Even as a "normie," I'm completely oblivious to it.

Just now, after Qi Xinye gave her gift, she turned around and gave Yu Che a gift. Since they didn't know beforehand and hadn't prepared one, they felt it might be a little awkward.

"I didn't tell you it was today too."

"It's her birthday, isn't it normal not to have prepared anything?" Yu Zhe didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Besides, you two aren't familiar with each other yet. You can get to know each other better later and give her a gift next year."

Yu Zhe glanced at Yu Che, who was standing beside him looking puzzled, and added, "Besides, I've prepared a gift for her myself. This gift should satisfy her. I'll take care of this problem later. By the way, what are you planning to give me, Xiao Ruo Ke?"

Only after saying this did Qin Ruoke leave Yu Zhe's ear. The others who had just watched were completely confused. Why were they whispering to each other before giving gifts?

Standing still, Qin Ruoke took a small box out of her dress pocket. Of course, this time it wasn't yogurt!

It was a delicate little red box, about half the size of a palm. Yu Zhe politely took it from her hand, looking very happy.

Can I open it?

"Sure, it's for you, but it's not worth much... so please don't mind."

"Hahaha, money is the least important thing. As long as it's something you guys give me, I'll... um..."

The moment Yu Zhe opened the small box, he gasped.

Then he placed his hands on Qin Ruoke's shoulders with a little force, his smile very kind: "Little...Little Ruoke, haha...may I ask you, what do you mean by this?"

When the contents of the box were taken out, the other girls couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It's a long necklace with not much decoration, but the sparkling crescent-shaped pendant at the end is really pretty, but that's not the problem!

The problem is, this is clearly a women's style! It doesn't look like something a guy could wear!

Xiao Ruoke, this is persecution!

Qin Ruoke was startled; she didn't know why Yu Zhe was reacting so strongly.

"I mean... I just wanted to express my gratitude."

"Well, thank you so much!" Yu Zhe pointed helplessly at the necklace. "Why do you think I'm good at wearing this? In your heart, am I a boy or a girl?"

Although a little embarrassed, Qin Ruoke answered the question according to her heart: "Although Yuzhe, you look like a girl, in my heart... you are the most outstanding man."

Yu Zhe liked hearing this, but one thing at a time: "Then you shouldn't have given me this! It's something girls wear! Although I'm happy that you gave me a gift... I just feel like there's something strange about it."

After saying that, Yu Zhe released his hands and shook his head helplessly.

No, you've misunderstood!

For some reason, Qin Ruoke suddenly felt a strong urge to explain. She, who used to be indifferent to everything, now desperately wanted to clarify things with Yu Zhe.

Perhaps it was because she didn't want Yu Zhe to misunderstand her or be disappointed by the gift she gave him.

Qin Ruoke had never bought herself any jewelry before, so how would she know that necklaces came in men's and women's styles!

"I asked the shop assistant to help me choose the one that best suits you. She asked me about the physical characteristics of the person I wanted to give the necklace to, and she used that as a standard to choose the style. After I told her, she helped me choose this one."

Yu Zhe had a bad feeling: "What did you tell her?"

"I said... long silver hair reaching her waist, almost 1.7 meters tall, slender figure, even prettier than our school's most beautiful girl."

"Won't the shop assistant assume you're delivering to a girl? You should at least make it clear you're delivering to a boy!"

Yu Zhe was speechless. Xiao Ruo Ke... you should really learn some common sense. How come you get such good grades but are so clueless when it comes to shopping? Sigh, that's true. In her previous life, she didn't have any shopping experience.

This time, he took a serious look at the necklace and suddenly became curious: "Hmm? This necklace, the design of this pendant is quite unique. Do you sell crescent-shaped ones like this outside? It even has my initials engraved on it..."

You have to look closely to see clearly that the pinyin abbreviation "SYZ" is engraved in very small characters on the crescent moon.

That is to say...

"Did you customize this, Xiao Ruoke?"

The answer to this question is obvious: "Yes... You've helped me so much in the past, I really don't know how to repay you. I really like crescent shapes, so I gave you this... But it's a pity I chose the women's version, what a mistake..."

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's quite beautiful."

Qin Ruoke was probably too embarrassed to say that it wasn't that she liked the crescent shape, but rather that in her heart, Yu Zhe was like a bright moon in her soul, and what she liked was precisely that bright moon.

No... even if you chose the women's version, there's still a chance to salvage it!

The quick-witted Qin Ruoke retrieved the necklace from Yu Zhe, unfastened the clasp between the chain and the pendant, took back the chain, and only handed the pendant back to Yu Zhe.

"If it's just as a decoration... it should be much more acceptable, right? Yu Zhe, can you accept this gift?"

"Is there even a need to ask?"

Looking at the crescent-shaped pendant in his hand, Yu Zhe knew he would accept it.

Even with that necklace, he had intended to wear it temporarily for Qin Ruoke to see, but thankfully she was quick-witted and took it off, turning it into an ornament.

The reason he suddenly wanted to accept the gift was that when he took the necklace earlier, he saw a very small price list inside the box.

Qin Ruoke probably tore off the top price tag, but there was another one inside. Having never bought jewelry before, she wouldn't have taken it out from the hidden compartment; she had no idea.

而雨哲看到的价格，这个项链的价位是五位数。欢;:迎"进.!入【,!希;儿";的.:图:书.'馆;:】:.7;4.6:0.,9:"4!0:7"

;6.

This number may not be intuitive enough, but Yu Zhe knows what it means to Qin Ruoke, who used to struggle with whether or not to order side dishes when eating a steamed bun. A five-figure expenditure means something to her.

Even though she no longer needs to help her father pay off his debts, those jobs only earn her three or four thousand yuan a month at most, yet she gave away a necklace worth tens of thousands of yuan without hesitation.

It seems she saved up a lot of money and spent it all on this necklace.

Nevertheless, she had just been worried that the gift was too cheap.

This child is so thoughtful.

Yu Zhe held it in his palm and smiled beautifully: "Of course, I'm going to treasure this."

"Thank you."

"I should be thanking you, but..."

Yu Zhe picked up the pendant again and looked at it, increasingly wanting to ask a question: "Xiao Ruo Ke, I know 'SYZ' is the initials of my name, but what does the small letter K that follows mean?"

Although the K was very small, the observant Yu Zhe still noticed it.

When asked this question, Qin Ruoke seemed a little flustered. She quickly waved her hands and explained, "K! Ah, this is the K in the word 'thank'! It means thank you, that's right, it's all for your help!"

"Hmm? Is that so? You're welcome. Didn't I tell you? I wanted to help you voluntarily."

"That's basically what it means!"

Qin Ruoke's face was already flushed with embarrassment.

She added the letter K at the end when she ordered it, which was obviously a way of expressing her gratitude.

But she didn't say that this "K" actually contained some of her selfish motives and admiration.

Because what follows "SYZ" is Ke (K).

64. The cake and the most anticipated part

It has to be said that everyone's gifts were quite unique. Yu Zhe was happy, needless to say, and even a little touched. Those gifts containing sincerity are themselves very touching, aren't they?

It's worth mentioning that, just after Qin Ruoke started delivering the gifts, Luo Xiaomeng received a phone call saying she had something to pick up at the villa entrance, and then hurriedly ran out.

Not long after Qin Ruoke delivered the gift, a series of hurried footsteps came from the corridor outside.

Everyone looked towards the doorway and saw Luo Xiaomeng brake suddenly, almost sliding out of the doorway. After finally coming to a stop, she ran out of breath.

"Phew... I'm not late, am I? The gift-giving part isn't over yet, is it? Wow, I'm exhausted, haha~"

"You think you're watching a movie in a theater!" Yu Zhe felt like he'd been complaining all night; these guys were really a bunch of clowns. "What's the rush? You said you were going out to get something, and I'd arrange for someone to go, but you ran faster than anyone else. So what are you getting that's in such a hurry?"

"A birthday present!"

"Where?" You're empty-handed.

"I really couldn't push it, so I had to trouble the maid at the door. Yu Zhe, what kind of structure are your maids made of? I pushed it with all my might and it wouldn't budge, but the maid could push it very fast with one hand."

"Well... after all, my maids are all-powerful."

That's not the point. The point is, it's impossible to move it! What kind of gift is so big that it's so difficult to transport?

Then everyone heard the sound of wheels rubbing against the ground outside the room.

A moment later, a huge object appeared at the door of the room, followed by Lu Ling, who pushed the huge object to the door.

This enormous thing is a cake... no, it's a lot of cakes. Each cake is quite large and is placed on a multi-tiered trolley, which looks to be more than ten layers high. The corridor is built very high, but the cakes almost reach the ceiling.

Lu Ling, the super-strong brown-haired maid with a single ponytail on the left, also wiped away a bead of sweat this time.

She took a breath, then bowed slightly towards the room: "I'm sorry, young master, Miss Yu Che, this cake simply cannot be brought inside. The door frame is a bit low. If you could modify the door..."

No! There are stairs leading here! How on earth did you manage to carry a wheeled cart up to the third floor?! That's already unbelievable!

"No need, no need!" Yu Zhe quickly walked to the door. "Lu Ling, you've worked hard. Go and rest for a while. Just leave the cake here at the door."

If I don't let you leave first, I think you really want to tear this door down!

But to Lu Ling, these words sounded like concern.

Upon receiving the order, Lu Ling blushed and took her leave, whether from exhaustion or something else, it was unclear.

So everyone gathered at the door, and Yu Zhe asked Luo Xiaomeng, who was looking at the cake with satisfaction, "This gift of yours is quite extravagant. Look how tired my maid is. Although I know your family owns a bakery, you don't have to 'play to your strengths' like this."

"Hmph, Yu Zhe, you have no idea what's going on."

It took a long time to draw up the design, and with the help of my parents and everyone at the bakery, we finally managed to finish making the cake that night.

On Christmas Day, Yu Zhe was a great help to the bakery. When the shop's employees learned that the cake was to be given to Yu Zhe, they naturally took it very seriously.

Xiaomeng was brimming with confidence this time: "This is a super creative idea that I came up with after staying up all night! Look, the first to the tenth layers of this cake are all completely different, and each one has a meaning!"

Now that you mention it, Yu Zhe took a closer look at the different levels.

As expected, the first layer of the cake was decorated with water and rivers.

The first layer is themed around mountains and trees, while the second layer features mountains and trees, and each layer further up is different, making it truly creative.

Moreover, each cake was engraved with the words "Happy Birthday Yu Zhe".

To be honest, Yu Zhe really thought it was pretty good: "Hmm, it's quite something, but what do these cake designs mean? They're not just different scenes, are they?"

“Of course not.” Luo Xiaomeng began her introduction. “The water on the first floor symbolizes Yu Zhe’s boundless wisdom, the mountain on the second floor represents your composure and calmness, and the third floor… Ah… Sorry, I’m getting a little excited.”

Why are you panting?

Every time Xiaomeng introduced one of Yuzhe's strengths, her eyes would light up, and she would breathe heavily, almost uncontrollably, as if praising Yuzhe made her feel particularly good, or rather... particularly excited.