He finished speaking, then held Coco in his arms, rubbed its head, looked at the remaining cake, and put the cake into the refrigerator in the room.
He took out his phone to message Ellie, typed for a long time, then deleted it, and in the end, only sent a few words.
[William]: Received, thank you.
He looked at the chat background of the two people, stunned for a very long time.
His phone vibrated, and he saw the message Ellie sent back.
[Little Teacher]: Happy Birthday, not just today.
In the evening, before Mason and the others arrived, someone had already ordered a big cake for William, and a group of people sang the birthday song for William, then divided the cake.
The private room was extremely lively, but William also couldn't feel happy.
Because these people were not sincere, what they wanted to interact with was just his current identity.
So he took a bite of the cake and sat in the corner, listening to those people flatter each other and chat.
The cake was quickly removed by the waiter, as if it was just there for show.
Only in the afternoon with Daniel and Mason, did he have the feeling of celebrating a birthday.
But he always felt one person was missing.
Missing Ellie.
He looked at the sentence Ellie sent, typed for a long time, and finally replied with a sentence.
[William]: Wishing you happiness too.
A knock on the door sounded.
William opened the door and saw Ashley standing at the door, he looked down at him, and said, "What's wrong?"
Ashley took out the small cake hidden behind him and said, "Happy birthday, brother."
William looked at the cake in his hand and said, "How did you know?"
"Today when you were on the phone with mom, I was nearby."
William nodded in understanding, then took the cake from his hand and softly said thank you.
At noon, Scarlett said she would come back to celebrate his birthday, but he said he was celebrating outside, so she didn't come back.
Ashley stood at the door without leaving, cautiously said, "Can I come in? Brother, I'll just play for a while, I won't bother you."
William opened the door and let him in.
He threw the tablet to Ashley and said, "Find whatever you want to play."
Ashley secretly glanced at him, then found a small game to play by himself.
Another knock on the door sounded, William said, "Come in."
Scarlett stood at the door with something in her hand and said, "William, this is a gift from mom, happy birthday."
William looked at the bag of a luxury brand in her hand and said, "Put it there."
Scarlett moved her lips, wanting to say something more, but William had already stood up, taken the things from her hand, and coldly said, "Please leave."
He closed the door after speaking.
He stuffed the things directly into the cabinet, without any intention of opening them.
Ashley played the game for a while and said, "Brother, I don't know how to play here."
William glanced at it, then demonstrated it for him and said, "Understood?"
"Understood."
William watched him play, then withdrew his gaze, he opened the cake Ashley bought and said, "I don't like sweet things, you eat it."
Ashley scooped up a spoonful, brought it to William's mouth, and said, "Brother, I haven't eaten yet, it's a clean spoon, brother, take a bite."
William met his expectant gaze and ate the bite of cake.
Ashley's eyes curved with a smile, then went to eat the rest of the cake.
...
Ellie lay in bed, unable to sleep, her mind full of the scene in the private room today.
She took out her phone and saw the message William replied, he said wishing you happiness too.
Ellie looked at it for a while, then put her phone back under the pillow.
She thought of the young man when she first met him.
The way he lowered his head and asked if she was afraid.
The way he laughed and called her a little prude.
The way he said don't be afraid.
The way he pulled her behind him and said "talk about your mom."
The way he rode the motorcycle with her and looked back at her with a smile.
Everyone said William from Lu Zhong was fierce, but only Ellie knew that he was a very gentle, warm, and kind person at heart.
Also very smart.
She didn't realize it herself, when Aria asked her what kind of person she liked, she subconsciously described the William in her mind.
His goodness and kindness are indiscriminate, he would stand up for the bullied, and because he was afraid of damaging a girl's reputation, he chose to bear the blame himself, not caring about being discussed by others.
A teenager of sixteen or seventeen, as if glowing all over, unrestrained and bold.
That's the young man she likes.
Beauty has no definition, sixteen or seventeen is a beautiful age.
She hopes he will always be unrestrained and bold, always live freely.
He should not fall into the darkness.
He should not belong to the darkness.
...
William lay in bed, thinking of Ellie's appearance today, like a frightened little white rabbit.
When he sent her back downstairs, he almost impulsively hugged her.
Just a touch on his head from her would be fine.
He tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
She wished him eternal happiness.
He wished her eternal happiness even more.
...
Mason has not been able to sleep, Daniel has been dive into his arms.
At first, it was just his legs on him, then he used his hands and feet, the whole person was like an octopus, all hanging on him.
His legs were not honest either, Mason looked at his face getting close, stared at him in the dark for a while.
He felt the change, wanted to push Daniel away, but he hugged too tight.
Daniel slept comfortably with his legs around his waist, humming on him.
Mason felt the body close to him, pushed his waist, felt the soft waist under his hand, his breathing became heavier, pushed Daniel away and got out of bed.
I really don't know why he doesn't gain any weight on his body even though he eats so much every day.
His waist is as thin as a girl's.
As soon as he got out of bed, he felt someone grab his clothes, he looked back at Daniel and said, "What are you doing?"
Daniel was not awake, just holding his clothes tightly.
Mason pried open his hand and went into the bathroom.
He took a cold shower, looking at the intention that did not go down at all.
He exhaled a breath of turbidity.
...
Morning.
Daniel woke up and found Mason was already awake. Sitting by the bed, staring at him.
"What's wrong?" Daniel asked him.
"Nothing, get up and eat."
Daniel was drinking porridge and said, "Did you take a shower last night again?"
Hearing this, Mason's chopsticks holding the soup dumplings paused, he looked up waiting for his next words.
Daniel said, "I didn't vomit on you when I fell asleep yesterday, did I?"
Mason stared at him without speaking.
"Really vomited on you?" Daniel hugged his neck and said, "I'm really sorry, I was drunk yesterday."
Mason pushed his arm away and said, "Eat, shut up."
Seeing Daniel still wanted to speak, Mason said, "Do you want to appreciate your drunk appearance yesterday?"