Genshin Impact: This fireplace house is your graveyard.

Chapter 44 Yu Rou's Birthday 1

Qiuhe walked out of the hospital with light steps. The hospital was unusually quiet at this moment; it was already three in the morning.

Qiuhe's heart was filled with fear and doubt, but his expression was very cold and his eyes were very deep. He was holding the eyeballs in his hand as if they were his favorite toys.

He walked along, cautiously observing his surroundings, afraid of being discovered. Finally, he came to a corner of the hospital, where a tattered burlap sack lay. Qiuhe crouched down, reached for the sack, and...

Qiuhe could feel that the sack was unusually heavy, as if it was full of things, and some kind of liquid was seeping out of the sack.

The night was as dark as ink, and Qiuhe couldn't see the contents of the sack, but he could smell the blood in the air. He dared not imagine what was in the sack, nor what that liquid from before was.

Growing increasingly uneasy, but with an expression that remained cold, Qiuhe unhesitatingly picked up the sack and strode towards the septic tank not far from the hospital. Upon reaching the septic tank, he forcefully threw the sack inside.

With a muffled "plop," the sack sank into the cesspool. He then turned and went into the adjacent toilet, lit a fire, and burned his gloves. In the firelight...

Qiuhe's eyes were extremely fierce, like those of a demon, devoid of any pity. He had absolutely no idea why he had done these things. After completing this series of actions,

He quickly returned to the hospital, his steps light and agile. Once back, he quietly slipped into the kitchen and began making milk tea. In the kitchen, Qiuhe pulled several packets of milk tea powder from another pocket.

He tried hard to recall where the milk tea powder came from. He remembered going to the movies with Yu Rou, but they hadn't bought any milk tea powder. So, where did this milk tea powder come from?

Qiuhe's mind was in chaos, unable to find an answer. But he didn't hesitate and continued to focus on making milk tea. After making the milk tea, he returned to Yurou's room.

Yu Rou's face was filled with worry. When she saw Qiu He return, and that he seemed to be covered in sweat, she quickly ran over and hugged him. "Qiu He, where have you been? Why did it take you so long to come back?"

Qiuhe had only been gone for about 20 minutes. He seemed to have planned everything in advance and handled everything swiftly and decisively. But for Yu Rou, those 20 minutes felt like an eternity.

"All the bubble tea shops are closed, only the big supermarkets are still open. That's the only place I could buy bubble tea powder. This is the bubble tea I made for Yu Rou, I hope she likes it," Qiu He said, holding the bubble tea in both hands and offering it to Yu Rou.

Yu Rou wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, took the milk tea and drank it. After finishing the milk tea, the two sat on the bed. "Yu Rou, go to sleep. It's very late now, Yu Rou needs to rest."

After hearing this, Yu Rou casually said, "Qiu He, I don't want to leave you while I sleep. You don't need to tell me stories anymore. I just want to hold you while I sleep." Qiu He was still thinking about something, but he picked up Yu Rou and laid her down on the bed.

After covering Yu Rou with the blanket, he hugged her tightly, as if trying to give her a sense of security. Feeling Qiu He's warmth, Yu Rou gradually fell asleep. Seeing Yu Rou asleep, Qiu He also fell asleep, intending to think about something before drifting off.

But he had no choice; his body made the decision for him. It was only 7 a.m. when Qiuhe quickly opened his eyes, as if he hadn't slept at all, but his consciousness seemed to be elsewhere.

But he still sat up, slowly covered Yu Rou with the blanket, and gently patted her. Qiu He's consciousness slowly returned, and he realized that he was covering Yu Rou with the blanket. Then he sat down on the chair next to her and began to write something.

"Yu Rou, today is a special day. I'm going to prepare some surprises for you. Because it's a surprise, Yu Rou, don't look for me or try to guess what the surprise is. I want to keep it a secret and let the surprise appear before you in the best atmosphere."

After writing all this, Qiuhe stuffed the note into Yurou's hand, quickly tidied her clothes, and hurried to the cake shop, even though she had only slept for a few hours before waking up.

But by 7 a.m., it was already getting light outside, and all the shops were open. Qiuhe quickly arrived at the cake shop. "Ding-a-ling, little brother, do you want to buy a cake?" The female owner of the cake shop saw Qiuhe.

They then began to entertain Qiuhe, who quickly stated the purpose of her visit, "I want a birthday cake, please hurry, and it needs to be addressed to the beautiful Princess Yurou." Qiuhe, however, was inwardly bewildered.

He couldn't believe he'd said something so cheesy; it was a little embarrassing, wasn't it? But the female boss gasped, giving the boy a knowing look.

She then gave a faint smile and made an "OK" sign, saying, "Don't worry, little brother, I know what I'm doing. I'll get it done for you right away." She then winked and asked the girl's age.

Qiuhe concluded by mentioning that he and Yurou were both 17 years old. When the female boss heard that they were only 17, her eyes filled with envy. "Don't worry, little brother, leave it to me. I'll get it done for you quickly."

In just over ten minutes, the cake was finished. Qiuhe looked at the decorations on the cake: a girl and a boy holding hands and kissing passionately, with a golden dragon wrapped around the boy's back.

A fiery phoenix flew past the girl, the dragon and phoenix seemingly intertwined. Qiuhe looked up and saw the female boss, who smiled and said, "So, little brother, is this cake to your liking?"

Qiuhe nodded quickly, "Thank you so much." The female shop owner looked at the adorable child in front of her, her girlish heart deeply touched, and she couldn't help but pinch Qiuhe's cheek.

But the moment his hand touched Qiuhe's face, he immediately took two steps back. "No, Yurou, I don't like other girls touching my face." The female boss then gave a look of sudden realization, took a deep breath, and said softly, "Sorry, sorry, I understand."

Qiuhe quickly left with the cake. The female shop owner looked at the taciturn boy, who seemed hesitant and somewhat dazed. Watching his retreating figure, she sighed and turned to look at the man lying on the bed in the bedroom.

The man was fast asleep, bubbles coming out of his nose, and his sleeping posture was quite unseemly. The female boss looked at him with disgust, saying, "It's really infuriating to compare yourself to others."

When Qiuhe returned to the hospital, he saw that the children there were decorating the floor; the ceiling was covered with balloons, and ribbons were tied to every corner of the building.

Just then, a girl suddenly ran over and asked Qiuhe, "Big brother, you're usually very close to Sister Yurou, do you know what her favorite color is?" The children at the hospital all regarded Yurou's mother as their best mother.

After all, it was Yu Rou's mother who took them in and gave them a home, so they knew it was their mother's and daughter's birthday today, and everyone was doing their best to decorate the hospital. Qiu He looked at the several colored ribbons in the girl's hand.

"Yu Rou likes the starry sky color," but the girl didn't have a starry sky-colored ribbon in her hand. The girl was now in a dilemma. Qiu He ignored her and walked past her. At this moment, Yu Rou's mother also saw Qiu He and noticed he was holding a birthday cake.

"My dear child, come here," Qiuhe noticed it was her mother calling her and finally went over. "Mother, this is a cake I bought for Yurou," the woman said, looking at the cake in Qiuhe's hand and at the decorations on it.

Her gaze changed; it wasn't anger or disdain, but rather a mixture of regret, sadness, and sorrow. However, she quickly concealed that expression.

Smiling, she patted Qiuhe's head and said, "My dear child, Yurou will definitely love this cake. I also wish that you two will be together in the end."

Finally, the woman left. Qiuhe placed the cake on the table, thinking he should go back and check if Yurou was awake. On his way back, as he passed a corner of a corridor...

Then, a woman walked out of a door next to them. Upon closer inspection, Qiuhe recognized her as Yu Rou's mother.