The forty-fifth melon: What melon? Take forty-five bites...

After shaking it for a long time without success, Ye Yongxin burst into tears first, and then Fang Yi'en finally couldn't hold back her sobs either.

"Waaaaah, waaaaah--"

Two earth-shattering cries suddenly rang out.

Seeing this, Ye Mo clapped his hands, a satisfied expression finally appearing on his face.

Pshaw, two cowardly brats.

Chapter 45 The forty-fifth melon: What kind of melon is it? It's the one you eat forty-five times...

"Waaaaah--"

Two piercing, devastating cries echoed across the sky above the Ye Family's old residence, rising and falling like a duet.

In the living room, Fang Yien and Ye Yongxin were already sobbing uncontrollably.

Logically speaking, at their age, they should know shame, understand and value face the most.

At this moment, the two of them no longer cared about their image or whether it was shameful to wail like this, because their minds were completely filled with fear, and all they could think about was the giant rat crawling on them.

"Mouse, waaaaah, the mouse bit me..."

Ye Yongxin cried and shouted, his face was pale, and his body was trembling like a leaf, looking like he was seriously frightened.

--Now, just thinking about the feeling of rats crawling all over him gives him goosebumps, and he feels like he could faint on the spot.

On the other side, Fang Yien was in no better condition; she was also trembling, speechless, and looked terrified.

Everyone questioned the two for a long time, but couldn't get any answers. They still didn't know what had happened. In the end, they could only turn their attention to the last of the three people present, namely Ye Mo.

Ye Mo was wiping her hands with a damp towel. She had asked the maid to give her a damp towel, and she was slowly and carefully wiping her fingers one by one, as if her hands were contaminated with some kind of bacteria.

"... Momo, what exactly happened? Why are Yien and Yongxin crying so hard?" Aunt Ye asked anxiously. "Who bullied them? And what about the rat?"

Ye Mo raised his eyes and said casually, "Oh, it's nothing, they were just scared by the rats."

I don't know where they found these rats; they were black, big, fat, and shiny, and they looked fierce and scary.

Third Uncle Ye caught the key point in her question, "Rats? Where would we get rats in our house?"

The old house was made entirely of wood, and if there were rats, the wood would get gnawed on, so it was impossible for rats to exist in the house.

Hearing this, Ye Mo glanced at Fang Yien, and said with a smile, "You'll have to ask your two younger brothers about that. After all, they brought the rats themselves."

Third Uncle Ye and Aunt Ye weren't fools either; they naturally picked up on the subtle nuances in Ye Mo's tone. Looking at Yien, they knew her well—who wouldn't see the guilty look on her face?

Third Uncle Ye immediately turned his sharp gaze to Ye Yongxin and asked sternly, "Ye Yongxin, tell me honestly, what exactly happened? What are you and Yien planning?"

"..." Ye Yongxin sobbed, looking helplessly at his Third Uncle Ye, and stammered, "No, we didn't do anything."

"... Yongxin and I just wanted to play a joke on Sister Ye Mo, to scare her with a mouse." Fang Yien explained, "But we didn't expect Sister Ye Mo to take it seriously, and she even deliberately stuffed the mouse into our clothes so it would bite us!"

He looked at Aunt Ye with a wronged expression, feeling itchy all over. "Mom, I feel like there are rats crawling all over me. Rats are so scary, boohoo... Do you think I'll get bitten by a rat? Some people say rats carry a lot of bacteria. If I get bitten, will I get sick? Will I die?"

Upon hearing this, Aunt Ye's face immediately showed a look of heartache. She hugged Fang Yien tightly and comforted her, "It's alright, it's all over now, the rats are gone."

Ruan Xianyue then looked at Ye Mo and asked anxiously, "Momo, did you really stuff the rat into Yongxin and the others' clothes?"

"Yes!" Ye Mo nodded, readily admitting, "I did that..."

Seeing the change in expression on Ruan Xianyue and the others' faces because of her words, she added, "However, I had my reasons for doing this... I saw how happy my two younger brothers were to throw a few mice into my room, so happy that they forgot about the mice they brought with them."

She shrugged. "So, I just wanted to return a few mice to..."

"That's all... Since these rats are theirs, if they're leaving, they should naturally take their things with them."

Hearing this, how could everyone not understand the truth of the matter?

So, the truth is, Fang Yi'en Yien the other person wanted to scare Ye Mo with a rat, but in the end, Ye Mo was the one who was scared by the rat?

Everyone: "..."

Aunt Ye pursed her lips, displeased, and said, "Even if Yien and the others played a prank on you with a mouse, you didn't have to stuff it into their clothes, did you? How many bacteria are on a mouse? What if it bites them? Besides, you're their older sister, seven or eight years older than them. How can you hold a grudge against two children like that?"

Ye Mo handed the damp towel he had used to wipe his hands to the maid, and said casually, "Auntie, please don't be angry. I admit I went too far... But you're twenty or thirty years older than me, so you shouldn't hold a grudge against a child like me, right?"

Aunt Ye: "..."

Others: "..."

"Pfft!" Third Uncle Ye couldn't help but burst out laughing. Seeing Aunt Ye glaring at him fiercely, he immediately surrendered, raising his hands and saying, "I didn't say anything!"

Others couldn't help but think: Yes, you didn't say it, but you laughed, and you laughed so loudly!

Aunt Ye gritted her teeth, feeling slightly embarrassed.

"It's true that Yien and Fang Yi'en were in the wrong first, but Ye Mo, you're taking it too seriously. Yi'en and Yien Yi'en were just joking with you..." Ye Baozhu couldn't help but speak up, looking at Fang Yien with some heartache.

Fang Yien sniffed, and called out to her with deep emotion, "Sister Baozhu ~"

Ruan Xianyue, upon hearing Ye Baozhu's words, couldn't help but frown, giving Ye Baozhu a disapproving look for the first time. Unfortunately, Ye Baozhu didn't notice her expression and continued speaking:

"Yien their older sisters, we should be more understanding and supportive."

Upon hearing this, Aunt Ye immediately gave her a look of agreement.

"Baozhu is right," Aunt Ye said immediately. "Ye Mo, you are the older sister of Yi Yien. As their older sister, you should take good care of your two younger brothers. Why are you arguing with them over such a small matter? They were just joking with you, and you actually want to retaliate. Isn't that too petty?"

She shook her head and sighed, saying disdainfully, "Sure enough, any child who didn't grow up in our Ye Family is a bit petty."

"Aunt," Ye Lin began, smiling, "Your words are a bit harsh. Momo is my parents' daughter and my sister. We know her character better than anyone. She's not the kind of person who stirs up trouble... So, what you're saying isn't just insulting her, it's insulting our whole family!"

Ye Lin's tone wasn't harsh, but the seriousness in his words was clear enough for everyone to hear.

Aunt Ye was taken aback by his words, probably not expecting Ye Lin to stand up for Ye Mo. Immediately, a surge of anger welled up inside her, and she couldn't get it out for a long time.