With his long strides, Qin Si Ye stepped out of the car and bent down to catch them.
“Daddy, are we going to celebrate Runze’s birthday?” Chen Chen asked excitedly, looking up.
“Yes,” Qin Si Ye replied with a smile.
Yan Yan said, “But Daddy, we didn’t prepare any gifts.”
“You don’t have to worry about that, I’ve got everything ready. Come on, get in the car,” Qin Si Ye said, patting her head, his eyes filled with affection.
Hearing this, the three children quickly opened the back door and climbed in.
Qin Si Ye straightened up and watched Yin Xi walk towards him gracefully. She was wearing a high-end embroidered dress, her curly hair cascading down her shoulders, and her face adorned with delicate light makeup.
His eyes immediately showed a flash of admiration, but it was quickly concealed.
However, he still walked over and helped her open the passenger door.
From inside the car, the three children exchanged a smile at this sight.
When they arrived at the private room in the hotel, Gu Lin and his wife, along with Fu Ji Heng’s family of three, were already waiting for them.
The moment they saw Yin Xi, their eyes widened in amazement, and for a moment, they forgot to greet her.
Fu Runze was the first to react. He blinked his eyes and looked at Qin Si Ye with confusion.
“Uncle Qin, didn’t you say you were going to marry Aunt Shen? Why is there another woman with you now?”
“Happy birthday, Runze!” Chen Chen immediately stepped forward and handed him the gift in his hand, smiling as he continued, “What other woman? This is my mommy, her name is Yin Xi now, and you’ll have to call her Aunt Yin from now on.”
“Ah? What’s going on?” Fu Runze asked, completely bewildered, and was pulled aside by the three children to be explained.
The adults in the room all had smiles on their faces.
“Yin Xi, you are truly beautiful. No wonder Si Ye couldn’t forget you after only a month of being with you back then. It seems you are the white moonlight in his heart,” Fu Ji Heng said jokingly.
White moonlight? Hearing this, Yin Xi’s heart skipped a beat.
That day, he chased her to Hua Ban Li, and she, in her anger, had said Meng Ke was his white moonlight. He had denied it on the spot, saying he never had a white moonlight in his heart. How could she be his white moonlight?
“Yes, I think so too. That rainy night five years ago, after he saved you, you have lived in his heart,” Gu Lin chimed in with a smile, glancing at Qin Si Ye.
Yin Xi couldn’t help but look at Qin Si Ye. Seeing that his expression was normal, he indifferently put his arm around Fu Ji Heng and Gu Lin and walked towards the dining table.
At this moment, Fu Ji Heng’s wife, He Xin Meng, walked over and took her hand. “Yin Xi, I never expected you to have gone through so much. Now that everything is out in the open, your family of five can finally be together again.”
“Thank you, Xin Meng,” Yin Xi replied warmly, her lips curving into a smile.
Hearing her say this, Yin Xi knew that everyone present, except for young Fu Runze, likely already knew about her situation.
“Hello, Yin Xi. My name is Qiao Lu, and I’m Gu Lin’s wife,” Qiao Lu said, walking forward and smiling at her. “That day at the Qin family’s old residence, I wanted to get to know you, but then… then we only caught a brief glimpse. I finally get to meet you today.”
“Hello, Qiao Lu, I’m also very happy to meet you,” Yin Xi replied with a smile, taking her hand.
For some reason, from the first moment she saw them, Yin Xi felt an immediate connection.
“Look how good their relationship is, they’ve been good buddies since they were kids,” He Xin Meng said, turning to look at the three men chatting animatedly at the table. She then took Yin Xi’s and Qiao Lu’s hands and said, “I hope the three of us can also become good girlfriends, just like them. Come, let’s sit down at the table. Qiao Lu is pregnant, so she can’t stand for too long.”
Soon, a lavish feast was served, and the cake was placed in the center.
Everyone sang the birthday song together, congratulating young Fu Runze on his fifth birthday.
After eating the cake, it was time for drinks. Fu Ji Heng picked up the wine bottle to pour Qin Si Ye a glass, but Qin Si Ye raised his hand to stop him.
“I can’t drink today, I’m driving.”
“How can that be? The three of us haven’t gotten together for a long time. Today is Runze’s birthday, how can you not drink? Isn’t that right, Runze?” Fu Ji Heng insisted, pulling his arm and trying to pour him a drink.
Fu Runze was quick-witted. He sat up straight and said, “Yes, Uncle Qin. Today is my happiest day. If you don’t drink, it means you don’t like me.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to drink, nor is it that I don’t like you. It’s just that you can’t drink and drive. Didn’t your father teach you this?” Qin Si Ye said, looking at him with gentle eyes.
At this moment, Yin Xi suddenly spoke, “Si Ye, you drink. I’ll drive later.”