When Kuang Yiyang was halfway through playing, he turned his head to look at me. Seeing me looking at him unblinkingly, almost obsessed, he raised the corners of his lips, and a bright smile appeared on his handsome face.
Averting his eyes, he continued to play, playing once and then again.
At a certain moment, the sourness in my heart surged up, my throat choked, and my vision almost blurred.
I looked away without leaving a trace, I reached out and wiped my eyes, trying to hold back my tears.
The waiter came over with a tray to serve the main course, and I waved my hand to Kuang Yiyang to come back. The first thing he said after he sat down was: "Senior, are you happy?"
I looked at him, with tears still in my eyes that had not completely faded away. Smiling, I replied aloud: "Happy."
Kuang Yiyang smiled and said, "As long as you are happy."
While eating steak and drinking red wine, Kuang Yiyang and I kept talking at a volume two points lower than normal, even though our table was the only one in the entire restaurant. But this is etiquette, and we all abide by it tacitly.
After the main course was finished, the waiter came to clear the plates. From the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of a waiter standing diagonally behind me, holding a small but special-looking gift box in his hand.
Sure enough, Kuang Yiyang looked at me and smiled softly: "Senior, happy birthday."
I also raised the corners of my lips and replied with a smile: "Thank you, but it will be my birthday after twelve o'clock tonight, and it doesn't count now."
Kuang Yiyang said: "There are morning classes at school tomorrow, and I have to go back soon. I probably won't have time to come over to celebrate your birthday with you tomorrow, so I wish you a happy birthday in advance."
With a smile on my face, I said the same thing: "Thank you."
The waiter put a beautiful gift box on the table in front of me. I raised my eyebrows and glanced at Kuang Yiyang opposite, and he motioned for me to open it with his eyes.
In fact, I'm quite curious. After all, judging from the size of the gift box, it doesn't look like a gadget.
I pulled off the lace silk ribbon on the top of the gift box, and then slowly opened the lid. The gift in the box made me widen my eyes and even take a deep breath.
They were a pair of hand-sized Scottish Fold cats, one gray and one white. They don't have the sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks of ordinary domestic cats. They all have round pancake faces, droopy ears, and big eyes, giving them a naturally cute look.
I had seen this kind of cat on the Internet before, and then I accompanied Luo Xiangdong to the pet center. The people there introduced it to me, and I learned that this kind of cat is called a Scottish Fold.
The one I took a fancy to last time cost 20,000 yuan less, which scared me so much.
Wait, thinking of the gray kitten I saw at the pet center last time, I took a closer look at the one in the gift box. They are all gray, and their eyes are also light black and gray. I reached out and measured them, and they were about the same size.
Did Kuang Yiyang buy this cat from that store? Or is it because cats are similar and I am face blind
Two kittens were lying on the bottom of a gift box covered with soft fur. After seeing me, the gray one made a low meowing sound, while the white one was very obedient and didn't react at all.
Xu Shikuang Yiyang was so happy to see me that she couldn't put it down and completely forgot that he was still here. He said aloud: "Senior sister, you like furry things. I originally wanted to buy you a dog, but you don't have time to go out and walk the dog, so you might as well get a cat. The people at the pet store said it, but no one When walking cats, you leave them at home, and as long as they have food and drink, they won’t affect you.”
I have never made up my mind to keep a pet, but if someone gives one as a gift, I will still be happy.
Stretching out my arms and looking at Kuang Yiyang across from me, I smiled and said, "Come here and let me hug you."
Kuang Yiyang was also overjoyed. After being stunned for a moment, he stood up and came to me like a child, and happily gave me a big hug.
I was originally the one to hug him, but he took advantage of his height and picked me up from the ground. He lifted my feet off the ground and spun me around in circles several times.
I held him tightly, afraid that he would throw me off. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the waiters standing in the distance. They all had polite and gentle smiles on their faces, which was not without envy.
"Okay, okay, I'm dizzy."
I urged Kuang Yiyang to let me down. He stopped slowly and then helped me land smoothly. I put my feet on the ground and still felt dizzy. It took more than ten seconds before I gradually recovered.
Returning to the table, I looked down at the two kittens in the box. The gray one is obviously more lively and active. At this moment, Kung Fu has already landed on the edge of the box, but due to its height, it can't jump out.
I stretched out my finger to poke their heads and asked Kuang Yiyang: "I don't know how to raise cats. Have you ever asked the cat seller how I want to raise them?"
Kuang Yiyang told me a lot, and I remember it all in my heart.
After spending three and a half hours in the restaurant, Kuang Yiyang and I came out of the door. I held the gift box in my arms, like a treasure.
Kuang Yiyang saw that I was happy, he smiled and said: "Senior sister, I can't stay with you until twelve o'clock, I will send you a text message at night."
I smiled and replied: "You have given me the best gift."
Kuang Yiyang asked: "Is it your favorite?"
I nodded: "Absolutely the best and favorite."
This is the truth, compared to those jade Buddhas, agates, and blessed Bodhi bracelets given by company bosses; and luxury goods given by senior colleagues. My favorite is these two kittens, because they are alive, and from now on I will not be the only one panting in the house.
We were standing at the door of the store talking. Seeing him raising his hand to look at his watch from time to time, I asked aloud: "Are you in a hurry to go back to school?"
Kuang Yiyang didn't hide it and said, "Senior, I'll take you back first."
I said, "No, if you're in a hurry, take a taxi and leave first. I'll go back by myself."
Going back to Night City University was in the opposite direction from going back to the apartment. I insisted not to let Kuang Yiyang see me off, so I stopped a taxi and let him go first.
Kuang Yiyang sat in the car, lowered the window and said to me: "Senior sister, we will be able to meet again in less than thirty-six hours."
I didn't take it seriously, I just said he would come over in the next two days. Smiling slightly, I replied aloud: "Okay, be safe on the road and send me a text message when you get there."
After Kuang Yiyang left, I stood at the intersection and couldn't get a taxi for more than ten minutes. Today is Christmas Eve, and the streets are full of people. They are either friends in small or small groups, or couples holding hands. I opened the lid of the gift box, looked at the two kittens inside, smiled, and whispered, "I'm not alone either."
The restaurant was a dozen minutes' taxi ride away from Luo's apartment, so I had nothing to do, so I simply walked back slowly. When I walked to the street where the apartment was, I saw the luminous clock on the building in front of me, showing that it was five minutes to midnight.
After midnight, it's really my birthday.
I held the gift box and walked forward step by step. This is not a business district. It is mostly a gathering place for large companies and high-end apartments. At night, everyone goes to the business center to play, so it seems a bit deserted here.
It was almost twelve o'clock at night, and there were almost no people on the street. I wrapped the big scarf around my neck around the gift box, fearing that they would freeze, so a gust of night wind blew in and made me shrink my neck from the cold.
Seeing that the apartment door was only a few dozen meters away from me, I just ran away. Go home quickly so you can let them out to play.
I ran forward without raising my head or eyes, and headed straight for the apartment door. I immediately ran to the gate, and suddenly a car horn sounded behind me in the quiet night. The next second, I, who was originally in the backlight direction, was directly illuminated by a beam of light from behind.
This series of suddenness really startled me. I turned around and looked around, squinting my eyes in the bright light. I put my hand in front of my eyes. After a few seconds, the lights dimmed and I finally saw a car parked opposite the apartment.
Familiar sky blue, familiar car model. There were probably only a few people driving Aston Martins in the entire Night City, and the only one driving a sky blue sports car was Ji Guanxin.
I stood there in a daze until the car horn rang again, two short blasts, and I could imagine Ji Guanxin's face in the car, showing no patience at all.
Holding the gift box in my arms, I walked to the car, opened the passenger door, and bent down to look at the people inside.
Ji Guanxin sat in the driver's seat with one hand on the steering wheel. He was only wearing a thin white knitted sweater, with the neckline opened a bit wide on both sides of his shoulders, revealing his delicate collarbones and slender neck.
I looked at him and said, "You scared me to death just now! I thought someone was drunk and drove the car onto the sidewalk."
Ji Guanxin said: "Can you come up and close the car door? Do you want to freeze me to death?"
Hearing this, I glared at him, but I obediently bent over and got into the car, closing the door behind me.
The heater was on in the car, which was already a bit hot for me. Sitting in the passenger seat, the first thing I did was to open the lid of the gift box and see how the kitten inside was doing.
Under the dim light, two kittens huddled together and looked up at me.
Ji Guanxin was also a good believer and leaned over to take a look. Seeing the kitten, he frowned and said, "Why did you buy this thing?"
I glanced at him and then said, "If you like it, it's up to you."
Ji Guanxin said: "Where did you go at night? I have been waiting for you for a long time."
I looked sideways at him and said with some surprise: "Didn't you call me? I didn't hear the phone call."
Ji Guanxin glared at me with a sullen expression and said loudly: "Can you see if your phone still has power? I kept calling and kept saying to turn it off."
In order to show my innocence and clear up my doubts, I took out my phone in front of Ji Guanxin. I pressed it, but there was no response. Sure enough, the phone was turned off.
I said, "Then you can't rely on me if the power goes out."
Ji Guanxin teased me: "Then if I beat you now, you can't beat me and you can't rely on me if I beat you?"
I immediately glared at him and raised my voice: "Have you taken gunpowder?"
After saying that, I added: "You dare to hit me? I can't beat you to death!"
Ji Guanxin and I stared at each other for about five seconds before he suddenly stretched out his right hand towards me. I was already defenseless against him, so when his right hand grabbed the back of my head and pulled me towards him, I had no time to resist.
Ji Guanxin leaned forward, and a handsome face appeared in front of me in an instant. When his lips fell on my cheek, my first reaction was... so cold.