cake

Jun Zixuan was utterly oblivious to how he hurt Xiulin as he came to take a seat in the dining area and looked at her only to find her avoiding his gaze. He didn't understand why she was doing that.

On the other hand, Xiulin felt more embarrassed at herself. Why did she have to find him handsome of all the people? Like he doesn't even look that great she thought as she stole a gaze. Okay, she was lying, he was indeed handsome like his perfectly set hair or even his long eyelashes or his pink lips. Thinking about it, she never saw him smile properly. She wanted to see him laugh at least once before she left.

*knock knock*

Gu Chen entered with a package. Xiulin was least bothered as she ate her food slowly. Maybe she missed something as she suddenly felt everyone's gaze on her and she looked up innocently.

"Young Miss, this package is for you,"Gu Chen said as he passed the package under his boss's intense gaze. If his boss had a divine power he must have long bore a big hole into that package but unfortunately didn't.

Xiulin was surprised because not everyone knew Zixuan's address in London and nor did she have anyone special to send her something. This was bizarre.

"Who is it from?" Bohai asked as if he already read Zixuans brain.

Xiulin didn't answer as she opened the box. Earlier, when she received the package from Gu Chen she guessed the content of the package by its weight and luckily it didn't weigh like a bomb.

But what was waiting inside was way off from her guess. It was a cake with vanilla and chocolate icing with a happy birthday on top. This made her smile genuinely after the hectic day. A cake on your birthday always hits differently.

"Xiuxiu, your birthday isn't in December though?" Bohai asked with a frown as he looked at the cake.

"I know. I ordered it myself a while ago, but I think they mistook it for my bday" Xiulin explained.

Bohai nodded, understanding, but Zixuan felt it was very suspicious but yet he couldn't connect it to the boarding he has seen in the airport.

She didn't expect Mu Shen to send this cake after he cut her call in between when she asked him that question. She had other ways to make him answer so she took her sweet time. But who thought this old friend of hers is this considerate?

Shen Lihua got thinking about why they didn't understand why they didn't celebrate her birthday until she remembered December.

Xiulin was in a horrible mood throughout December which was why none of the Jun Family members disturbed her during that period. Though Yang Shi wanted to have a grand party introducing Xin Xiulin to the high society, it was a huge failure as Xiulin wasn't really happy with that idea.

Knowing how Li Huan always celebrated her child's birthday grandly, Yang Shi wanted to do the same in hopes of not letting her remember her dead mother. But it didn't really help Xiulin as it only made her feel worse.

Xiulin wanted to celebrate the body owner's birthday, but knowing that she wasn't the real one and that she will be leaving one day or the other, she didn't feel it was a good idea for everyone to know who she is. Because it was only gonna get her more attention which she was trying her best to avoid.

So all she did was avoid everyone which led them to believe she was depressed, which was all part of her plan. She wanted them to believe from the start that she was unhappy with life because of her mother. So that they would feel less guilty when she left.

Everyone was back to the present after remembering her December breakdown episode and were surprised she ordered a cake herself. They felt like it was a sign of healing from her trauma which made them feel very proud of her.

Xiulin not knowing what was going on in their heads could only smile when they all gave her an encouraging smile.

"How about we sing a song when you cut the cake?" Shen Lihua asked with a smile.

"Ah don't be silly. That's not necessary" Xiulin said, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"No let's do it Lihua. Come on everybody, let's give Xiuxiu a proper birthday song" Bohai said as he got up to start clapping. Everyone got up and joined him.

Xiulin felt like digging a hole and hiding in it. She now understood how embarrassing the birthday songs were.

Xiulin cut the cake according to their wish as Jun Zixuan smiled and took a picture of her slowly everyone took a picture with her only leaving Jun Zixuan who didn't take a picture.

"Can I have the honor?" he asked.