Chapter 276 Cake
The chocolate-giving activity unique to Valentine's Day ended in such a strange atmosphere of joy and sorrow.
After a brief display of emotion, Delphinium quickly collected itself and resumed its usual expression management, silently handling work in the material world on the sofa.
However, when she thought that today's activities had come to an end and theoretically nothing else would happen, she found that Lin Xiaolu and her group were still quite busy, bustling around near the desk.
Are they cleaning the tools for making chocolate? But if it's just cleaning, why does it take so long? I was a little curious, so when Bai Jingxuan, one of the three, left the table and passed by the sofa, Cuique asked, "What else are you doing?"
Bai Jingxuan hesitated for a moment when she was called, but when she saw that it was Cuiqiao who was asking her, she quickly put her hesitation behind her and answered honestly, "We are making a cake."
"cake?"
This answer surprised Delphinium a little: "You also bought a kit for making cakes?"
"Yeah, I was planning to finish making the cake this afternoon after I finished making the chocolate, but it's a lot more complicated than I thought."
Bai Jingxuan also showed a little tiredness at the right time: "So when you came back, we were still watching the video to study how to do it."
Probably because Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang were not looking at this side, Bai Jingxuan directly called her mother. This feeling of doing things behind the other two people made Cuique feel a little strange, but she didn't care too much, but accepted Bai Jingxuan's address as usual, and continued to ask: "Then why do you still want to make this cake today? If you are tired, why not rest now and do it tomorrow?"
In her opinion, the reason why the three juniors wanted to make cakes was simply because the girls bought the props and materials for making chocolates, which inspired their love for handicrafts and made them want to challenge themselves to make more difficult desserts. This kind of thing had been done by the Fangting team before, so it was not surprising.
"It will be too late tomorrow. I can't do that."
However, Bai Jingxuan shook her head and gave an answer that made Cuique feel her heart skip a beat: "We have to make the cake today and take it to celebrate Xiaolu's father's birthday."
"...Hmm?" The sudden shock left Delphinium speechless, and she could only express her confusion with her voice.
Then, she realized in an instant that if what Bai Jingxuan said was true, she seemed to be in a very bad situation.
It was not surprising that these little girls knew his birthday. After all, he had mentioned this to Bai Jingxuan before as Lin Yun. As his daughter, Lin Xiaolu should also know it in theory. As for Xia Liang, with his ability to get information, it was only a matter of time before he knew this information from the other two people.
"Is today his birthday? That's quite a coincidence."
Trying to keep calm in her mind, Delphinium thought and asked in a slightly stiff tone, "How are you going to celebrate his birthday?"
"Sister Xiaolu said she would make a cake and video chat with her father first, and then send the cake back to the material world."
Bai Jingxuan didn't notice the imperceptible change in Cuiqiao's expression, and answered naturally: "She had already discussed it with the clerk in the store yesterday."
"I see, that sounds like a good idea."
Cuique felt a little uneasy. She glanced at Lin Xiaolu while pretending to be relaxed: "Will you still have time to make the cake today?"
"Hmm... should be soon, right?"
Bai Jingxuan blinked twice and suddenly said "Ah", "I almost forgot, Sister Xiaoliang asked me to come over here to help her get her phone."
Thinking of this, Bai Jingxuan lowered her head and began to look for Xia Liang's so-called mobile phone on the low table next to the sofa.
But Delphinium knew that there were no mobile phones here at all. After all, she had been sitting here for half a day, and there was clearly nothing on the table next to her.
She couldn't help but look up at the desk and saw Xia Liang who was busy working with Lin Xiaolu. The other party seemed to notice Cuique's gaze, so he raised his head and winked at Cuique from a distance.
Delphinium couldn't help but sigh.
Now, she understood everything.
There is no doubt that as the only one among the three juniors who knows his own identity, Xia Liang must have been very clear that things would evolve into the current situation after he knew that today was his birthday and Lin Xiaolu was planning to make a cake specifically for his birthday.
The reason why she used this poor excuse to get Bai Jingxuan to sit next to the sofa was because both of them knew that Bai Jingxuan was a good girl and generally would not lie, so as long as Cuique asked something casually, Bai Jingxuan would definitely ignore Lin Xiaolu's opinion and directly say "They are making a cake."
In this way, Xia Liang completed the message to himself and also made himself aware of his current situation.
So, what should I do now?
Delphinium thought for a moment, and then quickly came to a conclusion: no matter what, she absolutely could not stay here.
"Xiao Xuan."
After figuring this out, she pretended to answer a phone call, then put on a serious expression and looked at Bai Jingxuan: "I have something to do, and I may have to go out again. Remember to rest early."
"Oh... huh?"
Lifting her head from the low table, Bai Jingxuan looked at Cuiqiao in confusion: "Go out? It's already late."
"I can't help it. Someone sent me a message. It's urgent."
Standing up straight from the sofa, Cuiqiao patted Bai Jingxuan on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I will be back as soon as possible."
Having said this, she left the rest area and walked towards the outside of the viewing room. On the way, she naturally passed by the counter and saw the half-finished cake in front of Lin Xiaolu.
"Sorry, I have something urgent to do and need to go out for a while."
She looked as if something had really gone wrong at work, and looked at Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang seriously, saying calmly, "If you are tired, remember to rest early."
"Eh? Going out now?"
Lin Xiaolu, who was originally concentrating on working on the cake, couldn't help but look at Cuique and asked almost the same question as Bai Jingxuan. However, the question she was thinking about was different from Bai Jingxuan's. She subconsciously looked at her cake: "Well, this..."
"I heard that you are planning to celebrate your father's birthday, right?"
Delphinium nodded, as if she was really talking about something that had nothing to do with her: "I think it's great, come on, he should be happy."
"Uh, um, thank you?"
Lin Xiaolu accepted Cuiqiao's wishes with a somewhat subtle expression and pursed her lips: "Um, Cuiqiao, are you going to deal with something urgent? That is to say... our cake will be ready soon, otherwise you can stay for a while and join us..."
"Feel sorry."
Delphinium allowed herself to show a slightly regretful expression: "I also think that what you are doing is very meaningful, but I am really in a hurry now. I will send him a separate message to wish him the best later."
Having said this, she didn't give Lin Xiaolu any chance to keep her and walked towards the door.
After leaving the viewing room and walking for a distance, her steps became faster and faster, until finally, she was jogging and running away.
(End of this chapter)
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