The hand that was reaching for food stopped. Song Ge's face also changed. Then she forced a smile and said, "Why so sudden?"
Seeing Song Ge's expression, Zhai Cheng thought she had misunderstood something and quickly explained, "It's not what you think. I'll follow the proper procedure. I'll prepare a proposal. You'll have everything others have."
"I don't mean that." Song Ge put down her chopsticks. In fact, she was worried about her own health. If she didn't have much time left, she didn't want to hold Zhai Cheng back. Instead, she wanted him to find a good partner again.
Zhai Cheng took Song Ge's hand. "I'll treat you well."
"I know, but..." Song Ge didn't know how to explain it to Zhai Cheng.
Seeing that Song Ge seemed hesitant, Zhai Cheng thought she was under pressure and still a bit afraid of getting married. So he didn't continue talking about this matter. "Okay then. Let's talk about it later."
"Okay." Song Ge was a bit absent - minded. Her health seemed to be worse than before. Thinking about leaving Zhai Cheng, she felt a bit sad. Before she left, she had to do one last thing, which was for Zhai Cheng's birthday.
Zhai Cheng's birthday was just a few days away. Thinking that the day was approaching, Song Ge busied herself preparing a surprise for Zhai Cheng.
However, because of preparing the surprise, Song Ge somewhat ignored Zhai Cheng. Just like now, Zhai Cheng had talked to Song Ge several times, but she didn't respond and was immersed in her own world.
Zhai Cheng had to reach out and touch Song Ge. "What are you thinking about?"
Song Ge came back to her senses and looked at Zhai Cheng in confusion. "What's up?"
"I was talking to you just now, but you didn't respond."
Song Ge smiled and continued eating. "I just suddenly thought of Yilan. It's been a while since I last saw her."
Zhai Cheng nodded to show his understanding. "Then go and see her when you have time."
Song Ge understood. She took a couple of bites, then put down her chopsticks. "I'm full. I'll go back to my room to rest first."
Before Zhai Cheng could say anything, Song Ge had already stood up and left.
He glanced at the time. It was just past seven in the evening. Why was she going to bed so early?
He frowned. Thinking about Song Ge's recent behaviors, he always felt that she was hiding something from him. He also put down his chopsticks and followed her upstairs.
The light in the room was already off. Zhai Cheng subconsciously lightened his steps and gently opened the door. He found that there was no one on the bed.
A faint light came from outside the balcony.
Zhai Cheng walked over and found Song Ge sitting on the balcony, holding a phone in her hand. It seemed that she was on the phone with someone.
He wanted to hear what they were talking about, but unfortunately, the balcony's glass door was closed, and he couldn't hear anything.
Zhai Cheng had no choice but to push the door open and go out. Song Ge was startled and subconsciously said, "I have something else to do. I'll hang up now."
Seeing Song Ge's flustered look, Zhai Cheng was even more certain that she was hiding something from him. He asked casually, "Who were you on the phone with?"
Song Ge's eyes flickered. She put the phone into her pocket. "I was on the phone with Yilan."
As she spoke, Song Ge walked to Zhai Cheng's side, took his hand, and walked into the room.
After entering the room, Song Ge went to wash up on her own. When she came out after washing, Zhai Cheng was already lying in bed. She was doing her skincare routine. However, she always felt a strong gaze on her, which made her feel uneasy. She was afraid that Zhai Cheng would discover something.
She had no choice but to pretend that nothing was wrong. After finishing her skincare, she lifted the quilt and got into bed.
Zhai Cheng closed his computer and suddenly said, "My phone is out of power. Can I use yours?"
Song Ge casually gave her phone to Zhai Cheng. After giving it, she just realized that something was wrong, but it was not good for her to take it back.
Zhai Cheng clicked on the app he needed, then pretended to look at it. While Song Ge wasn't paying much attention, he opened the call log. It was a phone number without a note.
He turned off the phone and returned it to Song Ge.
The two turned off the lights and went to sleep.
In the darkness, Zhai Cheng kept looking at Song Ge's face. What on earth are you hiding from me?
The next day, after Zhai Cheng went out, Song Ge could finally boldly prepare the surprise. There were many things that needed to be made by hand. To prevent Zhai Cheng from discovering them, she put them all in the storage room where they were not easy to be found.
After eating, Song Ge got into the storage room and started to get busy.
She was going to make a delicate gambling die by hand for Zhai Cheng. If there really came a day when she was no longer around, there would still be this thing to accompany Zhai Cheng.
She was grinding a bodhi fruit on sandpaper, making a rustling sound. Suddenly, one or two drops of something of a different color fell on the sandpaper. Song Ge was stunned for two seconds and didn't care.
Immediately afterwards, more and more drops fell on the sandpaper. She felt that these things were flowing out of her nose.
Song Ge subconsciously touched her nose. Her hand was covered in blood. She took out a piece of paper to wipe it. She thought it was because she had too much internal heat recently that she had a nosebleed, so she didn't take it to heart.
After wiping the nosebleed, Song Ge continued grinding.
After about an hour, it finally took on some shape. She searched for the production method online and then did it accordingly.
It was already dark, but Song Ge was still in the storage room.
Aunt Chen had already cooked the meal. Seeing that Song Ge hadn't come for a long time, she went to the storage room to look for Song Ge.
"Knock, knock."
Hearing the knocking sound, Song Ge was startled. The drill accidentally poked her hand and scratched a bit of skin. She wiped it with a piece of paper and opened the door to go out.
"Miss Song, dinner is ready."
"Okay." Song Ge responded. Thinking that her thing was almost done, she said, "I'll come later."
Aunt Chen didn't know what Song Ge was doing and didn't ask any more questions. She then left.
Song Ge soaked the bodhi fruit in water for a while, took it out, poked it into the shape of a die, and put a red bean inside. In the weak light, it emitted a little bit of light.
She put the thing in her bag as if it were a precious treasure.
When she got to the hall, Song Ge went to wash her hands and waited for Zhai Cheng to come back for dinner.
When washing her hands, Song Ge just remembered the wound on her hand. She asked Aunt Chen to get a Band - Aid for her.
Zhai Cheng didn't come back for a long time. Song Ge was really hungry, so she started eating first. But as she was eating, her nosebleed started to drip again.
Song Ge subconsciously wiped it with a piece of paper and didn't want anyone to know.
Just then, Aunt Chen was just bringing the soup to the table. Seeing the blood on the table, she was surprised. "Miss Song, what's wrong with you?"
As she spoke, she slightly raised Song Ge's head.
Song Ge still smiled. After a while, when the nosebleed stopped, she started eating again.
Aunt Chen kept looking at Song Ge worriedly.
"Aunt Chen, don't worry. I'm fine. I just have a bit of internal heat recently."
"Miss Song, you'd better let a doctor take a look." Zhai Cheng had told her to take good care of Song Ge.