Chapter 134 "I'll make it up to you."
Lin Zhenzhen felt that today was the most ladylike day of her eighteen years of life.
She clenched her fists and pressed them against her chin, her voice trembling with barely suppressed excitement: "Ah Wan, your brothers and sisters are so beautiful and handsome! Waaah..."
Meng Yin pushed open the door carrying a cake and, hearing the crying, quickly asked, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
Lin Zhenzhen pretended to wipe away tears, "Auntie, I'm crying tears of joy after suppressing my excitement!"
Meng Yin couldn't help but laugh at her funny expression.
"Auntie thought you were really crying."
Lin Zhenzhen playfully stuck out her tongue.
Meng Yin laughed and said, "I ran into Qi Bai and the others on my way back. They all came specially to celebrate A Yuan's birthday. Aren't they overjoyed?"
Zhu Wan cut a big slice of cake for her mother, her eyes crinkling with joy, "I'm going to cry tears of joy too, boohoo..."
There were still many exquisite and beautiful cakes left, and the air was filled with a sweet aroma.
Lin Zhenzhen said she was afraid of gaining weight, but her hands betrayed her and she took another piece.
She clasped her hands together, her expression devout: "Ah Yuan, when you make a wish on your next birthday cake, you must help me wish to lose ten pounds!"
Zhu Wan smiled and nodded, reassuring her to eat.
Lin Zhenzhen was first captivated by beauty, then by the cake, and only then did she finally remember Yuan Shiyi.
Her conscience ached for a short while.
“Ah Yuan,” she leaned closer and asked softly, “Shi is really a good person. Are you... really not going to reconsider? He really likes you.”
They grew up together, and Lin Zhenzhen knew best that although Yuan Shiyi was prone to crying, his character and temperament were impeccable.
He was also considered a campus heartthrob at school.
Zhu Wan gently shook her head and confessed to her, "Zhenzhen, I have someone I like."
Lin Zhenzhen immediately fell silent.
Looking into Zhu Wan's eyes, she asked softly, almost instinctively, "Is it him?"
Zhu Wan nodded slightly. "I didn't mean to hide it from you."
Lin Zhenzhen nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "I've never asked you that before."
If there's any regret about my 18th birthday, it's that my older sister couldn't be there.
Three days after her birthday, Zhu Wan was finally discharged from the hospital and returned to school after her grandmother gave her approval.
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On the afternoon of the day Zhu Fan returned to China, there was a final exam for her major course.
She and Fang Qizhou stayed in Melbourne for nine days, five of which were spent in the hospital. Fang Qizhou asked Professor Chen for leave. Zhu Fan thought that since she had already taken a leave of absence from school, it would be a waste to return to China immediately after being discharged from the hospital.
For the remaining four days, they wandered around Melbourne's city center and visited the magnificent Great Ocean Road.
During that time, Fang Qizhou almost never let her take an extra step.
The day before returning to China, after she repeatedly assured him that she was not feeling unwell, Fang Qizhou accompanied her to ride the Puffing Billy steam train and get up close and personal with koalas and kangaroos.
The rest of the time was spent in the hotel.
To avoid disturbing them, Ji Shu left bodyguards behind to ensure Zhu Fan's safety and returned to China ahead of schedule.
Zhu Fan is recovering very well; the wound on his abdomen is almost completely healed.
After getting off the plane, Fang Qizhou drove to the school, with 15 minutes left before Zhu Fan's professional course exam.
Zhu Fan turned her head, cupped Fang Qizhou's cheeks, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Fang Qizhou didn't speak, but gently rested his forehead against her shoulder and neck. His warm breath brushed against the thinnest skin above her collarbone, and his nose lightly brushed against the side of her neck.
"Message me after the exam."
Zhu Fan smiled and nodded: "By the time all the exams are over this week, the wound should be fully healed. Then..."
She whispered in his ear, "I'll make it up to you."
The final exams are over, and then it's winter break.
Fang Qizhou deliberately bit her thin earlobe with his lips, his fingertips intimately and seamlessly weaving between her fingers.
"How will my baby make it up to me?"
Zhu Fan cupped his face in her hands, her earlobes warmed by his breath, the burning sensation spreading deep into her heart.
She looked into his eyes, so close to hers, and said, "I'll let you do whatever you want."
Fang Qizhou wrapped his long arm around Zhu Fan and gently pulled her onto his lap.
His thin, pale hand rested on her back, and he tilted his head back to kiss her lips.
This kiss was fleeting and brief.
Zhu Fan's breath was hot, and her voice was very soft: "Fang Qizhou, do you... want tonight?"
Fang Qizhou kissed her lips again.
He was going crazy with worry.
But not yet, she's not fully recovered.
He cradled the back of her head with one hand, deepening the kiss with a restrained longing. Finally, he forcefully, yet gently, sucked on her lower lip before slowly pulling away.
"Go ahead." His fingertips brushed against her slightly damp lips, his eyes still brimming with emotion. "Don't be late."
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