But no matter how busy the young couple is, they have to make a phone call every night, which is a conformist bedtime ritual.

"I forgot to ask you, do you like to build Lego?"

"I used to like it, but now I have less fighting."

"Oh." Tao Ting took off the dry hair towel and wiped the water droplets at the ends of her hair.

Xu Linyue asked her, "Are you free on Tuesday night?" ”

"Tuesday? On your birthday? ”

"Hmm."

"Of course there is." Tao Ting sat down in front of the dressing table and used a comb to straighten her hair.

Xu Linyue said: "My parents are in Shencheng, and the family is going to have dinner in the evening, and they want you to come that day." ”

"Ahh Tao Ting bit her lower lip, of course she wanted to help him celebrate his birthday together, but she was not ready to meet his parents.

Xu Linyue heard her hesitation, guessed her reaction before asking, and said, "I have already said that you are busy with work and have no time, so it doesn't matter." ”

"It's not like I don't want to go." Tao Ting didn't know if Xu Linyue could understand her feelings.

"I know." Xu Linyue said, "Then I'll go to you after dinner that day, okay?" ”

"I'll wait for you at your house, remember not to overeat."

Xu Linyue responded with a smile: "Okay." ”

On October 10, Tao Ting got off work on time, so she went to the dessert shop to get the cake she had ordered the morning, and then went home to change her clothes.

At seven o'clock, Tao Ting arrived at Xu Linyue's apartment, thinking that the family banquet would not end too early, and after putting her things away, she turned on the TV and found a movie to pass the time.

After a day of work, lying comfortably on the sofa after taking a shower, Tao Ting felt a little sleepy after a while.

She yawned, wiped away the physiological tears from the corners of her eyes, picked up her phone and looked at the time, it was almost nine o'clock.

The movie played the ending song, and Tao Ting didn't know when she closed her eyes.

When she heard the door lock, she woke up suddenly, put on her slippers and got up from the sofa.

"Ouch, you're here." Ke Wang pushed open the door and carried Xu Linyue into the house, "I'll just tell him why he has to go home." ”

Tao Ting stepped forward to support the drunk man and asked, "Why are you so drunk?" ”

"Poured by my brother-in-law." Ke Wang was half a head shorter than him, and he was almost exhausted all the way.

He came back full of alcohol, and it seemed that he was not sober, Tao Ting frowned and shouted: "Xu Linyue? ”

He smiled at her, opened his arms to hug her, and the big one of more than one meter and eight pressed over, Tao Ting took half a step back before he could barely stand firm.

"Then why don't I go first?" Ke Wang asked, "Can you be alone?" ”

"Yes, thank you."

"Say what." Ke Wang waved his hand, "I'll go back." ”

Tao Ting helped Xu Linyue sit on the sofa and poured a glass of water in front of the water dispenser.

When he returned, his blazer had fallen off the carpet and his tie had been ripped crookedly.

Tao Ting slapped his hand away, helped him untie the knot, and loosened the neckline.

Xu Linyue grabbed her waist and pressed her head up.

"Who allowed you to get drunk?" Tao Ting tugged at his ears.

Xu Linyue said vaguely: "I'm not drunk, pretending." ”

Tao Ting touched his hot face and snorted, "When you teach me, you set it one by one." ”

Xu Linyue raised his face, breathed heavily, and stretched out his hand to her: "Where's my gift?" ”

Tao Ting slapped it with a palm and said indifferently: "No." ”

Xu Linyue leaned back on the sofa, one arm covering his eyes, and still raised his hand: "There must be." ”

"It used to be, but now it's gone." Tao Ting handed the glass of water to his lips and said, "Get up and drink some water." ”

Xu Linyue was indeed thirsty, and drank most of the cup in one gulp.

Tao Ting took the cup and put it back on the coffee table and asked, "How much did you drink?" ”

"At first, it was fine, but after drinking a white glass, I didn't drink it and they wouldn't let me go."

Tao Ting laughed angrily, and slammed her fist on his chest helplessly: "Can't you be smart and let me pick you up?" ”

"Will you come?" Xu Linyue squeezed her hand.

"Probably not, but you beg me, and I'll go." Tao Ting dragged him up, "Come here." ”

She took Xu Linyue by the hand, asked him to sit down at the table, and took out the cake from the refrigerator herself.

The colorful cream said "Happy Leon's Day", and Xu Linyue stared at it for a long time, as if he was stunned.

Tao Ting lifted the plastic lid, cut a small piece of cake and put it on a plate, put it in Xu Linyue's hand and said, "Happy birthday." ”

He looked up and said, "I didn't even have a candle." ”

"I forgot to buy a lighter." Tao Ting took a bite of the cake and fed it to his mouth, "You want to make a wish?" ”

The cream was sweet and greasy, melting on the tip of his tongue, Xu Linyue licked his lips, nodded and said, "That's right." ”

"What wish?"

"If you say it, it won't work."

"Spirit, speak up and I'll help you make it happen." Tao Ting forked a piece of fruit in the middle of the cake with a fork and put it in her mouth.

Xu Linyue's lips opened and closed, and his eyes were resolute and said, "I want Qianque to be listed in three years." ”

After a moment's pause in the chewing action, Tao Ting swallowed the cake and said, "I'll help you find a way to light a candle." ”

Chapter 56

She put down the disposable plate, picked up the candle box on the table, and said, "Do you think you can use the fire on the stove?" ”

Xu Linyue pulled her back with a smile: "Forget it." ”

Tao Ting muttered, "Then you should change to a more practical one." ”

Xu Linyue took her hand and shook it: "Then you work less overtime and accompany me more." ”

Tao Ting held his face: "While you want Qianque to go public next year, you don't allow employees to work hard, which one do you want?" ”

"Can't you do it all?"

Tao Ting put down her hand, shook her head and said, "No, people can't be too greedy." ”

Xu Linyue picked up the cake on the table and stuffed the cream into his mouth, looking sullen.

"Want to know what the second gift is?" Tao Ting asked.

Xu Linyue raised his head: "There is a second one?" ”

"That's right." Tao Ting curled the corners of her mouth, "There are four in total, this is for three-year-old Xu Linyue." ”

"I'll just say it." Xu Linyue laughed, "I actually bought such a cute one." ”

Tao Ting pulled him up: "Go." ”

Xu Linyue asked her, "What about the next one?" How old? Thirteen? ”

"You're too smart, aren't you?" Tao Ting took out a box of Lego, a model Porsche 911 car, from the cabinet under the TV.

The moment he saw the box, Xu Linyue's eyes widened, he took a breath, clenched his fist and covered his mouth, his mind was confused.

He said to Tao Ting: "You know, if I really received this at the age of thirteen, I would be crazy. ”

Tao Ting stuffed the box into his arms, and knew that she could accurately cut into the orientation of a little boy.

Xu Linyue looked at the red and white color racing car on the package, and his eyes lit up.

He was happy to receive the gift, but Tao Ting was satisfied, she smiled and took out a square box from her mouth bag and quietly put her hand behind her back.

"At that time, Norbert actually wanted to co-brand with Lego, but halfway through the project, it died and the design was scrapped." Xu Linyue raised his eyes and said.

"Why?" Tao Ting blinked, "Because something happened to the second generation?" ”

"Hmm." It may be that there are too many things to regret in life, but now that I think about it, Xu Linyue is only calm in his heart, and he mentions it purely casually.

He put down the Lego and asked, "What about the next one?" ”

"The next one is for thirty-three, who is now." Tao Ting raised her hand, opened the lid of the box and handed it to him.

The silver-white ring was shining under the lamp, and she chose the most classic double T opening, and Xu Linyue had a moment of cardiac arrest.

"The one you have in your hand is not worth much, but it is old after wearing it for a long time, so I will replace it with a new one." Tao Ting took his hand, took the one from his middle finger, and replaced it with a new ring.

"Scared the hell out of me." Xu Linyue took a breath, "I thought you were going to propose to me. ”

"You're thinking beautifully." Tao Ting pushed the ring to the base of her finger and said, "When I bought this at the mall that day, there was a couple next to me, and the girl liked this one too, but she didn't buy it." ”

Xu Linyue asked, "Why?" ”

"It is not good to say that the meaning is not good, there is an opening, and it is not complete." Tao Ting touched the new ring with her fingertips, "But I think it's good, whether it's life, work, or feelings, you have to have an escape, it's not good to be too confined, I hope you will always have an escape." ”

Xu Linyue suppressed the surging emotions, looked into her eyes, and said, "I thought it was because of 'TT'?" ”

“TT？” Tao Ting reacted, smiled and said, "It's okay, then I'll leave a mark." ”

She looked at Xu Linyue and said word by word: "You, yes, I, yes." ”

"This is thirty-three, but what about twenty-three?" Xu Linyue asked.

"Twenty-three-year-old ah......" Tao Ting deliberately sold off, "You take a shower first, and then go to the bedside table to see for yourself." ”

Xu Linyue raised his eyebrows: "Won't it?" ”

"Oh, I forgot." Tao Ting covered her mouth with her hands and gloated, "Some people drink too much, I'm afraid they can't do it." ”

"Huh." Xu Linyue sneered disdainfully, "I told you that if you pretend, you can't come back if you don't pretend." ”