This whole thing started because of Lu Zishu. Lu Zishu was truly envious of Ruan Jiaojiao. The last time he went with Ruan Jiaojiao to deposit some money, he saw her bankbook and counted the numbers one by one. By the end, if it werenât for Duan Xi stopping him, he wouldâve wanted to cling to her legs and call her sister!
He couldnât help but feel jealous seeing so much money, so he deliberately bought a deck of playing cards before getting on the train, hoping to dig a little pocket money from Ruan Jiaojiao.
Ruan Jiaojiao had played cards with her brothers before, but they always let her win, which made her feel like there was no sense of achievement, so she simply stopped playing after a while.
Now, seeing Lu Zishu and Qin Yue invite her, she eagerly joined in.
They were playing Landlord.
Qin Yue and Lu Zishu had planned from the start that if they wanted to dig into Ruan Jiaojiaoâs money, they couldnât do it in front of the adults, and couldnât let Duan Xi know. So they took advantage of the trainâs mid-stop when Duan Xi and some adults got off to buy lunch, to pull Ruan Jiaojiao into a game.
But they forgot that even without Duan Xi, Ruan Bo and Ruan Feng were still on the train watching the luggage.
Ruan Feng was studying clinical medicine, a five-year program, and he was quite busy. He didnât stay long at home before returning with them.
At first, when they played cards, no one paid attention. Ruan Feng was still reading his medical book. Later, noticing Ruan Jiaojiao losing one round after another, her little face looking all pitiful, he came over.
The more she lost, the more stubborn Ruan Jiaojiao became. Even if she had a bad hand, she insisted on calling Landlord, which almost always made her the Landlord, letting Qin Yue and Lu Zishu suppress her easily.
She was deep in the fog, unaware sheâd fallen into the trap the two had set. But both Ruan Feng and Ruan Bo had gone through this age, so how could they not figure out that Lu Zishu was tricking Ruan Jiaojiao?
The two brothers didnât show it on their faces but simultaneously patted Lu Zishu and Qin Yue on the shoulders. When the two looked up, Ruan Feng said, "Iâll play a couple of rounds with you."
Lu Zishu had a bad feeling instantly.
And Ruan Bo was already pulling Ruan Jiaojiao up, laughing, "Watch how your brother Feng plays."
Ruan Jiaojiao, slightly overwhelmed by her losing streak, obediently got up, letting Ruan Feng take her place, and stood to the side watching.
As soon as Ruan Feng joined the game, it was as if the tides turned, and he won two rounds in a row.
Lu Zishu, having hung out with the Ruan brothers for years, immediately sensed the danger, frantically signaling Qin Yue with his eyes: "Yuezi, didnât you say you were sleepy? Want to take a nap first?"
Qin Yue usually interacted most with Ruan Lei, Lu Zishu, and Duan Xi, and since Ruan Lei and Duan Xi werenât there, he thought he was safe since he wasnât bullying Ruan Jiaojiao in front of them, completely unaware that the Ruan family members were all overprotective siblings. No matter which one you encountered, the outcome would be the same.
So he completely missed Lu Zishuâs hint, waving his hands: "Not sleepy, not sleepy, whoâs sleepy?"
After losing two more rounds, when he raised his head again to look at Ruan Feng, who was sitting opposite them with a smiling face but an unfriendly look in his eyes, he finally sensed the impending danger.
He remembered what Lu Zishu had said and quickly yawned, "Ah, now that you mention it, I am a bit sleepy."
As soon as Lu Zishu heard that, he immediately threw down his cards: "Right? I thought so too, letâs go take a nap..."