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Chapter 408 Going Home

After leaving the jewelry store, Ai Liang took out the invoice and glanced at it.

He thought the two bracelets would cost at least ten thousand yuan.

The two bracelets together cost 5,256, which, to be honest, isn't expensive considering the gold price at Asia Union.

You should know that the price of gold here is almost twice that of my previous life.

If these two bracelets were placed in a jewelry store in my past life, they would have sold for at least ten thousand yuan; it would have been a disservice to me.

That was when the price of gold was only four or five hundred.

Although the bracelet is not made of pure gold, considering the high cost of raw materials, it is already a luxury item, and selling it for just over two thousand yuan is very reasonable.

Even Ai Liang, with her conscience, felt a little uncomfortable.

Having bought the birthday present, it's clear that going back at this time will mean there won't be time for dinner.

It's nothing serious, though. I can just have the chef make me something to eat separately later.

Ai Liang hailed a taxi and returned to the hotel.

No sooner had I entered the room than Yue Qihua called.

Yes, it was Yue Qihua's call.

Normally, it's Yang Xingyue who calls me, but today it's Yue Qihua.

Ai Liang knew very well that Yue Qihua was not like Yang Xingyue; unless it was something important, she would only contact him through chat software.

"Ai Liang?" Yue Qihua's voice came from the phone.

"Is there something you need?" Ai Liang asked.

"Um, isn't tomorrow my and Xingyue's birthday?"

Yue Qihua hesitated slightly: "My dad and Uncle Yang have taken the day off. We have to go home first thing tomorrow morning, so we'll probably only be free in the afternoon..."

The Qiushui Manor, owned by Yue Qihua, is quite a distance from the Yichen Hotel.

If you take a car, it takes several hours to go round trip.

Even if you set off early in the morning, by the time you get home, have a meal, chat, and rush back, it's already afternoon.

Yue Qihua glanced at Yang Xingyue, who was also arguing with her phone, and tentatively asked, "Why don't you come back with us? My grandfather has met you anyway..."

"No need, I won't join your family gathering."

Before Yue Qihua could finish speaking, Ai Liang refused in the blink of an eye.

If Yang Xingguo hadn't come, Ai Liang might have considered Yue Qihua's suggestion.

But if Yang Xingguo takes leave to come back and celebrate Yang Xingyue's birthday...

Should the hermit have dinner with Yang Xingguo?
What a joke.

This is even more outrageous than sailing a cruise ship across the Sahara.

"That's fine."

Although Yue Qihua could roughly guess Ai Liang's answer, she only extended the invitation with a try-it-out mentality.

But when Ai Liangzhen resolutely refused, she was still a little disappointed.

"I'm free all day tomorrow. Just give me a call when you get back."

Compared to Yue Qihua's hesitation, Ai Liang was much more decisive.

"Ah."

Yue Qihua said sullenly, "I'm sorry, we had agreed to go out and have fun together tomorrow."

"Your birthday is naturally your birthday, so don't worry too much," Ai Liang comforted her.

"Don't worry, I won't hold back."

Yue Qihua couldn't help but sigh: "Sigh, if my dad hadn't come back this time, Xingyue and I probably wouldn't have gone back at all."

Yue Qihua's parents work in scientific research outside the home year-round, and it's a highly confidential field.

If you can see each other two or three times a year, that's already pretty good.

Fortunately, they occasionally exchange messages and chat, so their father-daughter relationship isn't too distant.

To be honest, Yue Qihua had almost forgotten what her father looked like.

Ai Liang listened to Yang Xingyue arguing with someone on the other end of the phone: "Xingyue should be on the phone right now, asking if she can go home tomorrow night, right?"

"I guessed right. Ever since she came back from the exam, this girl has been calling her grandfather, begging him to detain my dad until the day after tomorrow."

Yue Qihua turned her head and glanced at Yang Xingyue, who had a bitter face: "However, it seems that her coquettish tactics are not very effective this time."

"Ugh, so cold~"

Yang Xingyue hung up the phone and came to Yue Qihua's side, crying, "My grandfather didn't agree to let my uncle stay."

Looking at the pitiful little girl beside her, Yue Qihua softened her heart for a moment: "If you really don't want to go back, let's just not go back. We'll leave first thing tomorrow morning. I don't believe they can forcibly take us back."

Logically speaking, Yang Xingyue should be excitedly considering the feasibility of this matter at this point.

But this time she shook her head: "Forget it. Your uncle can only see you a few times a year. He's finally come back this time, so you should at least go and see him."

Although Yang Xingyue cherished this opportunity to date Ai Liang, she was not a selfish person.

There will be many more opportunities to date Ai Liang in the future, but the chances for Yue Qihua to meet her father are very few and far between. She can't just think about herself.

If it were only Yang Xingguo returning, Yang Xingyue might consider not going home.

Yue Qihua smiled indulgently and rubbed Yang Xingyue's head: "You silly girl, it doesn't matter whether I see my cheap father or not. I might not even recognize him if you pulled him in front of me."

“He’s your father too. This is our coming-of-age birthday. Uncle Yue must have worked really hard to get this vacation. He’ll be very disappointed if we don’t go back.”

Yang Xingyue said with great heartache, "Ai Liang, I'm sorry, we will definitely come back as soon as possible, please don't be angry, okay?"

"Hey! Xingyue, be a little tougher. It's your birthday, so it's okay to be a little willful," Yue Qihua said in a haughty tone.

Ai Liang chuckled and explained, "You don't need to worry about me. I've made sure I have all of tomorrow free. Just call me when you get back."

Yang Xingyue nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, we will definitely come back as soon as possible!"

After hanging up the phone, Ai Liang walked to the landline in her bedroom, dialed the service number, and ordered a standard meal.

Then he thought for a moment and took out his phone to cancel the birthday cake he had previously ordered.

Since the two of them are going home, their families will definitely prepare something, so there's no need to buy a birthday cake.

Even if they buy it, they might not be able to finish it, and even if they can finish it, they might not dare to eat it.

After all, not everyone has Ye Qing's physique, which allows her to eat as much as she wants without gaining weight.

"...Xiao Qing...I'm guessing...as soon as he got off the car...Ai Liang definitely went to that girl's house to spend the night..."

Yi Wenna's voice came intermittently into Ai Liang's ears from outside the door.

This guy really won't let go of any opportunity to smear himself.

The students downstairs have already eaten dinner and are gradually returning to their rooms.

Ai Liang walked to the door expressionlessly, and opened the door with a bang as Ye Qing and Yi Wenna passed by her room.

Yi Wenna, who was whispering sweet nothings in Ye Qing's ear, was startled by the sudden opening of the door.

Seeing Ai Liang was like seeing a ghost.

Didn't you leave as soon as you got off the bus? Why did you come back?

(End of this chapter)