When I returned to the classroom, everyone was sharing Xingyuan's birthday cake. I quietly squeezed into the crowd, thinking that I had left without being discovered, but Xingyuan saw me at a glance.

"Yin Ran, where have you been?" Xingyuan gently pulled me to her side, smiled and asked, "Which piece do you want to eat?" I'll cut it for you. ”

"Okay......" When I looked at the cake, I couldn't pretend to be relaxed anymore. Although the cake has been divided in half, the two teddy bears painted on it are still clearly recognizable. Their innocent smiles silently mocked my stupidity and self-indulgence. Everyone knows what Xingyuan likes, as for me, who cares? The little bit of sadness and guilt caused by discarding the keychain disappeared in an instant, and only a trace of happiness remained. Calm down and think about it, things couldn't be simpler on Valentine's Day, Xu Yinyao wanted to confess to Xingyuan, but unfortunately he got the wrong direction, so it caused this misunderstanding. How could someone as good as Xu Yinyao let Xingyuan, who was extremely compatible with him, not pursue me and choose me? I know that I don't like it at all...... I should have realized the obvious irrationality early on, but I preferred to believe what I wanted to believe and chose to ignore reality. I was amazed at how quickly I was relieved, and even able to feel so calm in the face of the sweet smiles of the two of them. While estimating which piece is more delicious, I didn't forget to laugh at Xu Yinyao in my heart: Does he really think that all bears in the world are the same? You need to know that Xingyuan likes the sister of the easy bear, and what I like is the teddy bear. Even if Xu Yinyao didn't know the essentials, it could be seen from Xingyuan's red cheeks that even if Xu Yinyao gave her a cake with a polar bear pattern, she still liked it, not to mention the teddy bear who was also a brown bear.

"Do you want more?" Xingyuan couldn't help but look at me who was gobbling up, and asked in a low voice.

"No, I'll eat it at your house later......" I took the tissue she handed me and wiped the cream off the corner of my mouth.

"Yin Ran, I advise you to eat more! It is no exaggeration to say that the cake of Xingyuan's family may not be as good as the one given by our brother. Before he finished speaking, Yang Fan quickly cut a large piece of cake and put it on his plate, showing how delicious it was.

"Why do you say that?" Xin Tian rolled his eyes at him.

"Do you know what a blue cordon bleu is? Xu Yinyao's mother has that certificate! If you don't believe me, ask him. Yang Fan deliberately raised his voice when he said the word "blue ribbon", for fear that someone would not hear it.

After Xu Yinyao was embarrassed but proudly admitted that the matter was true, many people cast admiring glances at him.

"What is a blue ribbon?" I asked puzzled, biting my fork.

Yang Fan scratched his head and replied with a look of embarrassment: "What's this...... To put it simply, the cake made by a person with that certificate will be one to two times more expensive than a regular cake...... It's that powerful. ””

Although I have never bought a birthday cake, I know that the cake in a normal cake shop can easily cost one or two hundred pounds. In this way, the cake in front of you will cost more than 2,000 pieces? Thinking of this, I was secretly glad that I didn't have the ambition to refuse to eat the cake that Xu Yinyao gave to Xingyuan, otherwise I don't know if I would have the opportunity to taste such a high-end cake again in this life...... Okay, that's all I have to do...... I was unwilling to swallow dates and didn't taste the special features of the cake, so I silently added a cake about the same size as Yang Fan's. Just when I praised the sweetness of the cake and the sourness of the strawberries sandwiched in it, Yang Fan and Xin Tian began a new round of bickering.

"It's okay if we don't go, but we won't promise you anything that we won't let our family Xu Yinyao go." Yang Fan announced to our string orchestra with a very imposing look.

"Our girls' party, what are you here to mix!" Xin Tian's attitude is resolute and tough. "In a word, no is no allow."

Placed in the middle of the stalemate between the two sides, the host Xingyuan seemed to be in a dilemma, so she had to remain silent.

"I ...... I'm still not going......" Xu Yinyao pressed Yang Fan's shoulder and stopped the ensuing dispute in time.

Seeing Xu Yinyao, who looked lonely and disappointed, even I would be worthless for him. He celebrated Xingyuan's birthday so hard, but in the end, he couldn't even attend her birthday party, which is pitiful.

"Make you nosy!" Xin Tian snorted, don't turn his head and ignore Yang Fan anymore.

"Ah...... Brother, how can you do this to me......" Yang Fan muttered aggrievedly, then hurriedly ran to Xin Tian and admitted his mistake and apologized.

Looking at Yang Fan's embarrassed appearance, we all smiled from ear to ear.

I was frustrated that I didn't have decent clothes to wear to Xingyuan's birthday party, and Xingyuan laughed at me for being stupid when she found out. She told me that she was just a child of ordinary people, so her birthday party was not as grand as it was seen on TV. After listening to her words, I was really relieved. After all, no one wants to be a touch of the alternative scenery at a party just because they are dressed up. Another thing that pleased me was that only a dozen people from the string and wind ensembles were invited to the birthday party. Since everyone often plays together and is familiar with each other, they can get along casually, and it seems hypocritical to be too polite.

Xingyuan's parents not only applied to the school for the boarding students who came to the birthday party, but also promised to send the rest of the girls home safely after the party, so that we had no worries and could enjoy the happy time. This arrangement makes me take it for granted that they are gentle and considerate people like Xingyuan. But when I saw the two men who had come out to greet us, I was surprised to find that they were not only not hospitable, but rather a little cold, more tired. Xingyuan's father, who is close to me, has an angular and yin face, looking serious and magnanimous, and Xingyuan's mother is a big beauty as I imagined, but unfortunately the sharp gaze that flashes from time to time makes her beauty lose a lot. Fortunately, Xingyuan only inherited their advantages. Xingyuan's sister and grandmother sat on the sofa in the hall and waited for us. As soon as I saw Xingyuan's figure, the little baby dressed like a princess danced happily, jumping and screaming, I had to hold Xingyuan, it was cute. Seeing this scene, Xingyuan's grandmother showed a kind smile. Xingyuan's mother took the baby from Xingyuan's hand and urged her to change her clothes. It turns out that Xingyuan's mother plans to let Xingyuan wear her newly bought dress so that she can take pictures of her at the birthday party. To our surprise, Xingyuan actually rejected her mother's kindness and insisted on wearing the same school uniform as us. In fact, no matter how Xingyuan dresses up or not, she is the most dazzling one of us.

After blowing out the candles and making a wish, Xingyuan personally distributed the cake to us. The birthday cake bought by Xingyuan's parents was covered with big and red strawberries, and there was a thick chocolate sauce flowing out after cutting, which could be regarded as full of ingredients and well-made, however, in terms of taste, it was indeed far from what Xu Yinyao's mother made. After eating cake with us, Xingyuan's parents silently went upstairs and gave us the living room, and soon after, Xingyuan's grandmother also hugged Xingyuan's sister back to the room to rest. It wasn't until the door closed that we took off our dignified and quiet masks and began to jump. I've been coveting the drinks and snacks on the table for a long time, and I was trying to taste them all, but what happened next made me lose my appetite completely. No amount of novelty drinks and snacks can be compared to gossip...... Wrong...... It is a contest of the charm of love. After a while, everyone surrounded Xingyuan and asked about her and Xu Yinyao.

"I really don't know anything...... "couldn't resist everyone's attack, Xingyuan had to raise her hand and surrender.

Like them, I looked at Xingyuan with suspicious eyes, but unlike them, what I wanted to explore was not the truth, but whether Xingyuan knew the truth or not.

"Look at you accepted the cake he gave you without saying a word, it doesn't look like you don't know!" Yu Menghan teased sourly.

I stared at Yu Menghan vigilantly, cold sweat seeping from my forehead, for fear that she would guess the facts.

"Maybe people can convey affection just by eyebrows, how to say it, right! Maybe you have a soul! After speaking, Xin Tian burst out laughing.

I secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but my heart was still beating wildly.

"It's okay...... Xingyuan blushed at what they said and smiled shyly.

"Didn't he really hint at anything to you before? Isn't he afraid of being rejected by you in public? Mei Fangxun asked questions one after another.

Hearing this, I let out a stiff laugh, trying to hide my horror by blending in with everyone. Please don't ask again! I kept yelling in my heart.

"Maybe he thinks Xingyuan won't reject him?" Dong Yiling's voice floated from a corner of the crowd.

Let's take it as such...... I quickly nodded in agreement.

"He's really confident......" Yu Menghan couldn't help but sneer.

"But I don't think he's such a person......" Xingyuan whispered, so light that only I, who was next to her, could hear it.

"It's not too early, why don't we start giving gifts?" In order to close this topic as soon as possible, I plucked up the courage to propose it loudly to others.

"It's almost 9 o'clock!" Yu Menghan glanced at the big table clock in the living room and exclaimed.

"Hurry home after you finish delivering your gifts." Xin Tian winked at her and continued meaningfully, "Give Xingyuan to us!" It's been a long night, and I can't believe that I can't come up with a reason. ”

"Hey, hey!" Yu Menghan glanced back with understanding.

After listening to their words, I felt a chill down my spine, and I prayed that they would go to bed early when they were tired of playing, and not to dig into the root of the matter. However, even if he can hide tonight, the days to come will be long, maybe one day, Xu Yinyao will suddenly bring up the old things on a whim...... What would Xingyuan do if she found out? Will she be angry with me, or will she simply break up with me? I looked at Xingyuan in despair, and my heart was flustered.

"Thank you just now......" Xingyuan gently held my hand, calming my frightened heart.

"It's nothing ......" Looking at Xingyuan's sincere eyes, I couldn't help but have a ridiculous thought in my heart, and now Xu Yinyao was dizzy by Xingyuan, maybe he would soon completely forget the events of that night. As long as he doesn't say it, there won't be a third person in the world who knows...... Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a little proud in my heart, and I couldn't help but grin.

That night, I was thinking about how to turn that idea into reality, and even made a wish to God, as long as I could hide Xingyuan for the rest of my life, I was willing to pay any price. How could I have foreseen that in the future, I would do whatever it takes to retract this foolish wish......