At the start, I tricked the school beauty, and ended up with twins?

Accepting the new phone that Lin Xinyue bought for him, the others also started presenting their birthday gifts.

"RTX3060! We dorm mates chipped in for this!"

Boss Pu took out a long box and stuffed it into Gu Yu's arms.

"But I don't have a desktop PC."

Gu Yu stared blankly at the graphics card in his embrace, thinking how he could use this thing without a desktop PC.

Could he possibly plug it into a laptop? But that wouldn't fit either!

"Oh... miscalculated!"

Boss Pu smacked his head, only then realizing this issue.

"..."

Gu Yu looked embarrassed.

"Don't worry, we also got you a PS4 console!"

Boss Pu brought over another box from the side and plunked it down on the floor in front of Gu Yu.

"Er, are you sure this gaming console is meant for me?"

Gu Yu was surprised, his gaze sweeping over the faces of Boss Pu and the others.

The few of them looked as though their small scheme had been discovered, their heads hanging guiltily.

In the whole dormitory, it was Gu Yu who played video games the least, especially console games... they hadn't seen Laosi play ever!

"Tsk, you guys take it and enjoy playing!"

Gu Yu placed the RTX3060 box on top of the gaming console and waved them off.

A gift is all about the thought, anyway. As long as it brings joy to everyone, then it's all worth it.

"Hehe, Laosi loves you, mwah!"

Boss Pu grinned from ear to ear.

Hu Xiaoya was the last to present her gift.

Gu Yu showed a look of surprise; to be honest, he wasn't very close to Hu Xiaoya.

Just joining him for his birthday celebration was thoughtful enough, so he hadn't expected a gift from her.

"Gu Yu, this book is for you! The gift isn't expensive, but I hope you will accept it!"

Hu Xiaoya looked a bit reserved, aware that among everyone present, her gift was the least costly.

"Thank you! I really like it!"

Gu Yu extended his hands and earnestly received it.

It was Plato's "Republic."

Clearly, Hu Xiaoya had bought it thinking of Ideal Paradise, having put a lot of thought into it.

He also knew about Hu Xiaoya's situation; after being scammed, her life wasn't exactly destitute, but she was struggling.

She was out early and back late every day, earning money to pay off debts.

I have good news for you, Yue Tian Capital has been located, and the Economic Investigation Bureau has also filed a case, so I believe it won't be long before you can recover the money you were scammed out of!

Gu Yu was moved and shared the news Liu Ermao had told him with Hu Xiaoya.

"Really!?" Hu Xiaoya's face lit up with joy, having lost hope over the length of time it had been since she'd been conned out of her money.

And now Gu Yu was telling her that Yue Tian Capital had been found?

And the police were getting involved too!

Doesn't that mean that the loans she was conned out of won't take much longer to come back?

This was indeed incredible news!

She excitedly hugged Pu Tongren next to her, tears streaming down her face.

Only heaven knew how much pressure she had been under during this time. Being just a regular family kid and in debt by forty or fifty thousand before even graduating from college.

And since she didn't dare to ask her family for help, she had been silently bearing all this herself.

For a girl, all of this wasn't easy.

"Ah... Ya, don't cry..."

Being hugged all of a sudden, Boss Pu became flustered.

It was the first time he had seen a girl crying in front of him! And it was a girl he liked!

His heart immediately went into a panic.

"I'm crying because I'm happy, wuu wuu wuu!"

Hu Xiaoya hugged Pu Tongren tightly, jumping around happily.

The people around looked at Boss Pu with suggestively knowing glances.

No matter what they said now, nobody would believe there was nothing going on between those two!

But for everyone else, this was definitely a happy sight to see.

Boss Pu finally saw the light!

"Wuuu, I don't know why, but I suddenly feel like crying too."

"A roommate getting married is just like water being spilled out, Boss Pu finally found someone he fancies!"

Qin Shan pretended to wipe away tears.

"You're the one getting married..."

Boss Pu cursed and kicked at him, while Qin Shan dodged with a smirk.

"Let's be together...?"

Having cried enough, Hu Xiaoya lifted her head from Boss Pu's embrace and took the initiative to confess to him.

"Ah, ah? Ah!"

Pu Tongren was stunned, uttering the same word with three different intonations.

Was this, a confession?

Hu Xiaoya actually took the lead in confessing to him?

Happiness came so unexpectedly?

He felt as if he had been struck in the heart by Cupid's arrow, his heart pounding rapidly.

His first love in life, and it was the girl who confessed first!?

He was taken aback for a moment, and Hu Xiaoya, seeing his dumbfounded expression, pouted her lips.

"What do you mean 'ah'? Just say if you agree or not! It's my first love too, and dating me, Hu Xiaoya, you won't be at a loss!"

She puffed her cheeks and glared at Pu Tongren, then lifted her foot and stomped hard on the top of his foot!

"Ah!! I'm willing!"

With the pain from the stomp on his foot, Pu Tongren finally came to his senses and hurriedly accepted Hu Xiaoya's confession.

No, it wasn't just a confession; they were mutually in love!

"Ehh, Boss, that 'I'm willing' sounded like you're getting married..."

Yu Shutong commented.

Everyone couldn't help but chuckle.

"Today is truly a day of good fortune! Everyone, come and have some cake!"

Seeing Boss Pu and Hu Xiaoya being lovey-dovey, Gu Yu quickly invited everyone to share the cake.

Everyone rushed forward, and a whole large cake—except the piece Gu Yu specifically saved for Xinyue—was almost half used by everyone for a "face wash."

"Damn! Who's poking my butt with a fork?"

"I'll perform a trick of shoveling a whole piece of cake in one breath!"

"..."

People attacked each other with cream, and Gu Yu finally squeezed out of the crowd.

Meanwhile, Lin Xinyue had already slipped away, holding the piece of cake that Gu Yu cut for her with her cellphone, standing by the window and savoring it slowly.

Her eyes were fixed on the street lights below, the joyful light twinkling in them.

"What are you thinking about?"

Gu Yu quietly walked up behind her, his hands slipping under her arms to wrap around her waist.

"I was thinking, it would be great if everyone could keep being this happy."

Lin Xinyue turned her head, her mouth dabbed with cream, her eyes forming a pair of crescent moons as she smiled.

"I believe we'll keep being happy."

Gu Yu leaned down, gently kissed the cream off her lips and tenderly said.

"Mhm, I believe you."

Lin Xinyue nodded, her eyes filled with trust for Gu Yu.

Then she lifted her hand, in which was a deep red cherry.

"I ate the other one, this one is for you!"

Gu Yu eagerly opened his mouth: "Ah~"

But the next second, Lin Xinyue switched hands, and the one she held now had the unfinished piece of cake!

She slapped it right onto Gu Yu's face.

"Whack!" Gu Yu's face was covered in cream, and he was completely flabbergasted.

"You rascal! Ambushing me! Don't run away!"

Gu Yu extended his tongue to lick the cream at the corner of his mouth, pointing at the already fleeing Lin Xinyue with a laugh and a cry.

"Giggle giggle giggle~"

Lin Xinyue held her stomach, laughter shaking her like a trembling flower.