Xiangyang finished his coffee and was starving. He looked at the small cake in front of him and wondered if he should take a bite first.
But then I thought, forget it. That way, when Qin Gang comes back, it will seem more sincere.
A dead phone battery is a real problem.
Xiangyang was so hungry he couldn't sleep, so he lay on the coffee table and tapped it with his hand.
It's 11:30 p.m.
Qin Gang did not return.
11:50 p.m.
Qin Gang did not return.
11:59 PM.
Qin Gang did not return.
It's twelve o'clock.
As soon as it was twelve o'clock, Xiangyang unwrapped the cake, didn't even cut it, scooped out a big spoonful and stuffed it into his mouth.
satisfy!
At 12:04, there was a commotion outside.
"Master Qin!"
Xiangyang, holding a spoon, saw a man walk in.
He was dressed in a suit and tie, tall and strong, with his hair slicked back.
The Qin Gang in Xiangyang's memory was like a completely different person.
Despite his fierceness, he possessed a touch of refined elegance.
Looking at Xiangyang, who was holding the cake and standing there, Qin Ye felt a little uncomfortable.
"Wow!" Xiangyang burst out laughing at him. "Uncle Qin! You look so handsome with your hair slicked back!"
Qin Ye paused, but still took off his suit jacket, handed it to Uncle Zhang, casually rolled up his shirt sleeves, and walked towards him.
Looking at the small cake in Xiangyang's hand, Qin Ye asked, "Have you already eaten it?"
Xiangyang didn't complain, but simply explained, "It's already past midnight."
Master Qin paused for a moment, but still said to Uncle Zhang, "Bring the cake from the car."
Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, thinking, "I've already bought it, why didn't I bring it in when I came in?"
Uncle Zhang glanced at Xiang Yang after hearing this, and then went to get the cake.
It was as if Qin Ye hadn't heard Xiang Yang say that it was past midnight. After the cake was brought over, he told Aunt Liu to throw away the cake that Xiang Yang had left over.
Instead of talking about the cake, Master Qin said, "Throw away this cream."
Aunt Liu didn't understand. It was only when Master Qin thought she was too slow that he tapped her finger on the table. She then realized what he meant and took the "cream" cake without the "cake" label out and threw it away.
Then, Master Qin opened the "real" birthday cake.
Xiangyang blinked as he looked at the cake with its bunny figurine and SpongeBob SquarePants design—a cake with a very high-end packaging and logo—and then looked at Master Qin.
This cake decorator has terrible taste.
Master Qin remained expressionless, as if it were a routine task, inserting the candles one by one, up to nineteen in total.
After he finished, Master Qin said to Uncle Zhang, "Go and turn off all the lights."
Uncle Zhang was taken aback, thinking, "It's already too late. Wouldn't it be better to make up for it by giving the boy an expensive gift?"
Putting in candles is one thing, but why turn off the lights?
That's really unlikely.
"……yes."
Before turning off the lights, Uncle Zhang and Aunt Liu exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.
Uncle Zhang turned off the living room lights.
Master Qin was not satisfied, and even seemed to be getting angry. "I mean, shut them all down."
This was the first time Uncle Zhang had seen Master Qin lose his temper. He was scared, but also a little embarrassed. Without making a sound, he went and turned off all the lights.
Xiang Yang wanted to say it wasn't that serious, but seeing Qin Ye's routine and meticulous attitude, he felt that he had no right to question him.
In an instant, the entire villa went dark.
In the darkness, Xiangyang couldn't see him and didn't know what he was doing.
Uncle Zhang and Aunt Liu were even more confused, but they didn't dare to say a word.
After thirty seconds of silence, Xiangyang seemed to hear a very soft, mocking sigh.
Xiangyang: "Qin..."
With a "whoosh," a flame shot out from the lighter in Qin Ye's hand.
Xiangyang's eyes darted around as the flames shot out, a little frightened.
Qin Ye's profile was cold and composed as he used a lighter to light the candles on the cake one by one.
After lighting the lighter, Xiangyang came to his senses and joked, "Uncle Qin, you're carrying a lighter, so you've been smoking again."
Master Qin ignored him and simply said, "Blow out the candles."
Looking at the flickering candles, Xiangyang suddenly turned his head and said, "Uncle Qin, why don't you sing a birthday song?"
Uncle Zhang and Aunt Liu both frowned upon hearing this.
This is a bit like "being spoiled and arrogant".
Qin Ye himself never celebrates his birthday, so he can't sing this.
Seeing that he was unwilling, Xiangyang found a way to back down, saying, "Then let's wait until next year."
After Xiangyang finished speaking, he looked at the candle, and his eyes flickered.
It was such a coincidence.
Xiangyang's birthday is one day later than "Xiangyang".
Nobody knows.
Even though it was past midnight, Qin Gang still celebrated his birthday.
Xiangyang didn't blow out the candles; instead, he closed his eyes on his birthday.
He doesn't need three wishes, he only needs one, one is enough.
I don't ask anyone for anything.
I only asked for one for myself.
I prayed for peace, joy, and all things going smoothly.
As Qin Ye watched Xiang Yang make his wish, the candlelight in his eyes was both tender and deadly the moment he opened them.
Xiangyang blew out the candle.
Master Qin's gaze lingered, unable to look away, as if searching for something in the darkness.
Uncle Zhang turned on the light.
Xiangyang took the ornaments down, cut a piece of cake for Master Qin, and ate a piece himself. The two of them didn't say much.
Qin Ye: "Do you have class tomorrow? Do you need to get up early?"
Uncle Zhang raised his eyes slightly.
Xiangyang: "I don't need to get up early, I don't have classes in the morning. Uncle Qin, can I stay here tonight?"
Uncle Zhang said, "But there are no guest rooms here, Mr. Qin. How about I have the driver come and take Mr. Xiang to the hotel?"
"Huh?" Xiangyang said, "No need, I'll sleep with Uncle Qin, is that alright, Uncle Qin?"
While eating the sweet cake, Master Qin said, "Then let's stay here. Uncle Zhang, go and prepare the things he needs."
Uncle Zhang was momentarily stunned, then lowered his head and said, "...Okay."
After finishing the cake, Xiangyang didn't want to stay in the living room anymore and said, "Uncle Qin, my phone is dead. Can I go to your room to charge it?"
Before Qin Ye could finish his cake, he picked up his schoolbag and said, "Let's go."
Aunt Liu watched them go upstairs with a meaningful look in her eyes, and then tidied up the things on the table.
Honestly, at such a young age, they don't know how to study properly.
Xiangyang didn't really want to take a shower, after all, he remembered some things from that night in the workers' dormitory.
But looking at Master Qin's clean and tidy bed, and thinking about how Master Qin's attitude towards him hadn't been that kind of affection lately, Xiangyang decided to wash it anyway, so as not to get his bed dirty.
When Xiangyang came out after showering, he was wearing Qin Gang's pajamas.
It's so big that if the neckline is tilted, your entire shoulder will be exposed.
Xiang Yang tugged at his hair, trying to straighten it as much as possible, and said with wet hair, "Uncle Qin, I'm done washing, you can go wash now."
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