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— To entirely carry out my promise for today.

I first prepared two different kinds of things in front of him.

🦌: Cake and — crystal ball?

🦌: I didn’t see when you brought it out, so…

It is like he already has some kind of unsure guess, I smiled and nod to confirm.

🖌️: Yes, I placed it here before hand.

🦌: MC, you…

I slightly arranged my way of expression, still I decided to first take out that hair clip from his high school days and ask him to put it on.

🖌️: First put this on.

Lu Chen listened, in between his hair, fingers carelessly brush over a certain spot.

His light finger touch, together with the thin light screen quickly before his eyes formed.

🦌: —!

Up until now, there is something I can finally acknowledge.

🖌️: After deciding to celebrate your birthday in Yuecheng, I always thought, what kind of gift I should give you.

🖌️: Apart from the cake, the crystal ball and the usual, After thinking it through — it seems I only can use this method to give you a …

When I didn’t know, how should I convey, Lu Chen tries to conclude.

🦌: A… possibility?

This explanation made me stare blankly, smiling happily.

🖌️: Well said.

With the help of paint souls’ power this hair clip changed into special glasses. Now in Lu Chen’s perspective, it is that we are wearing the same uniform.

As if I already was part of his life far earlier, and he shared more enjoyable time with me than he previously had.

—    Like a kind of… extremely beautiful possibility.

🖌️: Ah, today there is no teacher present, and so, allow me to give student Lu Chen an astronomy class.

Lu Chen’s gaze is on me, I lightly touched the spherical display and pushed a button.

In an instant, the vast sea of stars displayed above us.

I took a laser pointer to explain, pointing at the direction of planetarium projection.

🖌️: Taking Earth as the center point, the furthest distance that we’re able to see would be only the radius of it. From there, we draw a circle from there——

🖌️: Then we can see all the stars, embedded in this “celestial sphere” above…

The things that I said are actually content Lu Chen previously talked about. In regards to him, its already very simplified and clear,

But I still talk about it in a serious manner.

The laser pointer reflected a red dot, leaped back countless of light years; and in a tiny secret in the corner not far from me, Lu Chen quietly listened attentively.

His eyes reflecting the stars that forms different designs, as well as  reflecting me who is surrounded by the stars.

🖌️: …. Every group of stars’ arrangement, is all a unique wonder of the universe.

🖌️: —And the class ends here for today. Finally……

I am still considering wanting to genuinely express myself, afterwards, nevertheless I see Lu Chen smiling and raised his hand.

=Birthday card pops up=

The person in front raised his hand with a clear serious expression, for a moment, it seems he had deployed me into this situation and unconsciously I followed his intent.

🖌️: This student, what is your question?

🦌: May I ask…

I’m nervous I don’t know what kind of question Lu Chen will ask, also I am not sure I am able to give an accurate answer, I saw he put his hand down, his sincere eyes—

🦌: Why the person in front of me, dressed in my commonly occurring school uniform, explaining a topic I know very well for a long time…

🦌: Still, I can currently feel this kind of — endless desire?

For a moment, all of my nervousness that filled up to the brim, break into confusion at this question that doesn’t follow common sense.

🖌️: You, how are you breaking the rules once again…

If it is not for my cheeks burning hot, If I don’t have the self-control to resist smiling, this question probably will still have more grandeur.

Lu Chen softly smiled, hinting me to sit next to him. Naturally, my hand held his palm.

🦌: This course’s content, did Teacher Xi tell you about it?

He as expected guessed it.

Outside the planetarium, me and Teacher Xi’s familiarity, of course it is not because of familiarity at first sight.

—Before this trip, I already prepared Lu Chen’s birthday to be celebrated here ahead of time, as it turns out incidentally Teacher Xi’s lessons was preparing his lessons inside.

🖌️: We only chat for a little and, teacher just guessed it, that my boyfriend who’s about to celebrate his birthday is you

🖌️: So, he told me the things about when you two first got to know wach other.

That time Lu Chen is still at Shanghai middle school, the first time he came to Yuecheng high school, it is in order to advance in a public astronomy class interactive exhibit for once.

🖌️: Teacher Xi thinks that you’re doing well explaining in the class,, so he stops you after class and asked you a few questions

Lu Chen’s gaze shows a bit of a reminiscing expression, naturally he resumed my story.

🦌: He asked a few questions that are closely related to the ones that I have explained, but the final question is one that has nothing to do with it

🦌: “Looking at today’s reactions, are you disappointed that the effort you’ve done is laid waste?”

—Because that course closed with applause and praise, most of it was to Lu Chen himself and to that very small child talking on stage, calmly not to oppress his elegance, and not for the class content presented.

🖌️: The teacher said that time you first nodded,and after thinking through for a little, you shook your head and said…

🦌: “If only somebody was listening, don’t consider it a disappointment.”

That exchange marks the beginning of their teacher and friend bond. And I also, as a result, became certain of my plan today.

To find out the talk I prepared today and that public class with the similar subject, Teacher Xi gave me a lot of help.

🖌️: If not for the teacher, today my speech manuscript and I’m afraid it still won’t be completed like this.

🖌️: But there is content, the teacher sold me a climax.

Behind us the screen above, a round of wedge-shaped light spinning silently. Lu Chen looked back, and along with me gazed towards that vortex of stars.

🖌️: NGC 4631, people also call it the whale galaxy.

🖌️: Teacher Xi said, that there is a story revolving that galaxy, and said that, later other people will tell me the story.

🦌: Indeed, there is a story. It is said…

Looking at how he’s about to answer my question at that very moment, I promptly interrupted him

🖌️: Lu Chen.

🦌: Hm?

🖌️: Compared to this, now I want to talk to you more, it is separate matter.

I turned around, deeply gazing into his eyes.

🖌️: Look, you’re always like this, putting yourself last.

🖌️: You can remember the words I said without thinking, however you will forget about your own birthday; You are willing to share your understanding of something you know, even if majority of people listening doesn’t cherish it.

🖌️: I’m just the opposite. No matter what, I want to place you in the highest level.

🖌️: I want you to be happy, I wanted to with the utmost care make preparations for your birthday, also I want to use this way to tell you, if only you said it out loud, I will listen and remember it with all my heart.

The stars that he yearns for, the beautiful scene that he witnesses. His enthusiasm, his memories.

If only I am at his side, for everything that he owns, I want to be that person who “listens“, over and over I will lend an ear.

🖌️: You always share your wishes with me, then today, I come with the power to make a wish—

🖌️: I wish my lover from now on, treasure himself like how he treasures me.

🖌️: I wish he knows, in my eyes, that he has won over all the unique and strangeness of the world-…

My remaining voice, engulfed in a sudden kiss.

This is a rarely seen not in the least sign of a kiss.

Lu Chen can feel the moment MC stared blanky.

The next moment, MC lift up her hand, wrapping them around his waist. Accepting and responding everything that he gives with all her heart and soul

He suddenly thought of what he didn’t finish saying before —

That whale galaxy “story”, actually is not that complex.

It only occurred once in a casual conversation, Teacher Xi was sharing his beginning in astrophysics.

🦫: That time I still didn’t understand any sort of observations, it is only from telescopes I felt the novelty, using it to see the night sky, by coincidence I saw a multicoloured light.

🦫: That kind of unique majestic and beautiful, deeply stunned me.

Afterwards he started dipping into astrology, and naturally begins to understand what he had seen that night—

Number NGC 4631 galaxy, also a nice sounding name, called, “Space Whale”

🦫: So many years went by and every time in this field I experience setbacks, feel exhausted, I still think of that night the first time I saw the space whale that moved me —

🦫: It provides me with inspiration, passion, and the belief and courage that pushes me forward.

Finally, he softly pats Lu Chen’s shoulder.

🦫: There will inevitably be a day, you will also find your own “Space whale”.

After a while, MC opened her eyes, facing his gaze on her eyes. The stars light and shadow in her eyes moved back and forth, like a multi-coloured whale.

🖌️: What are you looking at

Lu Chen smiled, leaning close to her ear.