Chapter 82
As for Gu Liangyi's birthday party, the team members of Moda had actually been planning it a long time ago.
It was originally planned to be held at the school, but because the date coincided with their visit to Lin Shenzong, the original plan had to be scrapped.
"You finally came out." Jin Xuan lay on the table filled with gifts and decorations, looking at Gu Liangyi and Yi Yan who finally came late with resentment, "You didn't really oversleep, did you? Captain, we agreed to call people at the appointed time."
Yi Yan touched his nose and said nothing. Gu Liang put his hands together and tried to force out an apologetic smile: "Sorry, senior sister, we accidentally overslept."
"What are you talking about?" Jin Xuan waved her hands quickly. "I was just here to celebrate your birthday. I was just complaining about the captain. Remember to drink three glasses of wine later, Captain Yi."
Yi Yan looked around and said, "Okay, but where is Principal Zong?"
It was already one in the morning, and a full hour had passed since their scheduled "surprise" moment. Zong Qinyuan thought they would not come, and had just returned to his room with the cake a few minutes ago. Now Jin Xuan was calling someone to call him.
"No way, senior sister, you are going to let our boss off so easily?" Zhuge Xiao smiled and fanned the flames, "Do you really believe that they just overslept in the room?"
Jin Xuan said, "Ah," "What else?"
Zhuge Xiao glared at her with a look of disappointment, sighed and shook his head: "Alas, you are too pure. No wonder you are still single."
As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Gong Ming who was sitting in the corner.
"What did you say!?"
But Jin Xuan didn't notice his hint at all. She immediately exploded when she heard this. She rolled up her sleeves on the spot: "I just don't want to talk about it. The people who like me can line up from the East Campus to the West Campus of Mo University. How dare you say this to me? Today I must let you know why flowers are so red!"
"Aunt, I was wrong!"
Zhuge Xiao was screaming and running around the room, while he quickly slipped behind Gu Liangyi and used him as a shield. Even at this moment, he was still stubborn: "Don't hit me, I'm just telling the truth!"
Amid the jeers of the people around her, Jin Xuan was so angry that she ignored Gu Liangyi's helpless attempts to persuade them to stop fighting, and picked up a pillow and threw it at him.
Seeing that Gu Liang was about to be hurt by her, Yi Yan quickly grabbed him.
Originally, this action was not a big deal, but who would have thought that Gu Liangyi's legs were still weak at the moment, and he was pulled by him and fell directly into Yi Yan's arms; Zhuge Xiao, who was hiding behind him, subconsciously stepped back to avoid the pillow, but his back hit Zong Qinyuan who was coming in from the door; and Zong Qinyuan subconsciously raised the cake to avoid his impact, but he did not avoid the pillow that hit him from the front, and his face was covered with cake on the spot.
“…………”
Looking at the disheveled Principal Zong, the room fell into dead silence.
As the instigator, Jin Xuan opened her mouth, her mind full of four words -
She's dead!
But Zong Qinyuan is worthy of being the first winner of the "President Most Wanted by Global College Students" award, or rather, this award was created specifically for him. After being hit in the face with cake by a student, he was not angry, but wiped the cream off his face with unusual calmness, and then -
“Snap! Snap!”
Two freshly made cream slap marks appeared on Zhuge Xiao's head and Gu Liangyi's cheek respectively.
Originally, Zong Qinyuan wanted to pull Yi Yan along, but Yi Yan's reaction was too quick, so he could only lower his hand and give up with regret.
Looking at the two students staring at him in disbelief, Zong Qinyuan weighed the unformed cake in his hand and asked with a kind smile, "Who else wants to try it?"
"Principal Zong, you are so unkind!"
As Zhuge Xiao shouted, the stagnant air in the room began to flow again.
Almost at the same time, a life-and-death cake war officially started in the room!
After such a long period of devilish training by Instructor Jiao, coupled with the actual combat in the two worlds, even in a relatively small and enclosed space, the members of Moda still fought with the momentum of World War III. The air was full of flying butter cubes and pillows, and the white butter monster that had been "shot" was howling and pulling people into the water.
"Take my move, wah-ah-ah!"
"Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms——"
"Fuck, Sokabulie!"
In the chaos, three people were the most unlucky: Gu Liangyi, Yi Yan and Zong Qinyuan.
Because Gu Liangyi was the birthday boy today, everyone was extremely enthusiastic towards him, and he naturally became the target of concentrated fire after the war broke out; as for Yi Yan and Zong Qinyuan, because they were usually too intimidating, everyone kept their distance from them, and since they rarely found an opportunity, they naturally wanted to retaliate double time.
"You...don't go too far!"
The black-haired young man, who was slapped in the face again, took off his blurry glasses and finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Gu Liangyou licked the cream from the corner of his mouth, curled up a sinister smile, raised his hand, and hung upside down in the air with air ropes several members of the Mo team who were still eager to take a picture of his cake.
"Fuck, this is so cool!" Zhuge Xiao looked up at his classmates who were screaming on the ceiling, hitting each other, and even engaging in an air raid. He asked in amazement, "Is this the legendary inverted hook?"
Gu Liangyou turned his head and stared at him. Zhuge Xiao had just thrown several pieces of cake at him: "Do you want to try it too?"
"No, no." Zhuge Xiao laughed dryly.
Just as he was about to slip away, he turned around and bumped into Jin Xuan who was holding a plate of cake. He was completely stunned.
"Finally I caught you," Jin Xuan grinned and walked towards him step by step, "Run, run again, why don't you run anymore?"
Zhuge Xiao struggled desperately like a live loach, but his left arm was held tightly by Yan Beichen and his right arm was pinned behind his back by Gong Ming. How could he escape?
"Gu Liang, save me!"
He screamed, Gu Liangyou raised his eyebrows with interest, and it was obvious that he was a heartless villain who was not loved by his classmates; Zhuge Xiao looked at Yi Yan for help again, Yi Yan wiped his face with a towel, silently looked away, pretending not to see it.
"You are so disloyal! I will remember you, Yan Lao Er - and Teacher Gong, I uh uh uh..."
Under Zhuge Xiao's desperate gaze, Jin Xuan contentedly implemented her revenge plan.
At this moment, the people hanging upside down on the ceiling sang a song in unison. It was hard to say that the lyrics did not contain a hint of gloating: "If you feel happy, clap your hands~ Hehe!"
The audience in the Earth Live Studio were already laughing like crazy:
"Hahahahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter. What the hell is this scene of a group of demons dancing wildly?"
"I was naive and thought they would really follow the procedure to blow out the candles and make a wish. I'm sorry, I underestimated the ability of modern college students to stir up trouble."
"My hands are sore. Don't ask me. If you ask, I just took screenshots of emoticons."
"Gu Liang is going crazy! He takes off his glasses and turns evil. With a wicked smile, we welcome the return of the devil!"
"Zong Qinyuan: We must make sure that Gu Liang feels the warmth of home and that he can have an unforgettable birthday in the other world. Thank you, it is indeed an unforgettable birthday."
"That's right, most of the cake is on his face hhhh"
"Our Principal Zong is not bad either. He specializes in indiscriminate attacks. Any dog that passes by will get slapped twice."
"Principal Zong has no moral principles! (dog head.jpg)"
"But it's really great to have a group of friends who are willing to go crazy and have fun with you. I really like this feeling. This is what you need to do when you are young. Otherwise, when you get old, you won't even have the chance to go crazy. Hahaha."
"Really, I will never forget this day. Even I couldn't stop laughing watching it through the screen. Happy birthday, Gu Liang!"
"Happy birthday, Gu Liang! Stay safe and healthy, and come home soon. We are waiting for you!"
On this night, billions of people offered their blessings to one person.
Landmark buildings in countless cities were booked and lit up in celebration. In China, people released sky lanterns and fireworks, praying for students who were far away in time and space. In the hot country near the equator, monks lit incense burners that were only used for sacrifices, chanting peace mantras in the curling smoke.
Even in the command center that had been working all night, there was a joyful atmosphere.
A wealthy man bought cakes for all the staff as a midnight snack at his own expense, and also gave away some fried chicken, pizza and happy water. There were more than two thousand staff members in the command center, and this one takeaway order alone caused more than a dozen nearby takeaway shops to close early due to the surge in orders.
Because the fried chicken smelled so good, even Lu Lang, who was always reminded by his wife to pay attention to his blood pressure and blood sugar, couldn't help but taste a little. He stood with his colleagues, toasted to the big screen, shared the joy, and strived for early liberation - because everyone knew that the moment the headquarters was completely disbanded, it would be the time for Mo Da to return.
People all over the world are celebrating this extraordinary day in their own ways.
It's like Christmas.
Some even predicted that as Gu Liangyi's influence in the world continued to grow, his birthday might soon become the second Christmas, because several small countries with religious beliefs as the main religion have declared today as a national holiday and granted Gu Liangyi the status of honorary citizen.
The Chinese government did not raise any objections to this.
They just emphasized in various external news and publicity that Gu Liangyi's official identity in the world will always be a Chinese citizen, and they hope everyone can understand the difference.
"How do you feel?"
In another world, Yi Yan walked up to Gu Liangyi and asked.
The two looked at each other, saw each other's embarrassed appearance, and laughed at the same time.
Gu Liangyi's face was covered with colorful creams, just like a mask. When he smiled, he looked like a black man in a dark room. Only a pair of eyes and a mouthful of white teeth could be seen. Yi Yan's head was covered with cream, forming several small tufts of protruding hair. It was probably done by some wicked team member. It was very comedic.
"It's a bit too crazy," Gu Liangyi said truthfully, "I guess this room will be difficult to clean later."
But even though he said this, the smile on his face was brighter than anyone else's.
"Since I was born, I have only been asked about my date of birth when I use my medical insurance card," Gu Liangyi lowered his head, staring at the cream melting in his palm, and said in a very soft voice, "In fact, I never knew what birthday cake tasted like before, and I never thought that my birthday was a day worth looking forward to."
The only birthday present he ever received was the one he bought for himself, and it was now resting on his nose.
"And now?"
Gu Liangyi raised his head, looked into Yi Yan's dark and focused eyes, sighed, and smiled in a relaxed manner: "I feel good now."
He had already fulfilled the wish he made in front of Officer Fu's tombstone before entering university. He even felt that it was a bit too much.
I gained the company of two or three good friends, met trustworthy teachers, had a wonderful college life, and had a youth that I will never regret even when I look back on it decades later.
"I don't think there's another person in the world who has had the same experience as me." Gu Liang smiled, the bright lights reflected in his pupils, and he seemed to be emitting a joyful atmosphere. "I'm really happy today."
"Me too." Yi Yan said.
At this moment, Gu Liangyou had already let the person hanging from the ceiling down. After all, it was uncomfortable to keep the head down all the time, so he just needed to teach these guys a lesson. While the two were talking, the noisy sounds around them gradually subsided, and everyone's attention was unconsciously attracted to Gu Liangyi in the corner.
"...What's wrong?" Gu Liang asked with some confusion when he noticed that the atmosphere was wrong.
Yi Yan raised his eyebrows and suddenly snapped his fingers.
The room suddenly fell into darkness.
Gu Liangyi's body tensed up instantly, but the next second Yi Yan grabbed his hand and pulled him to the window.
The night sky, which had not been polluted by industry, looked as if it had been washed by water. The brilliant stars made people feel as if they were in the depths of the universe. Drones rose from the open space, forming changing and interlaced patterns: sometimes it was cakes and candles, sometimes it was the number 17, as well as the school emblem of Modu University and the class emblem of their Tang class.
Finally, they form the four most familiar words:
"Happy birthday!"
Everyone's blessings rang out behind him, Gu Liangyi's eardrums buzzed and his heart beat uncontrollably fast.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the person standing next to him, but saw that under the starry sky, Yi Yan's eyes were looking at him with an exceptionally deep and gentle gaze. His appearance was reflected in the depths of his pupils, just like the infinite and silent universe.
Many years ago, Yi Yan made a wish.
He hopes that a young boy can be safe and happy, live a normal life, away from all pain and danger.
But when he found that this day had really come, the boy was not truly happy.
He understood the reason, because the boy was too lonely.
They are the same kind of people.
Just like two incomplete semicircles, they are complete only when put together. Yi Yan was not sure if he could complete the other semicircle of Gu Liang, but every time he pulled the trigger, when he willingly bowed his head and half-knelt in front of the other party, when he personally planned the drone performance plan for this birthday party, he would feel that he was gradually changing his shape invisibly, trying to get closer to the other party.
He knew that the same was true for Gu Liang.
Try to forgive him, try to understand him, try to accept him...
They both paid the price of changing themselves for each other.
Yi Yan lowered his hand, and amid the cheers of the other team members, his five fingers tightly intertwined with the black-haired young man's hand. Gu Liangyi's palm was a little damp, perhaps because of nervousness, or perhaps because of other reasons.
But he didn't dodge.
Yi Yan looked at him, his low voice carrying a faint smile:
"Happy seventeenth birthday, Gu Liang."
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