Give Me Another Smile

exams are already over, so I won't cater to you anymore!”

After saying so, Wang Zhen glared at her daughter before grabbing her leather bag and opening the front door.

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“T-Then… Will I still be able to get a boyfriend?” Yin Zha-an asked in a fluster.

Wang Zhen paused when she heard this question.
Then, she looked her daughter up and down before jokingly saying, “With your height? Forget getting a boyfriend.
You'll be better off finding a girlfriend.”

Wang Zhen had naturally meant for her casual remark to be nothing more than a joke.
Unfortunately, in the mind of her daughter with negative EQ, her casual remark had turned into a “friendly suggestion.”

If Wang Zhen knew who would become her daughter's future partner, she would definitely get the urge to return to the past and strangle herself.

“G-Girlfriend?” Yin Zhao-an muttered, her heart growing flustered when she said this word.
However, when she thought to ask her mother for more details, she found that the woman had long since left.

…

There was no homework during summer vacation, so Yin Zhao-an no longer had to do workbook exercises and mock papers all day and night.
This also meant she could sleep in.
Unfortunately, after making it a habit to exercise early in the morning for several years, her body would automatically wake up once dawn arrived.

As usual, Yin Zhao-an sparred with her father in the courtyard.
Recently, she found that she was having an easier time seeing through her father's moves and countering them.
She could even push him to the point where he was out of breath.
Though, she didn't know whether that was because she had improved or her father had regressed.

While watching her father sitting on a chair and wiping his sweat with a towel, Yin Zhao-an noticed a few strands of gray hair on her father's temples, the discovery letting her feel the passage of time.

“An-An, it's the holidays, so why aren't you getting more sleep?” Yin Changcheng asked after catching his breath.

Placing a leg on a nearby railing to stretch her muscles, Yin Zhao-an said, “I'm used to it.
I can't sleep in even if I want to.”

Yin Changcheng nodded approvingly.
Then, he ruefully said, “It was the same for me when I initially got discharged.
I would wake up in the middle of the night every day, only to realize that I was no longer in the army after seeing everything at home.
Now that the company is growing, I have a lot more things to do, and I'm also beginning to slack on my exercises.
I can't even keep up with youngsters like you now.”

“No way.” Chuckling, Yin Zhao-an said, “You're still young, Dad.
How can brats like me compare to you?”

“You and that sweet mouth of yours!”

After stretching her back and shaking her limbs to loosen her muscles, Yin Zhao-an asked, “I'm going for a run? You joining?”

Waving his hand, Yin Changcheng revealed a bitter smile and said, “I'll pass.
I'm too tired.”

“Okay.”

…

Even under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be many people out doing morning exercises in the military compound.
Now that it was summer vacation, the number of people in the military compound had decreased significantly, many people choosing to go out for travel during this long vacation.
As a result, Yin Zhao-an didn't see a single soul throughout her jog around the compound.

Amidst her jog, Yin Zhao-an suddenly switched her jogging route.
Then, having thought of something, her mood inexplicably brightened.

Novel Notes

Hihi,

For those worried this story lead to a bad end, it won't.
The first few chapters might look like it, but that's just a short realization arc for Yin Zhao-an.
If you do not wish to be cliffhanged, I recommend stockpiling the first 10 chapters before you start to read GMAS.

Release rate for GMAS is 1 chapter/day.