Chapter 267: Chapter 267 The sea is so beautiful, I want to be buried in it
“Birthday?” Jiang Nanshu murmured.
Xu Xi looked at her reproachfully, “Yeah, your birthday is on October 26th, and you didn’t even tell me. It was Sister Yan who told me about it.”
Yan Yidan stood beside them, looking at Jiang Yunchuan, “I heard about it from Nannan’s Fifth Brother. Weren’t we supposed to have a birthday banquet for Nannan at the Song Family’s place? Good thing that was called off.”
Yang Jiashu smiled, “Surprised? We’ve been preparing for a week just to wish you a happy birthday at midnight. The six of us wanted to watch the sunrise together again to commemorate the first outing of the Six Love Organization.”
He looked up at the night sky and exclaimed, “Who knew the night sky at dawn could be this beautiful? How come I never noticed before?”
Lu Qingyan stepped forward, his eyes especially tender under the candlelight, “Make a wish and blow out the candles.”
Jiang Nanshu’s eyes teared up, she reached up to wipe them, and clasped her hands together with a smile, “I wish that you all can celebrate my birthday with me in the future.”
[May we see each other year after year.]
The candles were blown out.
The cake was divided into six small pieces on a table.
One for each person.
Lu Qingyan didn’t like sweets, so he left his piece for Jiang Nanshu.
They sat on the hillside facing the ocean, the sound of the waves audible even from a distance.
At this hour, none of them felt sleepy.
Xu Xi looked up at the night sky, stuffing cake in her mouth, and said unclearly, “Jiangjiang, don’t worry, I’ll be there every year, all six of us will always be together.”
Jiang Nanshu twitched the corner of her mouth.
Truly soldered into this organization.
She softly responded, “Yeah, thank you all for celebrating my birthday, it’s the first time so many people have celebrated for me.”
“Psh,” Xu Xi laughed, “What’s the big deal? We’re friends.”
Two tents were set up.
One for the boys, one for the girls.
Xu Xi had laid out all the sleeping bags and was inside, waving to Jiang Nanshu, “Jiangjiang, come to sleep, Sister Yan and I are waiting for you.”
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
She looked towards Lu Qingyan.
He was holding a flashlight, gathering firewood and had lit a fire beside the tents.
[Can’t you control your admirer? She wants to share a blanket with me, is this your fault or mine!]
Lu Qingyan: “…”
Heh, a fake suitor aiming to take a real spot!
Yan Yidan was clearly after Jiang Nanshu’s beauty.
He had been watching carefully, half the time Yan Yidan’s eyes were glued to Jiang Nanshu’s face, a true beauty-seeker.
Lu Qingyan said to the dozing Yang Jiashu, “Two hours each person, until sunrise tomorrow.”
“OK, no problem, how about you Yun Chuan?” Yang Jiashu opened his eyes sleepily and looked at Jiang Yunchuan, who was poking at the fire with a stick.
He nodded, “You all sleep, I’ll keep watch alone. I can’t sleep anyway.”
Yang Jiashu grimaced and crawled into the tent, “I’m going to sleep first, I’m tired.”
Lu Qingyan stood up, walked to Jiang Nanshu’s side, and said softly, “Go get some sleep. It’s cold at night, I’ll wake you for the sunrise.”
Jiang Nanshu nodded, about to leave when Jiang Yunchuan called out, “Wait.”
He threw the stick aside and took out two boxes from his sports backpack.
He handed them to Jiang Nanshu, somewhat embarrassed, “These are my birthday gifts for you. One of the boxes is from Yiyi, she asked me to give it to you…” He paused, looking awkward, “She said you didn’t want to see her, but the gift was prepared from the start. If you don’t want it, you can just throw it away.”
Afraid that Jiang Nanshu would really discard it, Jiang Yunchuan quickly added, “Yiyi has been doing commercial performances recently and spent all the money she earned on your gift. It’s really valuable, don’t just throw it away, or else others will benefit.”
Jiang Nanshu held the hefty box, her lips purse lightly, “I already said I dislike her, why would she still be so nice to me?”
Jiang Yunchuan grinned, “Because Yiyi doesn’t dislike you. Alright, don’t overthink it, go get some sleep.”
The sleeping bags in the tent were separate.
Yan Yidan was doing her skincare, and Xu Xi hummed a tune, leaving the middle spot open, “Jiangjiang, your place is right here.”
Jiang Nanshu instinctively glanced at Yan Yidan.
Her eyes and brows were gently composed, “Why are you looking at me, do you think I could eat you up?”
Jiang Nanshu: “…”
“You look pretty.”
Yan Yidan’s eyes crinkled with a smile, “Thank you.”
Jiang Nanshu sat on the fuzzy blanket spread inside the tent.
She opened the gift from Jiang Leyi and was almost blinded by the brilliance.
Xu Xi’s eyes widened in astonishment, “Do all you wealthy people give gems by the box?”
Jiang Nanshu was also surprised, such a box easily worth millions.
Crushed diamonds, gems of all colors, jade, gold, pearls—anything valuable and glittering had been collected in this box.
“Jiangjiang, who gave this to you, it wasn’t your brother, was it?”
After a while, the corners of Jiang Nanshu’s lips curved into a smile, “My Golden Sister gave it to me; she must have prepared it for a long time.”
At the bottom, there was a note.
[Happiest of Birthdays, Nannan. I have been saving this gift for three years. I used not to dare give it to you, fearing you’d get upset and toss it away. Now, though… if you don’t like it, just throw it into the sea. Don’t let someone else pick it up, I don’t want my feelings to be taken away by others.]
Jiang Nanshu folded the note neatly and put it back.
So many gems.
How could she possibly throw them away.
Jiang Yunchuan gave her a bottle of limited-edition perfume.
Xu Xi hesitated before taking out a jar of paper stars, “There are a thousand stars inside, which you can exchange for a wish, I’m giving them to you.”
Yan Yidan gifted her a set of clothes, “I designed it myself, it’s one of a kind.”
Yang Jiashu gave her a limited-edition bag.
She placed the gifts in a corner of the tent.
Half asleep and half awake.
She heard Lu Qingyan’s cool voice outside the tent, “You can get up to watch the sunrise now.”
The sky at five o’clock.
Still dark.
Only a faint light was beginning to show at the edges.
It was a bit cold. Xu Xi got up and sneezed, rubbing her nose.
A piece of clothing was tossed onto her head.
The voice of Yang Jiashu rang out, “Why are you wearing so little, here, drape this over, don’t catch a cold.”
Xu Xi snuffled and quietly gave her thanks, “Thank you.”
“No need for politeness,” Yang Jiashu chuckled, “Looking after you is the right thing to do.”
Xu Xi thought of everyone’s status as couples and felt less awkward.
Jiang Yunchuan looked at him and in a teasing tone said, “Jiashu brother, I want clothes too.”
Yang Jiashu laughed while kicking him lightly, “Get lost, you’re a grown man with thick skin, a little cold won’t hurt you.”
Jiang Nanshu wrapped herself in a small blanket, sitting on top of the mountain, watching the sky turn pale with the dawn.
Until the blushing horizon brightened, Jiang Nanshu’s eyes widened in delight, she turned her head to look at Lu Qingyan, her smile radiant, “The sun is coming up.”
Lu Qingyan captured the moment with his camera.
The emerging sun behind her couldn’t compare to Jiang Nanshu’s smile.
The glittering sea was sprinkled with a golden light.
It was Jiang Nanshu’s first time seeing the sea.
The view before her was pristine and beautiful.
She blinked, watching the sun fully rise before saying, “The sea is so beautiful, I wish I could bury myself in it.”