BXBX NOVEL Chapter 34.2 Birthday Part 2
Names mentioned in this chapter :
-苏芮 (sù ruì) – Su Rui, our female protagonist
-顾煜城 (gù yù chéng)- Gu Yu Cheng, the male lead
-苏宏远 (sù hóng yuan)- Su Hong Yuan, the female protagonist’s father
–老苏 (lǎo sù)- Lao Su, refers to the female protagonist’s father
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On the next day, in the morning, at the request of Gu Yu Cheng, Su Rui woke up and drew a more “passionate” makeup style compared to the previous barefaced makeup. But she also specially flipped through her closet to find the commonly known “auntie[1] red” colour tight-fitting dress, styled with a delicate jacket and the same colour lipstick.
Looking in the mirror, Su Rui couldn’t help but look a little more closely at herself.
Most of the time, Su Rui’s style was more ‘refreshing’ like those “wind following behind when you walk” dressing style. Frankly speaking, this was also the first time Su Rui tried this style.
Seems pretty good?
Su Rui lifted a brow and her eyes raised into a satisfied smile.
When Su Rui was done and was about to go out, Gu Yu Cheng had already arrived.
Gu Yu Cheng’s car was parked downstairs at the Su house.
At this moment, Gu Yu Cheng was standing at the door with Comrade Lao Su, who had returned from his morning exercise, and it was unknown what they were discussing.
Both of them had a solemn expression.
Su Rui raised her eyebrows and walked towards the two of them.
The moment he saw Su Rui walking over, there was a flicker of heat in Gu Yu Cheng’s eyes.
As it turns out, all humans are visual creatures, and obviously, Chairman Gu was no exception to this rule.
Noticing the shock in Gu Yu Cheng’s gaze towards her, Su Rui couldn’t help but secretly laugh inwardly. It seems her meticulously dressed look was not in vain.
Su Hong Yuan, who was next to him, naturally saw his daughter’s different dressing style.
Comrade Lao Su also thought his daughter looked quite pretty like this.
It’s just that…
He glanced at Gu Yu Cheng, who was now staring at his daughter without blinking, frowned, and felt a little displeased.
What does he mean by staring at my daughter in front of me as a father without blinking at all?
“Ahem.” Father Su coughed very loudly on the side.
“This weather is rather easy to catch a cold if you are not careful.” Su Hong Yuan said seriously. He looked at Su Rui with a furrowed brow and said, “Daughter, it’s so cold today, and this is all you are wearing to go out?”
Su Hong Yuan looked so solemn and concerned and almost didn’t say, “Go back and change into some thicker and conservative clothes.”
It’s impossible to change.
“Dad, I have got this thick jacket. It’s not cold.” Su Rui said.
What else could Father Su say when her daughter had said that?
With a heartfelt sigh from an old father, Su Hong Yuan finally suppressed his displeasure and let the young people go.
“Dad, we’re leaving.”
Su Hong Yuan nodded his head.
“Go, come back early. If not, your mother would be worried.” Su Hong Yuan emphasised the last sentence and said it without forgetting to cast a glance towards Gu Yu Cheng at the side.
“Don’t worry, Uncle. I’ll bring Su Rui back safely today.”
“En. Don’t be too late.” Su Hong Yuan nodded his head.
In his heart, his displeasure eased slightly because of Gu Yu Cheng’s “uncle”.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yu Cheng assured Su Hong Yuan again before leaving with Su Rui in the car.
“What were you talking with my dad just now?” In the car, Su Rui couldn’t suppress her curiosity and asked.
Gu Yu Cheng turned his head sideways, looked at Su Rui a few more times, and the corner of his lips quirked when he heard that question.
The Su Rui today was really difficult to take his eyes off.
“We were talking about land in the North District.” Gu Yu Cheng said and added after a pause, “We also talked about you interning in Gu Company.”
“Hm, is that so?” Su Rui blinked her eyes and looked towards GU Yu Cheng and questioned, “Then, how did my dad answer you?”
Although she had told her father this after she returned home yesterday, Su Rui did not expect that today, coincidentally or not, Gu Yu Cheng could actually meet her father, and the two of them even talked about this topic.
When Gu Yu Cheng heard that question, the corner of his mouth quirked, and did not respond. Instead, he just skipped the question.
“Where are we going now?” Gu Yu Cheng asked
“I will decide?” Su Rui raised her eyebrows.
“En. Go ahead.”
“Then let’s go here.” As she said, Su Rui went to look for the place she had saved in her phone and handed it to Gu Yu Cheng to see.
Although Pigeon Island is called an island, it is actually a unique park not far out of the downtown in City B.
This location was the place Su Rui had found a few days on a recommendation from a netizen.
The location isn’t too big, but there is an underwater world, an amusement park, a special cinema, etc. There are a lot of DIY items inside, quality restaurants, and room service. It is said to be the perfect choice for couples on dates and vacations.
Su Rui doesn’t know whether it was really as good as the netizens describe it to be.
But, standard methods are always the best path she’d ever taken .
So, Su Rui didn’t hesitate and made a reservation online first when she saw the positive reviews.
It turns out that the recommendations made by netizens are truly conscientious.
The territory of Pigeon island is small. Although the underwater world, greenhouse and so on are tiny, they are small, and sophisticated.
In addition, because it is pre-booked and there is a limitation to visitors daily, there aren’t too many people inside.
As two of them walked through the park’s greenhouse with their fingers interlocked, Gu Yu Cheng suddenly noticed the red string tied around Su Rui’s wrist.
“Did you go to the temple yesterday to pray?” Holding Su Rui’s hand and lifting it slightly, Gu Yu Cheng asked.
“En.” Su Rui nodded her head and said with a smile, “I asked one for you too.”
Upon hearing that, Gu Yu Cheng’s eyes lit up and saw that Su Rui had taken out another red string from her bag.
“Do you want it?”
“Thank you.” The corners of Gu Yu Cheng’s lips lifted, and he took the red string from Su Rui’s hands.
“Peace wherever you go?”
“Mhm. I hope you will be safe and sound.” Su Rui said with a smile on her face.
As for that [Success in business]’s string, Su Rui put it on herself.
“Help me put it on.”
Hearing Gu Yu Cheng’s words, Su Rui was a little surprised.
Originally, it was a sudden thought to ask for a piece of this for him, but she never thought that Gu Yu Cheng would really wear it.
For a Chairman that dresses well to have a red string on his wrist suddenly, it feels…a little out of place?
Su Rui muttered silently.
But, since Chairman Gu was giving her so much face, of course, it was great.
If he wears it, so be it. Anyway, such an item like a red string is an item that would always disappear from his wrist at some unknown time and that period is usually not too long.
Su Rui thought and didn’t care about it anymore.
What’s more, she never thought that this red string would actually be on Gu Yu Cheng’s wrist for so long.
“The left is for males, and the right is for females.[2] Give me your left hand.” Su Rui thought and said.
The right hand still has to sign and such, so it is easier to wear it on the left hand.
“Okay.”
With a slight nod and his lips curved into a smile, Gu Yu Cheng lifted his left hand, removed the watch on his hand, and put it into his jacket pocket, handing it over to Su Rui.
The red string went around three times in Su Rui’s hand, but only twice in Gu Yu Cheng’s wrist.
As expected, it seems out of place.
Tying the red rope into a knot and looking at the red rope on Gu Yu Cheng’s hand, Su Rui muttered silently in her heart.
“Not bad.” Su Rui looked up with an “earnest” expression and said.
Originally, Su Rui wanted to warn that this red string might be discoloured if it got wet. But thinking about it, it shouldn’t be worn for long, so Su Rui didn’t say it.
On hearing this, Gu Yu Cheng smiled without commenting, and directly took Su Rui’s right hand again with his left hand.
“Is this my birthday present?”
“How could that be?”
[1] 姨妈(yímā)- The literal meaning would be maternal aunt. However, it is referring to menstruation.
[2] 男左女右(nánzuǒnǚyòu)- The left is for males, the right is for females. It is a traditional saying commonly seen when one goes to the public toilets, wearing wedding rings, and when a couple attends certain ceremonial occasions, etc.
End of Chapter 34 Part 2/2.