CHAPTER 943: CHAPTER 548: HERE TO OFFER CONGRATULATIONS

Building No. 2, current location of the first-year high school students.

It’s class time, and the deserted corridor suddenly sees a group of uninvited guests hugging gift boxes.

They walk silently, only the sound of their footsteps echoing, as if they are conducting some grand ceremony.

In reality, this operation is an adventure, a gamble, and if caught by the school, they will surely face some punishment.

But the word ’fear’ doesn’t exist in the dictionary of teenagers.

Earlier, as they passed the square, the cheers and exclamations of familiar people behind them had already made them feel how glorious and sensational this momentous act was.

They were all walking on the ultimate path.

The autumn sunset shone on the exterior walls of the school building and spilled into the corridor, illuminating the stairs near the corridor. Step by step, they ascended the stairs, with light casting on them, merging and changing with shadows.

As they climbed the building, they entered a place even the sunset couldn’t reach, the end of the corridor.

Soon, the group turned a corner, continued upwards, and once again entered the embrace of the sunset.

Leading the way, Yan Tianpeng was carrying a large gift box, his steps steady. He knew the box contained a birthday cake specially ordered by Dan Kaiquan, wondering if he could grab a piece to taste later.

Climbing the stairs, turning, going upwards.

The atmosphere was heavy and solemn, and everyone was gravely serious, as they had never done anything like this before.

"Brother Nan, why are you shaking?" Meng Gui playfully said.

Guo Kunnan took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing his trembling heartbeat, wiping his sweat: "Are you guys nervous?"

Meng Gui flicked his ten-centimeter gel-styled hair, giving a wicked smile: "I’ve prepared long ago to let the juniors witness the charm of Meng Saint!"

Chuckles and laughter, scattered throughout the corridor.

Ma Shicheng, unknowingly, fell to the end.

He walked shoulder to shoulder with Dan Kaiquan, lowering his voice: "Brother Quan, have you made up your mind?"

Dan Kaiquan looked towards the dazzling bright light on the third floor, walking in the direction of the light, decisively:

"I’ve made my decision!"

Ma Shicheng pondered the information revealed by Wang Longlong and what Guo Kunnan had said, adding another sentence:

"Once you take this step, regardless of success or failure, friendship will no longer exist."

Dan Kaiquan, hearing this, recalled the images of encountering Lan Zichen daily at the playground over the past month.

Her smiles during conversations with him and the stunning impression she made when he first saw Lan Zichen at the off-campus restaurant.

She was very beautiful, with an orchid-like aura, elegant and refined, especially unforgettable when she smiled...

Dan Kaiquan said: "From the first time I saw her, I knew I couldn’t just be friends with her."

Ma Shicheng added with a hint of concern: "It’s too risky, you really don’t have to confess..."

Dan Kaiquan shook his head: "Don’t confess?"

"I don’t want to be old, unable to walk, sitting in the sun at the doorstep and suddenly thinking of her, then regretting not confessing when I was young."

"I don’t know what the result will be, but as long as I’ve tried, at least I’ve given myself an explanation."

After speaking, he patted Ma Shicheng’s shoulder:

"Brother Ma, no need to say more, please lend me a helping hand!"

Dan Kaiquan took a step forward, catching up with the team in front, his silhouette determined and unwavering.

They climbed to the second floor, stepped on the third floor, and finally reached the fourth floor, everything finally arriving.

...

The door of first-year Class 16 was closed.

The delegation from second-year Class 8 gradually stopped.

Yan Tianpeng, Zhang Chi, and others all looked at the white-shirted Dan Kaiquan, awaiting his words.

"Let’s go." Dan Kaiquan decided.

The sturdy and robust Yan Tianpeng, with his arms around the cake, had no hands free. He kicked the door of the first-year Class 16 classroom.

In the silence, a "boom" suddenly resounded!

As the classroom door opened, all the students of first-year Class 16 turned their gazes, looking in surprise and uncertainty at the bear-like Yan Tianpeng.

Yan Tianpeng locked onto Lan Zichen in the front row under the podium.

He completely ignored the class members and was not stage-frightened in the least, his deep voice resonating throughout the classroom:

"I, Yan Tianpeng, on behalf of second-year Class 8 Dan Kaiquan, wish Lan Zichen a happy birthday!"

He placed the cake box on the podium, untying the ribbon and opening the outer box, immediately revealing the transparent glass to everyone.

It was a three-tiered cake, each layer meticulously decorated, with colorful fruits embedded, making the whole cake look exquisite and wonderful.

At first glance, you could tell it was expensive; just this cake cost Dan Kaiquan 688 yuan.

After Yan Tianpeng completed his task, Guo Kunnan at the door followed suit, also carrying a gift box, entering the classroom, loudly declaring:

"I, Guo Kunnan, on behalf of second-year Class 8 Dan Kaiquan, wish Lan Zichen a happy birthday!"

He placed his gift box on the podium; it was a large box of ’Three Squirrels’ snacks, a brand that still held a certain level of prestige back then.

"I, Meng Gui, on behalf of second-year Class 8 Dan Kaiquan..." Meng Gui lifted the lid of a gift box, revealing a snow-white teddy bear.

"I, Ma Shicheng, on behalf of..." he placed a fruit gift basket.

"I, Wang Longlong, on behalf of..." he presented a jade rabbit bracelet, as Lan Zichen was born in the Year of the Rabbit.

"I, Huang Yuzhu, on behalf of..." he gave a brand-name eye cream, because Lan Zichen had unknowingly mentioned she had a bit of dark circles.

"I, Zhang Chi, on behalf of..." his gift box contained Ferrero chocolates, as Lan Zichen loved chocolate.

"I, Cui Yu, on behalf of second-year Class 8 Dan Kaiquan, wish Lan Zichen a happy birthday!"

He opened the box, revealing a delicately designed night light, as Lan Zichen had said she found it troublesome to turn off the lights every day.

Each gift was carefully selected by Dan Kaiquan, who spent a lot of thought and money buying them.