749 Surprise surprise
Guiying slowly opened the door, seeing the twins, Yunru and Yubi peering through the slit at her with vigor and excitement.
"Sis! Sis!"
Guiying smiled and extended the opening to just one-fourth of the whole space. "Good morning, you two. I see you two are bursting with energy today."
"Of course we will be!" They shone.
Yubi clasped her hands together and squealed as if keeping it in her heart was no longer a viable option. "It's a secret so let us come inside and we will explain everything to you~"
Yunru made a Sshh gesture with his finger. Guiying slightly coughed.
"Oh inside my r-room? Um…"
The twins tilted their heads at the side simultaneously. "Is there something wrong?"
Aishh, they are so cute. They tip their heads just like Zixin does…
Ugh, this is not the time!
"My room is a little messed up," she awkwardly grinned. "It will be embarrassing for me to let you in-"
Yunru waved his hand off. "You are worried about that? Don't be. My room is the messiest in this whole family. Nothing can be compared to mine, so you don't have to feel embarrassed."
Yubi sneered. "As always saying as if it is such a prideful thing. I should tell this to Huan and see her reaction~"
"..."
"Yubi, you idiot!" Yunru glared at her. "Why do you always have to poke me where it hurts? I might be messy now but I won't be in the future!"
"That future seems bleak. That part of you will never change," she laughed. "I can see Huan running away from you at first sight of your room ahahaha."
"She won't because she will see a very organized and neat room!" His nostrils flared.
She gasped. "Don't tell me you are planning to disguise my room as yours? That's cheating and dumb!"
"Dumb is your brain idiot!"
Guiying quickly intervened. "Now, now this is just the start of such a pleasant morning. Not at all suitable for bickering."
"Tell that to her!"
"Tell that to him!"
They pointed their fingers at each other, throwing blazing glares as well.
"Weren't you going to tell me something important?" She tried to divert the topic.
The twins remembered and the light bulb lit up on top of their heads. "Yes! It's super important! Let us come inside."
"Yes, yes. We don't have time. We don't want Bro Zixin to see us!" Yunru made another Sshh gesture.
"...*
Unfortunately, he will definitely be able to hear you. He is hiding in the bathroom…
Guiying had no option but to let them inside lest they became more suspicious and inadvertently, she might put the ax on her own foot.
The twins eagerly hopped in their room and as soon as they did, they felt something odd in the atmosphere.
Guiying looked at them staring around the room and particularly at the bed thoughtfully. A gulp passed down her throat and she tried to maintain a neutral, innocent smile.
Yubi narrowed her eyes. "The bed…"
Guiying stiffened. "W-what's with the bed?"
"The bed looks different."
She couldn't help but rub her throat. "Different how?"
Yubi beamed. "The new mattress is so fluffy!"
She went ahead and jumped on it, laughing and giggling as she rolled on it. Yunru snorted. "Kiddo."
"Hey! Who are you calling kiddo!?"
Guiying felt her life and breath coming back to her as she released a sigh of relief.
She was talking about the mattress…
She peeked towards the bathroom and that area looked silent.
Good. Just stay quiet like that until they are gone.
Guiying smiled at him. "So what was it you wanted to tell me?"
The twins became super aware and alert. Even though the door was shut, he still gave a look around as if the wall would be able to hear their secret.
"It's time, sis!" Yunru whispered closer to her.
"Why are you still whispering?"
Yubi gravely said, "We cannot afford our plan to be busted. So we will whisper and speak even amidst closed doors."
"Okay…so what time are you talking about?"
The twins' faces radiated with infinite brilliance. "It's bro's birthday tomorrow!"
Guiying's eyes widened.
"Zixin's birthday…?"
They nodded hard.
Guiying had wanted to score this information for a long time but one way or the other, she never got the chance.
The same radiance now gleamed upon her face as well. She immediately remembered that Zixin was still hiding in the bathroom and thankfully, they chose to whisper or he would have heard them talking about his birthday.
"You came here to talk about his birthday planning, I assume?"
"Yes!" They urgently but joyfully whispered.
Yubi scratched her head awkwardly. "Bro doesn't remember his previous birthdays anymore. Though it seems that he has gelled as part of us despite his memory loss, we are not sure if he will be comfortable with a birthday party."
"Yeah…" Yunru rubbed his palms together. "We don't want to make Bro uncomfortable. But we also wish to celebrate his birthday. More so this year after how he just escaped Death's clutches. So we came to ask for your opinion. Should we plan something for him?"
"But we don't want him to force himself and enjoy it for our sake. I know he doesn't remember anything but we still want him to cherish the day he was born."
The twins, with their genuine worries and concerns, looked so defeated and small that her chest tugged with immense pain. She came forward and gently pulled their heads against hers, mistiness welling in her eyes.
"I believe Zixin will be super thrilled to celebrate his birthday with you all," she whispered in their ears. "He would be the happiest man in the universe."
"Really?" Theri voices choked a bit.
"Definitely. He doesn't remember anything, but he considers each and every one of you as his family already."
'That was a rude wakeup call. I should really scold them.'
A tranquil smile lifted her lips. "Yeah…he definitely loves you a lot. Just as his naughty, mischievous and little siblings. Just like how any elder brother would dote upon them. He cherishes you two more than anything in this world."
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