novelraw Chapter 72 Celebrating Your Birthday
Chapter 72 Celebrating Your Birthday
"What? You went to Xixi's room?" Liu Xiaoli's eyes widened.
She only let Chen Zhou stay at her house; she didn't say that Chen Zhou should stay in her daughter's room.
Moreover, even if she approves of Chen Zhou dating her daughter, she can't just let Chen Zhou sleep with her daughter directly.
This speed is comparable to that of a rocket, which is beyond her comprehension.
Liu Yifei was completely dumbfounded.
She truly couldn't believe that Chen Zhou would say such a thing.
If his mother knew that Chen Zhou had successfully "picked" her flower, she would likely be furious.
However, Chen Zhou then suddenly said, "Last night, a really big bug flew into Yifei's room. She was very scared, so she asked me to go and help her get rid of the bug. That's all."
Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just a trivial matter.
Liu Yifei also breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully Chen Zhou hadn't gone so far as to lose his mind.
She and Chen Zhou are currently in a secret relationship, and she can't let her mother find out.
After breakfast, Chen Zhou said goodbye to Liu Xiaoli.
Liu Yifei saw Chen Zhou off to the door. Standing outside, Liu Yifei held Chen Zhou's hand and said in a coquettish tone like a girlfriend, "When you're free, remember to call me. Don't just get absorbed in your work. We have a very special relationship now. You have to think about me all the time, or I'll get angry."
After last night's pampering, Liu Yifei now exudes a very noticeable femininity.
She's no longer the completely innocent young girl she used to be.
And this femininity is exactly what Chen Zhou likes.
It was just right, making one feel incredibly sorry for her.
"Don't worry, I'll call you whenever I have time," Chen Zhou said.
After saying that, Chen Zhou left on his own and went to his studio where he edited the film "No Man's Land".
After that, time passed day by day.
Before we knew it, it was already August 3rd.
This afternoon also marked the completion of the editing of "No Man's Land".
Chen Zhou immediately shared this good news with those around him and also submitted the finished film for review.
That evening, Chen Zhou was invited to a restaurant by Zhu Yilong.
The main point is that Zhu Yilong told Chen Zhou that because of the benefits brought by "The Nameless" and the fame brought by the Shanghai International Film Festival awards, Zhu Yilong has now received many invitations for big productions, including those with a production cost of hundreds of millions.
As Zhu Yilong's boss, Chen Zhou had already assigned him an agent and given Zhu Yilong the right to choose his own contract without interfering too much.
So, to thank Chen Zhou, Zhu Yilong invited him to a high-end restaurant.
Zhu Yilong booked a private room, which was also the best spot in the restaurant, located on the top floor of the entire building.
At first glance, the view below is a beautiful cityscape with its twinkling lights.
"Director Chen, thank you for your guidance all this time. It is my honor to be your artist. I would like to raise a glass to you." Zhu Yilong raised his glass.
Chen Zhou raised his glass to drink with Zhu Yilong, but he always felt that Zhu Yilong was a bit strange.
Because he is the kind of honest and simple person, if he does something deceptive, it's easy for him to slip up.
"Yi Long, are you hiding something from me?" Chen Zhou asked directly.
"No, you are the person I respect the most. I would never hide anything from you," Zhu Yilong said earnestly.
Chen Zhou didn't say anything, but simply enjoyed the night view quietly.
"Director Chen, you stay here for a while. I'll go out and urge the restaurant chef. Why hasn't the food been brought in yet after so long?" After saying that, Zhu Yilong went out first.
Less than a minute later, the entire private room suddenly went dark, leaving Chen Zhou somewhat bewildered.
He didn't believe that a restaurant like this would make such a basic mistake as a sudden power outage.
Just as Chen Zhou was thinking this, the door to the private room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Zhou saw a cart with a very large three-tiered cake on it, and the person pushing the cart was Zhu Yilong.
However, besides Zhu Yilong, there were two other people.
One is Jing Tian, and the other is Liu Yifei; both women came.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you." The three of them hummed a little tune as they walked into the private room.
As the lights in the room came back on, Chen Zhou looked completely bewildered.
"What's going on here? What are you guys doing?"
Jing Tian stepped forward: "Director Chen, Director Chen, have you forgotten that today is your birthday?"
Liu Yifei stepped forward: "Yes, Director Chen, how could you, such a busy person, forget your own birthday? You may forget, but we can't, so we came here especially to celebrate your birthday."
Upon hearing this, Chen Zhou suddenly remembered that today was indeed his birthday.
The main reason is that he has always focused on his career and has not really taken his birthday seriously.
He never celebrated his birthday before, but he never expected that Zhu Yilong, Jing Tian, and Liu Yifei would give him such a surprise.
Zhu Yilong had already pushed the birthday cake in front of Chen Zhou: "Make a birthday wish first."
Chen Zhou closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and then blew out the candle.
Jing Tian, curious, asked, "Director Chen, could you tell us what you wished for?"
Liu Yifei was also very curious about this, saying, "I'm sure Director Chen's wish must be very interesting."
Chen Zhou didn't intend to hide anything and told them directly, "My wish is very simple: I hope that the people I like and the people who like me can all be healthy."
Hearing Chen Zhou's simple wish, Liu Yifei and the others smiled; it was a very beautiful blessing.
"Who among you planned this surprise tonight?" Chen Zhou asked.
Zhu Yilong pointed to Liu Yifei and Jing Tian.
So Liu Yifei said, "It was planned by me and my junior sister Jing Tian. We are both your leading ladies, so it's only right that we help you throw a birthday party. But we thought you probably didn't want to make too much of a fuss, so we didn't contact anyone else and only asked junior brother Zhu Yilong to help us."
Jing Tian nodded and echoed, "That's right, that's how it is. Director Chen, aren't you surprised? Unexpected? Touched?"
"To be honest, I'm a very hard person to be moved, but I'm really happy right now," Chen Zhou said.
With Chen Zhou's words, Liu Yifei and Jing Tian felt that their plan had not been in vain.
Then, Chen Zhou picked up a knife, cut the cake into several pieces, and distributed them to Liu Yifei and the other two.
The small birthday party lasted until after 10 p.m.
After Zhu Yilong left, only Liu Yifei, Jing Tian, and Chen Zhou remained, walking together on the street.
The three of them were also standing in an interesting position: Liu Yifei on the left, Chen Zhou in the middle, and Jing Tian on the right.
"Junior Sister Jingtian, when are you going back?" Liu Yifei suddenly asked.
"That's what I wanted to ask you, Senior Sister. It's so late, aren't you going back yet?" Jing Tian said.
Well, Chen Zhou instantly realized that he was about to be fought over.