OVTTGTBE Chapter 38

Birthday

Bai Yao responded with a perfunctory “Mhm.”

“You’re finally willing to be alone with me… Bai Yao, there’s so much I want to say to you.”

Liu Yucheng’s eyes looked particularly earnest. But the more earnest he seemed now, the more bored Bai Yao felt.

“Seeing your name on the guest list, I was both nervous and excited.” Liu Yucheng pursed his lips, a smile in his eyes.

Bai Yao remained silent. He didn’t want to say anything now, and he wouldn’t have any extra words to say to Liu Yucheng in the future; yet Liu Yucheng kept talking.

Compared to before, the two seemed to have switched roles.

Liu Yucheng carefully grasped Bai Yao’s wrist.

Discovering that Bai Yao didn’t resist, he secretly rejoiced again in his heart, “Your injury hasn’t fully recovered, so you shouldn’t… be planning to beat me up, right?”

Bai Yao’s face was ashen, staring at him without a word.

Is he already starting to take liberties?

The two were very close, Liu Yucheng gently nuzzling Bai Yao’s nose with his own, the innate tension bringing a sense of intrusion, once again assaulting Bai Yao.

“We haven’t spoken in so long, don’t you miss me too? When I kissed you just now, I could feel it…”

Bai Yao lowered his eyes, glanced at him, opened his mouth, and bit his arm directly.

“Hiss—”

“Bai Yao, wait, let go first!”

“It hurts—”

“Hiss! Ah!!!”

A shrill wail echoed in the men’s restroom. The sound wasn’t particularly loud, but the expressions of the two bodyguards guarding the door instantly became subtle.

Thirty seconds later, Bai Yao stood by the sink, rinsing his mouth with mineral water, then wiping his mouth and leaving the restroom without looking back.

Liu Yucheng squatted on the ground, looking at the teeth marks on his arm and inwardly lamenting, Bai Yao’s bite was truly merciless, it drew blood…

However, these should all be superficial.

Bai Yao was still softhearted towards him, though his arm was bleeding, at least he didn’t bite off a piece of his flesh.

And just now, he stood up for him and decided to take down those two black-hearted bosses.

As long as Bai Yao was still softhearted, Liu Yucheng felt that he should still have a chance, he needed to work harder.

…

Zhang Yifang, Li Jinyang, and Tao Lin spent a relaxing weekend at Bai Yao’s house. The group indulged in takeout, drinks, and the VR room, staying up all night for two consecutive nights. By Monday morning, none of the four could get out of bed, so they simply took the day off.

With a few days left until Bai Yao’s birthday, Bai Yao also received birthday wishes from classmates from various majors who weren’t very familiar with him.

“Brother Yao, you’ve been appearing on the confession wall more and more frequently lately.”

Zhang Yifang, sipping his milk tea, couldn’t help but say, “Is it because you announced that you’re single again starting from the day of the speech, or is it because you usually go to school with two bodyguards?”

“I think it should be the latter.”

Bai Yao kept sighing at his phone, “Originally, only a few of you knew about my and Liu Yucheng’s affairs. Recently, three or four people have asked me ‘Do you really like guys?’ I can’t even remember when I added them, looking at their WeChat profile pictures and Moments, I can’t even tell if they’re male or female.”

“What are your plans for your birthday?” Tao Lin asked.

“I don’t really like celebrating birthdays…”

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yao said, “But my mom is flying over that day to treat us to a meal, I plan to book the restaurant a bit further from school, make sure you all come then.”

The reason for booking the restaurant further away, the other three knew even if he didn’t say it—Liu Yucheng had been increasingly haunting him lately.

Apart from class time, Bai Yao now encountered him at least three times a day at school. Each time he met him, Liu Yucheng would still stand far away, saying nothing, just standing there and staring at Bai Yao, and the bodyguards couldn’t easily take action.

The most outrageous time was in the men’s restroom, the bodyguards weren’t convenient to follow in, and Bai Yao had a silent battle with him in the restroom for a long time; moreover, this time he bit Liu Yucheng’s arm even harder than last time, but Liu Yucheng didn’t even make a sound.

In the end, Bai Yao stubbornly held it in and didn’t go, and as soon as he came out, he immediately had the bodyguards drive the car over, and with a single stomp on the accelerator, sent himself home…

On Saturday, March 29th, in the evening, the bodyguards drove two cars separately, taking them towards a hotel in the suburbs that had been booked in advance.

The weather wasn’t good, the rain outside was drizzling, and hadn’t stopped.

Bai Yao sat in the passenger seat, staring blankly at the scenery outside the car window. He heard Li Jinyang in the back row sighing, that even a rich young master like Bai Yao could have such an ordinary birthday.

“It’s best to have it ordinary,” Bai Yao said faintly, “Just don’t have any accidents happen.”

Half an hour later, the group sat in a pre-booked luxurious private room.

This private room not only had a large round table that could seat more than twenty people, but also had a large screen, microphones, and a small bar on the other side, with all the functions a KTV should have.

But with such a large private room, there were only less than ten people scattered around the table, including the bodyguards, making the scene inevitably seem a bit deserted.

Tao Lin cautiously glanced at Zhang Yifang and Li Jinyang; these two were just jumping around earlier, but now they didn’t dare to speak at all.

Compared to marveling at Bai Junyi’s unexpectedly youthful appearance, the silent atmosphere in the private room was even more nerve-wracking.

Bai Yao, with a dark face, clenched his fist, staring at his mother, Bai Junyi, sitting opposite him.

She, on the other hand, was at ease, drinking two cups of tea in a row after sitting down, then taking the tablet to look at the menu, checking if there were any dishes that could be added.

“Mom…”

Bai Yao couldn’t bear it any longer, pointing at Liu Yucheng sitting next to him, asking, “Why, why did he come with you??”

“Don’t point at others like that, it’s impolite.”

Bai Junyi didn’t raise her head, saying directly, “Didn’t I tell you when you came in? He’s someone I invited over, and he happened to prepare a birthday cake for you in advance.”

“So what, I can’t eat cream anyway.”

Bai Yao turned his head irritably, glaring at Liu Yucheng, “Are you here to make me feel bad? You didn’t come with my mom, did you?”

This person not only shamelessly entered the private room with Bai Junyi, but also sat next to Bai Yao as if nothing had happened.

Liu Yucheng carefully fiddled with the tablecloth covering his lap, lowering his head and not saying a word.

Wasn’t he quite talkative recently?

Why is he mute again now? Putting aside everything else, what Bai Yao hated most was this appearance of his.

“Liu Yucheng, what exactly do you want to do?!”

Bai Yao slammed the table, standing up directly and looking down at him, loudly questioning, “Do you want to be my dad or something? I warn you, the last person who stalked my mom has already disappeared from the world, oh, that day also happened to be my birthday, my 10th birthday.”

“Tsk, that person who stalked me didn’t disappear, he’s already dead. After so many years, how do you still remember this?”

Bai Junyi handed the tablet to the waiter, unable to help but sigh, “You silly child, what kind of paste is in your head, Little Liu is your classmate, and also the biological son of my best friend. If you keep imagining things, I’m really going to beat you.”

Bai Yao was stunned, only reacting after a few seconds, “Li-, Little Popsicle?”

Liu Yucheng looked up at him, innocently saying, “Little Popsicle is my mom’s nickname.”

Although the others didn’t know who Little Popsicle was, they captured a few keywords, [the biological son of my best friend].

Li Jinyang couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, sending a sentence in the group chat:

[Maybe you two were childhood sweethearts before you were born @BaiYao]

[Tao Lin: Haha, possibly]

[Zhang Yifang: 6666, if they were a boy and a girl, who would the child look like?]

Bai Yao glimpsed the message popping up on his phone screen, but he didn’t have time to touch his phone right now, he could only bare his teeth at the three of them making snide remarks, as a warning.

“There’s also an even more crucial reason.”

Bai Junyi picked up her teacup and took a sip, “You took so many knife wounds for Little Liu, and it’s your birthday today, don’t you think you should let him drink a few more glasses with you today?”

As soon as these words came out, the room instantly fell silent.

Liu Yucheng stood up abruptly, his eyes wide, looking at Bai Yao in disbelief, “You, why, why… You, I…”

“His language system is about to collapse,” Zhang Yifang said softly to Li Jinyang, who was sitting nearby.

“Brother Yao was so deeply devoted to him before, let’s see how he handles this now,” Tao Lin also said softly.

Bai Yao turned his face away, not looking at him, and couldn’t think of a suitable excuse to deny his mother’s words.

“Little Liu, you didn’t know?”

Bai Junyi said in surprise, “I told you about Dudu’s injury process over the phone, and you two often see each other at school, I thought he had already told you. Dudu sometimes likes to use money to settle some things, but this time he didn’t use money to settle it, don’t you feel curious?”

“Bai Yao, I… I’m sorry.”

Liu Yucheng had never imagined that the person who caused Bai Yao to have six knife scars on his body was actually himself.

Before today, he had always thought that it was Liu Angran who was being malicious and wouldn’t let Bai Yao go; but thinking carefully, although Bai Yao loved to fight, he usually liked to use money to settle things.

As long as he wanted to, he could casually get rid of Liu Angran…

No wonder Bai Yao had been so annoying him recently. It wasn’t because Liu Angran’s matter caused him to be implicated, but the problem started with himself.

When Bai Yao was willing to be in a relationship with him, he always felt unreal, how could Bai Yao be sincere? Maybe he was just treating himself as a toy.

When Bai Yao broke up with him, he belatedly realized that the problem should be with himself. He fantasized about using the identity of Honey Peach Milk to get close to Bai Yao, actually just wanting to see if there was still a chance to reconcile.

He lied so many times under the guise of a pseudonym, thinking it was safe and wouldn’t be exposed, but in reality, it wasn’t the pseudonym that was protecting him, it was Bai Yao who had been tolerating him, waiting for him to confess voluntarily. But he didn’t even seize this last chance.

Realizing how much trouble his appearance today had caused Bai Yao, Liu Yucheng suddenly became at a loss.

“I, I didn’t know you were doing it for me…”

“I know I was wrong, I really know it this time… I’ll leave right away, don’t be angry, okay? Today is your birthday, I only hope you’re happy.”

Liu Yucheng lowered his head, heading straight for the coat rack in the corner of the private room—his coat was hanging on it.

Bai Yao was closest to him, and in the instant he left his seat, he still saw his reddened eyes.

Bai Yao knew better than anyone how introverted Liu Yucheng usually was. To show such negative emotions in front of everyone today, it shouldn’t… be acting.

Plus, it was his birthday today, Bai Yao couldn’t help but feel a little softhearted.

The cake was prepared by Liu Yucheng, and he also knew that he couldn’t eat cream, he didn’t know what kind of cake it would be.

Bai Yao quickly rotated the glass turntable on the table, turning the red wine Zhang Yifang brought from home in front of him.

“Stop. Liu Yucheng, who told you to leave?”

Bai Yao said faintly, “Waiter, bring me two large wine glasses.”

Liu Yucheng was holding his coat, half of his foot already stepping out of the door of the private room.

“You’re not allergic to alcohol, right? It’s my birthday today, you also heard what my mom just said, since you’re here, have a drink with me.”

Bai Yao poured himself a glass of peach juice, and poured Liu Yucheng a full glass of high-proof alcohol.

As long as Liu Yucheng was willing to down this glass of wine in one gulp, for his mom’s sake, Bai Yao would allow him to stay in this private room today.