Li Jiaen Reads Zhang Yi's Birthday Letter

LJE: I have here a letter from a more distant place.

JS: Ah?

LJE: Yes, let me read it to you.

JS: Why are you so far away from me? [pulls LJE closer]

LJE: I'm going to start now.

JS: Okay

Shanbao, you must look very beautiful right now as you accept everyone's blessings on stage, just like a princess (if you didn't wear a skirt/dress, pretend I didn't say anything). I bet you didn't think I'd write you a letter, haha! First of all, I want to praise my baby: it must have been very tiring and exciting for this pretty girl to prepare for her birthday stage. Previously, you were always the one who was absent from my birthday stages, always busy filming hmph! Now, it's my turn to be absent and get my revenge. When I picked up my pen, I thought back to the many ordinary days that we spent together. In my mind, there's the Xiao Shan who acts cute, the Xiao Shan who was weak with stomach pain, the Xiao Shan who sang Sowing A Sun [T/N1] to me (you sang well, please don't sing again), and the second day after lockdown ended, we geared up to eat well outside and found out that we couldn't dine in so we walked two rounds around the Huangpu River, embarrassed. I don't know if you're lonely now that you're living alone, shouldn't you be happy to have the room all to yourself? Of course, I now often hear about the various good friends you play with. Our Xiao Shan is so pretty and cute, of course everyone likes you. There's so much that I can't say in this letter, after all I'm not the type of person that's good at writing letters. I wrote this because I want everyone to see how cute my Shanbao is. Even though she is often smiley, she also has many, many worries. I want to tell my baby: don't be afraid of the future, trust that you are better than you imagine. We will all eventually become the mature and capable adults that we dream of. To be honest, I never got to say this but I'm sorry that I couldn't stay with you until the end, I can't wait for you at 328 [T/N2] anymore and listen to you scold and insult me. The weather is getting colder, remember to wear warmer clothes. Yes, I miss you. Even in the days when we're apart, you still need to shine brightly.

JS: I love you, I really love you.

Sun Yushan's Birthday Letter

SYS: Okay then, I'll speak. Except, just now I- After I finished writing, I-

JS: Just say it.

SYS: Aiyah, it's not that. It's that- aiyah. I asked some people to take a look first, I was worried that I wouldn't write well because my language skills aren't that good (JS: it's fine) Don't hate me.

SYS: No, no. I won't.

SYS: Okay. Ah… I'm so nervous. What am I- I- Reading this letter today is what makes me the most nervous. Okay.

To my beloved Shanbao: hi, this year is the first time that I'm celebrating your birthday with you, the first time that I'm writing you a letter. Let's start from the first time I met you. At that time, the two of us were at Hengdian. You didn't know me but I knew you. I was anxious to death then because I didn't have any friends. I thought that you would be very cold but we ended up eating barbeque, went shopping and walked around together — yet you forgot everything! You told me that you don't remember all these things. Every time I bring up this time, you will always say: huh, did we [do this]? (JS: I remember, I remember we ate barbeque. SYS: And then? JS: Uh… uh… SYS: Uh… uh… JS: Uh… continue. SYS: Okay.)

I still remember that when we went shopping, you told me a lot of things. I still remember the expression that you had at that moment (SYS: oh, but you've forgotten already haha) Afterwards, we parted. When I came to Shanghai for the first time two years ago, when I received the news that I would be joining TEAM HII, you were the first person that I told. At that time, I thought to myself: if I'm able to join TEAM HII, you will be there, I will have one more thing to look forward to. Except, at the beginning, you were so busy and I didn't have a chance to see you at all. After a long, long time, there was an MC where the two of us were in a group together. I thought that we were not close at that time, but I remember that you took the initiative to link our arms together for the whole MC (JS: Huh? Right, right, I did it like this.) Afterwards, I thought ah… uh… that was embarrassing. After that, for some unknown reason, I ended up becoming closer to you, maybe there was some fate between us. You always pay special attention to my feelings. When I'm upset, you will comfort me, encourage me. Every time I go out with you, I feel very happy. Plus, I didn't think that this beautiful and adorable you is also such an elegant and gentle person~ (JS: You really- I want to scold you. SYS: This- This is genuine.) Also, I want to tell you a secret~ I've been liking you since a long, long time ago~ But, but, uhm, I didn't- didn't say it before. I hope that you will forever be this adorable, I hope that you will forever be happy, and I hope that we will be good friends forever. Happy birthday, Shanbao!

JS: Thank you, Shanbao. Hug Shanbao.

SYS: Okay, Shanbao.

JS: Not bad, your letter was not bad.

SYS: The letter was still okay, right?

JS: Yes, yes. Because it's Shanbao. [T/N1]

Hao Jingyi's Birthday Letter

Hi, Jiang Shan. To be honest, after knowing you for so long, I didn't think that this would be the first time I participated in your birthday stage. It's also the first time that I'm reading a letter to you — you couldn't imagine that this would happen, right? To be honest, I haven't written a letter for anyone in a long time and I didn't know where to start when I picked up the pen. (HJY: Don't peak!) Let's begin by praising you then~ You're so pretty (JS: so precise) [T/N1] You're so pretty, incredibly beautiful — when people see you, they love you; when flowers see you, they bloom — so the image of you is a beautiful woman. In the beginning, I felt quite embarrassed every time that I talked to you. When I first joined TEAM HII, you took very good care of me and were very friendly to me. At that time, I didn't really understand what it was about my appearance that managed to attract you haha. Later on, when we became more acquainted with each other, I realized that you are a little bit foolish. You are foolish in the sense that at times, you can see clearly that you are suffering but have too much pride to admit it. You are foolish in the sense that (HJY: aiyah, I'm trembling) you are afraid of making mistakes and need a lot of reassurance. Even after receiving reassurance from the people around you, you still need time to convince yourself to stop; maybe this is what Libras do, constantly cross-examine. I'm so happy to be your friend. When I'm by your side, I'm frequently taken care of. For example, if I say, "I want to eat noodles, help me cook", you will actually cook for me! Even when I say this, sometimes I feel that I'm just causing trouble on purpose. (JS: that's true, not just for cooking! HJY: but you still cook for me haha) It doesn't matter if we're shopping, eating or doing something else, I feel that I don't need to worry around you; before I have even opened Maps to look for the road, you will already say, "I found it, let's go. It's this way." You're reliable. You really are a very trustworthy and reliable person, a good older sister to me! I like your cuteness, I like your childlike innocence. I hope that the things you enjoy will bring you unlimited happiness, I hope that you will not be hurt again, I hope that you will be braver — when you encounter something that you want to do, be brave and go for it. Happy birthday! Let's play more in the future together~

JS: Haobao~ Hug Haobao, hug Haobao

HJY: How was it?

JS: I feel that you didn't write it randomly, you wrote very diligently

HJY: Really?

JS: I- I can't- I didn't think that you uh…

HJY: You didn't, right?

JS: It's hard to put into words

LJE: Your feelings are a little heavy [T/N2]

JS: No, it's just-

HJY: It's not heavy

JS: It's just- To be honest, I always felt that Haobao took better care of me

HJY: Really?

JS: I think that you are the one who takes better care of me because , for example- Previously, I was away for a long time and I would send texts to you, I would come back to play with you. This is because I felt that you took good care of me. If I were to pick one person who I think would take good care of me, I think that it would be Haobao, that's why I will look for you to play. 

HJY: Ha? I think that you take better care of me hehehe

JS: Then, that's actually quite good

HJY: Yeah

LJE:  Then you are suitable for each other

SYS: You rely on each other

HJY: Yes, right

JS: Haobao, let's hug again?

HJY: Come here, come here

SYS: What about me?

JS: What is it?

SYS: What about me? I thought I was-

JS: What is it?

SYS: Never mind…