Chapter 144 Birthday Cake
Because of her previous haphazard "struggle," her skirt was casually lifted up, revealing glimpses of the girl's fair legs.
The boy's hands were slightly cold, which made her skin on her legs break out in goosebumps.
So exciting!
She really loves it!
He barely had to exert any effort before the girl's mouth opened.
Lu Jin originally only wanted to tease her, but if things continued like this, things would get out of control.
He restrained himself and withdrew his hand.
The next second, she grabbed his hand and pulled it back to him.
Lu Jin: "..."
She probably really doesn't know what it means to court death.
Xia Zhen snorted in dissatisfaction because she had been bitten.
Immediately afterwards, the boy's overly intense emotions rushed towards her, almost taking away her breath, and she didn't even have a chance to make a sound.
She wanted to grab something, so she raised her hands and wrapped them around his neck, cooperating perfectly with his advances.
Finally, Lu Jin, with his amazing self-control, stopped.
He was tense all over, but he still carefully straightened her skirt.
Xia Zhen's lips were stained with water, and she looked at him with a dreamy gaze.
Lu Jin couldn't resist and leaned down to kiss her again, "Don't tease me on purpose."
His self-control, which he usually takes pride in, is no longer so reliable.
Xia Zhen wrapped her arms around his neck and said to the boy who was so close to her with dissatisfaction, "It's clearly you who's making a fuss, I'm just playing along with you."
Lu Jin gently pressed his fingertip against the corner of her lips, "You're stirring things up."
"Tell me, isn't it exciting?"
He paused for a second, then said, "Exciting."
Xia Zhen smiled smugly, "That's right. You can be a bit of a brooding person all the time, but you can't be a brooding person with me, Lu Jin. I like to see you have desire for me."
Lu Jin was both amused and exasperated.
Xia Zhen blinked in confusion, then said innocently, "It burned me."
Lu Jin "..."
"I was talking about your phone, are you getting the wrong idea?"
Lu Jin: "..."
She seemed to remember something, and her eyes crinkled with a smile, looking quite adorable. "Your father and my grandfather are close friends despite their age difference. My father has to call your father 'uncle,' so according to seniority, shouldn't I also call you 'uncle'?"
Her incessantly chattering mouth was covered.
Lu Jin's ears burned. "You talk too much."
Xia Zhen then glanced at the things on the desk, feigning surprise. "Lu Jin, so your phone was on the desk. What are you carrying with you?"
Lu Jin's gaze was indifferent. "Your little uncle."
Xia Zhen's eyes widened at first, then she raised her hand to cover her eyes, saying in embarrassment and anger, "Lu Jin, you're so dirty! You're a vile devil! You've corrupted my innocence!"
If her tone had been less excited, her embarrassment would have been more believable.
Lu Jin reluctantly leaned down, burying his face in the girl's neck, deeply inhaling her scent. "Zhenzhen, let me catch my breath. I don't want to do anything to you right now."
"Okay." She mumbled, then quickly calmed down, hugging him and gently patting his back. "Lu Jin, you should rest well. I'm right here."
He was clearly much taller than her, but at this moment, he seemed like a young animal craving warmth.
Even the stillness in the air seemed to have warmed up.
Xia Zhen: "By the way, are you really not sure you need my help?"
Lu Jin: "...No need."
Xia Zhen sighed regretfully.
Lu Jin chuckled softly, still enjoying her body heat with his eyes closed. He raised one hand and ruffled the girl's hair. "Did you sneak out to see me?"
"It wasn't exactly a secret. I came with my dad. I told him it was your birthday today, and he said you saved me last time, so he enthusiastically brought me to your birthday party."
Xia Yu didn't want to come at the thought of seeing Lu Qi, but Xia Zhen kept talking about how he saved her life and how Lu Jin helped them cover up their lie at the Xia family patriarch's place last time, so Xia Yu had no choice but to come with a sour face.
If any of the people attending the banquet know Old Master Xia, and they chat about how Xia Yu didn't show up at Lu Jin's birthday banquet, wouldn't Xia Yu's brilliant lie be exposed?
After all, their daughter was already engaged to someone else's son, so it wouldn't make sense for her not to attend her future son-in-law's birthday party.
Lu Jin opened his eyes slightly, looked at the girl's profile, and kissed her on the cheek. "Zhenzhen, thank you."
Xia Zhen held his head in her hands, "Thank me for what?"
Lu Jin nuzzled her face. "Thank you for everything you've done for me. Thank you for liking me. Thank you for cherishing me. Thank you for unconditionally tolerating and indulging me."
Xia Zhen felt a little ticklish from his rubbing, and she laughed, "You're using the words I taught you."
Lu Jin's tense body gradually relaxed. He tightened his grip on the girl and gave a satisfied "hmm".
Just then, Xia Zhen's phone rang.
He was holding her too tightly, so she could only push him away slightly, saying, "My phone."
Lu Jin opened her bag and took out her still-vibrating phone.
Xia Zhen took the phone and answered the call. "Okay, I understand. I'm coming."
She hung up the phone.
Lu Jin asked her, "What is it?"
"Someone came to deliver something to me, I need to go get it." When she and Xia Yu came out, it wasn't convenient to carry the item with them, so she called a local courier to bring it directly from Wen Yu's house, and even made a special note that it was a fragile item and to handle it with care.
"I'll go for you."
"No, this must be done by me. Get out of my way, I'll be right back."
As soon as Lu Jingang got out of bed, she immediately jumped to the ground, opened the door, and rushed out.
When she returned, he was still sitting upright on the edge of the bed, just as he had been before she left.
Xia Zhen suddenly felt that he was like a left-behind child.
She strode over and took out a box she was carrying behind her. "Ta-da! My birthday present for you! Guess what it is?"
Lu Jin blinked. "I can't guess."
How could I not have guessed?
It's just a matter of ritual.
Xia Zhen was very satisfied with his performance. She placed the box on the desk, then pulled him up and urged, "Hurry up and open it!"
Lu Jin has a limited amount of experience in unwrapping gifts. For example, early this morning, Lu Qi and Lu Yuan gave him gifts. Lu Qi gave him two gifts, one for him and one on behalf of Lin Ruo.
Lu Yuan sent a total of eighteen portions, making up for all the ones she had owed before.
But when he was unwrapping Xia Zhen's gift, for some reason, his hands were shaking as he carefully and nervously untied the ribbon on the box.
As the box was opened, the strawberry cake inside was revealed.
It was just a very simple cake with frosting and strawberry decorations, and there was some writing on it:
Happy birthday, Lu Jin! May you have a peaceful and happy life.
Her handwriting wasn't very good; it was crooked and messy, but that was her limit.
Xia Zhen, usually a very bold person, was now a little embarrassed. "I'm sorry, Lu Jin, I practiced many times. This is the best I've ever done, but my talent is limited, so it still looks a bit ugly..."
She saw the cake the Lu family had prepared for him in the lobby downstairs. It was a multi-tiered cake, very exquisite and beautiful.
Lu Jin replied, "I like it very much."
Xia Zhen looked up.
The white-haired boy was looking at her with his eyes downcast, his eyes reddened, and his clear eyes were misty.
Xia Zhen moved closer to him, "Lu Jin?"
Before she had even gotten close enough, he had already impatiently opened his arms, pulled her into his embrace, and held her tightly.
He whispered in her ear in a hoarse voice, "Zhenzhen, I really like you, I really like you..."
In the lobby downstairs, Lu Yuan was entertaining guests.
Xia Yu sat bored in a corner. He couldn't resist sending his daughter a message: "How long have you been in the bathroom? Why haven't you replied yet?"
After a while, the reply came: [Constipation.]
Xia Yu's expression was quite interesting for a moment.
What the heck?
How could his fairy-like daughter possibly be constipated!
And isn't today Lu Jin's birthday party?
Why are neither Lu Qi, the master, nor Lu Jin, the protagonist, here?
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