The sky is blue, without clouds or sun, with a slight hint of blue.
Pei Yourong seemed to be a little late returning to the dormitory tonight.
After all the five people in the dormitory had dinner and some time had passed, Pei Yourong had not returned to the dormitory.
One night, Jin Caiyuan saw Miyawaki Sakura asking An Youzhen and Cui Ruina, who were in the same group as Pei Yourong, several times, but the two of them hesitated several times and couldn't tell a single reason.
Fortunately, just when An Youzhen was about to tell everyone the truth, there was a muffled knock on the door behind everyone.
Jin Caiyuan was the first to come to the door, and she gently turned the doorknob.
Sure enough, it was Pei Yourong who knocked on the door. Jin Caiyuan looked at the familiar face at the door. She blinked slightly, her mouth slightly open, and what she wanted to say in her throat seemed to be blocked by something.
"Are you... capable?"
Jin Caiyuan clearly remembered why Pei Yourong turned into a messy and embarrassed look when he was clearly dressed beautifully when he went out.
She lowered her head and saw the box Pei Yourong was holding in his right hand. There was a small crease on the mouth of the box and some white marks on the bottom.
It was like cream.
Gently, Jin Caiyuan took Pei Yourong's other hand and lifted her in front of him. The hand was so fair and suitable for playing the guitar, but now it was covered with thick cream and gray dirt.
"cake……"
"What?"
Pei Yourong finally spoke, but his voice was so low that Jin Caiyuan couldn't hear him clearly.
"Cake," Pei Yourong said, raising her head, her almond-shaped eyes filled with mist, she sniffed, "I'll make..."
Jin Caiyuan interrupted her.
"Did you fall? Are you injured? Does it hurt? Where is the wound?"
Jin Caiyuan's series of questions made Pei Yourong a little confused. She reorganized her words before speaking with difficulty.
"No...how hurt."
"That's good."
"But, the cake..."
Humans are very smart creatures, otherwise how could Jin Caiyuan be able to read the restless emotion in Pei Yourong's expression now.
She took a deep breath and then sighed. Why did Pei Yourong, who was so almighty on the stage, cry over a spilled cake?
Jin Caiyuan thought about it carefully and carefully. In her entire eighteen years of life, it seemed that this was the first time she had experienced this.
The wind from the air conditioner was a bit strong, making Jin Caiyuan's eyes feel hot.
"Is it for me?"
"Eh?"
"This cake."
"Of course, today is Caiyuan's birthday."
Jin Caiyuan reached out again and snatched the box held by Pei Yourong.
"So, thank you."
Suddenly a gust of wind blew in the corridor. Pei Yourong stared at Jin Caiyuan. His hair was sticking to her left cheek, resting on her eyelashes and sticking to her lips. Suddenly Jin Caiyuan smiled, showing two rows of white teeth and front teeth as usual. Very neat, with faintly pink gums visible.
"Aren't you coming in yet?"
Jin Caiyuan turned around, the thin T-shirt clinging to her body, she was holding the cake box in her hands, and the cream was stuck to her forearms, full of marks.
The door was closed, and the girls who were hiding behind the two people and eavesdropping all withdrew their gaze.
Miyawaki Sakura, who had been waiting for a long time, came to greet him.
"Give me your hand."
Pei Yourong obediently stretched out his hand and spread it in front of Miyawaki Sakura. He didn't dare to look at her, so he lowered his head.
Miyawaki Sakura said nothing, but quietly wiped away the dirt on Pei Yourong's hands bit by bit, just like Pei Yourong wiped her tears.
Then, Miyawaki Sakura took Pei Yourong to the bed and sat down. Then she lowered her head and half squatted, lifting a corner of the light blue skirt to check the condition of Pei Yourong's knees and calves.
Holding the bed board with her hands, Pei Yourong let Miyawaki Sakura's concern wrap her up. She saw Zhang Yuanying behind her mouthing "Is Ernie okay?", so she shook her head and smiled.
After all, Pei Yourong was not injured, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. The injury meant that the training would be affected. Later, when everyone asked Pei Yourong whether she fell down that day or something, she always smiled but did not answer.
Jin Caiyuan carefully placed the cake box on the ground, and then under everyone's gaze, she gently opened the lid of the box, revealing the small half of the cake lying quietly inside.
Jin Caiyuan's name was spent on the cake.
In the dormitory, everyone saw Jin Caiyuan staring at the damaged cake for a long time. After a while, he raised his head again.
"It looks delicious, doesn't it?"
After she finished speaking, she began to unpack the candle next to her.
Soon, the candles were firmly inserted into the cake, and An Youzhen ran to turn off the lights in the dormitory.
In the flickering candlelight, six people formed a circle. The cake held by Jin Caiyuan was in the middle of the circle. Their faces were vaguely visible through the faint light.
I don’t know who laughed first, but then everyone laughed.
Then Jin Caiyuan closed her eyes, as if she was making a wish, and everyone clapped their hands gently and sang a happy birthday song to her in a low voice.
Then, Jin Caiyuan opened his eyes and blew out the candle with a "hoo" sound.
When the lights were turned back on, it didn't take long, but Jin Caiyuan missed the feeling of everyone singing for her just now.
The cake was not big to begin with, and after half of it was missing, each person could only get a small piece. However, the girls held their own piece of cake with extra care, as if they were holding some rare treasure.
After eating the cake and cleaning up, Zhang Yuanying suddenly asked Jin Caiyuan what kind of wish he had just made.
Jin Caiyuan didn't answer immediately. She bent down and picked up the pair of canvas shoes Pei Yourong had just worn.
She straightened up and slowly scraped off the scattered cream with her fingers before looking at Zhang Yuanying.
"It would be great if I could live with everyone forever."
