That night.

Xu Bai was walking on the street on his way back to his house when he saw some crystal pendants hanging on the grass and trees around him. Upon closer inspection, he could see that they were made by smashing the crystal cores and carving them into the shape of a heart.

Looking along the trees, these heart-shaped crystals were hanging all the way to her door.

After walking a few steps forward, the lights dimmed.

There were light and steady footsteps behind him. Xu Bai turned his head and saw Ji Heng looking at the cake.

In the darkness, there was a faint light from the crystal and the faint starlight from the candle.

Ji Heng's face was slowly appearing in front of her. His short, choppy hair made the angular lines of Ji Heng's face more visible. Her figure was reflected in his thick eyebrows and deep eyes.

A buzz cut is the only criterion for judging whether a guy is handsome.

Today, Ji Heng was wearing a white short T-shirt, looking casual, clean and handsome, completely different from Ji Heng who liked to wear black clothes in the past.

"Happy birthday, Oshiro."

"Make a wish and blow out the candles."

Xu Bai glanced at the eighteen candles and chuckled, "I'm already twenty-one, how can eighteen be enough?"

She hopes that the end of the world will disappear soon so that everyone can live a good and peaceful life. She also hopes that Ji Heng can let go of the past and live happily.

Xu Bai closed his eyes, made a wish, and then blew out the candle.

As the candle went out, the surrounding light dimmed a lot.

"Thank you, Ji Heng."

"But I'm more curious about how you know my birthday."

"I remember I never told you about my birthday."

Xu Bai followed Ji Heng's footsteps and walked to her house. She raised her head slightly and looked at Ji Heng who was standing beside her.

Sit with him at the door.

I took the piece of cake he had cut and tasted it. "It's okay. Where did you buy it? I don't think there are any cake shops in the city."

"I learned it from someone else, recently."

Xu Bai was surprised, "Did you do this yourself?"

Looking down at the exquisite cake that still had more than half of it left, Xu Bai thought of Ji Heng, who had been missing for the past few days. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of his finger covered with a bandage. He stared at him blankly and asked the same question he had just asked Ji Heng, who hadn't replied, "How did you know my birthday?"

"You and I are classmates, have you forgotten?"

Seeing that Xu Bai was still puzzled, Ji Heng had no choice but to continue, "I found your information in the college's archives last year."

Xu Bai is an orphan and doesn't know her birthday. The day the orphanage director picked her up was her birthday.

"I noticed earlier that you would be worshipping people on this day."

Xu Bai nodded and ate the cake in big mouthfuls, but his heart was deeply touched.

This was the first time in her life that someone had learned how to make a birthday cake for her. In the past, when the director celebrated her birthday, she would always have other children with her, and she didn't have a cake of her own. As she grew older, she no longer had a birthday and ate her own birthday cake.

"Thanks."

Xu Bai thanked him again. Ji Heng noticed that something was wrong with Xu Bai's mood and was reluctant to take out the gift in his pocket.

The two of them just looked at the stars in the sky in silence for a long time.

Until a flash of light flashed by quickly.

"The end of the world has allowed us to see brighter nights. We couldn't see such scenery at night before." Ji Heng stretched out his hand, pointed to the sky, and spread out his five fingers.

"Yeah." Xu Bai was used to seeing these night scenes in his previous life, but he didn't have as many feelings as Ji Heng.

"you……"

Xu Bai and Ji Heng spoke in unison, paused for a moment, and then said in unison, "You go first."

The two smiled at each other, and Xu Bai stretched, "You speak first."

"good."

Xu Bai just felt that Ji Heng was particularly gentle tonight, speaking softly and gently.

"Actually, I have a birthday present for you. Can you close your eyes?"

As soon as Xu Bai closed her eyes, she felt Ji Heng approaching her. Her breath was filled with his scent, and her neck felt cold.

When she opened her eyes, she saw Ji Heng squatting at her feet.

He reached out and touched her hair, "Forgive me for touching your head and giving you a gift without your consent."

"I'm greedy. I've known you for many years, and I don't want to be limited to being just your friend, your brother, or your partner in battle."

"I hope I can add the word 'man' before the word 'friend'. I'm even more greedy and I don't want to be limited to just this word 'man'."

"I hope I can be your reliable support and someone you can rely on when you're tired."

"If it's okay, can I take care of you?"

Xu Bai looked at the sincere Ji Heng. He was usually calm, but now he was a little nervous. She could feel that his hand on her head was trembling slightly.

"If you refuse, can you please not take off the necklace?"

"I've set up a positioning system on it. Of course, you don't have to worry about anything. There's a button on it to turn it off."

"The location is bound to this watch, and it can also be checked on our phones."

Xu Bai was still in a daze, but his eyes were fixed on Ji Heng, watching his thin lips opening and closing...

Xu Bai felt a pain in her heart before she realized that she had been staring at Ji Heng's mouth.

Fortunately, Ji Heng didn't notice her awkwardness. "This is a project developed by a small team of researchers. They plan to launch it next year?"

"Yes, it has already been developed ahead of schedule and is just waiting to be scaled up for production, which is expected to take two to three months."

Seeing Xu Bai change the subject, Ji Heng's eyes darkened and he continued the conversation, while at the same time retracting his hand that was stroking Xu Bai's hair.

Just as Ji Heng withdrew his hand, Xu Bai held his hand and interlocked his fingers with his, "Your greed is allowed."

Ji Heng was completely stunned, and Xu Bai's words "You are allowed to be greedy" kept echoing in his mind.

It was rare to see Ji Heng in a daze for so long, which made Xu Bai laugh out loud. The chuckle brought Ji Heng back to his senses. After pinching his arm with his hand, the pain reminded him that he was not dreaming!

Xu Bai agreed to him!

Agree to date him!!

Ji Heng hugged Xu Bai tightly, with joy and happiness, and the smile on his face never faded.

He originally thought Xu Bai would not agree to him.

"Thank you, thank you... Xu Bai, for giving me the opportunity to take care of you."

Before today, Xu Bai had never been sure of her feelings for Ji Heng. She had always known that she had feelings for him, until the pain in her heart made her think of the two or three years they had spent together, and of how good Ji Heng had been to her... and...

Perhaps she had already fallen in love with Ji Heng unintentionally without realizing it.

Since both of you have this feeling, why not try to be together?

In just a few years, Xu Bai focused on the present. It was not until today that she realized that she did not need to reject the kindness of those around her because of her physical condition.