I rejected your confession, but you took my best friend home?

Chapter 297 Because Someone Loves You...

"My...birthday..."

Yin Mengran blinked, stunned for a long time before she finally reacted...

"Oh, is today my birthday? I...I forgot."

She swore she had truly forgotten. She remembered Zhou Heng's birthday, Tang Zhi's birthday, and the birthdays of other important people perfectly, but she had completely forgotten her own...

Yin Mengran turned around and looked at Zhou Heng. Tears welled up in her eyes, and after she blinked, bright tear tracks ran down her rosy cheeks...

"Honey...you still remember my birthday...I'd completely forgotten..."

Yin Mengran's lips moved, her nose quickly turned red, and she shrank into Zhou Heng's arms, sobbing softly.

Zhou Heng gently stroked Yin Mengran's head and whispered:

"How could I forget? Even if you don't remember, your birthday will never be forgotten, because someone loves you..."

"Woo-"

Yin Mengran burst into tears immediately. She wasn't just moved; she was also reminded of her birthday last year...

She used to really value her birthday, thinking about it well in advance, and what delicious food she would eat with her family on that day...

But unexpectedly, her parents passed away a few days before her birthday. She was immersed in grief every day; how could she possibly be thinking about her birthday...?

From then on, she stopped looking forward to her birthday altogether...

Unexpectedly, Zhou Heng still remembered...

How could she not cry...?

Zhou Heng comforted Yin Mengran for a while before she calmed down. He remembered how he had secretly brought the flowers in the middle of the night last night, and how afraid he was that Yin Mengran would suddenly wake up...

Yesterday he prepared flowers and a bunch of gifts, and asked Han Wenchi to temporarily store them in his office...

It wasn't until midnight, after Yin Mengran had fallen asleep, that Zhou Heng went to his office, moved all the items to the bathroom, arranged them, and then went back to bed.

"Okay, honey, hurry up and get ready, dress up nicely, let's go out and have some fun!"

"okay!"

Yin Mengran's cheeks were still flushed, but she put on her brightest smile.

After nodding in agreement, she tiptoed and kissed Zhou Heng's lips.

Half an hour later, Yin Mengran and Zhou Heng were both ready. Yin Mengran didn't want to waste time because of herself.

She only wore light makeup, but she was beautiful enough.

Then she put on a dress that she usually wouldn't wear, stood in front of the mirror, turned around, and asked:

"Honey, is this outfit okay for me?"

Zhou Heng hugged Yin Mengran from behind and gently kissed her cheek:

"Of course! My wife looks good in anything."

"hey-hey..."

"Come on, let's set off."

"Ok!"

Yin Mengran had no idea where Zhou Heng was taking her, but she didn't ask. As long as she was with Zhou Heng, it didn't matter where they went...

Even if she spent the whole day at home with Zhou Heng, she would still feel it was the best birthday.

The two packed their things and went out together, taking the elevator to the first floor.

"Hey! Happy birthday, Xiao Ran!"

Happy birthday! Have a great day!

Happy birthday, Xiaomengran...

Upon arriving on the first floor, every graduate student she encountered offered Yin Mengran birthday wishes and greeted her with a smile.

Although they had only lived in the building for a week, most people had already seen and recognized them.

"How did they all know..." Yin Mengran politely responded to each question, then whispered in Zhou Heng's ear.

"I...I don't know either. I guess Professor Han leaked the news."

Zhou Heng shrugged awkwardly. Seeing that so many people knew Yin Mengran's birthday, he figured there was only one possibility.

After the two walked out of the building, they saw a car parked ahead, with four people standing nearby, seemingly chatting...

When Yin Mengran saw the two people among them, her eyes widened in surprise, and she remained stunned for a few seconds before she reacted...

"Mom...Dad, why are they here?"

Zhou Junyao and Liu Wei, who were chatting there, immediately reached out and beckoned Zhou Heng and the others to come over when they saw them emerge...

"Come on, you've finally come out."

Besides Zhou Junyao and Liu Wei, the other three were Han Wenchi and a middle-aged man with an extraordinary demeanor and a refined appearance, comparable to Zhou Junyao.

Yin Mengran quickly walked over to them and asked softly:

"Mom...Dad, what brings you here?"

"Of course it's to celebrate our precious daughter's birthday!" Liu Wei bent down slightly, reached out and cupped Yin Mengran's cheeks in her hands, and said with a smile.

Zhou Junyao smiled and nodded beside them. Both of them were dressed in casual clothes, completely different from their usual formal attire.

Yin Mengran looked at Zhou Heng in surprise. She knew that it must have been Zhou Heng who notified her...

Zhou Heng gently placed his hand on Yin Mengran's shoulder and said:

"What's wrong? Birthdays are meant to be celebrated with family, right? Going out and having fun together, eating delicious food..."

Zhou Heng only thought of this after receiving a hint from Tang Zhi.

For Yin Mengran, what delicious food she eats or what nice gifts she receives on her birthday is really not a big deal.

For her, it was all the same, because Zhou Heng often took her out to eat and gave her gifts, so it didn't really make her birthday special... Yin Mengran wouldn't lack these things...

What Yin Mengran lacks most right now is probably her parents' love and her family's company...

Therefore, only in this way can it be of extraordinary significance to Yin Mengran.

Yin Mengran stood there, stunned. She couldn't believe the depth of love she had received...

Yin Mengran knew how busy Zhou Junyao and Liu Wei were usually; it was difficult for them to even see each other.

But today...they actually came to celebrate my birthday...the whole family went out together...

In Yin Mengran's world, this was a scene that could only happen in her dreams, yet it actually happened today...

For a moment, she felt like crying again...

"These two must be your son and daughter-in-law, right? They're a perfect match..."

At this moment, the middle-aged man spoke slowly, with a smile on his face, looking very kind.

Zhou Heng and Yin Mengran didn't know who he was, so they didn't respond...

Han Wenchi, who was standing nearby, quickly introduced, "Ah... Principal Yuan, this is Zhou Heng, and this is Yin Mengran."

"Gentlemen, this is Yuan Heng, the president of Dongzhu University."