Chapter 19

Alicia's friends were all young people, and they quickly got along well.

When it was time to cut the cake, everyone gathered around her and came to the table, where a large cake with twenty candles was placed.

The flickering candlelight illuminated Alicia's beautiful face.

"Alicia, come here!"

"This is a birthday wish for your twentieth birthday, you must think it through before you make it!"

"I'm really curious, Alicia, what wish will you make?"

Gu Xingmian listened puzzled, and asked Xiao Qiong in a low voice: "Why is the birthday wish for a twentieth birthday so serious?"

Xiao Qiong explained: "It is rumored that wishes made on this day are most likely to be heard by the gods, and are most effective."

"Is that so?" Gu Xingmian suddenly became interested and asked, "Then what wish did you make when you were twenty years old? Did it come true?"

Xiao Qiong hesitated slightly, and said evasively: "Well... it can be considered to have come true."

At this time, everyone quieted down and waited for Alicia to make a wish. Gu Xingmian didn't want to pull Xiao Qiong to whisper anymore, and Xiao Qiong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Alicia clasped her hands in front of her chest, closed her eyes, and said softly.

"My first wish is that my father can live a long and healthy life."

Alfonso didn't expect that her first wish was for him. He thought that he was busy with work and often couldn't go home, leaving her alone at home. He didn't fully fulfill his responsibilities as a father, but Alicia still grew up to be such an excellent and kind girl.

He was filled with mixed feelings, moved and guilty, and quietly wiped his eyes.

Everyone urged her to make the next wish.

Alicia's lips curved slightly: "My second wish is that I hope everyone can be well and be friends for life."

Everyone was stunned.

They didn't expect that she would leave such an important wish opportunity to them, their friends.

"Wuwuwu Alicia..."

"Alicia, why are you so good..."

Only the last wish was left.

But this time, Alicia took a long time to make a wish, and she didn't say it out loud.

After she made the wish, she opened her eyes with a slightly red face and blew out the candles in one breath.

Everyone was curious and asked, "What did you wish for?"

Alicia smiled mysteriously and said, "I can't say it. The third wish won't work if I say it out loud!"

"How can that be true..."

Although everyone complained, they didn't ask her again.

After the cake was divided, everyone presented their gifts.

Gu Xingmian gave an exquisite music box, and Xiao Qiong gave a complete set of repair tools.

Gu Xingmian was speechless about his overly straight behavior. He turned around and saw his other straight friend Clement hiding behind the crowd, looking embarrassed.

After all, it's his own pig...

Gu Xingmian sighed and decided to help him, so he pushed hard.

"Mr. Clement!"

Clement stumbled to Alicia. Facing the other party's concerned inquiries, he rarely stuttered and handed the gift in his hand to her: "Alicia, happy birthday to you!"

Alicia opened it and immediately exclaimed.

The friends around gathered around and exclaimed.

Gu Xingmian knew that Clement was secretly preparing a gift for Alicia, but every time he was asked what it was, he didn't tell him. Gu Xingmian was already curious and worried.

Now hearing everyone exclaiming, he couldn't help but dive into the crowd, and saw that this was actually a 3D, no, 4D stereoscopic map of the entire Denim City.

This is a scaled-down version of Denim City, placed on a scroll. The scene on the scroll is virtual and three-dimensional, and you can reach out and penetrate it, but the characters are active, and you can even smell all kinds of smells if you get close.

"That! It's Grandma Laurie's wonton stall. I eat a bowl of it every morning. Yes! That's the smell!"

"I see my house. Hahahahaha, that's my mom at the door!"

"Hahahaha, Kyle, look at that wrestling person, is it you?"

"Ahhh! It's me! Damn, so embarrassing!!"

This Denim City scroll is made up of 200 dream cards.

Dream cards are the only cards that do not require the talent of a card master to use. They can record the user's dreams or imaginations, and then display them on the scroll. They are a very favorite creative tool for many creators.

But you can't interrupt when using the dream card, otherwise you have to start over.

The effort and energy that Clement spent on this gift is enough to move people.

Alicia's eyes showed emotion: "Thank you, Mr. Clement, I like it very much."

Clement's cheeks flushed: "You...as long as you like it."

Alfonso on the side snorted coldly.

Clement immediately straightened his back like a conditioned reflex.

Gu Xingmian covered his face: "..."

Just wanted to praise him for getting it, how come he was beaten back to his original form.

After the birthday party, Gu Xingmian and the other three left together.

Xiao Qiong and Eric walked in front, while Gu Xingmian and Clement fell behind.

Neither Gu Xingmian nor Clement spoke first.

Gu Xingmian vaguely guessed what Clement was going to say, but after a moment's hesitation, he was unable to speak.

In the end, it was Clement who said, "That hammer, Harman, isn't your card, is it?"

Gu Xingmian hesitated for a moment before nodding, "Yes, but..."

He didn't know how to explain his concerns to Clement.

After he traveled through time, he had always been in the image of a card, so that sometimes he couldn't tell whether he was a human or a card, and whether his previous life was real? Or was it just his imagination?

In the eyes of everyone around him, he was a card, and only Clement was a friend he knew as a human. He really valued Clement, so much so that he was worried about gains and losses and dared not tell him his true identity.

But he didn't expect that Clement would shake his head: "It's okay if you don't want to say it. It's normal for friends to have secrets, but I want to tell you that no matter who you are or what your identity is, you are my best friend, Clement Meloen."

Gu Xingmian looked at him in surprise, but only saw his seriousness and sincerity.

His nose suddenly felt sour and his eyes were a little hot, so he could only turn away: "Tsk, why are you so cheesy all of a sudden?"

Clement laughed: "Nothing, then I'll go back first."

He turned and left, and did not forget to wave his hand.

The long moonlight fell behind him, outlining his tall figure and the wine-red hair that was lifted by the breeze.

"You kid, you've never been so handsome before!"

Gu Xingmian couldn't help but complain, but he remembered this scene forever.

At the same time, in another house in Denim City, seniors who were about to participate in the school selection gathered together.

Julian organized this party. Seeing that everyone had eaten, drunk and played enough, he clapped his hands and focused everyone's attention on himself: "The main reason for gathering everyone together this time is for the upcoming school selection."

"Principal Baker ignored the opposition of the board of directors and insisted on letting the prospective senior students participate in the school selection. Everyone should know about this, right? I wonder what everyone thinks?" There was

a lot of discussion below, but no one stood up to speak.

Julian had to continue, "Everyone knows how rare and precious the places in the four-school league are. The rules of the school selection have always been that only senior students can participate. We have waited for three years for this opportunity. Why do they have to change the rules when it comes to their class? I really don't accept it!"

His words made everyone feel sympathetic.

Yes, did they not want to participate in the school selection when they were prospective high school students? Why can this year's prospective high school students enjoy this privilege? More importantly, it also harms their interests. Who should they go to for justice!

At this time, a girl sitting in the corner said, "Julian, don't talk so high-soundingly. Aren't you just afraid of losing?"

This voice made the scene quiet immediately, and everyone looked at the corner where the voice came from.

A girl in a pink dress, pigtails and a bow stood up. She was wearing the cutest pink color, but she was so arrogant and enthusiastic that she didn't give Julian any face. She said sarcastically, "Everyone knows that two years ago, when Xiao Qiong entered the school, you provoked him and got beaten up. At that time, he didn't have a God Card, but he beat you up like that. Not to mention that two years have passed, and his God Card is still a UR card..."

"Nina!" The classmate next to her immediately grabbed her and stopped her from talking. Didn't she see that Julian's face was blue?

This matter has always been a pain in Julian's heart.

It was obviously him who just drew the God Card, and the long whip was extremely difficult, and the running-in period was longer than others, so he couldn't show his level at all.

But no one cared at all. They only remembered that Xiao Qiong, a freshman, defeated the senior who had the God Card.

Xiao Qiong became famous by stepping on him and was called the strongest card master. Whenever he was mentioned, he would always be "Julian? Oh, the one who was defeated by a freshman card master."

He carried this shame for two whole years and could not be touched.

After everyone had finally forgotten about this incident, Nina, the dead woman, insisted on bringing it up and poked at his scars. If she hadn't been needed in the plan, he would have kicked her out of here long ago.

But this woman was just a small matter. The most important thing was that if Xiao Qiong defeated him again, he would really be nailed to the pillar of shame forever.

Thinking of this, Julian suppressed his anger and pretended to be calm and said, "I really don't want Xiao Qiong to win. Don't you guys want me to win?"

"There are only so many places in the four-school league. If they take them, our chances will be even less. Not to mention, if people know that we were defeated by prospective high school students, will we be able to hold our heads up in school in the future?" Everyone

started to make a fuss again, and someone couldn't help asking, "Then what do you want to do?"

Julian said what he had prepared, "We can work together to eliminate them first, and then we can compete fairly with the rest."

"But bullying the weak with the many? That's too shameful..."

"Is it glorious to be defeated by them?" Julian retorted, "Besides, you should have also heard about what happened on the day of their exam. That UR card is so amazing, who can have a chance of winning if they come across it alone?"

Everyone was silent, even Nina, who always disliked him, did not speak.

After a long time, the helpless voices of the people came from the room.

"Okay, we agree."

Julian showed a triumphant smile: "My plan is..."

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