Chapter 1569: Strict Family Discipline

“Happy birthday!”

Ye Wanting shouted loudly, a bit foolishly.

Yaen Chi chuckled lightly, “Thanks, little sister.”

“I’ll make it up to you with a present later. How about some good food?”

Yaen Chi raised an eyebrow, “When are you coming back?”

“During the summer holiday, in a bit over a month. It won’t be long. The gift might be late, but it’s inconvenient to mail food. I’ll take the high-speed train back, it only takes a day.”

But at that time, Yaen Chi wasn’t in Rongcheng City.

She wouldn’t see him even if she returned.

Besides, there’s no need for Ye Wanting to return to Rongcheng City. She barely managed to get away from her biological family. Now her mom and brother are frantically searching for her everywhere. Even Xu Tingting was harassed, and it only stopped because the Xu Family intervened.

If Ye Wanting goes to Rongcheng City, there’s a high chance they’d run into each other.

This little girl had mustered so much courage to live so brightly and vividly now.

He couldn’t bear to push her back into the darkness.

“Send it to me. I’ll receive it. Don’t come back for the summer break, brother’s going on a long trip, you wouldn’t see me if you came back, don’t waste the trip.”

“Ah… is that so.”

Ye Wanting sighed, “That’s really a pity; when will you come to the Capital City again?”

Yaen Chi estimated, “Probably July, no later than the end of July, I’ll come to see you.”

She curved her lips, “Promise.”

Yaen Chi chuckled softly, and the further the laughter spread, the lighter it became. He didn’t make a promise, fearing he wouldn’t be able to fulfill it.

“What made you decide to go for a night run? Trying to lose weight?”

“There’s not much to do at night, and I listened to your advice, I’m not taking evening part-time jobs anymore. After dinner with classmates, I’ll stay in the library for a bit, then go for a run and head back to sleep.”

“That’s a good routine, don’t overexert yourself.”

“Okay.”

“Hey, classmate,” a guy ran over, wearing a basketball jersey, his sweat sticking to his clothes, his sweat-dampened hair slicked back. He handed over a bottle of water, smiling slightly with distinct cheekbones, “Let’s get to know each other, I’ve noticed you running at night multiple times. Wanna add me on WeChat?”

Ye Wanting was a bit stunned; she stammered unknowingly, “I’m… I’m on the phone.”

The guy was amused by her soft and adorable reaction, “That’s okay, I’ll wait.”

“No, you don’t…”

“Sister, turn on the speaker,” Yaen Chi’s voice drilled into her ears.

She replied with an “okay”, turned on the speaker, and obediently pointed it towards the guy, intending for them to hear each other more clearly. But as soon as the action was done, it didn’t feel right, so she quickly pulled it back.

“Who are you?” The guy asked first.

Yaen Chi said, “I’m her brother.”

The guy immediately stood straight, respectfully greeted, “Hello, brother!”

“You want to add my sister on WeChat?”

“Uh… yes,” the guy politely asked, “Is that okay, brother?”

“No, it’s not,” Yaen Chi chuckled softly, “She’s raised very strictly, she’s still young, not allowed to date, so forget about WeChat. My sister’s timid, don’t scare her.”

“I… I only wanted to be friends with her, no other intentions.”

“Kiddo, brother’s been your age, that little trick won’t work on me.”

“I…”

Yaen Chi maintained a good temper, “Thanks, but forget about being friends. I don’t allow her to date, you don’t stand a chance.”

But his words were quite firm.

There wasn’t even a bit of wiggle room.

The guy looked at Ye Wanting, his face blushing red, unable to utter a word. He left the bottle of water and hurriedly ran off.

Ye Wanting chased after him, returning the water. The guy didn’t dare to meet her eyes. He quickly took the other end of the bottle and turned to run away.