The winter wind was strong.
Xie Yanci's usually neat, well-groomed hair had been blown slightly out of place. He knelt on the ground, water staining his long black coat.
His fingertips gently brushed the corner of Xu Shi's eye, his deep eyes filled with heartache.
"I'm late." The Alpha's voice was husky.
He had made the diamond necklace himself.
He had gone to France specifically to study for a few days. He had ruined countless blue diamonds cutting them, wanting to give Xu Shi the most unique birthday present.
As a result, he had returned to the country a few hours late.
Xu Shi did not care about any of that. His heart was filled with surprise at Xie Yanci.
"How did you know today was my birthday?" He lifted his beautiful eyes, his pupils trembling slightly.
He clearly was not from this world.
"Xu Shi's" birthday was three days away. He was not Xie Yanci's wife.
He was not...
"You told me." Xie Yanci's voice was calm, betraying no emotion.
"I did?"
Had he?
Xu Shi tilted his head, resting it lightly in Xie Yanci's palm, his puzzled eyes widening and his lashes trembling.
His long, curled lashes swept across Xie Yanci's palm, tickling it a little.
Then a few warm tears fell.
"Xie Yanci, when did we meet?" Xu Shi suddenly asked.
"I don't remember." Xie Yanci gently brushed his cheek, his voice soft. "It feels like I've known you for as long as I can remember."
There was no Xie Family in his memories, not even a trace of his parents. All he remembered was that every time he encountered Xu Shi, Xu Shi was being bullied.
Sleeping all alone at night, he always wanted Xie Yanci to hold him.
When he was bullied at school because