Yuan Bo recommended several venues suitable for her birthday. Xie Shizhu chose one and after hanging up the phone with Yuan Bo, she called to make a reservation.
But the waiter told her that the place was booked out, so she couldn't go.
When Xie Shizhu hung up the phone in frustration, Lu Ci's message popped up on his phone.
Xie Shizhu was startled, and quickly sat up straight and looked at Lu Ci's message.
Lu Ci sent her a voice message. The boy's voice came through the receiver of the phone. It only had four simple words: Happy New Year.
Xie Shizhu was startled, and then he heard the sound of fireworks outside.
Only then did Xie Shizhu realize that it was twelve o'clock and the new year had arrived.
She typed back: Have fun together.
After receiving the message, Xie Shizhu realized that he was actually a few months older than Lu Ci.
The system sighed: [younger yyds]
Xie Shizhu: “…”
The next second, another message popped up on her phone, also from Lu Ci.
Xie Shizhu unlocked his phone and saw an extra line of words in the chat box, his pupils shrank.
Lu Ci from Class 6, Changhai No. 1 Middle School: I’m downstairs from your house.
The system looked at the note Xie Shizhu left for Lu Ci, rolled its eyes, and thought, isn’t this a straight woman?
Xie Shizhu quickly put down her phone, ran to the window and looked down. Then, she saw a slender figure under the street light downstairs.
The other person was also looking up at her window.
Xie Shizhu's heart beat uncontrollably a few times. She quickly grabbed a coat, put it over her shoulders, and ran out.
When he got downstairs, Xie Shizhu took a few deep breaths and stood in front of Lu Ci.
Lu Ci's lips curled up, and he said softly, "I'm sorry for calling you down so late at night."
Xie Shizhu shook his head: "It's okay, I can't sleep anyway."
Lu Ci took out his cell phone and checked the time. He saw that it was five minutes past twelve o'clock. He had failed to hit the time, and his brows were filled with worry.
Then, Lu Ci carefully took out a gift and handed it to Xie Shizhu.
Xie Shizhu was stunned and stared at him blankly for a few seconds.
Lu Ci felt a little inferior when facing Xie Shizhu, and this was only the case when facing her.
In Lu Ci's heart, Xie Shizhu is very outstanding.
A long time ago, when he first came to Changhai No. 1 Middle School, he had heard the name Xie Shizhu. In the words of others, Xie Shizhu was a nerd who only knew how to study. When these words reached his ears at that time, Lu Ci felt a little uncomfortable.
He thinks there is nothing wrong with liking reading, so why should he use the word "nerd" to describe someone.
But he was not a person who liked to meddle in other people's affairs, so he didn't pay much attention to it.
When he was in the first year of high school, he met Xie Shizhu.
At that time, a parent-teacher meeting was being held, and Xie Shizhu enthusiastically brought his mother to the classroom.
The first time Lu Ci saw Xie Shizhu, he was dazzled by Xie Shizhu's smile.
Very dazzling.
Since then, he got to know Xie Shizhu.
But Xie Shizhu didn't recognize him.
Lu Ci didn't care. He was behind Xie Shizhu and took the initiative to help him repair the car.
In order not to appear to be proactive, he deliberately asked for five yuan for the parts, and then seeing Xie Shizhu's dazed face, he felt a little regretful for saying this.
However, Xie Shizhu gave him the money.
The wrinkled five-dollar bill left a deep impression on him.
Lu Ci actually has a bit of social anxiety and doesn't like to show his face. When Xie Shizhu mentioned that he should help testify, Lu Ci was a bit afraid to show his face in front of the whole school.
But when he saw Xie Shizhu's aggrieved face, he still agreed.
Later, thanks to Xie Shizhu, he overcame his fear and no longer suffered from social anxiety.
As Lu Ci was reminiscing, Xie Shizhu carefully placed the gift he had given her into her coat pocket, her eyes curved as she said, "Thank you for your gift. I like it very much."
Xie Shizhu's voice brought him back to reality.
Lu Ci lowered his eyes and stared at Xie Shizhu's eyebrows. He saw himself reflected in her eyes, and his eyes wavered. He thought, Xie Shizhu said she liked it before she even opened it.
Or it's just polite talk.
Lu Ci is not as rich as Yuan Bo, and can be described as poor, but he did his best to give Xie Shizhu the best gift.
He pursed his lips tightly, and after a long while he spoke softly, "Okay, then go back quickly. It's cold outside."
Xie Shizhu nodded, and when she turned around, she saw her younger brother and her parents hiding under a tree, secretly watching her and Lu Ci.
She paused and her body stiffened.
Lu Ci also noticed Xie Shizhu's family not far away, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Afterwards, Lu Ci nodded slightly and greeted Xie Shizhu's family in a generous manner.
This made Lu Ci's parents feel a little embarrassed.
Xie Shizhu sighed in her heart and hurried back to the building, and her parents went in with her.
When she got home, the three members of the family were questioning her about her relationship with Lu Ci, but Xie Shizhu hesitated and refused to say anything.
Unable to get any information, her parents put her back in her bedroom.
After she closed the door, her mother winked and said, "If you haven't denied it, then there's something wrong."
The other two nodded in agreement.
Xie Shizhu's family is actually quite open-minded. They don't care about premature love. As long as it doesn't affect studies, it doesn't matter.
*
The next day, Xie Shizhu found a hot pot restaurant, booked a private room, and waited for other friends to arrive.
She was sitting alone in the private room, in a daze. Soon, her classmates arrived one after another.
The first to arrive was Lu Ci.
Lu Ci was still holding a cake in his hand, but he just said it was a casual order.
In fact, he went to the cake shop early in the morning to make it himself, and it took him nearly four hours to complete.
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