Volume 2 2010 Chapter 289 November 11
In this late autumn, besides the laughing F(X) girls, Yi Haoyan was also feeling warm as he was celebrated his birthday by his girlfriend Kwon Eun-bi.
Everyone has a birthday.
But not everyone likes celebrating birthdays.
Yi Haoyan is the strange one.
The boy has never cared much about such commemorative days since he was young, not only his birthday, but also other festivals.
The reason is simple.
He doesn't like birthdays because he doesn't like crowds or birthday cakes. He also sneers at the childish self-deception of blowing out candles and making wishes.
As for holidays, his logic is even more simplistic and crude. Holidays that can be celebrated are good holidays and meaningful, while holidays that cannot be celebrated are completely ignored.
So the meaning of festivals is to have a holiday, and having a holiday is the truly meaningful thing.
And his birthday is on November 11th.
This was supposed to be an ordinary day, at least it was before the advent of the Internet age.
The rapid increase in the speed of information dissemination has caused certain attractive things to spread rapidly, forming a niche culture among young people and also giving rise to many festivals that did not exist before.
For example, November 11th is “Singles’ Day”.
In Yi Haoyan's eyes, this is a completely illogical concept. What does having a girlfriend have to do with the day you were born?
But this concept gradually became popular.
Then in 1999, a very popular song "Single Love Song" was released.
Afterwards, this signature song of Lin Zhixuan became the exclusive BGM on Yi Haoyan’s birthday.
When November 11th comes, "Single Love Song" is played all over the world.
The school radio station plays it, the radio station plays it, the shops you pass by on the way play it, and you can even hear it when you get home. Of course, the one at home was played by Yi Cangdong on purpose to tease his younger brother after he found out about it.
Just play it, the song sounds pretty good anyway.
But the bad thing is the word "single".
Children of that age already know a lot of things, and quite a few of them secretly interact with each other.
A handsome boy like Yi Haoyan who has always been a loner will naturally create many campus legends.
Combined with his birthday, labels like "born to be lonely" and "born to be single" were attached to him.
No one can be completely unaffected by others.
Especially children.
So Yi Haoyan, who doesn't like celebrating his birthday and doesn't have a girlfriend, always celebrates November 11th as Singles' Day and his birthday at the same time. No matter how he looks at it, it feels like "two ghosts knocking on the door".
Now that I’m in Korea, I’ve finally gotten rid of my own exclusive BGM.
But the boy still didn't care about his birthday as always.
Kwon Eun-bi is different. Like all ordinary Korean girls, she remembers every anniversary of her relationship.
Especially the birthdays of both parties.
Last time on her birthday, the company had a month-end assessment the next day. In order to prepare for the exam, Enfei could only take time out of her intense practice to meet the boy. In order to ensure that she passed the weight test the next day, she didn't even eat the cake!
I must make it up to you this time!
Knowing it was the boy's birthday, Enfei ordered a cake early from the bakery where she worked during the summer vacation.
The lady boss, who knew their situation, not only gave them a very affordable price, but also personally prepared a birthday cake for the lovely couple, waiting for them to pick it up after school. Such kindness made Enfei even happier.
Even though it was his birthday, today was Thursday and he still had to go to class. It wasn't until after four in the afternoon that the two of them had any free time.
Yi Haoyan didn't feel anything special, but Quan Enfei was obviously very happy and the smile on her face never stopped.
"Ah~ Are you so happy?"
The boy couldn't help but tease.
"Um!"
Enfei nodded heavily, her tone filled with undisguised joy.
"Hehe, why are you so happy about my birthday? I'm not even that excited."
Although he didn't care about birthdays, the boy was still infected by his girlfriend's joyful mood and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.
“Birthdays are important anniversaries! Of course we should celebrate them happily~”
Quan Enfei looked over with a matter-of-fact expression, her eyes sparkling with a moving luster.
"But it's my birthday? Why are you so happy?"
Yi Haoyan couldn't help but ask again when he didn't get a direct answer.
"Hmm? Do you even need to ask? Because I'm your girlfriend!"
The girl's smile was as beautiful as a blooming camellia, with the innocence that was unique to her age .
"It was because Oppa came into this that I had the chance to meet such a good boyfriend. Isn't this day worth commemorating?"
Quan Eun-fei's confession came out of the blue, and Yi Haoyan was caught off guard.
The overly direct and frank response, the very natural and serious tone, the unshakable and even somewhat proud attitude all prove the girl's sincerity.
She didn't even think about it.
Communication and expression between humans is a complex process.
The information and emotions you want to convey need to be processed by the brain and expressed in a variety of complex ways that the other party can understand.
This complex method includes but is not limited to the following channels: expressions, actions, language, text, music, pictures, etc.
All of the above expressions are based on the understanding and recognition of both parties in communication, otherwise misunderstandings will arise.
The details in these expressions are the main reason for misunderstanding.
In short, mature ways of expression and communication between humans are really inefficient.
It is actually very difficult to convey your ideas accurately and truthfully and make the other party feel them without error. It requires a long period of learning and accumulation.
But there are exceptions.
Compared with complex techniques and mature experience, sincere expressions can often touch people's hearts more directly.
This is also why children are lovable.
Simple and direct.
To Yi Haoyan, Quan Eun-fei's unintentional expression of her feelings seemed like that of a child.
Unguarded, innocent.
The real things are the most powerful, and can penetrate through all the complexity and appearances and directly hit the softest part of people's hearts.
The boy froze in place for a moment.
Enfei didn't know that she had accidentally done something amazing just now. The girl was still walking forward on her own, and soon she noticed something wrong with her boyfriend.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
The girl turned around and blinked her big eyes, looking very confused.
“Ah! You~”
Yi Haoyan opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He was eloquent but suddenly couldn't find the right words to describe how he felt.
There is a strange feeling surging in my heart, very unfamiliar, but not uncomfortable.
It seemed as if something that had been suppressed for a long time vibrated slightly in the deepest part of my heart.
In an instant, the whole mind was quiet. All thoughts, judgments, analysis and reasoning came to a halt. A slight sourness began to spread in the nasal cavity. The eardrum seemed to be covered with a thin film, isolating the outside sounds, and a faint buzzing sound came.
Yi Haoyan is feeling very strange right now, as if he is in a delicate critical point of balance.
Wandering on the edge of wanting to cry and wanting to laugh.
The subconscious emotional impact told the boy that he should cry now, but the concept formed by his acquired education told him that he should not cry at this time, but should smile and express his gratitude.
The id and the superego clashed in an instant. This time, facing the impact of the subconscious, the consciousness could not easily gain absolute control for the first time, but instead they were entangled in a evenly matched fight.
This was exactly what made Yi Haoyan stand there in a daze.
Seeing Enfei turning around to check, the boy finally calmed down and looked at her with an expression that he tried hard to control. His eyes were slightly red and his voice trembled slightly.
"Ah! Kwon Eun-bi! Is it okay that you like me so much? I'll be proud!"
