Chapter 131 Surprise
"What?" Jin Siyang was obviously surprised.
Cen Nian hurriedly lowered her eyes, trying to make amends for what she had just said. She stammered, "I haven't finished speaking yet. I want the gift you gave me."
When Jin Siyang's chuckle reached his ears, Cen Nian realized how far-fetched and untenable his words of excuse were.
"Are you stupid?"
"Oh right." Jin Siyang suddenly remembered something: "Who told you these things, Qin Zhouyan?"
Cen Nian shook his head: "It's not him, he has been with Yaoyao recently, I don't want to disturb them."
Jin Siyang was smart. Even though Cen Nian didn't say it explicitly, he vaguely guessed who it was.
*
At the beginning of the school year, Cen Nian became increasingly busy. Jin Siyang called her several times, and the time they spent chatting was drastically reduced.
Jin Siyang's courses are not easy either. He attends classes during the day and then joins online meetings after class to deal with matters concerning the subsidiary company.
Jin Jingming spoke directly, and Jin Siyang simply gave up looking for old shareholders. Since the company was already half-dead, it would be better to take this opportunity to inject fresh blood so that he would not have to be controlled by Jin Jingming in the future.
He is more at ease than imagined. The school has a lot of resources. Although Jin Siyang looks indifferent, many people believe in him and he is very popular. Perhaps this is his personal charm.
Cen Nian knew that he was busy, but she didn't know that business was so torturous. They chose a weekend to video chat, and when the call was connected, a young man in a white T-shirt came into view.
He held a glass of iced American coffee in his left hand, his slender finger bones gripping the rim of the cup. His hand was so big that it almost covered the entire surface of the cup, and the veins on his hand were bulging.
Jin Siyang had lost a lot of weight, his back was thinner, and his features were sharper. Cen Nian was stunned for a long time, feeling a little distressed: "Jin Siyang, you have lost a lot of weight."
Jin Siyang raised his head and took a sip of American coffee. His Adam's apple rolled up and down, and he coughed lightly: "The food here tastes terrible."
Cen Nian knew he was tired, so he said it was a food problem to avoid worrying her. Naturally, she didn't expose him, so she could only say, "I've lost a lot of weight too."
Jin Siyang smirked: "Don't worry, the muscles are still there."
“…”
He also said a lot of things. At first, they were very naughty, but then they changed their tone and started saying some dirty words that made Cen Nian blush. Cen Nian was so embarrassed that she could only be furious: "How can you be so frivolous? Others probably wouldn't expect you to have this side."
Jin Siyang liked to see her blushing and unable to do anything to him, so she could only scold him. He added, "I only do this to you."
"snort."
As April approaches, Cen Nian's birthday is getting closer. She doesn't have any requirements for her birthday. After she was five years old, she hardly ever celebrated her birthday, so when she grew up, she didn't take her birthday very seriously.
Zhu Zhiyao and Qin Zhouyan were the most concerned. Zhu Zhiyao patted his chest and said, "Niannian, you can rest assured and leave the birthday party to me."
"Birthday party?" Cen Nian was a little confused. How come she didn't know about the party?
"Hehe, Qin Zhouyan and I are thinking of having a birthday party. Let's have some fun together. It's just one day every year."
"I was thinking we should just have dinner together." Cen Nian said with a smile.
"No, then. Just be good and we'll make the arrangements."
Hearing Zhu Zhiyao coaxing her like a child, Cen Nian was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Okay, I'll listen to you, thank you, Yaoyao."
She felt indescribably touched. When she was a child, her mother would buy her cakes and princess dresses on her birthday when she was still alive. Although it was not easy for her mother to raise a child alone, she never lacked these things.
Later, her mother left, and Cen Nian lived with her grandmother. Only her grandmother remembered her birthday. She would cook her a bowl of longevity noodles, then close the door in the small room and carefully take out a palm-sized cake: "Niannian, eat quickly."
Thinking of her grandmother's cautious look, Cen Nian's eyes became red again. One year, Cen Ao rushed in, crying that her grandmother was partial to her and only bought her small cakes. Her uncle and aunt criticized her grandmother openly and secretly, saying that on one side was her biological grandson and on the other side was her grandson-in-law. Didn't she know who was the closest to her?
Later, even that little piece of cake no longer belonged to her.
Cen Nian doesn’t like celebrating his birthday, or rather, he has never had the habit of celebrating his birthday.
As she grew up, her life gradually got better. Cen Nian would always think of her grandmother. Her grandmother didn't have much money at that time, but she saved it bit by bit to buy her small cakes, hairpins and clothes.
If her grandmother were still alive, she would definitely bring her to Beijing and buy her many good things.
*
It is still a bit chilly in Beijing in spring, especially at night. When the wind blows, there are always some flying catkins in the air, falling down.
Cen Nian wore a thin coat and walked out of the teaching building after the evening class. She walked slowly and occasionally stopped to take pictures of the branches under the light.
A message lights up.
[Anxin]: Nian Nian, are you done with class? Can you buy me a pancake? I'm so hungry, but I'm too lazy to go downstairs.
[Cen Nian]: Okay, Wen Yi, what would you like to eat?
【Anxin】: She also eats pancakes. Love you!
Cen Nian was about to reply when a pair of hands wrapped around her waist. Before she could react, she was pulled into someone's arms. Her shoulders sank and the person's warm breath fanned her face.
"Ah!!" she screamed slightly.
A light and short laugh came from my ear: "Are you scared?"
A familiar fragrance hit her, and Cen Nian was stunned for a few seconds: "Jin Siyang?!"
"Um."
"You're back?!"
Jin Siyang smiled and hugged her tighter: "He's here, guaranteed to be real."
Cen Nian was surprised and happy, her lower eyelids slightly red, and her voice was a little choked: "Why did you come back? Such a long distance."
"Because someone said they wanted me as a birthday present."
Cen Nian broke away from him and turned to face Jin Siyang. He looked even thinner. Cen Nian held his face and looked left and right: "You've lost weight."
Jin Siyang took her hand and kissed her palm gently: "It's okay as long as you don't become ugly."
Cen Nian was amused by him: "Still so handsome."
Jin Siyang raised his eyebrows, feeling a little happy: "This seems to be the first time you praised me for being handsome. Tell me, were you attracted by my handsomeness from the first sight?"
Cen Nian blinked stupidly. The way he spoke was really... making her not know how to respond.
"Come home, eh?" he coaxed.
"I'll buy some food for An Xin and Wen Yi first."
Jin Siyang accompanied her shopping, and he never let Cen Nian pay the bill wherever he was. Occasionally, there were a few times when Cen Nian paid secretly, and Jin Siyang's male chauvinism came out again, and he used this as an excuse to "punish" her.
Cen Nian learned his lesson and didn't rush to pay the bill. Instead, he bought him a gift in private.
Hot pancakes and milk tea were placed on the table. An Xin Wen Yi cried out, "Niannian, you are our God!"
Cen Nian smiled faintly, and the two of them pinched Cen Nian's face from the front and back: "So soft!"
An Xin bit the cake and said, "So this was bought by Brother Liuzi?"
Cen Nian nodded.
"Is he downstairs?"
Cen Nian nodded again: "Yeah."
"Oh! We knew it!!! Go ahead!" An Xin and Wen Yi screamed together, their tone full of gossip, and their eyes seemed to say 'we understand'.
Cen Nian was teased by them and didn't dare to look directly at Jin Siyang when she went downstairs.
I couldn't help but scream in my heart: What weird things did they just say!
Her mind was filled with the words from An Xin and Wen Yi that made it difficult for her to speak.
Cen Nian was confused for a while. She secretly observed Jin Siyang's nose and then looked at his hands.
I couldn't help but scold myself in my heart. What have I been thinking about all day long?
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