I wasn't surprised he asked that, so I nodded, "Yeah."
Zhou Fang glanced at the cake in my hand, then raised his gaze, looking at me with scrutiny in his eyes. "Did you... grow up in Jiangcheng?"
I was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was still on the road looking for his young fiancée, and if he met anyone who had similarities with him, he would probably want to get to the bottom of it.
I admired his relentless search for twenty years, so I answered with a bit more patience and detail. "No, I grew up in South City, which is quite far from Jiang City and Jing City."
"Yeah."
He asked in an almost inaudible voice, and the light in his brown eyes suddenly dimmed a little.
But his eyes never moved away, as if he wanted to see through me and see another person.
I chuckled, "The Shen family found a substitute as their daughter, and you also want to find a substitute as your fiancée?"
The eldest daughter of the Shen family is also quite miserable.
However, it is normal that people forget about you after you leave, and it is normal that so many people have left.
I just don't know if the Shen family will still have a place for her if she comes back one day.
After hearing this, Zhou Fang's lips curved up, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He spoke in a casual tone, "It's just a coincidence."
"At least tens of thousands of people across the country are celebrating their birthday today, and...she was lost so young, she probably doesn't remember her birthday."
"Um."
His brows were dim, and he responded nonchalantly, then out of good manners, "Happy Birthday."
"Thanks to you, I'm not very happy."
After I finished speaking, I saw that he was unusually silent, so I couldn't help but smile. "Are you kidding? Do you want to eat cake? It's so big, I can't finish it by myself."
"No."
He refused calmly and went home with his hands in his pockets.
I didn't take it seriously. He probably had no interest in celebrating the birthday with anyone other than the eldest daughter of the Shen family today.
I thought I would have to eat the cake by myself, but when I opened the door, I found that the house was all lights on.
Jiang Lai came out of the bathroom with wet hair. While wiping the water droplets, she raised her lips and said, "Finally you're back! I was worried that you wouldn't be back before midnight."
My heart warmed, "Why are you here?"
"You wanted to spend time with that jerk the other day, so my absence was fine. But today, it's not easy to be single, so I can't be absent no matter what."
She wrapped her hair in a hair drying cap and glanced at the cake. "I already bought one, why did you buy one too?"
"I bought it and left it at your doorstep. Didn't you hear the doorbell?"
"Maybe I didn't hear it because I was taking a shower."
Jiang Lai grinned and asked curiously: "Who sent it?"
"I guess it was Senior Lu who sent it."
The blessing on the note was exactly the same as the one he sent me on WeChat.
No one else would remember it except him and Jiang Lai.
I put down the cake, called Lu Shiyan to thank him, and went into the bathroom to take a shower.
It's hard to relax when I go home with makeup on.
After taking a shower, I finally felt comfortable again. While drying my hair, I walked to the dressing table, took out the rabbit jade pendant from the drawer, and put it on again.
My dress tonight doesn’t go well with the jade pendant, so I didn’t wear it.
"Ruan Ruan, hurry up and make a wish for longevity noodles and cake! It's almost midnight."
I had just finished blow-drying my hair when Jiang Lai called out from the living room.
As soon as I went out, I saw she had opened both cakes, put candles on them, and there was a bowl of longevity noodles next to them.
Seeing me come out, she immediately lit the candles with a lighter and said, "Quick, make a wish! Two cakes means two wishes."
I sat at the dining table, clasped my hands together and closed my eyes.
Um……
I hope to make Nancy successful.
I hope that I and everyone around me are safe and healthy.
I opened my eyes and blew out the candle. Jiang Lai glanced at the time and said with a smile, "It was a close call. Fortunately, I made a wish before dawn."
"Isn't it childish?"
I smiled, but my heart was warm.
Only if you care about someone will you care about this one or two minute difference for you.
I took a bite of the longevity noodles and choked on the saltiness. I looked at Jiang Lai and asked, "Did you make this yourself?"
"Don't you want to eat?"
"It's a step up from not eating."
It tastes terrible.
It's so unpalatable.
"Fuck, what kind of pig food am I making... No, pigs will jump off the building at night if they eat it."
She came over and took a bite, then spit it out immediately and wanted to take it away and throw it away.
I stopped him and took another sip of noodles. "It's shameful to waste it. Besides, you made it yourself. It's not too hot, is it?"
She was about to shake her head when my cell phone rang. The caller ID showed three characters: Fu Qichuan.
I picked up the call and answered it without saying anything.
On the other end, his deep and slow voice rang out: "Nanzhi, happy birthday."
I pulled the corner of my mouth and said, "It's over."
"At the hotel tonight...why didn't you mention it? Qin Ze just reminded me, and I just remembered it."
"I don't want to disturb your mood of celebrating the birthday with Shen Xingyu."
I lowered my eyes, "Besides, it's not important."
It's just one day. I've never seen him take it seriously in the past three days.
Now that we're divorced, there's no need to bring it up again.
"How can it be unimportant? Even if we're divorced and we're just ordinary friends, I still have the right to say Happy Birthday, right?"
“…”
I suddenly smiled, a little bitterly, "Have you ever seen an ordinary friend ask for a birthday blessing?"
In the past, whether it was a birthday or an anniversary, I would remind Fu Qichuan a few days in advance and ask for gifts to maintain that ridiculous sense of ritual.
But the facts prove that a forced melon is not sweet.
Those who are willing do not need to be taught, and those who are not willing cannot be taught.
Fu Qichuan was silent for a moment, and then he said with a slightly hoarse voice, "I'm sorry."
sorry.
I can't count how many times I've heard him say this.
I blinked and finally said calmly, "It's okay."
It doesn't matter if you come...
Just the ex-husband.
…
As my life gradually got back on track, Jiang Lai and I started looking at office buildings.
After some discussion, we decided to start with a customized and online sales model, and then develop offline sales after our reputation and word of mouth are established.
Therefore, choosing an office in a good location and satisfying in all aspects is of utmost importance.
That day, I had just finished visiting an office when I received a call from my lawyer.
"Nanzhi, I returned to Jiangcheng yesterday. I can now take over those divorce cases you mentioned a few days ago."
"Too much."
I smiled and said, "Then could you please go to Sacred Heart Hospital and meet us at the hospital entrance?"
Lin Guoan is a piece of shady candy. If you don't find a good lawyer, you can't get rid of him.
When we arrived at the hospital, Lawyer Fang came over and went to the inpatient department with me.
At the door of the VIP ward, Lin Guoan was lying on the bench like a rogue. When he saw me coming, he hurriedly got up from the chair.
Blocking the door and not letting me in.
"Nanzhi."
He pointed at the two door gods at the entrance with a shy face, and rarely spoke, "You said we are all family, so why did Mr. Fu have two bodyguards standing here?"
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