"This is your room, the room opposite is mine. If you have any questions, you can come to me directly."

After showing everyone around the entire layout, Xue Du pointed to two rooms facing each other.

I just wasted some time looking for the landlord, and it's almost afternoon now.

The setting sun shines into the room through a whole wall of glass windows, shrouding everything in a warm orange glow.

Everything looks so gentle.

The interior decoration is simple and bright, with overall light colors and a warm feel. It is surprisingly similar to the apartment where Shen Yinan originally lived.

But what's strange is that although Xue Du clearly said that this place has been idle for quite a long time, it is clean and tidy everywhere.

Noticing his gaze, Xue Du explained, "I asked the property management to clean up on the way here."

Ana Shen nodded, once again impressed by the other party’s thoughtfulness.

While he was pushing his suitcase into the room to pack, Xue Du received a debt collection text message from Xue Ning.

Xue Ning: [Have you finished inspecting the house? Send me the money. I hired someone to clean and install the furniture for you on short notice, so I want some hard work pay.]

Xue Du sat on the sofa, glanced at the boy who was carefully placing the teddy bear, and transferred the money directly.

When the payment notification sounded, Xue Ning was hugging his girlfriend and watching TV.

Han Yu asked curiously, "Why did your brother suddenly give you money?"

"He's hiding a beautiful girl in a golden house." Xue Ning shrugged. "He just called me in the middle of the day and asked me to let him use a flat in Xinhuiyuan. He also asked me to clean it up and put the furniture in place."

"That handsome boy from last time." Han Yu asked, propping up his chin. "You said Xue Du started liking him. When did it start? There's no word yet, why are you so anxious?"

Xue Ning sneered, "He's been eyeing me since I first started college. He thought I liked Gu Yan, so he didn't dare go. Now that he finally has the opportunity, he's rushing in and throwing himself at me."

Han Yu opened his mouth into an "o" shape.

"Fuck..."

…

After packing his luggage, the vegetables Xue Du bought online also arrived.

The kitchen here is spacious and well-equipped, allowing you to prepare many delicious dishes that would be inconvenient to cook in a small apartment.

To capture a man's heart, you must first capture his stomach.

The young man curled his lips slightly, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and chopped vegetables carefully.

Even in the kitchen, he does things with a slow, methodical grace.

This was the scene that Ana Shen saw when he walked out of the room.

Although this was his first time in this house, it was filled with the atmosphere of home and made him feel a sense of belonging.

Shen Yinan didn’t think about where this sense of belonging came from.

Maybe it was ignored, maybe... I didn't dare to think about it.

After dinner, Ana Shen volunteered to wash the dishes, but unfortunately, the dishwasher had already been installed in the kitchen.

He didn't do anything, and couldn't help feeling a little guilty, so he cleaned up the kitchen garbage.

Knowing his character, Xue Du leaned against the door and took the garbage bag after he finished packing.

The two of them went downstairs together to throw away the trash.

On the way back, Xue Du lowered his eyes and said casually, "Next fifteenth is my birthday. Are you free that day?"

Xue Du...is his birthday coming up soon?

Shen Yinan suddenly realized that he didn't even know Xue Du's birthday, and he couldn't help feeling guilty.

He quickly responded, "I will definitely go to your birthday party!"

Unexpectedly, Xue Du slowly shook his head.

"There's no party. You should be the only one there that day."

Ana Shen didn’t understand what he meant: “Are your friends not free?”

Xue Du was silent for a few seconds, then continued, "Well, they all had something to do that day, so they didn't hold the banquet."

Shen Yinan was a little surprised: “Then…your parents and grandma are not free either?”

"No." Xue Du said, lowering his eyes, his eyes were a little dim.

Shen Yinan didn’t expect that the Xue family was so busy that they couldn’t even attend Xue Du’s birthday.

The boy almost never celebrated his birthday, but facing Xue Du, he felt a sense of responsibility and quickly promised: "Then... if you don't mind, I can accompany you to do anything you want."

"Anything is fine?" Xue Du raised his eyes, with a hint of teasing smile in his eyes.

Shen Yinan thought about it and replied weakly: “…Except for illegal…”

The top of his head was gently rubbed, "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you."

…

After Xue Du’s birthday was confirmed, Shen Yinan began to think about what birthday gift to give him.

Speaking of birthdays, the memories that Ana Shen can recall are not very good.

Before entering elementary school, Shen Yinan didn't know when his birthday was. It was not until the teacher asked them to write an essay about their birthday that he asked Zhao Xingde about his birthday.

It must have been a snowy winter.

Zhao Xingde drank beer and watched TV at the same time. He impatiently found the household registration book and threw it to Shen Yinan for him to read.

Ana Shen discovered that his birthday had actually been celebrated two days ago.

The children of the Zhao family, except him, have a small cake every year on their birthday, which is bought with Shen Yinan's funding.

On his birthday, he was beaten for washing clothes too slowly.

The eldest brother of the Zhao family came back from outside, glanced at Shen Yinan's composition book, and laughed: "No way, birthday? Do you know what a birthday means? You haven't even celebrated one!"

The little boy didn't know how to refute other people's maliciousness. He could only purse his lips and try his best to hold back the tears that were about to fall from his eyes.

His previous memories were so bad that after returning to the Shen family, Shen Yinan didn’t like to celebrate his birthday in a big way.

Usually I would have a bowl of longevity noodles with Shen Hua and that would be it.

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