After a week passed, it became Lin Yitian's birthday. Because Lin Yitian felt that he was beginning to recover, he had suggested to Song Jia to celebrate his birthday outside the mansion.
Lin Yitian knew that Song Jia had felt bored being cooped up inside the mansion for several months. Seeing her eyes sparkle after he told her his idea, Lin Yitian felt immensely proud of himself.
Song Jia's happiness wasn't only because she could finally go outside. It was also because she felt that Lin Yitian was really starting to recover, and she was very happy for him.
On the day of his birthday, Song Jia woke up early to bake his birthday cake. When Lin Yitian opened his eyes, the space beside him was empty. He immediately jumped out of the bed to search for her. He was still holding a pillow, too panicked to even think properly.
Wang Han was in the living room, recording every minute of this special occasion with his camera. The maids were putting a birthday banner on the wall. Wang Han aimed the camera at them, feeling very proud that his second young master had voluntarily decided to spend his birthday outside the mansion.
When he saw Lin Yitian dashing down the stairs, he immediately said, "Second young master, happy..."
Before he could even finish the greeting, a pillow landed squarely on his smiling face.
Wang Han, "..."
The maids also saw Lin Yitian. Because Lin Yitian had stopped having tantrums, although they were slightly wary, they were no longer scared of him.
"Second young master, happy..."
Lin Yitian glared at them, his face looking panicked. "Don't say it!"
The maids immediately shut up.
Lin Yitian went into the kitchen, and instantly saw Song Jia. Her black hair was tied into a high ponytail, and she was still wearing pajamas, which had the same color as his. An apron was tied around her waist, and she was holding a wooden bowl filled with batter.
When Song Jia saw Lin Yitian, she put down the wooden bowl in her hands and smiled at him.
"Yitian, happy birthday."
The tense expression on Lin Yitian's face instantly disappeared. His smile mirrored hers, and he went over towards her, lifting her up in a tight hug.
"Jia's the first one to greet me, I'm so happy."
Wang Han and the maids, "..."
This was obvious discrimination, ah.
After packing up all the food and everything that they needed, they finally set off. There was a beautiful lake just outside the city that was part of Lin Yitian's private property. Because there were things to do and prepare, Wang Han brought a couple of maids and servants with them.
Song Jia was afraid that Lin Yitian might have been traumatized by the car accident, but contrary to her expectations, he looked even calmer than she did.
"As long as Jia holds my hand, I'll be fine," Lin Yitian told her, giving her a light kiss on the forehead.
Song Jia was speechless listening to him. His ability to flirt was getting higher and higher each passing day.
Lin Yitian had decided not to invite his family. Even if he offered them an invitation, he knew that they probably wouldn't come. Song Jia didn't invite the Su family either. The only one she invited was Rong Jingfei. She felt that she could use some time to relax and be happy, so that she would be able to move on from Lin Shenglan.
The weather was sunny, but it wasn't hot. Song Jia had fun flying kites with Lin Yitian and lying down on the checkered blanket Wang Han had brought.
Wang Han was an excellent butler. Everything they needed was there, so all of them could simply have fun without any worries.
When they sang 'Happy Birthday' to Lin Yitian, while he was blowing the candles, Song Jia mischievously put some icing on the tip of her finger and wiped it on his nose.
Lin Yitian was stunned at first. Then, his eyes lit up. In front of Song Jia's questioning eyes, he smeared icing all over her lips.
In a low voice, he said, "Part of my wish."
Then he put away the cake, grabbed Song Jia's waist, and kissed her deeply. Lin Yitian slowly licked away the icing that covered her lips.
Wang Han said, "Everyone, look at the beautiful sunset."
Like trained soldiers, all the maids wore poker faces as they smoothly lifted their feet and turned around in a ninety-degree angle. Only Rong Jingfei was a bit slow, stumbling a bit as she followed them.
Wang Han also focused the camera on the setting sun. He didn't want to record an AV video, ah. [1]
Lin Yitian had also remembered that there were people around them and quickly got back his self-control. After all, how could he allow them to see Song Jia's expression while she was being kissed? That was only reserved for him.
After playing all day with Song Jia, Lin Yitian felt that the outside world wasn't so bad. At least he could see a different kind of Jia that was swimming, a different kind of Jia that was flying a kite, a different kind of Jia that was riding a bike, a different kind of Jia that was eating barbecue...
Thus, the master and butler duo both dedicated themselves to the art of filmography and photography. While Wang Han was recording all of them, Lin Yitian was tailing Song Jia with his phone.
"Jia, tilt your head like this...that's right, that's right. Jia looks cute looking at the camera. Then pretend to look away...oh, Jia looks cute looking away at the camera too..."
Rong Jingfei watched Lin Yitian prostrate himself on the ground, not caring about his white shirt that was being stained with dirt as he put his phone behind a tuft of grass.
"Jia looks good being surrounded by nature too..."
"Yitian, would you just take my picture!"
Song Jia finally lost her patience.
...
At the end of the day, just before it became dark, all of them started packing the stuff that they brought. In one of the rare moments that Lin Yitian wasn't with Song Jia, Rong Jingfei approached her.
"Jia, there's something I want to talk you about."
Song Jia thought it was about Lin Shenglan. She agreed to come with Rong Jingfei inside her car, worried that Lin Yitian might accidentally overhear them. She still hadn't told him about his older brother's affair.
"Jia..." Rong Jingfei's eyes were anxious and worried. "I just don't want you to be hurt. Please don't get mad at me."
Song Jia frowned. "Sister Rong, what do you mean?"
She suddenly felt that Rong Jingfei was behaving strangely.
In one swift movement, Rong Jingfei suddenly hugged her.
Before Song Jia could understand what was happening, she felt a sting on her arm.
Song Jia's eyes widened. "Sister Rong, what..."
Song Jia's vision became dominated with black spots. She heard Rong Jingfei mumbling something, but it was as if her ears were filled with water. She couldn't understand a word of what she was saying.
And then Song Jia lost consciousness.
[1] AV video: adult video/porn