Chapter 131: The Old Routine
Although Zhishi acted a little weird, Xia Yu didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, he has never forgotten that this rich woman actually has some dark attributes. Later, when Li Syaoran fell in love with Sakura, Tomoyo often fanned the flames for Li Syaoran, or exposed Li Syaoran's love that he was shy and dared not express.

However, thanks to Tomoyo's actions, Syaoran's feelings for Sakura quickly increased. Even before he had captured all the Clow Cards, Syaoran already had a vague feeling for Sakura.

"Xia, do you like dolls?"

When passing by a toy store, Zhishi saw other customers choosing dolls in the store, and asked Xia Yu beside him curiously.

"I like it, but I'll have to wait another decade or so for my favorite doll to appear."

His favorite doll is Hatsune Miku's fufu series. Unfortunately, the earliest Hatsune Fufu was launched in 15, and even the virtual singer Hatsune Miku had to wait until 07 to appear in the world.

"Ok."

When Zhishi heard Xia Yu say this, she knew that using a rag doll as a gift would definitely not work.

But using other toys as gifts would definitely not work, because she had observed the last time she went to Xia Yu's house that there were almost no toys in Xia Yu's room. The most there were were novels and comics, as well as a row of game discs.

Although Xia is the same age as her, his hobbies are more like those of young people in their teens and twenties.

Although her hobby is completely different from that of girls of the same age, her hobby is sewing clothes, which is a rare hobby among adults.

After wandering around, Zhishi felt that the time was about right, so he stopped and smiled at Xia Yu, "I think I have an idea, Xia Yu, so I'll go back first."

"You've chosen it already?"

Xia Yu was a little surprised. He felt like he was just accompanying Zhishi for a stroll and just looking around, but Zhishi already knew what he wanted?

It's obvious that he himself doesn't know what he wants yet.

“This is a surprise~”

Zhishi smiled lightly and waved to Xia Yu: "Xia classmate, see you later."

After saying that, Zhishi turned around and left. She had to get to Xia Yu's house before Xia Yu returned home.

Xia Yu watched Zhishi go away, and a question slowly emerged in his mind. Why did he say see you later? Shouldn't it be see you tomorrow? Will Zhishi come to his house with a gift later?

Well...it's not impossible. After all, birthday gifts are given on the birthday.

Although he didn't know what gift Zhishi would give, Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation in his heart and decided that no matter what the gift was, he would treasure it.

After all, the gift is not important, what matters is the thought that goes into it.

With this thought in mind, Xia Yu slowly walked towards his home.

……

Not long after, Xia Yu slowly walked back home.

The sun sets, it is already around four or five in the afternoon, the sky is not yet dark, and the sunlight is not as strong as at noon.

"Why are the curtains drawn?"

When Xia Yu opened the door, he looked puzzled. The living room was pitch black and the curtains around were drawn. Because the curtains were of good quality, no sunlight came in.

The key point is that it would be fine if the curtains were drawn. There seemed to be a lot of people hiding in this dark hall. Although he did not have dark vision and could not see things in the dark, he heard breathing sounds and smelled the sweet scent of cake.

Well, it’s still his favorite chocolate cake.

This sense of déjà vu... Could it be that the moment he pressed the light switch, a group of people would rush out and set off fireworks at him, then hold a cake and shout Happy Birthday to him?
Such an old-fashioned trick...

No, it was the 1990s and the routine was still fresh, but it was a bit old-fashioned for him personally.

After all, in the era he lived in, such scenes had appeared in both TV dramas and cartoons.

But although I know about it, this is the first time I have experienced it personally.

While thinking about this, Xia Yu walked towards the location of the chandelier switch. Although it was just a guess, he felt that this guess should be almost correct.

If it was really as he guessed, then he would have to think about it and let him think about how to express that look that was three parts surprise, three parts joy, three parts touching, and one part complicated and indescribable.

pat~
"Surprise!"
The lights came on, and as the salutes sounded, fluttering streamers fell.

When he looked up, he saw that the living room was already hung with various decorations representing birthday wishes, although there was nothing there when he left for school in the morning.

Along with the cheers, those who had been hiding also appeared one after another. At first glance, in addition to the servants he was familiar with, there were also his friends in the class.

Facing these familiar faces, Xia Yu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Zhou Zhishi always asked him strange questions. It turned out that he wanted to know from him which friends he would choose to attend his birthday party.

That’s really thoughtful.

In just one second, Xia Yu quickly took in the situation at the scene. One second later, he covered his mouth, his eyes revealing three parts of surprise, three parts of joy, three parts of being moved, and one part of complexity.

"What are you..."

His voice trembled slightly, and he gave himself full marks for his acting skills!

"Happy Birthday!"
Seeing Xia Yu's superb acting skills, almost no one realized that Xia Yu had actually guessed it. Various blessings came one after another, and Xia Yu also cooperated with various reactions.

Although the guessed surprise was no longer a surprise, Xia Yu still felt as if his heart was touched. It was impossible to say that he had no feelings at all, as he was not a cold-hearted person by nature.

It is enough to make a person happy when someone sends him/her birthday wishes, not to mention that it is a birthday party held for himself/herself.

"Master, come and make a wish. After you make your wish, you can cut the cake."

Just then, the butler came forward with a cake. Xia Yu looked at his name written on it, as well as the big "11". He pursed his lips, and suddenly an indescribable complex feeling arose in his heart.

In the past, when he had his birthday, the servants, led by the butler, had prepared birthday cakes for him, but at that time he just treated it as an ordinary thing and didn't take it seriously.

After all, the age numbers above are all wrong, so how can he put himself in their shoes and empathize with them?

But now, looking at the cake and the "11" on it, he suddenly realized that this is also himself. Since they are all himself, why should he distinguish them from each other?

"it is good!"

After thinking it through, Xia Yu suddenly felt relaxed and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously.

Making a wish, blowing out candles, cutting the cake, singing birthday song... after going through the whole process, it was already past six o'clock and the sky had darkened.

The party didn't last too long. After all, they were not adults. They could go to KTV to sing all night for the birthday party, or have a drinking contest and get a hangover.

At their current age, singing birthday song and eating cake is enough to conclude the party.

The little birthday party came and went quickly.

(End of this chapter)