On a rainy night, the school beauty knocked on my door and asked for shelter

“Yuqing has fair skin, and this outfit suits her very well,” Lin Yuwei said with a smile.

"How much is this one?" Chen Xi asked Lin Yuwei, "Don't try to rip me off here."

"You're so fat, what's wrong with letting me rip you off a bit?" Lin Yuwei rolled her eyes at Chen Xi and said slyly, "The cost price is already three thousand, you can decide for yourself."

As a good friend, if someone feels bad about overcharging you and lets you quote your own price, you can't quote too low.

Clearly, Lin Yuwei still enjoys the playful banter and teasing between best friends when it comes to Chen Xi.

Compared to Chen Mo who came alone, she was much more cunning.

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll let you earn a little more, five thousand."

"Okay, thank you for your patronage, boss." Lin Yuwei immediately smiled and gave a perfunctory bow.

Upon hearing that a piece of clothing cost five thousand yuan, Su Yuqing felt too embarrassed to accept it.

Chen Xi saw through her thoughts and said with a smile, "Consider it a birthday present from your aunt. This is the first birthday I've celebrated with you and the first birthday gift I've given you, so it has to be a grand occasion, right?"

After Chen Xi said that, Su Yuqing had no chance to refuse.

After buying the clothes, Chen Xi took Chen Mo and Su Yuqing to browse the decorations store in the mall.

After all, the house needs to be decorated nicely for a birthday party.

When buying decorations, Chen Xi was even more enthusiastic. She pulled Su Yuqing along to choose the color of the balloons and the style of the ribbons, asking her what she liked, leaving Chen Mo aside.

They were like a mother and daughter.

"What color does Qingqing like? Pink? Blue? Or this gradient?" Chen Xi deliberately involved Su Yuqing in every detail of the arrangement, so that she could truly feel that this was a feast prepared for her.

Su Yuqing was initially a little reserved, but under Chen Xi's enthusiasm, she gradually opened up and quietly offered her opinion: "This... the ribbon with stars looks really pretty..."

“Okay! Stars! Buy more!” Chen Xi immediately agreed.

Chen Mo followed silently behind, pushing the shopping cart, watching the two women in front of him enthusiastically discussing the details of the decorations. The shy yet incredibly happy smile on Su Yuqing's face was the most relaxed and radiant one he had seen in a long time.

Although his original romantic surprise of a "two-person world" was disrupted by his mother's "whole family mobilization", seeing Su Yuqing surrounded by such strong family love, the sense of satisfaction seemed to move him more than any surprise.

He quietly took out his phone and sent Zhao Yueyue a message: "Cancel the original plan, activate Plan B. Please pack my things first."

Meanwhile, Chen Miao wasn't idle either.

He took on the roles of "logistical support" and "technical support".

The villa's decoration required people to climb high and low to hang ribbons and balloons, and he did it without hesitation.

Chen Xi wanted to test her "secret recipe" seafood dish, so he became her loyal taste tester and dishwasher.

Chen Mo is occasionally conscripted by his mother to help him, and she will appear at the right time to "rescue" her son: "Mo Mo, come and help Dad see how to set up this projector. We'll use it to show photos on your birthday."

The whole house was filled with a lively and warm atmosphere of busy preparations for Su Yuqing's birthday.

Su Yuqing felt as if she were soaking in a warm jar of honey, with every day filled with sweet anticipation.

Watching Chen Xi direct and arrange things with great enthusiasm, watching Chen Miao assist him diligently, and watching Chen Mo, who occasionally complained about his mother but still carried out the "mission" seriously, the unease she felt about seeing her mother soon was gradually replaced by a huge, reassuring sense of happiness.

She was no longer just a burden forced to "live under someone else's roof," but a treasure cherished by everyone in the Chen family. Even before her birthday, this daily life enveloped in love had already become the most precious gift.

The sunlight outside the window seemed exceptionally bright, illuminating the busy figures inside the villa, and also shining on the harbor called "home" in Su Yuqing's heart, making it seem even warmer and more solid.

Before long, it was Su Yuqing's birthday.

Zhao Yueyue's birthday is April 15th, which happens to fall on a Saturday.

Su Yuqing's birthday is May 21st, which happens to fall on a Sunday.

Both of their birthdays fall on their days off, which are the perfect time to celebrate.

Early that morning, Chen Mo's villa in Lanting Garden was already bustling with activity.

Chen Mo's grandparents came from the old town early in the morning.

It was all for the purpose of celebrating the birthday of my future granddaughter-in-law.

Li Fengzhi, Li Gang, and Li Mingyu's entire family also came here.

Because of Li Fengzhi's previous illness, the family had never given Su Yuqing a proper birthday celebration. Only young Li Mingyu would remember Su Yuqing's birthday and secretly send her birthday wishes on her birthday.

He didn't understand adult matters; he only knew that his sister was his sister, and he didn't care about whether they were biological siblings or not, or whether they were related by blood.

Sometimes, the smarter a child is, the more things they think about, and the more scheming they become.

Su Yaxi is just too shrewd and thinks too much.

Her parents treated her very well, but her father's love always went to her older sister, which made her very unhappy.

Li Mingyu, on the other hand, was rather slow-witted and didn't think about these things much.

His parents treated him very well, but not so well to his older sister. He couldn't understand it, and he wished his parents could treat his sister as well as they treated him.

Inside the villa at this time, besides them, there were Zhao Yueyue and her sister, Huang Mao, Lin Yu'an and his brother, and several other girls.

These are the friends Su Yuqing has made recently.

Among them was Wang Susu, whom Su Yuqing had been actively trying to reach out to.

Chen Mo had always been curious about Su Yuqing's motives for contacting Wang Susu.

Today he finally seized the opportunity and planned to take advantage of the chaos to have a private talk with Wang Susu.

Su Yuqing was overjoyed to have so many people come to celebrate her birthday. She had never had such a lively and grand birthday in her life.

However, there is still a slight drawback: her biological father did not come.

But it's obvious that he couldn't possibly be in the same area as Li Fengzhi.

Even if he were willing to appear, Su Yuqing would still worry that his appearance might agitate her mother and cause her to relapse.

Therefore, only one of her biological parents can be present at any given time, which has always saddened Su Yuqing.

The house was bustling with activity, but Chen Mo noticed a fleeting look of melancholy on Su Yuqing's face amidst the lively scene. Curious, he approached her and asked, "Yuqing, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the arrangements?" (End of Chapter)