115: Chapter 115 isn't expensive, only about a hundred yuan.

Chen Fan closed his eyes.

The sunlight fell on his eyelids in a warm red hue. He heard Lin Xi's approaching footsteps and felt her stop in front of him, followed by a faint rustling sound.

Then, a pair of soft hands reached around the back of his neck, and something icy cold touched his collarbone.

Lin Xi's fingers fumbled a bit clumsily, seemingly trying to fasten a clasp. Her fingertips occasionally brushed the skin on the back of his neck, carrying a slight chill.

A few seconds later, Lin Xi said softly, "Okay... open them."

Chen Fan looked down and saw a silver necklace around his neck.

The pendant was a simple small planet design with an even smaller satellite next to it. The workmanship was exquisite, giving off a low-key luster under the sunlight.

He was somewhat surprised and looked up at Lin Xi.

Lin Xi smiled and said, "Happy birthday."

Chen Fan was stunned.

"Birthday?" He subconsciously touched the pendant on his neck. "Is today my birthday?"

"Huh? I saw that the birth date you filled in before was today."

Chen Fan suddenly realized that Lin Xi was talking about his solar birthday, but his family had always calculated his birthday according to the lunar calendar.

"Right, today is my solar birthday." He scratched his head. "I forgot it myself."

Chen Fan had never taken his own birthday to heart.

After going to Chang'an in his previous life, he remembered it even less. It was only when his parents sent him red envelopes on his lunar birthday every year that he would remember—oh, so today is my birthday.

In this life, besides his parents, there was someone else who remembered his birthday, even if it was the solar one.

Thinking of this, he pulled Lin Xi into his arms.

"Thank you, Xixi."

Lin Xi didn't push him away flusteredly as she usually did; instead, she leaned into his embrace, her face against his chest, and gave a soft "mhm."

"This necklace wasn't cheap, was it?" Chen Fan looked down at her.

"It's not expensive, just a hundred or so yuan." Lin Xi's eyes flickered.

"A hundred or so?" He deliberately drew out his tone.

Although he didn't recognize the brand of the necklace, he could tell from the workmanship alone that it wasn't cheap.

Moreover, it was inlaid with a crystal that was cut clean and transparent. This kind of craftsmanship definitely couldn't be bought for just a hundred or so yuan.

"Yeah," Lin Xi nodded solemnly. "It's not genuine, it's a knockoff. The workmanship is okay, right?"

"Let me see the box." Chen Fan looked at the box in her hand.

Lin Xi instinctively hid the box behind her back. "What's there to see? It's just an ordinary box..."

"Give it to me." Chen Fan reached out.

Lin Xi hesitated for a moment before handing the box over. It was a black packaging box with the Tiffany logo printed on the front.

"Tiffany?"

Lin Xi felt a bit uneasy under his gaze and turned her face away, muttering softly, "Fine, fine, it's genuine... but don't lecture me. I bought it because I wanted to."

"How much?"

"...Three thousand eight hundred."

Hearing this number, Chen Fan felt a jolt in his heart.

Three thousand eight hundred was not a small amount for a girl who had just started college, even if Lin Xi's family was well-off.

Her monthly living allowance was only around 2,000.

Spending 3,800 on a necklace was clearly beyond her allowance; she must have used her New Year's money.

Since he had given her a necklace worth several thousand yuan, she wanted to give him something similar in return.

Chen Fan set the box aside and reached out to cup her face. Lin Xi was stunned for a moment, and before she could react, he had sealed her lips.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Fan finally let her go. Lin Xi's face was slightly red, and she couldn't help but swat him. "It's broad daylight, what are you doing..."

Seeing her like this, Chen Fan chuckled. "I couldn't help myself."

After a few seconds of silence, Lin Xi spoke again, her voice carrying a hint of embarrassment. "I originally planned to give it to you tonight, but my parents and I are leaving for a trip this afternoon."

Chen Fan was startled. "A trip?"

"Yeah," Lin Xi nodded. "To Chengdu."

"So suddenly?"

"I think so too," Lin Xi pouted. "They only told me when I got home this morning, and we're leaving this afternoon."

"So you specifically rushed over to give this to me before you left?"

"What else?" Lin Xi rolled her eyes at him, but the tips of her ears were still red.

"Then when are you leaving?"

"Three in the afternoon."

"Then you'd better head back quickly," Chen Fan said. "Don't be late."

"Mhm." Lin Xi nodded, gave him another look, and then turned to walk toward Building 8. After a few steps, she turned back and waved at him, her ponytail swaying gently behind her head.

Chen Fan stood there, watching her back until she completely disappeared, before turning to walk toward Building 5, where his home was located.

After returning home, Chen Fan felt a bit bored for a while. Lying on the sofa, he picked up his phone to check the download numbers for "defend the carrot" on the iOS platform.

After one day, the iOS downloads had reached about 560,000.

He couldn't see the numbers for the android platform, but according to the usual pattern, it should be about 1.5 times that of iOS. He estimated the total downloads would reach over a million.

Over a million downloads for a game that had only been online for about ten days was undoubtedly a very brilliant achievement.

Being able to achieve such results was partly due to the quality of the game itself, and the other most important reason was the celebrity effect, which was a very unexpected surprise.

Now he just had to wait for the first month's revenue to come out and see how much it would be.

That evening, the family sat around the table for dinner.

Chen Fan swallowed his last mouthful of food, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Chen Jianjun and Wang Mei. "Dad, Mom, have you two decided where you want to go for your trip yet?"

Wang Mei put down her chopsticks. "I want to go to Yunnan, and your dad wants to go to Zhangjiajie."

"Then why don't you just go to both?" Chen Fan said with a smile. "You have plenty of time now. Go wherever you want, and don't worry about spending money."

Hearing this, Wang Mei looked at Chen Jianjun. "Then we'll go to both?"

"Sure, let's go to both then." Chen Jianjun nodded.

Since they had decided on the trip, the two of them quickly finished the food in their bowls, cleared the table, and began planning their travel route.

Chen Fan also pulled up a small stool to sit with them, offering suggestions from the side.

"Are you going to Zhangjiajie first or Yunnan?"

"Zhangjiajie is closer, so let's head east first," Chen Jianjun said.

"Then how will you get to Yunnan after you're done with Zhangjiajie?"

"By train. You'll be there after a night's sleep."

"You should take a plane. I'll book the tickets for you online when the time comes," Chen Fan interjected.

"A plane? They won't fall out of the sky, will they?" Wang Mei was a bit worried.

Chen Fan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Mom, if planes fell that easily, who would dare to fly? Think about it, how many flights are in the sky across the country every day? It's safer than a train."