Ba Jie—who had focused on 'Miao Yi' and ignored everyone else the entire time—was suddenly thunderstruck, as if he had been stabbed with a needle. He slowly turned his head to look at Yue Yao, his mouth widening as he carefully lifted a finger to point at her. "Y-y-you..."
He was in utter disbelief, stuttering as he simply mumbled the words 'you' to no end.
Like the sweet chimes of silver bells, Yue Yao changed her tone. With a truly captivating voice, she asked in a cautious, yet excited manner, "Second Bro?"
Ba Jie took deep, heavy breaths. His expression twisted, he stuttered out, "Y-y-you're Ol' Third?"
Ordinary outsiders wouldn't know how the three siblings addressed one another. And in that one moment, both Miao Yi and Yue Yao were able to confirm Ba Jie's identity.
Yue Yao's eyes immediately reddened, tears streaming down her cheeks like pearls as she nodded repeatedly and said, "I am Ol' Third! Are you really Second Bro?"
PS. To better fit the context of the raw, the siblings will be addressed as such from now on:
Miao Yi - Eldest Bro
Ba Jie - Second Bro
Yue Yao - Ol' Third