"By the way, happy birthday." Shi Xi remembered that it was Xie Yunzhou's birthday today and sent her her blessings.

Xie Yunzhou smiled and said, "Thank you. Don't you have a gift?"

Shi Xi: "...I'll give you the gift tonight!"

She hasn't bought it yet.

Xie Yunzhou knew she had been very busy lately, so he said, "See you tonight."

I'm really looking forward to my date with Xixi tonight.

All those birthday parties were fake.

It's true it was his birthday, but he's already booked the entire revolving restaurant on the top floor of the Marriott.

It's a birthday for just the two of them.

If this isn't a date, what is?

Xie Yunzhou was in a great mood, and even his work efficiency improved significantly.

When Shi Xi arrived at the practice room, she was drenched in confetti.

Happy birthday, Professor Shi Xi!

Shi Xi: ?!

After the fireworks faded, Li Jinfan held up a cake with candles on it. "Sister Xi, make a wish!"

Shi Xi ultimately didn't say the words, "Today is not my birthday."

She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made a wish.

The birthday song started playing in my ears.

After the birthday song ended, Shi Xi opened her eyes and blew out the candles.

"Why did you guys suddenly decide to celebrate my birthday?" Shi Xi asked.

"It was Li Jinfan who overheard you telling the director that it was your birthday tonight, so we prepared this surprise," Bai Cangyang said with a smile.

Shi Xi thought about her conversation with the director.

How many words did Li Jinfan miss!

Shi Xi's gaze swept across the room, where she saw the two groups she led, along with Li Jinfan and Bai Cangyang.

Bai Cangyang raised his hand and confessed, "I live in the same dormitory as Li Jinfan. I know everything he does, so I followed him here."

Shi Xi then looked at Pei Kai.

If she remembered correctly, Pei Kai should know that she had celebrated her birthday.

Why wasn't Li Jinfan reminded?

Pei Kai avoided Shi Xi's gaze and looked away.

Shi Xi thought to herself, "Oh well, I'll just treat it as another birthday celebration."

"Thank you all~" Shi Xi's eyes crinkled into a smile. "Let's cut the cake and eat!"

The cake we bought wasn't big; everyone only got a small piece.

Everyone enjoyed the meal.

"Don't you guys need to practice?" Shi Xi asked.

"The first ranking will be recorded in a few days," Li Jinfan explained, sitting next to Shi Xi. "So everyone is a little more relaxed."

Shi Xi understood.

If you rank people by their ranking, nearly half of them will be eliminated.

"Don't worry, you'll all definitely make it to the second round!" Shi Xi looked at everyone and said confidently, "You're all excellent."

Li Jinfan smiled innocently, "Sister Xi, what songs are in the second performance? Can you give us a hint?"

Shi Xi: "I don't know which songs they are either."

"Will Sister Xi still lead the team?" Li Jinfan looked at Shi Xi expectantly, "I want to be on the same team as Sister Xi."

"No matter which team I'm on, I'll take it seriously," Shi Xi said while eating her cake. "Don't slack off!"

Li Jinfan said, "I think Sister Xi is very good to her team. Sister Xi even taught Pei Kai sword dance. None of us have ever seen Sister Xi's sword dance."

Pei Kai glanced at Li Jinfan, then lowered his head to eat his cake.

"Want to see it?" Shi Xi asked.

"Yes!" Li Jinfan nodded immediately, his eyes darting around.

Shi Xi smiled slyly, "Then you can think about it."

Li Jinfan: "...Sister Xi has gone astray."

"I've always been like this." Shi Xi finished her cake and said, "Alright, go ahead and practice."

Dan Zihang lay sprawled on the ground, unwilling to get up. "The songs for the second performance haven't even been released yet, what are we practicing for?"