Chapter 1568: Say Happy Birthday to Your Brother

This damn birthday, it’s better to spend it alone!

Fortunately, I don’t lack drinking buddies, but today’s drink somehow makes me more melancholic the more I drink.

When Loo Jinyang handed the glass over again, Yaen Chi clinked glasses with him, finished his drink and said, “I’m going out for a smoke.”

Yaen Chi found a spot by the window, pushed it open halfway, lit a cigarette, and took out his phone. His WeChat was quiet, and apart from the table inside, no one knew today was his real birthday.

He intended to scroll through his feed before heading back inside. He didn’t scroll long before he saw Ye Wanting’s post from today.

It was a photo taken from the long table, with the evening sun casting its glow through the window. Only a hand on a medical book was captured in the frame, with a transparent glass cup beside it.

It should be in the library, with no one else around.

She only posted a picture without any caption.

Yaen Chi couldn’t help but linger.

He took the cigarette from his mouth, exhaled a long smoke ring, clicked into Ye Wanting’s chat box intending to send her a video call, but thinking it over, he exited and dialed her number instead.

It rang for a long time, and just when he thought there would be no answer, the call was picked up from the other side.

“Brother Chi, what’s up?” Her voice was slightly panting, the background noise was loud.

The words on Yaen Chi’s lips were swallowed. In a seemingly casual tone, he asked, “What are you busy with?”

“I’m night jogging with my classmates, almost didn’t hear you, do you need anything?”

“Nothing much,” Yaen Chi propped his elbow on the window sill, his side gently leaning against it, “just wanted to say happy birthday to your brother.”

“Bir… birthday?”

Ye Wanting followed his words, suddenly realizing, “But didn’t you already celebrate your birthday?”

Back then she was in Rongcheng.

Yaen Chi’s birthday party was grand, with everyone in the circle wanting to squeeze in, but recalling it now, Ye Wanting didn’t have much impression beyond the festivity, except for Yaen Chi’s occasional attention.

“That was fake, for outsiders to see. Today is my real birthday.”

“Really? I didn’t know. Have you had cake yet? Is there anyone with you today?”

Yaen Chi chuckled, “Stop running, find a place to talk to me, don’t talk while running, in case you become short of breath, I would feel anxious listening from here.”

“Okay.”

Ye Wanting exchanged a few words with her classmates, without taking the phone away from her ear, her soft and gentle voice fully reaching Yaen Chi’s ears.

He flicked the ash from his cigarette, glancing down at the automatically burning cigarette tip, inexplicably feeling peaceful at heart.

Ye Wanting found some steps, with no people around, the basketball court behind her, the players gathered to one side, not too noisy.

“Alright, I’m sitting down.”

“I had cake, Brother Yan bought it. Qingshan’s little nephew brought it over, I have company, all folks you’re familiar with.”

Yaen Chi responded to her words one by one, “Just missing you.”

Ye Wanting regretted, “Sorry, I didn’t even know, otherwise I would have taken leave to come back.”

Yaen Chi paused, then chuckled softly, “Apologizing again, huh?”

Ye Wanting bit her lip, “I’m sor…”

“Haha…” Yaen Chi said helplessly, “Take your time to change, you don’t need to come back, focus on your studies, next year for my birthday, I’ll celebrate it in the Capital City, you come then.”

“What gift should I give you? Brother Chi, what do you want?”

Ye Wanting regretted this question as soon as she asked. Yaen Chi lacked for nothing, how could her gift catch his eye? But birthday gifts are meant to be given, it’s her sentiment.

Yaen Chi said, “Just wish me happy birthday.”