Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 191 : Surprise Visit (3)

Chapter 191: Chapter 191 : Surprise Visit (3)

"..."

Apparently, just like Mother Shen and Shen Dou Dou, these three celebrities too headed to Shen Jingwei’s old apartment building, only to find out that Shen Jingwei moved out a while ago.

Since Ye Lingxia lived in Red Jade Pavilion as well, they did not even need to report to the security guards before extending Shen Jingwei a visit.

"Good afternoon, everyone," Mother Shen greeted them with a touch of astonishment. "Are you all Jingwei’s friends?"

"Auntie, how are you!" Feng Jietang quickly greeted his "almost" mother-in-law. "We are Little Shen’s co-stars from ’Dance Of The Dragons’."

"Oh, is that so?" Mother Shen was more than delighted to receive the uninvited guests.

"Please come in, we are just about to celebrate Jingwei’s birthday."

"..."

Shen Jingwei, the birthday boy, did not recall ever hosting a birthday party with so many guests, not even when he was just a little boy.

Suddenly, he had his mother and sister, and his three celebrity friends to celebrate with.

Shen Dou Dou was so happy that she might just faint on the spot. Before long, she already added all of them as friends on WeChat.

Shen Jingwei was happy, yes, but the happiness was laced with certain nervousness, evident through the loud thumping of his heart.

"Auntie, very nice to meet you!" Lin Ruoye presented Mother Shen with a basket of fruits. "We heard that Senior Shen was suffering from a terrible headache, so we came to wish him well. We also brought birthday presents!"

"What headache?" Ye Lingxia asked. "I heard his legs hurt so much he couldn’t walk."

"Huh? I heard a different story. I heard he had sore throat, so I brought some mint water for pain relief," Feng Jietang was clearly taken aback by the variations.

All of them swiveled their heads in Shen Jingwei’s direction. The latter could only sigh inwardly.

Technically, none of them were wrong.

Mother Shen spared Shen Jingwei the effort to explain his living situation with Yan Renzhong.

"Jingwei is just staying temporarily with Yan Renzhong until he can find his own apartment. Coincidentally, Dou Dou and I plan to move into the city as well, so we might as well rent a house together."

"Ooooh," the three celebrities shouted in unison.

"Why, what a pity," Ye Lingxia commented. "I like Yan Renzhong’s apartment. Even the living room is twice the size of Shen Jingwei’s old apartment."

"....."

"Nonsense," Feng Jietang snapped. "Why would Shen Jingwei stay with Yan Renzhong if he can stay with his mother and sister? Am I right, Little Shen???"

Shen Jingwei forced a stiff smile upon himself.

If possible, he wanted to stay with all of them.

But it was not possible, was it?

Besides, it would be difficult getting intimate with each other with his mother and sister within earshot.

He raised his eyes and his gaze just happened to collide with Shen Dou Dou.

The young lady, who fantasized a lot about her elder brother’s love life, flashed him a disconcerting grin.

"..."

He also needed to fix Shen Dou Dou’s three-world view.

Maybe he should move in with his mother and sister indeed. At the very least, Shen Dou Dou should stop drawing BL arts in manhua college!

All three celebrities lived apart from their families.

They enjoyed the highest degree of freedom, but they had not had home-cooked meals for a long time.

At this moment, Mother Shen’s simple dishes bore no difference to the gourmet meal from the most renowned five-star restaurant.

"Auntie, I have never tasted such fresh spinach!" Ye Lingxia cried out, her eyes welling up with tears. "The garlic! The pepper! Everything fit so perfectly!"

"Auntie, the sweet and sour pork ribs are so tasty! Can I get seconds?" Feng Jietang demanded, never mind that it was already his third bowl.

"Auntie, the fish is so tender it practically melts in my mouth!" Lin Ruoye exclaimed. "Please, can you share me your recipe?"

They were happily enjoying the feast when the doorbell rang again.

"Oh, it’s my order," Ye Lingxia announced.

She rose to her feet and marched toward the front door. After a while, she returned with a big box of cake.

Once the red ribbon was unfurled and the lid taken off the top, the strawberry cheesecake inside made its majestic appearance.

Additional to several sugar figurines across the surface, all of them bearing resemblances to the characters from "Dance Of The Dragons", were several characters written meticulously with gold-colored chocolate.

It said, "Happy 25th Birthday, Shen Jingwei. We Love You!"

"Oooooh~!"

Ye Lingxia placed two candles carefully on the cake, one with the number 2 and one with the number 5.

"Alright, Birthday Boy!" She exclaimed. "Time to blow the candle, make a wish!!!"

"..."

And so, Shen Jingwei, this twenty-five year old birthday boy, sat in front of the luxurious cake while his family and friends stood around the table, singing him a birthday song.

"Happy Birthday, Little Shen~

Happy Birthday, Little Shen~

Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday~"

Just as Shen Jingwei took a deep breath, about to blow the candles, the doorbell rang again.

The baffled guests threw each other confused looks.

"Who can that be?"

"Uhh, don’t look at me, I didn’t order anything else," Ye Lingxia said.

"Let me get that," Lin Ruoye said. "Senior Shen, don’t move."

It was the security guard, delivering something for Shen Jingwei.

Lin Ruoye returned with a box the color of deep crimson.

"What’s that?" Feng Jietang asked.

Lin Ruoye shook her head and said, "I don’t know. Maybe the name of the sender is written inside."

Eagerly, they urged Shen Jingwei to open the box.

Inside was a portion of celebratory red bean rice, complete with a pair of wooden chopsticks. A handwritten note was pasted at the inner lid, its content burning itself at the back of everyone’s eyes.

"Congratulations on consummating!"

The room fell silent in an instant.

At that time, Shen Jingwei only had one burning wish -- for the ground beneath him to open up and swallow him whole...

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Author’s note :

Ahhh~

*flexing fingers*