Early on Saturday morning, Ai Kitagawa got up with the unremitting efforts of the alarm clock, and when she washed up and prepared to go downstairs, she was startled by the newly furnished living room.

There are colorful ribbons hanging on the beams of the house, long ribbons hanging from the ceiling with hydrogen-rich powder balloons, white lace tablecloths are spread on the dining table in the middle, and a large box covered by a lid is placed in the middle, but Kitagawa loves to guess that it is a cake.

At the end of the escalator is a pot of beautifully tended primrose, and the orange-red gradient petals reflect Beichuan Ai's red eyes, illuminating a qiē like sunlight.

"Good morning, up?"

Kunishin Tezuka, who came out of the kitchen, wore a pink apron and looked particularly awkward. But at this moment, he is the cutest father in Beichuan's eyes.

"When did you start getting it?" Ai Kitagawa stood in the hall and reached out to gently brush the petals of the American primrose, and his face was not only moved, but also nostalgic.

Kunishin Tezuka walks over, he smells of chocolate, and Kitagawa guesses that he might be preparing chocolate-related desserts in the kitchen.

"From the time you fall asleep, before you get up."

Kunisho Tezuka said, his slender hands holding Ai Kitagawa's petite shoulders and gently dropping a kiss on the bangs on her forehead, "Happy birthday, my baby." ”

The fluttering kiss didn't just fall on her forehead, it was like a brand on her heart.

Kitagawa Ai blushed slightly, and looked away a little embarrassed.

Tezuka Kunishin smiled softly, took out a small box from his pocket, and handed it to Ai Kitagawa: "Birthday present." ”

Beichuan Ai was stunned for a moment, then took it, and said while opening it: "What you have made is already the best birthday gift." ”

"Of course it can't be counted, these are what I should do as a father, but the meaning of the gift is different." Tezuka Kunishin said.

The box contains a silver bracelet with a cut-out design that makes it look very delicate, and the most special feature is the pendant of the bracelet, which is a flower of American primrose, and the stamen in the center is inlaid with a diamond, which sparkles in the light.

"I'll bring it for you."

Kunishin Tezuka picked up the bracelet and gently clasped it on Ai Kitagawa's wrist

"This diamond was found by me from the box that Ah Fei gave me."

The smile on Kitagawa Ai's face paused, she raised her head in a daze, looked at Tezuka Kunishin's gentle side face, and didn't react from his words for a while.

"It's beautiful." Tezuka Kunishin put down Ai Kitagawa's hand and patted her head, "Go play with Shintaro for a while?" After all, the party doesn't start until late. ”

Beichuan Ai held the left hand that was clasped with the bracelet on it, and nodded and smiled for a long time: "Okay, then I'll go find Xiaozhen first!" ”

After speaking, he raised his left hand and waved it at the hand mound, and left the house.

Instead of looking for Midorima, she rushed to the cemetery alone.

In front of Beichuan Scarlet's tomb, he sat quietly for a long time.

Kitagawa Scarlet's birthday is April 29, while Kitagawa Ai's birthday is April 30.

Kitagawa Scarlet's guardian stone is a diamond, and so is Kitagawa Ai.

She actually forgot about it.

The day before her birthday was also her father's birthday.

When she was very young, she and her father, as well as her father, stayed up late on the night of the 29th until the arrival of the 30th, and spent the birthdays of the father and daughter at the same time.

In her previous life, she had figured out the truth about her father's death. And the grievances of the previous life have long been cleared. That's why she didn't want to contact the Beichuan family that she used to hate so much in her life.

She just wants to guard her father and live well.

After a long time, the ringtone of the mobile phone woke up Beichuan, who was immersed in his memories.

The caller was Shintaro, and after Ai Kitagawa picked it up, he remembered that they had made an appointment to go to the flower shop to buy flowers today.

Unlike birthday flowers, they are lilies that are placed in a vase in the living room of Kitagawa's house as a decorative lily.

When Ai Kitagawa walked to the agreed place, Midorima was already waiting until her face was black.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Kitagawa loves to fold his hands and beg for mercy.

Midorima glanced at her in disgust: "Let's go." ”

Kitagawa Ai looked at his back as he turned away, stuck out his tongue by luck, and then followed Midorima's footsteps.

The flower shop is not far from Beichuan's house, and as soon as you walk in, you can smell the fragrance coming to your face, but Beichuan, who is naturally insensitive to aroma, can't tell whether this is the smell of flowers or artificial perfumes.

"Please help us pack a bouquet of lilies." Midorima said as he stood next to the shopkeeper.

The cute shopkeeper stood up with a smile, walked up to the bucket with the lilies, and asked, "What color do you want, do you need to add some other flowers?" ”

Midorima turned his head to look at Kitagawa.

Kitagawa Ai, who was looking at Midorima, took the initiative to walk to the shopkeeper and was picky about a bunch of lilies of various colors: "It's white, add stars, you can see if it looks good with roses, if it looks good, add a little." ”

"Okay, wait a minute."

The shopkeeper quickly plucked a few lilies from the bucket, and then picked the red ones from the roses, plus some starry ones. The flowers seemed to be enchanted in his stout hands, but with a slight change of position, they felt completely different.

"Thank you!"

Holding a whole bouquet of fragrant lilies, Kitagawa Ai thanked the shopkeeper in a good mood.

After leaving the flower shop, the time was close to 3 o'clock, and at noon, Ai Kitagawa, who had just found a casual sushi restaurant with Midorima to fill her stomach a little, felt her hunger deeply.

The two of them also walked home faster.

When I arrived at the door of Beichuan Ai's house, I saw a group of boys and girls with different hair colors pushing each other, not knowing what they were saying. The tall man between Ziyuan is too conspicuous, and Ai Kitagawa recognizes it at a glance, and it's everyone in the second grade.

"Ouch, Kitagawa and Midorima are here."

The sharp-eyed Aomine saw the two people walking over at a glance, his eyes fell on the lily with a huge sense of zài in Kitagawa Ai's arms, and the adolescent boy's brain was obviously not filled with normal things: "What's the situation, did you confess to Kitagawa Midorima?" ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Midorima in great unity.

When Kitagawa Ai heard Aomine's words, the corners of her mouth hooked up with a smile full of forbearance, and she didn't open her mouth to explain, but cast her eyes on Midorima like a playful look.

But the smile on her face was misunderstood by everyone as shyness after the successful confession, and everyone's psychological feelings were different for a while.

Midorima Shintaro enjoyed the sight that seemed to be able to pierce him, glared at Aomine, who was talking nonsense, and explained seriously: "What is in your brain?" I really want to take it apart and study it. It's impossible for me and Xiaoai to be together, don't guess. ”

Gray Aki, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, put his hands in his pockets, and he was even more handsome in casual clothes than he usually was on campus: "It's impossible to be together? Why do you say that, is there something - huh? ”

"Yes, Midorima, if you have any difficulties with Kitagawa, you can say it, and we will help you."

Akaji obviously denied Aomine's words in his heart after Midorima spoke, but it was rare to see Midorima's embarrassed appearance, and he couldn't help but tease him with words with everyone along with him.

Midorima couldn't believe that Akaji, who had always been a good boy and a good student and a good role model, would ask him this, and with the expression of 'my three views have been refreshed' on his face, Kitagawa couldn't help but laugh out loud when he saw it.

She rubbed her stomach and said, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you, we made an appointment to buy flowers today, and even if it is a confession, who will confess with lilies?" I don't know what I like, and I obviously failed in the first step of confession. ”

When Ai Kitagawa finished speaking, Midorima felt that the pressure on him was much less.

At this time, the door of Kitagawa's house opened.

"Hey, are you Xiao Ai's classmates? What are you doing standing at the door, come in. ”

Momoi May, who was standing on the edge of Aomine, looked at Tezuka Kunishin's gentle smile, her face flushed, and she pulled Aomine and hurriedly bowed: "Sorry to disturb!" ”

Everyone entered the door one after another, and after changing their slippers, everyone tacitly put their gifts in the corner next to the sofa.

The gifts of a dozen people were piled together, and it was like a hill.

Tezuka Kunishin was taken aback by Ai Kitagawa's huge social circle, but he didn't know that Ai Kitagawa, who never took her classmates home, would have so many friends to call to the birthday party.

Except, of course, Midorima and Echigo.

As Nozomi Echigo, who has been Kitagawa's beloved friend since elementary school, she has long been familiar with this Kitagawa house in Tokyo, and she took the initiative to greet Tezuka, and her sweet smile and kind words without any flattery made Tezuka Kunishin feel very good.

Ash Saki looked at Echigo's close look, and couldn't help but pull a disdainful smile at the corner of his mouth.

At this time, Tezuka Kunishin followed Echigo's fingers to look at Ashisaki, he hurriedly put away his casual standing posture, and walked over with a little restraint following the gaze of the two, bowing politely in a rare manner.

In front of Tezuka Kunishin, this picture of Shishizaki made everyone in the second-year basketball club drop their jaws in shock. They never knew that Violent Ashaki would have such a gentle and polite side.

Obviously, this has a lot to do with the object, and I didn't see him only talking and not moving in front of Hongcun and Beichuan.

The acquaintances and unknown people present reintroduced themselves to Tezuka Kunishin one by one, and the smile on Tezuka Kunishin's face never stopped from the beginning of seeing this group of classmates.

He is simply like an ordinary father, proud of his daughter's wide range of friends.

The only sweet worry is that there are too few girls and too many boys.

"In this way, I haven't prepared enough desserts, really, Xiao Ai, you should have told me that you wanted to come with so many friends."

"It's okay, uncle, we won't eat much, please rest assured."

Akaji, who was the first to stop Ziyuan from opening, smiled.

"I also bought a lot of snacks just now, everyone can eat after dinner, rest assured, these guys will not starve themselves." Ai Kitagawa said, she walked over and put the lily in her hand into the vase, and the sweet aroma seemed to change the atmosphere in the living room.

Huang Se, who has always been a transparent person and can't improve his sense of existence, quietly walked to Midorima's side and asked in a low voice, "What about Xiao Beichuan's mother?" ”

It's not that he wants to peek into other people's homes, it's just that in the living room of Beichuan's house, in the photo frames placed everywhere, he can only see two men of similar age and Xiao Beichuan all the time, and there are no other women.

And the appearance of the uncle in front of him is very different from the appearance of Ai Kitagawa .

Ziyuan, who heard Huang Se speak, turned his head and took out the pocky from his pocket while thinking, "Ai-chan doesn't have a mother, don't you know, little yellow boy?" ”