"I have a complaint! Little Jin is giving me the cold shoulder."
Shen Yu waved his arms excitedly, his face full of bitter resentment, yet his big eyes kept stealing glances at his younger brother.
"Well, well, Little Jin is bullying his big brother."
Shen Changgeng played along with an exaggerated tone. Between the father holding back his laughter as he took his son's side and the son looking utterly aggrieved, Shen Jin nearly lost his composure.
Luckily, there was no big drum here. Otherwise, would these two have beaten it to proclaim their grievances and petitioned the imperial court?
Before Shen Changgeng could carry on with his theatrics, Lin Yujing, sitting in the front passenger seat, smilingly pinched his thigh. After stopping someone's fit, she turned around and soothed her sons in a gentle voice.
"Little Jin, Little Yu, what happened? Did something upset you at the party? Little Jun, you tell us."
Not expecting to be dragged into this, Shen Jun looked up after being forced into the fray. What greeted him was his bonus big brother's bright yet aggrieved gaze, along with his own younger brother stealing glances at him from beside him.
"Well, I think..." Caught in a dilemma, Shen Jun pondered, then decisively passed the buck. "You could ask the host."
"What good would asking him do? He's the culprit."
Hearing his brother mention Ji Cიცen, Shen Jin rolled his eyes skyward. His agitated finger nearly poked Shen Yu in the forehead. "You're the only idiot who fell for it."
"A Cen is so nice!" Shen Yu ducked his head, avoiding his younger brother's furious gaze, and stubbornly waved his arms in protest. "He found us food and played with us."
"Excuse me, please change 'us' to 'me.'" Shen Jin nearly picked a hole in