Winner Takes All

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Chapter 110 – Your Birthday [2018] (Extra 9) 

Title: 谁把谁当真 (Winner Takes All)

Author：水千丞 (ShuiQianCheng)

Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)

Protagonists ：黎朔 (Li Shuo), 赵锦辛 (Zhao Jinxin)

*Please read at knoxt.space, the original site of translation. TQ*

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On the eve of Zhao Jinxin’s birthday, Li Shuo was attending a friend’s wedding in Singapore. After the wedding, he hurried to the airport, preparing to take the nearest plane back to Beijing so that he could catch the time to celebrate Zhao Jinxin’s birthday.

But when he arrived at the airport, he was told that there was heavy snow in Beijing and the flight was delayed.

Li Shuo called Zhao Jinxin helplessly and said apologetically, “Jinxin, the flight is delayed. I may not be able to make it back by today.”

“Well, it’s snowing in Beijing right now. It’s quite heavy.” Zhao Jinxin said with concern, “Take a good rest in the lounge first. Don’t worry, I’ll pick you up when you arrive.”

“Don’t come to pick me up. I don’t even know what time I will be there.” Li Shuo sighed, “Today is your birthday. I really want to go back and celebrate your birthday with you.”

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Zhao Jinxin smiled and said, “Did Li Shushu buy me a birthday gift?”

“Of course I bought it.”

“What is this gift?”

Li Shuo smiled and said, “This must be kept secret.”

Zhao Jinxin said softly: “I really want to see you. You will always be my best birthday gift.”

“I hope the snow will stop quickly.” Li Shuo said helplessly, “How will you celebrate your birthday today?”

“I don’t have any plans. Let’s talk about it when you get here.”

“Hey. Just go out for dinner with your friends. I just ordered the cake for you.”

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“I don’t want to go out. I just want to spend my birthday with you.” Zhao Jinxin said coquettishly, “I want to wait for Li Shushu to come back to celebrate my birthday together.”

Li Shuo smiled and said, “But when I get there, it might already be past 12 o’clock.”

“It’s okay.” Zhao Jinxin said with a smile, “Our love has magic that can freeze time.”

Li Shuo laughed loudly: “Why are you talking even more cheesy these days?.”

“Really? Do you want to listen to something more cheesy?” Zhao Jinxin smiled slyly.

“No need. You scare me.” Li Shuo smiled, “Wait for me at home. I will try my best to get home on time.”

The flight was delayed for six hours before taking off. Li Shuo looked at the time repeatedly. No matter how he calculated, he couldn’t get home before 12 o’clock. So he felt very depressed. He caught up on his sleep on the plane, thinking that after returning home, he must ‘compensate’ Zhao Jinxin well.

When he woke up, he finally arrived in Beijing.

Li Shuo packed his simple luggage and hurried out of the customs. As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw several messages from Zhao Jinxin: Li Shushu, I’m waiting for you at the airport.

Li Shuo quickly dialled his number.

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“Baby, have you landed?” Zhao Jinxin said happily, “I’m at the arrival hall.”

“Why are you coming to the airport so late at night?” Li Shuo looked at the time. It was almost 12 o’clock.

“If you can’t celebrate my birthday in time, you will blame yourself again.” Zhao Jinxin smiled, “Besides, I also want to see you today.”

Li Shuo’s heart warmed up: “Then you wait for me. I’ll go out right away. You… don’t hang up.”

“I won’t hang up.” Zhao Jinxin said with a smile, “Wow. There are still five more minutes. This is so exciting.”

Li Shuo felt helpless hearing his excitement: “What’s so exciting? It’s such a cold day and it’s snowing heavily. You should have waited for me at home.”

“It’s so cold and snowing heavily. So you need me to hug you even more.” Zhao Jinxin said softly, “Li Shushu, you are like my Cinderella now. The only difference is that before 12 o’clock, you have to appear before me.”

“What if I don’t make it on time?”

“That’s okay. You’re not Cinderella then. You can still be Snow White. I need to kiss you.”

Li Shuo chuckled: “I’ll be there soon. What’s the colour of the cloth you’re wearing today?”

“I’m wearing a red sweater. So you can see me at a glance.”

“Even if you are dressed in grey, I can still see you at a glance.”

Zhao Jinxin said sweetly, “What does Li Shushu wear today?”

“Grey-blue three-piece suit.” Li Shuo looked down at what he’s wearing, “You bought it for me, remember?”

Zhao Jinxin licked his lips: “I remember. When I bought it, I wanted to take it off of you with my own hands.”

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Li Shuo walked faster and finally started to trot. It took too long to enter the customs. Even if he walked through the VIP passage, the time still passed slowly. He began to pant when he spoke: “How many more minutes?”

“Two minutes.” Zhao Jinxin said ambiguously, “You are already panting like that before you see me. Is Li Shushu trying to seduce me?”

Li Shuo laughed and scolded him, “Come and try rushing over like me.”

The exit sign finally appeared in front of him. Li Shuo rushed out three steps at a time and saw the tall man in the hall wearing a red sweater and jeans at a glance. He is so handsome and so dazzling that he can be easily recognized among the passing crowd.

Zhao Jinxin’s eyes lit up. He strode towards Li Shuo and hugged him into his arms.

Li Shuo also hugged him back hard as he gasped for breath: “Did I get here on time?”

“Right on time.”

“Happy birthday.” Li Shuo secretly kissed his ear and whispered, “My sweet baby.”

Zhao Jinxin’s heart was sweet and warm. He couldn’t help but to kiss Li Shuo’s lips passionately and tenderly.

There were people coming and going in the arrival hall. Everyone’s eyes were attracted by the sight of them kissing. The kiss between two such slender and handsome men looked like a beautiful painting.

In the end, it was Li Shuo who was embarrassed and pushed Zhao Jinxin away after a few more kisses: “Let’s go home.”

Zhao Jinxin took Li Shuo’s hand and blinked his eyes at him: “Where’s my gift?”

“In the luggage.” Li Shuo whispered ambiguously, “When you get home, you can take off anything you want.”

Zhao Jinxin hooked his lips and smiled: “Then I will take off your clothes first.”

The two held hands and walked to the parking lot. They drove home together. On the way, Li Shuo talked about what happened when he attended the wedding in Singapore. Zhao Jinxin listened with a smile and talked about what happened in the company these past few days. They haven’t seen each other for a week. So they seem to have endless things to say.

When they got home, they were greeted with a house full of flowers, balloons and sumptuous dinner. The lights in the house were dim and romantic, which completely cut off the severe winter and heavy snow outside the window. It made people feel the warmth in their bones.

Zhao Jinxin kissed Li Shuo and asked expectantly, “What about my gift?”

Li Shuo opened the luggage and took out a small box from it. He handed it to Zhao Jinxin.

Zhao Jinxin shook it slightly, listening to the movement inside: “Wow. It can’t be a ring?”

“We already wear our rings on our fingers.” Li Shuo shook the wedding ring on his left ring finger.

“Then what is this?”

“You’ll know if you open it and have a look.” Li Shuo looked at him with a smile.

Zhao Jinxin opened the box with great anticipation. A car key with the Volkswagen logo printed on it was laid in the box.

The key is very different from today’s smart car keys. It looks retro. It was as if it had been around for a long time. Zhao Jinxin wondered: “This is…?”

“Do you remember? Some time ago, you said that Volkswagen’s Minibus T1 looks very interesting and you wanted to collect one.” Li Shuo said with a smile, “This car has been out of production for too long. I asked a middleman to contact many buyers and finally, he found a car that was still in good condition in Singapore. Otherwise, I would not go to Singapore.”

Zhao Jinxin’s face was filled with surprises: “I just said that casually.”

Li Shuo pinched his face and said dotingly: “I will remember everything you said in my heart.”

Zhao Jinxin hugged Li Shuo and kissed him deeply: “Li Shushu is so attentive. You are the best in the world.”

Li Shuo couldn’t hide his smile: “The car still needs to go through some formalities so you can see it next month. Then, we can drive it out for fun, shall we?”

Zhao Jinxin rubbed his face against Li Shuo’s cheek: “Li Shushu can do anything he wants.” As he said this, he pushed Li Shuo down on the sofa and kissed him passionately and lingeringly.

“Would you like to see…uh…the pictures…”

“I want to ‘see’ you first.”

“It’s red in colour. It looks very cute…”

“Your underwear is blue in colour, which is cuter.” Zhao Jinxin bit Li Shuo’s ear lightly, “This year’s birthday and every birthday in the future, the gift I want the most is you.”

Li Shuo put his arms around Zhao Jinxin’s neck and said with a smile, “But I’m already yours.”

“But I can get more surprises from you at every moment.” Zhao Jinxin stared at him without blinking. There was no need for him to hide the desire and longing in his eyes, “Li Shushu, I love you so much.”

Li Shuo said softly, “I love you too.”

No amount of gifts and words of love can compare to the affection between the two of them. And no amount of distance or bad weather can stop them from wanting to be together. ​​​​​​

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*Translator’s Note: Li Shuo really pampered Jinxin too much. *sighs* That’s the end of the extra chapters for now. If the author posted more, I’ll be back with more. -K

Volkswagen Minibus T1. It is cute, right?

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