But after she went into the bedroom, her four older brothers followed her in like tails.
Little Ruanruan sat on her big bed, looking at her four older brothers lined up beside her. She rubbed her forehead with her little hands, feeling a bit of a headache. Knowing that she couldn't pretend to be stupid today, she took a deep breath, looked at her four brothers solemnly, and said, "Big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother, just say what you want to say!"
"Why did you sneak off to see Gu Chen in the middle of the night?" Su Yiqing's gaze toward Xiao Ruanruan became more stern.
"Because Brother Gu Chen is in a bad mood, I want to go see him." Little Ruanruan lowered her head and said in a well-behaved but guilty voice.
“Little Ruanruan, you secretly went to see him. If your brothers find out you’re missing, they’ll be worried and anxious.” Su Ziyuan originally wanted to talk to Little Ruanruan about the seriousness of the problem, just like Su Laoda did, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his tone softened unconsciously, and he couldn’t be stern at all.
Little Ruanruan looked obediently at her four older brothers with her big, watery eyes. "I'm sorry, big brother, second brother, third brother, fourth brother. I..."
She wanted to say that she didn't expect Gu Chen to say so much to her. She originally just planned to go and see Gu Chen and then come back. She thought her brothers wouldn't find out about her.
But as the words were on the tip of her tongue, she realized she couldn't make excuses for herself; a mistake was a mistake.
"Next time I go to see Brother Gu Chen, I'll explain it to my brothers and go to him openly and honestly," Xiao Ruanruan said.
Su Yifan didn't say anything more to Xiao Ruanruan, but asked, "Xiao Ruanruan, why did you and Gu Chen come out of the basement? What's going on with Gu Chen lately?"
Xiao Ruanruan thought about what Gu Chen had told her. It was not only Gu Chen's deepest secret, but it also involved Gu Chen's parents. She was afraid she couldn't tell her brothers.
So, with a serious expression that made her little face scrunch up, she looked at Su Yifan and said, "Third brother, I'm sorry, Gu Chen told me his secret, and I can't tell you."
Su Yan ruffled Xiao Ruanruan's soft hair and said, "Xiao Ruanruan, it's right that you keep other people's secrets, but it's definitely wrong that you always sneak off to see Gu Chen."
Little Ruanruan nodded emphatically, "Yes, Fourth Brother, I understand. I will punish myself. I have decided to punish myself by not eating tomorrow."
As soon as Xiao Ruanruan said this, Su Yiqing immediately objected, "Punishment is fine with anything else, but not this. You're still young and growing. You'll starve if you don't eat."
Su Yifan habitually pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and said, "Little Ruanruan, it's good that you punish yourself by not eating for a day. It'll teach you a lesson so you'll remember it in the future."
The other three brothers immediately looked at Su Yifan in surprise.
What kind of nonsense is this?
What's so good about not eating? You might as well get a few slaps on the hand!
Xiao Ruan blinked and paused for a moment. She had only intended to use a feigned retreat to trick her brothers and get rid of the matter, without actually punishing herself by not eating.
But now my third brother has spoken up...
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