Chapter 1766: Side Story (31): Clinging, Pounce, Little Daughter’s Thoughts

Yan Chi cooked white porridge and two small dishes, which were quite light. The two of them quickly sat down to eat.

"This is my first time eating in this house." Jiang Ruan usually came here to hang out with friends, ordering takeout for food, at most cooking hotpot, almost never using the stove.

"No wonder you don’t even have a grain of rice here." Yan Chi said bluntly.

"..." Jiang Ruan coughed twice, "Hey, if you don’t go home for dinner at night, won’t anyone be looking for you?"

"Are you talking about my sister?"

"Hmm."

"She doesn’t care about me. As for others..." Yan Chi spoke directly, "They can’t and don’t have to manage me."

Jiang Ruan pursed her lips, marveling at how being in a higher generation has its advantages.

"But they might worry if you go back late." Jiang Ruan was already thinking of sending him off after dinner; it wasn’t appropriate to stay alone with a guy all night, that would be too scary.

"No."

"!" Jiang Ruan gritted her teeth; how could his sister be so laid-back, not worried even if her brother didn’t come home?

After eating, Yan Chi proactively washed the bowls, poured a glass of water, and handed it to her, indicating for her to take the medicine on the table.

The meal was done, the medicine was taken, but this person...

still didn’t leave.

During her illness, Yan Chi always took care of her, cooked for her; it wouldn’t be appropriate to rush him away, but Yan Chi sat on the sofa, flipping through several channels with the remote, without mentioning leaving, which was truly frustrating.

Jiang Ruan began texting Qi Lie, asking him what she should do?

She really couldn’t find anyone else to talk about this, only Qi Lie was in the know.

...

At that moment, Qi Lie had just woken up, sitting blankly in the living room, stunned that he had become a "left-behind child" as the house was empty.

His phone vibrated, Jiang Ruan briefly told him what happened, [...What should I do?]

Qi Lie frowned, suspecting she was doing it on purpose, showing off her relationship!

[What do you mean what to do? You like him, he likes you, it’s a great opportunity, just go for it. I trust that Mr. Xiaoyan from your family won’t resist. Although you’re sick, I believe you’re physically strong enough. You can do it.]

Jiang Ruan gritted her teeth, [Could you say something useful?]

[I’m single, what advice do you want me to give?]

[Aren’t you smart?]

[Ask me about studies, I’m fine. But I’m no romance expert.]

Qi Lie heard the sound of a car outside, half a minute later, Qi Zhiyi came back, "Brother, you haven’t eaten yet, right? I brought you some food, also crabs."

"I didn’t dote on you for nothing." Qi Lie hadn’t eaten all day after sleeping, really hungry.

He sat down and started unpacking the boxes while Qi Zhiyi took a small bowl from the kitchen, poured the ginger vinegar sent by the restaurant into it, and placed it in front of him, "I also packed some other things for you, after you’re done with the crab, I’ll heat them up for you."

Qi Lie usually studied in another city, so when he returned home, even though Qi Zhiyi was his sister, she took care of him often.

Qi Lie treated her well too; whenever he saw something tasty or fun outside, he’d buy it for her. When buying shoes for himself, he’d bring her a pair if they were nice and suitable. The siblings always had a good relationship, which made Qi Zeyan and Ruan Mengxi quite relieved.

"Where did you go to have fun today?" Qi Lie asked casually while eating crab.

"With friends." Qi Zhiyi said a bit sheepishly.

"Who?"

"You don’t know them." Qi Zhiyi smiled sulkily.

"Your college friends, indeed I don’t know a single one." Before, whenever Qi Lie went out in Beijing, if Qi Zhiyi went out to play, he’d be responsible for picking up and dropping off, so he knew most of her friends. But after going to college, out of town, he didn’t know any of her new friends.

Qi Zhiyi just smiled and pushed the ginger vinegar in front of him, "Brother, dip this."

"By the way, how about I treat your friends to a meal someday?" Qi Lie thought his sister was great, always worried someone would take advantage of her.

"A bunch of girls, you’re the only guy, isn’t that awkward?"

"Qi Zhiyi..." Qi Lie snapped a crab leg and looked up at her.

"What?" Qi Zhiyi was startled by his sudden seriousness.

"Are you secretly dating someone?"

Qi Zhiyi was younger than Qi Lie, and at school, he protected her from boys who harassed her, basically chasing them away. Qi Lie just thought of Jiang Ruan and Yan Chi’s situation, secretly from the family, and asked casually.

"How could I be? I’m not dating, brother, are you?"

"Do I look like someone in a relationship?" Qi Lie chuckled, lowered his head, and continued eating crab.

While Qi Zhiyi was holding her phone, there was a friend request sent out over ten minutes ago.

The request wasn’t accepted.

It was her first time proactively adding someone, a close girlfriend said she wanted to introduce her brother to her, she wasn’t interested, but her friend persisted, so she applied to add the person as a friend.

Feeling anxious, wondering what to say if the request was accepted, but no reply came...

Until later, the friend request expired without any confirmation.

Truly awkward.

Qi Lie, oblivious to any secrets his sister held, didn’t eat all day, finding even the meatless crab legs delicious.