Huh? Are villainous bosses this easy to flirt with?

Chapter 193 Happy Birthday, Gently

Time flies, and Xie Qing's birthday is here in the blink of an eye.

The day before her birthday, Xie Qing was "caught" by her agent early in the morning and taken into the company's photography studio for a set of birthday photos.

At midnight that night, the studio updated their Weibo account on time: 【Happy birthday! Wishing you all the best in the future!!!】

In the nine-grid photo, Xie Qing either clasped his hands together to make a wish, or smiled faintly in the candlelight of his birthday... The last one was even more alluring—he loosened his tie and turned his head slightly to the side, the collar of his silk shirt slightly open, and his collarbone, which was faintly visible, caused the comment section to boil instantly.

【Aaaaaah... My husband is killing me!!!】

Happy Birthday, my love! ^3^

[Husband, husband, husband, husband, husband, husband, husband, husband—!!!]

My light, you're so cool!

Happy 23rd birthday, Qingqing! We will always support you! (??3(???c))

Happy 23rd birthday!!!

Happy birthday! May you always be happy!!!

……

Meanwhile, the newly completed Colonna Port in City A, belonging to the Fowler Group, will welcome its maiden voyage tonight.

The river was as black as ink, and a large white cruise ship slowly broke through the surface of the water. The ship was brightly lit, like a crystal palace floating in the night.

As the clock struck midnight, both banks of the river were suddenly illuminated—

"boom!"

The first cluster of fireworks exploded in the night sky, and golden streams of light poured down like rain, illuminating the entire river surface.

Immediately afterwards, crimson, indigo, and silver fireworks burst forth one after another, layer upon layer, outlining intricate patterns on the sky before transforming into falling stars.

Couples strolling along the riverbank stopped, gazing up in awe; children, perched on their fathers' shoulders, pointed at the sky and babbled… Gradually, a crowd gathered along the riverbank to watch.

Wow, there's a fireworks show today!

"Look, it's a heart-shaped firework, so beautiful!"

"Quick, quick, take pictures! The fireworks will be over soon..."

"..."

A gentle night breeze caressed the top deck of the cruise ship.

Xie leaned lazily against the white fence, the ring hanging on her chest shimmering in the moonlight.

Jiang Feng brushed aside the stray hairs on his forehead, revealing his eyes that reflected the fireworks.

Suddenly, a warm chest pressed against his back. "Happy birthday, gently."

A deep voice, warm from his breath, brushed past my ear.

Xie Qing turned her head and met Huo Yunting's gentle and bright eyes. The next second, the biggest fireworks exploded in the night sky—

[Port of Colonia, wishing Mr. Xie Qing a happy birthday]

The brightly lit lettering hangs high in the sky, illuminating the entire city.

A smile appeared at the corner of Xie Qing's eyes, and she tilted her head to lightly peck the corner of her lover's lips a few times. "I like this gift."

He quickly turned back to look at the night sky, his eyes reflecting the fireworks bursting across the heavens. "The fireworks are beautiful."

Huo Yunting gazed at Xie Qing's profile, illuminated by the fireworks, for a long time, his murmur drowned out by the roar of the fireworks, "It's very beautiful..."

The grand fireworks show lasted for a full hour. Halfway through, Xie Qing was dragged into the room by Huo Yunting, who claimed he was afraid she would catch a cold from the heat, and they ate cake.

As the last burst of fireworks lit up the sky, the entire city seemed to fall silent.

Xie Qing was leaning against the window eating cake when suddenly, as if receiving some mysterious command, the skyscrapers on both sides of the riverbank switched their colorful advertising images at the same moment.

Millions of glass curtain walls transformed into a giant screen, uniformly displaying the message: "Happy Birthday, Xie Qing!!!"

Xie Qing paused for a few seconds as she forked the cake, then turned to look at Huo Yunting. "Did you arrange this too?"

"not me."

Huo Yunting raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose, his expression helpless. "I have a rough idea who did it."

Just as Xie Qing took out her phone, she raised an eyebrow at the sight of Huo Yunting, casually placed the cake plate on the coffee table, and comfortably snuggled into Huo Yunting's arms.

"do you mind?"

Huo Yunting shook his head and naturally wrapped his arm around Xie Qing's waist.

My finger hovered over the screen for a moment before finally clicking on the group chat with a name so exaggerated it made me want to facepalm—【Super Invincible Thunderous Handsome】.

Xie chuckled and deliberately sat up, pretending to look Huo Yunting up and down.

His eyes slanted slightly upwards, like a cunning fox, "Hmm~ He really is incredibly handsome~"

Huo Yunting's ears turned red at a visible speed from the teasing. When he calmed down and looked at the group chat, he found that the entire group chat interface looked like it had exploded.

A series of fireworks emojis and colorful celebratory GIFs appeared one after another, and a message @HuoYunting popped up from time to time.

The message refresh rate was so fast it was dizzying; in just a few seconds, a string of emojis popped up.

Huo Yunting: [。]

The group chat fell into an awkward silence for a few seconds before Si Yun suddenly popped up to boast: "How about that? Pretty impressive, right?"

【Is Xie Qing already so moved that he's jumped into your arms?】 This is followed by three mischievous, winking emojis.

Huo Yunting and Xie Qing exchanged a glance: He was indeed in my arms.

Huo Yunting: [I knew it was you.]

As soon as the message was sent, a user with the group nickname "Super Handsome Qi Xian" immediately jumped in: 【Me too! I arranged the drone show!】

"A drone show?"

Xie Qing blinked in confusion.

No sooner had the words left his mouth than a patch of starlight suddenly appeared outside the window.

Countless drones lined up neatly in the night sky, first forming a giant birthday cake pattern, then transforming into the outline of a Q-version Xie Qing, and finally settling into the English words "Happy Birthday".

"..."

Qi Xian's message popped up again: [Si Yun said, "Brother, you're so old, it's not easy for you to be romantic like this, as your brother I have to fully support you! [doge]"]

Si Yun retorted: [Hey, hey, hey, I didn't say "at such an old age," please don't try to take advantage of me.]

The incredibly handsome Qi Xian: [It's you, okay? I couldn't possibly be mistaken.]

Si Yun: [What I'm saying is that compared to Xie Qing, Yun Ting is a bit older.]

The incredibly handsome Qi Xian: [That's what you said -.-]

【…】

The two were exchanging barbs in the group chat when Huo Yunting's phone suddenly rang.

The first mate's respectful voice came through the receiver: "Mr. Huo, several speedboats have delivered 9,999 pink roses, saying they are a birthday gift for Young Master Xie..."

Xie Qing and Huo Yunting were extremely close, so they naturally heard everything clearly.

"Okay, got it."

After hanging up the phone, Huo Yunting rubbed his temples: [Who sent the roses?]

The incredibly handsome Qi Xian | Si Yun: [???]

Bai Ruizhe: [It's me.]

The incredibly handsome Qi Xian | Si Yun: 【！！！】

Huo Yunting never expected that the usually calm and collected Bai Ruizhe would join in the antics of those two clowns.

Bai Ruizhe seemed to have read Huo Yunting's mind, and his message popped up at just the right moment: 【To fit in.】

Si Yun | Qi Xian: "..."