Chapter 108 Mysterious Gift

An Shixia glanced at the group of people who were eating: "They're here to celebrate your birthday."

"Never mind them, let's go first."

After Yan Lingyu finished speaking, he glanced at the group of people who were enjoying their meal, and then continued in a very soft voice: "I'll go out and get the car first. You can find a chance to go out later."

"good."

Yan Lingyu had only taken two steps when Zheng Yiyuan, with his sharp eyes, spotted him: "Brother Yu, what are you doing going out?"

"I'll take this call."

His expression remained unchanged, and Zheng Yiyuan believed him, so he didn't ask any more questions.

About ten minutes later, An Shixia also stood up and, before Zheng Yiyuan could ask, spoke first: "I'm going out to answer a call too."

Finally stepping out of the private room, An Shixia breathed a sigh of relief and immediately got off the elevator. Yan Lingyu's car was already parked outside. He saw her from a distance and opened the car door.

"Hurry up, hurry up."

An Shixia felt like a thief with a guilty conscience, afraid that she would be discovered and unable to leave.

"Don't worry, we'll be there by the time they realize what's happening."

And that was indeed the case; the two had been gone for half an hour before the people in the private room realized it.

Xiao Mushen looked at the empty seats between the two people: "They've been gone for so long, why haven't they come back yet?"

Wu Yang glanced at the time: "It's been half an hour. They probably haven't left yet, have they?"

Zheng Yiyuan was stunned for a moment, then immediately opened the door and looked outside, only to find it empty.

"It seems we've been abandoned by the protagonist."

At that moment, everyone in the private room looked at each other in bewilderment.

"No, weren't we here to celebrate Brother Yu's birthday? What are we still doing here now that he's gone?"

Xiao Mushen broke the silence, looked at the crowd who had already eaten and drunk their fill, and asked a question.

"Should we leave too?"

"Let's go, let's go."

*

"The gifts I gave you are all in this room. Open them and take a look."

An Shixia led Yan Lingyu to her study and gestured for him to open the door.

Yan Lingyu gently placed his hand on the doorknob and opened the door with just a little force.

His gaze fell on the shelf hidden by a cloth beside him, and he slightly curved his lips into a smile: "Is it a painting?"

"Yes and no, you should open it and take a look."

Yan Lingyu walked onto the shelf, gently lifted it, and the artwork below was revealed.

The first painting depicts An Shixia's last piano performance. She is sitting on the piano playing, while Yan Lingyu sits below watching, his eyes filled with An Shixia.

This was the first time he had accompanied An Shixia to a competition since the two reconciled, making it a very meaningful occasion.

His gaze swept past the painting and looked behind it, where there was a box tied with a blue bow.

Inside, there was a book larger than a photo album, with a photo of the two of them on the cover.

Yan Lingyu turned to look at An Shixia: "Is it painted inside too?"

"Some are, some aren't, take a look."

He opened the first page, which contained the table of contents.

This book is divided into four main sections: Acquaintance, Understanding, Promise, and Love.

This is the preface to the table of contents.

Scrolling down, you'll find photos of the two of them when they were little, with An Shixia thoughtfully adding captions to each one.

[I was bullied at kindergarten when it first started. My older brother, Yu, beat up the boy who bullied me, and our parents were called in.]

[I'm in elementary school now, and I'm still sitting next to Brother Yu.]

An Shixia captioned each of these childhood clips, some of which were drawn by An Shixia herself instead of photographs.

The timeline jumps to university, where it's a blank page. An Shixia draws a heartbroken emoji.

[I'm having a cold war with my brother Yu. He must be very sad, but I know that as long as I turn back, he'll be there for me. So I turned back.]

The final section about lovers contained no photos, only a text message.

I'm going to confess my feelings to Yu-gege. I hope he likes my gift. I'll keep all the future photos here!

When An Shixia saw that he had finished reading, she looked at him with bright eyes and said, "Do you like them? I originally thought I would use these as a confession gift, but you confessed first."

An Shixia still felt a little regretful when she mentioned this, but when she thought about what Yan Lingyu had prepared, she felt very sweet. They were going towards each other, and no matter who confessed first, it would be beautiful.

"I love so much."

Yan Lingyu suddenly grabbed An Shixia's waist and pulled her towards him, his other hand gently stroking her cheek, his eyes both tender and domineering.

An Shixia slowly leaned closer to him, placed her hands on his chest, and looked up to meet his gaze.

I want to kiss you.

Yan Lingyu spoke with such seriousness that, if it weren't for his increasingly lowered head, An Shixia would almost have thought he was reading.

"Why would you ask about a relative?"

An Shixia couldn't help but mutter to herself, her cheeks burning.

Seeing her like this, Yan Lingyu chuckled and said, "That's right, she's my girlfriend, I can kiss her whenever I want. I won't ask next time."

As soon as he finished speaking, his lips pressed down on mine, very gently, very gently, gradually deepening, until I was completely absorbed in it.

An Shixia's hands were already wrapped around Yan Lingyu's waist, holding him tightly, forgetting to think, only wanting to respond.

“Xiaxia…”

Yan Lingyu raised his head, giving her time to breathe fresh air.

An Shixia's body had gone limp, so she leaned on Yan Lingyu for support. Yan Lingyu tightened his grip on her waist and lifted her up in a princess carry.

An Shixia gasped in surprise, her hand forced to rest on Yan Lingyu's neck.

"What...what are you doing?"

An Shixia couldn't help but glare at him gently, but after the kiss just now, An Shixia's eyes were full of tenderness, which posed no threat at all. On the contrary, it made Yan Lingyu want to kiss her even more.

"Aren't you unable to stand? As your boyfriend, of course I can't watch you suffer."

An Shixia punched him lightly: "Isn't that your fault?"

"Yes, yes, it's my fault, it's my fault. I'll carry you to the sofa."

*

He Huaisheng bought a small cake on the way and knocked on Jiang Zhiyao's door when he returned to the dormitory.

Jiang Zhiyao opened the door with a delighted expression and let him in: "Brother Sheng, you really brought me a little cake?"

He Huaisheng smiled and gently ruffled her hair: "I said I would bring it for you, of course I will. Try it."

Jiang Zhiyao took the cake from He Huaisheng and excitedly opened it, but her expression changed instantly when she saw the cake inside.

Seeing that she suddenly seemed unhappy, He Huaisheng leaned over and asked, "Yaoyao, what's wrong?"

Jiang Zhiyao's eyes suddenly reddened, and she looked at He Huaisheng with a wronged expression: "Brother Sheng, did you go to see An Shixia today?"

He Huaisheng didn't expect her to ask such a question, so of course he wouldn't admit it: "No, why would you ask that?"

He Huaisheng looked at himself again and found nothing to prove that he had met An Shixia. It seemed that Jiang Zhiyao was just suspicious.

He breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I already told you I'm going to work overtime today, don't overthink it."

Jiang Zhiyao's tears fell instantly: "But the cake you bought was strawberry."