While there isn't an explicit rule against smoking in the institute, it's generally not allowed.
After all, this is no ordinary organization.
If a spark accidentally ignites something, the consequences would be dire.
Of course, seasoned veterans don't have this awareness.
Ye Wanying's shout startled the people in front of her.
"Sister-in-law, we didn't...we didn't!"
"oh?"
No?
Yeah, right.
The person standing next to him secretly reached out and poked Ye Chenyang in the lower back, signaling him to speak up quickly.
Having long understood that his older sister wasn't as friendly as she seemed, the younger brother of the Ye family, adhering to the principle that silence is golden, didn't utter a sound, and even his breathing was as light as possible.
What is the reaction?
There's definitely no way. Right now, playing dead is about the best they can do.
Although Ye Wanying couldn't see the obscured movements, she could guess what they were from the expression:
"Really not?"
Immediately, the group nodded in unison.
"Yes, yes, there really isn't!"
"No, no!"
"Absolutely not!"
Ye Wanying's lips curled slightly as she looked at the group and asked again:
How old are you all?
Um, what's the problem?
Is the jump angle too large?
They were just questioning other things, how did it suddenly turn into asking about age?
Are you introducing me to someone?
That... is acceptable.
Compared to before, the young men were much more proactive this time:
"Sister-in-law, I'm exactly twenty-two this year."
Twenty-two was the legal marriage age for men in the empire.
After saying that, he laughed heartily.
Ye Wanying nodded, then looked to the side. The second and third people obediently gave their ages.
"nineteen."
"Twenty-one."
"Twenty-one."
The youngest is Ye's younger brother, who is only seventeen years old.
"Except for Ye Chenyang, you all go about your business."
Upon hearing that they could leave, the other three wished they could disappear into the ground immediately. After nodding to Ye Wanying in response, they took off running, leaving Ye Chenyang standing there, bewildered and not daring to move an inch.
"Sister...Sister?"
"Aren't you leaving yet?"
Coming to his senses, the younger brother of the Ye family glanced resentfully at the figure already walking ahead several times before finally wiping his face and following after them.
On the way home to the family compound, the matter was not mentioned again.
But the younger brother of the Ye family seemed to be unable to hold back any longer:
"Sis, are you really not going to ask about this anymore?"
"Otherwise what?"
Do you really want to?
cough.
"We really don't smoke, really!"
Ye Wanying glanced at it indifferently a few times:
Did I say anything?
Suddenly, the younger brother of the Ye family realized what was happening and shook his head:
"No."
But it's precisely because you didn't say anything that things got so serious!
What I fear is not being questioned.
On the contrary, it feels better to ask questions like before.
Ye Chenyang naturally didn't see that his sister was secretly laughing from an angle where no one could see her.
Oh.
Still trying to keep it a secret?
This is clearly a confession.
You don't smoke?
Why does your face look so ghostly?
However, Ye Wanying knew her younger brother well enough to know that he would never touch those things.
The others were all adults.
Now that they're adults, it's none of my business and I don't need to worry about them anymore.
But isn't my own younger brother just a little too cute?
Ha ha ha ha.
Ye's younger brother probably doesn't know about his sister's wicked sense of humor.
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