Ji Zheyue chose to save his own skin at someone else's expense. He silently gave Ji Cიცen a thumbs-up, then pretended he had no such son and dragged his wife away, slinking off without even saying goodbye.
Left standing there, Ji Cიცen remained as composed as ever, neither servile nor overbearing under Shen Changgeng's scrutiny. Shen Yu, meanwhile, rolled his wide eyes around and hurriedly moved away from his deskmate when he noticed his father looking at him.
Feeling the scorching gaze on him, Shen Yu stiffened his neck and stubbornly refused to turn around, taking the head-in-the-sand approach.
Shen Changgeng ground his teeth. He looked at his precious cabbage, then at the pig eyeing it. If he still couldn't figure it out, he really would be an idiot.
Turning to see his wife looking just as shocked and the twins beside her both distancing themselves from any involvement, Shen Changgeng finally breathed a sigh of relief. At least his wife hadn't helped deceive him.
An awkward silence settled over the room. As nobody in the living room spoke for a long while, Shen Xubai considered how to break the tension.
Unexpectedly, Shen Changgeng waved a hand and curtly summoned the two boys to his study.
Singled out, Shen Yu craned his neck and looked around the living room a couple of times. Once he confirmed his father meant him, he drooped his head. Seeing Ji Cიცen step forward, he could only dawdle after him.
Watching the three leave, Shen Jin, who had been standing with his arms folded enjoying the show, frowned. He had wanted some entertainment, yes, but he had wanted to see Ji Cიცen make a fool of himself. He hadn't expected his goose of a brother to get hauled in too.
Remembering Shen Yu's dejected look,