Chapter: 3060
Charlie Wade nodded, “Yes.”
Ping Yi handed him a cube-shaped box, about fifty centimeters on each side. “This is the cake ordered by Ms. Xiao. Please sign for it.”
Charlie Wade took the cake, and as he was about to sign the order, the delivery person reminded him, “You should open it and check first. If there’s a problem, I’ll take it back to the cake shop. It’s better to check now than to complain later. We don’t want to be responsible for any issues.”
Charlie Wade didn’t think much of it and untied the red ribbon on the box. He carefully opened the lid and saw a lovely double-layer cake.
It wasn’t as fancy as the five-layer cake made by Gu Qiuyi, and there were no detailed fondant figures. It was just a simple cake. But what caught his attention was the message written in chocolate sauce on top. A warm feeling filled Charlie Wade’s heart as he read: “Happy birthday to my dear Mr. Ye.”
The signature read: “Love, your wife, Chu Ran.”
Seeing those words made Charlie Wade smile. He said to the delivery person, “The cake looks great, I’ll sign for it.”
After signing the receipt, he handed it back to the rider. The rider took the order and left. Charlie Wade carefully re-packed the cake and carried it back home.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Xiao was drying clothes on the terrace of the villa across the street. She noticed Charlie Wade walking back with the cake and felt curious. She went inside and asked Xiao Changqian and Xiao Hailong, who were lying on the bed, “Do you know what day it is today?”
Xiao Changqian sighed and replied, “Mom, I’ve been eating, drinking, and sleeping all day. I lost track of time.”
Since the new year, I’ve lost track of the solar calendar, the lunar calendar, and even what day of the week it is,” said Old Lady Xiao.
Xiao Hailong nodded in agreement. “I can’t remember either, Grandma.”
Old Lady Xiao thought for a moment and said, “Today is the second day of the second month in the lunar calendar, when the dragon raises its head. But I can’t remember whose birthday it is today. Xiao Changkun’s ungrateful son seems to have been born in winter, and that dead girl, Xiao Churan, must be a summer baby…”
Suddenly, Xiao Hailong had a thought. “Oh! February Erlong, today must be Charlie Wade’s birthday!”
Old Lady Xiao raised an eyebrow. “Are you sure about that?”
“Yes! I just got my hair cut after the New Year, and I saw Charlie Wade and Xiao Churan having a meal at the small restaurant next to the barber shop. They had a little cake on the table, and I saw Charlie Wade blowing out the candles. So it must be Xiao Churan celebrating his birthday! You won’t believe it, Grandma, the cake looked terrible—it was huge but really shabby!”
Hearing this made Old Lady Xiao smile. “So today is the birthday of that white-eyed wolf, Charlie Wade! I didn’t expect it to come around so quickly!”
Xiao Hailong was confused. “Grandma, what do you mean by that?”
Old Lady Xiao pouted and explained, “Before the New Year, there were so many people at Charlie Wade’s house bringing him gifts. Now, just a month later, nobody is here to celebrate his birthday. That shows he must not be doing well, and those who are wealthy and powerful don’t pay him any attention anymore.”
Xiao Hailong asked his grandma, “Do you think Charlie Wade is not doing well?”
Mrs. Xiao replied seriously, “Hailong, there’s a saying: ‘A leaf falling signals autumn.’ When autumn arrives, winter isn’t far behind. This means that when you see signs, they often lead to bigger changes.”
She continued with her thoughts, “If Charlie Wade was doing well, there would be rich people crowding around his door. There’s another saying: ‘When someone is popular, their doorstep is busier than a market.'”
“But look at today. It’s Charlie Wade’s birthday, and usually, people would want to impress him. This day is more important than New Year’s for many. Yet, no one has come to visit him. This shows another saying: ‘The door is quiet.'”
“From these signs, I can clearly see that Charlie Wade must be in trouble or very close to it!”