Happy Birthday

Ji Su originally thought that the cheongsam wouldn't be fancy, but when Gu Zhao laughed at him, he was unsure again: "Let me see what the cheongsam looks like first."

"No rush." Gu Zhao withdrew her hand, pulled the closet door closed and hid the closet full of assorted dresses, "Since it's a surprise, of course I'll save it for my birthday."

Ji Su: "......"

A surprise for Gu Zhao, but not a shock for him?

"It's getting late." Gu Zhao wrapped an arm around his shoulders and led him around, "Go take a shower first."

"Okay." Ji Su decides to suspend her worries, gets her clothes and goes to the bathroom to take a shower.

When he got out of the shower, he heard his cell phone vibrating on the table and walked over to it as he wiped his hair.

Ji Su glanced at the screen of her cell phone, put down her white towel, and clicked through to the video call, "Hey, Mom."

"Susu," Su Yuelan was the only one on the other side of the video this time, his face slightly set and looking a bit serious.

Ji Su sat down on the chair, "Is something happening?"

Su Yuelan cut to the chase, "Susu, I heard about your dad's company."

Ji Su frowned slightly, "Mom, are you here to blame me too?"

"Of course not." Su Yuelan denied, "You were born to me, no one knows your temperament better than I. You would never have done such a thing if Ji Zhenghai hadn't done something that you couldn't stand."

Ji Su's eyelashes quivered and he pursed his lips without speaking.

Su Yuelan softened his tone, "Susu, tell mom, what happened all these years?"

Su Ji was silent for a few seconds, and returned lightly, "It's nothing really, I just felt like an outsider in the Ji family, so I left."

"Alas ......" Su Yuelan let out a long sigh, "I should have thought of it, having a stepmother is the same as having a stepfather, you must have suffered a lot in that home."

Ji Su shook her head and turned to comfort her, "It's over, mom."

"Back then I divorced Ji Zhenghai, he in order to gamble with me a breath, lawsuit also want to take your custody." Su Yuelan A layer of tears gradually emerged under her eyes, "At that time, my financial situation was so bad that I couldn't compete with him at all, but I thought that if he took you, he would treat you well ......"

As she spoke, her voice gradually choked to the point where she couldn't speak, and she could only raise her hands to cover her face, her shoulders shrugging along with her.

Ji Su's nose was sore and she could only tilt her face up slightly, unwilling to shed tears in front of her mom.

In fact, he used to resent Su Yuelan in his heart, resenting her for bringing him into this world and then abandoning him.

But as he grew up, he came to realize that Su Yuelan, who was still young at the time, was in a very difficult situation.

In order to have him, Su Yuelan retired from the peak of her career and became a full-time mom, relying on her husband for everything.

But once the marriage changed, the proud she did not want anything, almost a net, gray back to the professional team, and spent several years of hard work, only to re-enter the international snooker stage, which is not enough to understand the hardship.

Su Yuelan is his mother, but she is also an independent and free woman who should pursue her own career and ideals, and she should have a loving husband and a lovely daughter instead of settling for him for the rest of her life.

"Mom, I've occasionally wondered if you had taken me with you back in the day ......" Ji Su's vision before her eyes became blurry, "would I have grown up better?"

When he finished speaking, he raised his eyes as if sensing something, and met Gu Zhao, who was quietly leaning against the door frame.

Su Yuelan lowered his head, tears rolling down from between his fingers, "I'm sorry ...... Susu, it's mommy who's sorry ......"

"But I don't think so now, mom." Ji Su smiled with tears in her eyes, "If I hadn't stayed, I wouldn't have met Gu Zhao."

Gu Zhao stood up straight and strutted towards him.

Su Yuelan on the other end of the cell phone screen lifted her face and wiped away the tears in the corners of her eyes with her fingers, "Who is Gu Zhao?"

"Gu Zhao." Ji Su looked at her lover standing in front of her, "Come say hi to my mom."

Gu Zhao instantly stiffened his spine, and the look on his face actually looked a little nervous.

He was freshly showered, his lean upper body bare and wearing only a pair of baggy sweatpants, a slouchy and sexy look that was clearly not suitable for meeting the parents.

Gu Zhao opened his closet with a swift motion, grabbed a black t-shirt and pulled it over his body, and gave his hair a couple of good tugs.

The first time Ji Su saw him with such a soldierly look, he couldn't help but be happy, and the curves on his lips expanded wider and wider.

Even though Su Yuelan couldn't see what was happening on the other side, he understood the situation.

Gu Zhao cleared his throat, walked behind Ji Su, and bent down to greet him, "Good evening, Auntie."

A handsome three-dimensional face appeared in the camera, with slightly disheveled hair and a crooked T-shirt collar, but still breathtakingly handsome.

Su Yuelan obviously didn't expect the other person to be so good looking either, and froze for a moment before responding, "Hi, I'm Susu's mom."

Gu Zhao politely returned, "Hello, I'm Susu's date."

Ji Su blushed and pounded her elbow back.

"I didn't say anything wrong." Gu Zhao looked down at him and said in an innocent tone, "Weren't you going to introduce me to your aunt?"

Ji Su backhanded the man and pushed him away, "That's it, you can go now ......"

"Okay." Gu Zhao answered, never having acted so politely before, "Bye Auntie."

Ji Su moved his cell phone screen down, forcing the handsome face out of the shot.

Even through the screen of her cell phone, Su Yuelan could feel the love between the two young people.

The man standing behind him finally walks away, and Ji Su looks to the camera with a red face.

Su Yuelan couldn't help but have a smile on his face, "How long have you been together?"

"It's been a few months ...... " Ji Su asked in a small voice, "Mom, you don't think it's weird, do you?"

"What's so strange about that?" Su Yuelan reacted calmly, "It doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman, as long as you like it."

"Uh-huh." Ji Su nodded, "Mom, I feel especially happy right now."

"Susu, if you can feel happy, mom is happy too." Su Yuelan's voice choked again, and she hurriedly changed the topic, "Bring your date over to mom's for a few days during the winter vacation, my sister misses you too."

Ji Su answered, "Yes, mom."

A few more words were exchanged before hanging up.

Gu Zhao was already lying on the bed and hooked a finger at him, "Come here."

Ji Su put down his cell phone and climbed up from the end of the bed, crawling obediently into his arms and rubbing against his chest like a pampered kitten.

Gu Zhao lifted his hand along the lean back and whispered, "Baby, I'm so glad."

Ji Su's chin rested on his hard chest, "Happy about what?"

"I'm glad you introduced me to auntie." Gu Zhao's eyes smiled, "I can tell that you care about her in your heart."

"Yeah, maybe it's because she left me at a very early age, so my memories of her have always been stuck as a child." Ji Su recalls, "I remember she was very gentle and read me bedtime stories every night to put me to sleep."

Gu Zhao replied back, "I can also read you a bedtime story."

Ji Su curled her lips, "I'm too old for bedtime stories now."

Gu Zhao's voice was low and magnetic as he slowly said, "You'll always be my Baby."

Ji Su couldn't resist this kind of love talk at all, and propped up his upper body and kissed him on his thin lips.

Gu Zhao narrowed his dark eyes slightly and pinched his large hands around an ungainly thin waist, "But before we tell a bedtime story, let's do a little warm-up."

Ji Su senses danger, tries to run away but it's too late ......

*

At the beginning of a new week, time passes extraordinarily slowly for Gu Zhao.

He had never looked forward to his birthday so much, and every day was a countdown.

Ji Su realizes that her boyfriend is looking at her with an increasingly dark look in his eyes, and she can't help but feel nervous.

The day before Gu Zhao's birthday falls on a Friday.

After class in the afternoon, Ji Su went to the delivery center to pick up the co-branded sneakers she bought on the official website, and returned to the dormitory with the delivery box in her arms.

Although I promised to wear a cheongsam to show Gu Zhao, there should be a birthday gift.

Qiao Jin looked at his face, "Susu, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing." Ji Su had a bit of trouble voicing her inner concern, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night."

"Okay." Qiao Jin didn't give it much thought, "By the way, School Mistress Gu Da's birthday is tomorrow, isn't it, how are you going to celebrate it for him?"

"The gifts are already in hand." Ji Su signaled, "The cake and restaurant are also booked in advance."

"Why don't we throw a birthday party for Gu Zhao?" Qiao Jin looked eager to try, "It's so crowded!"

Ji Su thought for a moment and politely declined, "I'd rather not, Gu Zhao doesn't like to be busy."

"Fine, then you guys can go on your way!" Qiao Jin leans over, "But you gotta take care of yourself, Susu baby."

Ji Su: "......"

Not long after, he received a message from Gu Zhao, saying that he had arrived at the dormitory downstairs.

The two had just gotten into the car and were heading home when Gu Zhao received a phone call.

The call was from Gu Chen, asking him to come home for dinner, and specifically instructing him to bring Ji Su back as well.

Ji Su secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "In that case, we'd better not let Big Brother down, just so we can go back to see Grandpa."

Gu Zhao gave him a look, "Good."

The Gu family's old mansion was farther away, and it was already dark when they rushed back.

The old mansion was brightly lit, and the two of them walked side by side into the main hall, where the large Gu family was sitting around the dining table waiting for them to return.

Gu Chen was the first to spot them and walked over with a few big steps, "Finally, you're back!"

"Big brother." Ji Su greeted nicely and went from one to the other to greet the others.

He only had time to buy some nutritious food and fruits, and a small gold jewelry for Gu Zhao's niece, Gu Lele, who came on a whim.

Ji Su crouched down on the ground and carefully put on Gu Lele's gold tiger bracelet.

Gu Lele, with her two crocheted hair and big watery grape eyes, moved to let him hold her tiny wrists.

"Okay." Ji Su let go of her hand and asked with a smile, "Does Lele like little tigers?"

"Uh-huh! Lele likes it!" Gu Lele nodded her head vigorously and returned crisply, "Lele likes pretty brothers too!"

Gu Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly, "What did you call him?"

"Hahahahahaha!" Gu Xueyao almost doubled over in laughter at the side, "Lele, this isn't your older brother, you have to call him Little Uncle."

"No, no, no!" Gu Lele began to play hard to get, stretching out her snowy lotus-root-like arms for a hug, "Hug me, pretty brother!"

Ji Su picked up Lele, pointed to Gu Zhao and asked, "Lele calls me brother, so what do you call him?"

Gu Lele wasn't subtle at all: "It's Uncle Junior!"

Gu Zhao feinted a sullen face: "Don't call me brother, call me auntie."

Ji Su's cheeks heat up slightly and she glares at him, signaling him to keep his mouth shut.

But Gu Lele liked the name and threw her arms around Ji Su's neck and happily called out, "Little Auntie! Pretty Auntie!"

Ji Su's face turned even redder, and she couldn't tell the child clearly, so she could only lower her head, but she couldn't hide the tips of her reddened ears.

The bottom of Gu Zhao's eyes rippled with a silky smile as she said slowly, "Lele, next time little auntie will buy you a big golden tiger."

"Yeah! A big golden tiger!" Gu Lele cheered and offered to bring her face over, "Kiss me, pretty auntie!"

Ji Su's heart melted and he gently kissed the little pink cheeks.

"Okay." Gu Zhao reached out and took Gu Lele from his arms, handing it to Gu Chen, who stood watching the show.

Gu Chen took over his daughter and laughed loudly, "No way Xiao Wu, you're jealous of a few years old little girl!"

Gu Zhao said with a grimace, "If Lele lets another little boy kiss her in kindergarten, it's your fault as a father."

As soon as this statement was made, Gu Chen hastened to educate her daughter in her arms, "Lele, a girl's face is not to be kissed casually, do you understand?"

"Daddy, I know it!" Gu Lele returned, patting her little chest, "I only give kisses to my pretty brother!"

Gu Chen's face changed drastically, "No way! Even the most beautiful brother can't give him a kiss!"

At this time, Mrs. Gu also came over and helped her husband educate her daughter to protect herself.

Gu Zhao took the opportunity to gather Ji Su into his arms and lead the way towards the door, "Let's go, back to your room to rest."

Ji Su quietly reached out and pinched his waist.

"Hiss ......" Gu Zhao side-eyed, "A man's waist, is not to be pinched."

Ji Su skimmed, "Then you're still pinching me all the time."

Gu Zhao asked back with a smirk, "Can you kneel without me pinching your waist?"

Ji Su pinched him hard again, "Say it again!"

Gu Zhao smiled and tightened his arms, "Okay, no more."

The two of them returned to their room, Ji Su finished her bath first, pushed open the balcony door and sat on a rattan chair blowing in the cool breeze, enjoying the night view of the garden.

Soon Gu Zhao came to the balcony as well, leaning down to take him into his arms and sitting down in a chair himself.

Tonight the moon is bright, the deep blue sky has countless stars, reflected in the lake not far away, like a scattered lake of pearls.

Ji Su nestled in a warm, generous embrace and murmured, "That's nice ......"

"Hmm?" Gu Zhao asked with downcast eyes, "What's really nice?"

"It's nothing." Ji Su tilted her face up and looked at him with an arched brow, "Everything's fine, and it's especially good to have you."

Gu Zhao frowned and lowered his head to kiss him.

Ji Su was carried to a sitting position on her firm waist and stomach, clearly in a superior position, and still being kissed so hard she couldn't breathe.

"Well ......" a whisper escaped from the tightly glued lips, "not here ...... ... ..."

Although the old Gu family mansion was large, everyone lived in this house at the back, so if they made too much noise, they would definitely be discovered.

More importantly, tomorrow is Gu Zhao's birthday, and he doesn't want to be unable to get up in the morning ......

Gu Zhao stepped back a bit, his eyes extremely dark, "Remember the gift you promised me?"

Ji Su takes a small breath, "Remember ......"

"Okay." Gu Zhao gritted his back teeth and got up to carry the man back to his room, "Get well tonight."

*

The next morning, Ji Su awoke in familiar arms, quietly gazing at the handsome face sleeping before her.

Until Gu Zhao's eyes twitched and opened.

"Good morning." Ji Su kissed his chin, "Happy birthday, Gu Zhao."

"Uh-huh." Gu Zhao answered lowly, burying his face in the warm nape of his neck, "You're happy too."

Ji Su laughed, "It's your birthday, not mine."

Gu Zhao rubbed the high bridge of his nose against the soft side of his neck and returned, "You wish me happiness and I'll share it all with you."

Ji Su's heart warmed and he raised his arms to hug him back, "Then may we all be happy."

The two of them were in bed for a while, getting up and out of bed to wash up.

The Gu family knows that Gu Zhao doesn't like to make a lot of noise, so they didn't make a big deal out of his birthday party, but only prepared a family dinner for him, and the people who came were all family members.

But Gu Zhao still received a lot of expensive birthday gifts, and it's amazing how generous the Gu family is.

For example, the big brother Gu Chen, a big hand, directly sent Gu Zhao a piece of land.

Then there's Gu Nan, the second sister, who came up with a Maserati.

Compared to them, the sneakers Ji Su gave him might not be worth mentioning, and if he had been in the past, he would have felt inferior, thinking that he was not worthy of Gu Zhao.

But now he wouldn't think that at all, because he knew in his heart that Gu Zhao's favorite thing would be a gift from him.

After lunch, Gu Zhao sat down for a while and couldn't wait to drag Ji Su away.

Gu Chen teased, "Xiao Wu, are you hiding some big treasure at home, so eager to go back?"

Gu Zhao let out a laugh, "Yes, there is a great treasure hidden."

Ji Su could more or less guess why he was in such a hurry, and the thought of what he might face when he got home made his legs a little weak for a moment.

*

The two entered the house one after the other in the evening.

Ji Su changed into her slippers and said ahead of her, "I ordered a birthday cake for you, it should be here soon."

"Uh-huh." Gu Zhao gave him a look, "Cake first then."

About half an hour later, the birthday cake was delivered.

Ji Su places the cake on the dining table and unwraps the beautifully wrapped box to reveal the creamy cake inside.

Gu Zhao reaches out and picks up the ornament sitting on top of the cake and examines it.

The crystal villain in his vestments looked serious and looked decent.

Gu Zhao asked, "Is this me?"

"It's you." Ji Su nods and inserts the unwrapped candles one by one, lighting them herself.

"Happy Birthday, Gu Zhao," he raised his eyes, his eyes shining brightly at his lover, "I wish you everything you want and everything you do in your future life."

Gu Zhao put down the little man in his hands and took him into his arms, his voice slightly hoarse: "All I ask and wish for is only you."

The two embraced for a few moments before Ji Su gently reminded, "It's time to blow out the candles."

Gu Zhao let go of him and made a silent wish in his heart, then blew out the candles.

Ji Su cut a piece of cake with a knife and handed it over, "Try it."

Gu Zhao took a taste, "Yummy."

Ji Su also cut a piece of cake for herself and ate it all in the spirit of not wasting anything.

Gu Zhao looked at him and warned, "There's cream stuck to your lips."

"Hmm?" Ji Su probed her red tongue and licked the corner of her lips.

Gu Zhao's eyes turned deeper and his large hand pinched his jaw as he helped him lick the cream off his lips, taking the kiss in his stride.

Both of them had just eaten cake and their mouths were filled with the sweet, creamy aroma of it, and Ji Su was so giddy from the kiss that she almost pressed her hands to the cake.

Gu Zhao released his lips and tongue, his breath a little ragged, "Hungry?"

"Not hungry ah ......" Ji Su softly replied back, "Just had cake."

"Good." Gu Zhao wiped the water stain from his lips, "Then it's my turn to collect my birthday present."

"Gifts ......" Ji Su sobered abruptly, "Now?"

"Sooner or later, I have to wear it." Gu Zhao picked the man up and headed for the bedroom with a low chuckle, "You won't be able to hide tonight."

When he said that, Ji Su became even more nervous, and the fingers wrapped around her shoulders unconsciously pinched into the firm muscles of her back.

Gu Zhao was simply indifferent, as if he had been lightly scratched by a kitten.

"Gu Zhao ......" Ji Su reconfirmed with him, "is wearing a cheongsam, right?"

Gu Zhao responded, "Well, it's a cheongsam."

He carried the man into the bedroom and placed him on the bed, opening the closet himself and pulling a dress from it.

Ji Su sat on the bed, and when he saw the style of the cheongsam, his whole body froze.

He had never seen a cheongsam like this before, except for the coiled buttons and exquisite embroidery, all other parts of the fabric were made of semi-transparent ice silk, the sides were hollowed out, with only loose straps trailing down, and the side forks of the cheongsam were almost open to the waist.

Ji Su swallowed dryly, "I don't think this is the one I saw ...... before."

"But this is the one I'm talking about." Gu Zhao walked nonchalantly toward him with the cheongsam in her hand.

"No, not this one." Ji Su subconsciously scooted back, her white heels brushing against the sheets, bringing up layers of folds.

Gu Zhao stopped at the end of the bed, "You promised me a present, Baby."

Ji Su just felt her cheeks burning as if they were going to burn, "I know, but ......"

He kind of regretted it; he shouldn't have trusted Gu Zhao to come up with any decent cheongsam for him to wear.

But today is Gu Zhao's birthday, if this can make Gu Zhao have a happy birthday, he is also willing, after all, even so shameful kitten suit has worn ......

At that thought, Ji Su got up from the bed and reached for the cheongsam, "I'll wear it."

"Wait." Gu Zhao didn't give him the cheongsam, her dark eyes staring at him for an instant, "I want to help you put it on."

Ji Su decisively refused, "No, I'll wear it myself."

Gu Zhao emphasized again, "It's my birthday."

Ji Su bit her lower lip, the bottom line repeatedly backed up, "Then ...... then when you put it on me, no--"

Gu Zhao didn't wait for him to finish his sentence, but answered with a full, "Good."

Ji Su realizes that he has been coaxed again and wants to back out but has no chance to do so.

Pale green cheongsam, set off the already fair skin color more and more white and flawless, like a good jade, all emanating a warm and transparent luster.

The translucent ice silk material was vaguely flesh-colored underneath, and the embroidery on the cheongsam rubbed right up against the chest, barely covering the two spots of cherry pink.

Bony fingers fished out the straps on both sides of the cheongsam and meticulously and patiently crossed and tied them.

Ji Su's entire body shrank in the hot embrace, slightly rough fingertips occasionally brushing against the sensitive side of her waist, provoking her body to tremble uncontrollably.

Big hands finished tying the laces on the side of the waist, and then slowly went down the side of the high-cut cheongsam ......