Yun Shoushan hadn't told Gu Qingcheng about this child's birthday, and Gu Qingcheng hadn't instructed the butler to make arrangements in advance.
This could be considered a stroke of luck …
"Happy birthday!" Gu Qingcheng said.
Yun Liuli nodded and stood outside, hugging the cake tightly. After mustering up her courage, she asked, "You … do you want to eat with me?"
Gu Qingcheng actually didn't really like sweets.
But seeing the anticipation in the young lady's black and bright eyes, Gu Qingcheng wasn't willing to reject her on her birthday. Gu Qingcheng put out the almost unsmoked cigarette in his hand and nodded. "Come in."
Yun Liuli walked in with the cake in her arms. She squatted down in front of the sofa and placed the cake on the coffee table.
Gu Qingcheng opened the windows to let the smoke dissipate, then sat down.
His legs were very long, and as he sat there … his long legs occupied the space between the sofa and the coffee table.
Yun Liuli could tell that Gu Qingcheng was very busy. She had already made a wish and blown out the candles last night. She swiftly set up the tray and cut a piece of cake for Gu Qingcheng.
"Thank you …"
Hearing Gu Qingcheng's voice, a rare smile appeared on Yun Liuli's face. She also cut a piece for herself, then got up and sat on the single-seater sofa, taking small bites of the cake.
The bedroom door wasn't closed. Gu Qingcheng and Yun Liuli ate the cake, looking at each other, almost speechless.
Firstly, neither Yun Liuli nor Gu Qingcheng were good with words.
Secondly, they hadn't known each other for long, so there wasn't much to talk about.
Thirdly, there was a huge age gap between the two of them. Yun Liuli's father was Gu Qingcheng's friend, so Gu Qingcheng subconsciously treated Yun Liuli as a junior, a child.
Seeing that the young lady didn't even realize that she had cream on her nose, Gu Qingcheng drew a piece of tissue and wiped his mouth. He placed the cake tray on his knees and asked, "What present do you want?"
Yun Liuli bit on the cake fork and looked up at Gu Qingcheng. Her bright, glass-like eyes were so clean that it was mesmerizing. She said, "Isn't cake a birthday present?"
"What else do you want? I can satisfy you too!" Gu Qingcheng placed the cake in his hands on the coffee table, then slowly wiped the cream on his fingers with a tissue.
Yun Liuli shook her head. "I'm already very satisfied with the cake!"
The little girl obediently sat there and ate the cake. After finishing one piece, she picked up another piece, as if she was going to finish the cake before leaving.
Gu Qingcheng's phone vibrated. He picked it up, glanced at it, then locked the screen and placed it by his side. He then picked up the cake and ate it with the young lady.
Gu Qingcheng ate one piece of the one-pound cake, while the young lady ate three pieces. After settling the cake, the young lady cleared the plates and cutlery before standing up to thank Gu Qingcheng once again before leaving.
After eating such a big piece of cake, Gu Qingcheng didn't feel sick of it. He asked the servant to brew a cup of Pu 'er tea and instructed the servant to send some black tea to the young lady before starting work.
After Yun Liuli finished eating the cake, she returned to her room and opened her diary. She held her doll in one hand and a pen in the other, writing word by word in the diary happily.
Only these three words were enough to express Yun Liuli's feelings.
The scene of the first time she saw Gu Qingcheng flashed before her eyes. It was raining heavily, and he stood under the big black umbrella. Separated by a thin layer of white fog, his well-defined facial features were masculine, and his deep eyes were filled with a fatal attraction to men!
He walked toward her, exuding a noble and cold aura. He was so high and mighty, yet today, he was so attentive and easygoing.
Yun Liuli hugged her doll, pressing her petite face against the diary. Her eyes couldn't help but turn red again.
She hugged the doll even tighter, her nostrils flaring slightly, and she couldn't hold back her tears. She quickly covered her eyes with the doll and tried hard to sniff to regulate her breathing.
Getting a birthday cake on her birthday … should be a very blissful thing. She mustn't cry.
During dinner, the butler came up to get Yun Liuli.
Actually, Yun Liuli was already very full from eating the cake. But at the thought of Gu Qingcheng waiting downstairs for her to eat together, Yun Liuli bit her lip and placed the doll on the table. She washed her face and went downstairs.
In the dining room, Gu Qingcheng's assistant had just arrived at the Gu residence. He was bending over to pass a document to Gu Qingcheng. He seemed to be very anxious for Gu Qingcheng to sign it, and he was saying something very quickly in Gu Qingcheng's ear.
Yun Liuli walked in from outside the dining room. Her footsteps were very light, and Gu Qingcheng didn't notice her even when she sat down.
"Miss Yun …" the butler called out to Yun Liuli.
Yun Liuli turned her head and saw the butler smiling at Yun Liuli. He then placed a small bowl of longevity noodles in front of Yun Liuli. "Miss Yun, happy birthday!"
Yun Liuli was slightly stunned. She looked in Gu Qingcheng's direction and happened to meet Gu Qingcheng's deep eyes …
Yun Liuli felt that she might be sick. Her heart seemed to have a consciousness of its own … wanting to rush out of her chest and fly to Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng had already signed it. He handed the document to the assistant and closed the pen in his hand. "Don't bite the longevity noodles."
Longevity noodles were a custom that only existed in their country. It was said that eating longevity noodles on one's birthday signified longevity.
The kitchen did a good job according to Gu Qingcheng's instructions. A small bowl … with a lot of soup and a stick of noodles would be enough for a child to finish a mouthful!
It was mainly because Yun Liuli had eaten too much cake today, and she still had to finish her meal. If there were too many longevity noodles, she'd be full with just one bowl.
Hearing Gu Qingcheng say this, Yun Liuli nodded. She used her chopsticks to pick up the noodles and slurped them all into her mouth. It was very smooth, and the noodles were very flavorful. After Yun Liuli finished eating and even finished the soup, she put down the bowl and said to Gu Qingcheng, "Thank you!"
"Let's eat!" Gu Qingcheng said.
Gu Qingcheng didn't speak much, and Yun Liuli spoke even less. The two of them looked at each other in silence. After dinner, Yun Liuli got another dessert made from hawthorn.
The butler was worried that Yun Liuli wouldn't be able to digest after eating so much cake, so he specially got the kitchen to make it. However, Yun Liuli clearly thought that it was Gu Qingcheng's instructions, and her little heart started thumping wildly again.
After finishing the dessert, Yun Liuli saw that Gu Qingcheng was still busy, so she got up and obediently went upstairs. When she reached the staircase, the butler called out to her.
Yun Liuli turned to look at the butler and saw him handing Yun Liuli a gift box with both hands. "Happy birthday, Miss Yun. This is the present that Sir asked me to prepare for you. I hope you like it!"
Yun Liuli's heart started thumping wildly again. She felt that there seemed to be something wrong with her heart today, and even her ears were burning hot.
Yun Liuli received the gift box with her sweaty palms, but she didn't look at it. After sincerely thanking the butler, she carried the gift box and ran upstairs. When she returned to her room and closed the door, her heart kept thumping hard against her chest.
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