Getting Caught Up In His Cycle Of Passionate Love - Chapter 17
Maybe you guys like playing with Barbie dolls.
Xu Tao Yue leaned closer to her: “Wan Wan, don’t be angry first! Tell me, what exactly happened?”
Ye Wan blurted out: “Isn’t it because I want to give you—”
Xu Tao Yue pointed at himself: “Give me? Give me what?”
Lu Que immediately sounded the alarm, and Xu Tao Yue felt the two of them were acting a bit strange: “You two are weird…”
“Weird how?” Ye Wan began her actor-level performance: “I mean… it’s all because of you!”
“You’ve been with Lu Que these past few days, even neglecting us!”
Oh, so that was it. Xu Tao Yue awkwardly smiled and started coaxing her: “Wan Wan~ I’ll accompany you, of course I want to accompany you!”
Seeing that she didn’t suspect anything, Ye Wan quickly changed the subject, afraid she would reveal something if she kept talking: “I want to eat ice cream, do you guys want some?”
Xu Tao Yue’s eyes lit up and he secretly glanced at Lu Que: “Eat! What if I don’t eat…?”
Lu Que sighed: “If you want to eat, just eat. No need to ask me. Ice cream is cold, just don’t eat it too often.”
Xu Tao Yue immediately scratched his head like garlic cloves: “Eat eat eat, of course I’ll eat! Ice cream is meant to be eaten at times like this! I even want to eat a crushed ice one!”
Ye Wan immediately fled the scene.
Xu Tao Yue: “…Why did she leave so fast?”
“Remember, only one, don’t eat cold and hot at the same time, or else if your stomach hurts don’t come to me,” Lu Que coldly said after hanging up the phone.
Xu Tao Yue: “!”
“What! You agreed to let me eat.”
“Oh, do you just listen to whatever I say?” Lu Que started to act spoiled.
“Cheater!”
“Mm.” Hearing Xu Tao Yue say that, he didn’t hesitate to reply: “I am a cheater.”
In the end, Ye Wan came with Xia Xiang Yang. Xu Tao Yue was surprised when he saw the two of them walking together—how did they reconcile so fast?
Ye Wan divided the crushed ice among everyone. October was indeed a bit cold; Xu Tao Yue didn’t feel much, and broke his half in two, handing one to Lu Que.
“You get half, I get half, you’re my good partner~” Xu Tao Yue suddenly recited a commercial slogan when he was excited.
Lu Que: “…”
He cautiously took a bite. Strawberry flavor, sweet, not too bad. Seeing this, Xu Tao Yue laughed: “Haha! Lu Que! Be careful not to eat cold and hot at the same time and get a stomachache!”
Lu Que: “…”
Seeing Lu Que give her a sidelong glance, Xu Tao Yue was happy and quietly leaned close to his ear: “I specifically had Wan Wan buy the strawberry flavor.”
“I knew you’d like it~”
Lu Que: “…”
Sometimes Xu Tao Yue was really cheeky.
Xia Xiang Yang somehow used some special technique because Ye Wan forgave him so quickly.
Xu Tao Yue extended his half of the crushed ice: “Cheers, cheers.”
Ye Wan and Xia Xiang Yang also extended their hands: “Cheers!”
Xu Tao Yue looked at Lu Que expectantly and gestured for him to join this childish activity.
Lu Que smiled slightly, the crushed ice in his hand had melted a little, then raised his hand lightly to touch theirs: “Hmm, cheers.”
This time.
It was truly the reunion of Xu Tao Yue and Lu Que after Xu Tao Yue transmigrated.
There was still one day left until Xu Tao Yue’s birthday.
The one who had started preparing very early also felt a little nervous now.
Xu Tao Yue wasn’t that enthusiastic about birthdays. Sometimes, when she realized it was her birthday, she wouldn’t react much.
To Xu Tao Yue, maybe it was just a plain day with a name.
Late at night, Lu Que pulled Xu Tao Yue up to the hill to feel the wind. She didn’t know why, but the atmosphere felt a bit strange today.
“Lu Que, you’ve been acting weird all day.”
“No, it should be that you’ve been weird since ten days ago,” Xu Tao Yue squinted slightly: “Tell me, what bad thing have you done behind my back?”
“I didn’t do anything bad,” Lu Que answered calmly.
“Why suddenly bring me up here?”
“To watch the stars.”
Xu Tao Yue looked at the gloomy sky and pointed: “You mean pulling me here at midnight to see stars blocked by clouds?”
Lu Que: “…”
“Well, a star is still a star even if clouds cover it.”
Xu Tao Yue: “…”
“Alright, who asked me to spoil you~” Xu Tao Yue didn’t ask more and looked up at the drifting clouds.
Lu Que didn’t answer but handed her a jacket: “Put it on. The temperature difference between day and night is big. Be careful not to catch a cold. If you get a fever, you’re the one who’ll suffer.”
Xu Tao Yue smiled and took the jacket: “Oh~ Lu Que, you care about me, so to not make you worry, I have to wear it.”
Lu Que: “…”
Xu Tao Yue’s thought process was always hard to follow; one moment she was on one topic, and the next she jumped to another.
Lu Que didn’t reply, just said: “The time is almost up.”
“What time is almost up?” Xu Tao Yue looked up, checked her phone, and suddenly realized.
He still remembered.
There was one minute left until her birthday.
“Xu Tao Yue,” Lu Que started, “do you have a wish?”
Xu Tao Yue just looked at him, noticing he hadn’t spoken what was on his heart.
The next second, fireworks bloomed in the sky. Xia Xiang Yang brushed dust off his clothes and followed Ye Wan running over: “Xu Tao Yue!”
From a few meters away, she heard their calling. Xu Tao Yue waved toward her: “Wan Wan, over here!”
Ye Wan held a cake with candles flickering, the uneven writing on it read “Happy Birthday Xu Tao Yue.”
“Knowing you have lots of wild ideas, make a wish. Everything you wish today will come true.”
It was probably the first time Lu Que had said something so cheesy. In his eighteen years before this life, preparing such a thing just to make a girl smile might have been the first time.
Xu Tao Yue took the cake and Xia Xiang Yang took out a birthday crown from behind to put on her.
Ye Wan signaled her to close her eyes: “Since Lu Que said everything you wish today will come true, I believe it.”
Xu Tao Yue nodded, closed her eyes, and many scenes flashed through her mind.
In the end, these all summed up to one sentence.
“Escape the destined trajectory.”
This time, whether it was Lu Que, Ye Wan, or Xia Xiang Yang, they all wanted to escape the fate written in the book.
Xu Tao Yue opened her eyes. The three of them somehow got three little party poppers.
The poppers went off, and all three said at the same time, “Happy Birthday Xu Tao Yue,” freezing in that moment.
“Cut the cake, cut the cake!”
Ye Wan was so excited she started telling funny stories about making the cake.
“The two figurines on top were made by Xia Xiang Yang.”
Xu Tao Yue looked carefully: “What is this?”
Xia Xiang Yang personally explained: “This is Zhuo Mi and Di Di.”
Xu Tao Yue: “???”
Well, she could accept two mountain-like things as Zhuo Mi and Di Di.
Ye Wan focused on introducing her own work: “That flower! I made it, it’s the snow willow flower you like.”
Xu Tao Yue gave her a thumbs up: “Wan Wan, you’re the best.”
Ye Wan nodded proudly: “Of course! I’ve completed many plans!”
She pointed at the writing on the cake: “The writing was done by Lu Que. This is the best he’s ever written.”
Lu Que sniffed: “Xu Tao Yue.”
“It’s too hard to write.”
Xu Tao Yue chuckled: “Lu Que, it’s hard for me too.”
Xu Tao Yue cut the cake into four pieces. Xia Xiang Yang just got his piece and immediately touched Ye Wan’s face.
Ye Wan’s carefully prepared makeup was ruined: “Xia Xiang Yang!! I’m coming for you!!!”
Xia Xiang Yang made a funny face: “Can’t catch me!”
“If you have the guts, stand still!”
“Do you think I’m dumb to just stand still!”
They started to wrestle again. Xu Tao Yue and Lu Que tactfully stepped back to avoid the fight reaching them.
“What did you wish for just now?” Lu Que asked.
“Isn’t it said that if you say it out loud, it won’t work?”
“Oh.”
Lu Que looked at the sky and silently regretted not checking the weather forecast. Why was it cloudy now? He clearly remembered it was supposed to be sunny today.
“In my heart.”
“What?” Xu Tao Yue thought Lu Que would pull something out of his clothes, then casually touched her pocket.
A small box was in her palm.
“For you.”
Xu Tao Yue was a bit surprised: “For me?”
“Yeah.”
“Let me see.” Xu Tao Yue hurriedly opened it and handed it to Lu Que.
Inside the box lay a necklace, designed with a little deer and a moon.
“This… is really pretty.”
Lu Que was a bit nervous and nodded: “I’m glad you like it.”
“Thank you, Lu Que.”
Lu Que quietly breathed a sigh of relief. This gift had been prepared since a year ago.
Now it was… finally returned to its owner.
Ye Wan and Xia Xiang Yang, having finished their play fight, came over: “Taozi, happy birthday. This… open it when you get home.”
Xu Tao Yue understood and gave Ye Wan a knowing look. Xia Xiang Yang wasn’t so subtle:
“Xu Tao Yue, maybe you like Barbie dolls?”
Xu Tao Yue: “?”
Ye Wan: “??”
Lu Que: “…”
Xia Xiang Yang pulled out a Barbie doll, complete with many dresses and outfits. Xu Tao Yue was stunned, and the three of them looked at each other.
Then burst out laughing.
Ye Wan was the first to react: “Xia Xiang Yang, seriously? The amazing gift that’s supposed to blow our minds is this? Hahaha, you’re kidding!”
Xu Tao Yue laughed and nodded: “It’s okay, it’s pretty! I really like Barbie dolls, hahaha.”
Lu Que wasn’t laughing as much as the other two but still couldn’t help smiling.
Xia Xiang Yang rubbed his head and looked at the doll — pink and delicate, clearly something a little girl would love.
Xu Tao Yue hugged the doll: “Maybe now we can play dress-up with dolls.”
At this moment, the clouds cleared, revealing the stars.