Looking at the familiar scene in front of me, I suddenly realized that today is Zhou Jihuai's 20th birthday.

Because he was afraid I wouldn't adapt.

Zhou Jihuai only invited a few good buddies to celebrate.

After a few rounds of drinks, Zhou Jihuai seemed drunk and suddenly buried his head on my shoulder.

The familiar scent sprayed on my collarbone, causing a tingling sensation.

I frowned and raised my hand to push him away.

But the man sighed suddenly.

The look in his eyes was full of resentment: "Xie Tangtang, today is my birthday."

I knew he wanted me to give him a gift.

In my past life, I went to the temple every day to pray for a gift for Zhou Jihuai. I knelt and prayed for three months before I obtained a string of Buddha beads for blessings and safety.

Zhou Jihuai said he liked it and wore it every day.

But every time he returned to his old house, he would take it off.

When someone mentioned it, he would only say:

"It's not something worthy, it loses its value when I wear it."

"It's just to make candy happy, otherwise I would have thrown away this garbage long ago."

After getting engaged to Xu Manqi, he even directly switched to the watch she gave him and no longer intended to wear the old one.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly and said lightly:

"Then, happy birthday."

"Sorry, I don't have money, I can't afford any expensive gifts for you."

Hearing me say this, Zhou Jihuai noticeably became a little disappointed.

But he still forced a smile and said it didn't matter as long as I could be by his side.

I took a sip of water and remained silent.

The next second, the door to the private room suddenly opened.

I looked up and saw a beautiful face.

The woman was wearing red high heels, carrying Grandma Xiang's bag, and had delicate makeup on. She smiled, revealing dimples on her cheeks, looking young and energetic.

It was Xu Manqi, who turned 20 today.

As soon as she arrived, everyone took a sharp breath.

Their gaze wandered between me and Xu Manqi, clearly looking forward to the drama.

Xu Manqi didn't even glance at me, but smiled and sat next to Zhou Jihuai.

"Jihuai, surprised?"

"I didn't expect that. I came back from overseas in advance. When I found out today was your birthday, I rushed here immediately. Luckily, you guys haven't left yet, otherwise I would've missed it."

After speaking, she playfully stuck out her tongue.

She looked cute and lovely.

Zhou Jihuai nodded perfunctorily and deliberately moved closer to my side.

Xu Manqi looked at the empty space next to her, showing a moment of embarrassment.

Although she disguised it well, I still saw a trace of resentment in her eyes.

She hated me, I knew.

Because of this, she had caused me a lot of harm in my past life.

Most of the rumors about me in our circle were spread by her.

She even bribed many students in our school.

She intentionally spilled rice soup on me, threw away my take-out, splattered bird droppings on my bedsheets that were hung outside, tore up my final exam notes, and almost got me kidnapped by human traffickers.

Zhou Jihuai tried to intervene.

But he was too busy and couldn't always control everything.

Over time, he would become impatient.

"Can't you just endure a little?"

"I'm already annoyed enough, can't you give me some peace of mind?"

"Who would want to harm you? Do you have paranoid delusions of persecution?"

I don't know how many times I've heard similar words.