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

Yu Zhe clapped his hands and exhaled a breath of air.

"Phew...it's nothing, it just swayed for a moment. You guys were just...uh, Lu Ling, what's with your outfit? Is it Halloween? No, it's not..."

Halloween is at the end of the year, and it's only late summer and early autumn now. Besides, Yu Zhe doesn't celebrate Halloween.

But Lu Ling's current outfit really does look like a Halloween costume; she's wrapped in a starry blue... uh, is that a large bed sheet? Or a large bath towel?

It was hard to tell, but it was a long, airtight piece of fabric that completely covered her, from her neck all the way down to her ankles, which were covered by sandals.

Lu Ling was holding the fabric in both hands, unable to help Yu Zhe brush the dust off his back. She quickly made way for him to enter the house.

"Young Master, please come inside! It's too hot outside!"

"Hmm? Okay."

Actually, the temperature today is quite nice, just over 20 degrees Celsius, which is a harbinger of a crisp autumn day.

It's probably not that the weather outside is hot, but rather that Lu Ling's heart is hotter.

Yu Zhe was wearing a black and white knit sweater today. Yu Che likes black and white, so according to her, Yu Zhe and she were wearing matching outfits.

You were the one who gave it to me that day, and suddenly it's become a matching couple outfit. You're such a master planner!

After Yu Zhe entered the house, Lu Ling quickly closed the door.

Suddenly, the room was plunged into complete darkness.

Yu Zhe frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Huh? Why aren't the lights on? It's pitch black. Where's Lu Yao?"

"Young master, please...please don't ask yet. Come, take my hand and walk with me."

"Okay...okay."

Lu Ling freed one hand and took Yu Zhe's hand, which wasn't nervous at all.

There's absolutely no need to be nervous or worried when Lu Ling and Lu Yao are around.

They are Yu Zhe's guardian angels...

But then again.

Wow... Yu Zhe is actually starting to look forward to it.

It's obvious that Lu Ling and Lu Yao have prepared some kind of surprise.

If there's any surprise that can only be seen with the lights off, then the first thing Yu Zhe thinks of is...

When the candles are lit on the birthday cake!

The moment this thought popped into Yu Zhe's mind.

The candle, it really lit up.

Lu Ling, with Yu Zhe by her side, stopped beside a sofa in complete darkness.

A few meters away at the dining table, a whole array of candles suddenly lit up, illuminating half of the living room.

It also reflected the face of Lu Yao, who was standing by the dining table lighting candles and holding matches in her hand.

Lu Yao still couldn't speak very fluently, but she tried her best to say the sentence in a more enthusiastic tone.

"Young Master...surprise...!"

"Thank you...? I received your surprise!"

Well, aside from not knowing what this cake was for, it was quite a surprise.

Yu Zhe then noticed that Lu Yao's figure was illuminated by the candlelight. She was also wearing the same large cloak as Lu Ling, but she was holding the hem of her cloak with one hand and lighting the candle with the other.

I counted the candles with my incredibly fast dynamic vision; there were eighteen in total.

Yu Zhe and Lu Ling walked hand in hand to the dining table. Yu Zhe looked down and saw a large cake, big enough for the three of them, with a birthday message written on it.

It really is a birthday cake!

Yu Zhe raised his head and looked at Lu Yao, asking her a question.

"Today is your birthday...? You should have told me in advance! This is ridiculous... Who gives birthday wishes to someone on their birthday?"

The birthday person needs to prepare a surprise! I request a second chance! I'll prepare the cake.

Even Lu Yao, who had nothing to show for it, was amused by Yu Zhe's words.

A faint smile appeared on her face as she tilted her head and smiled.

"No... young master... today isn't... my and Aya's birthday..."

"Ok?"

We don't quite understand that.

It's up to Lu Ling to explain this.

If my older sister were to explain, she probably wouldn't finish before the candle went out.

Lu Ling temporarily released Yu Zhe's hand and went to straighten the candle in the center of the cake.

As she bent down, the firelight illuminated her dignified profile. Yu Zhe had thought more than once that Lu Ling and Lu Yao were quite beautiful and possessed their own unique charm.

And at this moment... it is also pleasing to the eye.

Lu Ling straightened the candle, stood up, turned to Yu Zhe, and explained the whole story with great emotion.

“My sister and I grew up in an orphanage... so we don’t know what our birthdays are. We’ve never celebrated a birthday since we were little. But every time I see other people celebrating their birthdays, I feel that it’s unfair to my sister, and I want her to be able to celebrate her birth into this world as well.”

Today, Lu Ling didn't hold back anymore; she wanted to say everything she had to say.

After Lu Yao finished speaking, she turned her head back to Yu Zhe and continued.

"But today is also a special day, you know? Ten years ago today, the young master... saved my sister and me. This... gave us a new life, so my sister and I took the liberty of deciding that today would be our birthday! Hmm...? Is that a bit inaccurate? Let's put it more accurately... how was it again..."

Lu Yao raised her hand and answered quickly: "New Year's Day..."

"Oh right, a new birthday! Or you could call it Rebirth Day?"

48. The End of the Chase

New birthday? Rebirth day?

Yu Zhe briefly processed these words in his mind.

You have to admit, it's actually quite original!

Um... Yu Zhe felt deeply honored that they had designated the day he saved them as such an important day.

The heart-shaped glow of eighteen candles on the table serves two purposes: firstly, to illuminate Lu Ling and Lu Yao's eighteenth birthday, and secondly, to create the illusion of a romantic candlelight dinner.

The innovative idea of ​​using one table for two purposes is the surprise that Lu Ling and Lu Yao prepared for Yu Zhe!

Yu Zhe bent down and looked around at the exquisitely crafted candles, his deep blue eyes reflecting the gentle candlelight.

"Wow... It's amazing you guys still remember. Today is the day I went to the warehouse to rescue you all that year. It's been so long, how did you remember?"

Lu Ling gripped the large blanket around her, took two steps forward, and moved to Yu Zhe's left.

After much hesitation... she still chose to "offend" him! She firmly hugged Yu Zhe's left arm.

“Young Master… there are some days… you’ll never forget, just like Young Master Yu Zhe will always remember Miss Zi Xiao’s birthday, Miss Yu Che’s first day of school, and the day Miss Mo returned. We are the same… the days when we were saved by Young Master, those days are very special to us.”

Following Lu Ling's example, Lu Yao moved to the other side of Yu Zhe, hugged his right arm, and the two of them sandwiched Yu Zhe in the middle.

"Young Master...you said this three days ago...I clearly remember..."

"Haha, it's just that I have a good memory~ That's normal, isn't it?"

"That's normal...but thank you..."

"There's no need to thank me. It just happened to be this day, so let's set it for today."

Yu Zhe is now able to understand the meaning of Lu Yao's words more and more quickly.

Just now, what she meant was that Yu Zhe remembered this special day three days ago, so the promise made three days later was not something Yu Zhe said casually, but a day that he had carefully chosen.

Since the young master attaches such importance to this, how could Lu Ling and Lu Yao not make some ceremonial preparations?

Today's cake was made by them, and even the candles... well, the candles were bought ready-made, otherwise it would have been too much trouble. However, the exquisite decorations on the candles were done by the two of them taking a whole day off to complete!

Yu Zhe took a closer sniff of the cake's refreshing vanilla aroma and immediately felt much better.

Girls who are thoughtful are especially attractive to Yu Zhe.

Yu Zhe straightened up, smoothed his silver hair, and then looked at Lu Ling and Lu Yao standing on either side of him.

The biggest problem after Yu Zhe entered the house... wasn't the cake, nor the candles.

It was the large blanket that the two sisters were wrapped in.

As we all know, this large blanket is also made of fabric, and since it is fabric, it is used to cover one's body or keep warm.

Let's rule out keeping warm for now, since it's another 35 degrees Celsius today, very hot, so there's no need to keep warm.

Since that's the case... Yu Zhe's clever mind can only retain one possibility in this regard!

If Lu Ling and Lu Yao were to loosen the blanket, they would likely be completely naked underneath!

This is the only possible reason why the two of them have been gripping the blanket so tightly from the very beginning, as if the moment the blanket falls, something will spiral out of control...

Hey, no rush, no rush. Let's warm things up a bit first. At least I'll sing you guys a happy birthday song!

However...

Yu Zhe underestimated Lu Yao's ability to speak bluntly!

She moved closer to Yu Zhe, her expressionless face almost touching his!

"Young Master... blanket... no"

Curious?

"Sister!" Lu Ling quickly interrupted Lu Yao, "It's too early for you to say this! This is the last item on the agenda for today. Saying this means it's time to go to your room and 'sleep'!"

"But...Aya...I want to...sleep with Master right now."

"Waaah, sister, I'm begging you! We've been preparing for this so carefully for so long, can you please take it slow? At least don't be so blunt, otherwise... the biggest surprise will lose its mystery!"

No, no, no, it's lost its mystery!

Yu Zhe, sometimes you just like to be a little mischievous~