"Wei Mao, you..."
Upon hearing that he had run away from home behind his mother's back, Xie Mingyue was momentarily struck speechless, caught between laughter and tears.
Wei Mao pressed his palms together in a gesture of frantic entreaty. "Sister, please, just pretend you don’t know anything about this. You don’t understand—my mother watches me like a hawk. I found this letter from Father years ago and have wanted to come find you ever since, but she wouldn't let me leave. This is the first time I’ve managed to slip away."
Chapter 101