Chapter 55: Miss, it's the taste of night

At the rainy alley, Lu Yibai opened his umbrella: "Luoying, go back, this time the cake shop is a bit far away."
"Are you really going to such a far place? If it is usual, it is definitely not a problem, but now the bus may have been diverted or even stopped. If you can't come back early, it may be a little trouble." Yang Luoying said worriedly , "I remember there are a few cake shops around here, do you want to go and see together? I just don't know if there is a signature fruit layer."
Recalling Lin Xingchen's longed expression and today's lost look, Lu Yibai shook his head and said, "I will only get strawberry-flavored thousand-layer cake."
Rest assured, silly girl, I will let you regain everything, those that belong to you, or that you accidentally missed or lost, I will slowly bring you, supply you, and create irreplaceable with you Glorious only.
I don't want to see you smirking again just to cover up the sadness in my heart, and I don't want to see you so sad that you can't help yourself but have nothing to do with.
Lu Yibai's resolute figure, holding an umbrella, disappeared at the corner of the rainstorm. The sound of rain was a bit too noisy and completely wiped out Yang Luoying's prayer.
Yeah, what am I still asking for? I only care about him; but what he cares about is the irreplaceable strawberry cake.
The situation on the street is much worse than Lu Yibai thought. Motorbikes and bicycles were forced to park on the roadside, and cars and buses were stuck in the watery streets. Lu Yibai was sure that he was walking On the sidewalk, but now the steps between the sidewalk and the driveway are no longer visible.
What I can celebrate today for Lin Xingchen can really be regarded as an iron relationship.
Looking at the deeper and deeper water ahead, Lu Yibai frowned and rolled up his trousers. If it rains a little bit longer, it may be that the whole city will not have to go to work and go to school to fight the flood tomorrow.
In the cake shop, looking at the heavy rain outside the window, and occasionally passing pedestrians wearing raincoats on the road, the boss knows that he can return home earlier today and hug his wife and children to watch TV. Just as he yawned, stretched his waist, and was about to turn off the wall lamp and pull down the rolling gate, Lu Yibai's bicycle made a harsh braking sound and stopped steadily at the door of the store.
"Boss, can I still make cakes now?" Lu Yibai asked anxiously, "It doesn't matter if it's more expensive."
The boss looked at the anxious young man. When he saw him panting, sweating and laughing, he said, "Normal price, just tell me what cake I want to make."
"Strawberry layer."
The boss is also unambiguous, and immediately put on a white chef uniform with a logo: "Yes, but it will take an hour or so. Can you wait? Of course, I will hurry up."
Lu Yibai looked down at the watch. It was ten o'clock, and he gritted his teeth and nodded, "Yes, thank you boss."
Standing under the eaves of the cake shop, Lu Yibai gasped violently. He was not so tired, but he was scared, afraid that he could not deliver the cake on time when Lin Xingchen ’s birthday at twelve o'clock was about to pass. He didn't want to regret her birthday.
"Buzz, buzz."
Lu Yibai regained his breath and connected the phone: "Luoying, what happened?"
Yang Luoying replied: "When I just walked back to the alley of Lin Xingchen's house, I found that everyone was already gone, so you don't need to buy the cake today. I will use other things to supply Xingchen in the future, although I know that maybe There is no way to make up for this fact. "
Lu Yibai was a little flustered, but then calmed down again: "Has everyone gone? My cake is already here, I can't retreat. If you are embarrassed to go again today, just say goodbye to them and go back directly. Right. "
"Chen Yimu, Luo Qinge and Zhang Haotian haven't gone back, but they feel that they are coming soon." Yang Luoying replied, "Also, my dad came to pick me up, where are you? Or should I come with my dad?" Wait for you. It ’s cold and tired to ride at night. It ’s definitely already late when I return home. "
"No need, I'll call my parents later and just say it, you go back first ..."
"Boy, this is really embarrassing. Today's strawberry is half used to find that it is not enough. Can it be replaced or mixed with other fruits? I can give you a discount."
Upon hearing the boss's call, Lu Yibai hurriedly responded: "I still have something to do with the cake shop. Hang up first, go back and have a rest." After that, Lu Yibai hung up the phone.
"Boss, if I can buy strawberries, can I continue to make them?"
"can."
Under the lonely street light, Yang Luoying listened to the beeping hang-up sound for a long time, until she lifted her mobile phone and her arms had been sour, she took the phone down with some loss.
Under the night, Lu Yibai glared at the bicycle along the navigation. The cold wind blew him up, but he couldn't help but tremble, but he didn't have time to wrap his chest, and he didn't dare to stop for a second.
Although the small vendors may have closed all the stalls, there may be strawberries in the fruit shop with a fixed facade!
"Can I still buy strawberries?"
"No, today's goods will not come in."
I turned all the fruit shops in a circle and found that the strawberries in the store were either sold out and not restocked, or only some crooked melons and jujubes were left. . There are also two markets nearby, and since there are still some left in some stores, it means that there are still strawberries sold today.
The heavy rain flew diagonally along the side of the umbrella to the face, bringing a burst of coldness, but in this heavy rain, Lu Yibai, who was moving at full speed, was already hot and sweaty. By the time he took the rain to return the strawberry to the cake shop, the hour hand was already pointing at eleven.
In the corner of the sofa, Lin Xingchen curled up holding her knees, she tremblingly took out her mobile phone, many times to gather courage, but did not call Lu Yibai's phone once.
Why haven't the two of them been back for so long? Everyone else has gone home.
Thinking that Yang Luoying might be sitting on the back seat of Lu Yibai's bicycle happily, and holding an umbrella for him, Lin Xingchen felt like he had been pierced by countless thin needles.
Recalling the evening sunset that the two had experienced on the river embankment road in the park, and the blushing heart beat desperately, she suddenly realized that the memory was also such a painful thing.
Did n’t you buy me a cake? But if it's you, I would rather you stay with me than I want you to buy cakes with other girls.
Finally, the aggrieved hand slipped and dialed Lu Yibai's phone number. Is this a providence?
Covering the heartbeat that started to get faster, Lin Xingchen slowly sent the phone to his ear. As long as he can hear his voice and know that he still cares about me, is this the most fortunate thing for me this birthday?
"Hello, the phone you dialed has been turned off, please try again later ..."
Is this God's will?
Going out with Yang Luoying, there is no contact now, and even the phone is turned off.
Although she knows that everyone is still a student, the person who thinks that she is the most intimate and will never leave herself disappears intimately with others without leaving any traces. Such a thing is really difficult for any heart. Inclusive. Regardless of identity, regardless of age.
Lin Xingchen tucked his phone into the crack of the sofa and didn't want to see everything about him again.
In the cake shop, Lu Yibai finally got the fresh cake. He happily paid the money and was ready to give Lin Xingchen the good news.
"Boy, it's raining lightly. Lend you this raincoat."
Lu Yibai looked at the uncle a little unexpectedly and bowed gratefully: "Thank you boss, I will pay back in the future."
"Hum, is it a very important person to have a birthday?" The boss smiled, "Go ahead, it's almost twelve."
Lu Yibai firmly tied the cake to the back seat and immediately pulled out his phone, but when he wanted to dial the number, he found that he had exhausted all the electricity when he bought the strawberry navigation.
hateful!
He accelerated his bicycle, splashing tears on the watery streets.
"Silly girl, the cake will be taken immediately, don't worry. Although the phone is out of power, I can't reach it, but I will definitely be back before twelve."
Lin Xingchen couldn't help but stand in front of the window, did he really go home? How she hoped to receive such a text message or phone call suddenly, even if he called himself a little more stupid.
"Lin Xingchen, I am ready to go back." Zhang Haotian walked back to Lin Xingchen with his hands on his back. He was already the last guest left here.
"Sorry, today's birthday party has disappointed everyone."
Zhang Haotian smiled and said: "No, today's birthday will be very happy. Although I didn't eat the cake, I decided to give you a small cake first under limited conditions and wait for it later. The big strawberry layer, the full one. "
Zhang Haotian finished, carefully took out a small bread with small candles inserted from behind.
This is the packed small bread in the snack pile, but I did not expect Zhang Haotian to use a small candle to turn it into a birthday light. Although it looks like a lonely star, the warm light is enough to illuminate and warm people's atria.
"Lin Xingchen, I wish you a happy birthday."
"Thank you, Zhang Haotian."
On the road, Lu Yibai, who was exhausted, carrying a thousand layers of fresh strawberries, finally came to the alley where Lin Xingchen lived, looking at the lights still lit in the distance, he had a look forward .
Great, caught up, I do n’t know how happy this silly girl will look when she sees the cake? At least, it shouldn't be so sad anymore?
He hurriedly accelerated his steps, but when he approached the stairs, he saw a candlelight reflected in the living room window.
Could it be that Luo Qinge ordered another birthday cake? No, that's ...
In the living room, the girl happily made a wish and blew out the candle on the bun.
Lu Yibai suddenly felt that the clothes soaked in sweat and rain stuck to his body was so cold and unbearable, just like his mood this night.
"See you tomorrow, Lin Xingchen."
"Well, see you tomorrow."
Lu Yibai hid under the unit door corridor, watching Zhang Haotian leave. He seemed to be in a good mood, contrary to himself.
The rain started again, and the ticking sound fell on the anti-theft network, causing the voice-activated lights in the corridor to light up and go out for a while, which made people sad and upset. Lu Yibai continued to squat silently in the shadow of the stairwell, with mixed flavors in his heart.
Today's strawberry is really not easy, why should it be so sour?
Glancing at the watch, it was already past twelve and ten, and he stood up annoyed, but did not want the tall man to make him hit the stairs above him this time.
It turned out that the most embarrassed person this time was myself ...
Lu Yibai took a few deep breaths and gently came to the door of Lin Xingchen. He placed the cake and the birthday present hidden in the corridor early in the morning on the cake box.
"Happy birthday, I'll bring you the cake back."
However, some things have been lost in the night rain in this city, just like the splashed water, which can no longer be recovered.
At 12:15, Lin Xingchen opened the door. She tidied up the cakes that had been smashed before, and prepared to throw them into the trash can downstairs together with her bad mood. But at the moment of opening the door, a large cake box and a delicate gift bag appeared in front of his eyes.
"this is……"
Lin Xingchen came to the living room under the headlight with a gift. The cake box was a layer of fresh strawberries. It was exactly the same as what his mother sent to herself, but this time, it contained no affection.
In the exquisite little box, there is a small and exquisite starry sky light.
In a flash of light, it turned into stars.
Lin Xingchen shed tears of happiness, enjoying the taste of strawberry cake alone, and finally waited for the birthday wishes she had been waiting for under the stars.
It's sweet, soft, and delicious.