Free Web NovelChapter 283: Chapter 283: Surprise and Shock
"This is gorgeous!" Wu Sheng exclaimed, looking it over. "Did you knit this? It’s incredible!"
"I’m just glad you like it." Su Li felt a little embarrassed and rubbed her nose.
Little Tang Mo stared at Wu Sheng’s sweater, snorted through his little nose, and couldn’t resist reaching out to touch it.
’It’s so beautiful. I love it, too!’
"It’s beautiful, right? It’s beautiful! I’ve never seen a more beautiful sweater!"
Wu Sheng asked, looking down at Little Tang Mo.
After asking, he ignored Little Tang Mo’s gloomy gaze and, with a SWOOSH, eagerly pulled the sweater on.
"It fits, it fits, it’s a perfect fit." Wu Sheng was extremely pleased. "Don’t I look amazing?"
Su Li: "....As long as it fits."
Wu Sheng stroked the sweater contentedly, grinning from ear to ear.
Not wanting to see Wu Sheng’s smug expression, Little Tang Mo lowered his head.
As he did, he saw something else lying in the box.
He pursed his lips and reached for it.
Wu Sheng noticed it too. "Huh? There’s more."
Su Li nodded. "Uh, yeah, there is."
Wu Sheng took it, opened it, and saw a fountain pen lying inside the box.
"A fountain pen?"
"Mhm, it was Little Mo’s suggestion," Su Li nodded.
Little Tang Mo’s lips formed a small pout.
’He’d only picked it randomly to stop Su Li from knitting the sweater, but in the end... she made the sweater, and got the pen, too!’
"Thanks again, Little Point." Wu Sheng looked at the pen. "I really like it."
After taking out the pen, he saw something underneath it and let out a curious "huh?"
In the pen box was a small, palm-sized booklet made of stiff paper.
On the cover was a cute, round, chubby little ox.
Wu Sheng stared for a moment, then picked it up to take a closer look.
"Flip it. Flip it quickly," Su Li prompted from the side.
Wu Sheng flipped through it once, and his eyes shot wide open. In disbelief, he flipped through it twice more.
Finally, he snapped his head up to look at Su Li.
"Did you see it?" Su Li asked.
Wu Sheng nodded emphatically.
The little booklet was a flipbook with a well-wishing message.
Wu Sheng was born in the year of the Ox, so every page featured a drawing of an adorably simple-looking cartoon ox. As the pages flew by, it became animated, the little ox’s movements fluid, as if it were tilting its head back and bellowing, "Happy Birthday, Wu Sheng!"
How could Wu Sheng not love or be moved by such a well-wishing book, by such a clever and imaginative idea?
The little ox’s raised hoof instantly made Wu Sheng think of their first meeting.
Because of those two crazed oxen, the incredibly skilled Wu Sheng had been knocked unconscious by a hoof, and then Su Li had given him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation...
Wu Sheng looked at the somewhat anxious Su Li, then suddenly broke into a wide grin. Unable to contain his excitement any longer, he swept Su Li off her feet, grabbing her by the waist.
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The romantic spin, something you’d only see in TV dramas or dreams, left Su Li completely dizzy.
"Su Li, I like you! I really, really like you!"
Wu Sheng was so ecstatic he was over the moon.
Su Li’s face was beet red. "Put me down!"
Wu Sheng shook his head. "No, I won’t. Su Li, please accept my feelings! Be my girlfriend!"
Su Li’s face was so red it felt like steam was about to come out of her ears. "Hurry up and put me down."
Little Tang Mo stood to the side, watching the blush on Su Li’s face and listening to her voice, a mix of joy and shyness. His hands clenched into tight fists.
He spun around abruptly, went into his room, and shut the door.
Neither Wu Sheng nor Su Li noticed.
"I’m just so excited, I could spin you around forever..." He even wanted to kiss Su Li.
Su Li noticed the dangerous look in Wu Sheng’s eyes. She pushed with all her might and broke free from his embrace.
The moment her feet hit the ground, Su Li, overcome with shyness, bolted into the kitchen without a second thought and shut the door.
"Don’t come in! I have to cook!"
Wu Sheng had already stir-fried most of the other dishes, leaving only the clay pot tofu. Su Li, flustered, began to cook.
But her panic didn’t subside, and her heart wouldn’t stop racing.
’How could he be so excited...’ Su Li thought, vexed.
She wasn’t vexed by Wu Sheng’s excitement, but by her own heart, which had lost its rhythm.
’Stop beating, stop beating...’
She kept patting her chest, but her heart continued to pound away.
Su Li had felt her heart race before, in her past life, because she’d had a secret crush on Yu Zhengqing.
But the way her heart had pounded back then was nothing compared to this.
She had thought *that* was the legendary heart-pounding, butterfly-in-the-stomach feeling. She thought she understood it well enough.
Until that moment just now.
Wu Sheng’s sparkling eyes that held only her reflection, his shouts, his excitement, and that dizzying spin had thrown Su Li into complete chaos.
"Deep breaths, deep breaths..."
While Su Li tried to compose herself in the kitchen, Wu Sheng stood outside, clutching his chest, equally unable to contain his own excitement.
’See? This was the girl he liked.’
’This was his Su Li.’
Wu Sheng stroked the sweater he was wearing, flipped through the little booklet over and over, and looked at it again and again, unable to put it down.
Every time he looked at it, he couldn’t help but give it a few kisses. Every single time.
He sat on the sofa, hugging the folding fan from Little Tang Mo along with the booklet, and leaned his head back with a contented sigh.
’I really wish time could stop at this moment...’
Because he was just too happy.
"Su Li, I want one of these every year!" Wu Sheng couldn’t help but shout, smelling the fragrant aroma wafting from the kitchen.
When Su Li didn’t respond, he chuckled mischievously. "Su Li, I mean it, every year! If you don’t give me one, I’ll just pester you! Seriously, I’ll move in and never leave!"
Su Li didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
"Stop messing around. Dinner’s ready. After we eat, you should hurry home. Your family is waiting for you."
"Alrighty!" Wu Sheng answered brightly. He carefully took off the sweater and placed all the gifts back in the box. "Can’t get these dirty."
After putting the gifts away, he looked around. "Did Little Point run back to his room out of jealousy?"
He ran over and knocked on the door. "Little Point, time to eat."
There was no response from inside.
Wu Sheng let out a sly chuckle. "I know, I know you’re jealous. Don’t worry, when it’s your birthday, Uncle will get you a surprise, too."
Still no response.
Wu Sheng frowned. "Little Point? Come out and eat. I won’t hug your mom anymore."
There was still no response from inside. Wu Sheng’s frown deepened, and he opened the door directly.
Seeing Little Tang Mo on the bed, he breathed a sigh of relief. "So you were just pretending to be asleep. Get up, it’s time to eat."
As Wu Sheng spoke, he moved closer and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
He rushed to turn Little Tang Mo over. As he did, his gaze froze and his expression changed.
He saw Little Tang Mo’s eyes squeezed shut, his face covered in tear tracks, and he was biting down hard on his own hand.
Blood was already trickling from his hand.
Wu Sheng snatched him up into his arms. "Little Mo, it’s okay... let go."
"Slowly let go, Little Mo. Don’t be scared."
Seeing that he couldn’t pull the hand away, Wu Sheng switched to stroking Little Tang Mo’s head and back.
Again and again. "Little Mo, it’s okay. Come on, slowly let go."
Hearing Wu Sheng’s voice, Little Tang Mo gradually relaxed.
He opened his eyes, as if just now realizing what was happening.
Wu Sheng took the opportunity to pull his hand away, revealing bloody teeth marks where the skin had been broken.
