After sending out the message, Shen Qiran turned his gaze back to the ceremony stage. Now the dean is speaking, and everyone is listening attentively. Shen Qiran barely listened to a few words, but found it difficult to concentrate.

The smart phone on the lap was always quiet, and no reply was received until the guests began to give speeches on stage.

This situation is really strange. Shen Qiran also sent messages to Bu Fei before, and the other party basically replied in seconds, but this time there was no news. What does it mean?

Soon, several guests finished their speeches, and the stage of distributing graduation certificates began.The professional music department is the second major to be issued a diploma. Under the leadership of teacher Noriel, they have to go to the preparation area to wait for the stage.

Shen Qiran put the smartphone in his pocket, got up and followed the other students to the waiting area on the west side of the auditorium.When he passed through the aisle between the seats, he felt a lot of eyes following him, Shen Qiran tried his best to act as if nothing had happened.Today, Shao Xing suddenly changed his itinerary. There are many people who have doubts about this matter, and even some bad guesses. Although Shen Qiran does not know the truth, in the eyes of outsiders, his performance also represents a message. He must perform enough Just be calm.

The waiting area was not far from where the special guests were seated. While waiting, Shen Qiran carefully looked at the senior military official who had come to attend the ceremony instead of Shao Xing, but there was no clue at all from his expression.

On the other hand, Esther next to him saw Shen Qiran's gaze, and immediately nodded to him with a smile, as if the relationship between the two was very friendly.After all, Esther is the second prince, and there are so many pairs of eyes watching him, Shen Qiran would be too rude if he didn't express anything, but when he thought that Shao Xing couldn't come today, it was most likely the fault of this bastard, Shen Qiran was very upset.He forced a smile, nodded to Esther, and immediately turned his eyes away.

Shen Qiran reckoned that his smile was uglier than his crying just now, because Ou Rui who was beside him looked at him worriedly several times.Fortunately, the students of the previous major have finally received their graduation certificates, and they can go on stage in the waiting area.

In the past, the professional music department was just an inconspicuous marginal major in Moria College, but because of the "Marshal's wife" this year, the popularity of the professional music department in Moria College is not inferior to those ace majors. As soon as they took the stage, there was a warm applause from below.

It was Dean Moti who issued the graduation certificate to Shen Qiran. The Imperial Marshal and Marshal's wife are both graduates from Moria College. Moti naturally felt that his face was bright, even if Shao Xing failed to show up for some reason today, The old man still smiled happier than anyone present.

"Congratulations on your graduation, student Shen Qiran." He smiled and handed the red graduation certificate to Shen Qiran kindly, "Remember to go back to the college to have a look."

Shen Qiran returned the greeting with a smile: "I will, thank you Dean."

Students who have received their graduation certificates cannot leave the auditorium, and have to return to their seats to continue watching the ceremony. After Shen Qiran returned to his seat, he immediately took out his smartphone and took a look.

The inbox is quiet, still no reply.

He became more and more restless, but he didn't dare to show it too obviously. He stayed until the certification ceremony was completely over, and when the host announced that the graduation ceremony was successfully concluded, Shen Qiran felt finally relieved.

The students stood up one after another, and the auditorium was instantly filled with noise. Many people planned to walk around the college with their classmates and friends, and take pictures as a souvenir. After all, after today is over, everyone will part ways, and it will be difficult to see each other again.

"Qiran, do you want to take a photo together?" Ou Rui asked him.

"I want to make a call." Shen Qiran stood up, smiled at him apologetically, "I'll look for you later."

Ou Rui understood and nodded immediately: "Okay, see you later."

There were too many people gathered at the entrance of the auditorium, Shen Qiran couldn't wait to go out, so he found an empty corner in the auditorium, called up the address book, and found Bu Fei's name.

After hesitating for a while, he continued to turn backwards and found Shao Xing's name.

Pressing the call button, Shen Qiran put the smartphone to his ear, there was no blind voice coming from it, it was a mechanical female voice without emotion——

"The person you dialed has switched off..."

It was as if a stone was suddenly pressed down on his chest, and Shen Qiran's expression was extremely ugly.

Although I have read the original book, I know that Shao Xing will be able to get through the plot smoothly, but... But what if the plot does not develop according to the original book?

After all, so far, there have been many cases where the plot does not match the original.

At this moment, Shen Qiran suddenly regretted it. If he hadn't been so angry with Shao Xing and had such a stiff fight, maybe he could have reminded Shao Xing to beware of Esther's stumbling block.But it was too late to say anything now, Shen Qiran took a deep breath, found out Bu Fei's name again, and sent a communication request.

Fortunately, Bu Fei didn't turn off the phone. After a minute of blind tone, it was finally connected.

"Ma'am?" Bu Fei sounded a little surprised, "Sorry, I just saw the message you sent earlier."

"Did something happen to you?" Shen Qiran immediately said, "I can't contact Shao Xing."

"Yes, there are some emergencies." Bu Fei's voice became more serious, "The Marshal is in a meeting, and his communication tools are all turned off." When the military department holds an important meeting, in order to prevent leaks, all People's communication equipment will be taken away, and even the signal will be blocked.

"Is this serious?"

"It's okay, it's just urgent, and it shouldn't be a problem for the Marshal." Bu Fei paused, "However, the Marshal may not be able to go home today, so you shouldn't have to wait for him to go back for dinner."

Shen Qiran breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I see, thank you."

"Ma'am, you are welcome."

Bu Fei quickly hung up the phone. When the two of them were talking just now, Bu Fei spoke very fast. Shen Qiran guessed that he should also be very busy. Presumably this sudden situation is still a bit tricky.

But fortunately knowing that Shao Xing was fine, Shen Qiran was relieved a lot, he let out a sigh of relief, turned around to leave, and suddenly saw a person walking out of the corner.

Shen Qiran's eyes twitched involuntarily in the exquisite moon-white royal dress, the long blond hair tied casually behind her back, and the elegant and calm smile in the corner of her mouth——

Ah, Esther, the lingering little boss, has come to gain a sense of presence again.

"Your Highness the Second Prince." Shen Qiran bowed according to the rules, and was extremely vigilant, not knowing why the other party came over suddenly.

"You don't have to be nervous." Seeing the guard in the other party's eyes, Esther smiled lightly, her tone familiar as if talking to a friend, "I'll leave after delivering the things."

He took out a black gift box, only the size of a palm, with a beautiful knot tied on the outside with a silver ribbon, like a gift.Esther walked up to Shen Qiran and handed him the box in his hand.

"Qiran, happy birthday."

Shen Qiran was stunned.

He has been busy writing songs these days, so he hardly pays attention to the time. Now that he thinks about it, today is May 5th. Speaking of which, it is indeed his birthday—the birthday of the original owner and his birthday are actually the same day.

"Thank you." Shen Qiran said cautiously, without any intention of reaching out to accept the gift box, "I accept your request, Your Highness, so the gift is unnecessary."

Esther stared into Shen Qiran's eyes, smiling unabated, but if you observe carefully, you will find that his smile didn't reach his eyes: "Since I want to give it away, I don't plan to take it back."

"If I accept your gift, Shao Shuai may not be very happy." Shen Qiran pushed Shao Xing as a shield without any psychological burden, "Please forgive me, Your Highness."

The smile on the corner of Esther's mouth finally faded completely, he looked at Shen Qiran expressionlessly, Shen Qiran looked at him neither humble nor humble, they were in a stalemate for a while, Esther finally withdrew his hand.

"Then I'll keep it for you first." He put the gift box back into his pocket, but he didn't become angry from embarrassment, but just took a deep look at Shen Qiran, and said meaningfully.

"In the future, you will accept it."

Shen Qiran responded with a standardized smile, and immediately returned to his expressionless face after Esther turned around.He watched the second prince leave, until the other party completely disappeared from sight, Shen Qiran went out through another door of the auditorium.

***

When Shen Qiran returned to Shao's residence, it was already very late.

Originally, he wanted to come back after the graduation ceremony was over, but the people in the class organized a party temporarily and said that they would have a breakup meal together, Shen Qiran couldn't refuse, so he went with Ou Rui and the others, and everyone went to sing again after the meal, If you don't pay attention, you will play until late.

Scanning the irises opened the door, and the sensor light in the entrance came on, illuminating the silence in the room.When going out in the morning, Aunt Mei said that she had something to do today and would take half a day off to go home. Bu Fei also said that Shao Xing would not come back today, so Shen Qiran was the only one in Shao's residence tonight.

After changing his shoes, Shen Qiran went back to his room and took a hot shower. He wanted to go to sleep directly, but after lying on the bed for a while, he didn't feel sleepy, so he simply got out of bed and went to the kitchen on the first floor.

Although the dinner party was lively, he didn't eat much, and he was a little hungry now.Shen Qiran originally wanted to have a casual supper, but suddenly remembered that today is also his birthday, so he pulled himself together, made a small birthday cake for himself, and ordered a bowl of longevity noodles - after all, he came to this world to spend Celebrate your first birthday by yourself.

Using red syrup to write the words "Happy Birthday to me" on the small cake, Shen Qiran was very satisfied. He brought the cake to the cooking table, and then searched for small candles in the cabinet next to him. Just as he found half of them, he suddenly heard There was a sound of opening the door.

Shen Qiran: "?"

He poked his head out from the kitchen, just in time to meet Shao Xing who had hurried in.

Neither of them seemed to expect to see each other, the two of them froze for a moment, and spoke at the same time.

"Is it done?"

"Happy birthday."

The two were stunned for a while, and Shen Qiran couldn't help laughing "poof".

"Thank you." After experiencing the ups and downs of mood during the day, Shen Qiran no longer wanted to be angry with Shao Xing, and his speech and attitude were much more gentle than the previous few days, "You actually know that today is my birthday?"

The long-lost smile on Shen Qiran's face made Shao Xing lose his mind for a moment, and was soon covered by deep guilt.

"Sorry." He whispered.

Shao Xing did not expect that today would become like this.

According to his original plan, this morning he and Shen Qiran will go to Moria College together. After the graduation ceremony is over, Shen Qiran should go out with his classmates to get together again, and then he will go home early and make the cake as soon as possible.He has already booked the five-star starlight restaurant in Wangdu. Shen Qiran once said that a special dish there seems to be very good. He will take Shen Qiran to taste it in the evening. At the same time, I sincerely apologize to him again, hoping to ease the stalemate and tense relationship between the two.

However, even the first step of the plan failed to be implemented. At three o'clock in the morning, he suddenly received a call saying that there was a problem with the intelligence system of the military department. All have the possibility of revealing their identities.This matter was no small matter, he rushed to the military headquarters immediately, and by the time the most difficult part was dealt with, it was already past eleven o'clock in the evening.

When rushing back from the military headquarters, Shao Xing had given up hope.It was too late, Shen Qiran must have gone to bed early, the long-planned birthday celebration was finally messed up by himself.

Shen Qiran heard Shao Xing say "Sorry" without thinking, thinking that he was talking about not being able to go to the graduation ceremony of the college today, and immediately said: "After all, it is an emergency, there is nothing to do, military affairs The most important thing is that everything else is secondary." Seeing that the other party still looked hard to let go, Shen Qiran directly changed the topic.

"Brother Shao, do you want some supper?" He asked, "There is still some noodle soup left in the pot, if you don't mind..."

Shao Xing said without hesitation: "Okay."

Shen Qiran went to the kitchen to fill another bowl of noodles, and brought it to Shao Xing in the dining room.Although he knew that Shao Xing should have already dealt with the military affairs, Shen Qiran couldn't help asking again.

"I heard Adjutant Bu say that you have encountered some emergencies. Has the situation improved now?"

Shao Xing was stunned for a moment: "Have you contacted Bu Fei?" He had a meeting all day and didn't know about it.

"Well, because I couldn't get in touch with you, I..." Shen Qiran coughed lightly, "I'm a little worried."

It is difficult for Shao Xing to describe how he feels at this time. He must be very happy if he is happy. At least this person does not care about him at all, but this care is probably only out of his friend's concern. reverie.

"Thank you." Shao Xing said, "Basically there is no problem, and the follow-up processing will not be very difficult."

Shen Qiran was finally completely relieved, showing a gratified smile: "That's good."

"How are you doing today?" Shao Xing asked him, "Is it a birthday celebration with your friends?"

Shen Qiran took a mouthful of noodles and shook his head: "No, actually I forgot that today is my birthday. I came back tonight and had nothing to do, so I made longevity noodles. It's just a matter of meaning."

Shen Qiran said that he didn't care much, but Shao Xing seemed to be blocked by something in his heart, feeling extremely uncomfortable.If he didn't come back in time, would the other party spend his birthday alone like this?

Just thinking about that scene made him feel unacceptable.

Shao Xing put down the tableware, took out a small silver box from his pocket, and pushed it in front of Shen Qiran.

"A present for you," he said. "Happy birthday."

Shen Qiran was startled, although Shao Xing had mentioned before that he would give him a birthday present, but now that he actually saw the real thing, he still had an incredible feeling.He couldn't help remembering that during the day, Esther also suddenly took out a gift and handed it to him to say happy birthday.Are these people negotiated?Even the process is so similar.

Seeing that Shen Qiran hadn't moved for a long time, Shao Xing's heart ached slightly: "You don't want to accept it?"

"Oh, no." Shen Qiran came back to his senses, quickly picked up the small box, and smiled at Shao Xing, "Thank you Brother Shao."

He opened the gift box and found a platinum gold bracelet inside. The pendant on the bracelet was a small golden coin. The pattern can only be seen clearly with the help of reflection.

"Try injecting mental power into that coin." Shao Xing said.

Shen Qiran injected his spiritual power curiously, and the scene around him changed in a blink of an eye.At this time, he was in the vast sea of ​​stars, and he could see the bright starry sky when he looked up. With a slight movement of his mind, he could stroll in the garden here, and he felt that his soul had become comfortable and free.

"This is a fantasy space that I simulated with my mental power." He heard Shao Xing's voice, "I remember you were very happy when you watched the sea of ​​stars on the starship." The implication is that although you can't land on the starship, you can The beauty of that time can be reproduced in this way.

After Shen Qiran withdrew his mental power, he returned to the restaurant scene again.The shock of facing the sea of ​​stars in the universe just now made him unable to recover for a long time, and it took him a long time to let out a breath.

"Thank you, I like this gift very much."

Creating this kind of illusion is nothing to an SSS-level mental power expert, but the important thing is the other party's intentions. Shen Qiran couldn't help but feel thankful that the birthday gift he gave Shao Xing was not too perfunctory, otherwise he would really be embarrassed to accept this gift now up.

The wall clock on the wall just struck twelve o'clock, the old day passed, and a new one began.

"Ha, it's great to receive a gift at the last moment of my birthday." Shen Qiran bent his eyes, carefully put away the gift box, and suddenly called out, "Oh! I forgot about the cake!"

He quickly got up and went to the cooking counter in the kitchen to bring out the small cake he made.Just now I wanted to find candles, but now that the time has passed, there is no need to follow the routine of lighting candles and making wishes.

"Brother Shao, do you want to eat some too?" Shen Qiran asked Shao Xing, he knew that the other party didn't like sweets, and this cake was coated with thick chocolate sauce by himself, it was very sweet at first glance, and he didn't know if the other party could eat it accept.

Shao Xing did not answer, but suddenly asked: "Did you make this cake yourself?"

"Um, what's wrong?"

Shao Xing's mood became more and more complicated, and he sighed softly: "Actually... I also learned how to make cakes recently."

"Wow! Really?"

Shen Qiran showed acting skills that are not inferior to the actor-level, and interpreted the emotion of "surprise" very well. In fact, he was very stable in his heart-oh hehe, I knew this a long time ago, you are going to make a cake for that crush. Well.

"It's a pity that the plan is not as good as changing, and in the end it still couldn't be made for you." Shao Xing was very regretful, "After me..."

Shao Xing was interrupted by a "clang", it was the sound of the cake cutting knife falling into the plate.

Shao Xing raised his head and saw that Shen Qiran was still cutting the cake, but his eyes slowly opened wide, looking at him in shock. "You... what did you just say??"

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