Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

After leaving the rented room, Lu Hao walked along the path covered with ivy-covered walls to the intersection, crossed the street, and entered a cake shop.

"Boss, give me a 6-inch cake, strawberry chocolate flavor," Lu Hao said generously.

It's Ning Shu's birthday, and now that he knows, whether as a roommate, a friend, or a "dream person" with whom he had a fleeting romance, he should express his gratitude.

While waiting, Lu Hao looked into the distance and saw several large yellow dogs fighting over something across from a braised meat shop.

He walked over out of curiosity and found that Da Huang and the others were eating pig ears and pig head meat.

"Hey, you're eating better than me." Lu Hao pouted, somewhat amused and exasperated.

With food like this, I wouldn't even be willing to spend a single meal on myself.

He turned to the owner of the braised meat shop and laughed, "Uncle Zhang, you're really generous!"

Uncle Zhang looked up, saw it was Lu Hao, and laughed too. "You thought I gave it to you?"

"What else?" Lu Hao shrugged.

Uncle Zhang used to often give some food to these stray yellow dogs, but today's meal was an over-the-top amount.

"I'd give you nothing! It's over a hundred yuan. A pretty woman just came in to buy it and then fed it to the baby."

Lu Hao frowned slightly. Another beautiful woman?

He had previously heard from Sister Li at the steamed bun shop that a woman had also bought steamed buns to feed Dahuang and the others.

Could it be the same person?

Thinking of this, Lu Hao smiled. What a kind-hearted girl! He was becoming more and more interested in her.

The sun had completely set, and twilight painted the sky.

Lu Hao carried a cake in his left hand and a gift box in his right, inside which was a bamboo bracelet that he had just bought for 168 yuan.

Including the cake at 128, it's almost 300 yuan.

Humming "Kikujiro's Summer," Lu Hao reopened the door to his rented apartment.

Ning Shu was the only one at home cleaning the table; her two friends were not there, apparently having already left.

"Where are your two friends?" Lu Hao asked casually.

"They've gone back. I'll heat up your food." Ning Shu finished wiping the table, looked up, and saw what Lu Hao was holding. She was immediately stunned. "You... what's this?"

"Happy birthday." Lu Hao placed the cake on the table and handed the gift box in his other hand to Ning Shu. "Do you like it?"

"I...you...you don't need to go to such lengths." Ning Shu's tone was somewhat unnatural, and she lowered her head and subconsciously took two steps back.

"I've already bought them all. If you don't want them, you'll just have to throw them away." After saying that, Lu Hao made a move to throw the gift box into the trash can.

"No...I want it!" Ning Shu panicked. She rushed forward and grabbed the gift box, looking at Lu Hao with complicated emotions. "Why are you so good to me?"

"Aren't we friends? It's normal to give a gift for a friend's birthday, right?" Lu Hao replied sincerely without giving it much thought.

Ning Shu pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes. She lowered her head and slowly opened the gift box in her hand.

A string of bamboo bracelets came into view.

She held the bamboo bracelet in her hand, tears welling up in her eyes and sliding down her cheeks.

"My goodness, why are you crying?" Lu Hao was shocked and quickly came to Ning Shu's side, bending down to look at her.

"No...it's nothing, just some sand in my eye." Ning Shu turned her back to Lu Hao, not letting him see.

Lu Hao persisted, circling back to Ning Shu. "You weren't moved by me, were you?"

"Who...who was moved? You're so narcissistic." Ning Shu lowered her head and ran into the room.

With a loud bang, the door was slammed shut.

Lu Hao rubbed his nose. He hadn't even eaten the cake yet, so why had this guy run away?

She was crying and whining, just like a woman.

Lu Hao went into the kitchen, ladled out a bowl of rice, and ate it along with the remaining cold dishes on the table.

Ning Shu's cooking was the best he had ever eaten.

Even yesterday's dinner, which cost over six thousand yuan, couldn't compare to Ning Shu's simple three dishes.

He finished every last drop of soup, and even washed the bowl clean.

Just as he stepped out of the kitchen, Ning Shu came out dressed in a mint-colored long-sleeved shirt and trousers, looking quite conservative.

However, because the fabric was soft and thin, it seemed loose but as she moved, it made her shapely figure appear and disappear.

Lu Hao's mind was suddenly filled with the memory of that passionate night—well, it was too dark to recall.

"How come you ate it all?" Ning Shu looked at the empty leftovers on the table and scolded Lu Hao.

"Ah, are you going to save it for tomorrow?" Lu Hao looked at her innocently.

"No, the food is cold. I said I'd heat it up for you." Ning Shu was a little anxious, feeling that she had broken her promise, and looked aggrieved.

Lu Hao couldn't help but laugh.

"You're still laughing! What if you get diarrhea from eating cold food? Seriously." Ning Shu's cheeks puffed out slightly, clearly displeased with Lu Hao.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'm in great shape," Lu Hao said, patting his chest as he put away his smile.

Ning Shu shook her head slightly, then sat down in the dining chair. Looking at the cake on the table, she reached out and untied the box, moving it away.

Lu Hao noticed that the bamboo bracelet on her raised right wrist was already securely fastened.

Indeed, a good horse deserves a good saddle, and a fine gift is given to a beautiful woman.

The fair wrists, paired with that refreshing touch of green, complement each other perfectly.

"It looks really good." Lu Hao praised sincerely.

Ning Shu's ears turned red. She knew what Lu Hao was praising, but she just lowered her head and silently put the candles in.

There are 24 in total.

"Let me light them for you." Lu Hao took out his lighter and lit them one by one.

The flickering candlelight illuminated her eyes.

"Come on, make a wish."

"Do wishes really come true?" Ning Shu looked at the flickering flame on the candle, as if asking herself, or perhaps asking Lu Hao.

"If it comes true, it works; if it doesn't, just consider it a boast from last year, since nobody remembers it anyway."

"Pfft—"

Ning Shu was amused by him and laughed out loud, her eyebrows curving into a beautiful crescent moon.

Lu Hao gazed at her exquisite profile, fair and delicate, smooth as jade. Of all the women he had ever seen, only Xiao Xiyue and Su Yu could compare to Ning Shu's looks.

However, in terms of the smoothness and softness of her skin, Lu Hao felt that Ning Shu was second only to Xiao Xiyue, while Su Yu was a little lacking in this aspect.

When it comes to the pinnacle of pure desire, it has to be someone like Ning Shu, who can effortlessly unsettle people.

"Lu Hao, you...you shouldn't look at me like that, I'm a little..."

A soft, slightly flustered voice sounded in his ear. Lu Hao quickly looked away, gave an awkward smile, and said, "Hurry up and make a wish and blow out the candles. I really want to eat your birthday cake."

"Hmm..." Ning Shu responded softly, then closed her eyes and placed her palms together.

Three seconds later, she opened her eyes, her cheeks puffed out, and blew a fragrant breath into the candle.

Ning Shu cut off the first piece of cake, placed it on a paper plate, and naturally handed it to Lu Hao, saying, "Here you go."

Lu Hao took the paper plate, and before Ning Shu could turn around, he quickly dabbed the cake with his index finger and then smeared it on Ning Shu's fair face.