I'm afraid I'm not interested in love

Chapter 561 Birthday Cake
Everyone tacitly agreed to leave the finale to Miss Chu, so Lin Tong stood up consciously.

"Boss Yi."

He was obviously a little nervous and coughed as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Hey, speak slower, Mu Tou, you are so... "

Xu Yang laughed and seemed like he wanted to make some more jokes, but Su Chengyi glanced at him indifferently and he sat down obediently again.

"Boss Yi, among all of us, I was probably the last one to get to know you. But after I transferred to No. 1 Middle School, I quickly noticed you. At first, I thought we were the same kind of people."

"Later, I found out that you are completely different. You are a true genius, completely different from me who can only memorize things by rote. So, I think we are so different that there is absolutely no possibility of any contact between us."

"I never thought that you would take the initiative to help me out with Hou Xiaohong. I got into a lot of trouble because of me. During that time, I was conflicted every day."

"On the one hand, I am very happy to have you as my friend. I have never been so happy in my life. It's like I won the lottery. On the other hand, I feel very inferior. I don't know how I deserve this luck."

Speaking of this, Lin Tong sighed softly. Thinking back to the panic and complicated mood during that time, it is still vivid in his mind.

It's like a child who has never had a toy suddenly gets a beautiful crystal ball. No matter where he puts it, he is worried that it will break.

Su Chengyi originally wanted to add a word of comfort, but after thinking about it, he chose to listen quietly.

"It was like a dream to be able to meet such nice people like you all. It was as if my life had turned a corner from that moment on, and the sun suddenly shone into the dark room full of cobwebs."

"And the person who opened this door is you, Mr. Yi. Thank you for pulling me out of the quagmire. I was prepared to struggle in it for the rest of my life.

I am a weak and timid person, always living a life of mediocrity, but now I feel that this world is really beautiful because of people like you."

Lin Tong took a deep breath, picked up the cup, and said solemnly:
"Happy birthday, Mr. Yi. You saved my life, and I'm willing to go through fire and water for you anytime, even if it means death."

The weight of his words can be said to be very heavy. If it were said by someone else, it might just be a nice remark, but when it came from Lin Tong's mouth, it meant that he would really do it.

Su Chengyi thought so too.

Mu Tou has already carried such a big secret for him, which is no different from carrying a lot of time bombs. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is willing to go through fire and water for him.

"I didn't save your life, I just happened to be in your life at the right time."

Su Chengyi clinked glasses with him and continued:
"It's not easy to be friends with someone like me. Thank you for your hard work next."

Perhaps only the two of them who were clinking glasses could understand the meaning of this.

Lin Tong exhaled, and his tone was like that of a brave man ready to die.

"I wish you a safe and smooth 19th year, and may all your wishes come true."

Put aside the literal appearance of being flowery, it is actually simple and plain:

You must survive, Mr. Yi! Don’t die! God, if it really doesn’t work, just let him have a happy ending!
The last person to make a grand appearance was Miss Chu. She had just finished a whole plate of small glutinous rice cakes. When she stood up, there was still a little bit of bean powder on the corners of her mouth.

Su Chengyi reached out his hand to wipe it off for her skillfully, and tapped her forehead.

"Do you want to go through this process too?"

"Of course."

Chu Qingmian picked up the Coke cup, and her pair of watery almond eyes looked very warm under the goose yellow light of the private room.

"Ahem, after tonight, our classmate Su Chengyi will be nineteen years old! All in all, this is the twelfth year that we have known each other.

If you don't count the time when you ate my rice cake when you were a kid! Well, we have to exclude the time during the Go game!"

"For me, you occupy not only my youth, but my entire life. No matter which memory I recall, you are the most vivid and important person."

"Su Chengyi, happy birthday, thank you for appearing in my life. Not only on your 19th birthday, but on every birthday from now on, I will be by your side."

"No matter how old we get, my love for you will only grow stronger, forever and ever."

Chu Qingmian pursed her lips slightly, and finally held back her tears, and finished speaking the toast that she had been brewing in her heart for a long time in a clear and loud voice.

Su Chengyi looked at her intently for a while, and suddenly wanted to sigh softly.

Anyone who has Chu Qingmian's feelings will feel very happy, but only he feels indebted at this time.

"Thank you for appearing in my life. To be honest, my life has become meaningful since I met you."

This encounter is actually different from what Chu Qingmian said, but refers to the chance encounter at the subway station after rebirth.

Su Chengyi gently touched the cup in Chu Qingmian's hand. After hearing the crisp sound of glass colliding, he continued to think:

Chu Qingmian was the first person he met after his rebirth. It could be said that she guided him step by step to understand the meaning of rebirth.

If we talk about the meaning of "gift", Miss Chu herself is probably the best gift, and the most important "golden finger" given after "rebirth".

After the toast, Su Chengyi coughed, pulled out a chair and sat down again.

"I hope that when you wake up in the middle of the night, you won't be unable to sleep because of your own corny words."

"Fuck, Mr. Yi, I feel goosebumps now when you say that."

Xu Yang rubbed his arms awkwardly, feeling that his emotions were really harmful. The words he just said were not something that two grown men could say to each other.

Han Bing took a sip of Coke and spread his hands indifferently.

"It doesn't matter. I said it sincerely and I don't regret it at all."

"I feel so too."

Although Lin Tong said this, he still felt a little embarrassed when he thought about it carefully.

For such a good thing as a birthday, he actually said something like he would rather die than decline. It was a bit too heavy and sounded so unlucky.

Miss Chu was also very confident. After all, after being with Su Chengyi, this big blockhead, she had been expressing her love for him by saying "I like you" and "I love you the most in the world" every day, just because she was afraid that he couldn't feel her love.

She is not stingy in expressing her love. If she likes something, she will like it openly and honestly.

"Come on, come on, keep putting the food in!"

As the host, Xu Yang continued to help pick up the vegetables consciously.

"Don't take out the boneless duck feet. You have to eat them last!"

"Look at the wakame you ordered. If you don't eat it, it will multiply and fill the whole pot. I'll give it all to you!"

"Are you sick? How can I finish all this?!"

"Anyway, I didn't order anything. You ordered everything."

"If you have the guts, spit out everything you just ate from me."

"Why? You even ate the crispy pork I ordered, why don't you vomit?"

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Xu Yang and Han Bing, the happy enemies, soon started a new round of elementary school-style quarrels.

Su Chengyi slowly picked up a piece of crispy meat, dipped it in some dry chili powder and put it into his mouth.

The crispy pork was fried very well, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It was a little cold, but it still tasted good when paired with chili powder.

"It seems like there are not many dishes left. How about ordering more? Mu Tou, what else do you want to eat?"

Xu Yang held a large colander, like a head chef in charge of cooking.

"No, no, I'm almost done." Lin Tong had just stuffed a potato chip in his mouth and quickly shook his head to refuse vaguely.

"Don't order anymore, the food in the pot is almost finished, and there will be cake later."

Han Bing checked the large amount of leftover food in the pot and placed his hopes on Chu Qingmian.

"Mianmian, how is it, can you still fight?"

"I'd rather have cake."

Chu Qingmian said honestly.

"Okay, okay, forget it if you can't eat any more. Don't force yourself, or you'll get sick."

Han Bing nodded, then turned and pointed the finger at Xu Yang.

"Eat it quickly! It's shameful to waste it!"

"Why don't you eat?!"

"Let's eat together, hurry up and stop wasting time."

Han Bing snatched his large colander and started to distribute the food without saying anything.

"I don't like tofu, so don't scoop it for me!"

“You must eat it.”

“No lettuce!!”

“You must eat it.”

"Winter melon, I really can't accept it, sister."

“Must eat.”

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Finally, with everyone's efforts, the pot was cleaned up.

Just like the first time we had a meal together, everyone relied on willpower to complete the "Clean Plate" campaign and put an end to food waste.

Xu Yang then called the waiter and pushed in the cake that had been ordered earlier.

The three-layer vanilla ice cream cake was decorated with Su Chengyi's favorite strawberries, and the top layer had "Happy Birthday" written on it with four colors of jam.

The fonts don't match, the colors are inconsistent, and it doesn't look very pretty.

“We each wrote one word!”

Xu Yang emphasized excitedly.

I have to say it, but that's how it is.

Su Chengyi took a look and saw the word "生" written on the green applesauce in a very delicate handwriting. It should be Han Bing.

"日" is chocolate jam. This person is obviously impatient and wants to pretend that he is good at writing, so that this "日" is written like the Greek letter "θ". There is no one else but Xu Yang.

"快" is written in neat regular script, stroke by stroke, like mango jam on wood.

The last "楽" is specially written in traditional Chinese characters, strawberry jam, and it is obvious that it is Miss Chu's beautiful handwriting.

"I know you are trying very hard, but don't try too hard yet. Practice your calligraphy first."

There was a hint of mockery in Su Chengyi's tone, which was the tone he liked to use most in daily life, and it was really asking for a beating.

"What's the meaning!!!"

The four protested in unison.

"Are you saying our handwriting is ugly? Come on, big brother, we are so nervous that our hands are shaking like we have Parkinson's disease!"

"Boss Yi used to talk like this! I used to think so when I wasn't familiar with him. It's a miracle that no one picked a fight with him and beat him up!"

"You're dreaming. He's the top student in the grade, the future champion in science, the principal's lifeblood. If you dare to beat him up, you don't want to live anymore, right?"

"Although, the principal's life force sounds a bit weird."

"Believe me, I've wanted to beat him up for a long time, even when we first met! But he's the type of person who would just get up and walk away expressionlessly even if he gets beaten up, making you feel like you've punched the air and nothing interesting happens."

"Too."

The other four nodded in agreement with Chu Qingmian's accusation.

Amid the noise, 19 candles were evenly inserted into the cake, carefully avoiding the strawberries and fonts.

Xu Yang took out a lighter from his pocket, looked at Han Bing with a guilty look, and explained:

"I don't smoke. This was given to me when I ordered the cake."

Han Bing snorted without comment, pulled out an extra candle and motioned for him to light this one first.

Two people lit one side each, and soon all nineteen candles were lit.

Lin Tong walked to the door and turned off the light.

The candlelight shines on everyone's face, bringing warm feelings.

Su Chengyi suddenly understood why the habit of "eating cake on birthdays" was sought after by so many people.

Because on such a day, surrounded by your closest friends, everyone's expectant eyes carry a heart warmer than candlelight, making you feel that happiness is tangible.

Chu Qingmian quietly folded the crown for the birthday boy behind her back, then stood on tiptoe and placed it on his head.

Su Chengyi subconsciously reached out to take it off, but seeing her coquettish look, he was forced to accept the ceremony.

It was rare to see this great god looking uncomfortable, Xu Yang clapped his hands while trying not to laugh, and said loudly:

"Okay, okay, let's sing the birthday song! Let's count down, three, two, one!"

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you~~~"

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday dear X1~Happy birthday to you!"

After the birthday song was sung twice in Chinese and English, the four of them cheered in unison.

"Make a wish, make a wish!!"

Su Chengyi's face turned red due to the firelight. He slowly closed his eyes and silently said in his heart:
"I hope everyone around me is healthy and happy, and I hope this happiness can continue. I hope that by this time next year, everything will be settled."

If rebirth was just a coincidence, he was glad that such coincidence existed in the world, which allowed his life to be filled with so many memorable moments.

Putting aside everything else, this friendship is always worth touching.

If he had not been reborn, he would have lost many things he has now. He would not have the identity of the genius producer Zhi Jinchen, nor would he be the young boss of X1 Studio.

Maybe he was just an ordinary male college student, but as long as he could take this step in his previous life and take the initiative to approach his friends, he would definitely be able to have the warm candlelight in front of him.

Perhaps this is the meaning of rebirth, Su Cheng thought, the most precious things in the world are sometimes within reach.

(End of this chapter)