【15.】

  It wasn't long before it was Du Bin's birthday. The four of us in the dormitory all received invitations, and I was very puzzled - hadn't he already broken up with Jin Tongtong? Tao Hao had something to do and didn't come to participate, so I went to Du Bin's birthday party alone. Hu Guoer shouted at me when I left the dormitory: "Hey, Liu Jia, let's go together later."

  I glanced at Jin Tongtong who was silent beside me, shook my head and refused: "No, I'll just go out for a while to pick a gift for the senior."

  Actually, everyone has a number in their heart. I deliberately avoided Jin Tongtong, otherwise the three of us would be very awkward on the way. I don't even dare to imagine it. Actually, Tao is not going, and I don't want to go either. But thinking about how much Du Bin took care of me on usual days, when he invites you to his birthday party, if you put on airs and don't go, it's a bit impolite. Besides, it's not a date between two people, what's there to be afraid of?

  I've been thinking about what gift to buy for Du Bin. I pushed open the dormitory door and unexpectedly saw today's birthday boy: "Du Bin?"

  He should have never heard me call him by his full name, he was stunned for a moment before smiling and saying "it's me".

  "You're here......" I pointed to the dormitory building "Looking for Jin Tongtong?"

  "We broke up."

  *sigh*... Of course I knew you guys broke up, and now I'm just a leftover from your failed relationship.

  "What's this?"

  He probably also forgot his original intention, or rather, his purpose was not convenient for him to share with me, and said: "Just passing by."

  If the person in front of me wasn't Du Bin, but any other sleazy man, I would definitely swing my bag and hit him on the head. How dare he stand in front of the girls' dormitory with a straight face and claim to be "just passing by"?

  Get out of my head!

  But who made him Du Bin, such a elegant and refined gentleman, even if he said something like that, it wouldn't make people feel ashamed. I happened to remember what I was just thinking about, so I asked: "What do you want for your birthday gift?"

  He was surprised: "Are you going to give me a birthday gift?"

  "Of course!" I pouted "In that case, I can still come back on my birthday."

  Du Bin smiled: "Even if you don't give me anything, I will still give you a gift on your birthday."

  Look, I told you... He's always been a gentleman. No wonder Jin Tongtong loves him so much. Although that's what I said, but since I mentioned buying him a gift, I asked again: "What kind of things do you like?"

  He didn't answer but instead asked: "What kind of birthday gift do you like?"

  Money!

  After finishing speaking, I also feel very common and laugh, sticking out my tongue.

  "Then you can give me the money."

  Not good...it's too common. I think with Du Bin's dazzling talent, it's really not suitable for something as mundane as this.

  "I'd better give you something more reliable."

  Du Bin stroked his chin thoughtfully and after a while said to me: "Isn't the money reliable enough?"

  It's also... If even RMB is not reliable, I really don't know what gift is reliable.

  "Senior... I think so. Why don't you say something else..."

  Du Bin turned around: "I don't know what I want either, why don't we go out and take a look?"

  Good idea...... I followed him step by step. He walked out of the school towards the parking lot, and I wondered what he was going to do. Du Bin reached into his pocket and pulled out a car key.

  Lexus... I sat in the passenger seat like a rebellious youth, silently lamenting the unfairness between people.

  He probably felt the atmosphere was a bit oppressive, so he asked: "What kind of things would make you feel satisfied?"

  I learned from him but he didn't answer, instead asking back: "What about you?"

  Du Bin smiled and looked at me: "I asked you first."

  I didn't think of this sentence just now...

  This question is quite decent, I thought carefully for a moment, narrowing my eyes as I gazed out the car window: "Good weather, a good book... or an exciting language class."

  "Is that it?"

  "It's super boring like this."

  Du Bin didn't say anything, I thought he probably agreed. After a while, he suddenly smiled: "Very special."

  I was taken aback for a moment and asked foolishly: "Huh?"

  "Liujia." Just in time for the red light, he looked at me and reached out to pinch my cheek "I said you're very special."

  My heart skipped a beat, the temperature on my face rose rapidly, and I couldn't help but sigh at how I was still so flustered despite having seen so many people over the years.

  "Senior?"

  He didn't say a word, just quietly looked at me. The red light turned green, the car behind honked its horn to urge him on, and he finally let go, I inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief. Even I don't know what I'm expecting or what I'm afraid of.

  Du Bin drove the car to the bookstore, I looked at him in surprise. He smiled: "Send me one."

  "Oh."

  He didn't come in with me, most of the books I read are romance novels, and I was worried that if I gave Du Bin a romance novel that would make him cry, he might get so angry that he'd spit blood.

  Finally I chose a book of Wang Guowei's "Ren Jian Ci Hua" and gave it to him.

  He took it and glanced at the cover, then looked up and asked me, "Why did you give this one to me?"

  "Because the words inside are beautiful."

  "Thank you."

  I waved my hand: "You're too polite, it's just a book."

  Du Bin moved his lips as if he wanted to say something, but he just lowered his head and silently stared at the book cover.

  When I arrived at the restaurant, I realized that this was not a small gathering... It can be said to be a banquet. Most of them were from our school, including those I knew, such as my seniors, Du Bin's colleagues, and some who were not very familiar with me, who were also classmates of Du Bin's. When we entered, most of the freshmen were questioning, probably because they all knew that Jin Tongtong was his girlfriend, so when they saw me, they couldn't help but be surprised. Only a few seniors didn't understand what was going on and teased Du Bin, saying: "Great job, Du Shao, where did you find such a lovely girl?"

  He smiled and shielded me, saying to the man, "Don't make trouble."

  "Oh my! So precious! Rarely seen! Has the aloof and emotionless Du Shaoye's mortal heart been moved?"

  That person's voice was very loud, and everyone heard it when he shouted. I was a bit speechless. I thought to myself, how boring is this guy?

  Several of Du Bin's friends came over and started teasing: "Hey, hurry up and let us take a look at your little sister."

  I smiled and said, "You've got it wrong."

  Everyone looked at each other in confusion after hearing what I said, and they didn't know what was going on. To be honest, I also felt that my words were a bit unconvincing, it's all so ambiguous... But we only started being ambiguous from this afternoon... Does this count as an illicit affair?

  Du Bin smiled faintly and didn't even look at me: "Liu Jia, you misunderstood."