It wasn't too late when I got back to the dorm.

Standing downstairs at the girls' dormitory, Lu Yibei handed the remaining cake and the bouquet of sunflowers to his girlfriend, but then felt something was missing.

While he was considering, Ji Qingqian had already turned around and was about to go to bed.

"Qingqian".

Lu Yibei called out.

"?"

Ji Qingqian turned her head.

Before she could react, her boyfriend, with his arms outstretched, gently embraced her.

Ji Qingqian was at a loss for what to do.

She was holding things in both hands, so she couldn't push the boy away—she couldn't possibly push him—nor could she hug him. She could only waddle like a penguin, her arms outstretched, looking somewhat silly and adorable.

Lu Yibei whispered in her ear, "Happy birthday."

Ji Qing pursed her lips and replied:

"You bastard, you've ambushed me again."

"yes."

Lu Yibei smiled and released him: "I'm leaving."

Ji Qingqian smiled faintly and said, "Okay, bye-bye."

After the boy left.

Ji Qingqian turned around again and saw the dormitory supervisor looking at her.

She smiled, then looked a little embarrassed and tried to walk away with her head down.

But after passing the aunt, she seemed to remember something.

Place the cake box on the small table in front of the dormitory supervisor's room, untie the silk ribbon, take out a slice of cake, and hand it out.

"Auntie, thank you..."

I'm grateful for helping Ah Bei hide the sunflowers and cake...

The auntie's face immediately lit up with a smile:

"Oh, honey, there's no need to thank me. It's nothing, it's nothing... If you want to thank someone, thank your boyfriend. He's such a good guy."

Old ginger is always the best.

The dormitory supervisor was incredibly experienced and was still giving Lu Yibei a huge boost in his score.

If the person involved were here, he would definitely be moved to tears.

Turns out, I don't only have teammates as bad as Xu Che...

Ji Qingqian chuckled softly. She didn't deny it, but nodded and hummed in agreement.

The aunt is always very fair when it comes to younger relatives she likes; she praises one after another without neglecting the other.

"Only you deserve such a wonderful boyfriend—kind-hearted, beautiful, sensible, and loves learning..."

Those guys who have been praised by the older generation should know this.

When they praise someone, they're anything but ordinary; they just make sure it's plentiful and satisfying.

Anything you can think of, even good health and a good appetite, can be considered an advantage.

But Ji Qingqian's heart skipped a beat when she heard about "a love of learning".

She said goodbye to her aunt and went up to the third floor.

Wang Jue came to open the dormitory door for her.

"Oh dear, Qingqian, what's wrong?"

Wang Jue was somewhat at a loss for words when he saw Ji Qingqian holding a sunflower on her left and a blue cake box on her right.

Ji Qingqian was about to speak.

Then she heard Chu Chu from the dormitory speak to her:

"Out partying again??"

At this time, the little boy in the yellow Teletubbies pajamas was unusually not in bed.

She was still sitting at the desk under the bed, picking at her toes through her fuzzy socks while flipping through her textbook.

"You're already relaxing after only one exam? Be careful with the makeup exam later," Chu Chu said.

Ma Jiaojiao was more relaxed.

Although she had textbooks on her desk, her computer screen was also lit up, and she had a video website open.

"With Senior Lu helping them with tutoring, some kids should probably worry about themselves..."

Chu Chu snorted:

"Is my Juejue any worse than Senior Lu?! Ji Qingqian, you—"

Only then did she look over at Ji Qingqian.

Ji Qingqian looked at her expressionlessly.

And then, Chu Chu finally noticed the bouquet and cake in her hands.

“…Oh, what day is it today?” Ma Jiaojiao noticed something unusual.

Ji Qingqian said calmly, "It's my birthday."

Ma Jiaojiao immediately put down the textbook she was pretending to read:

"Happy birthday... Why didn't you say so sooner? Hey, is today your birthday?"

Girls' dormitories tend to place more emphasis on these ritualistic days than boys' dormitories.

For example, many girls will add their friend's birthday to their contact name as a reminder.

Ji Qingqian doesn't have this habit.

However, since their dorm had a typical girl named Chu Chu, they had already figured out their roommates' birth dates within the first week or so after they entered the school.

It also includes reminders from the phone's calendar.

But there are no special events on the calendar today.

Ji Qingqian explained, "The Gregorian calendar, I meant the lunar calendar before. I had forgotten myself."

Ma Jiaojiao suddenly realized, and she laughed:

"There are flowers and a cake, which means you forgot about it, but some people still remembered, right?"

Ji Qingqian lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and remained silent.

She was quite quiet, but Ma Jiaojiao could still glimpse a hint of happiness in her beautiful face.

"very nice."

Ma Jiaojiao chuckled, then smoothly shifted the topic to Chu Chu: "You can certainly count on Juejue to tutor you, but do you expect her to celebrate your birthday with you?"

"Why...why can't it be?"

Chu Chu retorted stubbornly, "Of course Juejue can celebrate my birthday too, right Juejue~"

She gave Wang Jue a suggestive wink.

"Um."

Wang Jue nodded obediently.

Just as Chu Chu was giggling, she asked softly, "When is your birthday again...?"

Chu Chu:…

No, not at all.

"April 1st! How can you not remember such a special day?!"

Wang Jue thought for a moment, then hesitated, "If I wish you a happy birthday on that day, you won't wish me a happy April Fool's Day, will you?"

Chu Chu angrily retorted: "Do I look like such a tasteless person to you?? -- Don't you dare say I do!"

After being ridiculed by the group many times, the child finally learned to anticipate.

But this time, Ma Jiaojiao shook her head: "It doesn't seem like it."

Ji Qingqian also said, "It really doesn't look like it."

Chu Chu was so moved that the emperor was overjoyed.

Ma Jiaojiao: "You can't even come up with such a long-term plan."

Ji Qingqian: "Indeed."

Chu Chu was greatly displeased:

"Oh dear, you! You are committing treason!!"