Chapter 28
As Shen Huaixin listened, he gradually frowned.
She wasn't in the same class as Shen Chumo, and she thought she had helped him avoid these problems, but she didn't expect them to still exist. After all, a short period of special training couldn't quickly ripen seeds that hadn't yet sprouted.
She had indeed never seen Shen Chumo with other companions, whether eating or playing. Perhaps he was isolated in the class, but he did not mention it in order not to worry others, and even his performance was very restrained.
After Chinese, she took math and English. Afterward, Shen Huaixin felt like her brain had completely shut down from the intense thinking, especially in math. The last two big questions were practically fatal. If asked about her accuracy, she could only say that participation was what mattered, not success or failure.
After completing all the exams in two days, the school was filled with a relaxed atmosphere after the exams. Everyone felt relieved and the atmosphere became slightly more lively. Shen Huaixin did not forget about the important things and prepared a venue for a small birthday party.
She had never experienced the joy of having everything solved with just money. The venue had to be close to school, the cake had to be large and exquisite, and made with pure animal butter. And the arrangement of the starry sky and the ceiling, with the projections reflecting each other, had to be perfect.
Since I can't take the money in the book with me anyway, I might as well buy some emotional value for Shen Chumo, minus some deviation value, and give a little love to the small world.
As time passed, it soon arrived on Shen Chumo's birthday.
Shen's father wore a black suit and a plain tie, while Shen's mother wore a gray business suit with a pure white pearl necklace. Shen Huaixin couldn't say anything to these parents who had lost their child. No matter how much comfort she offered, it would seem hypocritical. She could only cooperate by wearing a white dress and a pair of flat shoes.
The child's birthday was not worth celebrating for them. On the contrary, they were overwhelmed by increasingly painful memories. They asked for a day off, saying they wanted to go out and relax, but Shen Huaixin learned from their few words that they were going to find a beautiful mountaintop for their child to settle down permanently where they could see their home at a glance.
In such a mournful situation, Shen Chumo naturally did not get any good face. Shen's mother slapped him because he dropped water on the ground when washing his hands. Shen's father came over. Shen Huaixin thought he was going to persuade Shen's mother, but he didn't expect him to scold her as soon as he came up.
"You can't even wash your hands properly, you piece of shit."
Shen Huaixin hurried over to interrupt them: “Mom and Dad, it’s getting late. If Shen Chumo doesn’t go out, he will be late for school.”
Father Shen looked at his watch, nodded slightly, and faced Shen Chumo: "Get out of here, it's bad luck."
”……“
Shen Huaixin glanced at the bright red slap mark on Shen Chumo's cheek and sighed inwardly. She couldn't ask them to treat Shen Chumo well, as it was not their obligation.
Shen Chumo lowered his head, his hair uncut, slightly obscuring his eyes, making it difficult for her to see his expression. She wondered if there was any resentment in it. As she stared, his face seemed to become somewhat familiar. A closer look revealed the shadow of Du Mingxing in his brows and eyes.
Little Du Mingxing was ignorant and naive, and only vaguely felt that things were unfair, but when she grew up, she was still powerless and resigned herself to accepting the demands of her family.
Until the class started, Shen Huaixin was not in a very good mood. During lunch break, seeing Su Zihan take the initiative to come over to discuss, she felt relieved - she still kept her promise.
After a brief discussion about their after-school schedule, the two went their separate ways.
After school.
After arranging Su Zihan to get in the car, Shen Huaixin was about to leave to find Shen Chumo. She had already agreed with him to wait for her after school. Unexpectedly, Qi Yi stopped her on the way.
"Huai Xin, I saw Su Zihan looking for you during lunch break, and now she's riding in your car... What does she want to do?"
Shen Huaixin knew that he was worried about Su Zihan's safety and was afraid that he would do something bad to her, so he told her the truth: "Invite a few friends to Shen Chumo's birthday party, don't worry."
She blurred the number of people and actually only invited Su Zihan. But when she looked into it carefully, she felt a little sorry for Qi Yi. After all, her behavior was unfair to Su Zihan's future boyfriend.
"Chen Chumo invited you?" Qi Yi frowned slightly, "Do you want me to go with you?"
"No, no!" Shen Huaixin waved his hands repeatedly.
If Qi Yi saw Su Zihan and Shen Chumo alone together, he would definitely kill himself, the culprit.
"Okay," Qi Yi didn't insist, "Message me if you have anything."
Shen Huaixin nodded perfunctorily, waved at him and walked towards the classroom. He heard Qi Yi's voice coming from behind, with an awkward and concerned tone.
"This time...I won't be late."
What could she say? The relationship between the male and female protagonists is so sweet? He ignores the vicious female supporting role, but when it's the female protagonist's turn, she comes at his beck and call? Shen Huaixin shook her head without thinking much, and quickened her pace to leave.
In the quiet and empty classroom.
The sun shone obliquely on the boy, casting a sculptural shadow. Shen Chumo sat in the back seat, his packed schoolbag already placed on the desk, waiting for someone to arrive.
He did nothing but sit in his seat.
Generally speaking, humans will find something to do while waiting for someone, such as checking their phone or pacing back and forth, to appear as if they are busy, and rarely will they simply wait.
He imitated human speech and behavior, but neglected the details. His imitation was somewhat similar but with subtle differences. It was no wonder that his peers had the uncanny valley effect.
"Sister Xin." Shen Chumo stood up and raised his eyes, his watery gaze falling on her.
Thinking of the good things coming, Shen Huaixin raised the corners of her lips slightly, but quickly withdrew. She wanted to wish him a happy birthday, but also wanted to save the opportunity of blessing for someone more important.
"Let's go." She turned her head and motioned to follow.
The two walked one after the other. Shen Huaixin didn't say anything to keep it secret. Shen Chumo seemed to see through her thoughts and didn't ask.
She made small talk: "How are you doing with the supplies in the wine cellar?"
"Half of it has been packed up, and all the supplies are ready." It's almost time to move.
Shen Huaixin found it a little funny. He felt that it was too much, but he didn't say it directly. He just praised her for being well prepared. Shen Chumo was probably using all his social skills on his family.
"Just keep it safe." She nodded.
The two of them arrived at the birthday party venue in just a few minutes. Shen Chumo looked at the countless crystal chandeliers hanging above the venue. The projector hadn't been turned on yet, but the refraction of the various facets naturally created a dazzling effect. Countless points of light flickered in the sky, making it impossible to look away.
Shen Huaixin found an excuse to leave and ran to the backstage to see how Su Zihan was preparing.
With the help of the staff, Su Zihan has learned how to operate the projector, and changed into an exquisite dress and wore a half mask on her face, making her look mysterious and elegant.
“Miss Shen, everything is ready as you ordered.”
"Well," Shen Huaixin nodded, "Next, clear the area. Go and do other things. Don't come here without my order."
Soon, the staff left as required. Shen Huaixin pushed out the prepared three-layer cream cake and asked Su Zihan to sing while pushing it. When Shen Chumo asked her who she was, she took off the mask and told him that she was "Han", Su Zihan's Han.
In fact, Su Zihan didn't quite understand why Shen Huaixin said "Shen Chumo is just a dog to her" while planning a birthday party for him with all her heart and soul, and finally wanted to take all the credit for herself... But it didn't matter. She didn't care.
She just needs to...perform.
She pushed the wheel and felt it was a little unstable. Thinking of what was about to happen, she curled her lips in a cold smile.
Everything was ready. After Shen Huaixin left as agreed, Su Zihan stood behind the door and looked at Shen Chumo through the crack. He was like a statue, completely obeying Shen Huaixin's orders, sitting upright and waiting for her to return, as if as long as she didn't come back, he would wait forever.
"What a loyal dog." Su Zihan exclaimed in amazement.
She pressed the button, and the door opened automatically. Bright light shone on her, and she slowly walked out. There was no Happy Birthday song, nor was there a stroll through the dreamy starry sky. When Shen Chumo turned around, he saw a girl with a mask on her face. She pushed a cake and slowly walked towards him.
His attention was completely drawn to the cake, and his eyes followed the movement of the cake.
Suddenly, the connection of the right front wheel broke and the wheel fell out. Without a wheel, the cart immediately lost its balance and fell to the right front. In a panic, Shen Chumo wanted to reach out to help, but Su Zihan pushed the cart forward, directly covering him with cake.
What a mess. Su Zihan saw the white cream on his body, and felt a little happy in her heart, but it was not enough.
"Oh my God, I'm sorry!" She hurried over and took a few tissues to help him wipe it. "Are you okay?"
"Why, on purpose?" Shen Chumo frowned and looked at her, unhappy, "It's troublesome to wash."
Shen Chumo's clothes were not allowed to be put in the washing machine, so he had to wash them himself. He had just put on his washed clothes today, but they were stained with cream again, which meant he had to spend a lot of time washing them again in the evening.
"Ugh, I didn't mean to, I'm sorry..."
Su Zihan lowered his head and apologized. Fortunately, Shen Chumo did not dwell on this matter too much. He picked up the cream from his clothes and put it in his mouth. It had a faint sweetness, like eating clouds, which was his favorite taste.
Su Zihan apologized for a while, but instead of receiving any sound of understanding, the sound of "crunching, crunching" became louder and louder. She looked up in confusion and realized that Shen Chumo's attention was not on her at all. Instead, he was concentrating on eating the cake on his body, carefully picking up the part that did not touch the ground, for fear of wasting it.
Shen Chumo's stingy behavior made her speechless for a while, and she rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking that he was indeed a well-known freak. If she asked herself, if he hadn't been so tightly bound to Shen Huaixin, she wouldn't have disliked him so much, and she might even have felt a little sympathy for his ignorance of the world. On the surface, she still had a kind and gentle expression,
“Chen Chumo, aren’t you curious about who I am?”
Without even looking up, he answered, "Su Zihan."
“…”
She said that this broken half mask was just like a woman dressed as a man in a TV drama, it was all superficial, just covering the area around the eyes, leaving the nose and mouth exposed. It would be strange if it couldn't actually be seen. Seeing that there was no chance to say what she had prepared, Su Zihan simply admitted it directly, and added a sentence according to Shen Huaixin's instructions,
"It's Su Zihan's Han."
"I know how to write it," Shen Chumo wiped the corner of his mouth and stood up straight, "Han with three water drops. Have you seen Shen Huaixin?"
"Chen Huaixin...I just want to tell you about her." Su Zihan tensed up and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief and took Shen Chumo's hand.
Her tone became softer and softer, as if she was afraid of being discovered, anxious and flustered: "I'm going to take a risk and tell you something. You must not tell her, otherwise, with her temper, I'm afraid of retaliation, do you understand?"
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