Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 647: A Special Birthday Gift

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Yun Jinping looked at Fu Qingxuan and tenderly uttered, “Xuan, please play along.”

It never crossed Yun Jinping’s mind that Xuan felt more strongly than her and her husband about Xixi dating. She and Old Shen should be the ones worried stiff.

With a smile, Jiang Yin eagerly waited for the showdown. Still, she was reeling in shock inside.

She was also surprised the secret came out rather quickly while Xixi was still in the dark about it. The grownups in the house had already found out and the man was about to face the parents off. Man, he had guts! He was a real man!

Jiang Yin was dying to find out what the person did or say for the parents to accept his presence and go with the whole secret arrangement.

With eyes sparkling with excitement, Ruan Sisi pulled Jiang Yin aside and whispered a million questions. Oh, this was her teacher’s boyfriend. She was curious as to what kind of guy deserved her ever-talented teacher.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen quietly told them about the plan. Today was her teacher’s birthday and there was a big surprise waiting for her. The surprise was her teacher’s boyfriend. They were presenting the boyfriend to her.

Unable to make out his feelings, Yu Yuanxi faintly asked Shen Zhangqing what was going on. Where did Xixi’s boyfriend pop out from?

Judging by everyone on the scene, it seemed only him, Granny Yu, and Xixi’s student, Ruan Sisi, were in the dark while the rest had more or less an idea about it.

Lil’ Ye, especially, had quite an animated look then. It was plain to see that she was in the know. She even played along by dragging Xixi away.

With everyone on the ground floor aware of the plan, they went on with their business.

Fu Qingxuan pulled a long face, clenching his fists as he darted a cold stare at the yard next door. He angrily shouted when Toffeecito happened to climb up the wall. “Get down, you ingrate.”

Standing nearby, Yu Qiubai curiously asked, “Do you have a crush on Xixi?”

He was acting like someone who had the love of his life stolen from him.

Without a word, Fu Qingxuan continued to sulk and showed it on his sour face. It did not sit well with him no matter how he thought about it. Mr. and Mrs. Shen should at least stop the relationship. God knows what dirty measures Li Yuan, the b*stard, adopted to convince Mr. and Mrs. Shen to take his side.

Giving a look to show that he fully understood, Yu Qiubai let out a suggestive smile and narrowed his foxy eyes at Toffeecito on top of the wall. Toffeecito leaped down and jumped onto the carton Yu Yuanxi and Pei Xu were pushing in. It kneeled on top of the box.

Jiang Yin and Ruan Sisi walked alongside.

Through the window, Song Wenye watched as a humongous present was being shoved past the door. She then glanced slyly and expectantly at Shen Xi who had a change of clothes and was doing her makeup in front of the vanity dresser.

Jesus!

Toffeecito’s Dad really knew his way to a lady’s heart. Song Wenye was beyond impressed. What sorcery did he pull to get a yes from Mr. and Mrs. Shen to play along?

She believed no parents in the world would be willing to give away their daughter to another man, especially Mr. Shen who loved his daughter more than anything in the world.

Shen Zhangqing was not too happy to see the present come in. Yet, he had to hold himself together. Today was his daughter’s birthday and the day she reached adulthood. Nothing spoke more volume than her happiness.

The excessive request was a stab to his heart. Shen Zhangqing was not going to agree to it no matter what Li Yuan had to say. In fact, he did not budge at all last night.

However, the kid next door paid another visit this morning. The boy transferred all of his assets to his daughter and showed him the paperwork.

Shen Zhangqing was also a man, so he knew what it was like to be a man. It was rare and a good enough commitment for a man to go this far for his love. Shen Zhangqing could say there was no man quite like Li Yuan on earth.

While he was happy that his daughter found a man so true to her, Shen Zhangqing was reluctant to hand over the apple of his eye to someone else. Try as he may, he could not feel good about it at all.

Still, he knew that the kid was right. Shen Zhangqing and his wife were in no position to come in between the relationship. Since they could not do anything about it, they might as well let their daughter be happy on the day she blossomed into an adult.

It was fine that he and his wife were upset a little as nothing beat their daughter’s happiness. Shen Zhangqing did not want his daughter to be upset, sad, and caught in a dilemma because of this.

Yun Jinping held his hand, smiling tenderly as she softly uttered, “Honey, Xixi is grown up now. All we can do is to make her smile.”

Girls were going to get married at some point in their life. To find true love and a keeper was hard to come by and worth celebrating.

Last night, Lil’ Li mentioned that Xixi wanted to wait until after she came of age to come clean. Xixi did not want to do it before so as not to put anyone down during the birthday celebration.

Lil’ Li intended to pay a visit after Xixi’s birthday, but Shen Zhangqing’s abrupt stopover brought the date forward.

Since the parents had already known, Lil’ Li did not want to put Xixi in the spot any longer. Lil’ Li said they could let off steam on him if they were angry.

In the end, he asked a favor prior to leaving. He wanted to surprise Xixi’s rite of passage and needed them to play along.

There was no point in finding fault in Lil’ Li now that they knew about the relationship. Yun Jinping was aware of her daughter’s feelings for him, but like her husband, she could not give him a straight answer there and then.

This morning, Lil’ Li brought over the paperwork for the transfer of assets to Xixi. These documents were not signed yesterday or today. By the looks of the date, these properties were signed to her name not long after they moved into their home here.

There were also newly acquired companies and developed businesses that were added in between.

Shen Zhangqing quietly and coldly glanced at the huge gift with gleams of broken reflections in his eyes before dragging his wife into the kitchen.

If only Fu Qingxuan could cut the gift box with his gaze and kill the person inside.

This was insane. Li Yuan was a conniving and horrible b*stard. He wanted to give Meanie a surprise and wanted all of them to work with him on it too. No way was Fu Qingxuan going to!

Looking at Fu Qingxuan, Pei Xu murmured, “What? Did Toffeecito’s Dad kill your father?”

To his knowledge, Jin Yu was like a teacher and father to Toffeecito’s Dad. As a matter of fact, Jin Yu had a closer bond with Toffeecito’s Dad than with the Fu brothers since Jin Yu had not recovered his memory. The closest person in his memory was Toffeecito’s Dad.

“Get lost!” Fu Qingxuan yelled before stomping out in rage.. While passing by the present, he kicked it out of spite and went to the kitchen to help out.

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