Chapter 1147 Birthday

In a blur of illusory light.

A slender and graceful shadow slowly coalesced in the white light. The steady, low hum of electrical arcs surged outside the window, like the waves of the sea.

Gu Shen arrived in the mental link.

The No. 001 train was as stable, quiet, and relaxing as ever.

The gentle white light fell on every corner of the carriage, breaking through all the shadows trying to envelop it from the outside. This place was like a safe and comforting cradle that made one feel drowsy.

However... the mental link was, after all, a form of deep sleep.

"Long time no see..."

Gu Shen placed his hands on his knees. Even though he was very familiar with Chu Ling, seeing her again... he still felt a little unaccustomed. Perhaps it was because the girl sitting across from him was too beautiful, and after not seeing her for many days, he couldn't help but be amazed.

He carefully chose his words for a long time before finally saying this.

Because it had really been a long time... the deep sea upgrade, Chu Ling's disappearance. At that time, he had just passed the assessment and had not yet landed in the capital. So many things had happened during this period.

Perhaps it had only been a month in total.

But this month felt like a year.

Gu Shen looked at Chu Ling and suddenly felt that he was a lucky person favored by heaven. After a long-awaited reunion, even if he felt a little strange at first, the more he looked, the more his heart was filled with excitement.

The girl across from him seemed amused by Gu Shen's restrained posture.

Some people are calm and collected when chatting online, pretending to be indifferent.

But when they actually meet, they are apprehensive and restless.

"It's only been a month since we last met, and you're already being so distant..."

Chu Ling deliberately spoke in a resentful tone, then jokingly smiled and said, "Is waiting for someone, for a month, really that long?"

"Not long."

Gu Shen quickly shook his head, then thought about it seriously and added, "But if that person is you, then it's very long."

Morning after morning.

Day after day.

Thousands upon thousands of times.

Chu Ling was stunned for a moment. She lowered her eyes and began to think about Gu Shen's words, then slowly shook her head.

This action inevitably made Gu Shen think.

Did she think he didn't say it well? Or was it wrong?

Even the smartest teenagers are often clumsy in this regard. They will hold a passionate heart, carefully showing their affection, yet afraid that their frankness will disturb the other person.

"Did I... say something wrong?" Gu Shen asked very seriously, after thinking it over.

Chu Ling still shook her head.

"No... I'm just thinking."

"You're different from what the books say."

This time it was Gu Shen's turn to be stunned. He didn't react for a moment, until Chu Ling raised the thick book on her lap, he realized that Chu Ling had been reading the book since the moment he boarded the No. 001 train.

The thick book seemed to never be finished.

"I saw a sentence in the book that I found very interesting, it seems to be excerpted from a very old book—"

Chu Ling slowly said, "Knowing your immortal bones are free from heat and cold, a thousand years of meeting is but a fleeting moment."

Who wrote this?

Gu Shen was a little annoyed. He chewed on it after hearing it, but only understood it vaguely, and only vaguely understood some of its meaning.

"Meeting after a thousand years, but parting in an instant, is the waiting time... really that long?"

Chu Ling murmured softly, "Why do you feel it's been a long time, but I feel... it's just a blink of an eye?"

Gu Shen couldn't answer her question.

"It's just... I also feel very happy when I see you, very happy. I'm very reluctant, very reluctant to part with you." The girl's voice gradually lowered, and she said softly, "But I don't have a concept of long or short for the reunion you mentioned... It's like parting and seeing you again are just closing and opening my eyes. I can't experience 'missing', nor can I experience 'pain'. It's over before it even happens."

Speaking of this, she looked a little黯然, and her snow-white and slender fingers slowly stroked the pages of the book.

"What the books say may not be entirely correct..."

Gu Shen's heart, which had been hanging, fell a lot. When he heard Chu Ling say that she was reluctant, all his unease disappeared.

At this moment, he thought for a long time, and then said again: "The book also said that compared to longing, a thousand years is so long; compared to meeting, a thousand years is so short. Why bother to think so much, since we have re-established the connection, why not... live every second of the present well."

After listening, Chu Ling lowered her eyebrows and thought seriously for a long time.

Then, she gave up thinking, her eyes a little tired, and said helplessly: "It's really a complicated question..."

She stopped thinking deeply.

"By the way..."

A smile reappeared on the girl's face. She conjured a small cake from behind her, with eighteen small candles neatly inserted on it. The cake was not big, and the snow-white cream was dotted with strawberries, which looked very girlish.

"I also saw in a book that eighteen years old is a very important day, which means that a teenager grows up and gradually becomes independent. This day is often spent with family members. There will be a birthday cake with candles representing the age on it. Blow out the candles, make a wish, and you can get what you want in the new year."

Gu Shen was stunned.

His nose suddenly felt a little sore.

The lights of No. 001 suddenly dimmed, and the white light dissipated section by section. The entire carriage fell into a quiet darkness. The train's broadcast began to play a piano accompaniment of the birthday song.

The girl held the cake and walked lightly like a cat. She jumped in front of Gu Shen in two or three steps, and took out a paper birthday crown from her skirt with the other hand, and carefully put it on him.

"Happy birthday to you~"

"Happy birthday to you~"

Chu Ling hummed the music in a very small voice, and her voice sounded slightly trembling.

Chu Ling... seems to be... nervous too?

Gu Shen could feel her looking at him all the time.

In the gentle humming, Gu Shen closed his eyes.

He made a silent wish in his heart.

Then blow out the candles.

"Whoosh~"

In one breath, all the small candle flames were extinguished.

The soft light in the carriage lit up little by little.

Gu Shen slowly opened his eyes and saw the girl's eyes close at hand, full of undisguised smiles, "Congratulations, you are an adult today. You blew out all the candles, your wish will definitely come true."

After speaking.

With a "哗啦" sound.

The cake, along with the tray, was pressed on Gu Shen's face by the girl.

Chu Ling looked at Gu Shen's stiff body and muttered strangely, "Huh... the book also said... putting the cake on the birthday star's face and spreading it evenly will make the birthday star very happy. You don't seem very happy?"

"That's not true... I'm obviously... super happy!"

Gu Shen slowly pulled the cake tray from his face. He had a warm smile on his face and motioned for Chu Ling to come closer.

"Pa Ji!"

The cake tray was evenly pressed on the face of the ignorant girl.

The girl fell to the floor of the carriage with her butt, obviously not reacting.

After a long time, Chu Ling's voice sounded muffled.

"I think... you're right, not everything in the book is right. It doesn't feel good to be hit in the face with a cake." Chu Ling deeply sighed: "But... I can't help but want to keep smearing this stuff on your face."

The two teenagers, their faces covered in cream, looked at each other and laughed.

The carriage was filled with chasing and laughing.

The broadcasting horn played celebratory music.

The remaining cake and cream splashed on the seats and windows.

When everything was over, Chu Ling faced the floor and leaned back slightly. In front of her was Gu Shen, who supported himself with his hands on the ground. The two looked directly into each other's eyes and saw the clear and bright light in each other's eyes.

"Thank you..."

Gu Shen's voice was very soft, and he said it very seriously, "This is the happiest day of my life."

"There will be many more days like this in the future..." Chu Ling emptied her thoughts, followed her consciousness, and murmured softly, "Because I will always be with you."

The two looked at each other and couldn't help laughing again.

"What did you wish for?" Chu Ling couldn't hold back her curiosity.

"I can't tell you, it won't come true if I say it."

Gu Shen shook his head, his attitude was very firm, no matter how much the other party pestered, acted cute, he would not reveal a word.

The moment he blew out the candles.

Gu Shen silently made a wish in his heart.

If heaven really has a spirit and is willing to bless him.

Then let him... have today every year, and have Chu Ling every year.