Chapter 109 Happy Birthday to You

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, there were few places to eat, so the three of them ran around the county town and finally went to the new city area to eat.

There was a music restaurant in the city center with an elegant environment. There was piano music playing inside. Lin Zhou thought that it was not easy to see Tian Xin, and it was rare that she would remember him when she had something to do, so he asked Lin Hai to drive the car to the restaurant door.

The three of them got out of the car and walked in. Lin Zhou's shoelaces were loose. He squatted down to tie them and let the other two go in first.

As he bent down, he inadvertently glanced and saw Zhang Feng driving a black Volkswagen and parked next to the Mercedes-Benz.

Why is he here too?

Lin Zhou quickly moved to the side, used a pillar to block his body, and carefully observed Zhang Feng's movements.

The man walked to the door of the restaurant and looked inside. Tian Xin was sitting in front of a floor-to-ceiling window very close to the piano, ordering food.

Instead of going in, he went into a bar next door and sat by the window, where he could see the Mercedes-Benz.

Lin Zhou waited until he went in and sat down before coming out.

Lin Hai and Tian Xin had already ordered their food and were sitting down listening to music.

Soothing piano music echoed in the restaurant. The performer was a young boy in his early twenties, playing Bandari's "First Snow".

This piece of music was the first piece Tian Xin practiced in college. She quietly watched the boy's fingers dance on the keys, and her fingers couldn't help but "play" along on the chair. Lin Zhou walked in and saw this scene.

"Can you play it?" He walked over and sat opposite her and asked softly.

Tian Xin had just reached the second section, the climax, and was becoming increasingly emotional when Lin Zhou suddenly interrupted her with a remark.

"Huh? What did you just say?"

"This song? You... can play it?"

"Oh...oh! I can only do it a little bit..." She picked up the knife and fork in a panic and started cutting the meat, and her face suddenly turned red!

"Why are you blushing?" Lin Hai pushed a meal next to Lin Zhou: "You eat first!" The second half of the sentence was said to Lin Zhou.

"Huh?" Tian Xin was confused: "I'm eating right now."

"I asked you why you were blushing?" Lin Hai was speechless.

"I...blushed?" She stared with wide eyes and subconsciously touched her face: "Oh! Maybe it's too hot in here!"

Why are you blushing suddenly?

She was suspicious and took off her coat and draped it over the back of the chair. The black sweater dress outlined her waist into a perfect S curve. I guess it was because she wore thicker clothes in winter that she looked less thin.

The two people opposite stared at her, then quickly looked away.

"Is it that hot?" Lin Hai glanced at the down jackets on himself and Lin Zhou.

"Oh, it's a bit hot." Lin Zhou also took off his coat: "How does it smell?"

"Very good, very good! This place is great!" Tian Xin put down her knife and fork and wiped her mouth with a napkin.

"Don't move!" Lin Zhou stretched out his hand and stopped at Tian Xin's mouth. After a moment, he took out a tissue and handed it to her.

"What's wrong?" She didn't understand.

"Lipstick... on the chin!" He pointed to his chin.

"Oh..." She quickly took the tissue and wiped it.

But she couldn't see it, and the wipe ended up getting on her face.

"Are you a woman?" Lin Hai was eating. When he looked up and saw her clumsy behavior, he couldn't help but laugh.

“…” Speechless!

"Let me do it!" Lin Zhou picked up the napkin at hand, leaned out half of his body, and reached out to gently wipe the lipstick marks from the corners of her mouth.

Boom!!! Boom!!!

Why is your heart beating so fast?

What's going on?

She held her breath, not daring to move, and her hands unconsciously clenched the corners of her clothes.

Lin Zhou's movements were very gentle, and he was looking at her face tenderly. She lowered her eyelids, not daring to look at him.

After a moment, he said, "Okay!" She raised her eyelashes slightly and their eyes met.

An inexplicable throbbing burst out from her chest, making her forget how to breathe for a moment.

The melody of "First Snow" had ended, and the next piece was "A Girl's Prayer" by Badaziewska, a cheerful, warm and romantic piece. In this atmosphere, the two of them blushed!

"Cough!" Lin Hai coughed loudly: "Eat quickly! It's cold!"

"Oh...eat...eat!" After Mu reminded him, Lin Zhou put down his napkin and quickly picked up the chopsticks to pick up the food.

But...what's going on?

When I reached out my hand, I realized that there was a steak in front of me and I had to use a knife and fork.

"Are you okay?" Lin Hai pushed the knife and fork next to him and glanced at the two of them with disgust.

It's just unbearable to watch!

Tian Xin put down her knife and fork somewhat awkwardly, picked up her coffee, leaned back in her chair, and stared at the piano in a daze.

Calm down!

Calm down!

The inexplicable throbbing continued.

"Sir, your cake!" Lin Zhou was eating slowly when the waiter brought him a cake.

"Didn't you order cake?" he explained to the waiter.

"I ordered it! Isn't today your birthday?" Lin Hai said.

"Birthday?" Tian Xin asked in surprise: "Is it your birthday today?"

"Uh...well...I guess so! I forgot!" Lin Zhou stuttered. He really forgot!

He hasn't celebrated his birthday much since his parents divorced, and only Lin Hai buys him a cake every year.

"The second day of the Lunar New Year is your birthday?"

"yes……"

"It's January 30th!" Lin Hai said, "Make a wish!"

The waiter lit a circle of candles and placed the cake in front of Lin Zhou. The melody of "Happy Birthday" suddenly echoed in the restaurant.

Lin Zhou felt a little embarrassed and looked at the cake without moving.

"Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you..." Tian Xin sang along with the piano, and while singing, she gestured to Lin Zhou: "Quick, make a wish!"

"...Okay!" Lin Zhou hesitated for a moment, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and made a wish!

After a few seconds, the music stopped abruptly, but Tian Xin's a cappella singing continued. Lin Zhou opened his eyes and gently blew out the candles on the cake.

"Happy birthday!" she said.

"Thank you!" Lin Zhou cut the cake and gave a piece to each of them.

"It's a pity that I didn't know about it in advance, so I don't have any gift for you!" Tian Xin sighed regretfully.

"It's okay, I forgot about it myself..."

"Here! A gift!" Lin Hai pulled a box out of his pocket and threw it on the table. "I really don't understand why you like this kind of thing? I've been looking for it for a long time!"

What gift is so hard to find?

Tian Xin glanced at the table and saw what looked like an album. To be more precise, it was a collection of piano music!

"You like piano music?" she asked. The list of tracks on the album was full of Richard Clayderman, Liszt, Chopin, Weber, and Schumann.

Lin Zhou actually likes lyrical music that tends towards romanticism.

It seems this guy has a bit of an artistic streak at heart. Yeah, he can draw. Art is universal, so it's no surprise he enjoys it.

"Yeah!" Lin Zhou responded softly, picked up the album and turned to Lin Hai: "Thanks!"

"Tsk!" Lin Hai forced a smile.

"Well...you two eat first, I'm going to the bathroom!" Tian Xin stood up, straightened her skirt, and walked inside.

"What wish did you make?" Lin Hai asked.

“…”

"Could it be related to her?"

"Why are you so boring?" Lin Zhou put the album on the table and lowered his head to cut the steak.

"Lin Zhou, I didn't know it was your birthday today, so I didn't have anything good to give you. I'm giving this song to you. Happy birthday..."

Lin Zhou hadn't finished cutting a piece of meat when Tian Xin's voice echoed throughout the restaurant through the speakers.

???

What's wrong?

The two turned their heads and saw the slender figure in a black sweater dress sitting in front of the piano, testing the sound.

She first tried playing a set of scales, then practiced a set of glissandos. After making sure that her fingers could play fluently, she slowly played the first note.

A soothing melody flowed from her fingertips and filled the entire restaurant. It was the song "Yearning Across Time and Space".