Chapter 44 His Birthday

Yan Nian, looking tired and irritated, suddenly appeared at the door of the busy box.

Like an alien creature that had entered a certain place, they all stopped laughing curiously and turned to look at her.

There were both men and women, some of whom she knew well, but the rest she didn't recognize.

For a moment, Yan Nian realized that the reason why she and Zhou Ran had known each other until now was all driven by the people around them.

A ridiculous and absurd idea popped into my mind.

Did Zhao Shutong bring her here on purpose?

She was even a little dazed when she saw a few familiar faces.

The young boys took off their comfortable sportswear and put on clothes that showed off their status and wealth, sitting here chatting and laughing.

It seemed as if everyone in the world was making progress, but she was still confused and spinning in her own empty and narrow world, unable to get out.

They were all stunned for a moment, and then a man wearing thin silver-rimmed glasses spoke first, asking uncertainly, "Is this Yan Nian?"

After asking, his eyes subconsciously turned to Zhou Ran.

Everyone present looked at him together, as if they could get the answer from him.

Yan Nian moved the corners of his lips stiffly, but before he could speak, Qi Jin, who was sitting next to Zhou Ran, answered for him: "How diopter is your eye? Are you so unsure of yourself when looking at people?"

Xue Jiyan was quite surprised: "It's been many years, I thought I made a mistake."

The woman next to him pushed him and expressed her dissatisfaction: "Stop staring at me."

Xue Jiyan glanced at the woman beside him.

Wang Hongyu, who was sitting at the entrance, raised his chin towards her and Zhao Shutong and said, "Sit down!"

Seeing that she was quite bewildered, Zhao Shutong nudged her and said half-explanatorily, "Sister, today is Ran's birthday. My brother and I are treating him to a meal together. You two know each other, so don't be shy and come and sit down."

Yan Nian was brought to such an occasion, which was completely different from what she had imagined, a group of newly graduated college students.

They were all grown men around Zhou Ran, and some of them brought their girlfriends.

There was no one next to Wang Hongyu.

Zhao Shutong pulled her to sit down.

There were still a few empty seats when we sat down, but they were gradually filled up.

She sat on the right side of the entrance, avoiding the embarrassment of making eye contact with Zhou Ran.

Among this circle of people, a few who have a close relationship with Zhou Ran know something about Zhou Ran and her.

When Yan Nian appeared, she could feel that there was a subtle subtlety in the way they looked at her.

Yan Nian tried to treat himself as a transparent person and felt very uncomfortable.

For a moment, it seemed a bit ridiculous that I could still celebrate Zhou Ran’s birthday at different times and places many years later.

It was as if he had jumped directly from nineteen to twenty-six.

Zhou Ran accompanied Wang Hongyu to repeat a grade in the third year of junior high school because Wang Hongyu injured his arm. Yan Nian knew that Zhou Ran was one year older than her.

If neither she nor Zhou Ran had spoken to each other at the beginning, and if there had not been that brief love experience, and she had just been with Zhou Ran as an ordinary friend, would she have understood him better?

They were all too impatient and thought that distance was not a problem.

When Zhou Ran broke the window paper, the secret long-distance relationship gave Yan Nian a strong shock.

She was unhesitant and irrational towards Zhou Ran.

So, before May Day, this relationship that had never seen the light of day was cast into another shadow, and then came to an abrupt end.

Yan Nian was distracted and didn't hear anything Xue Jiyan asked her.

It was Zhao Shutong who pushed her: "Sister Nian, Brother Yan asked you if you are going back to Lingyun."

Yan Nian came back to his senses, and the situation suddenly became awkward for a few seconds. He calmly looked past all the gazes and looked at Xue Jiyan who was sitting across the round table.

She curved her lips and said, "I'm sorry, I won't be going back to Lingyun. I'll stay here from now on."

She answered the formal questions in a formal manner.

That’s all.

After all the dishes are served, it becomes the birthday person’s home court.

Perhaps everyone knew that he was allergic to alcohol, so there was orange juice in front of Zhou Ran.

There was no need for flattery at this meal, and it soon became a lively and noisy atmosphere.

Several people brought their girlfriends, and it was inevitable that there was some bragging among the drinks.

Yan Nian ate her food slowly, and from time to time she noticed that when she picked up the food, their movements would be synchronized.

That familiar hand would always reach out to stop the turntable whenever she wanted to pick up a dish, then casually pick up the dish and then take its hand back.

And what she wants to eat will also be placed safely in front of her.

During the meal, almost everyone around told each other about their embarrassing moments from the past.

Yan Nian listened carefully.

Zhou Ran's embarrassing thing was that from junior high school to high school, he would put the snacks given to him by Wang Hongyu's secret crush into his own bag and enjoy them alone. As long as the girls who liked him sent him a love letter, Zhou Ran would take the initiative to tell them that he would bring some snacks next time, and he turned his secret crush into a friend.

A group of people burst into laughter after hearing this.

Qi Jin revealed this matter and glanced at her at the same time.

Yan Nian didn't care. When Qi Jin looked at her, she would always lower her eyes naturally and listen to his stories as if they were fun.

When talking about high school, the topic naturally turned to Wang Hongyu.

Qi Jin asked, "Boss Wang, when are you getting married? Among all of us, you've been in love the longest. Even the principal knew about it back then."

Xue Jiyan continued, "That's right. Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhou are the two secret crushes of many girls. One of them fell in love early, and the other was unresponsive. The school belle and the class belle were heartbroken for a long time."

Wang Hongyu, who had been silent and staring at his phone to read the message, looked up at the words and smiled: "Soon."

A group of people had a lot of ideas and planned how to get married for others.

Those who don’t have girlfriends have booked a group of groomsmen.

Yan Nian couldn't help but turn his gaze in a certain direction again, and Zhou Ran happened to look over there as well.

His five fingers held the glass of orange juice in front of him, and his thumb stroked the wall of the glass.

After a moment of meeting, Yan Nian naturally looked away.

I heard Zhao Shutong next to me ask Wang Hongyu: "Brother, I found a company and will report to it tomorrow."

Wang Hongyu put away his phone and said coldly, "What does your own business have to do with me?"

Zhao Shutong said irritably, "I'm just telling you so you don't get scolded for not telling me later."

Wang Hongyu glanced at her and said, "I understand. From now on, your affairs have nothing to do with me. You don't need to report. I am a family man now. Do you understand?"

"..." Zhao Shutong was a little anxious: "Then don't ask me for help next time."

Wang Hongyu denied it: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Shutong glared at him and said shamelessly: "I don't care, just pay me the fee first."

Wang Hongyu thought for a moment and said, "Oh, you want money, right? The money is all with your sister-in-law."

"You want me to ask her for money?" Zhao Shutong said angrily, "Wang Hongyu, you are simply a profiteer."

Wang Hongyu: "Then call the police!"

Yan Nian: “…”

I didn’t expect that these two siblings get along in this way. Compared to Wang Hongyu, Zhou Ran is more like a real brother.

Yan Nian remembered that Zhao Shutong was in a bad mood at that time and didn't dare to look for his own brother, so he ran to Zhou Ran to complain.

When Zhou Ran went to work, he entrusted Zhao Shutong to her.

Somehow, those scenes suddenly popped up again, and Yan Nian forced himself to suppress them.

At the end of the meal, everyone was still chatting at the table. She said something to Zhao Shutong and quietly moved to the sofa in a corner of the box.

Maybe Wang Hongyu also felt that it was quite noisy over there, so he came over, nodded and greeted her, and sat on another sofa.