Chapter 37 Birthday Wish
Shi Chengyu led her to the hotel. Shen Chutang was wearing a thick white down jacket, a light pink scarf, and a beret on her head. She walked slowly, taking small steps like a penguin.
Shi Chengyu followed her steps, holding her tightly until they reached the door of the room. Shi Chengyu stopped and did not let go of her. Shen Chutang was pulled by him.
"Tangtang, I live next door."
In the past, when the two of them went out together, they always stayed in hotel suites together, just like they were at home. Almost every hotel the Shi family owned across the country had a room reserved for Shi Chengyu.
Shen Chutang came with Xie Tong this time. Shi Chengyu had not thought about coming before, so he had someone prepare the room for them.
Thinking of Xie Tong, Shen Chutang suddenly realized that she seemed to have left Xie Tong behind, and she pulled Shi Chengyu to walk out.
Shi Chengyu held her back, "What's wrong? Where are you going?"
"Xie Tong! I left Xie Tong behind!" Shen Chutang said anxiously, already imagining Xie Tong's angry look about to beat her up.
Shi Chengyu pulled her back and chuckled, "Shu Lang sent her back a long time ago."
"Really?" Shen Chutang was still a little unresponsive, with confusion in his eyes.
Shi Chengyu rubbed her head and said, "Yeah, I came back a long time ago."
"I blame you for not telling me."
Shen Chutang calmed down and looked up at him. His face was tired, but it was easy for people to see it. "Brother Chengyu, have you been busy recently?"
"It's not bad."
But the days without her are a bit hard to bear.
"Brother Chengyu, you must have a good rest." Shen Chutang took off the scarf from around her neck and stood on tiptoe, but still couldn't reach him, so Chengyu lowered his head in time.
Shen Chutang put the scarf around his neck, "Brother Chengyu, I want to make you happy."
Shi Chengyu chuckled, the faint fragrance of the scarf penetrated into his nose, he choked a little, "Tangtang, I'm very happy."
When watching the aurora outside, Tangtang said she was very happy so she cried, but the moment she saw Shen Chutang, she was only happier and more blessed than her.
"Brother Chengyu." Shen Chutang called him with a smile. He wanted to say something, but it was too late tonight and he looked very tired. He just said sweetly, "Good night, Brother Chengyu. Have a good dream."
She walked up to him, hugged him gently, then quickly separated and turned back into the room.
Shi Chengyu stood there for a while with a smile on his face, and returned to the next room after a long time.
"Xie Tong!"
"Why didn't you tell me you came back?"
When Shen Chutang came in, he saw Xie Tong sitting on the sofa in the living room, eating potato chips and watching TV, looking leisurely and comfortable.
"Then I just can't bear to disturb you." Xie Tong took advantage of the break to reply her, "How is it? Are you feeling better?"
Xie Tong had noticed that she had been absent-minded for the past few days. She was only somewhat energetic on the first day when she came out to play. In the following days, her spirit was still there, but who knew where her soul had flown away.
Shen Chutang sat next to her and sighed, "Better now."
"But Xie Tong, I want to make it clear to him."
Xie Tong asked, "What do you want to clarify?"
"Say whatever you want to say." Shen Chutang looked ahead calmly. The sound from the TV rang in her ears, becoming the background sound of her thoughts.
She figured it out. She didn't want to be like her third brother, who had a secret crush on someone and waited for many years before the person she liked recognized her. She also didn't want to be like her second brother, who said she would change the person if she met someone who didn't like her.
But things are not that simple. She likes Shi Chengyu, but she gives up before even trying. This is even more unacceptable to her.
She didn't want to be a wimp.
At nine o'clock the next morning, Shen Chutang got up early and met Lin Shulan at the door of Shi Chengyu's room.
Seeing her coming, Lin Shulang swiped her room card and said, "Ms. Shen, please wait a moment. I will go and call Mr. Shi."
"Hey, don't." The lights in the room were not on yet. Shen Chutang lowered his voice and walked towards the sofa with light steps.
"Mr. Shi told me to call him at nine o'clock yesterday." Lin Shulang added.
Shen Chutang waved his hand at him, "He's still asleep, let him sleep for a while."
Lin Shulang glanced towards the bedroom, and remembering Shi Chengyu's daily routine during this period, he smiled and nodded, "Okay, then I'll have someone bring up some snacks."
Shen Chutang waited in the living room for more than two hours before the bedroom door opened. Shi Chengyu rushed out in a panic, as if he was in a hurry to do something.
"Brother Chengyu."
Shi Chengyu opened his eyes and found that it was already past eleven o'clock. He was afraid that Shen Chutang had already left, so he picked up his coat and was about to go out, but he heard a familiar voice that haunted him.
Shi Chengyu stopped in his tracks, "Tangtang."
He waited by the sofa, put down his half-worn coat, and held the person in his arms.
Good thing it wasn’t a dream.
"Tangtang, I had a very long dream last night."
Shen Chutang was held tightly by him, and the warmth from the quilt on his body wrapped her completely.
"Brother Chengyu, did you sleep well?" Shen Chutang asked him with a chuckle.
Shi Chengyu rubbed her head with his hands, "It's good, because Tangtang is here."
"Why didn't you call me when Tangtang came?"
Shen Chutang said, "Because Brother Chengyu sleeps well."
Shi Chengyu smiled for a while, then slowly opened his eyes. The sunlight outside the window was shining brightly at this moment. He hugged someone and enjoyed the beauty of the moment.
"Tangtang, when are you coming back?"
"you guess?"
Shi Chengyu didn't want to guess and buried his head in Shen Chutang's shoulders and neck, as if he was acting coquettishly.
Although Shen Chutang was about to start school, no one would say anything if she didn't want to go, but he couldn't wait any longer.
Shen Chutang felt an itch on her neck because of him, and she pushed his head with a smile, "It itches, Brother Chengyu, please stop it."
Shi Chengyu moved away reluctantly, but said, "Daidai misses you very much."
"Is Daidai okay?" Shen Chutang asked.
Shi Chengyu shook his head, "Oh no, you didn't go to see it, it couldn't eat."
Shen Chutang was skeptical, "Is that so? Then I'll think about it."
"Okay." Shi Chengyu laughed, looked at the half-eaten snack on the table, and asked, "Have you had breakfast, Tangtang?"
"I've eaten. Assistant Lin sent some snacks up while we were waiting for you."
"Okay, I'll give him a raise later." Shi Chengyu rubbed her head and stood up from the sofa. "Then Tangtang, wait for me here for a while. I'm going to wash up."
Shen Chutang was waiting for him on the sofa. After a while, the hotel delivered breakfast, and Shi Chengyu asked Shen Chutang to eat with him.
After dinner, Shen Chutang asked the butler to bring up a mousse cake and placed it on the dining table in the living room.
"Brother Chengyu, I haven't let you eat my birthday cake this year."
Shen Chutang said as he put in the candles and lit them with a match, then added, "Brother Chengyu, you were the one who gave me my birthday wishes in the past."
"This time, my birthday wish is for you."
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