"Make a wish, brother." Xu Xingqi pushed the cake in front of him.
It was a large, two-tier fruit cake in shades of blue, with an adorable chibi figure made of cream on top.
It looked much better than the one Xie Yanci had made.
Xie Yanci...
That name had come to mind again.
Xu Shi slowly closed his eyes and pressed his palms together.
What should he wish for?
There didn't seem to be anything he particularly wanted.
His mind was blank, with nothing left but Xie Yanci's name.
Then I wish for Xie Yanci to grow old alone, to live and die with me, and to find no happiness without me.
Opening his eyes again, Xu Shi lowered his head and gently blew at the candles from a distance.
"..."
They went out.
Xu Shi froze.
A few days ago, Xie Yanci hadn't managed to blow out the candles after making his wish. The wind had blown them out.
What did Xie Yanci wish for?
*...*
"Wow!" Xu Xingqi cheered, smearing cream straight onto the bridge of Xu Shi's nose. "Happy birthday, Xu Shi!"
"Happy birthday!" Wen Yu's warm fingertip brushed the corner of his eye, leaving a streak of pale blue cream.
"..."
Watching the lively scene, Xu Shi didn't know why he suddenly felt a little empty inside.
The extinguished candles were thrown into the trash.
Xu Shi stared at them for a long time.
Could he take back a wish he'd made wrong?
"Here." Song Zhixing handed him a plate with a clean slice of cake.
He also handed another plate to Jiang Sheng, who was obediently holding a party sign in the corner.
Xu Shi: "..."
Song Zhixing was as hard to understand as Xie Yanci.
No wonder they were close.
"Aren't you having