The backdrop can also be propped up.

A few days passed, and Jiang Qiuyue's birthday arrived. Since Jiang Qiuyue's birthday fell on a weekend, Qin Men agreed to spend the day with her outside.

Early in the morning, Qin Men waited for Jiang Qiuyue at the station with a bag containing his handmade gifts.

The weather has warmed up a bit, so we don't need to wear down jackets every day anymore.

Qin Men wore a warm brown coat today, with a beige turtleneck sweater underneath, and fleece-lined khaki pants. Her hair was tied in a bun with a gardenia hair tie.

The morning sunlight was a bit dazzling, and Qin Men squinted to face the sunlight directly. The wind wasn't too cold, but it felt cool on his face.

"Qin Men!" Jiang Qiuyue's voice came from behind. Qin Men turned around and saw Jiang Qiuyue running towards her wearing an earthy yellow fleece coat.

"Aren't you hot wearing so many layers?" Qin Men asked. "We're going to quite a few places today."

"It's alright, I'm wearing something else underneath, I can take it off if I get hot," Jiang Qiuyue replied, picking up her phone and asking, "Hasn't the bus come yet?"

"Not yet," Qin Men said. "It should arrive in about five more minutes."

As Qin Men said, after 5 minutes, the bus slowly drove from the intersection.

After boarding the bus, Jiang Qiuyue began to tell Qin Men about her plans for the day.

"Let's go to the zoo first. We should be able to see the whole zoo in the morning. We'll have lunch there, and then we'll go to the museum in the afternoon. I heard they have a new jewelry exhibition."

Qin Men, holding his backpack, leaned his head on Jiang Qiuyue's shoulder as he listened to her explain the plan.

"After leaving the museum, it should be good to go for dinner. Let's have a buffet," Jiang Qiuyue said. "Let's go for a buffet, and then we can go to the mall to see a movie."

"Okay, sure." Qin Men understood the arrangements for the day.

There was still some distance to the zoo, and Qin Men's seat was directly in the sunlight. Even with the curtains drawn, he couldn't block out the sun, so he could only tilt his head back, close his eyes, and fall asleep against the back of the chair.

The sunlight was too bright, so Jiang Qiuyue didn't look at the scenery outside the window, but stared at Qin Men's sleeping face.

Today is my birthday. Jiang Qiuyue thought to herself, ever since she met me, she has never missed a single one of my birthdays.

I made a request on my birthday, and Qin Men will grant it if she can. A thought popped into Jiang Qiuyue's mind: if I confessed my feelings to her on this day, would she say yes?

Jiang Qiuyue felt that her idea was feasible—Qin Men and Luo Yingying had broken up more than half a year ago, and Qin Men might agree to her request.

However, Jiang Qiuyue quickly dismissed this idea—if Qin Men did not accept her confession, it would be difficult for the two of them to even maintain a normal friendship.

Qin Men, she is very meticulous in her treatment of everyone. Jiang Qiuyue thought to herself, she would clearly remember everyone's preferences, dietary restrictions, birthdays, and everything from various behavioral habits to unconscious little actions.

Will the Qin family agree to my request? Jiang Qiuyue kept asking herself this question.

While Jiang Qiuyue's thoughts were in complete disarray, Qin Men woke up—because her phone, which was in her pocket, vibrated as a notification to get off the bus.

As soon as Qin Men opened her eyes, she saw Jiang Qiuyue frowning. She squinted and poked Jiang Qiuyue's brow, asking with a grin, "What's troubling you? It's your birthday today, cheer up."

After getting off the bus, Qin Men first put on his backpack, then grabbed Jiang Qiuyue and stood firmly on the bus, which hadn't yet come to a complete stop. He then darted to the exit door—there were many passengers getting off at the zoo, and if he was any slower, he would be too crowded to move.

It gets very crowded on weekends, mostly with adults and children. Some kids might even be there to finish their homework.

With nothing else to do, Jiang Qiuyue started writing her competition paper.

Seeing that Jiang Qiuyue was working on her thesis, Qin Men didn't disturb her and started watching short videos himself.

While I was scrolling, a WeChat message suddenly popped up on my phone screen.

Upon closer inspection, Qin Men saw it was a friend request that read: "I am Jin Youan."

Qin Men glanced at Jiang Qiuyue and saw that she was still writing her thesis, so he switched to WeChat and accepted her friend request.

While waiting for Jin Youan to send a message, Qin Men considered many possibilities, one of which was her top choice—Jin Youan wanted to break up with Luo Yingying after learning her true colors, so he came to ask her how she broke up with Luo Yingying.

However, Qin Men glanced at the message from the other party and immediately deleted Jin Youan.

Because the tone of the message clearly indicated that Luo Yingying had sent it using Jin Youan's phone.