#chenleday

“I’ve been working really hard everyday.”

“I can tell.”

His smile turns sad then, “I miss you, ____. Sometimes I miss you so bad I just...” He bites down onto his quivering bottom lip, averting his gaze from the webcam.

“I miss you too, LeLe,” your eyes are beginning to sting, “and don’t worry. I’ll be coming to visit soon and everything will be fine. We can make steamed buns and dumplings together just like we used to.”

A corner of his mouth pulls up into a small, charming half-smile. It is then that you notice that his face is thinner, his jaw more defined-- what happened to your chubby baby brother? Then again, he isn’t really all that small anymore...

“Okay, Jie. I’ll call you tomorrow, all right?”

“All right,” you grin back at him, “and LeLe?”

“Yes, Jie?”