all is meant to be

December 12th is Jin Ruiming's real birthday.On this day, Jin Ruiming is going to have a simple celebration in his leisure bar.

He didn't ask any other friends to come with him, he only brought Jiang Yao along.

Because it was not a rest day, there were not many people in the lounge bar, so he asked the store staff to hang the closed sign at the door, and said to a few customers who were still in the lounge bar: "Today is the owner's birthday, if you want to sit, you can Stay and eat a cake together, and all the shopkeepers who just bought it will be free of charge!"

"Happy birthday boss!" the customer in the store said happily

I haven't been to the leisure bar for more than three years, and Jin Ruiming feels that it is still the same as before. The only difference is that there is an extra upright piano at the foot of the lobby on the first floor.

Watching Jin Ruiming look at Leisure Bar, Mo Xin said: "Ruiming, long time no see, how have you been these few years?"

"Well, Mo Xin, it's been a long time. I'm fine. Now I'm back to help my sister manage the group. If you need anything in the future, feel free to come to me. I've worked hard for you these few years!" Jin Ruiming said

"Who is this?" Mo Xin looked at the girl who had been following Jin Ruiming and asked

"Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is my dad's friend's daughter, she..." Jiang Yao anxiously interrupted Jin Ruiming before he finished speaking

"What, no, no, I'm brother Rui Ming's girlfriend. My name is Jiang Yao. We've been together for more than two years!"

"Ahem, that, Yaoyao, let me introduce you. This is the Mo Xin I told you about. She has been helping me take care of my leisure bar. This is Xiao Zhang, and this is Xiao Li. And..." Jin Ruiming awkwardly introduced the clerk to Jiang Yao

"Hi everyone!" Jiang Yao greeted with a smile

"Ms. Jiang, hello!" The shop assistants also greeted politely.

"By the way, Mo Xin, Mo Yan will come later. I haven't seen him for a long time. He should have graduated. Where is he working now? Will he come to the bar to help at night?" Jin Ruiming asked in a breath several questions

"Oh, Xiaoyan graduated last year. Well, Rui Ming, don't you really remember? Xiaoyan..." Mo Xin looked at Jin Ruiming's curious expression and said, "Xiaoyan graduated last year. I went to the United States to get married, and I just went to Christmas and New Years during this time."

"That's right, Mo Yan is married and looking for a foreign wife, Xiao Yan is really capable, Mo Xin, you sister must work harder, haha!" Jin Ruiming said with a smile

"This..." Looking at Jin Ruiming who really doesn't remember anything, Mo Xin felt very uncomfortable. Although he also heard about what happened that year from Lingyang, he didn't expect that Jin Ruiming really didn't remember. .

She tried to ask again: "That, Rui Ming, Lingyang, do you still remember?"

"Well, I know, he is my brother-in-law's son, and he picked us up at the airport when I came back this time! What's the matter?" Jin Ruiming asked

"Oh, it's nothing, as long as you know..." Mo Xin felt even more uncomfortable.

In the past few years, she watched Lingyang sitting alone on the balcony of the box on the second floor where he and Jin Ruiming met for the first time, drinking alone and feeling sad, thinking that he also bought the upright piano in the hall Those who put it here often wait until the leisure bar closes at night to play alone in the lobby, and play until several o'clock in the morning.He often stares at the painting on the wall next to the stairs in a daze...

Mo Xin felt very distressed when she saw it. She thought that he and Rui Ming would be like his younger brother and Nie Kai, and they would be together happily in the end, but now...

Jiang Yao ordered a cake, and the clerk simply prepared some drinks, baked pizza and made a salad, and everyone began to celebrate Jin Ruiming's birthday.

Everyone ate and chatted until after 9 o'clock in the evening, and the normal business hours of the leisure bar were almost over. Jin Ruiming ended his birthday party after sending a red envelope to each clerk.Everyone said happy birthday to the boss one after another, thanked the boss and went back to their respective homes.

After Jin Ruiming drank, he arranged for a driver to take Jiang Yao home, and he planned to spend the night in the studio on the top floor.

Everyone left, and Jin Ruiming was the only one left in the huge leisure bar. He looked at everything he was familiar with here, and slowly walked up to the studio on the top floor.

The inside was not full of dust. It should be cleaned regularly. It was very clean and tidy. He opened the sofa bed, turned up the air conditioner, lay down and looked at the silent night sky in winter through the transparent glass roof. One of the things I like to do.

In a daze, Jin Ruiming felt that he had fallen asleep. Suddenly, a piano sound came from the hall downstairs. It was "Fantasy Impromptu in C Sharp Minor". The piece is very familiar, I have seen Jiang Yao practice this piece, but Jiang Yao is an amateur, this piece is too difficult, she always can't play that feeling.Jin Ruiming thought he was dreaming when he heard such a skillful performance.

He put on his coat and walked down the stairs slowly. A familiar figure from behind was dancing his nimble hands on the piano. Looking at the appearance of that person immersed in the music, and those white and slender hands, Jin Ruiming slowly approached, feeling It seems that I once admired someone playing like this.

Sensing someone approaching, Lingyang stopped suddenly.

"Guobao!" Lingyang called back in surprise.

Today, I brought cakes here again as in previous years, but I didn't expect that his fruit treasure would really appear.

"Lingyang!? Why is it you!" Jin Ruiming was also taken aback: "Why are you here so late, and why do you have the key to the leisure bar?"

Seeing Guobao's surprised look, Lingyang's surprise eyes dimmed a bit, he forgot that Guobao no longer remembered himself.

"Oh, Mo Yan gave me the key. I often come here to play the piano, have a drink, and occasionally spend the night in your studio on the top floor." Lingyang said.

"So you have been cleaning my studio?" Jin Ruiming understood why it was so clean and tidy.

"Oh, are you familiar with Mo Yan?" Jin Ruiming was a little surprised that Mo Yan would let Ling Yang use his studio and still sleep in it.

"Oh, Mo Yan's lover is my best friend Nie Kai." Ling Yang explained

"Your best friend? You mean that Mo Yan married your friend in America?" Jin Ruiming was even more surprised: "Nie Kai? American? Female?"

Lingyang understood what his Guobao was surprised, and said with a smile: "Nie Kai is of Chinese descent like me, but he is a man!"

"Eh..." Jin Ruiming felt his jaw was about to drop, what happened during the three years he was away!

Lingyang looked at the surprised Guobao tenderly, took out the cake he brought and said: "In the past few years when you were away, I would bring cakes here every year at this time, this year finally the owner of the cake can come and eat in person. "

Lingyang lit a candle. It was a chocolate banana mille-feuille cake with the word "Guobao" in the middle of the cake.

"Come on, it's not past 12 o'clock, hurry up and make a wish!" Ling Yang said

Jin Ruiming looked at the word Guobao on the cake, bent down and blew out the candle.

Lingyang pulled out the candle, cut off the piece with the word Guobao, put it on a plate and handed it to Jin Ruiming.

This is my favorite taste, and it has my nickname on it, how could Lingyang know.

I saw Lingyang approached him with a fork, and started to eat the cake in his hand!

Jin Ruiming was stunned, what is he doing!Why eat a piece of cake with yourself!Isn't there another one that big!

"It was like this when I was a child. I still remember the first time I saw you. You came over to eat with me with a birthday cake. You said that you would eat half of the fruit and give me the half of the treasure. This year, I can finally share a piece of cake with you again." It's gone." Ling Yang looked at Jin Ruiming who was in a daze and said

"You..." Jin Ruiming had long forgotten about the orphanage, and he stammered nervously: "When I was young? We knew each other since we were young?"

He stepped back uncomfortably, trying to distance himself from Lingyang, but accidentally bumped into the corner of the table behind him, and the cake in his hand almost fell off.

"Be careful!" Lingyang quickly took Jin Ruiming's wrist holding the cake with one hand, and supported his waist with the other so that Jin Ruiming could maintain his balance.

Even though the place touched by Lingyang was covered by a thick winter coat, he could still feel the fiery temperature.

Seeing that Lingyang had no intention of letting go after standing firmly, Jin Ruiming coughed, stood up straight and said thank you.Only then did Lingyang realize that this posture was a bit ambiguous, and quickly let go of his hands.

"Well, you're back this year, so I can play the birthday song for you." After finishing speaking, Lingyang went back and sat on the piano bench, using his right index finger to finish typing the birthday song one by one on the keys.

Jin Ruiming's face turned slightly red, probably because the two of them were too close and had an ambiguous posture just now.

But when he heard Lingyang playing the birthday song to himself in this way, he was not surprised, but felt a little familiar and missed. In fact, when he came down from the stairs just now and saw Lingyang sitting on the piano bench, he felt that this person It seems very familiar.

Looking at the thoughtful Jin Ruiming, Lingyang said: "You said, this is the best birthday present you have ever received, and I will play it to you every year from now on..."

"Ah!" Jin Ruiming suddenly felt a sharp pain in the head, and the cake in his hand fell to the ground. A fair and beautiful little boy appeared in his mind, sitting on the piano bench with him, and he was watching his devout touch. The appearance of touching the piano...

Seeing Jin Ruiming's hands resting on his head and frowning, Lingyang hurriedly got up and stepped forward to pull his arm and asked, "Guobao, what's wrong with you?"

Looking at the man in front of him who had the same beautiful eyes as the little boy in his mind, Jin Ruiming felt dizzy.

"Does it matter? I'll help you lie down for a while." Lingyang asked anxiously

"Well, okay..." Jin Ruiming replied

Lingyang helped Jin Ruiming upstairs and helped him lie down on the sofa bed.

"You've hurt your head, don't think too much about it, go to sleep for a while, I'll be right here with you, call me if you need anything." Lingyang said

"Well, okay, I'm sorry to trouble you." After speaking, Jin Ruiming closed his eyes reassuringly

Seeing Jin Ruiming's breathing gradually stabilized, Lingyang gently pushed aside the bangs on his forehead, and branded a kiss on the scar.

Guobao, have you been resisting thinking of me in your heart, you are also in pain, right...