Yan Chiyu lowered his eyes, his gaze subtly darkening.

"I gave Bai Wuchang a box of extremely precious food incense, and he actually said I was bribing him, and even pulled the bag to put it in... Humph, luckily he finally agreed to arrange a better reincarnation for those six classmates, otherwise I would definitely have taken the food incense back."

The girl next to me was unusually talkative, her incessant chatter adding to her lively and lively manner. Her eyes sparkled as if they held the stars crushed and placed within them. Without realizing it, all I could see was her.

The boy lazily rested his chin on his hand, and the pent-up frustration in his heart gradually dissipated.

The night sky cleared, and the evening breeze passed through the clouds, landing above the city, hiding in the corners, incredibly gentle.

-

Around nine o'clock in the evening, Wu Yue returned home and was greeted by her family sitting neatly on the sofa waiting for her. There was some fruit on the table, except for a small mountain of fruit peels piled up in front of Cheng Pingxi, while Wu Minjue and his mother had nothing in front of them, and their expressions were very serious.

Even though she had texted to let everyone know she was safe during the day, Wu Yue still felt a little guilty. She changed out of her slippers, obediently walked to the living room, and after a short silence, spoke up: "Mom and Dad, brother, I'm home. Is there... a family meeting today?"

She noticed the seriousness of the scene, a stark contrast to her family's usual carefree and cheerful demeanor.

Wu Yue looked at Cheng Pingxi, whose shoulders shrugged, indicating that he didn't know either.

Mother Witch waved to Wu Yue, gesturing for her to come closer. Wu Yue silently moved aside and took two steps forward.

"Such a big thing happened today, don't you know to go home first?" Wu Juemin's usual gentleness vanished, and his tone suddenly turned serious: "Do you think it's right for us parents to worry about you?"

"I was wrong." Wu Yue immediately stated, "Because of the special circumstances today, I will definitely go home as soon as possible next time, give my parents a hug, and tell them that I'm fine."

"Is this what I wanted?" Wu Juemin laughed.

Cheng Pingxi chimed in from the side, "Mom and Dad, since my sister is alright, you two should talk things over properly, no..."

"Shut up." Wu Juemin glared at his son. "I haven't even said anything to you yet. As the older brother, you didn't even bother to pick up your sister who's not home this late. You're just sitting here eating fruit. Are you full? Do you want me to peel some more for you?"

Cheng Pingxi: "??"

Are you there? Do you still remember how you treated me when you first took me in?

Suddenly, your own son isn't as appealing anymore?

[The older brother is starting to question the meaning of life]

One second he was calling me "sweetie," the next he was telling me to get lost.

[Ugh, you stinky dad]

Wu Yue's voice suddenly lowered: "Mom and Dad, there was a fire at school today, and six students died..." Her lowered eyes were gloomy and filled with sorrow.

Mother Wu turned and glared at Wu Juemin, seemingly scolding him for forgetting that her daughter had just experienced a natural disaster that day and was still upset when he questioned her. She must be feeling terrible. Looking at her daughter, who was forcing a smile to deal with them, she was so considerate it was heartbreaking.

In the blink of an eye, Mother Wu said gently, "Xiao Xi, take your sister upstairs to rest."

"Okay, okay, Mom, please comfort Dad. I'll take Yueyue back to her room first." Cheng Pingxi put down the pillow in her arms, got up from the sofa, and took Wu Yue's arm by the shoulder as they went upstairs.

The two went up the stairs, and behind them came Wu Juemin's incredulous roar, "Excuses? This brat thinks he's all grown up now, daring to talk back to his own father like that!"