No Evil Lady in the World (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 168

It was the first time the two boys were meeting in person, and Silas, who had been climbing the stairs ahead, greeted him first.

“Nice to meet you. Just call me Silas.”

“I’m… Swan.”

Ariante cut in.

“Swan’s room is right next to mine!”

“That’s great. My little brother is still too young, so he sleeps in our parents’ room. Once he’s a bit older, he’ll move to his own room, and then we could play together even in the middle of the night. Have you two ever done that?”

Ariante and Swan’s eyes met. Swan simply shook his head to indicate they hadn’t, but Ariante’s reaction was different. Playing together in the middle of the night! That would mean they’d have to secretly plan something behind Meiana and Brigitte’s backs. Just the thought was thrilling—why hadn’t she thought of it until now?

“We’ve never done it before. But I’ll try it right away today.”

Swan’s eyes widened in alarm.

“Right away today? In the middle of the night? What are we going to do?”

Just as Ariante was about to answer, noisy footsteps approached, and the door midway down the hallway burst open. All three children stopped in surprise, and soon after, Cici tumbled out, clearly furious.

“Cici, what’s wrong?”

Silas asked, but Cici just glared at him without answering. To be precise, she was glaring at the hands Silas and Ariante were holding—but… Tears began welling up in her big, stubborn eyes, and at that moment, Lujian and Ambrose rushed out.

“Cici, I’m sorry! I’ll give you another piece of my cake!”

“Why are you making such a fuss over something so silly? You don’t even like apples that much!”

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