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Kapitel 275: My Birthday Present To You (15)

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May gusto sanang sabihin si Lu Jinnian pero parang may nakabara sa kanyang lalamunan. Ibinuka niya ang kanyang bibig pero walang lumalabas na boses mula rito.

Matagal siyang nakatingin kay Qiao Anhao habang pinipigilan niyang huwag ipahalata ng impact ng tatlong 'Happy Birthday' nito sakanya. Kahit na sinusubukan niyang huwag magpahalata at paninindigang ang kanyang pagiging cold, halata pa rin na kinabahan siya dahil sa boses niya. "Pano mo nalaman na ngayon ang birthday ko?"

Whoops… Gusto niya lang naman talagang itong sorpresahin at bigyan ng regalo pero nakalimutan niya na nalaman niya nga pala ang tungkol dito dahil nakinig siya sa usapan.

Medyo namula ang mukha ni Qiao Anhao at napakagat siya sa kanyang labi. Nahihiya siyang ngumiti at matapat na inamin, "Noong isang araw, tatawagin sana kita para magdinner, kaso aksidente kong narinig ang pinag-uusapan niyo ng assistant mo…"

Itinaas ni Qiao Anhao ang kanyang ulo at pinagmasdan ang magiging reaksyon ni Lu Jinnian. Noong narealize niya na hindi naman nagbago ang itsura nito, nagipon siya ng lakas ng loob at ipinagpatuloy, "Dahil doon, nalaman ko kung kailan ang birthday mo.

Pahina ng pahina ang kanyang boses habang sinasabi ang mga huli mga salita ng kanyang kwento hanggang sa tuluyan nalang itong natapos. Pero naiintindihan ni Lu Jinnian kung ano man ang gusto niyang sabihin.

So noong sinasabi pala ng kanyang assistant na sa Biyernes na rin ang kanyang birthday, nakatayo pala ito sa labas ng study room.

Ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na naramdaman ni Lu Jinnian na hindi pala magandang ideya ang pagkakaroon ng masyadong madaldal at mausisang assistant.

Hindi alam ni Qiao Anhao kung anong iniisip ni Lu Jinnian kaya iniangat niya ang kanyang ulo para silipin ito.

Wala namang pagbabago sa itsura ni Lu Jinnian. Mukhang gustong sabihin ang mga mata nito pero parang wala rin naman.

Sa likod ng malamig na expression ni Lu Jinnian, hindi mahulaan ni Qiao Anhao kung galit ba ito o hindi. Kaya para hindi na talaga ito magalit, itinaas niya pa ang kanyang kamay na may hawak na regalo at sinabi, "Ito ang birthday present ko para sayo. Binili ko 'to noong nagshopping kami ni Xia Xia noong isang araw."

Dahan-dahang kumurap si Lu Jinnian. Ang itim na itim niyang mga mata ay matagal na nakatingin kay Qiao Anhao bago niya kinuha ang box na hawak nito.

Hindi nito napansin na nanginginig ang kanyang mga kamay.

Para pigilan ang kanyang emosyon, sa unang pagkakataon ay nagtanong si Lu Jinnian, "Anong laman nito?"

Tuluyang kumalma si Qiao Anhao nang marinig niya ang tanong ni Lu Jinnian. Habang nakikita niya na kumalma na rin ang mga mata nito, mas naging masayahin siya at pa'cute niyang na sinabi, "Mas magiging meaning ang regalo kung hindi mo alam kung ano ang laman nito bago mo buksan."

"Talaga?" Mahinanong tanong ni Lu Jinnian. Ang kanyang maninipis na daliri ay unti-unting tinanggal ang seal ng box bago niya punitin ang pambalot nito. May nakita siyang isang kulay golden velvet na box at nang buksan niya ito, isang napakagandang tie pin ang bumungad sakanya.

Dahil sa mga ilaw ng kanilang bahay, kumikislap ang mga diamonds na nasa kanilang tiles at nang tumama ito sa mga mata ni Lu Jinnian ay bigla nalang itong naluha.

Noong kasama niya pa ang kanyang nanay, hindi maganda ang kanilang pamumuhay kaya saan naman sila kukuha ng sobrang pera para mabilhan siya ng regalo? Kahit ang cake ay pinupuslit lang sa night club na pinagtatrabahuan ng kanyang nanay kaya ang ibinigay ni Qiao Anhao ang kauna-unahang regalo na kanyang natanggap.

Simula noong mamatay ang kanyang nanay, wala ng nakaalala ng kanyang birthday kaya siya mismo ay hindi na rin ito inisip.

Pero kahit kailan ay hindi niya naisip na darating ang araw na makakatanggap siya ng napakaganda at nakakatouch na regalo.

At bukod pa doon, ang regalong natanggap niya ay galing pa sa babaeng matagal niya ng minamahal.


Kapitel 276: My Birthday Present To You (16)

Redakteur: LiberReverieGroup

Right then, Lu Jinnian felt like he was in a dream. He stood frozen on the spot, casual and elegant, with his eyes locked on the tie clip. After a long while, he finally looked up at Qiao Anhao, and said in a hoarse voice, "Thank you."

Qiao Anhao smiled gently. Under the bright lights of the study room, her expression seemed to become cuter and softer. "I didn't know what kind of presents you liked, so I chose something I liked for you, not knowing if you might like or dislike it yourself."

"I like it," Lu Jinnian said without any hesitation. He stared at the tie clip in the box for a long time before carefully putting the lid back on. Then he said, "I really like it."

Qiao Anhao continued to smile, revealing a hint of relief in her eyes.

Lu Jinnian's fingers gently stroked the box. As he stared at Qiao Anhao's smiling face, it was as if the coldness between his eyes subsided immensely. For someone who didn't like to reveal any traces of worry to people around him, the next words were very surprising. They just suddenly floated out of his mouth. "It's been many years since I last received a birthday present."

Because of those simple words, the smile on Qiao Anhao's face gradually disappeared. Her mind went back to the day she had watched through the study room's doorway and seen Lu Jinnian's expression when he said, "What's more, I've never really celebrated my birthday". It was the same look. Though his tone was nonchalant, it also revealed hints of sadness.

From what she remembered, Lu Jinnian would always attend Xu Jiangmu's birthdays, but he had never celebrated his own. Qiao Anhao couldn't help but ask the question in her heart, "Do you never celebrate your birthday?"

"Mmm." Lu Jinnian didn't open his mouth but made a sound deep in his throat. After a while, he slowly opened his mouth to say, "After my mother passed away, I never celebrated my birthday again."

Lu Jinnian's words didn't really sound nonchalant. For some reason, when Qiao Anhao heard them, a sharp, intense pain crept into her heart.

She knew that Lu Jinnian and Xu Jiangmu were step-brothers, and she knew that Lu Jinnian's mother passed away early. But besides this, she didn't know much more.

Even if Xu Jiangmu, who was the same age as Lu Jinnian, didn't know his birthday, their father surely would of known... Even if he was an illegitimate son, he was Uncle Xu's own flesh and blood. Even if it couldn't have been as extravagant as Xu Jiangmu's birthday parties, at the very least, he must of received a present or birthday wishes?

Qiao Anhao slowly moved her lips and asked, "What about Uncle Xu? Did he never celebrate your birthday?"

Lu Jinnian's face instantly froze over, and a ruthlessness slowly rose in his eyes.

Qiao Anhao was astonished. Realizing that she had said something wrong, she felt uneasy in her heart and bit her bottom lip. In a low voice, she was just about to say "sorry", but she only made it to "So-" when Lu Jinnian turned his head with a frozen expression.

He stared into the night sky beyond the window, and said in a oddly calm tone as though he was recounting someone else's story, "Instead of wanting to celebrate my birthday, he would have rather that I'd never had a birthday."

To Lu Jinnian's father, his birth was a stain on his life.

If it were possible, his father must of not wanted for him to live on this earth.

The ache in Qiao Anhao's heart grew stronger.


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