give me years of peace

Chapter 181 Birthday Party
Du Anran was at home when she received a call from Xie Chenjin again, and she was learning how to cook according to the recipe.A drop of oil jumped onto the back of her hand, and as soon as she withdrew her hand, the phone in the living room rang.

Seeing that it was Xie Chenjin's name, she instinctively didn't want to answer it.

But obviously, Xie Chenjin was very patient, he called over and over again, tirelessly.Du Anran let out a sigh of relief, and had no choice but to pick it up: "Hello..."

"Are you free tomorrow? At seven o'clock in the evening, it's my birthday." Xie Chenjin's tone was calm, returning to the calmness when he first met Du Anran.

It seems to be purely a cooperation of interests, but he stood at the window of the bank building, watching the crowds of people surging outside the window, but there was a sentence she said hovering in his mind: There are many kinds of scenery on the road of life, and occasionally stop to take a look , maybe it will be different.

Today, he stopped by chance and found a different scenery, but also let himself fall into a lost illusion.

Tomorrow evening?Du Anran is free, but she won't go.

Probably Xie Chenjin knew that she would refuse if she made it clear. Before she opened her mouth, she continued: "It's just a private party, there won't be many people. Just treat it as a face for me."

She always thought that Xie Chenjin was arrogant, but when he said these words, she was startled slightly, as if this person was not Xie Chenjin.

"Miss Du, I sincerely and sincerely invite you, I really hope you can come."

Du Anran bit her lip, but couldn't think of words to reject him.

She hesitated for a long time, but finally nodded: "Okay... I'll go over."

Xie Chenjin on the other end of the phone looked at the clear sky outside the window, and the corners of his lips slowly curved upward.

Xie Chenjin kept his word, and when Du Anran went there the next night, it was just a simple private party, and there were no more than seven or eight people present.

Like Xie Chenjin, who is a proud child of heaven, who rarely treats others with sincerity, has few friends, Du Anran has long expected.

But she saw Jin Shaonan.

Jin Shaonan and Xie Chenjin should be very good friends, although they rarely get together in public.

The people at the party, Du Anran, only knew Xie Chenjin and Jin Shaonan, and the rest didn't seem to recognize her either.

What surprised Du Anran a little was that Xie Chenjin, a mature and prudent man, had such a group of lively, cheerful and outgoing friends who seemed so out of place.

Xie Chenjin wore a very casual gray sweater tonight. Compared with his usual elegance, he looked more lazy and sunny tonight.

It turns out that everyone has two sides, Xin Zimo has two sides, and so does Xie Chenjin.The more stable and introverted a man looks, the more he has another side that you can't imagine.

The party was held in Xie Chenjin's personal apartment. Du Anran was surprised for a while. It is too low-key for a rich man like Xie Chenjin to only live in such an ordinary small apartment.

But later Jin Shaonan told her that this small apartment was a gift from Xie Chenjin's grandparents, and he was always reluctant to leave.

There are a group of young people at the party, a nine-layer cake is placed in the center of the large living room, wine and pastries are on the table.The living room has been decorated a long time ago, it is different from the last time Du Anran came here.

The walls of the living room are covered with balloons and ribbons, and there are pots of beautiful silk flowers, and the air is filled with the fragrance of lavender from time to time.The whole house is dressed up beautifully, full of vigor and vitality.

Du Anran was also dressed very simply today, just a black and white plaid coat, a water red scarf, and only a pair of black high heels on his feet.

When Xie Chenjin saw her, there was still a different kind of brilliance in his eyes. He walked over from the crowd and introduced Du Anran to everyone: "This is my good friend, Ms. Du, please take care of me."

"Our Mr. Xie's friends are prettier than the other!" Some boys in the crowd booed.

"That's right, that's the first time we've seen such a beautiful Miss Du, Xie Chenjin, you're really mean."

"Miss Du, do you have a boyfriend?"

Everyone was extremely enthusiastic and booed one after another.

Du Anran greeted everyone with a smile: "Hello everyone, I just met you Mr. Xie not long ago."

"The two of you standing side by side in front, you are quite a match, you are a man and a woman." Someone joked.

"Fuck you!" Xie Chenjin patted the boy on the shoulder, "Hurry up and pour tea for Miss Du."

Du Anran smiled, she waved to Jin Shaonan in the crowd, Jin Shaonan signaled her to sit beside her, Du Anran walked over.

At first Du Anran thought that meeting Xie Chenjin would be a good thing, but today it seems that she treats the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. This ordinary birthday party is full of simplicity and happiness.

She could tell that Xie Chenjin was relaxed and happy.She rarely saw such an unscrupulous smile on Xie Chenjin's face. Many times, like Xin Zimo, he was under countless pressures at a young age.

Jin Shaonan didn't mention anything about Xin Zimo to her either. Ever since he saw the ring on Du Anran's hand, he seemed to have given up everything. He only wanted her to be happy, even if she married Xin Zimo.

He was afraid that he could not give her happiness, so he only wanted her to be happy.

Du Anran brought Xie Chenjin a gift, which was an exquisite and simple fountain pen. Although it was not a luxury brand like Parker, it was also light and smooth.The pen cap is inlaid with a small diamond, dotted with the whole pen, just like the finishing touch, extraordinarily delicate.

Xie Chenjin was quite surprised when he received the gift, but the surprise flashed in his eyes, and it was replaced by surprise.He thanked him, and also toasted Du Anran with a glass of wine.

"Xie Chenjin, it's been a long time since we got together, hurry up and sing a song for everyone!" A fat boy urged Xie Chenjin loudly.

"I can't sing." Xie Chenjin smiled and shook his head.

"Who are you kidding? Who won the first prize of 'The Voice' on campus in high school?"

"That's right, that's right, it's not kind, hurry up and sing!"

Several little girls had already adjusted the stereo and headset. When they handed the microphone to Xie Chenjin, Xie Chenjin respectfully obeyed and ordered "The Power Of Love".

This was the first time for Du Anran to hear Xie Chenjin sing. It turned out that this man was just a very young boy after taking off the mask on his face and the suit on his body.

The little girls turned off the lights in the living room, leaving only a colorful crystal chandelier.Everyone beat to the tune, and Du Anran couldn't help humming softly.

I have to say that Xie Chenjin sings very well, and there is a natural bewitching deepness and vigor in his magnetic voice.

Probably because when everyone saw Xie Chenjin singing, they looked at Du Anran intentionally or unintentionally, so some people booed and invited Du Anran up.

"Miss Du will sing a song with our dear Mr. Xie!"

Du Anran shook his head again and again: "My singing is terrible..."

Unexpectedly, the domineering in Xie Chenjin's bones emerged again, he handed Du Anran a microphone without any explanation, and said softly: "Sing with me."

Everyone booed again and again: "Together, together!"

Jin Shaonan just looked at them quietly, without any displeasure on his face, but a slight smile.

In this life, no matter whether she is standing by Xin Zimo's side or Xie Chenjin's side, as long as she is happy...

Under everyone's instigation, Du Anran had to sing "Summer Blown by the Wind" with Xie Chenjin.The heating in the living room was sufficient. She took off her plaid coat and stood in front of her in an off-white dress with bright eyes and a light smile.

"It sounds good, it sounds good!" At the end of the song, everyone applauded.

Xie Chenjin was let off by everyone, he breathed a sigh of relief, and poured Du Anran a glass of wine.

"Today I should offer you a toast, happy birthday!" Du Anran raised the goblet.

Jin Shaonan also smiled and said, "Chen Jin, happy birthday!"

"Thank you!" Xie Chenjin drank the wine in his glass.

The three of them were drinking while the rest of them rushed to the stage to sing, and there was laughter in the living room.

Xie Chenjin probably hasn't been as happy as this evening for a long time, he inevitably drank a few more glasses, and by the time it was past eleven o'clock, he was already a little tipsy.

Du Anran didn't drink much, and Jin Shaonan didn't drink too much. At the end of the party, Xie Chenjin lit candles, made a wish and cut the cake surrounded by everyone.

As usual, there was a burst of madness. After everyone got a piece of cake, they wiped it on Xie Chenjin's face.Xie Chenjin couldn't stand it anymore, and soon became a colorful cat.

Everyone laughed and took pictures of Xie Chenjin with their mobile phones.

"Hahaha, thank you, young master! A big tabby cat, meow meow!" Someone laughed and showed Xie Chenjin a mirror.

Xie Chenjin snatched the mirror: "Wait until you celebrate your birthday and see how I can fix you!"

Du Anran also leaned forward and backward with laughter, and spread a large piece of cake on Xie Chenjin's face: "Xie Chenjin, let's see if you still dare to bully me in the future!"

Xie Chenjin is so embarrassing, this little woman really knows how to avenge herself publicly.He took the opportunity to smear a piece of red from the cake on Du Anran's face: "I will bully you..."

"Xie Chenjin, you really must avenge your revenge!" Du Anran hurriedly hid, but he couldn't dodge, and immediately turned into a red-faced cat.

Xie Chenjin refused to let go, and put a few pieces of cream on Du Anran's face before giving up.

Finally, when Xie Chenjin sent them out, Du Anran was still pulling the cream on his hair.

"Thank you, Shao, for punishing you to send Miss Du home!" Everyone complained for Du Anran.

"No, I drank too much alcohol..." Xie Chenjin also wanted to see her off, but unfortunately, he still knew that he was not allowed to drink and drive.

"Whoever dares to let him give it away, wouldn't he be desperate!" Seeing that Xie Chenjin was quite drunk, Du Anran couldn't help joking.

"Let me take Miss Du home!" Someone volunteered to suggest.

"It's better to let my driver come..." Xie Chenjin felt that none of the people in this group hadn't been drinking, so don't worry about it.

"I'll take An Ran back!" Jin Shaonan walked out from the crowd. Throughout the party, he didn't say much and hardly drank.

(End of this chapter)