"What happened?"
Shen Yu and Ji Cიცen spoke in unison. Shen Yu, the person in question, was positively bright-eyed, deeply curious about gossip concerning himself.
Under their piercing stares, with even the brothers Shen Jun and Shen Jin turning to look, Yao Maolin scratched his head and hemmed and hawed for a long while before finding the words.
"Cen used to get bullied when he was little. Little Fish couldn't stand it and often helped beat them back. But once, he hit his head on a railing, and after that, he dropped out of kindergarten."
Yao Maolin glossed over the specifics. Thinking of Shen Yu's abrupt withdrawal still puzzled him. "Kids usually heal fast. A little bleeding shouldn't have been a big deal. It scared me when Little Fish dropped out back then."
Yao Maolin sounded rather regretful at this. "Later, I wanted to go play with Little Fish, but Mom said your family's situation was special. We didn't meet again until now, and I never expected you to have completely forgotten me."
Shen Yu had never heard this gossip either. Listening to Yao Maolin's resentful grumbling, he couldn't help feeling surprised, his expression full of suspicion. "You're not making this up, are you? You could still recognize me after all these years?"
Yao Maolin's mournful voice caught. With Shen Yu interrupting him so insensitively, he promptly rolled his eyes.
Ji Cიცen, however, put away his friendly smile. Hearing that Shen Yu might have lost his memory from hitting his head made his expression even darker.
"He doesn't exactly look like someone who'd get bullied, though?" Shen Yu nodded dubiously, his little hand poking Ji Cიცen's arm as if by accident. "He could kill me with one punch."
Hearing Shen Yu mutter, Yao Maolin couldn't help clicking his tongue in