Fortunately, the liaison in charge of the event had not yet returned home, and Chen Ying hurriedly said goodbye to Liang Jing and walked towards the boys' building after eating in the evening. After waiting for a few minutes, a boy in a black down jacket came downstairs to find her, and at the same time gave her a heavy paper bag containing various materials related to the event. After Chen Ying asked a few more words, she stepped on the snow and returned to her dormitory. From a distance, she saw Qin Hong standing downstairs, staring at his phone and pressing it violently.

"How long have you been here?" She walked over to him and asked.

"It's okay, it didn't take long." He held up a box in his hand to her, "Can you help me register with the building manager?" ”

"Okay."

Even though many of the students had gone home, the heating in the hallway was still hot. As soon as they entered the door, a layer of fog appeared on their glasses.

"Don't come down too late!" The building chief said when Qin Hong registered his name.

"Okay." The two replied in unison.

Chen Ying opened the door and found a lamp rope in the dark to illuminate the room. Then she went to the window and carefully closed the blue curtains. Qin Hong closed the door and sat in Wu Yun's seat.

"How's the interview going?" Chen Ying sat on the chair opposite Qin Hong and asked.

"It's okay, everything that needs to be said has been said."

"That's good. Have you eaten? ”

"I've eaten it a long time ago. I also brought you something to eat. ”

"You don't have to bring me food. I've been—"

Chen Ying's words stopped only halfway through. Qin Hong opened the box, and inside was a small cake with a blue candle on it.

"Happy birthday, Chen Ying."

"Thank you." Her voice was a little choked.

"Forgot about it?"

"Nope. It's just that I've been alone all the time, and it's not interesting. You're also very busy today, and you don't want to delay serious business for this. ”

"I can see it. Your biggest problem is that you always strain your nerves too much, and every day you either attend classes or work part-time, and there is almost no time to rest. You are desperately doing all kinds of things every day, and you often stay up late and don't even care about your body, which is very distressing for you. ”

Chen Ying lowered her head and stroked the long hair on her shoulder with her left hand.

"I also brought this to you." Qin Hong said as he took out a small wooden box from his pocket and put it in front of her.

Inside the box is a delicate sandalwood comb with a flowing pattern carved on the edges of the comb. The whole comb is polished very smooth, and it feels good in the hand.

"This is ......," Chen Ying hesitated.

"You usually like to read so much, you must know the American writer O. Henry, right?"

"I know that he is very good at writing short stories, and his stories often end unexpectedly."

"Well, he's one of my favorite writers. Have you read that article "The Gift of the Magi"? ”

"Yes, it's a story about a poor couple. They sell their most beloved treasures in order to buy Christmas gifts for each other. In the end, I found out that the gift I bought was a story about the treasures that were specially assigned to the other party. Chen Ying said and picked up the comb and stroked it carefully, "The husband in the story sold the family heirloom pocket watch and bought a comb for his wife - so you gave me this gift today......

"Chen Ying, do you know? Your hair is so soft like a black waterfall that I was amazed at the first time I saw you. Even though I don't have much money right now, and I haven't even found a suitable job, I want to buy a gift worthy of you to show my heart. Every time I think of you, I think of this story. So the other day I was on my way back from the interview, I passed by this comb shop and couldn't help but go in - I think you might like this brighter color - and finally chose this one, and they asked them to help me engrave it on the spot. ”

As he spoke, he flipped the comb over and pointed out to her the two small characters that had been carved into the upturned pattern. That's her name.

"I chose the Lishu font, I hope you will like it." Qin Hong said.

For a moment tears rolled down her cheeks silently, and she felt as if something was plugged in her throat, and her lips trembled incessantly, and she couldn't say a word.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't expect to get you so excited." Qin Hong said and sat down beside Chen Ying, took her into his arms, and let her wet his shoulders with crying. After a while, he handed Chen Ying a pack of tissues, got up and turned off the light. It was dark in the dormitory, except for the glimmer of light from the street lamps through the cracks in the curtains. Qin Hong took out a small lighter and lit the only candle on the cake, and the entire dormitory was immersed in this faint light.

"Don't cry, make a wish on your birthday." Qin Hong rolled a note into a crown and put it on Chen Ying's head.

"Hmm." Chen Ying wiped away her tears, put on her glasses and looked at the cake. It was topped with rose petal-like decorations, lined with white cheese underneath. Rich cooked cheese is Chen Ying's favorite dessert flavor.

"I want to ......" Chen Ying looked at Qin Hong, and the corners of her eyes moistened again.

"Don't speak up. Birthday wishes should be kept in mind. He interrupted her and made a "shh

"Okay, okay." She wiped away her tears again, and this time she closed her eyes.

However, the candle seemed to have a piercing function, and even with her eyes closed, she could see the bright light jumping. She could feel the hot temperature in front of her, warm all the way to her heart. There was a passion that was ignited in her heart and was taking root, making her irresistible and unstoppable. Wishes and the future didn't matter anymore, all she wanted was that the present moment would last forever and not stop.

"Alright." She opened her eyes and looked ahead, the candle was nearly halfway burned, and some wax was running down.

"It's been a long time, it's been a long wish." He looked at her and pleaded, "Can you tell me?" ”

"No, 'birthday wishes should be in your heart.'" She smiled and blew out the candle.

In the dark, he then began to kiss her. It's still such a familiar kiss, strong and powerful, but it also makes her slightly suffocated, a little confused. She closed her eyes and her lips twitched to his rhythm. She felt the tip of his tongue enter her mouth, tapping lightly against her teeth, and his body pressed against her. The broad shoulders and warm embrace enveloped her whole body, her mind was blank, and her face was hot. He gently held her raised head with one hand behind his back, and the other reached under her clothes, his fingertips touching her smooth back. His hand was hot, and like a soldering iron, he gave her a series of engravings starting from her shoulder blades, and finally stopping at the last few coccygeal bones of her spine, Chen Ying shook her head as she kissed.

"Don't ......," she gasped, her mouth full of his taste.

"What's wrong?" He whispered in her ear, his hands behind his back sliding to her waist.

"I can't—I can't."

"Why?"

"I haven't done anything like this yet...... I don't really want to do it now - something like that, is it? ”

In the darkness, Chen Ying couldn't discern the other party's expressions. She vaguely felt that Qin Hong was still silently kissing her cheek, sucking her earlobe, and then continuing to kiss the long hair next to her ear. Her body trembled, and she shrank deeper into his arms. His dishonest hand pulled out of the clothes behind her, and stroked her chin up along the shoulder, pulling her chin until his eager breath poured over her lips again.

"Chen Ying—" he whispered in the darkness, "I love you." ”

"Qin Hong......" she responded.

He kissed her cheek all the way down to her neck. He buried his nose in her long hair and inhaled as if it were the most refreshing snuff in the world. He sucked her neck, leaving a crimson mark there.

"From now on, you have my imprint in your life." Qin Hong announced.

"It doesn't have to be that way." Chen Ying lowered her head as she spoke, "Actually, you also know that my love has long been entrusted to you for safekeeping. As long as you believe in this feeling, you have all my sincerity. ”