Chapter 45 Birthday "Will you let me be your boyfriend?"...
When Feng Ji received the message from Qi Yu, he was spreading cream on the first layer of cake base. Qi Yu's birthday was the day after tomorrow, and he only had today and tomorrow to practice. Qi Yu's birthday was on a Monday, so he had to get up early to make the official birthday cake.
He had learned most of the other steps in making the cake, but he was still stumbling over how to make the three-dimensional decorative kitten, and couldn't draw it even a fraction as cute as he had imagined.
When people are anxious, they tend to overlook some things. For example, Qi Yu's tone in the message was no longer as intimate as before, and it suddenly regressed to the polite state at the beginning.
Qi Yu on the other end received a reply from Feng Ji. The message was very enthusiastic. However, when he saw Feng Ji say on the screen, "He will arrange dinner," Qi Yu's mood did not improve.
He finished his meal slowly and was about to clean up the garbage on the table when notifications started popping up on his phone. He clicked on them and saw that they were birthday invitations from his roommates.
Fang Kaize: [Meet the kid! It's your birthday the day after tomorrow, let's go out for dinner tonight! The three of us will treat you! Can you spare the time?]
Jiang Yichuan: [yesyes! ! ]
Sun Yizhou: [We bought you a gift, Yuzai!]
Seeing these three pieces of energetic news, Qi Yu couldn't help but smile, but he had already decided to talk it out with Feng Ji on his birthday, so the dinner had to be postponed.
Qi Yu: [Thank you everyone, but I have something to do on my birthday, so I'm afraid I won't be able to go out that day. How about we get together on the weekend? We have a whole day, so you can decide on Saturday or Sunday.]
Jiang Yichuan: [We can go out on the weekend, that's fine with me. It doesn't matter if the birthday is a few days earlier or later. What's important is that we all celebrate Yuzi's birthday together in the dormitory!]
Fang Yizhou: [I'm fine with that too! But isn't Kaizi supposed to be on duty at the company on Sundays?]
Fang Kaize: [Yes, it’s my turn to be on duty on Sunday. I only have time on Saturday (The Rose Withers)]
Qi Yu: [Saturday then, is that okay?]
Fang Yizhou: [Sure, sure. I'm fine with anything.]
Jiang Yichuan: [That's a deal then. We'll go out together again on Saturday, but the birthday present still has to be given on the same day. I'll have someone deliver it!]
Fang Kaize: [+1]
Fang Yizhou: [+1]
Qi Yu laughed, chatted for a few more words, then cleaned up the leftover lunch garbage and threw it into the trash can at the back door.
He was in a very irritable mood, but more of it was an indescribable sense of loss. Qi Yu knew that he had no way to resolve this kind of loss.
So he opted to go to bed and take a nap to let his brain reset.
He wanted to sleep, but his mind was tense and his body was not tired enough. Qi Yu lay there for a long time but couldn't fall asleep.
He sighed and told himself that everything would be fine until the day after tomorrow. By then, everything would be settled and they would return to a simple relationship between superiors and subordinates. No one would be able to affect his emotions like now.
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November 3rd, which is Monday, is the day when workers go to work.
Today is also Qi Yu’s birthday.
Feng Ji set the alarm for 3:30 in the morning. After getting up, he only took ten minutes to change clothes and wash up, then turned on the light and went to the kitchen.
Five minutes later, the old baker rang the doorbell of Feng Ji's house.
When he walked in, he was still yawning with his hand covering his mouth.
If Mr. Feng hadn't given him so much, he would never have gotten up so early just to make a birthday cake for someone else.
At 8:30 in the morning, Feng Ji took off his apron, put the birthday cake that took him five hours to make into a gift box, pushed it into the refrigerator, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he walked out the door.
Fortunately, I finished it smoothly.
He hurried downstairs and saw Qi Yu already waiting for him in front of the car.
"Sorry, I'm late because of something." Feng Ji hurried over and opened the car door for Qi Yu. "Happy birthday, baby."
Feng Ji had already said this to Qi Yu at twelve o'clock last night, but that was on the phone. Today, when he saw Qi Yu for the first time, he said it again.
Qi Yu was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "Thank you, Mr. Feng."
Seeing him get into the car, Feng Ji added, "Can I give you the gift tonight?"
He prepared a lot of gifts and there was no way he could give them all to Qi Yu at once.
Qi Yu nodded, and a sense of weirdness filled his heart again.
Wasn't it going to end? Why are you so enthusiastic today?
Is it because it's his birthday?
On the way to the company, Qi Yu looked out the window, but always felt that Feng Ji today was different from the previous few days.
The frequency of yawning had obviously increased several times, and there seemed to be a familiar smell of cream on his body.
Putting them together, it's like I didn't sleep well last night because I went to the cake shop to steal cakes...
He glanced at Feng Ji out of the corner of his eye, then again after a moment. When the man yawned a second time, he couldn't help but ask, "Boss Feng, did you not sleep well last night?"
Feng Ji didn't dare to let him know about the cake at the moment, so he nodded along with this sentence, "I can't sleep, so I went to bed a little late."
After saying that, he looked at Qi Yu with a hint of grievance. His meaning was very clear. He wanted Qi Yu to care about him.
Qi Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "Take care of yourself," and then said nothing more.
Feng Ji thought that there was a driver around and Qi Yu was embarrassed to be so intimate, so he looked forward to the evening even more.
All the private and intimate time he had with Qi Yu during this month was squeezed out by learning how to bake cakes. Feng Ji hadn't hugged or kissed Qi Yu for a month.
He was now extremely hungry and thirsty, and wanted to hold Qi Yu in his arms and suck him hard a few times.
Sensing this familiar yet lustful gaze, it was as if it had transformed into the tongue of a huge beast, licking him inch by inch from head to toe, leaving behind a trail of wet saliva. Qi Yu's back stiffened instantly, and he got goose bumps all over his body when he saw it.
She's clearly been acting like she wants to break up with him for the past month, but now she looks like she can't wait to pounce on him. What's going on?
The small head controls the big head?
Qi Yu pursed his lips to avoid the burning gaze and walked to the company in silence.
Inside the office, a group of people had been eagerly waiting. When they saw Qi Yu coming, they immediately stood up one after another, "Qi Yu, you're here! Happy birthday!"
They come here every year on their birthdays. Although Qi Yu is used to it, he still feels touched to be remembered by so many people. "Thank you everyone."
Liu Yuxin had an amber manicure on. She chuckled and covered her mouth when she heard this. "We didn't dare go into the office. The gifts are in a box at the door. Please remember to take them."
Qi Yu looked up and saw a small basket full of gifts in front of the office door.
He thanked everyone again and carried the box into the office.
It was almost time to go to work, and he planned to open these gifts after get off work... The specific time would probably be after he finished dinner with Feng Ji.
With so much on his mind, Qi Yu felt that the whole day was particularly long.
After all, this was the first time he liked someone, and he would be lying if he said he didn't feel sad, but there seemed to be no better way than to end it in a decent way.
He couldn't keep pestering her, he simply couldn't do that.
The closer it got to the end of the get off work day, the more restless Qi Yu became. Feng Ji was equally restless. He kept looking at the time, and in the last half hour he even looked back and forth more than a dozen times.
The moment the clock struck six, he smoothly turned off his computer, impatiently stood up, and walked to Qi Yu's workstation. "It's time to get off work, baby. Let's go home."
Qi Yu was stunned and looked at the contract that he had not yet finished reviewing. Just as he was about to speak, Feng Ji grabbed the mouse and turned off the computer for Qi Yu.
"It's your birthday today, so we won't be working overtime." The man took his hand, his movements showing an eagerness. "Let's go?"
Qi Yu no longer understood him, so he was pulled to his feet. When they reached the office door, they let go of their hands and walked out.
As expected, no one had left work just after six o'clock, and the sound of keyboards was still crackling. Hearing the noise, everyone stretched their necks to look at them.
Seeing the two of them getting ready to leave work, Xiao Li was the first to cover his mouth and chuckle, "Assistant Qi is leaving get off work so early today. Is President Feng going to celebrate Assistant Qi's birthday?"
She had only casually teased him, but she hadn't expected Feng Ji's gaze to be fixed on her. Before Xiao Li could stiffen, a hint of softness appeared on his usually stern face, and he nodded and replied, "I'm anxious to celebrate Qi Yu's birthday."
"We're leaving first. Everyone, please leave early once you've finished your work."
He emphasized the word "we", and then he took Qi Yu and walked towards the elevator hall.
After they left, a group of people immediately surrounded Xiao Li, chattering away without knowing what was going on.
"I went to Mr. Feng and he actually answered you! Xiao Li, you've made it!"
"What does Mr. Feng mean by this? No way! No way! You're not going to let me get away with it, are you?!"
"Oh my god, did you see the expression on Mr. Feng's face just now? It seemed like he was especially happy about celebrating Special Assistant Qi's birthday later, hahahahahaha!"
"Sisters, I have a feeling that something will happen tonight on Special Assistant Qi's birthday~"
"Birthdays are special days, everyone understands~~"
“Ahaha~~~”
The excited voices of several people popped up from time to time like splashes of water, lightly hitting Liang Nanxing's head beside him, making it feel cold.
He stared at the direction of the elevator without blinking, and his fists slowly clenched.
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On the way back to Yulong Bay, Zhou Jiacheng sent another message wishing him success. Feng Ji replied calmly with a "1", but his legs under the seat were shaking unconsciously, and his eyes drifted towards Qi Yu from time to time.
He didn't hide his feelings at all. Qi Yu felt very uncomfortable being stared at, and he didn't come to his senses until he got out of the car.
On the way up the elevator with Feng Ji, he began to draft in his mind what he would say at the dinner later. His head was lowered and his facial expression could not be seen clearly.
With a "ding dong" sound, the elevator stopped on the 11th floor.
As he stepped out and saw the familiar door in front of him, Qi Yu suddenly realized that he had not stepped into Feng Ji's house for a long time.
Feng Ji, who was standing aside, carefully glanced at Qi Yu's profile, took a deep breath, and pushed open the door.
He was clearly walking in front, but he did not enter the door first. Instead, he turned sideways at the door and pushed Qi Yu inside.
Qi Yu didn't understand what was going on, so he took off his shoes and walked out of the entrance. He was caught off guard by the scene in front of him.
The restaurant's table was filled with steaming dishes. Looking around, every one of them was what Qi Yu had said he loved.
Outside the restaurant stands a spruce tree that is so tall that it almost touches the roof. On the top of the spruce tree stands a shining star. A chain hangs from the left tip to the right tip of the star. From left to right hang six glowing inscribed discs, which together mean: Happy Birthday, Qi Yu.
Looking down, each thin branch of the spruce tree is tied with a gift wrapped in a light pink gift box. Some are big, some are small, some are square, and some are round. At first glance, they look like fruits of the spruce tree.
Such a big tree is now hung with gifts, and only a few leaves can squeeze out from the gaps between the gifts.
It is called a spruce tree, but at this moment it looks more like a gift tree tailor-made for Qiyu.
Qi Yu stared blankly at the scene in front of him, his lips slightly opened. He wanted to say something but the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't squeeze out a word for a long time.
Feng Ji had been in the office with him the whole day, so how could he have had time to prepare such a large table of food, and when did he arrange the tree?
Qi Yu suddenly remembered the faint dark blue color under the man's eyes and the occasional yawns when he was at work in the morning.
Feng Ji wouldn’t have… arranged this all night long, right?
His eyes flickered as he recalled the month he had been neglected.
Could it be... that he was mistaken? Feng Ji said he was busy, but he was not just being perfunctory, he was really busy.
After Qi Yu saw all this as soon as he entered the door, he stood there motionless.
Feng Ji stood diagonally behind Qi Yu, rubbing his hands nervously, his eyes fixed on Qi Yu's profile. He wondered idly: Why isn't Qi Yu saying anything? Does he think his arrangement is too childish? But hanging gifts on the spruce tree was something he had thought about for a long time...
I should have booked a restaurant outside!
The more Feng Ji thought about it, the more nervous he became. Seeing that Qi Yu still didn't react, he couldn't help but raise his hand and tug at the other's clothes, "Baby...why don't you speak?"
Qi Yu woke up as if from a dream, turned around and saw the nervous expression on Feng Ji's face.
He blinked and asked in a low voice: "Did you arrange this specially for me?"
"Except for the dishes, I arranged everything else!" Feng Ji answered quickly.
He really didn't have time to cook, otherwise Feng Ji was planning to take full charge.
After getting the answer he wanted, Qi Yu's mood, which had been depressed for several days, finally perked up. He asked again, "So...you said you were busy this month, so were you busy with this?"
This question made Feng Ji stunned, and his memory slowly returned. The sense of something wrong that had been obscured by excitement gradually came to his mind.
The alienation between the lines of Qi Yu's writing, the gradually decreasing frequency of his speech, and the dejection that flashed across his face when he lowered his eyes...
Feng Ji suddenly seemed to have thought of something. He suddenly tightened his grip on Qi Yu's hand and said anxiously, "I'm sorry, baby. I didn't mean to ignore you. I used my rest time this month to learn how to make a cake with my master. I wanted to give you a surprise for your birthday, so I held back and didn't tell you. Did I make you misunderstand something?! I apologize to you. Don't be angry, okay?"
These words were like a breeze, blowing away the dark clouds weighing on Qi Yu's heart with a whoosh, revealing the bright red beating heart inside, as if wrapped in rich syrup, full of bubbling sweetness.
It turned out that he was wrong. He was planning to confront Feng Ji and almost let him down for celebrating his birthday...
Feng Ji was still apologizing in his ear, and his expression looked like he was about to kneel down to him. Qi Yu felt a little embarrassed and lowered his head, leaving Feng Ji with a round whoosh of hair. "I... thought you wanted to end this friends-with-benefits relationship, but you were too embarrassed to tell me, and planned to slowly distance yourself from me. I originally wanted to make things clear with you today and restore our previous relationship as superiors and subordinates - ah!"
Before he could finish his explanation, Feng Ji pulled his hand into his arms.
The next second, Feng Ji's voice rang in his ears——
"I do want to end our friendship."
Qi Yu was stunned, and his expression suddenly turned blank after he finished speaking. He wanted to say something, but he felt that the man was hugging him tighter and tighter, even burying his face in his neck.
Feng Ji took a deep breath of the familiar scent of the person in his arms, trying to suppress the tension in his heart that seemed to come alive and keep beating against his chest.
He used his arms to hold Qi Yu tightly, "Baby, I love you."
"Give me a chance and let me be your boyfriend, okay?"
Qi Yu's eyes suddenly widened.
His mood was like riding a roller coaster, fluctuating violently up and down. When he was sad, this mood was like a ghost demanding his life, as if it wanted to strangle him to death; but when he was happy, the ghost turned into colorful fireworks in the sky, which made his heart pound wildly and completely out of control.
He hadn't thought about how to answer at all, but Feng Ji seemed to be afraid that he would refuse. The usual aggressive attitude that made him want to tear him apart and eat him whole in bed was gone. As soon as he finished his confession, the hands holding him began to tremble like his voice.
What is this...
Pray for meeting.
Weren’t we supposed to end our relationship today? How did it suddenly turn into a confession meeting?
But even though he thought so, he couldn't suppress the upward curl of the corners of his lips.
Feeling the man's body trembling with nervousness, Qi Yu asked softly, "Do you like me?"
Feng Ji nodded vigorously.
Qi Yu asked again: "Why do you like me?"
"I don't know... When I realized it, I already liked you." Feng Ji finished speaking. As if afraid that Qi Yu would think he was perfunctory, he quickly added: "You are so beautiful, capable at work, and you smell so good. You charm me every day and I feel uncomfortable when I can't see you for a while. Who wouldn't like you?"
He said such a long string of words, but he didn't dare to look Qi Yu in the eye.
Qi Yu pushed against his chest, but as soon as he exerted force, he was immediately hugged tightly again.
"Don't reject me."
"Baby, I can't stand this."
As if taking his struggle as a rejection, the man's voice was full of pleading and helplessness, and he was so strong that he wanted to rub him into his bones and blood.
Qi Yu's heart seemed to soften into a cloud shaped from cotton wool, floating in the air and feeling numb and tingling.
He originally thought that people like Feng Ji would put himself in an absolute superior position even if he wanted to confess his feelings to others, but now it seems that even President Feng cannot be firm when confessing his feelings to the person he likes.
People who are usually calm and composed at the negotiation table, become humble dogs seeking love in front of Qi Yu.
Qi Yu couldn't bear to tease him anymore. She rubbed her cheek against the man's shoulder and whispered, "I didn't say I was going to reject you..."
As soon as these words were spoken, an unprecedented light suddenly burst out in Feng Ji's eyes.
The haze blocking the way ahead was suddenly dispelled. This time, Feng Ji took the initiative to pull Qi Yu out of his arms. Looking at the young man's face that had turned red due to shyness, he was instantly overwhelmed by ecstasy and didn't know what day it was.
Feng Ji had fantasized about this day countless times this month. He'd imagined Qi Yu agreeing to his request, that he'd secure his status, and that they'd be together smoothly, living happily every day. He'd also imagined Qi Yu rejecting him, that his persistent pursuit would be futile, that he'd completely lose control of himself and trap her in a villa near the outskirts of the city...
Now that his wish is about to come true, it seems unreal to him.
"Baby, baby, did you promise me?"
"Baby, please stop asking me rhetorical questions and give me a precise answer, okay?"
"Do you like me too? Do you want to be with me?"
Questions came out of Feng Ji's mouth one after another, making Qi Yu dizzy.
The young man's eyes flickered, his expression a little shy, and he nodded slightly in front of Feng Ji.
Feng Ji only felt a white light exploding in front of his eyes. When he reacted, he had already hugged Qi Yu into his arms again. He lowered his head and took Qi Yu's lips into his mouth and licked them wantonly, as if he wanted to feed the surging love in his heart into Qi Yu's body through his throat.
After not having been kissed for a month, Qi Yu's tolerance level had regressed to the initial level. He was panting from being kissed by the little dog on his body who was overwhelmed by joy, and tears welled up in his eyes.
The man's big hands held his red face and ate his wet tongue non-stop.
Qi Yu's body softened after being kissed. She felt very comfortable and happy. She opened her lips and kissed the man obediently. In her daze, she could still hear the intermittent words coming out of Feng Ji's mouth.
"Baby...you like me too, I'm so happy..."
"Your mouth is so soft, like butter. Did you eat the cake behind my back?"
"Xiaobao, I like you so much..."
Qi Yuting's ears felt hot. She raised her hand and pressed it against his chest. She tilted her head and panted, "Don't, don't kiss me. Let's...eat first..."
This man kept kissing non-stop. By the time Feng Ji had finished kissing, the food on the table had gone cold.
Feng Ji hadn't kissed Qi Yu enough, but he had just become her official boyfriend, so he had to listen to his boyfriend's words. He licked his lips with satisfaction, picked up the limp Qi Yu, and carried him to the dining table.
Qi Yu took a sip of iced drink to relieve the restlessness in his body caused by the kiss. With Feng Ji's service, he ate half a bowl of rice more, which was a rare occasion.
As soon as he finished his meal, he looked around curiously and asked, "Where's the cake?"
Feng Ji walked to the refrigerator, took out a square box, and walked over to Qi Yu with it. He looked a little embarrassed and said, "I... don't have any talent for baking cakes..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Qi Yu took the box of cake from him.
He really wanted to see what the cake that Feng Ji had worked hard to make for him over the past month looked like.
Seeing that he was really curious, Feng Ji no longer hesitated and opened the lid, revealing a semicircular six-inch cake inside.
The main part of the cake was a lawn covered with light green cream. In the middle of the lawn sat two round little animals huddled together. A black and white wolfhound was face to face with a white ragdoll cat, looking like they had a very good relationship. They stared at Qi Yu with their big eyes.
Qi Yu recognized them at a glance. The dog was Feng Ji, and the cat was him.
The photo of them wearing ears is still in Qi Yu’s mobile phone album.
Behind the cats and dogs were a few bushes, among which was a wooden signboard with the following words written crookedly in cream: "May everything go well, be safe and happy, and have a happy birthday."
The green grass covered the inside of the cake, so you couldn’t tell what it tasted like, but you could tell the person who made the cake put a lot of effort into it.
Qi Yu stared at the cake in front of him for a long time. He felt happy and wanted to smile. He also felt touched, and his eyes were slightly warm.
He rubbed his eyes, picked up his phone and took pictures of the cake from every angle, whispering as he took pictures: "It's well done, so cute, I won't be able to bear to eat it later."
Feng Ji was obviously very happy to receive the compliment. He slid over to him and suggested, "How about you eat the dog and I eat the cat later?"
Qi Yu paused while taking the photo, looking a little amused, "You dislike that dog, but isn't that dog you?"
"It's me." Feng Ji admitted without hesitation, but his eyes were fixed on him, "But the cat is you."
"I want to eat you."
Qi Yu: “…”
Qi Yu turned his face away with red ears, muttering: "Whatever you want..."
A six-inch birthday cake, the two of them only ate half, and the other half was put back in the refrigerator.
But when it was put back in the refrigerator, the cats and dogs that were huddled together on it had disappeared.
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The author has something to say: The cat and dog on the cake are gone, but the other two cats and dogs are together [kiss][kiss] scatter flowers [fireworks][fireworks]
Congratulations to Mr. Feng for the nomination [hug] Now I can openly be jealous
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