When the three returned to the banquet, it was almost over, and many luxury cars began to leave.
Lin Ruanruan and Fang Lan helped Xuan Yuanhaocheng into the room, as his legs were almost ruined from kneeling for so long.
"Xuanyuan Haocheng, after we finish watching Xianxian, let's go to the hospital for a check-up first," Lin Ruanruan said with a sigh.
Xuan Yuanhao shook his head. "No need. I know my body. It's just that kneeling for a long time makes me a little uncomfortable."
"You're so honest, you kneel when I tell you to, can't you slack off secretly?" Fang Lan pointed and commented from the side.
Lin Ruanruan nodded in agreement; she also felt that Xuan Yuanhaocheng was too honest.
Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng gave a helpless bitter smile. He didn't want to kneel either, but his mother had sent people to monitor him. If he didn't do as she asked, she would cause trouble at home again.
Huo Qi had reserved a private room for them, and when the three entered, they found that everyone inside was a familiar face.
Li Qin and Li Xue'er, the two siblings, were putting candles on the cake when Xuan Yuan Aochen and Ye Ting, the young couple, saw Lin Ruanruan and Fang Lan helping Xuan Yuan Haocheng in and cast teasing glances at them. Even Fang Si, who was out of town negotiating a business deal, rushed back.
Huo Qi took Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng from the two of them and put his arm around Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng's shoulder to help him stand up straight. "Now it's just a few of us juniors who are close to each other here, so don't be shy. Say whatever you want and do whatever you want."
"Of course, these two underage kids can't touch alcohol, but Xianxian and Haocheng can have a little." He said, looking at the two little ones who were interested in the drinks on the table.
Fang Lan silently put down the wine bottle in his hand. His family was very strict, and he had never even tasted wine before.
As if she had just remembered something, Lin Ruanruan whispered in Fang Lan's ear, "Fang Lan, I remember now, there was a bug in the story you wrote before."
Fang Lan felt a chill run down his spine. He glanced furtively at his brother, Fang Si, thankfully the latter was looking at his phone and didn't notice them. "What bug?"
"It's that scene in your latest chapter where the two male leads are doing 'hehehe'. The seme is completely drunk. Normal people can't have any reaction when they're drunk, unless he's not drunk."
Fang Lan looked at Lin Ruanruan strangely, "Ruanruan, how did you know?"
Lin Ruanruan looked completely innocent. "Isn't that what everyone's saying online?"
"What are you two whispering about?" Li Xue'er's voice rang out from behind them, startling them.
Lin Ruanruan didn't know why she felt like she'd been caught red-handed, so she honestly said, "We were discussing drunken sex..."
Before she could finish speaking, Fang Lan covered her mouth, saying, "She's still young and doesn't know how to keep her mouth shut. Sister Xue'er, you don't need to worry about us."
Fang Lan pinched Lin Ruanruan's cheek and found a seat to sit down. "Is this something you can tell people?"
Lin Ruanruan rubbed her face and glared at Fang Lan, "I didn't say you wrote anything about 18+, I was just stating the facts."
Li Xue'er watched the two of them sitting there, still talking to each other, and couldn't help but chuckle. She looked at her older brother and said, "These two really have a good relationship."
Turning around, she found her older brother staring blankly at the two little ones, not even listening to her. Li Xue'er waved her hand in front of Li Qin's eyes, "What are you looking at?"
Li Qin then snapped out of his daze. He coughed awkwardly, his eyes darting around. "What did you just say, sis?"
“I said we should turn off the lights and light candles.” Li Xue’er rolled her eyes at Li Qin.
Li Qin quickly took action, and with a 'snap', all the lights in the private room went out.
This forced Huo Xian, who wanted to say something more to Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, to shut up. The candlelight on the cake flickered in the darkness.
All eyes were fixed on Huo Xian expectantly. Huo Xian felt a lump in her throat; this was only the second time someone had celebrated her birthday.
As for the first time, Huo Xian glanced at Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, who was looking at her with a smile in his eyes, not far away, and slowly closed her eyes.
Everyone sang "Happy Birthday" together, creating a warm and touching atmosphere.
After Huo Xian extinguished all the candles, Li Qin turned on the lights. Xuan Yuan Aochen and Ye Ting then took out the confetti cannons they had prepared earlier, and with a 'bang,' the room was filled with colorful sparks.
Lin Ruanruan had been recording everything on her phone ever since the lights were turned off. She even took a close-up of the eye contact between Huo Xian and Xuan Yuanhaocheng.
My heart is pounding with excitement! What do you call this? This is called shipping a couple up close!
Huo Qi smiled and called to the birthday boy to cut the cake. Fang Lan leaned over and asked Huo Xian to give her the piece with the most fruit, since he hadn't gotten to eat the giant birthday cake at the banquet when he went to pick up Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng.
Li Xue'er laughed at Fang Lan's childish behavior, while Fang Si, sitting inside, frowned and patted the confetti that fell on him, feeling a little regretful for agreeing to come to the party with Huo Qi.
Fortunately, there was no cake-smearing on Huo Qi's face; otherwise, Fang Si would definitely have fought with him.
After finishing the cake, Huo Qi dimmed the lights in the private room and let everyone sing or play games.
He was the first to go on stage and sing the first song of the night. It was originally supposed to be sung by Huo Xian, but she was too shy.
The gentle singing voice flowed, striking the depths of people's hearts. Li Qin, sitting next to Li Xue'er, exclaimed, "Our boss sings so well. No wonder she won the campus's top ten singers award."
Lin Ruanruan, who was recording Huo Qi in the front row, turned around and asked curiously, "Top Ten Singers?"
Li Qin nodded with a smile, "Yes, it was an event held at our university that could give points to the dormitory. I signed Huo Qi up directly."
"As expected of my discerning eye, our dormitory got the highest score in the end."
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