Chapter 565: Twentieth Birthday Gift

After the phone beeped twice, it was quickly answered.

"Hello, Nuan Nuan!"

Tang Xiuxia's affectionate voice came through.

"Good afternoon, Auntie, what are you doing?"

Xia Nuannuan asked with a sweet smile.

"I'm out eating with your mother!"

"Ah? You're with my mom?"

"That's right, we went shopping this afternoon and are eating now."

"Oh, oh, we're about to eat too."

"Was the surprise you prepared a success?"

"Hee hee... a huge success!"

"That's good. This stinky brat, he actually forgot his own birthday!"

Tang Xiuxia complained with a huff.

"Mom, it's one thing that you're their accomplice, but why are you scolding me too?"

Qin Tian said with a bitter smile.

"What's wrong with scolding you? A son's birthday is a mother's day of suffering, don't you understand? You don't even remember your own birthday, shouldn't you be scolded?"

His mother retorted without any hesitation.

At the dining table, Chen Zhuang and the others were all forcibly holding back their laughter, enjoying it immensely.

Qin Tian suddenly felt a bit regretful; he shouldn't have made this call.

He hurriedly picked up his phone to turn off the speakerphone, lowered his voice, and said with a sheepish laugh, "Mom, alright, I know I was wrong. My classmates are here, give me some face!"

"Ah? Your classmates are there? Ahem... this isn't my fault, I thought it was just the two of you!"

His mother instantly reined it in and decisively shifted the blame.

"I'm hanging up now, I'll call you later!"

Qin Tian said speechlessly.

"Eh, alright, have a good time!"

"Mm!"

"Wait a second!"

"What is it?"

"Son, happy birthday!"

"Thanks, Mom!"

After hanging up the phone, Qin Tian pretended as if nothing had happened and returned the phone to Xia Nuannuan, who was beside him.

Xia Nuannuan's eyes were filled with smiles as she took the phone and tucked it back into her pocket.

"Brother Tian..."

Chen Zhuang had just started to speak with a face full of smiles when Qin Tian shot him a cold glare.

"Shut up!"

"Don't be like that, I just wanted to say that Auntie is quite funny."

Chen Zhuang said happily.

"Pfft!"

Shen Siqi couldn't hold it in anymore and covered her mouth as she laughed out loud.

This laughter was contagious.

For a moment, the private room was once again filled with endless, joyful laughter.

No one had expected that the dignified Jiang University celebrity, President Qin, and Qin Master would be so helpless in front of his mother.

"That's enough now!"

"Haha..."

"Can you all stop laughing? Aren't you tired? Doesn't your stomach hurt?"

"Hahaha..."

With no other choice, Qin Tian simply gave up struggling and let them laugh to their hearts' content.

It wasn't until the waiter brought the dishes that the laughter finally came to a reluctant halt, though someone would still let out a snicker from time to time.

"Alright, alright, let's eat!"

Xia Nuannuan called out; she was starting to feel sorry for Qin Tian.

"Ahem... eat, let's eat."

"Open the liquor and drinks first!"

"I won't ask the guys, you all have to drink a little. Which of you girls want to drink?"

"Give me a glass, I've never even had Moutai before!"

"I'll have a little too!"

Everyone chimed in, and the laughing point was finally moved past.

After the liquor and drinks were poured, Xia Nuannuan took the lead in raising her glass.

"Happy birthday!"

"Happy birthday..."

Everyone offered their blessings in unison and drank the wine in their cups together.

As they ate and drank, the atmosphere quickly heated up.

With the addition of the lively and cheerful senior student Wang Zijun, the dining table was clearly much more bustling.

"Senior, this is your first time joining our get-together, come, I'll have one with you!"

Chen Zhuang raised his glass to toast.

"Just this one cup, I can't outdrink you!"

Wang Zijun said with a serious expression.

"Fine, just this one cup, then you can go drink with Cao Zei."

"I won't drink with him, I'm afraid he'll force-feed me alcohol and then make a move on me."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone burst into laughter at once.

"Senior, you can't just slander people like that, am I that kind of person?"

Cao Mingliang said with a dark face.

"You have so many girls, haven't you used this trick before?"

Wang Zijun expressed her disbelief.

"No way, I have never disdained to force-feed girls alcohol!"

Cao Zei denied it with a serious expression.

"Brother Liang, is it that you aren't necessarily able to outdrink others? Afraid of losing face if you drink too much!"

Zhuang Zhe spoke up out of the blue to roast him, his style still as sharp as ever.

"Zhuang the Sixth!!"

Cao Zei gritted his teeth and glared at Zhuang Zhe.

Another burst of laughter and joy!

"Right, Qin Tian, this is for you!"

Shen Siqi took out a gift box and handed it to Qin Tian.

"In such a rush?"

Qin Tian put down his chopsticks, smiled as he reached out to take it, and without unwrapping it, he first said thank you.

"Thanks!"

"Mine isn't worth much, it's just a humble effort to attract something better!"

Shen Siqi smiled and winked at him.

Xia Nuannuan gave her a pair of eye rolls.

Seeing this, the other girls also presented the gifts they had brought one after another.

According to custom, Chen Zhuang and Zhuang Zhe were both with their girlfriends, so they didn't need to prepare anything.

Cao Mingliang, this nominal bachelor, directly stated that he had prepared a pair of sneakers for him, but hadn't brought them over, and would give them to him when they returned to the dormitory.

Finally, only Xia Nuannuan was left.

Everyone ate their food, watching the two of them with great interest.

Qin Tian was not in a hurry at all, picking some dishes that Xia Nuannuan liked into her bowl.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xia Nuannuan put down her chopsticks, stood up and walked into the private room, opened a cabinet, and took out a box she had hidden beforehand.

The box was black and very exquisite, slightly smaller than a shoebox.

"What is this?"

"Don't know, can't see a logo!"

"The size of this box doesn't look like shoes!"

"Nonsense, how could Nuannuan give the same thing as Cao Mingliang."

Everyone started discussing like curious babies.

Xia Nuannuan walked back to her seat and presented the box with both hands with a sweet smile.

"Here, this is my twentieth birthday gift for you!"

"Thank you!"

Qin Tian took the box, and after seeing the logo on it, he gave her a surprised look.

"Holy crap, Patek Philippe?"

Cao Mingliang, who was knowledgeable and experienced, was the first to recognize the logo and couldn't help but exclaim.

Patek Philippe, that is the undisputed top luxury watch brand, easily costing hundreds of thousands, or even tens of millions in value.

It even has a very classic advertising slogan: You never actually own a Patek Philippe, you merely look after it for the next generation. Hearing this, looks of shock appeared on everyone's faces.

This was enough to prove how exaggerated the value of this watch brand was.

"Nuannuan..."

Qin Tian looked troubled, wanting to say something but stopping.

"Brother, don't worry, I didn't ask my family for money. This is money I had previously saved with my mom—lucky money, pocket money I couldn't spend—and over the years, I've unknowingly saved quite a bit."

Xia Nuannuan smiled and continued: "After you gave me that car, I discussed with Mom what to give you for your birthday. Mom said a man should have a good watch, so she suggested using that money to buy you one. I agreed, and then my mom gave the money to Lao Xia to order it."

"Don't think it's expensive or anything, compared to the car you gave me, this is much cheaper!"

"Alright, then I'll accept it!"

Qin Tian smiled and nodded.

"Wait a second, Nuannuan, why did you emphasize that this is a twentieth birthday gift?"

Shen Siqi suddenly spoke up and asked a question.

Knowing Xia Nuannuan very well, she sensed that something was wrong.

Moreover, Xia Nuannuan had said that she had prepared this birthday gift for a long time.

This watch was a bit expensive, but it wasn't something Xia Nuannuan had overseen herself, so it didn't fit the description of being prepared for a long time.