Ye Zhengchen lifted me from the bed again, wrapping his right arm around my shoulders.
I mustered my last bit of strength, found a comfortable position, and lay on his chest with my face buried in his shoulder.
“Happy birthday…” I asked, “…right?”
“Yes! Very happy!” He tidied my hair and planted a kiss. “If I’d known you’d be so tempting without clothes, I wouldn’t have waited until today.”
“If I’d known you’d be so beastly without clothes, I wouldn’t have given you a chance!”
He raised an eyebrow and smiled, holding my hand and placing it over his heart.
Beneath my palm was his hot, heavy heartbeat. The pointers of two watches jumped in near-perfect harmony, not a millisecond apart.
In the sunlight, the names on the watch clasp shimmered: Chen Darling
“Why did you engrave ‘Darling’ on your watch clasp? Why not my name?” Although “Darling” looked warm, I thought “Bing” would match “Chen” better.
“In case I change girlfriends later, I’d have to grind off your name and replace it with the next one. How troublesome!” He said casually. “‘Darling’ is good! It’s generic, never needs changing…”
I was so exhausted that even if I had strength, I’d want to hit him with a rice cooker and yell, “Go die!”
Fortunately, my tongue still had some strength, so I praised him: “Senior, you’re so far-sighted! Don’t forget to pass this watch down through generations, if they don’t mind it being an N-hand item!”
He sighed softly, pinching my cheek: “You’re just a cooked duck with a hard mouth!”
What good is being hard when you’re already cooked!
“In this world, there are many girls called ‘Bing’, but my ‘Darling’ is one of a kind! Unique!”
During my days with Ye Zhengchen, the “zheng” character filled the wall, laughter and tears poured throughout the room. Every time I recall his cheesy words, I’m moved!
Just as I was being moved, he ruined the moment with: “Darling, I’m hungry!”
Enduring the soreness all over my body, I got out of bed, put on a sleep robe, and went into the bathroom. After showering, I dug out the cake ingredients I’d bought and carefully followed the instructions to make a small cake.
