Chapter Twenty-Seven
In a few days it will be January 7th, "Blueberry Cake's" birthday.
In previous years, they would give each other games or in-game skins as birthday gifts.
This year, Mo Wansheng thought about it. Now that they've talked about everything, even their private wedding plans, maybe she should give them a wedding gift.
He's been a close friend since college, and we've been together ever since we got married.
"Hey bro, where are you from?"
Jinshi.
"My goodness! What a coincidence! I'm from Jinshi too! Wow, we've known each other for so long, and I never knew we were from the same place!"
Mo Wansheng smiled, her fingers flying across the phone screen.
"Wow, I had no idea we were so destined to meet! Should we meet up in person?"
"I'll give you a big surprise later!"
After sending the message, she gripped her phone tightly, her palms even becoming slightly damp.
However, "Blueberry Cake" has yet to respond.
Mo Wansheng's initial excitement subsided considerably, and she tossed her phone onto the table beside her.
After a long while, the phone still remained silent.
She suddenly raised her phone, unlocked the screen, and reopened the chat interface.
After thinking for a moment, I realized that I had been too presumptuous.
After all, she and "blueberry cake" were still unfamiliar strangers.
I was too hasty and lacked tact, leaving the other party unsure how to respond.
"Hey bro, don't worry about it! I just wanted to celebrate your birthday. You can give me your address, and I'll mail it to you on that day."
"You don't need to leave your real name or anything, a company address is fine too, as long as you can send it, I really want to celebrate your birthday."
She tried to emphasize her original intention, carefully retreating into a safer area.
It took a while for "Blueberry Cake" to reply.
"Sorry, I just received a call and didn't check my phone."
"Meeting in person is definitely not an option. I can give you the company address."
Sure enough, the balloon I had built up inside finally burst.
However, getting the address to receive the gift is already the best outcome.
"It's okay! It's okay! Work is the most important thing!"
Immediately afterwards, she received an address with the company's landline number.
Mo Wansheng stared blankly at the address. Wasn't that Huo Yuzheng's company address?
What a coincidence! Her gaming partner turned out to be an employee of her fiancé!
But she refrained from saying anything, lest people actually think she was a fraudster.
Thinking of Huo Yuzheng, she still remembered that his birthday was also around the beginning of January.
When they got their marriage certificate, she glanced at his ID card, but she couldn't remember it very clearly.
Mo Wansheng got out of bed, walked to the guest room next door, and gently knocked on the door.
"Mr. Huo, are you asleep?"
Seeing no response from inside, just as she was about to leave, the door was opened.
Huo Yuzheng was wearing dark gray silk pajamas, the fabric of which perfectly outlined his broad shoulders and narrow waist, with his black hair casually falling across his forehead.
He looked like he was about to fall asleep, and his voice was a few decibels lower than usual: "What is it?"
She suddenly felt that it was a bit abrupt of her to come over and ask about her birthday.
Why ask now, when people are about to go to sleep?
"Um, Mr. Huo, what would you like to eat for breakfast tomorrow?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Wansheng wanted to take it back.
Since Huo Yuzheng moved in, she hasn't cooked breakfast at all. Saying this is as meaningless as saying "You've already eaten," it's just a polite greeting.
Huo Yuzheng was taken aback for a moment, his gaze sweeping over her guilty face.
"Mrs. Huo, please just say what's on your mind."
Mo Wansheng awkwardly tucked a stray hair behind her ear. "I actually wanted to ask, Mr. Huo, what's your birthday again? I don't quite remember."
Huo Yuzheng answered patiently, "January 7th. Any other questions, Mrs. Huo?"
After getting the answer, she immediately tried to run away, "No, no, goodnight, Mr. Huo, I won't disturb your sleep!"
I was completely panicked.
“Mrs. Huo.” Huo Yuzheng’s voice sounded behind her.
Mo Wansheng turned around stiffly and saw him leaning leisurely against the door frame, looking relaxed.
Then, he joked, "Actually, you can check the marriage certificate; it's on the marriage certificate."
She had completely forgotten this simplest method.
But she still came up with a fallacy to defend herself: "Some people's ID cards aren't necessarily reliable! I asked them myself to be sure!"
She straightened her back, trying to make herself look more confident.
After crawling back into the bedroom, Mo Wansheng took out the small bag containing important documents and found the red booklet.
Huo Yuzheng's birth date was clearly printed in the male's information section.
Her gaze unconsciously drifted to the wedding photo next to her, stamped with an iron seal. The two people in front of the red background looked so stiff.
However, she had to admit that Huo Yuzheng's face was still quite handsome.
Mo Wansheng closed the marriage certificate and stuffed it back into the inner lining of her small bag.
After that, she started thinking about what kind of gift to give "blueberry cake".
Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration.
"Hey bro, what's your favorite color?"
"black."
Mo Wansheng frowned slightly. The cute gamer girl in her mind actually liked black, just like that old-fashioned guy next door.
However, she quickly offered a reasonable explanation: perhaps the true nature of this "big boss" is actually that of a mature and sophisticated woman.
"Got it! Mysterious and sophisticated black suits you perfectly~ ()!"
Then she raised a question about privacy.
"Excuse me, sir, may I ask your size?"
"Sorry, I can't tell you."
"Okay, okay."
I added a sad, pitiful emoji.
Mo Wansheng had hoped to find some clues from "Blueberry Cake's" WeChat Moments, but unfortunately, her Moments were completely blank.
There are only two possibilities: either she doesn't post on WeChat Moments, or she's being blocked.
This is understandable, since she doesn't post on her own WeChat Moments with her "Shengzhuzi" account; she simply uses it as a secondary account for playing games.
If you don't know her size, it's hard to buy the most suitable and appropriate items.
However, there are still many one-size-fits-all options.
On Thursday, Mo Wansheng closed her appointments on douceur and made a point of taking a day off.
After comparing prices in the mall for a long time, I finally bought the gift I wanted with great satisfaction.
She examined the gift box for a moment, and could already imagine how surprised the "blueberry cake" would be to receive this gift.
On the way, she picked out a watch for Huo Yuzheng.
She didn't want to pick out a gift for him, since he was still staying at her house and wouldn't say a word.
In the afternoon, she went back to Douceur to make a birthday cake for "Blueberry Cake".
She tied on an apron and prepared two cake molds, one heart-shaped and one a normal circle.
Both were blueberry mousse.
When she got home that evening, she took the initiative to send Huo Yuzheng a message.
"What time will you be back tomorrow?"
My phone vibrated.
"It's hard to say, I have social engagements."
Mo Wansheng pouted and stuffed the watch gift box directly into the bottom drawer.
He's out socializing again, and if he comes home late, she won't celebrate his birthday.
On January 7th, in the kitchen of douceur, Mo Wansheng was unmolding a mousse cake.
For the "blueberry cake" portion, she chose a deep blue starry sky glaze, decorated it with edible gold powder to create star trails, and made an exquisite game controller shape out of chocolate on one side of the cake.
For the other portion intended for Huo Yuzheng, she simply poured the remaining starry sky glaze over it without making any further embellishments.
She wasn't sure what time he would be back that night.
Although he doesn't have many social engagements, whenever he does, he always comes home very late.
She carefully placed the heart-shaped blueberry mousse into a custom-made cake box, which was tied with a large silver-gray bow in the same color scheme.
Shortly after, the pre-booked delivery service arrived.
Mo Wansheng carefully checked the address and handed the specially selected gifts to the courier.
Watching the deliveryman leave with the exquisite gift box, she breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't have the chance to meet her gaming partner in person, she still hoped that her partner would be pleasantly surprised by the gift.
The round blueberry mousse, meanwhile, lies quietly in Douceur's freezer, long forgotten.
The package was delivered within the same city and was quickly delivered to the front desk of the Huo Group.
The deliveryman dialed the landline number, and his assistant, Lin Hexuan, answered the phone.
"Hello, your package has arrived. I left it at the front desk."
Lin Hexuan looked confused. "What delivery?"
He hasn't bought anything recently.
The deliveryman was quite impatient: "I don't know either. Your friend sent it, right? Um, let me see... The sender's name is 'Shengzhuzi,' it was sent from a dessert shop."
Lin Hexuan was still completely confused. "Okay, thank you."
He went downstairs specifically to pick up the package, and the receptionist handed it to him.
The receptionist couldn't resist teasing, "Assistant Lin, which beautiful lady sent you this gift? The box looks so exquisite."
Lin Hexuan carefully scanned the order's shipping address: douceur.
It was sent by Tai Tai Dessert Shop.
But the sender was an unfamiliar name – “Shengzhuzi”?
Faced with the receptionist's teasing, Lin Hexuan waved his hand and shook the gift box with the Douceur logo in gold foil. "It's dessert that Mr. Huo ordered for his wife. I'm just accepting it on his behalf."
He perfectly stifled the gossip-loving spirit of the receptionist.
The receptionist had an "I see" look on her face and said, "No wonder the packaging is so exquisite. Mr. Huo really puts a lot of thought into his wife."
Lin Hexuan breathed a sigh of relief, wondering how chaotic the gossip group would become later.
Lin Hexuan guessed that it was most likely a package from his boss.
Perhaps the couple is playing out some kind of dramatic scene again?
He knocked lightly on the CEO's office door.
"Enter."
"Boss, is this your package?"
He then piled two large, exquisite gift boxes on Huo Yuzheng's desk.
Huo Yuzheng glanced at the sender's signature and was slightly taken aback.
But he quickly composed himself, looked up at Lin Hexuan, and said, "Thank you for your help. You can go now."
"Okay, boss." Lin Hexuan tactfully left the office.
The moment the door closed, Huo Yuzheng touched the large silver-gray bow.
He took out another spare phone from a drawer in his desk, opened WeChat, and stared at the bamboo avatar for a long time.
He had his doubts before, when they played "The King of Fighters" together.
But to my surprise, it really was her...
He carefully untied the sparkly bow, opened the cake box, took a picture, and sent it to her.
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