Chapter 203 Extra
In fact, his birthdays every year were quite simple. Although Mu Nan didn't like noodles very much, he would definitely finish the longevity noodles Qin Huai made for him on his birthday every year. Then a cake and a big meal outside would be enough. He had nothing else to lack. He would be happy even if he and Qin Huai just shared a small cake at home.
But this year Qin Huai actually said that he wanted to hold a birthday party for him. His birthday happened to be on Sunday, and he also asked him to invite his good friends to come. This really stumped him. He felt that it was unnecessary because it would cost a lot of money to hold a birthday party.
Although he likes to be lively and have fun, he doesn't really like to be the one causing the excitement. It would be quite awkward if the entire birthday party revolved around him.
Looking at his troubled expression, Qin Huai said with a smile: "If you really don't like it, you can cancel it now."
Mu Nan lingered next to Qin Huai and said, "It's not that I don't like you, but I still feel a little strange. I feel like you've suddenly become weird, but I can't tell what's weird. Anyway, I don't know why, but I feel a little uneasy."
"Is it weird to hold a birthday party for you? I thought that everyone who enters a new school would have a graduation party, and your birthday happens to be in September, so I held it together with your birthday."
Mu Nan looked at Qin Huai: "Are you really hiding nothing from me? Ever since that day when you suddenly wanted to take me to the water park, I felt that you were hiding something from me. It was as if you were planning some big move, as if you were gathering together all the things you couldn't give me in the future. It was like the feeling in a TV drama, where I'm about to say goodbye to you, so I desperately cherish the last moments together!"
Qin Huai pulled him to sit next to him and looked at him seriously. Before he could speak, Mu Nan panicked: "No way, I was right? Brother, don't scare me, I'm scared."
Qin Huai looked at the man who burst into tears in a second as long as he told him some bad news. "Since you asked, I won't hide it from you. It's not a good thing for us, but it's been resolved. Because this incident made me realize that the life we thought we had could have some unexpected events at any time, so I have to cherish every day I live."
Even after hearing that the problem had been solved, Mu Nan was still nervous: "What happened?"
Qin Huai: "My biological father came to see me."
Mu Nan was stunned for a moment, the kind of confusion and bewilderment that made the blood in his head rush to the top and then drain out in an instant. He had never thought that Qin Huai's biological father would come to find him. This was someone who had never appeared in all the years they had lived together, and Qin Huai was almost eighteen years old, so he had never imagined such a possibility.
Hearing Qin Huai say this, Mu Nan was really scared. He felt the fear from the bottom of his heart that he was going to lose Qin Huai.
Seeing Mu Nan's face turn pale with fear, Qin Huai quickly hugged him to himself and coaxed him, "It's okay, don't be afraid, it's been resolved, he will never come again, he won't take me away, and we won't be separated, and he won't exist in our future lives, look at me, Nan Nan, it's okay, he's gone."
At this moment, Mu Nan's body was covered with a layer of cold sweat, and his palms were cold, which showed how scared he was. Qin Huai hugged him tightly, wishing he could rub him into his body to comfort him, but what he was thinking about was his previous life. In the previous life, when he was gone, how scared and helpless his Mu Nan must have been.
When he told Mu Nan that he was going with Yao Xianqun, he didn't even dare to look up to see Mu Nan's expression when he heard the news. When he thought of Mu Nan crying and begging him not to leave, sobbing and telling him to be obedient and study hard in the future, and to try his best to get first place and not embarrass him, Qin Huai felt as if a huge stone had hit his heart, and every breath he took was heavy and painful.
After hearing Qin Huai's repeated assurances that he would not leave and that the man had already left, Mu Nan finally came to his senses from the sudden fear that had overwhelmed her. She hugged Qin Huai and burst into tears.
He had been thinking a lot during this period of time. He couldn't control his wild thoughts because of Qin Huai's changes. Now that he cried, he felt more at ease.
If Qin Huai said he would not leave, then he would definitely not leave. But at this moment, he could not control the tears that were about to separate from Qin Huai. He kept complaining to Qin Huai why he told him only now. He had asked him many times before if there was something he was hiding from him, but Qin Huai would not say anything. When he thought about how the man almost took Qin Huai away when he didn't know, his heart was shaking.
It would be fine if he cried. Qin Huai wiped his tears and coaxed him with a smile: "I'm telling you now that you've cried so hard. If he had told you when he first came, you would have flooded the Golden Mountain every day. In a few days, you will be sixteen years old and can bear the legal responsibilities by yourself. You're still crying. How can you not feel embarrassed?"
Mu Nan wiped her nose with a big piece of paper, not feeling embarrassed at all: "Who told you to hide it from me? Is he really gone? Just like that? He won't come back again?"
Qin Huai didn't hide it from him completely, but he still picked out what he could say: "So he can't take care of himself now, what else can he do if he doesn't leave."
Mu Nan wiped her nose vigorously again, and then said with a thick nasal voice after crying: "He is too much. He embezzled money and caused someone to jump off the building. He also deceived an innocent rich girl and suppressed her mentally. Fortunately, Joanna's father is powerful and the matter was exposed. Otherwise, he would swallow up the rich girl's family assets bit by bit. How pitiful Joanna would be. She would lose her home and her husband would be unreliable. Brother, you said that he can't return to the country because the statute of limitations has not expired. Isn't there some kind of criminal extradition? He has committed a crime, can't we catch him back? The person who jumped off the building, his child is also innocent. He should hope that the murderer who killed his father will get the punishment he deserves."
Qin Huai touched his head and said, "It's not that simple. If we want to bring him back to China, we must first convict him. When he left, no one even prosecuted him. There was no investigation. And it's been more than 18 years. It's hard to collect evidence. So even if he really returns to China and someone reports him to the police, the final result may not be what we want to see. He doesn't dare to return to China because he feels guilty. And the child of the man who jumped off the building may not necessarily go all out to seek justice for his father."
Mu Nan said "oh" and didn't ask why. Although his parents left early, he had a good relationship with his family and his parents loved him very much. But he knew that not all families were harmonious, and not all parent-child relationships were deep because of blood ties. So when he heard that, he didn't ask any more. Anyway, Qin Huai didn't recognize him and wouldn't go with him.
The big stone in his heart was gone after crying, and the mystery of Qin Huai's strange transformation was solved. Mu Nan, feeling relieved, decided to hold a birthday party. He wanted to take lots of photos to commemorate this summer. When Qin Huai's birthday came, he would also hold a birthday party for Qin Huai. Qin Huai's eighteenth birthday was also worth celebrating.
Mu Nan's birthday was held in a hotel because the house was too small. Although there was an empty room on the other side that could be used for hosting, it was too troublesome to decorate and clean up after people left. It would be better to hold it outside.
Qin Huai also specially decorated the venue into a game room, placed a lot of gaming equipment, and even rented an early generation motion sensing game console. This is considered a very high-end game, and many people have never even seen it. Even Mu Nan himself has never played it.
The entire birthday hall was beautifully decorated, with Mu Nan's favorite cartoon characters pasted everywhere. Even the small cakes on the dessert table were cartoon-shaped. In this era, with their consumption level, apart from big birthdays like the full moon or tenth birthday, few ordinary birthdays would give children such luxury. For many people, it was the first time to attend a classmate's birthday party in such a formal way.
Mu Nan was standing at the door welcoming guests and receiving gifts wearing newly bought clothes and trendy brand shoes. His hair was specially styled by Qin Huai. He was already 100% handsome, and his appearance and temperament were even better. Qin Huai noticed that many girls ran inside after receiving the gifts, and they were too embarrassed to meet Mu Nan's eyes.
Looking back at Mu Nan, she happily put the gifts she received on the table behind her, without noticing the blushing girl at all. Qin Huai felt relieved immediately. She was indeed still at an ignorant age where she didn't care about emotions as long as she played games.
After putting the gift away, Mu Nan ran back and stood there. The elevator door of the hotel opened again. Mu Nan saw that it was Jiang Xuan who came, and immediately turned to look at Qin Huai: "Why is he here?" They had fallen out, but he still came to his birthday party?
Qin Huai whispered to him, "This is the hypocritical world of adults. Even if they fall out behind each other's backs, they still have to maintain their friendship on the surface. Hush, just pretend you know nothing."
Mu Nan said "oh" and thought to himself that it was a good thing that he ran away without being discovered last time he got lost, otherwise he would be embarrassed to maintain this superficial friendship. He was not thick-skinned enough to do that.
Jiang Xuan handed over the gift with a smile and congratulated him, "Happy birthday, Mu Nan. After today, you will be one year older and become a truly independent man."
Unfortunately, Mu Nan didn't understand the hidden meaning of Jiang Xuan's words, and just smiled and said thank you to him.
As soon as Jiang Xuan saw Mu Nan like this, he knew that he didn't understand, but he couldn't say it too bluntly, and even had to control the degree of sarcasm. Mu Nan didn't understand, but Qin Huai next to him was not stupid.
Before Jiang Xuan even entered, another person came to the elevator, and the crowd was quite large. When Mu Nan saw the person in front, he frowned and asked the same question again: "Why is he here?"
He didn't invite Bai Jun.
Qin Huai stroked his back gently and said, "He is here to celebrate your birthday, so you should be polite. This is basic etiquette. In the future, in such occasions, even if it is someone you hate, you should entertain him gracefully. This is quality, understand?"
Mu Nan subconsciously glanced at Jiang Xuan but quickly looked away and nodded to Qin Huai: "I get it, I know how to be hypocritical as an adult!"
Bai Jun thought he would get a cold shoulder from Mu Nan, but he actually got a smiling welcome from Mu Nan. He was flattered, and then he proudly put his hand on the four-layer gift box that was taller than a person and was being pushed on the trailer behind him: "This is my birthday present for you. Sixteen is a big birthday. You're an adult now, so you deserve the best gifts. I know you like figurines, so I bought this set specially. How about it, do you like it?"
The entire gift box is transparent, so the contents are clearly visible. It is a complete set of digital figures. The largest one on the top is the main character, and the slightly smaller ones below are all the Digimon that have appeared. Not to mention the price, just collecting this set is very labor-intensive.
Mu Nan had bought action figures himself, so he didn't dare to accept the gift directly. Instead, he looked at Qin Huai. How could he dare to accept such an expensive gift casually? If it was given by Qin Huai, he would have jumped on it with joy, but when it came from others, he still knew his limits.
Qin Huai touched that inquiring look and said with a smile: "What should I say to people when I receive a gift?"
Mu Nan asked tentatively: "Thank you?"
Bai Jun was immediately happy and waved his hand: "No need to thank me. Here, you have accepted the gift and I also attended your birthday party. Can we be friends now?"
Mu Nan wanted to ask who wants to be friends with you, but Qin Huai just said that you need to be polite, so he politely said "hmm", but then added: "The most ordinary kind of friend."
Bai Jun laughed and said, who cares what kind of friends he has? As long as he doesn’t get the cold shoulder or the contempt, it’s progress.
He asked someone to put the gift for Mu Nan in the best display place, and then the people who came with him gave him gifts one after another. Most of those who could get along with Bai Jun were in good condition, and after being specifically reminded by Bai Jun, they would not just buy gifts casually. However, they were all wrapped, and Mu Nan couldn't tell what they were, so he simply thanked him and accepted them.
Bai Jun was even happier when he saw this. Some of the friends he brought with him were not from the same school as them. He felt that Mu Nan was giving him face, so he was even happier.
Qin Huai glanced at Bai Jun, raised his hand and placed it on Mu Nan's shoulder, and asked in a low voice: "Are you tired?"
Mu Nan shook his head repeatedly: "Not tired, there are so many gifts, how are we going to take them back later?"
Especially such a big box of figures.
Qin Huai wiped the sweat off his forehead. The temperature in September was still a little hot. "I'll arrange for someone to take it back. Don't worry. You've always wanted to play that motion-sensing game console. Go ahead. Everyone is probably here. You don't have to stand at the door."
Mu Nan is still a child at heart and cannot bear to entertain guests all the time. After being freed by his brother, he went straight to the game area.
Bai Jun had seen the two brothers talking to each other in a sweet way and couldn't help wanting to go over to show his presence. Now that he saw Mu Nan heading towards the game area, he quickly followed him: "I know how to play that, do you know how to play? Otherwise, I'll teach you."
Some people who came to the class reunion heard that Bai Jun had given a huge gift and came out to watch the fun, but they only saw a box of toys, the smallest of which was only the size of a palm. They didn't quite understand and whispered to the person next to them: "That's all he gave? Isn't Bai Jun a rich second-generation? I thought he would give something very valuable."
Many people in this era have no idea about action figures. They think they are just model toys that can be bought for one or two dollars at the school gate, so they think that this big box is only good in quantity and is not valuable.
Some people who know a little bit more will explain: "You don't have any experience, right? This box alone, I'm afraid you can't buy it without tens of thousands of dollars."
Tens of thousands of yuan! Now their daily pocket money is only two or three yuan at most. What does tens of thousands of yuan mean? This made Bai Jun, the rich second generation, have a deeper understanding of this concept.
Jiang Xuan watched Qin Huai arrange staff to count and put away the gifts at the door, even pushing the toy car to the back, and then said: "You really let Mu Nan accept it, it must be tens of thousands."
Qin Huai smiled and said, "Nannan likes it, so why can't she take it? Come in. Today is a self-service booth, you can eat whatever you want. There are raw and cooked foods, just take them yourself."
After the birthday party, Mu Nan spent more than an hour just opening the presents. The guests invited today included his former junior high school classmates, high school classmates he just met, and his brother's classmates. There were so many people, so he received a lot of gifts.
Qin Huai asked him to take a photo together after opening the gifts, and then select a few birthday photos taken today and post them on his Moments to thank those who came to the birthday party.
Mu Nan naturally did as he was told and posted nine pictures in a row, which led to a lot of likes.
Jiang Xuan, who had just returned from the birthday party, sat in his bedroom, looking at an Iron Man model on the table. It was his birthday in August, but Qin Huai came back from Japan to give him a birthday present after his birthday. He was very happy to receive the gift, but now seeing Mu Nan sitting in the middle of a pile of gifts, the strong contrast made him more and more upset.
After a happy weekend filled with gifts, Mu Nan started his hard high school life again. Qin Huai had it much easier than him because he didn't have to attend evening self-study classes.
Facing Mu Nan's face full of resentful envy, Qin Huai said: "Although I don't want to discourage you, I still have to say that if you don't want to miss the evening self-study, just get first place."
Mu Nan bit the bacon roll that Qin Huai had made for him with hatred, then walked out with his schoolbag.
The high school is a little far from their home, and it is no longer within walking distance of the junior high school, so they have to take a car. I don’t know if it’s because the bacon roll in the morning was a bit greasy, or because the air conditioner was on but the windows were not open, but when Mu Nan got off the car, he felt a little uncomfortable in his chest and wanted to vomit.
He took out two sips of water from his bag before he suppressed the surging feeling. He waved to Qin Huai and walked towards his class.
The first-year high school students who had just started school had not yet been silenced by the heavy workload, especially since it was only September and they had just finished a happy summer vacation. Through military training, everyone had gotten to know each other, so when the teacher was not around, they chatted animatedly.
Mu Nan felt that it was because their class was the last one to come. Looking at the top first-grade classes, he could not hear any sound from them when he passed by just now. They were probably all reading silently. In comparison, his own class was as lively as a vegetable market, and the noise gave him a headache.
Mu Nan insisted on listening to the first two classes, but by the end his head was aching so much that he began to feel dizzy. It was so uncomfortable that he couldn't bear it anymore and sent a message to Qin Huai saying that he was not feeling well.
Qin Huai ran down from upstairs almost immediately, and saw Mu Nan lying on the seat at a glance. He helped him up and touched his forehead.
Mu Nan leaned on Qin Huai and said coquettishly: "Brother, I have a headache."
Qin Huai rubbed his forehead and said, "You have a slight fever. Lie down and rest for a while. I will ask your class teacher for leave so that we can go home and rest."
Mu Nan hummed uncomfortably: "Hurry up, it hurts so much."
He will never take a shower in a hurry again just to play games without even heating the water in the water heater. Fever is not a serious illness, but it can be fatal when it occurs.
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