I failed again

In the evening, people left one after another. Ye Yunqing asked the housekeeper to call the servants to clean up, and then returned to the room.

In the living room, Ye Yunxuan found the gift box given by Shen Yan from a pile of gifts.

He opened it carefully, and inside lay a Parker pen, with a small card next to it. Ye Yunxuan reached out and picked it up to have a look.

It reads: "One gift a year, one inch of joy" and the signature is written in a flamboyant style with the words "Shen Yan".

Ye Yunxuan's fingers gently stroked the card, and looking at this sentence, a sweet curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He looked at it for a long time before putting the card and pen back into the box.

Just as he put the box away, he turned around and saw his brother standing next to him. He was startled.

"Brother, when did you come? Why is there no sound when you walk?" Ye Yunxuan muttered.

"I just arrived. You were so engrossed in looking at the cards that you didn't hear my footsteps." Ye Yunqing said, "Whose cards are you looking at?"

Ye Yunxuan shook his head, "I won't tell you."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Ye Yunqing didn't ask any more questions, but asked something else, "Why is Shen Yan here? I remember you don't seem to be familiar with him."

He asked the housekeeper, and the housekeeper said that he went to prepare for the barbecue in the garden, left the servants there to entertain, and also called the servants who entertained at that time.

The servant said that Shen Yan was brought here by Bai Ci. She didn't know anything, so she brought Shen Yan in.

Ye Yunxuan's eyes flickered and he said, "He came here with Bai Ci. I saw that he was here and it was difficult to chase him away, so I kept him here."

Ye Yunqing nodded, agreeing with what he said.

"I remember you are not familiar with Bai Ci." Ye Yunqing continued.

"Uh..., I invited him here because of Ruoyuan." Ye Yunxuan apologized to Jiang Ruoyuan in his heart. I'm really sorry, Ruoyuan, for using you as a shield.

He felt a little nervous, wondering if his brother had discovered something.

Ye Yunqing sneered and said, "Okay, let's just assume that you did this for Jiang Ruoyuan. But, Yunxuan, I remind you to stay away from Shen Yan and the Shen family, and have nothing to do with them."

"Why?" Ye Yunxuan asked with some confusion. Did Shen Yan offend his brother in some way?

"Don't ask too many questions." Ye Yunqing frowned with some disgust, "Just remember to stay away from Shen Yan and don't get involved with him."

"Oh." Ye Yunxuan lowered his head reluctantly.

Then, he heard Ye Yunqing say, "There is only one semester left before the third year of high school. Your task now is to study hard and strive to get a place in the recommended school."

As he spoke, Ye Yunqing thought of Ye Yunxuan's severely unbalanced grades and felt a little headache.

"Don't worry, I'm still very confident in my math results." Ye Yunxuan said.

"Okay, it's getting late. Go back to your room, clean yourself up, and go to bed." Ye Yunqing's expression softened and he handed him a bag. "This is your birthday present."

"Thank you, brother!" Ye Yunxuan took it and opened it, then he fell silent instantly.

What caught my eye was a thick book called "Three Years of College Entrance Examination and Five Years of Simulation" in English.

"...Brother, are you a devil?" Who would give this to someone on their birthday? It's better not to give it to them!

"After thinking about it, this gift is most suitable for you right now. After all, you still have one semester before you enter the third year of high school. It's not a bad idea to practice in advance." Ye Yunqing said with a smile.

"Then why did you buy an English one? Why couldn't you buy a math one?" English was meant to torture him.

"Because you, a math student, will take the initiative to buy it, so I won't buy it for you." Ye Yunqing blinked, "Study hard, maybe your English score next semester can rise from over 90 points to over 100 points?"

Ye Yunxuan: ...So annoying.

"Okay, go back to your room and sleep. I'll have someone deliver these gifts to your room later." Ye Yunqing said.

"Oh." Ye Yunxuan responded uninterested and went back to his room.