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nWhen the firework stick went out, the girl opened her eyes.

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nHer long and narrow eyelashes were slightly raised, and her eyes were bright.

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n“Alright, I made a wish.” Shi Xi took the firework stick away and said, “Let’s cut the cake.”

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nXie Yunzhou asked casually, “What wish did you make?”

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nShi Xi blinked and said, “This is a secret. If I say it out loud, it won’t be effective.”

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nXie Yunzhou cut the cake and said calmly, “Tell me, and I’ll help you realize it.”

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nShi Xi: …Grass (a kind of plant).

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nXie Yunzhou cut the first piece of cake and placed it in front of Shi Xi.

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nShi Xi looked at Xie Yunzhou and considered whether she should tell him her wish.

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n“Is it difficult to do it?” Xie Yunzhou looked at Shi Xi’s conflicted expression and couldn’t guess what wish she had made.

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nShi Xi held the cake in her hand and said, “It’s not really a wish. It’s a blessing for you.”

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nXie Yunzhou: “Blessing?”

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nShi Xi: “Yes, I hope that Xie Yunzhou is healthy and happy every day. He will always be able to achieve what he wants.” This way, he would not throw her into the river to feed the fish in a fit of anger.

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nHearing Shi Xi’s earnest blessing, Xie Yunzhou felt a warmth in his heart.

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nThe elite education that he had received since young required him to always be first and to always do it perfectly. Even if his fever reached 39 degrees, he had to complete his studies that day. He had to always remain calm and not show his emotions.

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nBut no one had ever told him that they hoped that he would be healthy and happy every day.

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nAs for getting what he wanted…

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nA hint of a smile appeared in Xie Yunzhou’s eyes.

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nHe would definitely be able to get what he wanted.

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nShi Xi was eating the cake when she saw that Xie Yunzhou had only cut a piece for her, but he did not eat it himself. She asked, “Why aren’t you eating the cake?”

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nXie Yunzhou said, “I don’t like sweet things.”

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nShi Xi cut a small piece for him and said, “Then you still have to eat a piece.”

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nXie Yunzhou took a bite.

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nIt was indeed very sweet.

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nIt was so sweet that it reached his heart.

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nWhile the two of them were eating the cake, the other table had already ended.

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nHua Hengzhe was calculating the price of this table in his mind —

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nThere was no need to calculate at all!

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nWhen that scoundrel friend of his ordered the ’82 Lafite, he knew that 10,000 yuan was definitely not enough!

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nHe said that he had money, but this group of people was really not polite!

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nHua Hengzhe took his phone and sent a message to Hua Xuanhe, but the other party did not reply.

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nHe could only pretend to go to the bathroom and call for help.

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nHis scoundrel friend pulled him back. “You’re not going to run, are you?”

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nHua Hengzhe flew into a rage out of humiliation. “What kind of person do you think I am?”

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nHis scoundrel friend said matter-of-factly, “Someone who pays the bills!”

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nHua Hengzhe: “…Don’t worry, I won’t run.”

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nHe first went to ask if he could put it on Hua Xuanhe’s and his account.

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nAfter getting a negative answer, Hua Hengzhe went to the bathroom to call for help.

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n“Brother, come and save me. I don’t have enough money to eat, so I’m going to be left here to wash dishes!”

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nHua Xuanhe was having dinner with Sheng Yan when he heard his useless brother’s voice. “I just happen to give you a chance to exercise.”

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nHua Hengzhe: “Please, Brother, I’m treating my college roommates to dinner today. I can’t lose face in front of them! Besides, I can’t let them help me wash dishes!”

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n“Where did you eat? I’m going to pay the bill.” Hua Xuanhe suspected that his brother was trying to scam money.

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n“Marriott.”

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n“I happen to be nearby. I’ll pick you up in ten minutes.” After Hua Xuanhe said that, he directly hung up the phone.

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nHaving a useless brother was more tiring than raising a son.

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nSheng Yan asked thoughtfully, “Do you have something to do?”

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n“Some family matters,” Hua Xuanhe said helplessly.

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nHua Hengzhe dawdled in the bathroom for a few minutes. When he came out, he saw his friends eating cake.

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n“You ordered cake again?” Hua Hengzhe asked.

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n“It was Shi Xi who invited us to eat it,” Hu Peng explained. “She said that it was a waste not to eat all the birthday cake, so she invited us to eat it together. Hurry up and eat it. She specially saved the biggest piece for you!”

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nThus, when Sheng Yan and Hua Xuanhe arrived at Marriott restaurant, they saw Hua Hengzhe eating Xie Yunzhou’s birthday cake.

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nXie Yunzhou and Shi Xi had finished their meal and were about to leave.

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nThey bumped into each other.

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nWhen Hua Xuanhe and Sheng Yan saw him, they were slightly startled. “Young Master Xie?”

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nSheng Yan looked at Shi Xi and his gaze paused.

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nAs for Hua Hengzhe, he was still eating Xie Yunzhou’s birthday cake. “Oh? Brother, you’re here.”

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