Hua Hua shook her head, "No, I never pry into my brother's work; otherwise, I'd be in trouble."
"Hmm?" Ling Yin reflexively hummed, dragging out the sound a little, as if flirting.
Hua Hua took the steak he had cut and exchanged it with the plate in front of her, "I mean, I don't dare to pry into my brother's work. He won't let me know, and I'm not allowed to get involved."
"Protecting you?"
Hua Hua shrugged. "Probably protecting me. Back when my brother was in trouble, my second and third brothers were taken away, but I was the only one completely clean, without a speck on me. My brother forbids me from being involved, just in case something happens in the future, so that I can retreat unharmed."
Ling Yin nodded knowingly, thinking, this isn't right; why am I steering the conversation towards Gu Shaocheng?
