Shi Yen and Yuan Shun returned to a pitch-dark beach house.
"Do you think everyone went to sleep?" Shi Yen questioned, pretending to be out of the loop.
Yuan Shun arched a brow. He opened the sliding doors when the lights turned on immediately, and his friends jumped out with streamers, shouting his name.
Yuan Shun's eyes widened. He glanced at Shi Yen, who shot him a smug smile. "Happy birthday," she greeted. He then stole a kiss as punishment for keeping this from him. But it didn't feel like a punishment to her at all.
Luo Wanting, Luo Tian, and Fang Qi then stole him away from her, patting his back, pushing him around playfully. Yuan Shun smiled broadly.
"You didn't think we wouldn't celebrate this year? It's your 30th, my brother," Fang Qi said.
Yuan Shun hung an arm around his shoulder, nudging a hand over his head. "I suppose you're right."