Ke Xiaomo and Ke Mingye stood silently against the wall, not speaking.
Their phones and books had been confiscated, so they had no choice but to stare blankly at the stairway entrance, reverting to primitive lifestyles.
Soon, as the sound of the door opening came from downstairs, Bai Wenna's scolding sounded again in the living room.
"As the eldest brother, you didn't teach your younger siblings anything good, coming back so late?!"
Ke Yinzhi seemed to start explaining something, but still lost to his mother's overbearing presence and obediently went upstairs after a short while.
He looked up, surprised, and glanced at the two being punished. First, he paused, then shook his head with a light laugh, and finally, under the sympathetic gazes of Ke Mingye and Ke Xiaomo, silently joined the punishment line.
In fact, compared to Ke Xiaomo and Ke Mingye, Ke Yinzhi was slightly better off; at least his phone hadn't been confiscated.
"We truly are brothers in distress..."
