Birthday

"Your no. and name? ", Ruan Qian taking out her phone.

Yi Liu reluctantly gave her phone number.

[ Yi's residents]

Yi Liu returned home and saw her mother.

"Mom, when did you return? ", she was shocked.

" This noon. Do you know why I come back? ", her mom signalled her to sit down near her.

Yi Liu shook her head in denial.

"Did you forget tomorrow is your birthday? "

Yi Liu's excitement grew.

"Right, what about my gift? I want... "

"Wait, tomorrow. You take birthdays for gifts only. We got you something bigger than your game consoles this time", said her mom.

" You literally killed the excitement by exposing it ", Yi Liu laughed.

"I heard that the Trenches sent you their newest edition for your birthday".

Yi Liu nodded. After some time, she went to her room and felt straight to her bed.

" Uh! So tiring, from workout to dealing brats. I thought my spoiled brat level was high but seeing her... Ruan Qian's, mine is nothing".

" She told me to help her confessing. I usually don't take part in others matchmaking. I have to say yes or she would have being talking till now ".

" Since I agreed. What the hell would I do now? Should I asked Minyu? No, she make it even bigger ".

" Whatever! I haven't played my online games for a while and also my manga, my serotonin", sat down in front of her pc and continued.

" This story is so underrated... My cinnamon roll... ", then she looked at the time.

" Oh my! The sun about to rise. Since, today is my birthday, I don't have to walk. Let me sleep for a while".

[At the school]

"Happy birt... day. Wow, you looked drained", Xu Minyu greeted Yi Liu.

Yi Liu looked up half asleep, " Thanks, I am fine, just finished reading a nice story".

"When is the party? "

"Oh right, my mom and dad had to leave suddenly as problems stroke up in the branch company in Canada. So, no party", Liu answered in a gloomy mood.

" What?!!! Wait, why are you gloomy. When did you get so excited about b'day parties? ", Xu Minyu worriedly.

" The gifts and foods! ",sadly exclaimed.

" Anyways, here your gift. Happy birthday again", Xu Minyu handed the gift to Yi Liu.

"Oh! Thanks", Yi Liu.

" Happy b'day, Yi Liu", other students after knowing that it was her b'day.

Yi Liu was coming out, suddenly she saw Yu Ryu who smiled at her.

"Since I told that I will help...Ruan Qian....Wait, how should I even address him?", said to herself.

" Mr. Yu". "Liu".

Both of them, at the same time.

" You go first ", Ryu smiled.

" How to put it out? ", Yi Liu thought.

" Mr. Yu, do you have a girlfriend? ", she suddenly asked.

Yu Ryu was startled. He smirked,

" No, how about you being it".

"No, you got me wrong. It's just one of my friends asked me to ask you", awkwardly answered.

" Right! What am I thinking?? I directly asked a boy if he had a girlfriend straight up his face!!! ".

While Liu was regretting,

" Ahh... Happy birthday ", Yu Ryu handing her a gift package.

Yi Liu looked up, " How did you it's my birthday?"

He knew that she would surely asked him that question.

"Ha... I heard from others", he covered it up.

Yi Liu looked at gift.

" Heard from others today? When did he even prepare that gift? Should I refused it? But still the gift has a reason. It would be rude for me not to accept it".

"Thanks".

" Then I will take my leave", Yu Ryu turned and walked away.

" That name sums up to a perfect stranger. 'Mr.Yu', that's a huge gap", Yu Ryu told himself.

Yi Liu was just about leave, then,

"Did two talk about me just now? ", Ruan Qian approached her.

" She sure stalking him", she covered it with a smile.

"Please, please... Tell me. Have you not? You said that you will help me. Please, help me", nonstop.

" Ok ok, I got things do now. Let's talk afterwards", Yi Liu left.

[At home]

"Nightmare! This is pure nightmare. What does she think of herself to be, she thinks that the world revolves around her".

She looked at what Yu Ryu gave.

Opened it,

" What did he give me... " , the phone notification rang again and again for messages after messages.

She glanced at her phone it was Ruan Qian.

"Damn, need to finish it fast", annoyed.

Back to the package, it was a cute white teddy.

" Gosh! So cute and it seems familiar. It doesn't look new but well kept", staring at it.

She could have keep it somewhere or even waste it but the familiar nostalgic comfort kept her from doing it.

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