After the fake young master left home, he discovered that it wasn't raining at all outside.

The sky was swallowed by darkness, with only stars remaining to adorn it.

At midnight, the banquet was held downstairs where the cake was cut.

"Brother Yan, I only found out it was your birthday the day before yesterday. I didn't have time to prepare a birthday present." Lu Ze whispered in Zhu Yan's ear, sounding a little guilty.

Zhu Yan was still cutting the cake when she said, "Keep your little stash hidden away, I don't need it."

Lu Ze is such a penny-pincher; he treats spending his money like it's his life.

Lu Ze felt very guilty. Although Zhu Yan never celebrated her birthday, she would always give Lu Ze a gift on his birthday, and each time she would do so in a way that touched his heart.

Xu Zhiyuan then secretly moved closer to eavesdrop on their conversation, "Little Yanyan, how about I give myself to you?"

Xu Zhiyuan beamed, and apart from his unserious expression, his smile conveyed his serious attitude.

Banquet:…

"Get out of here."

Zhu Yan was too lazy to banter with him.

"Okay, why are you so disgusted?"

(っ◞‸◟c)

Xu Zhiyuan silently shut his mouth.

"Hey, Yan-ge, how about this? It's your birthday today, how about we go hiking with you!" Lu Ze suggested what he thought was a great idea.

"Do you even know how to celebrate someone's birthday? Who goes hiking on their birthday?" Jiang Ci thought she had heard a huge joke.

"What's wrong with that? Brother Yan has everything he needs materially. We're going hiking with him to enjoy the natural scenery and make up for his emotional needs. It's perfectly reasonable, okay?"

Lu Ze did not easily admit defeat in the face of Jiang Ci's rebuttal.

Zhu Yan has been spending all his time reading documents and coding these past few days, and hasn't seen the world at all.

He wanted to accompany him to the mountaintop on his birthday to see the most beautiful scenery and make a wish buried deep in his heart.

"Are you serious?" To be honest, Zhu Yan was indeed too lazy to move; climbing a mountain was definitely a physical activity.

But perhaps due to the change in his living environment and being surrounded by love, he suddenly realized that life is actually quite beautiful and he really shouldn't stay at home every day.

"Of course, how about it, Brother Yan? Are you in?" Lu Ze's eyes were full of anticipation.

Zhu Yan stopped what she was doing and thought for a moment.

"Little Yanyan, go ahead, it's been a long time since you went out to play. Relax and don't keep yourself so tense."

To Lu Ze's surprise, Xu Zhiyuan actually agreed with his suggestion.

But little did he know, Xu Zhiyuan was thinking...

If Xiao Yanyan can't crawl anymore, can't I just carry him on my back? I can't miss this opportunity for close contact.

"You'll regret this."

Zhu Yan loosened his grip and agreed to their proposal.

The group originally planned to rest well after eating the cake and go hiking in the misty mountains at night, but... the celebration banquet sparked a "battle".

Xu Zhiyuan was happily enjoying his cake, daydreaming about the wonderful time he would spend hiking with Zhu Yan, when suddenly...

Suddenly, I lost my sight, and everything went black.

Zhu Yan slapped the cake on his face.

Xu Zhiyuan: ?

Cream practically covered his entire handsome face, and he stared at the banquet without moving, his face completely obscured.

(゜o゜;

Zhu Yan couldn't help but laugh after doing something naughty. He sat on the sofa, propped himself up on the armrest, and covered his mouth with his hand.

But the others weren't so reserved, especially Lu Ze and Jiang Ci, who laughed the wildest, leaning on the sofa so hard they couldn't straighten their backs.

"Is it funny?" Xu Zhiyuan didn't care about losing face, and picked up the cake in his hand and chased after Lu Ze.

"Hey, Shen Yan, stop him!" Xu Zhiyuan called out for help when he saw Lu Ze running towards Shen Yan.

"Why should I help you?" Shen Yan liked to go against him.

"If you don't stop me, I'll beat you up too."

Shen Yancai was not intimidated by him and ignored him.

But Song Qian and Qin Ci, who loved to join in the fun, were genuinely willing to prank Lu Ze and enthusiastically stepped forward to capture him.

Xu Zhiyuan slapped the cake onto Lu Ze's face without any hesitation, then grabbed a handful with his other hand and smeared it on Shen Yan's face.

"You still want to run away?"

"Ha ha ha ha"

……

Zhu Yan sat on the sofa watching them laugh and joke, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up.

Sometimes, happiness... seems quite simple.

Zhu Yan didn't notice that Jiang Ci slowly moved from the other end of the sofa to his side.

"Want to get beaten up again?" Zhu Yan noticed him out of the corner of her eye when Jiang Ci moved closer.

"A little, is that okay?" Judging from Jiang Ci's tone, it seemed like he was really looking forward to Zhu Yan slapping him too.

Zhu Yan glanced at him sideways, and before he could speak, Xu Zhiyuan pushed a piece of cake onto his face from behind the sofa.

!!!

"Xu Zhiyuan, are you fucking looking for death? Do you still want to go back to G country?!" Jiang Ci, with her face covered in cream, jumped up and cursed at Xu Zhiyuan behind her.

No one but the young master is allowed to touch him!

"I don't care if you're a prince or a crown prince, I'll treat you all as my grandsons."

……

The end result was that everyone present except Zhu Yan had their skin turn white, even Zhu Mobai and Zhu Cheng were not spared, their faces were smeared with cream.

Lu Ze and the others stood in a row, looking at Zhu Yan with ill intent.

"You dare?" Zhu Yan knew this group wanted to harm him, but he wasn't afraid. He just asked casually.

The group exchanged glances and shrugged.

Okay, I don't dare to take pictures.

But you can't be a loner either.

So Lu Ze smeared some cream on Zhu Yan's face with his finger, and Zhu Yan didn't dodge.

"Come on, let's take a picture!"

"Three, two, one!"

This is their first group photo.

For Zhu Yan, it was also the first gift he received on his 18th birthday.

Zhu Mobai and Zhu Cheng witnessed this scene, their eyes welling up with tears.

For no other reason than that.

This was the first time they had seen a genuine smile on Zhu Yan's face.

-

In the afternoon, Zhu Yan and his entourage arrived in Wushan City, a world-renowned tourist city that attracts many foreign visitors.

Not wanting to be too high-profile, Zhu Yan only brought two bodyguards and didn't drive his flashy luxury cars, but instead drove an 8-seater luxury SUV.

Xu Zhiyuan originally planned to sing a song in the car, but Zhu Yan wanted to sleep, so he obediently muted his microphone.

"Beep beep beep—"

Suddenly, a series of horn blasts echoed down the busy main road.

The harsh, mocking sounds were unpleasant to hear.

They woke up the guests from the celebration.

"What happened?" Zhu Yan asked, rubbing his temples as he suppressed his anger at getting out of bed.

"We encountered a roadblock." Xu Zhiyuan's answer was ambiguous, and Zhu Yan didn't understand it either.

"It seems like the young master of some family is traveling incognito. There are his entourage all over the road, but for some reason he's stopped here and is blocking the way."

Shen Yan gave Zhu Yan a brief explanation.

Judging from the license plate, it's not a car made in country H; it seems to belong to a family in country M.

"What are you pressing?! You're disturbing my young master's rest, understand? All of you, be quiet!"

A man suddenly got out of the convoy, pointed at Zhu Yan and the car behind him, and started shouting.

"What the hell? He says he disturbed his young master's rest? Does he think this is his home?!" Lu Ze was already full of resentment, and hearing the other party's attitude, he couldn't stand it anymore. He opened the window and yelled back at him:

"I don't care if you're a young master or not, get out of the way! A good dog doesn't block the way!"

The man glanced indifferently at the car Lu Ze was in, and sneered, "You dare to insult my young master? Look at your pathetic appearance, you can only drive such a piece of junk. If you're so capable, go ahead and crash into me. Can you afford to pay for it?"

These words from the man successfully reached the ears of the car owners in front of him, but they could only remain silently angry and dared not crash into the vehicles.

If any of the luxury cars in the convoy gets a minor collision, it could be their life's work.

"Lu Ze, your offensive skills are failing you. You can't even win an argument with him." Xu Zhiyuan could still joke with him in this situation.

"Go away, go away." Lu Ze had no interest in arguing with him.

Zhu Yan glanced at the convoy, his eyes filled with contempt.

Others may fear him, but Zhu Yan is not.

He lay back in his chair, closed his eyes, and uttered three words softly:

"Hit it."