My girlfriend was reborn.

Chapter 54 Choosing a Gift (Part 1)
"It should be almost done."

On Thursday night, after midnight, Zhou Heming was receiving instruction from Lu Bai as usual.

"Her birthday is this Sunday, are you ready?"

Lu Bai's slightly languid voice came through the phone. Zhou Heming guessed that she should have already lain down, with her phone next to her pillow, and perhaps staring blankly at the ceiling.

"It should be almost done. The cake has been ordered, the restaurant has been confirmed, and the whole process should be fine."

Zhou Heming picked up his water glass and nodded in the room where he was alone.

"It's still missing. I haven't chosen a gift yet. I was just about to talk to you about it today."

"What?"

Lu Bai seemed to sit up and asked in a somewhat incredulous tone.

"So after all this preparation, you still haven't decided on the most important gift?"

"The most important thing has been decided, but we still need a symbolic, practical gift."

Zhou Heming answered.

"Okay, so what are you planning to give as a gift?"

Lu Bai sat back on the bed, her voice becoming clearer. Zhou Heming could even imagine her using her slender fingers to tap the screen, searching and browsing shopping apps.

"I haven't decided yet, but I feel like it should be something like a piece of jewelry?"

Zhou Heming only knew that girls would be happy to receive flowers, but sending flowers alone felt a bit insufficient. As for clothes, he wasn't quite sure about Cheng Shuangjiang's size, and his aesthetic sense was somewhat lacking, so he couldn't choose anything.

"Give her a pair of rings; girls will definitely like that."

Lu Bai suggested, and the next moment, he sent a screenshot of a shopping app.

They were simple silver wedding rings, which could also be engraved with words.

Is giving a ring inappropriate?

Zhou Heming scratched his head.

“That’s perfect, one for each of you.”

Lu Bai took it for granted.

"But the first ring I want to give her is a wedding ring."

"."

Lu Bai was speechless for a moment.

No, why are we still being all lovey-dovey when we're talking to each other alone?
Is this correct, Zhou Heming?
"I don't care about your weird sense of ritual. If you don't want to give me a pair of rings, how about a bracelet?"

Lu Bai seemed to be browsing shopping apps again.

"Bracelet?"

Zhou Heming's first thought was of the beaded and jade bracelet on Lu Bai's right wrist.

"It's one of those silver bracelets, with all sorts of decorations, like this one."

Zhou Heming's phone vibrated, and he saw that Lu Bai had sent him several screenshots.

Prices range from a little over one hundred to a thousand. Zhou Heming doesn't know if he has a problem with his aesthetic sense, but he feels that the more expensive the bracelet, the simpler the design, while the cheaper ones tend to be more fancy or, to put it another way, unconventional.

"Can we wear this at our school?"

While it was described as a symbolic gift, as a boy, Zhou Heming still hoped that Cheng Shuangjiang would always have it with her, and ideally, it would even have some practical use.

"Is what she said okay? Besides, it's just a regular bracelet; I have one too, don't I?"

"That's a bracelet, isn't it?"

"It doesn't matter, girls where I'm from are used to wearing this."

Lu Bai seemed to be fiddling with her bracelet, and the sound of the jade and beads gently colliding could be heard.

"But all of these feel, well, they're missing something."

Zhou Heming also picked up his phone and searched, but didn't find anything he thought was particularly suitable.

"Otherwise."

Lu Bai seemed to suddenly sit up, his legs still dangling and hitting the edge of the bed with a muffled sound that was far from his phone.

"I'll skip class tomorrow morning and go shopping at the mall, then I'll show you some things to pick out."

"what?"

Although Zhou Heming never attended morning or evening self-study sessions in the past, and often skipped sports meets, he had never actually skipped a class.

"I don't skip classes."

"I didn't ask you to skip class."

Lu Bai said irritably.

"Isn't your class's last period tomorrow morning PE? Find an excuse to go out and slack off. I'll send you a video, and you can choose whichever one you like."

And this kind of operation?

Zhou Heming was shocked.

Sure enough, people who enter society early are full of ideas.

"What? If you weren't unable to buy it yourself, would you need to trouble me to do it for you?"

Lu Bai thought Zhou Heming was still hesitating.

"Excuse me."

After all, Cheng Shuangjiang lived right next door, and they saw each other all the time. It was really difficult for Zhou Heming to find time to inspect the gifts in person. He had originally thought of buying them online or asking Lu Bai to buy them for him.

"Why did you have to keep it from her? It makes me feel like a thief."

"Sorry, I'll treat you to dinner later."

In Zhou Heming's memory, hosting a dinner party is an essential part of adult social interactions. Anyway, that's what his uncle did. If there was no urgent matter, he would have a feast.

"Then I want to eat the most expensive one. I saw a restaurant in Jiangcheng last time that costs more than a thousand yuan per person. I don't know if it's good or not, but it's definitely expensive."

"Then I'll bring Frostfall along with me."

"."

Lu Bai seemed to punch the bed, then rolled around on it twice before his voice came through again.

"I just said it offhand, don't take it seriously. I was just about to pick out a gift for her myself."

At this point, Lu Bai's tone suddenly became a little sad.

"I wish I had met you all sooner."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Heming remained silent for a moment.

He didn't know why Lu Bai felt this way, nor did he understand her implied meaning. He could only try to understand her feelings before speaking. "It's not too late now. There are still so many years left in life."

"Hehe, I don't want to be seen showing off my love when I'm seventy or eighty."

Lu Bai chuckled softly.

"Okay then. I'll go choose for a while tomorrow, and then let me know when you're done with get out of class."

"Ok."

"Sleep, good night."

"Good night."

Zhou Heming hung up the voice call. Outside the window, a green train, whose origin and destination were unknown, swayed past, making a clanging and rattling sound.

"and many more."

He put down his phone, only then realizing what had happened.

How did Lu Bai know that my last class tomorrow morning is PE?

*
Friday.

The fine rain on the paulownia trees gradually drips, creating the sound of autumn, only to be shattered by the wind.

From the morning onwards, a light autumn rain began to fall, wetting the ground and making people feel melancholy.

As October drew to a close, Jiangcheng truly entered a long and cold season. Students put on thick clothes, and their usually unfashionable school uniform jackets became a barrier against the cold wind.

The good news is that we don't have to go downstairs to run laps during PE class.

The bad news is that there aren't many physical education classes in the senior year anyway.

Before the last class in the morning, Zhou Heming looked at the blackboard with a little trepidation.

The physical education teacher of Class 7 is surnamed Li. He is a spirited young man who graduated less than two years ago. He is very cheerful and always shows a bright white smile. He loves to mingle with his students.

If it rains, senior high school physical education classes are usually changed to self-study sessions, supervised by the physical education teacher, so it wouldn't be a problem for Zhou Heming to slip away early.

"Chen, I have something to do. I'll be skipping this class later. If Teacher Li asks, just say that Teacher Cheng called me away."

He and Qiao Jinchen exchanged statements.

"Are you looking for Cheng Shuangjiang?"

Qiao Jinchen looked up from her physics exam paper.

"Anyway, it's related to her, thanks."

"Don't worry, it's covered."

Qiao Jinchen patted his chest and watched Zhou Heming hurriedly leave the classroom.

"Why is he acting so strangely?"

Frowning, Qiao Jinchen glanced at Xu Youyou in the back row.

"This weekend is the birthday of Frost's Descent."

Xu Youyou revealed the secret in a single sentence.

"Damn, no wonder he's been acting a bit mysterious lately. Turns out he's up to something big here."

Qiao Jinchen suddenly realized.

"By the way, don't tell Shuangjiang about these things."

Xu Youyou pushed up her glasses with the tip of her pen.

"Why? Oh, you mean, Ah He didn't actually tell her he was preparing a surprise?"

"Why not?"

"Oh~"

Qiao Jinchen nodded, then looked at Xu Youyou for some reason, her cheeks burning as she stared at the girl.

"What are you thinking? I'll just celebrate my birthday normally. The things you've been secretly doing might not even be from the living world."

Having known each other for so long, she saw right through Qiao Jinchen's thoughts.

"Tsk, alright."

Qiao looked up at the sky this morning.

"However, I still look forward to ordinary surprises."

Xu Youyou's voice came again.

Qiao Jinchen immediately looked over, only to find that the girl had already buried herself in the test paper.

*
Jiangcheng Avenue.

Inside a huge clothing trading market.

Lu Bai arrived at the third floor, the jewelry street, early in the morning.

Unlike the expensive gold and silver jewelry stores in shopping malls or those famous online celebrity stores, this place offers relatively inexpensive small jewelry items suitable for students or people who have just started working.

Many shops are run by the owners themselves, so you can often find some hidden gem shops here.

Lu Bai learned about it by chance during a filming session when he chatted with a senior actor from Jiangcheng.

“Little sister, these are all handmade by me. These two are based on patterns found online, and these three are my own designs.”

Inside the jewelry store, the owner was promoting her merchandise.

Lu Bai looked at it carefully and shook his head.

"It's not appropriate."

"These styles all suit you very well; they look beautiful on you."

"I'm buying it for someone else."

Lu Bai offered an explanation, glanced at the jewelry in the store, and decided to move on to the next one.

In over an hour, she took many photos of bracelets that she thought would suit Cheng Shuangjiang and sent them all to Zhou Heming. If he liked any of them, they could go and buy them directly, saving time.

"Oh, time."

Lu Bai's phone vibrated; the alarm clock rang. It was time for the last class of the morning.

Almost immediately, Zhou Heming sent a message.

[Zhou Heming]: I'm all set, can we video call?

[Lu Bai]: Come.

*
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