After having fun and eating to their hearts' content, Lin Jinran got up and headed for the bathroom to wash off the cream on her face.
Tao Wan was well-prepared and handed her a facial wipe.
Seeing this, Su Qinian got up and left right after.
Hearing the unhurried footsteps behind her, Lin Jinran turned around. When she saw it was Su Qinian, surprise appeared on her face. "Are you here to wash your face too?"
Su Qinian nodded.
After the cream fight, Su Qinian wasn't spared. There was quite a bit of cream on his face, nose, and neck. He looked like a little kitten.
Trying hard not to laugh, Lin Jinran pointed at his face. "The little kitten is so cute."
Su Qinian raised his eyebrows. Suddenly, he bent down and leaned closer. His burning lips brushed past her ear, and he let out a soft laugh. "I'm a little kitten. Then, isn't Ranran a big kitten~"
It was like a very light kiss had been planted.
Lin Jinran trembled all over. She felt that the ear that had been touched was extremely sensitive and instantly turned as red as a ripe tomato. Her clear glassy eyes glared fiercely at the boy in front of her, and she pressed her hand against his chest. "What are you doing? Do you even know how to write the words 'be chaste and self - disciplined'!"
Be chaste and self - disciplined?
Su Qinian laughed. His chest vibrated slightly, causing Lin Jinran's hand on his chest to tremble too. He held her fist, and his beautiful phoenix eyes were full of tenderness. "Ranran~ Will you tell me how to write 'be chaste and self - disciplined'?"
It seemed that after meeting Lin Jinran's mother some time ago, the relationship between the two had taken a step further.
Su Qinian was becoming even more shameless.
Lin Jinran quickly withdrew her hand, stamped her foot, and glared at him again. "You should think about how to write'shameless'."
After saying that, afraid that Su Qinian would devour her like a big bad wolf, she quickly turned around and entered the women's restroom.
Standing at the intersection dividing the men's and women's restrooms, Su Qinian lowered his head and his gaze fell on the wall on one side. He still remembered that half a year ago, Lin Jinran had bumped into it in a daze and then had even followed him into the men's restroom.
He gave a faint smile, the corners of his mouth curving upwards, and stared at that wall. After a long while, Su Qinian turned around and entered the men's restroom.
Su Qinian was much faster than Lin Jinran. After simply washing himself clean, he came out and stood at the door waiting for Lin Jinran. He crossed his long legs and lowered his head, looking at a certain place.
Lin Jinran stayed inside for another ten-odd minutes. When she came out slowly and looked up, she saw Su Qinian. She asked in surprise, "Why are you still here?"
"Of course I'm here to take today's birthday girl home." Su Qinian glanced at her. After making sure that all the cream on her face had been washed off, he then spoke.
Lin Jinran gave a haughty snort and walked shoulder - to - shoulder with him.
As they walked along the corridor from the restroom, the delicate pink lychees accompanied them all the way. The rich fragrance of lychees wafted in the wind.
"Thank you, Su Qinian." Taking another whiff of the lychee fragrance, Lin Jinran sincerely thanked him again.
Her eighteenth - birthday party had been personally designed by Su Qinian.
The venue was set at "Customized", the place where they first met.
"Why are you thanking me? You deserve all of this." Su Qinian looked up at the pink lychees hanging from the ceiling. "Your eighteenth birthday, your coming - of - age birthday, should have been this wonderful. If Auntie knew that you had a perfect eighteenth - birthday, she would definitely be happy for you."
"Actually, setting it at 'Customized' is a bit of a selfish thought of mine. 'Customized' is the place where you and I first met. I wanted to witness your eighteenth birthday here."
The young man recounted all this casually.
Lin Jinran was deeply touched. She suddenly felt a bit lucky, and the gloomy days of the past were gradually drifting away from her.
In less than two months' time, she was going to make a name for herself.
Lin Jinran and Su Qinian returned to the hall. Everyone had been waiting for a long time. Lu Youchuan scurried over to the song - ordering area in front of the hall and called out to everyone, "What songs do you want to sing? I'll order them for you."
"Lu Youchuan, don't you want to sing?" Xie Wanyu asked curiously.
This question stumped him. Lu Youchuan scratched the back of his head shyly and muttered in a low voice, "My singing doesn't cost money, but it's life - threatening."
The hall had been quiet before, but when he said this, everyone below heard it. The friends burst out laughing and mercilessly mocked his singing voice.
Tao Wan was the first to take the stage and sing Jay Chou's "Rice Fragrance". The atmosphere gradually became lively, and others started to order songs one after another.
Lin Jinran casually found a stool and sat down. Su Qinian sat down beside her.
Her phone in her pocket vibrated. She took it out and saw that it was a message from Aunt Ying. She said that she didn't know it was her birthday today and asked if she was free to come over for dinner tonight.
She had never mentioned her birthday, so it was natural that Aunt Ying didn't know.
Song Langqing then sent a message. He said that he had seen the birthday reminder for a friend that popped up on QQ and then found out from friends that it was her birthday today. He quickly told Aunt Ying.
At the end of the message, Song Langqing sent her a birthday wish.
Lin Jinran turned to Su Qinian and asked, "Su Qinian, do we have any arrangements for tonight?"
"No. I deliberately arranged it in the afternoon in case you had other friends asking you out for your birthday tonight." Su Qinian explained.
No wonder... Birthdays were usually celebrated at night. Why had Su Qinian arranged it in the afternoon...
Lin Jinran was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and said in a low voice, "My aunt invited me to their house for dinner tonight. I have to leave around 5 p.m."
"Go ahead. I'll take good care of the flowers for you. I'll have someone courier them to you after you get home. You don't need to worry about anything here." Su Qinian seemed to have anticipated this situation and made arrangements methodically.
He curved his eyes and smiled. His black pupils were filled with tiny stars. "The birthday girl is the most important today. You just have fun. Leave everything else to me."
At around 5 p.m. in the evening, Lin Jinran left early to go to Aunt Ying's house. During this time, her two childhood friends sent her messages.
[Xu Jiaxin]: "Happy eighteenth birthday, Jinran."
[Shen Tingsi]: "Happy eighteenth birthday. May all your wishes come true."
[Xu Jiaxin]: "Do you know? Ting Si and I originally booked flights to come here and give you a surprise, but..."
[Shen Tingsi]: "But Jiaxin's airline information was accidentally discovered by her parents, and then mine was too. We were forced to cancel the plan."
[Xu Jiaxin]: "Yes, yes. Ahh, why do we still have to have classes today? Otherwise, I could have come to see you openly!"
[Lin Jinran]: "It's okay. Come and celebrate my birthday with me next time when you're free. I even forgot that it's my birthday today."
[Xu Jiaxin]: "I smell something fishy. Quickly come clean. Do you have something going on?"
Xu Jiaxin really had a sharp nose. Lin Jinran smiled helplessly and replied with what had happened today.
[Xu Jiaxin]: "Oh my. It hasn't been long since we last saw each other, and you two have developed so fast."
[Shen Tingsi]: "Is he going to confess his love after the college entrance examination?"