Chapter 831: Chapter 811: A Birthday Party Without the Protagonist
After the meal, Adeline immediately paid the bill and stated that she had something to do, asking Luo Qianqian to keep it a secret for her.
Luo Qianqian was quite curious at first, but after Adeline left, she heard Qin Nuan say that Qin Liang also had something to do and left. She suddenly had a look of realization, shook her head helplessly, and pretended to know nothing.
But without Adeline around, at least she wouldn’t interrupt their evening date.
Luo Yanwu appeared punctually downstairs at the dormitory, and after Luo Qianqian’s friendly reminder, he bought some strawberries instead of flowers, which pleasantly surprised Cong Rong.
After all, she had seen enough flowers these past few days.
Watching the two of them walk happily in front, Luo Qianqian quietly complained to Qin Nuan, "Hey? He really came for me? He always says he’s here for his sister, but now he’s abandoning his sister behind him, not caring at all, sigh, men."
Before Qin Nuan could respond, she saw Luo Yanwu turn around with a meaningful expression and fell silent.
They didn’t go to eat as originally planned but went to a private room that Luo Yanwu had reserved early on.
As soon as the private room door opened, Luo Qianqian instinctively wanted to run away...
Inside, she saw Luo Yanran already seated, with an empty seat next to her, presumably for Qin Nuan. Luo Yanhai and Luo Yanhao were also there...
"Third Brother, is it really okay for you to do this?" Luo Qianqian asked with a face full of grievance as she sat in the chair between Luo Yanhai and Luo Yanhao. "Anyone who didn’t know would think I did something terrible and was being judged for it."
"Come on, what nonsense are you saying? Tomorrow is Shufan’s eighteenth birthday, and even though he’s not here, we should still celebrate, right?" Luo Yanran looked at his sister’s aggrieved expression and immediately found it amusing.
Qin Nuan’s face was also filled with helplessness. Luo Qianqian was naturally imaginative. But maybe that was related to her various strange experiences?
Without showing emotion, Qin Nuan looked at Luo Yanran beside her, "Why didn’t you tell me you were coming back?"
Luo Yanhao chimed in, "Sister-in-law, how can there be a surprise if it’s told in advance?"
Luo Qianqian kept pouting on the side, surprise? Why did it feel more like a fright to her?
"Oh, right, Jimo Cheng couldn’t make it today because of something," Luo Yanran suddenly looked at Luo Qianqian with a serious expression. "It’s not that he doesn’t respect this family; he really had no time, indifferent to us. We did invite him."
Luo Qianqian paused for a moment and nodded; such situations were common, and she didn’t care too much.
But looking at the dishes, Luo Qianqian felt exasperated, "Heh..." She snickered at Luo Yanran.
Clearly, the dishes were prepared with Jimo Cheng’s tastes in mind.
Jimo Cheng had a preference for lighter flavors, but her brothers and the three of them were all meat lovers.
Sure enough, in the next moment, the door was opened.
Jimo Cheng looked at the already full room with surprise, raised his hand to check the time, "Isn’t there still twenty-five minutes left?"
Luo Qianqian looked at Luo Yanran, who was snickering, speechlessly, and then turned to Jimo Cheng, "Senior Brother, you’re not late; we’re just a bit early."
Jimo Cheng smiled at Luo Qianqian’s cheerful face, but when he looked at the chairs, it was obvious there was only an empty seat between Luo Yanran and Luo Yanhao.
Just as he was about to head over, Luo Qianqian smiled sweetly, "Should we switch seating arrangements today? Girls sit together, and boys sit together." With an innocent look on her face, Luo Yanran trembled, stretched an arm, and pulled Luo Yanhao, "Brother, why aren’t you reading the room?"
Luo Yanhao was dragged over by Luo Yanran, and the seat beside Luo Qianqian naturally became vacant.
Luo Qianqian looked at Luo Yanran triumphantly and mouthed one word: coward.
Luo Yanran looked displeased, thinking, since when did girls go against their own? How is this even possible? Whose sister is so ungrateful to her brother?
Whose brother is so idle that he has nothing better to do than play tricks on his sister? Not enough after all these years?
"Cough, cough, even though Shufan isn’t here, we still need to have a sense of ceremony," Luo Yanhai pointed to a camera and smiled at everyone, "Remember to make up your gifts later."
Luo Qianqian nodded repeatedly, that’s right, don’t think you can skip gifts just because the brother isn’t here.
She hadn’t even thought about what gift to give her brother...
Coming of age, huh.
Luo Qianqian suddenly turned her head and seriously looked into the camera, "Brother, you’re coming of age, you can be tried now, don’t do bad things."
Luo Yanhai, who was looking at Luo Qianqian with a puzzled expression, directly threw the camera on the table the next second...
Qin Nuan laughed uncontrollably, collapsing onto the table.
Others give blessings, is this a warning? A friendly reminder?
But thinking about it, Luo Qianqian hadn’t seen Luo Shufan for more than a year, and she felt a bit sad for a moment.
Although she didn’t see Qin Liang often, they could meet if they wanted, but Luo Qianqian could only send emails, which were always optimistic and never mentioned worries; if there was no news, the messages were perfunctory or not sent at all.
"Qianqian, stop messing around." Luo Yanhai picked up the camera helplessly. Fortunately, they hadn’t started eating yet; food getting dirty would be a minor issue, but the camera being broken would be troublesome to replace right now.
"..." Luo Qianqian blinked and turned her head back, shrugging with a natural look.
The food was simple, taking into account everyone’s tastes.
After the meal, the dishes were cleared, and the waiter brought in a large two-tier cake, placed in the center of the revolving table.
After inserting the candles, the eldest, Luo Yanhai, lit them.
The lights dimmed, and everyone started singing the birthday song.
As they sang, Luo Qianqian began to tear up, "...Happy birthday, brother."
"Alright, Qianqian, make a wish and blow out the candles on behalf of Shufan," Luo Yanran looked at the tears on Luo Qianqian’s face and felt a pang of heartache.
Their brothers could understand all too well that Luo Qianqian’s longing was more intense than theirs, but she could only bury it deep inside.
Luo Qianqian wiped her tears and playfully stuck out her tongue, "From my perspective or my brother’s perspective?"
"Is there even a question about perspective?"
"Of course, from my perspective, I hope my brother is safe, healthy, and finds me a beautiful sister-in-law. From my brother’s perspective..." Luo Qianqian smiled gently at the camera, "he would certainly wish for me to be happy, healthy, and content."
"Alright then," she clasped her hands and then picked up the cake knife, "I won’t be polite about cutting the cake!"
The cake was chosen for the flavor girls would like. Watching the three girls having their cake, Luo Yanhai moved to stand in front of the camera, "Shufan, happy eighteenth birthday; big bro hopes you are healthy, excel in your studies, and come back soon..."
After rambling for quite a while, he picked up the camera and aimed it at everyone, "Come, come, everyone, say a blessing."
