Seventeen Again: The Sweet Life with My Family

Chapter 228: Happy Birthday

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Throughout this year, her efforts have been evident to everyone. With such a great example before us, I hope those classmates who are lagging behind don’t get discouraged. The world is unpredictable, and anything is possible! Let’s give a round of applause to encourage Wen Nian.”

As soon as the words fell, Li Fang took the lead in applauding, and the other classmates followed suit.

Life transformations are not unheard of, but everyone has only seen the protagonists in movies and TV dramas go through such transformations. Now, suddenly, there is one right here among them, and it feels somewhat unreal.

Wen Nian is only used to being the center of attention on stage, so being scrutinized by her classmates in the classroom feels a bit uncomfortable.

“Wen Nian has indeed changed a lot in this year!”

“I feel like it’s because Shen Jun came that Wen Nian’s academic performance started getting better.”

“Shen Jun is the top student in our grade. If 1 sat next to him, I would improve too.”

“Come on, with your efficiency of daydreaming during class, not even a deity could save you!”

“I think you all have guessed wrong. It’s the power of love!”

“Are they really dating?”

“Bookworm, you’re so out of the loop. It’s practically common knowledge in the class. Almost everyone knows, except for you and the homeroom teacher!”

Upon hearing the words “common knowledge,” a faint smile appeared at the corner of Shen Jun’s mouth. It seemed that he had gained quite a reputation among his classmates. Suddenly, his impression of these unfamiliar classmates improved considerably.

After the class ended, Wen Nian eagerly went to the podium to take a photo and sent it to Zhou Mei.

Following the monthly exams, Wen Nian’s 18th birthday was approaching. As it fell on a Thursday and considering that she couldn’t leave the school, Zhou Mei and Wen Xing planned to celebrate with her on the following Friday night.

The school dormitory was a four-person room, and in the second year of high school, Wen Nian and Huang Yue were assigned to the same room with two other female classmates. However, after Huang Yue went to jail, no one else was assigned to their room, leaving only three people.

Wen Nian had a bad temper and used to be close to Huang Yue. The other two roommates didn’t enjoy interacting with her. Over time, Wen Nian stopped returning to the dormitory for afternoon rest, and their interactions became minimal.

Fortunately, the other two roommates were not the confrontational type. When Wen Nian returned to live in the dormitory during her third year of high school, she felt relieved to have some peace and quiet. So apart from necessary daily communication, the two classmates did not actively engage with Wen Nian much.

The morning class for the third year of high school was half an hour earlier than usual. Wen Nian had to run in the morning, so she woke up at 6 a.m. She turned off the alarm on her phone and saw that there were six unread messages in the Wen family’s WeChat group.

Wen Nian rubbed her sleepy eyes and casually opened WeChat. As she scrolled through the messages, she saw her parents and brother sending birthday wishes and red packets. Suddenly, she remembered that it was her birthday today and a smile spread across her face. She quickly replied to each of them, expressing her gratitude and sending heartfelt thanks.

She exited the group chat and opened the chat log with Shen Jun. As she scrolled through their conversation, she noticed that it was still about last night’s goodnight. It dawned on her that she hadn’t mentioned her birthday date to Shen Jun yet. However, she hesitated, feeling that it might come across as pretentious if she brought it up now.

Wen Nian’s eyes darted around. Then, she thought of a good idea!

She took a screenshot of the chat page in the group and posted it on her WeChat Moments. The caption of the post was “Happy day!”

Wen Nian used to enjoy celebrating birthdays, but this year, her expectations were different from previous years. As she gazed at the red sun outside the window, its soft glow not yet dazzling, Wen Nian sat up and stretched. When she got out of bed, she noticed that her two roommates were already awake, engaged in their typical morning routine of scrolling through their phones right after opening their eyes.

Wen Nian tiptoed into the bathroom and started washing up.

When they were first assigned to the same dormitory in high school, everyone had added each other on WeChat. Therefore, Sun Min and Zhou Bei, who shared the dormitory with Wen Nian, also noticed her new post. They exchanged glances and immediately began messaging each other.

Sun Min: “Should we wish her happy birthday?”

Zhou Mei: “But we don’t usually talk to her. If we suddenly wish her happy birthday, it might be a little awkward.”

Sun Min: “I think so too. But we are in the same dormitory, after all. Moreover, Wen Nian’s temper isn’t as bad as it used to be, and she’s not as difficult to talk to anymore…”

The two of them put down their phones at the same time and exchanged glances..