C22 Birthday Encounters

She quickly untied the delicate ribbon on her lap. When Lee Jingyu saw the words "Happy Birthday" on the cake, he asked in surprise, "Your birthday today?"

"Yeah, I'm 25 years old today."

Chu Qingyan cut the cake into four pieces without lighting a candle or making a wish. She carefully put one of the pieces on a paper plate and held it in front of Lee Jingyu with both hands.

"Why didn't you say so earlier? Didn't you celebrate your birthday?"

He took the cake, and even Chu Qingyan's reproachful voice was as gentle as a trickle of spring water, flowing through her heart.

"Celebrating my growing age?" With her mouth full of cake, Chu Qingyan answered vaguely, "I still want to be eighteen!"

"What do you want for your birthday present? I'll give it to you!"

Lee Jingyu looked at her seriously.

Chu Qingyan originally wanted to reject him, but after some thought, she decided that the birthday present was Lee Jingyu's wish. If she didn't accept it, wouldn't it be disrespecting him? She happily accepted: "Thank you, Director Lee. You can sing me a birthday song!"

Lee Jingyu was stunned, then also grinned: "Sing a birthday song is enough?"

"Un, that's enough!" She nodded her head vigorously. This birthday, at least she wasn't lonely.

"Alright, I've sung it, hmm, ahh …"

Lee Jingyu cleared his throat and as expected, he started singing loudly: "Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday..."

Lee Jingyu looked especially happy as he was singing. His face was flushed and the blood vessels on his neck were bulging.

This made Chu Qingyan cover her mouth and laugh secretly. When he finished singing, she clapped her hands and praised, "Director Lee sings really well."

And very diligent, not perfunctory at all.

He scratched his head with a hollow laugh. "Hehe, I don't think I've sung a birthday song in more than ten years."

"It's truly my honor, thank you, Director Lee!" Before she could finish her sentence, Chu Qingyan felt as if a knife had stabbed into her stomach.

She grimaced in pain and gasped, "Ouch. "My stomach hurts, my stomach hurts …"

Lee Jingyu was shocked and hurriedly put the cake on the center console. He helped her fasten her seat belt and made a decision, "I'll send you to the hospital."

"Hmm …" Chu Qingyan could no longer say anything else. With a pale face, she nodded weakly.

As soon as he went to the hospital, Chu Qingyan suffered from acute appendicitis and had to be operated on immediately.

When she was twenty-five, Chu Qingyan had always been in good health. She had never given any medicine to anyone, at least for ten years. Usually, she would feel a little headache when she ate some medicine.

Never would he have thought that his twenty-fifth birthday would be brought into the operation room.

Although the doctor said that there was no need for a large incision to remove the appendix now, only three small holes would be left for laparoscopy, so she would not be afraid.

However, when Chu Qingyanzhu agreed to the operation, her hands still kept shaking.

On one hand, it was due to fear. On the other hand, it was due to pain. The name was written crookedly and was extremely ugly.

Chu Qingyan shook even more after the anesthetic was applied. It was clearly a hot day, but she felt cold.

Lying on the operating table, a bad idea intruded into her mind. Could it be a medical accident?

She regretted watching too much social news online. She was already scaring herself before the surgery had even begun.

Fortunately, the anesthesiologist, a female doctor about Chu Qingyan's age, knew that she was afraid and so she talked to her to distract her attention.

When it came to Korean dramas, Chu Qingyan became so excited that she forced herself to forget her fear and talk nonstop. She didn't even care about the doctor starting surgery.

Her stomach was filled with air. She felt extremely uncomfortable, but she was still able to endure, wholeheartedly saying that she liked the actors in Korean dramas.

The doctor said the doctor was on time and had not yet begun to suppurate, and the operation went quite smoothly.

She should really thank Lee Jingyu. If she had gone back home, no one would have known that she would have been in so much pain.

An hour later, Chu Qingyan left the operation room safely.

Fortunately, the legendary medical malpractice did not happen to her.

Lee Jingyu was still waiting outside the operation room. Seeing his worried face, Chu Qingyan felt relieved.

He was like her guardian, she would be safe with him.