"Thanks!"
Lu Zheng took a deep breath to calm down, shook the fireworks on his body, and sat down with his child in his arms.
"We were worried that you wouldn't come! Happy birthday!"
Chen Ze handed him an exquisite gift box. They had known each other for a long time.
"when did you come?"
Lu Zheng took the gift and looked at him with slightly raised eyes.
"Follow you."
Chen Ze actually didn't know that today was his birthday. He hadn't heard him mention it before. He was a little confused when he was invited over.
In his eyes, Lu Zheng was still a very righteous person, and he didn't know whether the gifts he picked out at last were what he wanted.
"Thanks!"
Lu Zheng opened the gift box and found a men's jewelry necklace. It was a collection of a famous brand and was very valuable for collection.
Others also gave him gifts. The gifts for a dozen people were not too many, but they still filled the entire sofa.
Yuanyuan looked at everyone giving gifts to her father and picked her fingers in embarrassment.
No one told her to prepare a gift!
"What’s wrong with you?"
Lu Zheng noticed that her butt kept moving on his lap, as if she was stuck in a thorn and could not sit still.
"I didn't bring a gift..."
Yuanyuan pinched her ears in embarrassment. She should also give her father something.
"You are still a child, you don't need gifts."
Lu Zheng understood her intention, and that was enough.
She is the best gift I have received this year.
The manor is located in the suburbs, far away from the hustle and bustle. As night falls, the floor lamps on the lawn light up, and the cool breeze blows away the summer heat.
Li Yan arranged an open-air dinner, the chef of the five-star restaurant cooked on the spot, and collected red wine from the wine cellar to celebrate his birthday.
The little guy was sitting on the baby chair holding juice and eating food from his own small bowl.
After three rounds of drinking, everyone became increasingly drunk.
There is a piano placed on the outdoor lawn, and the musician who just played has already left.
"Azheng, I remember that you also learned piano before."
Li Yan was a little drunk and vaguely remembered things from his childhood.
When Lu Zheng was a child, he learned many talents. Street dancing and playing piano were his best, and he had performed at his house before.
"I haven't touched it for many years, and it's already raw now."
Lu Zheng felt it was a long time ago. He hadn't touched the piano in almost five years.
"Go and try..."
Li Yan held the wine glass in his hand and pointed in the direction of the piano. The rings on his knuckles shone in the dim light.
"Brother Zheng, can you still play the piano?"
"Let me show you my skills!"
"..."
Everyone hasn't known him as long as Li Yan, so naturally they don't know much about his past.
It's just that his temper and personality make it difficult for people to associate him with the piano. If he had to choose one kind of music, he might be more suitable for rock.
"Dad, I want to hear it too."
The little guy on the side also started cheering.
Lu Zheng drank a little too much and was easily instigated in this atmosphere.
When he sat in front of the piano stand, his mind suddenly went blank and he didn't know what to play.
After thinking for a moment, he pressed the keys with his fingertips, and the sweet sound poured out with his slender knuckles.
He played "Fantasia". When he first learned it as a child, he only thought it was romantic and dreamy. From it, he could feel the purity of childhood and the yearning for future life.
At this time, Zaitan's mood changed again. Recalling his broken childhood was mixed with a hint of helplessness and sadness, which made people taste a touch of sadness.
After playing the song, a sunflower suddenly broke into his sight. The bright yellow color made people feel bright visually.
"Dad, give it to you!"
These are the flowers used to decorate the scene, pulled out of the mud by the child.
"Thanks!"
Lu Zheng accepted the child's gift. Yellow is a color full of sunshine and hope, igniting his depleted heart.
New sunflowers grow from the barren land.
"good!"
Everyone applauded him enthusiastically. Even though he had not played the piano for a long time and was not perfect in many places, he would still be tolerated by friendship and family affection.
Lu Zheng held his child and sat on the lawn with everyone to watch the stars. The clouds in his heart were lifted and he tried to reconcile with his former self.
This was the most lively and happiest birthday he had had in the past ten years.
Colorful fireworks exploded in the sky, and the child sat in his arms and shook his head happily.
His twenty-two year old ushered in a new beginning.
I started to have a headache early the next morning after the fun. I drank too much in a fit of joy last night, so I took a cold shower when I came back in the evening.
Lu Zheng was now sore and weak, as if he had been beaten.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Yuanyuan was woken up by him. Touching his hot cheeks scared away the sleepyheads.
Daddy is so hot that he’s almost ripe!
"My head hurts a little..."
Lu Zheng's eyelids felt heavy and he could only see the blurry double image of the child.
"Are you sick?"
Yuanyuan touched his eyelids, and there was an abnormal flush on them.
"Um……"
Lu Zheng responded muffledly. The child's hands were cool and felt comfortable when placed on his head.
"Dad, let's go see a doctor quickly."
Yuanyuan stood up and took his big hand, trying to drag him up from the bed.
"It's okay, I'll just lie down for a while..."
Lu Zheng had no strength to get up. A corner of the quilt suddenly opened and he felt a cold wind blowing in.
"dad…"
Yuanyuan couldn't pull him, so she sat helplessly on the edge of the bed, stuck out her butt and covered him with the quilt, lying on his arm and looking at him eagerly.
Buzz——
Lu Zheng's cell phone vibrated on the bedside. It was Feng Nuan's call.
"Yuanyuan, help me pick it up..."
The little guy obediently went to get the phone and pressed the connect button.
"Azheng, how are you and your child doing lately?"
Hearing her grandma's voice, Yuanyuan's eyes lit up with light and she quickly asked her for help.
"Grandma, daddy is sick and feels very hot. I don't know what to do."
When he heard that his son was sick, Feng Nuan's tone immediately became nervous: "Does he have a fever? What caused it?"
"I don't know. I want to take Dad to the doctor, but I'm too weak to pull him."
Yuanyuan held her father's hot hand, feeling restless and hoping someone could help her.
"Zheng, can you hear me now? I bought antipyretics last time and put them in the medicine kit. You get up first and make a pack to drink, and then..."
Before Feng Nuan could finish her words, she was bumped into by her daughter running from a distance.
Their family of three is currently traveling in Phuket, and Lin Yao's coquettish voice comes through the receiver.
After two minutes, she seemed to remember that she was on the phone and called Lu Zheng's name again.
"I see…"
Lu Zheng responded and raised his hand to hang up the phone, not wanting to continue listening.
"By the way, it's Yaoyao's birthday next week. You and Yuanyuan will come to City A to play together. Our family hasn't been together for a long time, and Yaoyao also wants to meet her brother."
Feng Nuan's tone was full of doting, and she was particularly gentle to her daughter.
"elder brother…"
Lin Yao also yelled reluctantly at her mother's suggestion.
She didn't have much impression of Lu Zheng. She only remembered that he was very cruel to her when she was a child and loved to lose his temper.
He doesn't love his sister like other people's brothers do!
