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

Spring goes and autumn comes, flowers bloom and fade.

In the golden autumn of July, the flowers bloom.

As night deepened, the bright moon hung in the sky. The lights in apartment 1304, unit 1, building 3 of the Tomato Residential Complex remained on.

Lu Hao stared at the computer screen, the coffee Jia Wan had placed next to him had gone cold, and he hadn't even had a chance to take a sip.

"Wuhu! It's finally done!"

Li Xu stretched, his bones cracking, and then let out a long breath.

Lu Hao looked up, his bloodshot eyes reflecting Li Xu's face, which was on the verge of collapse. A slight smile appeared on his lips: "It's late, go back and rest."

"Brother Lu, are you still not done?" Li Xu rubbed his eyes and walked over, peeking at Lu Hao's screen.

"Almost there." Lu Hao looked away and his fingers flew across the keyboard again.

The proposal he had was specifically requested by a long-time client, and only he could handle it personally.

A little while later, Zhang Wei and He Shixin also got up, said goodbye to Lu Hao, and left the company with tired steps.

Immediately afterwards, Shi Lei and Jia Wan also finished their work.

The once lively living room was now only filled with Lu Hao's computer screen, its pale light flickering in the darkness.

Not long after, the office door was pushed open a crack, and Li Xu's head peeked in.

Seeing that Lu Hao was still busy, he walked in, carrying a meal and an exquisitely packaged gift box.

"Brother Lu, have something to eat first." Li Xu gently placed the lunchbox and gift box on the table.

Lu Hao turned his head and looked at the familiar cartoon lunchbox without thinking much about it.

The staff dormitory is right next door; it's highly likely that Jia Wan saw how hard he was working and specially made him a late-night snack, which she then had Li Xu deliver on his way.

The gift box on the table surprised him. He raised his chin and asked, "What's this?"

"Brother Lu, this is a birthday present for you."

A birthday present?

These four words caused Lu Hao's eyes to momentarily daze.

He subconsciously took out his phone, turned on the screen, and glanced at the date.

I'm already twenty-five years old today.

Time, that bastard, always strikes you in the back when you least expect it.

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness." Lu Hao smiled and took the gift box. He quickly opened the packaging, revealing a high-quality leather belt inside.

He weighed it in his hand, then looked at Li Xu with a scrutinizing gaze: "You actually buy this kind of thing?"

"I didn't buy it."

Li Xu's voice was barely audible, so Lu Hao didn't hear him clearly and casually asked, "What did you say?"

"I said, whatever you like is fine." Li Xu raised his voice, a fawning smile on his face.

Lu Hao nodded in satisfaction; he genuinely liked it.

The belt he was wearing was bought two years ago, and it was worn out long ago, but he never had time to replace it.

He immediately took off the old one, put on the new one, and even went to the bathroom to look at himself in the mirror.

When he came out of the bathroom, he found Li Xu holding his phone up to him.

"What are you doing?" Lu Hao frowned.

"It's nothing, it's just a quick photo. I'm leaving now, enjoy your meal, Brother Lu!" Li Xu said, and before Lu Hao could react, he ran out without looking back.

Lu Hao rubbed his nose, too lazy to pay attention to this eccentric kid. He sat back down in front of his computer, opened his lunchbox, and the aroma of the food instantly filled his nostrils.

He was indeed starving, and he picked up his chopsticks and began to wolf down his food.

It tastes good, and there's a faint, familiar flavor about it.

Lu Hao didn't think much of it, assuming it was just a hallucination caused by hunger.

……

When I left the company, it was already very late at night.

Lu Hao returned to the building where he rented his apartment, parked his car haphazardly on the roadside, swung his car keys, hummed an off-key tune, and slowly went upstairs.

As soon as the key was inserted into the lock, Zhou Mengmeng's hearty laughter came from inside the door.

Lu Hao pushed open the door and walked into the living room, where he froze in the entryway.

The living room wasn't just filled with Zhou Mengmeng; it also contained Ning Shu, and... Su Yu?

"What are you doing here?" Lu Hao's gaze passed over Zhou Mengmeng and landed on Su Yu, his brows furrowing involuntarily.

"I'm here to visit my best friend," Su Yu said with a smile, pointing to Zhou Mengmeng beside her, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Happy birthday, Lu Hao!" Zhou Mengmeng jumped up from the sofa, made a big heart shape with her hands at Lu Hao, and then announced, "Su Yu and I have already agreed that we're going to a bar later to celebrate with you!"

Lu Hao raised an eyebrow: "You didn't come all the way back just for this, did you?"

"Of course! Pretty generous, right?" Zhou Mengmeng patted her chest proudly.

Lu Hao pursed his lips, but a warm feeling washed over him. "I'm going to take a shower."

Come to think of it, he hadn't been to a bar in a long time, so this was a good opportunity to relax.

The company is just starting out, and a whole host of problems have been weighing him down lately.

When Lu Hao finished showering and changed into clean clothes, Zhou Mengmeng and Su Yu were gone, leaving only Ning Shu sitting on the sofa in the living room.

"Where are they?" Lu Hao asked, wiping his hair.

"I've already gone there, to the Dreamer's Bar."

Lu Hao nodded and said to Ning Shu, "Let's go, together?"

"Wait a moment."

After Ning Shu finished speaking, she stood up and jogged into her room. A moment later, she came out carrying two gift boxes.

She handed the gift box to Lu Hao, her voice soft and sweet: "Happy birthday, Lu Hao."

"Why did you prepare two sets?" Lu Hao asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Good things come in pairs," Ning Shu blinked, a mischievous smile spreading across her lips.

Lu Hao didn't think much of it and sat down to start taking apart the box.

Inside the box was a finely crafted tie. He took it out and held it up; it was quite nice.

Upon opening another box, the expression on his face instantly froze.

Inside, there was a leather... belt?

Why is it a belt again?

Lu Hao held a belt in one hand, looked it over from left to right, and couldn't help but complain, "Why do you guys all like giving people belts as gifts?"

"I told you to keep your pants in check," Ning Shu muttered.

"What?" Lu Hao didn't hear clearly and subconsciously asked.

"No...it's nothing," Ning Shu's cheeks flushed slightly as she quickly waved her hand. "Let's go quickly, don't keep Mengmeng and Sister Su Yu waiting too long."

"Okay, let's go!" Lu Hao didn't think much of it, casually put the gift on the coffee table, got up and followed.

……

Dream Lover Bar.

Lu Hao parked the car, looked up at the neon sign, and couldn't help but recall the scene from his last visit.

At the time, he was with Li Xu and had arranged to meet three girls. Later, a conflict broke out, and they all ended up in jail.

It's kind of funny when you think about it.

Ok? !

Lu Hao suddenly paused, recalling a few days ago when he saw a girl with pigtails in Jiang Yun's group of friends during rehearsals with Qin Shou. He recognized her very well.

The last time I went to Dream Lover Bar, one of the three girls I met was a girl with pigtails.

The two faces overlapped in Lu Hao's mind.

"Holy crap, this is so fake."