Chapter 69 Beauty

Qi Ji hasn’t celebrated his birthday properly for many years. Since his parents passed away, all the days that should have brought him joy have made him feel varying degrees of pain. Over time, except for his parents’ death anniversary, other anniversaries began to fade in his life.

Especially birthdays, which are filled with countless beautiful memories of him and his parents. For him, it is a double torture;

sometimes he even thinks that if he hadn’t been born, his parents wouldn’t have been killed by him, and they should have lived a happy and ordinary life.

Therefore, under Qi Ji’s deliberate avoidance, not only himself, but also the people around him, because they know that he doesn’t like to celebrate his birthday and are afraid of triggering some bad memories, gradually no one mentions it, so that this day is gradually forgotten.

However, Yuan Zhuo remembered and prepared all this for him.

Staring blankly at him holding a blue rose and the cake with his name and game ID, Qi Ji didn't know how to respond for a moment.

His mind began to lose control, and those birthday celebrations that were lost in the years and deliberately hidden by him flashed wildly. Looking at the happy and blurry smiles of his parents under the candlelight, the pain of happiness and suffocation hit him again, almost making him unable to breathe. Due to

Qi Ji's usual calm and cold expression, Yuan Zhuo did not discover the abnormality hidden deep in his heart. He just thought that he didn't do well enough and he didn't like this arrangement.

He looked at Qi Ji with some disappointment and caution.

"What's wrong, wife? Don't you like it here?"

Seeing that Qi Ji didn't say anything, Yuan Zhuo suddenly felt a little panicked and continued to ask.

"Or, don't like this flower or cake?"

"Uh, well, that, well, it's my fault. Even if we have holidays, we should intensify our training, not...

"Then let's go have a meal and then go home, wife, I didn't make any arrangements, I'm sorry..."

Yuan Zhuo's careful and self-reproachful questions interrupted Qi Ji's thoughts and brought him back to reality. The fragments of memories that were tearing at him in his mind were immediately replaced by his anxious and self-reproachful eyes. At this moment, Qi Ji felt as if he had returned to the world again.

Taking a deep breath secretly, he calmed himself, stretched out his hand, hugged a whole bunch of roses into his arms, lowered his head and sniffed them gently.

"No, I like it. "

As long as he is around, he likes everything.

It is said that "flowers go with beauties, and swords go with heroes". Under the dim and dreamy candlelight, Qi Ji lowered his eyes and sniffed the blue roses, which made Yuan Zhuo see an indescribable beauty.

Reaching out his hands, he gently embraced Qi Ji, who was holding 99 blue roses, and gently printed a pious kiss on his flawless white forehead.

"Wife, happy 25th birthday. "

Qi Ji's heart still hurts because of those remaining beautiful and painful memories, but he also found that because of Yuan Zhuo, although the pain did not disappear immediately, it made him no longer afraid of this long-forgotten day.

The usually calm eyes were now tinged with a little warmth, he whispered.

"Thank you."

Thank you again for coming to me;

thank you for loving me;

thank you for making me no longer afraid.

After getting Qi Ji's affirmation, Yuan Zhuo's eyes immediately lit up with joy, letting go of Qi Ji, he hugged his shoulders and came to the cake, grabbed his hands, held them together, and prayed.

"Then make a wish, wife! "

With clenched hands, Qi Ji closed his eyes and made his first birthday wish in 8 years.

In the next life, please let me meet Yuan Zhuo again.

In the next life, he will give his all and love him well.

After opening his eyes, Qi Ji blew out the candles, and Yuan Zhuo immediately clapped his hands, blessing him again with great joy and sincerity.

"Wife, you will be healthy, happy and get what you want!"

He will do his best to let Qi Ji get all of this.

Reaching out his finger, he dipped a little cream on the edge of the cake, and Qi Ji spread it on the tip of Yuan Zhuo's straight nose.

"You will too. "

Yuan Zhuo smiled foolishly. After eating a few bites of the cake with Qi Ji's birthday wishes, he hurriedly put the cake down and uncovered the cloth covering the side of the dining table. The exquisitely decorated cart was filled with exquisitely wrapped gifts.

Looking at Qi Ji, Yuan Zhuo foolishly and embarrassedly stroked his silver hair.

"Wife, although it's a bit vulgar, but I still want to prepare gifts for you every year. "

Qi Ji had heard of similar birthday surprises, but he never expected that Yuan Zhuo would prepare this for him.

Maybe it might seem a bit vulgar to others, but to Qi Ji, every bit of this gift represents Yuan Zhuo's endless love for him.

Secretly holding back the sourness in his eyes, he opened the gift package that read 0 years old, our baby Qiqi is born, and whispered,

"Not bad. "

After opening the gift, it turned out to be a heavy and exquisitely designed longevity lock. On the front of the lock was written the traditional words of peace, health and longevity, and on the back was Qi Ji's name and date of birth.

Among Qi Ji's few collections, there was also a small longevity lock with traces of time left by his parents. Now he has one more important and meaningful thing.

The gift for his first birthday was a emerald jade Guanyin. Even though he didn't know much about jade, Qi Ji guessed that this pendant should be worth a lot of money, and of course Yuan Zhuo's kindness was priceless.

...

The 5-year-old box contained a pair of well-made, high-quality cotton dolls. Not only did the two dolls look like Qi Ji and Yuan Zhuo, but their names and game IDs were also embroidered on them.

Seeing that Qi Ji seemed to like the dolls very much, Yuan Zhuo smiled embarrassedly as if he had thought of something.

"Wife, I was originally planning to embroider our names and IDs by hand, so that it would be more meaningful, but my hands are really too clumsy, haha."

Qi Ji did not think that it was meaningless because it was not made by Yuan Zhuo himself. His existence was the greatest and most beautiful meaning to him.

Qi Ji really liked it, especially the one made by Yuan Zhuo, which made him feel as if he saw himself as a child.

"It's okay, I like it this way too."

Qi Ji carefully put the doll back into the box and continued to open the remaining gifts.

...

The gift for his 15th birthday was a 1:1 replica of the HOW S1 World Championship Trophy, with photos of Qi Ji's first game and his first world championship on it.

Looking at these two photos that were so old that he could hardly remember them, Qi Ji's eyes suddenly became warm, as if he had traveled back to ten years ago and saw himself who was simple, loving, happy, and had not lost his parents.

Seeing the hazy tears in Qi Ji's eyes, Yuan Zhuo wiped his tears with his fingertips in a panic, and said with some pride and regret.

"Wife, you were so handsome and beautiful back then, it's a pity that I couldn't see it in person."

The wife in her youth was really different from now. Although she didn't look as lively and bold as a teenager, the youth, tenderness and confidence in her eyes were so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes off. He only hated that he was born too late and could only see all this from the photos.

Qi Ji asked with a hoarse voice.

"Where did you find it?"

Ten years ago, the Internet was not as developed as it is now. Even I, as the real me, didn't have these photos. Where did he find them? It must have taken a lot of thought and energy. It was indeed

not easy to find these two photos, but as long as you are willing to put in the effort, there is nothing you can't do, and he is willing to put in the effort for him.

Hugging Qi Ji, Yuan Zhuo said indifferently.

"It's okay, my dear, your happiness is more important!"

After taking a deep breath, Qi Ji cherished and caressed the trophy and two photos, as if he wanted to remember all these beautiful things in his heart.

There were still ten gifts, Qi Ji continued to open them, and after more than half an hour, he finally opened the last one, which was a gorgeous jewelry box.

After opening it, there were two bracelets with the same design as their necklaces. Turning over the back of the main design, they were indeed engraved with their IDs, and it seemed that in order not to delay training and competitions, the whole design was simple and generous.

Taking out the sun-shaped one with miracle&melt engraved on the back, Qi Ji helped Yuan Zhuo put it on his right hand.

Without waiting for him to speak, Yuan Zhuo immediately took out another one and put it on Qi Ji's right hand.

With his arms around Yuan Zhuo's neck, Qi Ji raised his head and kissed his lips.

"Thank you, I love you."

Although they had already made their feelings clear to each other, this was the first time Yuan Zhuo heard these words from Qi Ji.

He immediately widened his eyes with joy, and his heart trembled.

Then he wrapped his arms around Qi Ji's slender waist, hugged him tightly in his arms, and entangled his hot lips and tongue with his...

That night, in the vast ocean, they spent an extremely wonderful and meaningful night.

The next day, Qi Ji woke up in pain.

Feeling that his body had been cleaned by Yuan Zhuo, except for some soreness and slight pain in some more private parts, his whole body and mind were in a relatively comfortable state.

At this time, Yuan Zhuo, who was naked from the waist up and only wearing a pair of swimming trunks, also walked in from outside the door. Seeing Qi Ji woke up, he immediately lowered his eyes and grinned.

"Wife, wake up, I'll help you put on your clothes."

Qi Ji was about to say no, but Yuan Zhuo helped him change with the speed of an e-sports player, so he had to say nothing more.

But just when he wanted to get out of bed, his legs couldn't help but soften, and he was about to fall to the ground without standing firmly.

Fortunately, Yuan Zhuo quickly supported him and picked him up, and couldn't help but speak with a sense of pride and a hint of shyness.

"It's all my fault, wife. I won't do that

again in the future..." Even if Qi Ji was used to Yuan Zhuo, he was much more thick-skinned than him. When he thought of those excessive scenes last night, his cheeks couldn't help but burn.

Fortunately, Qi Ji never needed any unnecessary means to deal with Yuan Zhuo. He only needed to look at him lightly, and he would immediately shut up obediently.

Sure enough, after being glanced at lightly by Qi Ji, Yuan Zhuo immediately shut his mouth and tightened his skin.

Holding Qi Ji, they walked out of the cabin together and came to the deck. Finally, he carefully placed him on the lounge chair under the parasol.

Rejecting Yuan Zhuo's feeding service, Qi Ji picked up the food on the table between the two of them and started eating.

The two of them just lay on the deckchairs on the yacht deck, enjoying the warm sunshine, fresh sea breeze, and looking at the person they loved the most, until the sun set and the orange-red glow sprinkled on the sparkling sea. They reluctantly drove the yacht back, ending this short but incomparably wonderful birthday and vacation.