Before Gu Yu could continue, SA had already packed her things and came over to call her to check out.
After the topic stopped, Zhou Ruo didn't think about it deeply. She didn't have any special sense of ritual for her birthday. If she happened to have a boyfriend at that time, it would be okay to spend it together. But if it was just her relationship with He Xianmo, she I don’t feel the need to share anything.
A topic happened to come up, and I could barely accept the mention, but I went out of my way to tell the other person that this was not her style.
After buying the things, Zhou Ruo took Gu Yu back to the apartment.
As soon as the two entered the door, they smelled the scent of cake.
"Damn, it smells so good." Gu Yu sniffed, "What kind of delicious food is this?"
"You guys are back!" After Sansan heard the sound of the door opening, she pulled Zheng Pianying and ran out of the kitchen. She excitedly shared with Zhou Ruo and Gu Yu, "Dad is making a cake, do you want to go and take a look? "
Guyu's expression was very surprised: Zhou Yi is so powerful now?
Zhou Ruo is used to it. In the past, Sansan often shared photos of cakes and breads made by Zhou Yi.
It will definitely be no problem for him to work as a cook in a restaurant now.
Zheng Pianqing and Gu Yu met for the first time. Zhou Ruo introduced each other to them, and then went to the kitchen with Sansan.
As soon as he entered, he saw Zhou Yi decorating the cake.
He was wearing an apron and looked attentive.
After Gu Yu saw this scene, he simply didn't dare to combine him with the prodigal son who played in the world in his memory.
"Pianying, the belt is open, please help me." Zhou Yi called out to Zheng Pianying.
His words sounded a bit coquettish.
Zheng Pianqing seemed to be used to it. She said "hmm" and walked up to help. She tied the apron strings casually and warned, "I told you to tie it more often."
"But I just want you to tie it for me." Zhou Yi turned back to tie it with Zheng Pianqing.
When Gu Yu saw this scene, he bared his teeth and turned to look at Zhou Ruo, with shock in his eyes.
Zheng Pianqian had been to New York several times before and was already numb to Zhou Yi's shameless behavior. She spread her hands towards Guyu.
Gu Yu pinched herself and felt the pain before confirming that she was not dreaming.
Damn, I'm so possessed.
In reality, she could still encounter the prodigal son turning back...
——
After a few hours, Gu Yu and Zheng Pianqian got to know each other quite well. During dinner, the whole table had a pleasant chat.
Although Zheng Pianqing doesn't talk much, she doesn't give people the feeling of being unapproachable. Gu Yu quite likes her and keeps chatting with her.
Zhou Yi couldn't stand it anymore and reminded Gu Yu: "If you don't say a few words, she won't eat much."
Gu Yu bared his teeth again, looking as if he was disgusted, "I know, I know, Lao Zhou, a virtuous husband and father."
Zhou Yi was very satisfied with this title, "Yes, that's what I'll call him from now on."
Gu Yu turned to Zhou Ruo and said, "I'm so impressed after three days apart - well, now you can only shock me if you cook for Dr. He."
"Who is Dr. He?" Sansan blinked her big eyes gossiping, "Is my sister-in-law's new boyfriend? Is he the handsome guy in the last video?"
Zhou Ruo: "..."
Guyu: "Video? Okay...you take him to see -"
"No, it was just accidental. Stop your imagination." Zhou Ruo quickly interrupted Gu Yu's words.
It's not that Zhou Yi and Zheng Pianqing know about He Xianmo's existence, it's that San San is too curious and often talks nonsense. If the conversation continues, I wonder what explosive questions she will ask.
"Sansan, would you like another piece of meat?" Zheng Pianqing came out at the right time to divert Sansan's attention.
Zhou Ruo and her looked at each other and smiled in unison.
As sisters-in-law, the relationship between Zhou Ruo and Zheng Pianqian is very good. Zheng Pianqian has a good sense of propriety and has never asked about Zhou Ruo's privacy or commented on her lifestyle.
Because of Zheng Pianqing's question, He Xianmo's topic ended for the time being.
Guyu had a long memory and never mentioned a word about He Xianmo again.
The dinner was finished in harmony.
Then came the cake-eating part that Sansan was most looking forward to.
After lighting the candles, Sansan turned off the lights and started to take Gu Yu to sing happy birthday to Zhou Ruo, and took a lot of photos.
Zhou Ruo has not done such childish behavior as making a wish and blowing out candles for many years. Today, at Sansan's urging, he put his hands together and made a wish.
I hope your family will always be happy and healthy.
This should be her only expectation and requirement for her life.
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In the evening, He Xianmo came back from the community tennis court, threw away his clothes and went straight to the bathroom.
After get off work, he was anxious and angry and couldn't find an outlet, so he rushed to the tennis court and played for three and a half hours.
It was already half past nine when He Xianmo came out of the bathroom after taking a shower.
He Xianmo had been distracted all day today because of Zhou Ruo's affairs. He Xianmo didn't eat much for lunch. He had been exercising for so long, and his stomach was already aching from hunger.
After He Xianmo dried his hair, he went to the kitchen, took out the dumplings from the refrigerator, heated a pot of water, and prepared for dinner.
The dumplings were cooked quickly. He Xianmo sat down at the dining table, but he couldn't muster any appetite to eat.
He picked up his phone and opened WeChat. There were several unread messages, but Zhou Ruo had not looked for him.
The aggrieved feeling in He Xianmo's chest was even worse. When he was about to throw down his phone, he accidentally touched the button of the circle of friends, and then scanned Zhou Ruo's profile picture.
He picked up the half-placed mobile phone again, and He Xianmo immediately refreshed his circle of friends.
Then, I saw Zhou Ruo's update ten minutes ago.
The copy only has a birthday cake emoji, and below are three photos.
One is a photo of her making a wish, one is a close-up of the cake, and the other is a group photo.
In the group photo were Gu Yu, her little niece, and the little girl's parents, Zhou Ruo's brother and sister-in-law.
Looking at the background, the birthday was celebrated at her apartment.
The atmosphere is very cozy.
He Xianmo didn't know how Zhou Ruo celebrated birthdays in the past, but she had many friends and a wide social network, so she would definitely not have an easy birthday.
But she is also a person with a clear sense of boundaries in life.
For example, when celebrating birthdays with her family in the apartment, she would only take Gu Yu there.
Gu Yu's shocked expression when he saw him in Zhou Ruo's apartment couldn't be fooled.
There should really be no men in her apartment.
As for those clothes...
He Xianmo shifted his gaze to the man in the photo.
He zoomed in and took a closer look at his facial features, and found that Zhou Ruo looked quite similar to him.
He hadn't noticed it before.
He Xianmo exited the circle of friends, opened Zhou Ruo's chat window, and typed "Happy Birthday."
After a few seconds, it was deleted again.
Change to another sentence: [Is it your birthday today?]
A few seconds later, this sentence was also deleted.
This scenario played out several times, and He Xianmo simply threw away his phone.
He picked up the chopsticks and started stuffing dumplings into his mouth, staring at the chair opposite, his mind in confusion.
