Chapter 939: Childhood Sweetheart at 33

Little did he know that this remark almost made Jin Chen fall off his chair.

Jin Chen stared in surprise at Song Xu, his Eyeball widened more than ever, and he quietly pulled Song Xu over.

You and Grandma have come clean?

Song Xu, while eating the watermelon his older brother fed him, said, 'It must have been during that rumor; Grandma already knew then.'

Cheng Huai drank some beer, a tipsy flush rising to his face, he rested his chin on his hands, tilted his head, and asked, 'What did Grandma Xu say?'

She didn't stop it.

Great! Cheng Huai raised his cup, 'Cheers to your love finally being allowed!'

Song Xu clinked his soda glass with his.

Their custom is to prepare a party the night before the birthday, then stay up together past midnight to welcome the new year.

So tonight, even if they stay up late, they won't be scolded.

Jin Shu brought out two plates of skewers, saying, 'Come on, eat up, but don't overeat—there's still a big meal and cake later.'

Go on, you love eating more than the kids; I don't know if you're hungry or what, but you could eat barbecue every day.

Liu Ou laughed, pushed Jin Shu's hand away, and took a bite of the tenderloin.

Song Xu's phone rang with a Bell Signal at that moment.

Seeing the caller ID, his smile faded a bit, and he answered.

Father.

Tomorrow is your birthday; why didn't you tell Father beforehand?

Song Xu curled his lip, 'Father is always busy, and I forgot too.'

Fine, I won't have time to prepare a gift; I'll give you extra money to prepare well for graduate school, and I'll arrange the best professor for your finance major.

Song Xu lowered his eyes, his smile vanished completely, and he spoke softly, 'Father, I don't like studying finance.'

You not only have to study, but study well; not just finance—after you finish graduate school, I'll send you abroad to study business economics and management.

The Songshang case remained distant toward him, as if they were unfamiliar, or perhaps they disliked him.

Song Xu: '……'

The courtyard also fell silent.

Mu Henian gave a cold smile, lowered his eyes, took a sip of wine—how familiar those words were.

Song Xu curled the corner of his mouth, his voice also turning cold, 'Have you never considered whether my body can hold up?'

Songshang'an: 'When you arrive in Jing Shi, I'll find you a suitable heart source; if not, there will still be one.'

As soon as those words were spoken, Jin Chen sat up straight, astonishment flashing in his eyes, locking gazes with the equally startled Mu Henian.

Could it be that they all guessed wrong?

Uncle Song isn't completely innocent either… then, if that's the case, what happened with that car accident?

Cheng Huai oddly looked at the two people whose reaction was even stronger than Song Xu's upon hearing this, and asked, 'What are you two shocked about?'

Song Xu hung up, sniffled, and the good mood he had for his upcoming birthday was doused with cold water—he couldn't even force a smile.

Jin Shu nudged Jin Chen, signaling him to take Song Xu into the room to comfort him properly.

Xiao Yu'er, come.

Jin Chen brought Song Xu into the room and closed the door.

Song Xu flung himself into his embrace, 'I don't want to study those things, I don't want to take someone else's heart—why… why is Father so ruthless?'

Through the window, one could still hear Liu Ou and Auntie Xu's discontented voices.

Jin Chen did have a way, but he worried Song Xu couldn't bring himself to do it; after mulling it over for a while, he still decided to speak up.

A few minutes later, Song Xu looked at him in surprise, 'Is this really effective?'

Trust me, brother, it will definitely work.

Jin Chen promised, kissing Song Xu's lips, 'Xiao Yu'er, your emotions must not get too agitated; if you're unhappy, tell me right away, okay?'

Mm!

Song Xu placed a hand on his heart and spoke slowly, 'Brother, I haven't had an episode in a long time.'

You say, is it possible that my illness could heal on its own?

As soon as he said that, even Song Xu himself didn't believe it.

Such a congenital developmental defect—just staying stable without flare-ups is a luxury, let alone healing on its own.

But Song Xu often thought this way; each year's birthday wish either concerned Jin Chen's grandmother or this underdeveloped heart.

He didn't want to be a burden to Jin Chen, whether as a brother or as a lover.

Who knows? Perhaps we still have a legitimate heart source.

Jin Chen smiled meaningfully, wrapping his arms around his waist, 'In any case, big brother won't let anything happen to Xiao Yu'er.'

Knock knock knock—

The window was tapped, Cheng Huai urged, 'Ah Xu, it's time to eat.'

【0731, investigate Songshang'an.】

【Received! I want to eat the leftover pork hock in the kitchen!】

【……】

During the meal, nobody brought up that recent phone call, and the soothed Song Xu didn't want to make himself unhappy again.

As it neared midnight, Song Xu, who was gnawing on barbecue, was once again pulled away by Jin Chen, who mysteriously led him to the pear tree on the other side of the courtyard.

The couple Jin Shu, who were eating barbecue, exchanged glances; each saw teasing in the other's eyes.

Auntie Xu saw this, smiled, and asked, 'Little Chen, what gift have you prepared? Are you going to hide it from us again?'

I know!

The overfull Cheng Huai shoved half an ear of corn straight into Mu Henian's hands, clapped his palms, and said: "He's preparing to send a healthy heart source—he's been looking for ages; on National Day he can fly straight from Ming Cheng overseas!"

"What?!"

One piece of news shocked the three adults.

Jin Shu: "Isn't what he's sending supposed to be a homemade cake?"

Mu Henian had to admit, in preparing the surprise, he truly felt inferior: "Uncle, it's just one of them."

"Heart source..." Liu Ou couldn't believe it: "Now heart sources are scarce both domestically and abroad, let alone needing a match—where did he find it? Henian, did you help?"

Mu Henian spread his hands: "No, Jin Chen's information is very well-connected; including the project we're undertaking, he always gets firsthand resources."

He discovered this during the project's progress, but couldn't figure it out.

"Good... good, good kid." Aunt Xu learned the news was true, instantly her eyes reddened, she wiped tears with her palm.

The other side of the courtyard.

Song Xu also stared at that donation slip, dazed.

"If your dad's call had come a little later, you wouldn't have been sad just now."

Jin Chen laughed, leaned in, lightly pinched her cheek: "How is it, do you like this gift?"

"Like."

Song Xu couldn't even imagine how much effort and money Jin Chen had spent, still needing to prepare the surprise without being discovered.

Song Xu slipped her arms around Jin Chen's neck, leaning entirely on his shoulders, instinctively acting coquettish and dependent: "I'll be scared of the surgery, you have to come with me."

"Definitely will accompany you," Jin Chen gently stroked the side of the person's face in his arms, "I'll go with you wherever, let alone such a major surgery."

【Hey, it wasn't for nothing that I found the heart source; after you ran around handling communications, just looking at you makes one tired.】

0731 gnawed on a pig's trotter, feeling reflective.

"It's almost twelve o'clock."

Song Xu lifted her head, gently rubbing against Jin Chen, her eyes glimmering: "Kiss me."

"Kiss me until we get through this night, boyfriend."