"Mm! Your wish is complete … making a wish in front of all of us beauties, it's impossible for your wish not to be fulfilled, "Li Xiao Xue said as she smiled. Li Xiao Xue said with a face full of smiles, "Now, let's invite our birthday girl to sit down. We're about to begin our most beloved part."
"Hehe, big brother, come sit here." Tian Tian brought over the chairs that Chao Ying and Chao Xi had prepared and pulled Ling Chen over to sit. She and Shadissika continued to stand on either side of Ling Chen, looking like 2 little angels.
"In order to celebrate our birthday boy Ling Chen growing up by another year, we've all prepared a present for you. Hmph, you must be very happy to hear it, right? "
Ling Chen opened his mouth, but he couldn't think of anything to say. After all, he had only had Dia Wu and Shui Ruo on his birthdays, and this was the first time he had experienced such a heartwarming scene. As such, he could only numbly nod.
"Wow! Big brother will receive so many presents at once; he must be so happy. "Tian Tian's eyes flashed with happiness and envy.
"Of course. Don't look at how calm he looks right now; he's definitely laughing inside," Li Xiao Xue said as she smiled. "Aunty Gu, you're our senior, so Aunty Gu should take the lead in giving gifts." Gu Qing Han smiled as she said, "Aunty Gu, you're our senior, so you should take the lead in giving gifts."
"Wah! I really want to know what Aunty Gu's present is. "Xiao Qi sat up, looking quite expectant.
A trace of nervousness flashed in Gu Qing Han's eyes as she slowly stretched out her tightly clenched right hand … she had been holding this present tightly in her hands this entire time. She had wanted to personally give this present to him since a long, long time ago.
He slowly opened his palm, and what appeared before everyone's eyes was a small and exquisite piece of... safety pendant.
This was a very ordinary-looking pendant, and it was about the size and shape of an ancient copper coin. There was a thin red thread in the middle, and it was completely snow-white. It was most likely carved out of some kind of white jade.
"Ling Chen, this is Aunty Gu's present for you. I hope … I hope you like it," Gu Qing Han said softly as she smiled at Ling Chen.
"Wow! It's a safety pendant! "Xiao Qi said.
Yun Meng Xin observed the safety buckle for a while and smilingly said, "Judging from the material, it should be made from extremely pure Nephrite jade. I can't see any flaws on it. The safety pendant originally had the meaning of protecting one's safety. In ancient times, Hetian jade was used to offer sacrifices to the heavens. Therefore, the safety pendant made from Hetian jade had the meaning of praying to the heavens for safety. Thank you, Aunty Gu. "
Just as Ling Chen was about to stand up and take it, he saw Li Xiao Xue look at him with a complicated expression before saying, "No less than expected from Meng Xin, your eyes are quite sharp. That's right, the safety pendant made of Hetian jade was indeed to pray to the heavens for safety. Aunty Gu's Hetian jade pendant's purity can be said to have reached the pinnacle. It's priceless, but that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this Hetian jade pendant was personally carved by Aunty Gu. "
"Ah? Aunt Gu … personally? "
"Yes." Li Xiao Xue nodded lightly. "Moreover, there are 23 similar safety buttons in Aunty Gu's house. Each of them was personally made by Aunty Gu."
Ling Chen: "!! … "
"Ah? Could it be that Aunty Gu has this kind of hobby? "Xiao Qi asked in shock. With the Gu family's power and Gu Qing Han's status in the Gu family, wouldn't it be incredibly easy for her to get any kind of jade? Why would she personally carve it?
"Of course not." Li Xiao Xue shook her head. "This is because this little safety button contains Aunty Gu's pure prayers. In order to let the heavens feel her sincerity, not only did she carve it herself, but she also personally made the choice of the Hetian jade. She also chose the silk thread herself. She didn't allow anyone to interfere in the entire process. After carving, she didn't allow anyone to touch it. "
"Is Aunty Gu praying for someone's safety?" Yun Meng Xin asked softly.
"Mm." Li Xiao Xue nodded and looked at Ling Chen as she slowly said, "Even though Aunty Gu is all by herself, she had a son when she was young. However, her son was only born for a few days before she had to be separated from him, and it would be 10 years before she could see him again. Being separated by blood was undoubtedly a great torment to Aunty Gu. After being separated from her child, Aunty Gu fell seriously ill due to excessive longing. On her sickbed, she carved out her first pendant … that could be said to have been carved by Aunty Gu with her life … every year after that, whenever it was close to his birthday, she would search for the purest Nephrite jade and use all of her heart and soul to carve a pendant to pray to the heavens for her child's safety … this continued all the way until the tenth pendant, when she received news that her child had gone missing after being infected with the Isrock Disease. If he was alive, no one could find him, and if he was dead, no one could find his corpse.
"Ahhh!!" the girls cried out.
"So … so pitiful. No wonder every time I see Aunty Gu, she seems so sad. "Xiao Qi clasped her hands in front of her chest as tears appeared in her eyes.
"Aunty, it's alright. In the future, we'll all be your family," Tian Tian said softly as her eyes trembled.
"Aiya, let me finish." Li Xiao Xue's expression relaxed. "Things aren't as bad as you think. After hearing that news, Aunty Gu was incredibly heartbroken, but she still carves a safety button every year like before … because that's her final hope. I'm sure that the heavens heard Aunty Gu's prayers and were deeply moved by her sincerity. Her son didn't die, and he's still living well in this world. He's living better than anyone else, and he's surrounded by countless peerless beauties. Oh, coincidentally, his birthday is also on August 18th. "
"Eh? It's the same birthday as big brother? What a coincidence. " Tian Tian nodded in agreement. She suddenly thought of something and looked at Gu Qing Han, "Ehhhhhh?"
The room fell silent, and all of the girls' expressions became quite interesting. Some looked dazed, some opened their mouths wide, and some thought to themselves.
"Aunty Gu," Xuanyuan Dia Wu uncontrollably stood up, her voice trembling, "Could it be that you're … you're …"
"How could it be … How could it be … Hasn't he been … since he was young …" Yola covered her mouth with her hands as her golden eyes widened.
"Who knows." Fey shook her head. She seemed to think of something, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes. She then smiled as she looked at Ling Chen with a look of joy and admiration.
"Is … Is this true? Aunty Gu is … is big brother Ling Tian's … "
"Shh." Yun Meng Xin lightly nudged Xiao Qi.
When Ling Chen had first seen Gu Qing Han, his heart had been thrown into disarray, and now, Li Xiao Xue had taken this opportunity to point out the truth that he had been running away from, causing him to feel incredibly panicked and at a loss as to what to do. Every word that Li Xiao Xue said tugged at Ling Chen's heartstrings. Looking at the jade pendant in Gu Qing Han's hand, he couldn't help but think of her weakly lying on a hospital bed with tears in her eyes, ignoring everyone's attempts to comfort her as she slowly carved the jade pendant. His heart felt both pain and warmth, and he almost involuntarily stretched out his hand and took the jade pendant.
The safety buckle contained Gu Qing Han's body heat, and it was very warm. It was a warmth that reached the bottom of his heart, so warm that he felt the urge to cry.
Before, he had thought that he didn't have a mother and didn't need a mother … before, he had thought that even if she really was his mother, she was someone he had never interacted with and had no feelings for, so he didn't need to acknowledge her or be touched …
However, after that day, he had thought of her so many times. When he had heard that she had a hidden illness for many years, his heart had ached, and now …
Could it be that this was the blood connection that Fey had talked about?
"Thank … Thank you, Aunty Gu." Ling Chen held the jade pendant in his hand and stiffly nodded. He subconsciously looked away, not daring to meet Aunty Gu's gaze.
Hearing this' thank you 'and looking away, a trace of bitterness flashed in Gu Qing Han's eyes. She forced a smile and said softly, "No need to thank me, I hope it can keep you safe."
Ling Chen nodded his head, opened his palm, and stared at the pendant for a while, then pulled the red string, and carefully put it around his neck.
When the jade pendant was placed on Ling Chen's chest, Gu Qing Han covered her mouth and deeply lowered her head as tears poured out of her eyes and her shoulders trembled.
The girls' eyes also became red. No matter how stupid they were, they could tell what was going on. Even though it was quite inconceivable, Ling Chen and Gu Qing Han's reactions told them the answer. The way they looked at Gu Qing Han completely changed … the leader of the Gu family and Ling Chen's mother were completely different in their hearts.
"So … So big brother Ling Tian's mother is still alive, and she's … she's …" Looking at Gu Qing Han, who had completely lost her composure and was sobbing, Su 'Er's eyes also became slightly moist.
Even though she had not completely revealed the truth, Li Xiao Xue was already quite satisfied to receive such a response from Ling Chen. She lightly patted Gu Qing Han's back and comforted her before smiling as she said, "Now, whose present should it be … the first one to give a present was our senior, Aunty Gu. Now, it's our youngest and cutest princesses' turn. Tian Tian, Sha Sha, it's your turn. "
"Okay!" Tian Tian and Shadissika replied before looking at each other and smiling. They left Ling Chen's side and took a few steps back.
"Big brother, take a good look at the present we gave you."
"Mhmm, Ling Chen, you'll definitely like it."
2 small, white hands held each other's. One was wearing a flowery dress, while the other was wearing a white dress. One looked like a fairy, while the other looked like a fairy. Just the scene of them standing together was enough to make anyone feel intoxicated.
"This is a song we wrote for big brother (Ling Chen). It's called 'Love Chen'. Let's begin!"
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