Chapter 61: An Unforgettable Birthday Party (01)

  It was a beautiful night, with fireflies softly singing their songs everywhere. Although the moon had hidden itself somewhere, the starry sky above seemed to have an extra layer of charm. Yu Nai lay quietly in bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time. She would occasionally turn her eyes towards the window, where the stars twinkled like diamonds, forming a beautiful picture: it seemed as if there were her father, mother, sister, and her beloved brother Hao Nan among them.

  Suddenly, Yu Na's mind echoed with the words Chen Hao Nan said under the pavilion in the quiet garden at dusk, sentence by sentence, as if carved on her heart. Finally, she couldn't help but turn over and crawl up to the upper bunk, quietly crawling into her sister Yu Fen's quilt...

  "Sister, how did you climb up?" Yu Fen was also awake.

  "I couldn't sleep," Yu Na whispered into Yu Fen's ear.

  "Are you thinking about what Hao Nan said?" Yu Fen also leaned into Yu Na's ear and whispered, "I've been thinking too, can't sleep..."

  "Sister, have you found that Haonan has changed?"

  When Yu Na asked in a low voice, Yu Fen's eyes immediately conjured up Chen Haonan's melancholy face and his melancholy eyes. After thinking for a while, she let out a soft sigh and said slowly: "After experiencing such a huge change, how could Haonan not change? He is more melancholic than before, although every time he sees us two, he still smiles and makes us happy, but it's far from being as relaxed, as carefree, and as uninhibited as before... However, the biggest change in Haonan is that he has matured. In the past, he was like us two, always asking some inexplicable questions, but now he mostly talks to us about reason and his insights..." Yu Fen thought hard about Chen Haonan's past, carefully comparing her previous impression of him with the current one.

  "Yes," Yu Na also let out a soft sigh, "after going through so many things, Hao Nan gained a lot of insight and learned many lessons - hardships can really make people grow up overnight!"

  "But no matter how he changes, Chen Haonan is still the same Chen Haonan, he still loves and cares for us..." Yu Fen said, her mind filled with memories of her time with Chen Haonan.

  "Huh? Sis, do you still remember Haonan's birthday?" Yu Na suddenly exclaimed with excitement, but she immediately realized that she had spoken too loudly - if she woke up the other roommates, it would inevitably lead to a small argument. After a while, seeing no movement, Yu Na quickly leaned in again and whispered to her sister: "Haonan's birthday is coming soon..."

  "Really? I almost forgot about this!" Yu Fen was also extremely excited, but she still kept her voice low, "Hao Nan is an '85, so he's 17 years old this year... his birthday seems to be on the 18th of October in the lunar calendar..."

  "Today is already the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, isn't it coming soon?"

  "Why don't we two give Han Ge a birthday surprise, let him be happy for once - he's really too miserable inside!" Yu Fen pushed Yu Na in the quilt.

  "Alright, but... let's not tell Haonan about it for now and surprise him later!" Yu Na said with a smile, also playfully pushing her sister.

  Yu Fen also repeatedly praised. Then, the two sisters slipped into the quilt, whispering "conspiring" ...