himself, the phone that had been sitting on the bed for ages suddenly vibrated, familiar WeChat notifications chiming one after another.
Curiously opening the chat screen, Shen Yu was surprised to discover that he had been added to a group chat with only three members.
He opened the chat details and found that Shen Jin had created the group. Even Shen Jun's profile picture seemed to suggest he had been coerced.
"Shen Jin: What are you doing?"
As though worried his tone sounded stiff, Shen Jin immediately added a sneaky-looking sticker Shen Yu often used.
The clash between his cold tone and the cute sticker made Shen Yu chuckle. It was just like his sharp-tongued, softhearted younger brother.
"Little Yu doesn't