Shen Xi pushed Li Yuan’s wheelchair and went to the coatroom to get a jacket for him. She also took a thin blanket, folded it, and covered his legs, before squatting in front of him so that she was at his eye level. “Brother, give me your hands.”
Li Yuan stretched out his hands and looked at her tenderly.
Shen Xi took out two cufflinks like she was doing a magic trick and held one of his hands to expose the cuffs. She said with a smile, “A birthday present for you.”
Li Yuan’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. He looked at the girl’s beautiful eyes and watched as she carefully helped him to put on the cufflinks. His heart melted and he felt so touched. Warmth overflowed from his heart and spread to all his limbs.
The cufflinks were very beautiful with a unique design. They were adorned with emeralds and he could tell that they were designed by her.
Shen Xi put them on him while she said, “This emerald is from the stone that I cracked when I went to the jewelry store with Shen Feng. Isn’t it beautiful?”
Li Yuan nodded and agreed. “It’s stunning.”
After Shen Xi put the cufflinks on him, she asked him to straighten his arms so that she could admire them. She was very satisfied and touched the small box in her pocket. She hesitated for a long time, not daring to take it out.
She had also designed a pair of earrings for herself that matched the cufflinks. In the end, she decided against wearing it so as to not make it awkward for him.
One day, she wanted him to put these earrings on her.
The weather was nice, so they were stargazing in the courtyard. Shen Xi moved a chair and sat next to him. She turned her head and quietly looked at him, then pulled off a fruit candy from his necklace like a thief.
Li Yuan’s reflexes were fast and clasped her wrist. He saw that her fist was clenched, so he said in a deep voice, “Let go.”
Shen Xi felt so aggrieved that she wanted to cry. She looked at him accusingly. “Stingy, I just wanna eat one.”
Li Yuan patted the girl’s hand. “Let go.”
Shen Xi really wanted to cry and bit her lip aggrievedly. She opened her fist and watched as the man snatched her candy. She then turned her head angrily and ignored him.
‘I gave him this candy and I can’t even have one?! What a petty man!’
Li Yuan unwrapped the candy with his slender fingers and brought the orange-flavored candy to the girl’s mouth. He said with a pleasant voice, “There.”
Shen Xi looked at the man’s long bony fingers and felt like biting him for a moment. In the end, she just took the candy. Her lips accidentally grazed his fingertips.
Li Yuan’s eyes suddenly turned dark for a moment. After he withdrew his hand, he could still feel the warmth and suppleness of the girl’s lips on his fingertips and stopped breathing for a moment.
The girl turned to look at him and said, “It was my candy.”
Li Yuan laughed. “Since you’ve already given it to me, it’s my candy.”
Shen Xi said, “Then it’s also mine because I gave it to you!”
Li Yuan retorted. “It’s mine.”
Shen Xi refuted. “It’s from me!”
Li Yuan asked, “It’s your candy?”
Shen Xi said, “It’s your candy!”
Li Yuan laughed out loud and looked at the girl’s silly little face. He could not help but reach out to pat her little head. “You’re right, it’s my candy.”
“You set me up!” Shen Xi reacted in hindsight.
Li Yuan looked at her and smiled. “You said so yourself.”
Shen Xi grunted and muttered, “I’m the bigger person and will give in to you. It’s yours, happy now?”
Li Yuan looked at her gently and a pleasant smile diffused from his chest. He nodded and let out a low sigh. “All mine.”
The candy was his.
She was also his.
Shen Xi did not understand his double entendre and smiled with him. The sweetness from the candy was far less than the sweetness in her heart. “Okay, okay… You’re the birthday boy today, so I won’t argue with you. It’s all yours. I’ll make you another hundred of these tomorrow.”
Li Yuan asked, “You gave me this to eat?”
“What else would it be for?” Shen Xi looked at him and blinked her big eyes, then stole another candy when he was not looking.
Li Yuan protested. “My candy!”
Shen Xi unwrapped and tried to stuff it into his mouth. She suddenly pointed to the sky. “Brother, look! A shooting star!”
Li Yuan tilted his head and felt the girl standing up. With lightning speed, she stuffed the candy into his mouth. The sugar dissolved on the tip of his tongue and he could feel her cold fingertips with his lips.
He frowned slightly and met the girl’s smug and glimmering eyes.
Shen Xi laughed with pleasure. “It’s your candy!”
The two of them sat side by side. Toffeecito was sleepy and nestled in Li Yuan’s lap. The atmosphere was calm and cozy.
Shen Xi had never been as happy as she was now for the past six months. She was on cloud nine, feeling so blessed and bubbly.
The sound of a car next door approached. Not long after, Shen Xi’s phone rang.
Shen Xi took out her phone and lied without a second thought. “Dad, Toffeecito ran out when I was throwing the trash. I just caught him and will be home soon.”
Li Yuan knew that the girl was leaving and felt reluctant. His heart was pricked, but he still said, “Hurry home. Don’t let your parents worry.”
Shen Xi hugged Toffeecito and waved at him reluctantly. “Then I’ll go first, Brother.”
Li Yuan walked her to the front door and watched the girl walk to her house before hearing her close the door. He stayed there quietly for a long time and finally turned to leave.
When Shen Xi returned home, she suddenly recalled that she still had another gift for Li Yuan. It was the set of red underwear that she bought for his birthday.
While Yun Jinping and Shen Zhangqing were distracted, Shen Xi went out with the bag, climbed up the ladder, and dropped the bag over the wall. She then sent a message to Kun Lun. [I placed the gift in the basket. Come out to take it for Brother.]
Kun Lun just delivered the cake. When he received her message, he just arrived at the door. He then took the gift bag into the house and knocked on the study door. “Boss, Ms. Shen sent you a gift.”
Li Yuan was looking at the cufflinks and his candy necklace with a smile. When he heard Kun Lun’s voice, he said, “Come in!”
‘How many presents did she prepare for me? She already made a birthday cake and gave me a surprise and a gift. Why is there another birthday gift?’
When Li Yuan unwrapped the gift, his expression changed and his face turned red. He looked at Kun Lun, who was looking down trying his best not to laugh, and shouted coldly, “Get lost!”
Kun Lun could not hold it in anymore and hurried to the door. He suddenly remembered something and risked being killed as he boldly explained, “Boss, it’s your Chinese Zodiac cycle this year, so you have to wear red underwear to drive away evil and avoid disaster…”
‘Ms. Shen is really awesome to even think of this!’
