Film and TV: Starting from childhood, I will give up Zhong Yi

Chapter 250 Zhong Xiaoqin's birthday, I'm surprised by your birthday

"Manni said Liang Zhengxian wanted to take her to Vanuatu to see the shipwreck."

Zhong Xiaoqin lay on Lin Yuan's legs, the collar of her pink pajamas slightly open, revealing a small piece of fair skin.

She swiped the phone screen with her fingertips and read out the message in a soft voice, with the last syllable rising slightly.

The huge LCD TV in the living room was playing "The Fault in Our Stars", a very heartwarming and healing love movie.

Zhong Xiaoqin likes to watch TV series, so Lin Yuan collected some classic foreign films for her.

However, what Lin Yuan didn't know was that the reason why Zhong Xiaoqin liked to watch TV series was purely to kill time. Now that she had him by her side every day, she found everything interesting, and it didn't matter whether she watched TV series or not.

Lin Yuan was looking down at Zhong Xiaoqin's collarbone at the slightly open neckline, his fingertips circling faintly below the collarbone through the fabric of the clothes.

Zhong Xiaoqin suddenly put down her phone, raised her head with her eyelashes fluttering, looked at him with sparkling watery eyes, and her cheeks flushed: "Itchy~"

Lin Yuan stopped what he was doing and chuckled: "When you have a day off, let's go somewhere far away to have some fun."

"Okay." Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes were filled with joy.

The two of them had many dates in Shanghai, but Zhong Xiaoqin didn't dare to get too close to Lin Yuan, for fear of being seen and misunderstood by some acquaintances.

If you are traveling to other places or a foreign country, you won’t have to worry about this.

Lin Yuan had no scruples because it was very fun to tease the shy Zhong Xiaoqin.

Zhong Xiaoqin sat up and rubbed against his arms, her soft body pressed against his chest, her fingertips gently circling his shirt buttons, feeling happy for her best friend:
"It seems that Liang Zhengxian still has feelings for Manni, and Gu Gu has asked Mrs. Wang's housekeeper in Hong Kong to find out that Liang Zhengxian is single. It is still very likely that they will be able to get married."

Lin Yuan couldn't help but chuckle, his tone full of contempt: "One is greedy for money, the other is lustful, what can they achieve? Liang Zhengxian gave the room card as soon as they met, and Wang Manni didn't even verify the other party's background before rolling with the sheets. Do you believe that they are true love or do you believe that I am Qin Shihuang?"

In fact, for Wang Manni, it doesn’t matter whether Liang Zhengxian has a wife or not. What matters is that Liang Zhengxian is indeed rich.

As long as Liang Zhengxian told a symbolic lie, such as "My wife and I have long since fallen in love", "She has another man outside", "Our parents arranged our marriage and now we live our own lives", "We are preparing for a divorce", etc., Wang Manni could still deceive herself with a clear conscience.

He is so rich, yet he is willing to patiently explain to me. He must have me in his heart.

Zhong Xiaoqin snorted softly, turned around and sat on his legs, wrapped her arms around his neck, gently tickled the back of his neck with her fingertips, and said with a sweet smile: "Anyway, you are definitely not Qin Shi Huang."

Lin Yuan hissed softly, and placed his palm on her slender waist. He used a little force to pull her back half an inch, and then gently stroked her waist. "Then let's make a bet. Within three months, they will definitely be completely gone."

"Okay. If they're together for more than three months, then you..." She was very happy to have Lin Yuan accompany her these days. She had experienced many fun things and couldn't think of anything else for the moment. So she said naively, "Take me to Vanuatu to play. I can also ask Manni for some strategies."

Lin Yuan responded readily: "Okay."

Zhong Xiaoqin looked at him and asked, "So you won?"

"If I win..." Lin Yuan's palm moved slowly up along her waist, tracing the soft curve under the clothes. He grabbed the back of her head and leaned over to kiss her irresistibly.

After parting lips and teeth, Lin Yuan whispered: "You will stay with me forever."

When Zhong Xiaoqin heard these touching words, she buried her face in his shoulder happily.

"Use this lipstick today."

The intimate actions that once made Zhong Xiaoqin feel embarrassed have now quietly become a part of their sweet daily routine.

……

Lin Yuan came to Gu Jia's house.

Gu Jia had her hair tied up behind her head, an apron on her body, and was making desserts.

She plans to buy a small shop and open a dessert shop, both to increase her family income and to expand her network.

Opening a dessert shop can provide the wives with a fixed place for afternoon tea, which will become a platform for information exchange, making it convenient for her to meet more wealthy wives and find more and better resources for Xu Huanshan's company.

However, Xu Huanshan disagreed with this. He couldn't stand her way of taking shortcuts and just wanted Gu Jia to return to the company to help.

Of course, Gu Jia would not change her mind just because of his opposition.

"You've come just in time, give it a try."

Gu Jia's tone was gentle, as if she had completely forgotten what Lin Yuan said last time.

Lin Yuan tasted it and praised, "It's really good, Sister Jia, why did you think of making a cake today?"

"I've been thinking about opening a dessert shop recently, so I'm practicing my craft at home." Gu Jia responded with a smile.

Lin Yuan joked: "Then I have to try more. If I eat it again in the future, I will have to pay for it."

"If you come, I will definitely not charge you any money." Gu Jia said with a smile.

Lin Yuan has helped her so much, and she is grateful from the bottom of her heart that her best friend has such a reliable brother.

Although Lin Yuan had a good impression of her as a married woman, she still felt a little at a loss as to what to do.

But to be honest, if Lin Yuan had countless beautiful girls around him, she would definitely stay away from him because Lin Yuan would definitely treat her as a seasoning.

But Lin Yuan didn't, which made her feel special in Lin Yuan's eyes, and made her feel the long-lost heartbeat.

Lin Yuan continued, "I heard from my sister that you took out the one million from your insurance policy?"

Gu Jia smiled and nodded: "Yes, Huanshan didn't agree to let me open it, so I thought of trying it with my own money."

Gu Jia is a very decisive woman who will put into action whatever she thinks of.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly, revealing a curious look: "I lent you 10 million before, have you used it all up?"

"Of course not, it's just that Huanshan doesn't think it's too..."

"Don't you know who I lent the 10 million to?" Lin Yuan's tone was filled with dissatisfaction.

"Xiao Yuan, don't say that." Gu Jia dissuaded softly.

For some reason, she, who had always been strong, felt her heart tremble for no reason when she heard Lin Yuan's questioning and dissatisfied words.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly and said seriously, "Actually, I think there is a market for dessert shops, but one million is too conservative to open a dessert shop near here. How about this, I'll invest two million, and we'll open it together. You'll be responsible for the affairs of the shop, and we'll split the profits 50-50."

Gu Jia thought about it carefully and realized that what Lin Yuan said was right. A dessert shop with one million yuan was indeed a bit stretched.

Those ladies are all wealthy women who pay attention to rituals. Every aspect of the store must be exquisite. If there is even a little thing that they don't like, they will feel dissatisfied.

And the location should preferably be near Grand Hyatt Residences. After all, those ladies are so pampered that they will feel it is remote if they walk a few more steps.

But Gu Jia still hesitated: "But..."

"But what?" Lin Yuan asked.

Gu Jia couldn’t say anything for a moment, but she just felt that her involvement with Lin Yuan had deepened.

Lin Yuan added: "Just think of this money as an investment from me to my sister, and tell others that this is a partnership between the two of you."

Lin Yuan's purpose was not just to pick up girls. Opening a dessert shop like this and targeting those wealthy ladies was indeed profitable.

Gu Jia nodded slightly. If that was the case, Xu Huanshan would not think too much about it.

For some reason, even though she hadn't betrayed her husband, she felt a sense of immorality and taboo.

Gu Jia changed the subject and asked, "Why are you here today?"

Lin Yuan got down to business: "There won't be any problems with tomorrow night's fireworks show, right?"

"Don't worry, we have already chosen the venue. You will be able to see the gorgeous fireworks from your balcony. I guarantee that Xiaoqin will be delighted."

"I can rest assured that."

Gu Jia suggested: "Let's go celebrate for Xiaoqin together tomorrow."

Tomorrow is just the two of us, what’s the point of having a light bulb?

Lin Yuan calmly refused, "No need. With your relationship with my sister, you can make a private appointment later. This way, she can have double the happiness on her birthday."

Gu Jia nodded slightly, thinking that what Lin Yuan said made sense. She would never have expected that Lin Yuan would have admiring thoughts about his godsister.

……

Early in the morning on my birthday, the sunlight shone into the room through the gauze curtains.

Zhong Xiaoqin dressed herself up carefully. Her bean paste-colored lipstick matched perfectly with her champagne-colored dress. Her hair was slightly curled, and she wore a pair of small pearl earrings. She looked radiant.

Although she did not tell Lin Yuan that today was her birthday, she believed that Lin Yuan would definitely know it.

Wang Manni gave her a bottle of luxury face cream worth 5,000 yuan, and Gu Jia gave her a set of exquisite tableware worth 4,000 yuan.

Lin Yuan saw all of this. Even if they were best friends, they wouldn't give such expensive gifts for no reason.

"You're dressed so beautifully today, I don't even want you to go out."

Zhong Xiaoqin had just changed her shoes and was about to go out when Lin Yuan suddenly pushed her against the door, leaned closer, and slowly moved towards her lips.

Lin Yuan has been really counting the days these days, but fortunately there are only a few days left.

When they separated, Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes were full of tears. She whispered, "Aren't you going to ask me why I'm dressed like this today?" "Don't you just want to be beautiful and charm me? Let me kiss you again."

Lin Yuan said as he kissed her again.

Zhong Xiaoqin responded to her more actively, and their kiss lasted for a long time, until Zhong Xiaoqin's legs began to weaken, and Lin Yuan reluctantly let her go.

Zhong Xiaoqin clearly saw the mark made by Lin Yuan on the calendar, but he now pretended not to know that today was her birthday. He must have prepared a surprise for her.

Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth unconsciously rose slightly, and her heart was filled with joy.

Even when she was at work, Zhong Xiaoqin couldn't help but smile. She would think of Lin Yuan from time to time and imagine what kind of surprise she would have when she returned home.

Finally after get off work, Zhong Xiaoqin was eager to go home and immediately rushed home.

Lin Yuan came to pick her up before, but was later stopped by Zhong Xiaoqin.

Zhong Xiaoqin originally worked at the Grand Hyatt Property Management and now lives at his place every day. If she often went in and out with Lin Yuan, it would surely spread throughout the company very quickly.

She planned to explain the divorce to her parents first and then let Lin Yuan pick her up.

Anyway, the journey back wasn't far, so she thought it would be okay even if she walked back alone.

When Zhong Xiaoqin opened the door, her eyes were instantly filled with colorful scenes.

The rose petals scattered at the entrance formed a path, guiding her into the living room bathed in warm light.

Colorful balloons were floating in the living room, with golden ribbons hanging from the bottom fluttering gently, spelling out the words "Happy Birthday".

The star-shaped light strings pour down like a galaxy, wrapping around the edges of the furniture to create a soft halo and making the room look dreamy.

In the middle of the living room, a beaded curtain made of sweet photos of the two of them hangs from the ceiling to the ground, showing their laughing profile on the beach in Shenzhen, themselves wearing Miao costumes in the ancient city of Lijiang, and their funny appearance of secretly eating cream...

I didn’t expect that in just two months, I would have so many memories without realizing it.

There was a double-layer strawberry cake on the coffee table, exuding a sweet aroma.

"Do you like it?" Lin Yuan's smiling voice came from behind.

Zhong Xiaoqin turned around and threw herself into his arms, her nose brushing against the faint scent of his shirt.

"Did you think I forgot your birthday?"

Zhong Xiaoqin said proudly: "I don't believe you forgot my birthday."

She couldn't wait to take a photo of the cake and quickly posted it on her Moments.

She took photos of the others as well, but she didn’t dare post them on WeChat Moments for fear that her parents would notice.

Zhong Xiaoqin is quite popular, and soon someone liked and commented on her post, but she didn't have the heart to reply at that moment.

After Lin Yuan lit the candle, Zhong Xiaoqin folded her hands against her lips, closed her eyes and made a wish, her eyelashes cast a butterfly-like shadow under her eyes.

After taking the first bite of the cake, she suddenly pressed Lin Yuan's cheek with her cream-covered fingertips.

Lin Yuan also took the lead. He picked up the cream and smeared it on her face, then moved closer and used his warm tongue to sweep away the sweet milky aroma.

Lin Yuan even applied the cream below his collarbone.

Zhong Xiaoqin subconsciously raised her shoulders, bit her lower lip, and her breathing became cautious. With a blushing face, she let Lin Yuan taste her.

After the two of them had played around, Zhong Xiaoqin's face was covered with sweat. She noticed that Lin Yuan kept looking at his watch and asked curiously, "Why do you keep looking at your watch?"

"Have it?"

"Have!"

Lin Yuan just smiled mysteriously.

"Are there any more surprises? Tell me, tell me." Zhong Xiaoqin hugged Lin Yuan's arm, rocking it gently, acting coquettishly.

Lin Yuan smiled and prompted: "What day is today?"

"July 7th."

When the time was about right, Lin Yuan took Zhong Xiaoqin's hand and led her to the balcony.

When the time came to 7:16 in the evening, there was a "bang" in the dark night sky, and a huge crimson firework suddenly exploded.

Then, bunch after bunch of colorful fireworks shot up into the sky. Scarlet peonies, golden weeping willows, and indigo jellyfish bloomed one after another in the night sky. The tiny sparks were like stars, dragging long streams of light and slowly dissipating.

The gorgeous fireworks lasted for twenty minutes.

When the last bunch of fireworks dissipated in the night sky, Zhong Xiaoqin's eyes flickered with a moving light. She stood on tiptoe, put her arms around Lin Yuan's neck, and kissed him actively and passionately.

After a long time, the two separated. Zhong Xiaoqin bit her lip, her cheeks flushed charmingly, and she made an irresistible invitation: "Why don't you come in?"

Lin Yuan raised his hand and gently stroked her flushed cheek, his tone was gentle and restrained: "I have endured for so many days, do these few days still matter?"

After hearing this, Zhong Xiaoqin was even more moved.

She squatted slightly on the balcony and held Lin Yuan's thigh.

After a moment, Lin Yuan bent down and helped her up, with a smile in his eyes: "I'll show you a new way."

After saying that, he took her hand and walked into the house.

I have been eating very light food these days as I had been planning to give Zhong Xiaoqin a surprise.

Lin Yuan hesitated and tested, Zhong Xiaoqin's starry eyes dimmed and a few tears jumped out of the corners of her eyes.

Due to poor health, Zhong Xiaoqin had to ask her boss for another day off the next day, Friday.

Although it was a little unexpected, she was very happy to see Lin Yuan's satisfied look.

In the evening, she, Gu Jia and Wang Manni made an appointment to go to the hot spring.

Gu Jia was generous and booked the presidential suite early so that the three of them could rest after playing.

By the way, Wang Manni has returned from Vanuatu. She learned from other passengers that the tickets for this route to Vanuatu have to be booked at least half a year in advance.

She and Liang Zhengxian had only known each other for less than a month, and it was obvious that she was just a temporary substitute.

In response to Wang Manni's question, Liang Zhengxian calmly explained that this was booked together with his ex-girlfriend, and the two had broken up long ago.

Of course Wang Manni didn't believe this poor excuse. She packed her bags, took the nearest flight and left.

However, when Liang Zhengxian found her at the airport after transferring from Russia, she let go of all the grudges in her heart and chose to continue to be with Liang Zhengxian in an ambiguous way.

Even though Liang Zhengxian never explained what the relationship between the two was.

While soaking in the hot spring, Zhong Xiaoqin enthusiastically described the birthday surprise that Lin Yuan had prepared for her.

She did not dare to say how romantic the house was decorated, for fear that she would let it slip in her excitement. She only said that Lin Yuan deliberately set off fireworks for her at 7:16 in the evening, which was her birthday.

Gu Jia knew it a long time ago, but still acted very supportive. Wang Manni was no exception, she also wanted to have such romance.

The next morning, the three women were still fast asleep, after all, they played too late the night before.

In a daze, Gu Jia was awakened by a call from Shen Jie's wife.

A crying voice came from the other end of the phone: "Gu Jia, can you come over? Something happened at Old Shen's company."

Gu Jia was suddenly startled. She seemed to have experienced this scene in her dream.

I even reminded Shen Jie about it not long ago.

She hurriedly got up, put on her clothes, and went to the neighborhood where Shen Jie lived.

Xu Huanshan returned to Shanghai this morning, and Gu Jia waited for a while at the gate of Shen Jie's community. After picking up Xu Huanshan, the two went to Shen Jie's house together.

Shen Jie's wife kept crying. After Gu Jia comforted her, she asked, "What's the situation now?"

Shen Jie's wife cried and said, "The production line exploded and two workers were killed."

Gu Jia's heart sank to the bottom. After an accident like this, it would be useless to just pay compensation. She would not be able to escape several years in jail.

What surprised her even more was that the time of death and the number of deaths were exactly the same as what she had dreamt.

She couldn't help but feel a little guilty, wishing she had persuaded Shen Jie more at the beginning.

Xu Huanshan and Shen Jie have been close friends for many years. They were originally fireworks designers from the same company, and then they both started their own companies. They also helped each other in the past, so seeing this scene, they felt a sense of sympathy.

After the two men contacted a lawyer for Shen Jie's wife, they left Shen Jie's house.

Shen Jie's wife has already thought of a way out. She plans to take the children to Sydney. Shen Jie once purchased a property in Sydney in her mother's name just in case such an accident happens.

After leaving Shen Jie's house, Xu Huanshan took a long time to recover, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Gu Jia was really far-sighted.

Something that he once thought was very far away from him actually happened to his best friend.

(End of this chapter)