Chapter 40: PARTY

  After arriving in Changchun, due to the rush of time, the three of us went directly to the birthday party that Fang Wenke mentioned yesterday.

  The party location is a relatively niche literary bar called "Image Gallery". At first, I thought it was a photography gallery, but it turned out to be a bar.

  The Image House Bar is not a luxurious place, but it has a high reputation and is a gathering place for many young people in the local area.

  The bar's door is very small, a seven-colored painted wooden door that at first glance would be mistaken for the entrance to a time machine.

  Entering the bar, the light is very dim, but that soft and hazy light always makes people's imagination run wild, as if entering an unknown territory.

  There is no loud music, only very hoarse and rich blues, you can match the stimulation of alcohol, enjoying the lazy English melody brings you exotic feelings. In short, every corner here is full of mystery and temptation.

  There aren't many people in the bar, and they're all familiar faces. Most of them are good brothers who often play with Fang Wenke, so I guess the person celebrating their birthday today must have booked the whole place.

  Fang Wenke led me and Zhao Jun to sit down in a corner, considering that our drinking capacity was not good, so he ordered two cups of City Coral for us, with a very small degree, then Fang Wenke went alone to the private room to find friends.

  I took a few sips of that city coral drink, and then directly discarded it on the bar, because this taste really made me not dare to compliment.

  I thought the things in the bar must be high-end and delicious, but it turns out they're nothing special. Zhao Jun saw my conflicted expression while drinking and kept teasing me, saying I had no taste.

  I looked around and finally found a socket on the side of the bar, I walked straight to the corner of the wall, charged my phone, and turned it on immediately.

  I had just turned on my phone and before the screen lit up, my mother's call came in. I answered it.

  "Hey! Mom!"

  "Unnamed! Have you arrived safely in Changchun? Mom has called you several times but your phone is always off!"

  "Mom! I've arrived, I'm attending a friend's birthday party with Fang Wenke, don't worry!"

  "Now that I'm here, I can finally relax! Unnamed ah! Those 30,000 yuan are still not to be touched by mom! Tomorrow I'll go to the bank and transfer the money back into Xiaofang's account!"

  "Mom, you take the money and use it first, I'll pay him back when I earn some in the future!"

  I listened for a long time on the phone, but only heard my mother's deep sigh, and that one sigh made people feel profound.

  "What happened yesterday?"

  "It's okay, I was just too tired yesterday! Mom, you should rest early! Don't go out to find work for the next few days, stay at your uncle's house and take a good rest."

  I actually wanted to tell my mother about Father going to prison, but I was afraid she couldn't accept it, so I hesitated. After thinking for two seconds, I decided to keep this secret in my belly.

  "Hey! You just got back to Changchun, don't always run around everywhere during the holidays, okay?"

  "Alright, got it, mom."

  At this moment, the lights in the bar dimmed, I guess the party started. However, since I was charging and making a phone call at the same time, my head was always facing the wall, so I couldn't see the party ceremony in the hall behind me.

  "Oh, by the way! Today is your birthday, have you forgotten? Every year I have to remind you! This year Mom can't buy you a birthday cake, won't you blame me?"

  "Ah? Today is my birthday! I totally forgot! What a coincidence, today is also Fang Wenke's friend's birthday!"

  "Guess and you'll forget, but soon remember to go eat a bowl of longevity noodles with your little boyfriend."

  "Alright, got it!"

  After hanging up with my mother, I suddenly remembered that today is my birthday.

  I couldn't wait to tell Fang Wenke, but he had already appeared behind me.

  "Surprise!" Fang Wen Ke stood in front of me, holding a super-large birthday cake with 19 sparkling candles on it.

  It turned out that Fang Wenke's birthday party was actually prepared for me, and he was so considerate of everything about me.

  In the few minutes since I just made the phone call, the lights in the bar dimmed by two more degrees, no wonder it felt a lot darker around me at that time. The candles surrounding the wall corner also stood out under the dim light.

  All the friends present, including Zhao Jun, gathered behind me, each holding a pink rose in their hands.

  At this moment, I am surprised and overjoyed to tears.

  With everyone's birthday song, I blew out the candles and cut the cake with Fang Wenke.

  I gaze at the house in front of me with gratitude, his tall figure will always make me look up to him, and under the candlelight, he is still as white and tender as ever. We smile at each other, like two children.

  At this moment, I didn't hesitate, and fiercely kissed his lips. Just like the scene in the home theater for the first time, with a surge of hormones and gratitude for this love, I kissed him in front of everyone.

  I need him, I like him, I can't leave him, this is all my thoughts at this moment.

  But what we didn't notice was Zhao Jun, two meters away from us, staring intently at the scene of me and Fang Wenke kissing. The rose in his palm had been clenched into a ball, its stem bent, petals scattered all over the ground.