Chapter 1403: Chapter 411: Blessing in Absence (Part 2)

"...How did you know?"

"..."

Yan Huan’s body stiffened slightly, but the next second, he naturally turned his head to look at Bai Yi,

"I don’t know, but I’m a love expert, I really understand what guys think."

"...Really? Do you have any proof, just claiming to be a love expert..."

"So annoying, meow! Anyway, follow me!"

"..."

Though Bai Yi was skeptical, she still followed Yan Huan to the South District.

Before long, Yan Huan brought Bai Yi to the area near his public housing in the South District.

Actually, Bai Yi basically never visited where Yan Huan lived.

Previously, she only followed Yan Huan to his part-time job using Indifference.

"Yan Huan... lives around here? I heard before, he’s been an orphan since he was a child, always supporting himself through work... must be tough..."

Bai Yi looked around the surroundings, commenting like that.

And in front of her, Yan Huan was waiting on the passersby, looking out for Sakuragi Hitomi and the others.

He wasn’t foolish enough to directly bring Bai Yi to his own home; though he could explain it with "knowing the world line," it was still too conspicuous.

If exposed, he wouldn’t know what impact it might have on the world line.

So Yan Huan chose not to take the gamble.

Hearing Bai Yi’s sigh, he didn’t even glance over, simply saying,

"...It’s not that tough."

"Thump!"

Before he finished speaking, Yan Huan received a light punch on the head from Bai Yi’s little fist.

"Meow?!"

Yan Huan turned his eyes wide, seeing Bai Yi pouting at him, looking fierce, like she was saying, "Don’t talk bad about Yan Huan."

"Hmph, you’re talking nonsense... how do you know it’s not tough for him?"

"..."

Hearing this, Yan Huan suddenly didn’t know what to say, only muttering awkwardly,

"...I know."

"You don’t know."

"..."

Seeing Yan Ye seemingly admit defeat and fall silent, Bai Yi puffed up proudly as if she had won a big victory.

Even though she won, she wasn’t arrogant.

Instead, she hugged Yan Huan, her "foe," rubbing his furry body as if comforting him.

It was at this moment that Yan Huan, showing dead fish eyes, added,

"I definitely know."

"Noisy!"

"Muah..."

But this time, instead of punching him, Bai Yi kissed him on the top of his head.

"..."

Somehow...

Being a cat isn’t so bad?

Nestled in Bai Yi’s fragrant embrace, Yan Huan suddenly thought.

"...They’re coming, meow!"

"Huh?"

The next second, Yan Huan immediately jumped out of Bai Yi’s tender embrace.

Bai Yi quickly followed his gaze, only to see Tong Yingying holding a box of cake, with Sakuragi Hitomi, An Le, and Aria behind her, looking suspicious.

Sure enough, even if Wang Yulu, my mom, hasn’t resurrected, Tong Yingying’s idea of a "birthday scare" for me won’t change!

"Yan Huan is upstairs, meow."

"Alright, I’ll use Indifference..."

"No need to use it, meow, don’t use it! Aria can see through your Indifference, and you’ll be exposed, meow!"

"Alright... okay."

Bai Yi didn’t know her Indifference wasn’t flawless, but Yan Huan knew.

The best way was to quietly follow them, after all, she was wrapped up like a mummy now.

Just don’t let Aria discover... that kid’s got hacks; in her eyes, fully dressed-up Bai Yi might look like a red-crowned crane with a ribbon, impossible to hide.

"..."

Not to mention, when it comes to sneaking around, Bai Yi really has some talent.

She held Yan Huan, standing and dodging in the stairway, occasionally glancing upward, yet none of the three modifier hosts noticed her.

"Click~"

And at that moment, a door opening sound came from upstairs, followed by Yan Huan’s voice,

"I’ve been looking for you all day! You guys..."

It’s Yan Huan!

Hearing his own voice from upstairs, Yan Huan immediately sensed Bai Yi’s body tremble slightly.

Fortunately, he nudged her shoulder with his paw, signaling her to stay calm, preventing her from peeking out to see what was happening.

"Happy Birthday, President/Xiao Huan/Yan Huan!"

"..."

"Sister Tong, is this your idea again?"

"How did you know?"

"Hehe... never mind, come on in..."

"Click~"

The door closed, and Bai Yi finally walked up to the sixth floor where Yan Huan was.

She stopped at the door of Yan Huan’s house, looking at the tightly shut door, her face full of hope,

"If nothing has happened to Yan Huan now, could it be... Yan Huan is actually fine?"

"..."

Yan Huan was a bit puzzled too; until now, he hadn’t noticed anything unusual.

There are two possibilities, one good and one bad.

The good possibility, as Bai Yi said, is that the world line collapse is fake.

He actually has nothing to worry about.

In that case, maybe after 4:44 PM tomorrow, everything will go back to normal.

The bad possibility is that something will happen at night.

If that’s the case, then when he time-traveled here, it was not yet night...

Therefore, he couldn’t be sure if after Bai Yi disappeared, the collapse of his world line had been resolved.

"...Let’s go. We know where his house is. Let’s go to the opposite building. There’s a place where we should be able to observe Yan Huan’s situation."

In any case, let’s just keep watching for now.

With that, he glanced at the opposite public rental building and reminded Bai Yi.

Indeed, there is a perfect observation point there.

"Over there..."

Bai Yi nodded, took Yan Huan downstairs, and ran towards the opposite building.

They climbed to the sixth floor where they could see level, and then found a spot that was not easily noticed and looked across.

Through the window of the opposite building, Yan Huan’s rented room was not closed, so they could see the slightly crowded scene inside.

A small room with five people squeezed in; it was quite difficult for Yan Huan.

"Not going out even for a birthday, Yan Huan is saving money, and you ladies are saving too...how stingy...hmph!"

From the shadows, Yan Huan watched as Bai Yi pointed fingers at the birthday arrangements for those girls, as if Yan Huan’s simple birthday would leave them with regrets.

"..."

Yan Huan didn’t say anything, he just watched Bai Yi who was secretly observing with focused eyes and propping her chin.

Seeing her suddenly become excited, he looked in that direction and said,

"Hmm, at least the cake is good... It’s about to start, celebrating the birthday!"

Inside the rented room, Yan Huan had already turned off the lights in the room, creating an atmosphere for candle blowing and singing the birthday song.

"Here it comes, here it comes, the candle is lit..."

Tong Yingying placed a birthday hat on Yan Huan and then let him sit on the sofa while she held the cake with candles placed in front of him.

"We’re singing the birthday song now, blow out the candles after singing...quick, close your eyes."

As she spoke, inside the room, Yan Huan also closed his eyes.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you～"

Opposite, White Cat Yan Huan just watched the scene there, always focused on the potential incidents.

Until...

In his ear, came the melodious, soft singing voice.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you～"

"..."

Yan Huan slightly startled, turned his head to look beside him, and saw...

Bai Yi took off the sunglasses, her starry eyes gazing at the distant room.

Even though she wasn’t present, she sang softly, singing the birthday song for Yan Huan.

Thus, the person in front seemed to attract all of Yan Huan’s attention, making him no longer look at the scene on the other side, just watching the girl in front.

"Come on, make a wish, blow out the candle!"

"Hoo!!"

Over there, the candle went out.

Simultaneously came another blessing,

"Happy birthday!"

"Nineteen years old!"

"Come, let’s have some cake..."

"..."

In the distance, in the shadows, Bai Yi also smiled softly and said,

"Happy birthday, Yan Huan..."

After saying so, Bai Yi lowered her gaze, looked at the White Cat always watching her, and said playfully,

"Oh, what a pity, Yan Ye. I’m not there... even if I say it, he won’t hear it..."

"..."

Yan Ye just watched her, watched for a long time, before turning away, avoiding eye contact with those beautiful eyes.

Then, he said,

"He will know, meow."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi couldn’t understand his meaning and misunderstood instead.

"...Yes, if he doesn’t have any problems today, then I’ll go back to the day I traveled through.

"This way, on July 1st, I can come over and personally wish him a happy birthday!"

Although she said this, she once again rallied herself optimistically.

Saying so, she pursed her lips, her starry eyes filled with a determined expression,

"If something goes wrong with him...no matter what, I must find the cause and save him...

"Having saved him, if Yan Huan knows what I’ve done, he’ll definitely be moved to tears, saying something like ’You’re the one for me in this life’...

"Maybe he’ll declare his feelings to me directly, celebrating his birthday alone with me...

"Then...oh, oh, oh, Yan Ye...why are you leaving?

"Yan Ye!!"