Gu Shengyin laughed and nodded, "When I was very small, I always envied other children holding cotton candy at the amusement park. However, no one ever took me there or bought it for me. As I grew up, I gradually stopped thinking about these things."
She opened her mouth and bit into one, how sweet!
"Just now, seeing it suddenly made me want to try one."
Song Yi looked at her and suddenly said, "Actually, I have never had cotton candy either. Thank you, Qin Qin."
Gu Shengyin was surprised, "You haven’t either?"
Song Yi nodded. He didn’t tell her that he had matured early as a child and wasn’t interested in things children liked.
That day, Song Yi, who had never been to an amusement park, accompanied An Qinyu, who had also never been, and they tried every ride in the park.
By the time they returned home, it had already gotten dark.
Song Yi received a phone call and yelled, "Mom, yes, Qinyu and I are still out. We won’t be coming home for dinner... don’t wait up for us... okay."
After hanging up the phone, Gu Shengyin asked, "Was that your mom?"
Song Yi nodded, then turned back and said, "I just took the liberty to tell her we wouldn’t come home for dinner. You’re not mad, are you, Qinyu?"
Gu Shengyin shook her head. Given what had happened during the day, neither she nor Song Tian would have been happy to meet, so it was more comforting to stay out.
"Come on, I’ll take you to a place." Gu Shengyin followed Song Yi.
He parked the car outside a hotel.
The waiter led them to the reserved spot.
Gu Shengyin had no idea when he had reserved the private room.
As soon as the door opened, she covered her mouth in surprise: a beautifully decorated cake was quietly sitting on the dining table, with a bright red "16" gently burning on top.
"The birthday banquet earlier today was a mess, so all I can do is give you this one. It was a bit rushed, and I couldn’t do better," Song Yi explained to her.
"Next year, I will definitely give Qinyu the most perfect birthday banquet," he said seriously.
Gu Shengyin shook her head and smiled at Song Yi, "For me, this is already the most perfect birthday of my life."
The birthday banquet during the day wasn’t just for her; she clearly saw that the huge cake also had Song Tian’s name on it.
However, in this small private room, there was only An Qinyu. Her brother, Song Yi, had made an effort to prepare a celebration just for her.
She closed her eyes and started to make a wish.
Song Yi watched Gu Shengyin under the candlelight, her long and curled eyelashes casting tiny shadows on her smooth cheeks, her plump lips curving up, showing her good mood.
From the first moment, he had found this girl beautiful, and now knowing she was his sister, he felt even more that Gu Shengyin was perfect in every way.
Gu Shengyin opened her eyes to meet Song Yi’s focused gaze.
His features were softened by the candlelight, his dark eyes observing her were so tender they could almost drip with gentleness.
She couldn’t help blushing.
When the siblings returned home, it was already very late.
Song Tian, because of his leg injury, had already returned to his room to rest. Mr. and Mrs. Song were sitting in the living room waiting for them.
Seeing Gu Shengyin return, both of them wore a trace of guilt on their faces.