Personality V: I will save everything

Naib, who was standing next to the door, seized the opportunity, placed his finger lightly on the light switch, and then quickly pressed it.

Instantly, the whole hall fell into darkness. At this moment, a huge birthday cake was pushed over, with flickering candles on it.

As the melodious music sounded, everyone began to sing in unison: "Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~Happy birthday to you~~" The singing echoed throughout the banquet hall, filling it with a warm and joyful atmosphere.

At the same time, the entire banquet hall was lit up by the candles on the birthday cake, forming a warm and bright light. Everyone surrounded Joke, with happy smiles on their faces, celebrating this special moment for him together. Everyone was immersed in the joyful atmosphere, feeling the deep friendship and love between each other.

"Make a wish, Jack."

The room was filled with a warm atmosphere, but the light was a little dim. Even so, with the faint flickering candlelight on the birthday cake, I could still clearly feel the happiness on Jake's face.

At my gentle reminder, Qiu Ke smiled, closed his eyes, put his hands together, and prepared to make a wish. However, at this moment, he suddenly stopped, opened his eyes, and showed a puzzled look.

"I...I don't seem to have any wishes anymore."

Indeed, looking around, Joke already has everything: a warm house that can shelter him from the wind and rain, a loving family, family members who love him deeply, good friends, a beautiful and kind wife, and lovely children. His life is like a perfect picture, and he has no more extravagant wishes.

"We should think of one. This is our tradition." Leo said to Joke with a smile.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Jake finally closed his eyes and made his birthday wish: "I hope this will last forever."

"call-----"

After all, this birthday cake has 30% of the candles, and it is impossible for one person to blow out all the candles in one breath, so everyone helps him.

Especially Mike, it can be seen that he really wants to help Jack realize this wish, he almost squeezed out every bit of air in his lungs.

With everyone's help, the candles went out almost all at once.

"Your wish is coming true, Jake!"

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After making a wish and blowing out the candles, the lights in the banquet hall came on again and everyone tasted the cake that Jack had cut himself.

I sat on the sofa in the banquet hall with a piece of cake. This is the kind of person I am. I would never stand if I could sit.

I looked around the banquet hall and saw everyone was laughing and having a happy smile on their face.

"What's wrong with you, Lord of the Manor?" Jack walked up to me from behind with a wine glass.

"You know what? Jack. 'Happy men never come to the Manor'."

"What?" Jack didn't seem to understand what I meant.

Of course he wouldn't understand, because no one would ever know what their original life trajectory was supposed to be like.

"............Are you okay?" Jack noticed that the owner of the manor seemed to be in a bad mood.

"Yes, I'm fine, don't worry, I'm fine."

I continued to smile as I had just done, watching every move in the banquet hall, as if the fleeting emotion just now was just Jack's illusion.

Yes, happy people don’t come to the manor.

But now we should add another sentence at the end.

Because those who come to the manor are destined to be happy.

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Gradually, this birthday party began to transform into a grand dance.

At first, it was all just Natasha's deep love for Joke and her love of dance. As an excellent dancer, she was eager to show her talent on this special occasion, and Joke was the person closest to her, so this ball became a romantic moment between them.

Natasha danced to her heart's content in the banquet hall. Her figure was like a beautiful butterfly, dancing lightly in every corner. Her toes lightly touched the ground, the edge of the table and the chair. Every movement was full of agility and elegance. Her dancing posture was like a spring breeze, warm and moving, which made everyone present fall for her.

However, no one thought Natasha's behavior was indecent or impolite. Here, everyone was close friends and family, and those traditional rules were thrown out of the window. These rules were meant to restrain oneself and avoid losing one's composure in front of outsiders, but there were no so-called "outsiders" present at the moment. On the contrary, everyone was immersed in a happy atmosphere and enjoying this rare relaxing time.

When the song ended, everyone was immersed in the wonderful music and graceful dance, intoxicated.

Then, warm applause rang out like thunder, cheering for Natasha's wonderful performance. At this moment, Qiu Ke slowly walked forward, he gracefully extended his hand to Natasha, and asked softly: "This beautiful lady..." Then, he made an invitation gesture and continued: "Would you please do me a favor and dance with me?"

Natasha nodded slightly, with a charming smile on her face, and she replied softly: "I would feel extremely honored." As she spoke, she gently placed her hand on Jack's palm.

However, due to Joke's leg injury during the day, they could only choose the simplest dance steps. Nevertheless, this simple dance made their bodies closer and closer to each other, as if they were integrated into one.

Their movements were light and graceful, and every step was full of tacit understanding and emotion. With the rhythm of the music, their heartbeats seemed to merge together, beating the melody of love together. At this moment, time seemed to freeze, and there were only the two of them in the world, enjoying this wonderful time.

Gradually, more and more people joined in.

Anne and Gangi, Miles and Michiko........

Everyone stepped forward and invited the men or women next to them to join the dance.

Apart from..............

I.

I still sat motionless on the sofa, staring straight ahead, as if frozen in place. The cake in front of me had been eaten up by me, leaving only some crumbs and cream on the plate.

At this time, Jack came over and handed me a glass of wine. I took it and took a sip, feeling the mellow taste spreading in my mouth.

Jack stood by my side, like a loyal knight, quietly guarding me. His eyes were full of concern and tenderness, which made me feel extremely at ease. At this moment, he was like a guardian, silently accompanying me, giving me endless warmth and comfort.

"Aren't you going to dance?" I asked suddenly.

"I won't invite anyone else," Jack replied, his voice low and firm.

Jack could see that I had no intention of joining the dance. However, he himself would never invite anyone other than me to dance. Therefore, he would rather choose to quietly stay by my side like now than to join the dance. For him, protecting me is the most important thing.

"You know the outcome, don't you?" There's no way I could fall in love with him.

"I know. I don't care."

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Jose Badem was a little depressed, holding his chin, watching over the four children who had fallen asleep in front of him.

He certainly knew clearly why everyone sent their children to him at this time, because it was Qiuke's birthday and it would be impossible for everyone to have fun with children around.

But this is really too much. Isn't it equivalent to saying that everyone has excluded Jose Badem?

"How could I forget you?"

How could Jake forget his good friend?

Joke came over to Jose Badem with a piece of freshly cut cake in his hand.

"You have a little conscience," said Jose Badem as he put the cake into his mouth.

But in the final analysis, the reason why Jose Badem was not invited by Joke was partly due to his own reasons.

Because Jose Badem once said, "I hate attending birthday parties the most. Are they celebrating being one year older? Or are they celebrating being one step closer to death? The most I go there is just to eat cake."

"Then again, today is your birthday, but you are not at the manor with your wife, but come to my place?" Jose Baden looked at Joke with a puzzled expression on his face. He knew very well how much Joke and Natasha loved each other, but on such an important day, he did not stay with Natasha, but came to the outside of the manor to drink with him.

"No need." Joke paused, then continued, "Natasha and I are family, but Natasha, Michiko, and Miles are also family." His voice was calm and firm, as if stating an unshakable fact.

Joke's meaning was very clear. Natasha was now accompanied by Michiko and Miles, and he took the initiative to give them space. This was not because he did not love Natasha. On the contrary, it was because of his love for Natasha that he was willing to give her freedom and independence.

José Badem nodded in understanding, he knew that the bond between Joke and Natasha was deep, and that this relationship of mutual respect and support made their love even stronger.

Joke picked up the wine glass and took a sip of the wine, his eyes revealing a light sense of satisfaction. He knew that although he was not with Natasha, their hearts were always connected.

"Happy birthday to you!" Jose Badem raised his glass to wish Jack a happy birthday. The two clinked their glasses and drank them all to celebrate this special day together.

"By the way, what do you think about the thing I mentioned to you before?" Joke looked at Jose Baden seriously and said.

Jose Baden looked confused: "What's going on?"

Joke was a little speechless: "It's about asking you to be Stellan and Inara's godfather!"

Jose Badem suddenly realized and immediately smiled: "Oh, of course, I'm happy to be Stellan and Inara's godfather." After all, Stellan and Inara are so cute, he would be an idiot if he refused.

Joke nodded with satisfaction: "In this case, their names will be Stellan Baden Donald and Inara Baden Donald."

"Donald?" Jose Baden frowned, his face full of confusion, "Why is the last name Donald?"

Joke answered as a matter of course: "Because Natasha also wants the children to have her last name."

Jose Baden was even more confused now: "But...you two already have two children. Wouldn't it be great if one of them takes the woman's surname and the other takes the man's surname?"

"I don't have a last name," Jack picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank it all, then slowly said: "From the moment I was born, I was abandoned in the circus by my parents. The name Jack is all they left me." His eyes were empty and indifferent, as if he didn't care about his life experience at all.

"The people there only treat me as a tool, a clown who can make money for them. They don't care who I am, and no one cares what my name is. I'm just Joke, a poor guy with no past and no future." Joke laughed at himself, with endless bitterness and helplessness in his laughter.

In that cruel and indifferent environment, survival became Qiu Ke's only goal. Every day he had to face the ridicule and insults of the audience, and endure the bullying and exclusion of his colleagues. His world was filled with only pain and despair, and he had no time to care about other things.

"In a place like that, you have to try your best to survive. As long as you have a name that can be distinguished from each other, who will care what your last name is?" Qiu Ke's voice was low and hoarse, as if every word was squeezed out from the bottom of his heart.

"Feel sorry............."

Jose Badem knew what had happened to Joke, but he couldn't imagine that Joke was not even allowed to have a surname.

"It's okay, no need to apologize for this, Jose Badem, and besides..." Joke turned his head slightly and looked in the direction of the children's room, "I have everything now, don't I?"

"Yeah, that's right, you have it all... Oh, I'm beginning to wonder what you wished for when you blew out your birthday candles..."

“I didn’t make a wish at first because I realized I didn’t have any wishes. It’s because I already have everything, but it’s also because I have everything that I’m afraid of losing. So I made a wish—I hope it will last forever.”