With two days left before Ruan Cunyun's birthday, Qin Fanglu, like a wolf that has finally revealed its tail, asked Ruan Cunyun if he wanted to invite his friends to his house for a birthday party.
Qin Fanglu gave very good reasons, because his home was more spacious, had all kinds of gaming equipment, had cats to pet, and had a free cook. The last reason was that this was your home anyway.
Other reasons didn’t matter, but Ruan Cunyun really wanted to pet the cat while celebrating his birthday, so he readily agreed.
Ruan Cunyun announced in the group of four people, "I went to Qin Fanglu's house to play games on my birthday."
The experience of playing at Qin Fanglu's house last time was very good, and they didn't care whose house they went to. Every year on birthdays, they just found an excuse to play together, so they agreed quickly.
Only Qi Chang saw the news and quickly found Qin Fanglu, asking him gossipingly: [Are all the things ready? ]
It's like a spy meeting.
There were a lot of things stacked on Qin Fanglu's desk. He typed a reply: [Ready.]
Qi Chang was shocked: [Too cool!!! Planning to give him a surprise at the birthday party? ]
Qin Fanglu put the pen on the table into his suit pocket and called out from a distance: "Ruan Cunyun."
Anyway, he has a happy time every year. This year, he received a very funny but sincere gift from his father. Ruan Cunyun is looking forward to eating Qin Fanglu's cooking again.
Sister Rain held the pen cap in her hand: "It seems that there is a problem with a supplier. It's not serious, but it's urgent."
Now, almost ten years late, Qin Fanglu finally experienced the torturous feeling of nervousness and anticipation before an exam.
Make a list of the day's menu, buy all the necessary ingredients in advance, plan the time to pick up Ruan Cunyun, arrange to greet the other people, charge the game consoles, ask the cleaning lady to clean the downstairs tidy, and most importantly, prepare the time and method to give the surprise.
He shook his head: "It doesn't matter, the company's business is more important, go ahead."
"It'll be fine." Sister Rain said, "Boss Qin will probably go there."
"Of course I will." Unexpectedly, Qin Fanglu said seriously, "But this year is different."
Tomorrow is Ruan Cunyun’s birthday. Qin Fanglu couldn’t sleep, so he came to the company early to work.
"But I can't spend your birthday with you." Qin Fanglu said regretfully, "I'll come back to make up for it."
This was the first time in Qin Fanglu’s life that he prepared a birthday party so carefully.
Qin Fanglu looked at him eagerly: "I don't want to go."
Before leaving, Qin Fanglu looked at Ruan Cunyun deeply, giving him the illusion that Qin Fanglu was going to the battlefield.
Ruan Cunyun knew that he was referring to his birthday, and felt a little disappointed, but he could naturally distinguish between priorities.
"Mr. Qin, please be aware of the occasion." Ruan Cunyun stood by the table with his hands hanging down. His colleagues gathered not far away, but he did not dare to accept his boss' apology.
Ruan Cunyun arrived ten minutes early as usual, and said to Qin Fanglu in a good mood, "Good morning, you came quite early today."
He had never celebrated anyone's birthday so solemnly.
The quiet office was suddenly broken by the sound of high heels. Shu Wanzhu walked across the office area with a serious look, her long hair blowing in the wind. She walked to Qin Fanglu's desk and said two words: "Something's up."
Sure enough, after the other senior executives left, Kiki quickly got busy helping Qin Fanglu pack up.
He had experienced similar feelings before, so he planned to give Qin Fanglu more time.
"There's an emergency at the company, and I need to go on a three-day business trip to another city. What should I do?"
The two talked in the conference room for nearly an hour. When they came out, they both looked tense. Soon other senior executives gathered around to discuss the matter.
Ruan Cunyun asked: "Are you on a business trip?"
As for what Qin Fanglu was doing at home that night and what was in the express box, Ruan Cunyun didn't take it too seriously, but he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Kiki was busy booking air tickets, the senior executives and Mr. Shu were in the conference room downstairs, and Qin Fanglu was secretly apologizing to her boyfriend.
"Okay, come back and make up for it." Ruan Cunyun didn't want him to worry about it, "Now just focus on handling the company's affairs."
Ruan Cunyun didn't expect that President Qin would still be so temperamental. He chuckled and reasoned with him: "Birthdays come every year. There is no difference between this year and next year. Or are you not going to celebrate my birthday with me anymore?"
He looked at the white clouds outside the window and frowned. He was really annoyed.
Kiki came to Qin Fanglu and said that they could set off, but Qin Fanglu didn't say anything else.
Qin Fanglu sat at the table with a calm expression, as if he was giving instructions to his subordinates in a serious manner, but what he said was: "I'm sorry."
Ruan Cunyun became nervous and ran to Sister Rain's desk and asked in a low voice: "Sister Rain, is there anything wrong with the company?"
"Why?" Ruan Cunyun asked.
Ruan Cunyun was vaguely worried: "Oh."
Sister Rain glanced at the senior executives who were discussing: "It should be."
Qin Fanglu rushed to catch the plane, with the screen filled with documents and emails.
Qi Chang: [No problem. [Handshake]]
Ruan Cunyun went over immediately: "Boss Qin."
Qin Fanglu has been a stable person since childhood, and his heart rate didn't fluctuate much during the college entrance examination.
Qin Fanglu said "yes" with a guilty conscience, and begged: [So please help me keep this secret, Brother Qi. [Bow]]
"They can't hear it." Qin Fanglu said softly.
Ruan Cunyun didn't have much expectations for his birthday.
Tomorrow is Ruan Cunyun’s birthday. He has prepared everything, but suddenly this happens.
As soon as the plane landed, he went straight to look for suppliers. The situation on site was more serious than he had imagined. Qin Fanglu worked non-stop until the evening and finally stabilized the situation. It was past eleven o'clock in the evening when the meeting ended.
Qin Fanglu never cared about any sense of ceremony and never thought that he would feel bad for missing the opportunity to wish someone a happy birthday at midnight.
The car was driving in a strange city. Qin Fanglu was used to traveling abroad on business, but now he felt a strong sense of floating and nowhere to go.
He sent a message to Ruan Cunyun, a very plain message, wishing him a "Happy Birthday".
Ruan Cunyun was still awake and replied almost immediately: [You just finished talking about something? ]
Qin Fanglu didn't answer, but asked stubbornly: [Am I the first person to wish you a happy birthday? ]
Ruan Cunyun smiled and replied, "Yes."
Qin Fanglu finally felt relieved and answered the previous question: [We have finished discussing today's issue, and we will continue tomorrow.]
Ruan Cunyun sent a crying expression and asked Qin Fanglu to go to bed early.
Qin Fanglu suddenly remembered that he had to go on an urgent business trip, and his original plans were disrupted, so he asked Ruan Cunyun: "I just remembered, have you told the three of them about my business trip?"
Ruan Cunyun said: [I said it this afternoon, they scolded you a lot, saying that you suddenly cancelled the message and didn’t tell them in person.]
Qin Fanglu laughed so hard that he confessed: [I was so busy that I should have said something in the group.]
The five of them had a small group that they had temporarily set up for a birthday party, and it was very quiet in the group.
As the organizer of the group, it would be a bit unreasonable for Qin Fanglu not to say anything in the group.
Qin: [Sorry, something happened at the company so we can't play together tomorrow. I was really busy this afternoon and didn't have time to tell everyone.]
Madam Qiangwei: [Haha, I have read it.]
Qi Chang: [Haha, I have read it.]
Fei Changshuai: [What's the point of apologizing to us! Go kneel on the washboard for Xiaoyun! ! ]
Qin Fanglu was quite pleased that Ruan Cunyun's friends were willing to "put on a bad face" in front of him. They only said that because they were quite familiar with each other, which made him feel better.
Cun: [Okay, Qin Fanglu, come back and kneel down before me.]
Everyone was just joking and the conversation was over after a few words. They were still concerned about whether there were any major issues in Qin Fanglu's company and how long it would take to resolve them.
To be honest, Qin Fanglu himself didn't know. He just wanted it to be as quick as possible.
Qin Fanglu asked: [What are your plans for tomorrow? ]
Cun: [It should be transferred to my house. ]
Madam Qiangwei: [My house is also fine. It’s a bit bigger than yours.]
Qin: [Why don’t you guys just go to my house? I’ve prepared almost all the food. There are a lot of drinks in the refrigerator, and I’ve made many dishes that are semi-finished. You can cook them right away.]
Qin: [If you don’t go, no one will eat it at home. ]
Madam Rose: [Oh, sure, but does Rainbow have your house key?] Cun: [I took your fingerprints.]
Qin: [He took fingerprints.]
Madam Qiangwei: [… Just pretend I didn’t ask.]
Fei Changshuai: [Oh shit, I feel like I’ve been shown off again!!]
While the group was arguing, Qi Chang had a private chat with Qin Fanglu.
Qi Chang: [What are you going to do, brother? ]
Qi Chang: [Do you want us to help you give it to him? ]
Qin: [Thank you, but I plan to give it to him after I come back [helpless]]
Qi Chang: [Yes, it would be better if I deliver it in person.]
Qi Chang: [Ah, but it’s really sad to miss my birthday. ]
How could Qin Fanglu not know that he was very hurt? He felt a knot in his throat with a pain that he couldn't vent.
He didn't know if it was God's fault for them, but it seemed that ever since he and Ruan Cunyun passed each other at a comic convention five years ago, they always missed each other inexplicably.
Now that I think about it, they were lying in the same hotel in Northern Europe and sending messages to each other on Weibo without knowing it; Ruan Cunyun sent me home drunk, and it happened that all the messy things were received upstairs...
And Qin Fanglu himself, unexpectedly, rejected Ruan Cunyun's invitation to be a friend. If he hadn't accidentally run into them next door in the secret base, he didn't know when he would have known the truth.
—Speaking of the secret base, Qin Fanglu suddenly remembered that Qi Chang asked Ruan Cunyun at that time, "Do you still want to cosplay the little succubus drawn by Teacher Dan?" Ruan Cunyun said no.
Plus, Mr. Dan rejected two fans’ cospy applications without knowing it…
God had given Qin Fanglu countless chances, but he ruined them all on his own!
Qin Fanglu thought about it from beginning to end, chewing on his accumulated regrets late at night, thinking that after he truly confessed his love, he must give all the authorizations to Ruan Cunyun. Teacher Dan, can you please cosplay me
Unable to bear any more hesitation, Qin Fanglu sent a message to Ruan Cunyun: [When I come back, I have something to give you.]
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After waking up at noon, Ruan Cunyun received many birthday wishes.
First came the blessings from his parents, and the family of three chatted over the Internet. Then Ruan Cunyun went on Weibo and was flooded with birthday wishes.
The number of blessings from fans he received was about twice that of the previous week. All kinds of brilliant skills and exaggerated flattery made Ruan Cunyun blush.
He didn't have time to read all the messages, so he could only post a Weibo saying that he had received all the birthday wishes and thanked everyone.
The comment section is more chaotic than usual and can be roughly divided into three categories.
One type is the fans who think they are husbands:
[My wife is not thankful.]
[You're welcome, Yamei=3=]
[Saying thank you to my husband is so awkward! ]
Next up are some fairly moral, but not entirely moral people:
[Attention everyone above, our Ya Mei has a boyfriend now!]
[Haha, how are you planning to spend your birthday with your boyfriend today? ]
[Waiting for Ya Mei to faint tonight~ I want to watch by the bed~]
Next up are the gamblers who like to watch the fun and have fun:
[There are still eleven hours left until the end of the day. Will Mr. Dan send birthday wishes to Ya Mei? Let's wait and see! ]
[Place your bets, I'm serious, I think it's impossible. ]
[Although I am looking forward to Ya Mei receiving blessings, I also think it is impossible! ]
[Everyone is so disrespectful, I feel sorry for Yamei QAQ I bet that teacher Dan won’t even post updates today! ]
The last type of comments made Ruan Cunyun feel itchy and asked, "Where are your hearts?"
[If Teacher Dan gives you his blessing, you have to live-stream your striptease dance for us~ Don’t forget, honey! =w=]
[I understand. Pass it on. Huya just wants to live stream the dance.]
Ruan Cunyun happily fought with all kinds of troublesome fans online for three hundred rounds before leisurely setting off for Qin Fanglu's house.
After all, it was a special day, so Ruan Cunyun entertained the guests and opened large cans of food for the three cats. He then feasted the cats alone while the remaining three people were not there yet.
As expected, the three people arrived late, and when they entered the house, one of them gave Ruan Cunyun a big hug as a birthday gift.
Bai Qiangwei opened the refrigerator and said, "Boss Qin really prepared a lot of things. It's a pity that he can't come."
Xu Feifei didn't care and took the fruit salad out: "Eat, eat!"
Qi Chang nudged Ruan Cunyun with his elbow: "Does it feel bad that your boyfriend is not around?"
"It's not that bad." Ruan Cunyun blinked, "But it's a bit regrettable."
Qi Chang thought that it was more than just a little regret. When he comes back, you will know what a bigger regret is.
In the afternoon, Bai Qiangwei played games as usual. She took a photo of the four controllers, with Ye Duo's tail next to them.
Bai Qiangwei posted this photo on Weibo, without @ing anyone, and directly said: [Happy birthday, hoo hoo! ]
Xu Feifei was not to be outdone, and could not even post a picture, so she just posted: [Warmly congratulate the big idiot for growing another year older! ]
Qi Chang reposted Bai Qiangwei's Weibo and said: [Roar, roar, roar! ]
Because the four of them have a good relationship, they send this message every year, and everyone knows that this blessing is for Huya.
Someone went to Bai Qiangwei's Weibo and asked: [Is Huya really in a relationship? Is his boyfriend handsome? Why are there only four controllers in the picture? ]
Bai Qiangwei knew that Hu Ya had made his relationship status public, so she boldly replied: [Really, handsome. He is busy at the moment.]
Among all the gossip comments, there was one with a unique angle: [The young lady has a cat? Come and give it a sniff! ]
White Rose said: [I didn’t raise it. ]
Ruan Cunyun was browsing their Weibo accounts and replied casually: [I raised him.]
"Tsk tsk, look at your smug face. Is it a big deal to have a boyfriend?" White Rose was rarely shown off. She hugged the black cat and said, "Mr. Yeduo, someone is trying to take over your position as the poop scooper!"
"The boyfriend of the poop scooper is the poop scooper himself." Ruan Cunyun said sternly.
The four of them played until the evening, and finally came to the part that was different from usual.
Have dinner and cake.
Ruan Cunyun thought he wouldn't have any regrets because the four of them had celebrated their birthdays together in the past, and this year would be no exception.
But when cutting the cake and making a wish, Ruan Cunyun still thought that it would be great if Qin Fanglu was here too, so they could kiss in the candlelight.
On my birthday, I really need a kiss.
There was no news from Qin Fanglu for most of the day. Ruan Cunyun didn't dare to call him to disturb him and kept it to himself.
Now that the candles were lit and the birthday song was sung, he began to feel a little anxious.
Ruan Cunyun tried to hold back, but couldn't help it and dialed Qin Fanglu's number.
He set a rule for himself that if Qin Fanglu didn't answer the phone after two rings, Ruan Cunyun would hang up and not call again.
After dialing the phone, Ruan Cunyun didn't expect to be greeted by a mechanical tone saying "The phone you dialed is turned off."
Qin Fanglu might be in some closed meeting and unable to answer the phone.
Ruan Cunyun turned off his phone with a bit of regret.
After eating the cake, the day's activities were almost over, and several people slumped over and looked at their phones.
Xu Feifei patted Ruan Cunyun's shoulder vigorously: "Hey, go and have a look, everyone in the comic convention guests are wishing you a happy birthday!"
Ruan Cunyun switched to QQ and saw a lot of @ messages about him.
Dance-Rainbow Bear: [Happy birthday to Yamei!]
Coser-Xiao Meng: [Give birth soon! I am just waiting for one thing... QWQ]
Coser-啾啾狗: [Hehe, I am just quietly waiting for something... I bet Yamei can get it! ]
Ruan Cunyun knew that they were secretly hinting at Teacher Dan's slim chance of a birthday blessing, so he quickly replied: [That's impossible, everyone go to bed early =3=]
"Then it's about time for us to go back." Bai Qiangwei stood up and gave Ruan Cunyun a final hug.
Ruan Cunyun put on his coat and said, "I'll take you down."
(End of this chapter)