"Me? Haha, well, there's nothing much, how should I say this, it's just..."

Just as Chu Ge was about to speak, Qin Ruojing tapped him, "You can't say birthday wishes out loud, or they won't come true, don't tell her."

Actually, Qin Ruojing was also very curious about the wish Chu Ge had just made, but she still didn't want him to say it aloud. Even though she herself didn't know why she suddenly felt this way, it was an inexplicable feeling of gain and loss.

Chu Ge smiled, "Alright, then I won't say it. Shall I blow the candles now?"

Qin Ruoying looked a bit disappointed that her curiosity wasn't satisfied, but she didn't argue, because there's indeed such a saying about birthday wishes.

Basically, it's better to believe in it than not. What if it really doesn't come true if Chu Ge says it?

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Qin Ruoying's face lit up with a brilliant smile, "Sure, go ahead, blow out the candles! Brother-in-law, we'll help you too, let's blow them out in one breath."

The three sat side by side at the dining table, took a deep breath together, and leaned forward to blow out the candles on the cake. Chu Ge and the Qin sisters were sitting very close, their heads almost touching.

Smelling the fragrance of the birthday cake and being in this warm atmosphere, a feeling of warmth surged in Chu Ge's heart. Having someone to celebrate his birthday with feels really nice.

With a "whoosh" sound, all twenty-five candles representing Chu Ge's twenty-fifth birthday went out.

"Brother-in-law, I prepared a surprise for your birthday, hehe, wait for me!"

Qin Ruoying smiled mysteriously, stood up from the table, and returned with bottles and containers in her hands—all tools and ingredients for making cocktails.

Seeing these things, Chu Ge immediately understood. No wonder Qin Ruoying had been acting so secretively earlier, and there was a slight smell of alcohol in the room. It turns out she had started preparing for his birthday long before.

"Brother-in-law, watch me, I'm going to start performing now."

Returning to the table with these items, Qin Ruoying said with a smile and began working with them as if she really knew what she was doing.

You could tell Qin Ruoying had put quite some effort into this. Her cocktail-making actually looked somewhat interesting.

With the clinking sounds, the cocktail shaker was tossed up and down. Although her moves weren't particularly standard, the fact that this beautiful lady was doing it, along with the considerable effort she had put in, made it quite enjoyable to watch.

Feeling Chu Ge's appreciative and surprised gaze, Qin Ruoying was greatly encouraged, and she tossed the shaker even more energetically. However, since she had only recently learned this skill, she made a mistake and one of the shakers accidentally hit her on the head.

"Ouch!" Qin Ruoying held her head with a pout, stuck out her tongue, and picked up the shaker again, "Accident, yeah, accident. You didn't see anything, right, brother-in-law?"

Since the hit wasn't hard, Chu Ge knew Qin Ruoying was okay and couldn't help but laugh at her embarrassed look.

After that, Qin Ruoying focused much more and didn't mess up again, making three drinks in no time, placing them in front of the three of them on the table.

"Brother-in-law, have a taste. I learned how to make these just for your birthday. You don't think this birthday gift is too shabby, do you?"

Chu Ge shook his head with a smile, "Of course not, I'm delighted, thank you."

"Haha, then my sister and I toast to you." Qin Ruoying glanced at Qin Ruojing, and they both raised their glasses together, "Happy Birthday."

"Clink"

The three glasses clinked together, making a crisp sound. The trio lifted their glasses and drank them in one go.

"Ha, the drinks I make myself taste the best!"

Qin Ruoying put down her glass, happily exhaled some alcohol breath, and teasingly looked at Qin Ruojing, "Sis, I've set the stage, shouldn't you also bring out the birthday gift you've prepared for brother-in-law?"

Qin Ruojing's smiling expression faltered, and when she felt Chu Ge's gaze also turn towards her, her cheeks blushed a little.

"Sis, it's already this time, don't hide it anymore, okay?"

Qin Ruoying urged again, turning to Chu Ge with a playful smile, "Brother-in-law, you wouldn't believe it, my sister's been keeping it so secretive, even I don't know what surprise she's prepared for you."

Chu Ge felt even more anticipation. People are always like this; they might not care much if something's not there, but once they get something, they start wanting more.

Qin Ruojing bit her lip and smiled, "The birthday gift I prepared is this table full of dishes, anyway, you don't lack anything else."

She probably thought she saw a flash of disappointment in Chu Ge's eyes, like someone who eagerly anticipated a candy but was ultimately left disappointed.

This made Qin Ruojing feel a bit unwilling. She suddenly remembered a saying she had come across somewhere: no matter how old they are, men always retain some childlike qualities.

"No way, really?" Qin Ruoying clearly showed disbelief, skeptically saying, "Sis, stop being so secretive. Let me see for myself, will you?"

Qin Ruojing was already feeling a bit distressed, and when her sister teased her, she almost wanted to take out what she had prepared.

Even though, she wasn't sure if she was mentally prepared for it.

If she really took it out, what kind of reaction would Chu Ge have?

"Alright, Ruoying, I'm already very satisfied with everything you've both prepared for me, really."

Feeling Qin Ruojing's difficulty and awkwardness, Chu Ge smiled and came to her rescue, although he did feel a bit disappointed inside. Did Qin Ruojing really not prepare a birthday gift for him?

Right after that, Chu Ge couldn't help but mock himself a bit. What's wrong with him? He hadn't celebrated his birthday for so many years, hadn't he gotten used to it? This year was the rare chance to have a proper birthday, why was he being so greedy?

Chu Ge told a few jokes, and Qin Ruoying joined in with some playful banter, constantly toasting Chu Ge, finally easing the somewhat awkward atmosphere at the table.

To be honest, Qin Ruojing's cooking skills weren't really that great, but Chu Ge still ate happily. To him, who he ate with was far more important than what he ate, especially on such a special day.

Before they knew it, all three of them had drunk quite a bit. As the bottles of red wine, beer, and white wine on the table dwindled, both Qin Ruojing and Qin Ruoying's cheeks were blushing drunkenly, and they seemed a bit unsteady, even swaying slightly.

In fact, not to mention the sisters, even under the influence of emotions and surprises, Chu Ge had drunk a fair amount today, and was rare to find himself a bit muddled.

After drinking a while longer, Chu Ge found that Qin Ruojing had already fallen asleep leaning on the chair.

Shaking his slightly muddled head, Chu Ge felt it was about time for him to leave, but just as he wanted to stand up, he felt a tap on his shoulder and heard Qin Ruoying's voice in his ear.

Turning his head, there were Qin Ruoying's laughing eyes, "Brother-in-law, are you happy with this birthday?"

"Happy, I haven't celebrated a birthday in years, so happy, really."

"Ha! That's good, let's eat cake, you the birthday star, haven't really eaten cake yet."

Qin Ruoying giggled, picking up a piece of the earlier cut cake, and brought it toward Chu Ge's mouth, "Brother-in-law, ah, open your mouth."

Being fed cake by Qin Ruoying, Chu Ge felt a bit awkward, but after thinking about it, he let it go.

After all, Qin Ruoying called him "brother-in-law" so often, just for those words, he really didn't feel right to refuse. Having known each other for so long, they were like family, nothing to avoid.

"Brother-in-law, open your mouth, I've been holding it for so long."

Qin Ruoying nudged Chu Ge, making it clear if he didn't eat it, she wouldn't move her hand away.

In the end, Chu Ge opened his mouth, letting Qin Ruoying feed the piece of cake into it.

Even though Qin Ruoying had said more than once she wanted to chase him, so far she hadn't done anything too outrageous. Contrarily, her sister Qin Ruojing had taken more concrete actions, so he didn't think Qin Ruoying wanted anything from him at this moment.

"Hmm? Brother-in-law, you didn't eat it clean, you're not giving me face, I'm really hurt."

Qin Ruoying withdrew her finger, looking at the remaining cream, immediately pouted, and picked up another piece of cake, handing it to Chu Ge.

"Brother-in-law, this time, you have to eat it clean, okay?"

Chu Ge smiled, opening his mouth to take this piece of cake.

"Hmm? Ruoying, Chu Ge, what are you doing?"

At this moment, Qin Ruojing hazily opened her eyes and saw the scene of Qin Ruoying feeding Chu Ge cake.

"I'm feeding brother-in-law cake." Qin Ruoying hiccupped with a drunken giggle, and picked up another piece of cake, "Sis, here, let me feed you a bite too."

Saying this, Qin Ruoying extended her hand toward Qin Ruojing's mouth.

"Hmm… is your hand clean?" Qin Ruojing mumbled with her drunken, blurry eyes, yet she still opened her mouth, waiting for her sister to feed the cake over.

Yet, just as Qin Ruoying brought her hand to Qin Ruojing's mouth, a mischievous grin appeared on her face, and she suddenly smeared the cake onto Qin Ruojing's face, laughing gleefully at the cream smudged face of Qin Ruojing.

"Haha, sis, caught you, didn't I?"

"You little girl, how dare you sneak attack me?" Qin Ruojing exclaimed in a low voice. Seeing Qin Ruoying laughing more triumphantly, she couldn't help but grab a piece of cake and smear it back onto her sister's face.

"Hmph, watch how I deal with you!"

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