long life

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When Yu Xiu opened his eyes, he realized that Zhou Jing was not there. Looking up, the rain outside the window stopped at some point, but the sky above was still gray.

He groped to get up, threw the quilt aside, and suddenly heard that something seemed to be thrown to the ground, Yu Xiu looked around, and saw the thermometer that had been missing overnight at the foot of the bed.

Just as Zhou Jing was nowhere to be seen in the room, there were a few slight sounds from the sofa. Yu Xiuxun approached and saw a man who was dozing off while wrapping himself in a blanket.

"Brother." Yu Xiu couldn't help calling him, and stretched out his hand to push Zhou Jing awake.

Probably because the fever hadn't faded away, Zhou Jing still looked a little weak when she sat up, the blush on her cheeks was still there, and her pale appearance looked like she might fall down at any time.

"Why did you come to sleep on the sofa?" Yu Xiu was angry and distressed, and his tone was unavoidably anxious. Such a big person doesn't even know how to take good care of himself.

Zhou Jing rubbed her eyes with her arm, her voice was still full of laziness, "I have to go to work today... I wanted to sit on the sofa and wait, but I accidentally fell asleep."

"Do you feel better?" Yu Xiu was more concerned about whether his fever had subsided, so he bent down and reached out to reach his forehead.

The moment he touched his forehead, Zhou Jing suddenly trembled, and quickly turned his head to the side.

Yu Xiu's hand stopped suddenly, hovered for a moment and then retracted it silently. He didn't think much about it, only thought that he might be uncomfortable, so he didn't take it to heart.

After adjusting the thermometer in his hand, he pointed at Zhou Jing's forehead to test the temperature for a while, and sighed after reading the scale, "37 degrees five, still a little low fever."

"It feels much better than before..." Zhou Jing pinched the edge of the blanket tightly with her hands, her body seemed to be a little stiff, her eyes were erratic from left to right, and she never dared to look up at Yu Xiu.

"It's much better, but it's not good." Yu Xiu frowned, and after a while, he calmed down and slowed down his tone, "Can I ask for leave from the company today?"

"Today... there shouldn't be anything important. I'll ask for a leave later."

Zhou Jing didn't insist on it. To be honest, a high fever made him feel sore and weak. In addition, he didn't have a good rest last night, so he really couldn't do anything to go to work today.

"All right, I'll cook some porridge. It's better for sick people to eat light."

Hearing this, Yu Xiu felt relieved, stretched out his hand and wiped his face casually, then walked towards the kitchen, and stopped suddenly when he reached the door of the kitchen,

"Brother, your birthday...is coming soon, right?"

"Birthday?" Zhou Jing was startled for a moment, but then realized, "Yeah, birthday is only a few days away."

Yu Xiu smiled, and leaned half on the kitchen door, "Yesterday, my dad and I just talked on the phone. His company is busy at the end of the year, and I'm not in a hurry to go back."

"Then, stay for a few more days." Zhou Jing turned his back to him, clearly speaking very ordinary words, but now he felt a little restrained.

Yu Xiu stared at his back and smiled, and continued: "I want to wait until your birthday is over before thinking about going back."

"Birthday..." Zhou Jing didn't seem to be paying much attention to this matter, and replied casually: "I'm already at this age, so I don't pay much attention to birthdays."

"After all, it only happens once a year." Yu Xiu pursed his lips and smiled, "This time I'm here, so I can spend a good time with my brother."

"Li Shengrui and the others will definitely invite me out." Zhou Jing blurted out hastily, fearing that Yu Xiu's good intentions would be hurt as soon as he finished speaking, he added: "Why don't you go with me, the more people there are, the more lively it will be."

Yu Xiu shook his head with a smile. It wasn't Zhou Jing's imagining that he was disappointed, but he said, "They are all my brother's friends. I don't have anything to talk about when I go. It's better to wait for you at home."

Zhou Jing nodded lightly. It is true that Yu Xiu would feel bored if he went, and being with Li Shengrui and his friends was nothing more than drinking and talking about the future and past college life, but it was just a moment of excitement.

Besides, with the current situation, if I want to be alone with Yu Xiu, I will only become more entangled, more at a loss, and I don't know how to face him and myself correctly.

Zhou Jing sank deep on the sofa, and recalled that dream from time to time. Although it was somewhat blurred after waking up, it was still vivid and impressive, and could burn herself like a fire at any time.

As soon as he thought about some problems, his brain couldn't help but ache. Zhou Jing pinched the bridge of his nose wearily, touched his phone and sent a message to the supervisor to ask for leave.

Then he curled up in the blanket again, closed his eyes and fell asleep listening to the intermittent sounds coming from the kitchen.

Zhou Jing's birthday coincides with Christmas, and it happens that this year's birthday is approaching the weekend.

Without exception, Li Shengrui sent a message early in the morning, saying that he had called a few friends and had already reserved a room at Xinchunyuan for the evening.

Zhou Jing told Yu Xiu that he would have dinner and drinks with Li Shengrui and the others after get off work today, and he might come back later, if Yu Xiu felt bored at home, he could call and follow him at any time.

Yu Xiu told him to rest assured, and told Zhou Jing that he had just recovered from his illness, so he should drink less alcohol.

Not long after Zhou Jing left for work, he couldn't wait to call his cousin Su Xiwen.

A few beeps came from the other end, and they were quickly connected, "Hey Xiaoxiu."

"Sister." Yu Xiu walked to the window and frowned when he heard the intermittent voice, "The signal is a bit poor."

"Wait... I'll change to a place with a stronger signal." Su Xiwen hung up the phone, and called back after a while, "Xiaoxiu, can you hear my sister clearly now?"

"Yes, I can hear you clearly." Yu Xiu agreed, and asked, "Where are you going? Busy people have time to go out."

"Isn't it because Xiao Yuan has been clamoring to go skiing these days, and just as your brother-in-law has time, we will celebrate the anniversary together." Su Xiwen told her son to pay attention to safety while talking on the phone.

"That's good." After Yu Xiu finished speaking, he was silent for a while, as if he was thinking, but also seemed a little hard to say.

"What are you looking for me for?" Su Xiwen chuckled lightly, and her tone was quite patient.

"Indeed." Yu Xiu took a breath, unconsciously lowering his voice a little, "Sister, usually brother-in-law celebrates your birthday, or what do you prepare for brother-in-law's birthday?"

"Birthday?" Su Xiwen was taken aback for a moment, and then she understood: "What? You want to celebrate his birthday."

Staring at the passing traffic outside the window, Yu Xiu couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and he didn't deliberately hide his thoughts, "I haven't officially celebrated someone's birthday, but since I said it, I need to prepare it."

"Well..." Su Xiwen thought about it carefully for a moment, and said: "Speaking of birthdays, your brother-in-law and I only send flowers. For cakes or something, it's better to send flowers, especially when a person receives a bouquet of flowers." When it comes to flowers, that romantic feeling is very unforgettable.”

"What about the other things? I ordered the cake yesterday, and it can be picked up in the afternoon. Besides the cake and the bouquet, is there anything else I need to prepare?" Yu Xiu looked a little urgent, and was afraid that he might miss something.

Su Xiwen didn't answer in a hurry, but smiled and said: "Actually, there is no need to prepare too many things, as long as you prepare carefully, he will surely know your intentions more or less."

Yu Xiu let out a "huh" and didn't ask any more questions after that.

What Su Xiwen said was quite unreasonable. He really wanted to give Zhou Jing a good birthday, but he was too concerned about the thorough preparations, and instead ignored whether Zhou Jing would like it.

Thinking of my own birthday when I was a child, sometimes when my parents were away from home and it was too late to come back, it was Zhou Jing who was by my side, and only a plate of cake with enough cream made me feel very happy.

Simple yet blissful.

Maybe a piece of cake, a bouquet of flowers, plus this heavy heart, this birthday is enough for Yu Zhou Jing.