Chapter 311: Birthday
Later that day, An Han carried her shopping bags and returned to the door of her rental apartment.
Lin Yi followed her, looking around curiously. She was checking the place in advance so she wouldn’t get lost when she visited during the weekend.
“It’s so nice… I also want to live outside the campus.”
“It’s not that expensive. The problem is most counselors won’t approve it. I begged mine for a long time before she agreed.”
When she opened the door, An Han turned around and asked, “Do you want to come in?”
Lin Yi had been excited to visit, but the moment she poked her head inside, she saw Su Peng in the living room.
“Never mind… Su Peng is here. So you two are already living together, huh…”
“No, we aren’t!”
“I heard getting a marriage certificate gives extra points, right?”
“How would I know?!”
An Han’s voice went a little sharp. She turned back to look at Su Peng sitting on the sofa, looking completely innocent.
Who knew when this guy had arrived?
“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”
She took off her white shoes, changed into indoor slippers, and walked inside. She tilted her head toward the door and asked Lin Yi again, “You really aren’t coming in?”
“I still have something to do.” Lin Yi looked around the apartment with envy.
For university students, even if they could live off-campus, most places were just a small room with a bathroom. Tiny and crowded, maybe ten or twenty square meters.
How could it compare to this?
An Han’s apartment had two bedrooms and a living room, at least fifty or sixty square meters.
“Having a rich boyfriend is so nice…”
“Stop talking nonsense. I’ve never asked Su Peng for a single cent.”
Even when she did take money, it was only for food he bought on the way, like breakfast or snacks, normal between friends. When Su Peng bought breakfast or late-night snacks, she always paid him back just like before.
An Han rolled her eyes. “Bye.”
“Byeee~”
She finally closed the door and let out a long breath.
Lin Yi was also a lively type. She liked teasing An Han, which was a little stressful sometimes.
“Why did you take so long? I’ve been waiting for half an hour.”
Su Peng leaned lazily on the sofa, legs crossed, smiling gently as he asked.
“Lin Yi dragged me everywhere.”
An Han frowned a little. She bent down, reached into the shopping bag, and took out a set of clothes.
“And I lost control a bit… ended up buying clothes, skincare, and ate a bunch of food…”
“Hm?”
“I’m running out of money…”
Her expenses these days had been too much.
Her chest size kept increasing little by little, so she had to buy new underwear every now and then. And she always ate late-night snacks. Then there were the apartment bills, and whenever she ordered delivery food, she always chose something nice…
The most expensive part was when she first moved in, she had to buy all sorts of things. Plus, Su Peng’s bedding was still being shipped over. She couldn’t let him sleep on the sofa in winter or he’d catch a cold.
“It’s only been one week.”
An Han never imagined she could spend money this fast.
When she was still a guy, her monthly allowance of 2,000 yuan never ran out. Now it had only been one week and half of her allowance was gone.
“From now on, I will never eat late-night snacks again!” she promised very seriously.
Su Peng didn’t mind. “If you run out, just use my money.”
“That’s impossible!”
If she used Su Peng’s money, she would feel guilty every time she saw him, like she owed him something.
Carrying the shopping bag, An Han walked to the balcony. She took the new clothes and underwear out of their packaging to throw them into the washing machine.
But Su Peng, who had stood up and followed her, immediately noticed something.
“That underwear…”
“Look at what?! Don’t look!”
An Han quickly grabbed the set of… romantic-style underwear and held it tightly in her arms, acting like a startled cat.
“Why did you even follow me?! Go back to the sofa and play on your phone!”
“They’re all white?”
“Didn't you lik… no… It’s none of your business! I just like white!”
Seeing that she was embarrassed and angry, Su Peng backed up two steps but still asked from a distance, “Do you need help?”
“No need!”
She really felt like Su Peng was getting weirder and weirder!
“And stop staring at my underwear!”
After throwing the new clothes into the washing machine, she quickly stood on her tiptoes to take down the underwear hanging on the balcony.
Maybe because she used to be a guy, women’s underwear still felt private and mysterious to her. Even when drying laundry, she always hid her underwear in the middle of other clothes so people outside wouldn’t see it.
“Have you eaten lunch?”
After gathering the clothes, An Han turned on the washing machine, holding the laundry as she walked toward the bedroom.
“I ate in the school cafeteria,” Su Peng said lazily, following behind her.
“Later can you help me clean the room?” She looked back at him, then hesitated and shook her head. “Forget it, you’ll probably just make things worse.”
“How could I not know how to clean?”
“You can’t even tie your shoelaces properly.”
“……”
Su Peng was speechless and a bit embarrassed. It was true, since he had always been taken care of growing up, he wasn’t as good at daily chores as An Han.
“I can at least wipe the table… and sweep the floor…”
He wanted to seem useful instead of just sitting on the sofa while she cleaned.
“Then you wipe the table.”
An Han opened the bedroom door, placed the clothes on the bed, and folded them one by one.
She sneaked a glance at Su Peng leaning on the door frame, then continued pretending to be patient and careful, neatly placing the folded clothes into the wardrobe.
Actually, except during seasonal cleaning, she usually just stuffed everything inside without folding properly. But today… Su Peng was watching…
Well, perhaps he'll be secretly praising her for being so good and neat?
Feeling more motivated, she worked even harder to look graceful and well-behaved.
“You can bring your dirty clothes here to wash too. I have a washing machine, it's more convenient.”
“The school has one too.”
“The school’s machines are super dirty.” She looked disgusted. “I never use them.”
“Then fine.”
“When the bedding arrives and the bed is ready, you can sleep in the bedroom when you stay over.”
Su Peng paused, touched his nose, and said, “Why does it feel like… you’re trying to act like my mom?”
“……”
“Right, your birthday is coming soon, isn’t it?” An Han changed the subject helplessly. “March 1st, right?”
Su Peng raised an eyebrow. “You remember that clearly?”
“I remember because the last two years I went to your dorm to eat your birthday food.”
He always ordered a huge pile of takeout on his birthday, and every time, An Han would follow the smell and run over to join.
Besides, March 1st was easy to remember.
“So what are you planning to give me for my birthday?”
He suddenly became interested and looked An Han up and down.
She immediately felt like his gaze had bad intentions. She crossed her arms in front of her chest.
“What do you want?”
Su Peng was just about to tease her, but he suddenly heard another question.
“Then… do you know my birthday?”
Oh no.
His whole body tensed.
He searched his brain at top speed for the date of her birthday.
He had absolutely no memory of it.