Xie Mingxu fell silent for a moment, then decided to go out and buy some wontons to have ready for his little sister when she returned.
He had just stepped out of the courtyard gate when, to his surprise, he saw his third brother, Xu Jingxi, walking toward him, holding a book.
It looked as though he was taking it to Shen Ningning.
Xie Mingxu immediately spoke up. "Third Brother, you don't have to go. Our little sister just left with Second Brother."
As he said this, he gave Xu Jingxi a somewhat sympathetic look.
'We're both brothers who've been temporarily abandoned by our little sister.'
'Misery truly loves company.'
But to his surprise, Xu Jingxi simply smiled. The bamboo-green robes he wore further accentuated his tall, elegant figure.
