She ran away from him and was not to be offended by her sickly brother.

"Who are you talking to?"

"No, you heard it wrong."

A woman's clear voice came from outside, and Huo Xibai couldn't help but frown. He had just heard a man's voice.

With this thought in mind, he raised his hand to wipe his face, quickly dried his body, put on his pajamas and came out. There was no woman left outside.

He walked to her room again, but still didn't see her. He frowned and shouted, "Meng Xia?"

"Snapped!"

As soon as the man spoke, the whole room suddenly darkened. Huo Xibai was startled and thought something had happened. He was about to raise his voice when he suddenly heard a movement behind him——

"Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~"

Huo Xibai turned his head subconsciously and saw a woman walking towards him from the darkness holding a small cake.

The dim candlelight was extinguished with her steps, and she stopped and walked because she was worried that the candlelight would go out, but in the end, the candlelight and her were completely in front of him——

"Happy birthday, Huo Xibai."

The woman spoke with a smile on her face, but Huo Xibai froze in place and did not respond.

Meng Xia couldn't help but frown, "Sorry, it was my fault yesterday. I shouldn't have forgotten your birthday, let alone..."

After a pause, she pursed her lips and said, "Anyway, I'm a bit negligent as a girlfriend, so now...can you forgive me?"

She looked up at him, her round almond eyes particularly bright under the refraction of the candlelight.

"..."

His Adam's apple moved, and Huo Xibai opened his mouth, but no sound came out. Just as he was about to reach out to hug her, he heard the woman exclaim, "Be careful with the candle!"

The hand he just raised froze in the air, and the man seemed unable to move as if he had been cast on a body-holding spell.

Seeing that the candle was about to burn out, Meng Xia couldn't help but urge, "What are you doing standing still? Blow out the candle quickly."

"……Oh."

Huo Xibai seemed to have realized what was happening and quickly blew out the candle.

As soon as the candle went out, the surroundings suddenly fell into darkness, so the woman's voice came to my ears particularly clearly, "When you blow out the candle, does it mean you forgive me?"

"..."

The pupil shrank severely!

Huo Xibai took the cake in her hand with one hand, took her into his arms with the other, and kissed her unceremoniously——

His hands were suddenly empty. Before Meng Xia could react, he felt a tightening in his waist, followed by dense kisses——

From his lips to his chin, to his neck and ears, the hot breath hit his face, instantly invading all of Meng Xia's senses.

The oxygen and strength were gradually withdrawn from her body, making her feel that she could not continue, but she was helpless. She even took the initiative to wrap her arms around Huo Xibai's neck to prevent herself from falling due to her weak legs.

Suddenly, she noticed warm liquid falling on her neck. It was different from the sticky wetness, but more like... tears?

He cried?

Meng Xia woke up suddenly, tilted his head in disbelief and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Huo Xibai did not raise his head, and tightened his hand on her waist. After a while, a few words escaped from his throat——

"If you celebrate my birthday, does it mean... that you have forgiven me?"

The hot breath fell on her neck, causing Meng Xia to tremble all over, so much so that she didn't notice that the man's voice was so tense that it trembled slightly.

"Forgive you? Forgive what?"

Meng Xia didn't understand what he meant for a moment, but Huo Xibai trembled, "I'm sorry... I didn't mean it..."