The Jasmine Scented White Moonlight

Chapter 33 - Birthday

In December, W City experiences snow, while Z City experiences rain.

On the evening of the 24th, Xiao Ruan handed Shen Shuyun two apples wrapped in colored paper, smiling as he said they were "peace apples." One was for Shen Shuyun, and the other was for the baby in his belly, as a good omen for peace and safety.

Shen Shuyun did not believe in gods and ghosts and rarely celebrated Western holidays. To him, December 25th was special only because it was Ning Wan's Gregorian birthday.

As early as a week before, Z City was already filled with a Christmas atmosphere. Burgundy and dark green seemed to have become the city's main colors, with golden bells and white English signs saying "Merry Christmas" everywhere, making the streets, dressed in red and green, suddenly lively. Although it was all just commercial promotion, it did make the city look vibrant.

Shen Shuyun had just had a prenatal check-up at the Omega hospital in Z City. The cold gel applied to his belly still made him feel somewhat uncomfortable. He walked slowly down the street with his hands in his pockets.

The doctor told him that all the values were currently normal, and the baby was healthy. However, his pheromone secretion was not very good, and he needed to find the baby's other father to provide alpha pheromones as soon as possible; otherwise, the chances of postpartum depression would be very high. Shen Shuyun smiled and listened but did not take it to heart.

In the evening, Shen Shuyun went to Xiao Ruan's house. Xiao Ruan's alpha, a very quiet person, answered the door. It was hard to imagine how Xiao Ruan, with his lively personality, ended up with such a reserved partner. But Xiao Ruan didn't seem to care. Even though the man was always silent, Xiao Ruan chatted away, forcing the man to respond with "mm" and "ah."

Xiao Ruan married early and had a child early. Now, his child was eight years old, a girl with round eyes like Xiao Ruan's, lively and charming. Shen Shuyun gave her the gift box of chocolates he brought, and the little girl happily said "thank you, Uncle Shen" several times.

Xiao Ruan led Shen Shuyun into the house and to the dining table. A man who looked to be about thirty-five or thirty-six was sitting at the other end of the table, removing his cufflinks.

Xiao Ruan smiled, pulled Shen Shuyun to sit opposite the man, and introduced him, "Shuyun, this is my brother Xiao Mo, who has returned from Singapore. Brother, this is my friend Shen Shuyun; we were college classmates."

Xiao Mo slowly lifted his eyes and looked at the omega in front of him with sharp eyes. He was wearing a knee-length off-white coat, which was loose but couldn't hide the curve of his abdomen. He seemed a bit too thin; the coat gave him a hollow look. His hair looked like it hadn't been cut for a while and had almost grown to his shoulders. At this moment, he gathered his slightly messy hair, tied it with a hair tie he pulled from his pocket, and completely revealed his jade-like face.

Perhaps because of the pregnancy pheromones, Shen Shuyun's skin had become even more delicate than before, appearing radiant under the light, making him look like he was carved from mutton-fat jade. His features were not extremely beautiful but were perfectly combined—whether it was his slightly arched eyebrows, his small and well-defined nose, or his soft and slightly red lips, they made him look like a gentle spring breeze in April, warm and comfortable.

Yes, comfortable—this was the word. Generally speaking, this word is not used to describe a person, but for some reason, this was the only phrase that lingered in Xiao Mo's mind.

Feeling the somewhat burning gaze, Shen Shuyun gave a faint smile and first greeted Xiao Mo, "Hello, Mr. Xiao."

"Why so formal?" Xiao Mo said, with his hands clasped under his chin, "You and Xiao Ruan are of the same age. If you don't mind, you can just call me Brother."