Nan Hua didn't stay behind to hear what her grandfather was saying to her twin brother. She felt that it wouldn't be good for her to listen in.
Anyway, she will respect their privacy.
Walking towards her oldest cousin's temporary quarter, she saw that Dai was trying his best to pull Feng Ao Si inside. With their difference in built, it would be a miracle if Dai were to succeed.
"Adjutant Nan," Dai quickly greeted Nan Hua in accordance to etiquette.
Nan Hua nodded. She glanced to the side and saw Feng Ao Si sprawled on the ground, looking terribly drunk. She wondered how low his alcohol tolerance was for him to end up this way.
"Leave this to me."
"Yes."
Dai cupped his fist and then walked out decisively. In his opinion, the person with the highest rank among the younger generations in the Nan and Feng Family was this young adjutant. He had already seen how Nan Luo and Feng Ao Kuai listened to Adjutant Nan more than once.
Even though he was not entirely clear about these youngsters' relationship, he could still see how special this Adjutant Nan was.
Nan Hua crouched beside Feng Ao Si and used her real voice to speak, "Brother Si, you should take rest inside."
"Hua'er?" Feng Ao Si jolted up to sit upright. He could still remember the painful lessons from Nan Hua when the two of them were younger. At that time, he was beaten up to the point where he didn't even have the chance to fight back.
It was terrible.
"Mhm." Nan Hua hummed lightly. "Sleeping on the ground will make you sick, so go inside."
"Y, yes!" Feng Ao Si stood up and rushed inside.
Even though he was somewhat drunk, his subconscious reaction was to follow Nan Hua's words. In his memory, if he didn't follow Nan Hua's words well, she will end up beating him up until he was unrecognizable even by his mother.
That was something he didn't want to repeat.
Nan Hua watched Feng Ao Si disappeared into the building and then averted her eyes. Her cousins were both very unique and this Feng Ao Si was somewhat cute.
…
The next day.
Nan Hua departed early and slipped away. She didn't want to tangle with her twin brother, cousin, and grandfather, so she chose to leave when they were still sleeping. Though, she knew that they will know soon enough from the guards.
Walking to the empty street, Nan Hua felt calm.
Silence and emptiness had long become part of her life.
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