"Good that you understand." Grandma straightened the black rope with the bullet casings around Sheng Yan's neck again. "This rope is too old, and some parts are worn too thin. When I go up the mountain, I'll ask Zigui for a peace charm, and then I'll braid two ropes for you. You can wear them and say they're birthday gifts you prepared for him. Do you understand?"
"I heard you." Sheng Yan looked down and fiddled with the bullet casing in his hand, pretending to be jealous and muttering, "Why do you dote on him so much?"
Grandma chuckled and patted him on the shoulder: "That's because he dotes on you. Alright, go play with yourselves, I'm going to see a movie with your grandpa."
Sheng Yan glanced at his grandfather, who was carefully selecting flowers to give to his grandmother in the garden outside, and clicked his tongue: "You two have been together for so many years, how come you're still so sweet and affectionate?"
"That's because you met someone you truly love." Grandma patted his head. "This is a blessing for our family, and we should cherish it."
Sheng Yan seemed to understand but not quite.
After the two left the house, Qin Zigui asked, "What did Grandma say to you just now?"
Sheng Yan repeated it verbatim, and Qin Zigui nodded: "We'll come back to visit Grandma more often in the future."
"Oh, okay." Sheng Yan didn't think much of it. He just walked slowly side by side with Qin Zigui on the road, looking down at their shadows reflected in the setting sun.
The KTV that Chen Yubai booked happened to be not far from the staff quarters of the government agency. The two of them were also familiar with the small roads in the area, so they strolled over there leisurely, which took only about ten minutes.
However, it must be said that Gou You and Zhu Peng are really good for nothing, but they are number one in eating, drinking and having fun.
When the two of them arrived, the two of them were already singing "I Will Love You Till I Die" with Chen Yubai in the KTV. Sheng Yan pushed open the door with a look of disgust, then paused slightly, and then turned his head to glare at Qin Zigui with a sour look.
"?" Qin Zigui stood behind him, raising his eyebrows innocently.
What's wrong now?
Then, looking past Sheng Yan's head, she saw a somewhat familiar girl sitting in the corner with Lin Qian, excitedly chattering around their phones.
Before he could remember who the girl was, Chen Yubai called out, "Yu Chen, do you have any songs you'd like to request?"
Qin Zigui instantly understood, looked down at Sheng Yan with a hint of a smile in his eyes, and mouthed silently: Are you jealous?
Sheng Yan gritted his teeth, meaning: You're jealous of my ass.
Qin Zigui raised an eyebrow again: If you're not jealous, what are you unhappy about?
Sheng Yan: ...
"Pah! You piece of garbage!"
After a childish, elementary school-style argument, Sheng Yan entered the private room with a sour face.
Seeing his expression, Chen Yubai, who was sitting next to the karaoke machine, teased, "What did our boss Qin do to upset Young Master Sheng this time?"
Qin Zigui followed behind and closed the door of the private room: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute."
"Tsk, you're just being biased." Chen Yubai was already used to it. Sitting on the high stool, he turned to Yu Chen and said, "I told you your crush is here today, I wasn't lying to you, was I?"
Yu Chen was invited by Lin Qian to accompany her and also to pay homage to her idol. Unexpectedly, she actually got to see him. So she respectfully extended her right hand to Qin Zigui: "My idol, may I shake your hand and share in your good fortune?"
Qin Zigui: "?"
Lin Qian, who was looking down at her phone, explained, "She wants to apply to Beijing Normal University and plans to benefit from being a preparatory student for Peking University."
Qin Zigui: "..."
He suddenly realized that the "male god" Yu Chen referred to as her male god might be different from the male god Sheng Yan understood.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Sheng Yan, who was sitting in the corner, looking down at his phone with a cold face, pretending not to hear anything, but with his ears perked up. He chuckled and said, "Sorry, I have to save my good luck for someone else."
"Oh, that's such a shame." Yu Chen withdrew his hand and moved back to Lin Qian's side. The two of them stayed close together and continued looking at their phone screens. "Then I'll just try to ride on the coattails of being second in the grade."
Sheng Yan's expression softened slightly.
Yu Chen suddenly remembered something and pointed to the table: "My god, this is milk tea I bought for you guys, pick any cup you like."
Sheng Yan's face darkened instantly.
Qin Zigui laughed and said, "No need, I don't like sweet drinks, I like sour drinks."
After saying that, he sat down next to a bottle of Shanxi aged vinegar.
Shanxi Xiaochen vinegar, with a dark expression, moved to a corner.
Qin Zigui moved further inside.
Shanxi Xiaochen vinegar moved further in, its face darkening.
Qin Zigui then moved further in.
Shanxi aged vinegar again...
Damn, there's nowhere to move.
If Sheng Yan moved any further, he would be against the wall. He could only grit his teeth and, accompanied by Zhu Peng's "I'll love you even if I die" music, squeeze out a few words: "Get out of my way, don't sit next to me."
Qin Zigui said in a low voice, "If I don't sit next to you, then who should I sit next to?"
Sheng Yan said irritably, "Anyway, there are plenty of people who want to sit next to you."
"for example?"
"For example... it's none of my business who you sit with!"
Halfway through his sentence, Sheng Yan realized that Qin Zigui was trying to trick him into revealing information again. Just as he was about to violently kick Qin Zigui away, a sudden "snap" shattered the darkness of the entire private room. Sheng Yan instinctively grabbed Qin Zigui's arm, and Qin Zigui instinctively protected him as well.
So when the candles on the cake lit up with a "whoosh," just as everyone was about to sing a happy birthday song to Qin Zigui, they saw their renowned tough guy and hot-blooded school bully nestled affectionately in Qin Zigui's arms, while their aloof and taciturn academic genius, who supposedly disliked being approached by others, was naturally protecting Sheng Yan in his arms.
They looked very loving and sweet.
Everyone: "..."
Sheng Yan: "..."
Qin Zigui: "..."
After a brief, awkward eye contact, Lin Qian and Yu Chen blew out the candles with two quick blasts: "You guys continue."
The private room returned to darkness and silence.
Sheng Yan: "..."
Keep going, my foot!
His face flushed red, and he kicked Qin Zigui away: "If you don't want to die, turn on the light right now!"
"Oh, okay." Zhu Peng, who had just recovered from the strange yet harmonious scene, hurriedly went to turn on the light.
The result was that the laser lights were turned on, and the dazzling light balls spun around on the ceiling, making Sheng Yan's expression colorful and wonderful.
Zhu Peng frantically tried various adjustments, but couldn't get it back. He could only rub his nose and sheepishly shuffle back, saying, "Brother Yan, um, we didn't see anything just now, and we didn't know you were easily startled."
Sheng Yan, who wasn't initially that angry, displayed a vivid and colorful expression of what it meant to be "black with a riot of colors" upon hearing this.
Zhu Peng knew this topic couldn't be continued, so he quickly changed the subject; "Well, we suddenly turned off the lights just now to surprise Qin Zigui. Look, this cake, isn't it beautiful? But I made it myself..."
"Made?" Sheng Yan raised an eyebrow.
"No," Zhu Peng said solemnly, "I brought it back from the cake shop downstairs."
Sheng Yan: "..."
Gou You quickly presented a Kobe Bryant figurine he had on hand: "I picked this out myself."
Lin Qian took the opportunity to present a pair of thermos cups, saying, "I ordered these myself."
Chen Yubai, without hesitation, took out a pair of sneakers: "I personally received these from the shop assistant."
Sheng Yan looked at the endless stream of beautifully wrapped birthday gifts: "..."
? ? ?
These people planned to celebrate Qin Zigui's birthday early today without even telling him?!
He hadn't even finished preparing the birthday gift for Qin Zigui yet, so wasn't it just making it seem like he'd come empty-handed?!
No, it wasn't just one person; Yu Chen hasn't delivered it yet.
Thinking of this, Sheng Yan felt a little relieved. However, before he could fully relax, he suddenly realized something: wait, where is Yu Chen? Why can't I see her in the private room?
Could it be...?
Depend on!
Sheng Yan felt a sudden alarm bell ring in his mind.
Sure enough, the door to the private room opened the next second, and a tall, long-haired beauty walked in with a cool air, carrying something that looked like a picture frame, about 1.5 meters long and 1 meter wide.
Then he walked to the middle of the private room, coolly turned the picture frame to reveal the front, pointed to the several large, flamboyant characters and said: "A bright future, passing the imperial examination with flying colors. I embroidered this by hand for a month. Tell me, isn't that cool!"
All other acts of doing things together are fake; only this act of doing things together is truly personal.
Moreover, it's such a large item, the calligraphy is quite beautiful, the embroidery is excellent, the meaning is meaningful, and the person who created it is also beautiful and has a good personality. It's hard not to be tempted.
He himself was empty-handed and still threw a tantrum.
Most importantly, he hasn't agreed to be with Qin Zigui yet, so Qin Zigui is still single. He has no right to stop Qin Zigui from accepting gifts from others, especially such upright, positive, and respectable gifts that could even be displayed in the dean's office.
The gift he prepared for Qin Zigui couldn't be delivered in a short time, and with this comparison, what if Qin Zigui felt that he didn't care about him?
Especially considering that other people also think Qin Zigui is very handsome.
At that moment, Sheng Yan was aroused by a strange sense of jealousy and a competitive spirit.
It's just a gift. It's not like he can't give Qin Zigui whatever he wants.
Thinking it over, Sheng Yan gulped down two large mouthfuls of ice-cold beer, wiped his mouth, and thought, "A man can lose anything, but he can't lose face or love."
Author's Note: Qin Zigui: ? Is this the gift I wanted at the beginning of the last chapter?
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