Chapter 30: 30 Children, do you want to...

On the day of Song Yu’s 20th birthday party, many friends came, and Xia Zhi came early to help greet the guests.

Song Yu was wearing a dress and doing her makeup in the rest area on the second floor. Zhou Ci stayed by her side the whole time, handing her something from time to time.

"Miss Song, you are so beautiful." The woman in charge of makeup praised her generously.

Song Yu glanced casually in the mirror, not taking it seriously, but still said politely: "Thank you!"

She lifted her skirt slightly and stood up from the chair. "Thank you for your hard work today. Why don't you stay and play with us?"

The woman and her assistants packed up their tools while shaking their heads and declining: "Thank you, Miss Song, but we can't. We have other plans later. Happy birthday and have fun." They were paid to do their job, and customer satisfaction was their goal. They couldn't be rude to the customer.

Song Yu pulled out a gold-studded red envelope from her diamond-studded handbag and handed it to the woman. "A little money for tea. Thanks for the trip."

The woman didn't refuse. She took the thick red envelope, and her smile widened. "Thank you, Miss Song. You are such a beautiful and kind-hearted fairy."

Song Yu smiled, walked them to the door, watched them leave from the small staircase at the back door, and then took Zhou Ci to the spiral staircase on the second floor.

When Shen Zhiyan arrived, he caused a sensation. Many people gathered around him to talk, and were also curious about the new female companion he brought with him.

He and Song Yu belong to the same circle. Most of Song Yu's friends are also his friends. They have heard about his relationship with Song Yu to some extent. Seeing him protecting his shy new girlfriend in his arms, they all feel a little sorry for Song Yu.

Chen Zhiyan was chatting with his new girlfriend and friends. He had been studying in S City for the past two years, and could only see his friends in B City during the Chinese New Year and summer vacation. Naturally, they were farther away from each other. No one had expected that he would go to S City to attend university. Although the economy of S City was not bad, when it came to education, no place in the country dared to compare with the educational resources of B City.

The BGM in the hall suddenly changed. Shen Zhiyan had a premonition. He stopped talking and looked up along with the people around him.

Amidst the even louder crowd, Song Yu smiled brightly as he walked down the spiral staircase, step by step.

It has been a long time since they last saw each other, and Ru Ru seemed even more beautiful than the last time he saw her.

Today she was wearing a lilac long dress, crystal high heels of the same color, and a crown inlaid with twenty pink diamonds on her head.

Everyone's eyes were on her. She stood with her shoulders straight and her head held high, like a real princess. Not even the huge crystal chandelier above her head could take away her radiance.

She didn't walk slowly, but her posture was elegant. The crisp "tapping" sound of her high heels seemed to ring in people's hearts, bright and warm, irresistible, but what followed was even more unbearable pain and helplessness.

Many friends were already waiting for her at the stairs. As soon as she stepped onto the tiles on the first floor, everyone gathered around her and talked to her.

She has really grown up. Even without him by her side, she has grown up well and has many friends by her side.

In the past, he always worried that because of her simple character, she would be easily deceived without his protection.

But a princess is a princess. Even without his protection, there are still many people willing to protect her.

She is cute and kind, and she shines in every aspect. Who wouldn't like her?

The new girlfriend noticed Shen Zhiyan's absent-minded look and patted him lightly, bringing his attention back.

Seeing that Shen Zhiyan finally turned his gaze back to her, she felt a little relieved and said softly, "Mr. Shen, I'm a little cold."

Chen Zhiyan lowered his eyes to look at their intertwined hands. These hands were as soft and beautiful as Ru Ru's hands, but he could always remember the first time they intertwined their fingers. He pretended to be calm, but at the same time he was so excited that his heart was about to jump out of his chest.

After all, these hands are different from Ru Ru's hands.

Ru Ru would never open her deer-like eyes, look at him ignorantly, show weakness in front of him, long for his mercy, and hope for his protection.

He would not disguise himself as a prey, but he could not even hide the calculation in his eyes.

Ru Ru never needs to deliberately attract other people's attention, because wherever she appears is where the attention is focused.

No one could ignore her.

She is different from all other women.

Do you regret it?

Never regretting anything, Shen Zhiyan always knew what he wanted. Ru Ru was too beautiful, and no one in this world was worthy of her, not even someone as clumsy and dirty as him.

Shen Zhiyan was silent for a long time before he spoke softly: “Okay, we’ll go back after giving the birthday present.”

The new girlfriend looked at the beautiful and noble young girl surrounded by the crowd in the distance and said tentatively: "Mr. Shen, this birthday girl is so beautiful."

Shen Zhiyan smiled. He glanced at her and reminded her meaningfully, "Don't try to compare yourself with Ru Ru." No one can compare to her.

The new girlfriend hurriedly shook her head to deny: "Mr. Shen, I didn't."

Shen Zhiyan looked at her, his eyes suddenly cold, "Don't test me, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."

The new girlfriend nodded obediently: "I understand, Mr. Shen."

Shen Zhiyan smiled at her again, and his tone softened: "Don't let your imagination run wild in the future. I don't like women who think too much."

After receiving a meek nod from his new girlfriend, Shen Zhiyan turned his attention back to Song Yu who was not far away.

Song Yu was talking to her friends. When she glanced back, she accidentally met Shen Zhiyan's eyes.

Song Yu was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment, then he reacted, pushed through the crowd and walked towards Shen Zhiyan.

"Chen Zhiyan." Song Yu stood in front of him, calm and generous, "You're here?"

Shen, Zhi, Yan!

From childhood to adulthood, Song Yu has called Shen Zhiyan's name countless times, either coquettishly, cutely, angry, or showing weakness. No matter which one it is, Shen Zhiyan's name always sounds affectionate when she calls it.

The only difference was not like today. She also mentioned his full name, but her tone was flat, as if she was just greeting an ordinary friend, as if she had really let him go, and also let go of the special treatment she had received.

Shen Zhiyan glanced at Zhou Ci who came over behind Song Yu, and handed her the birthday gift for Song Yu, "Ruru, happy birthday!"

Song Yu took it and said, "Thank you! I'm sorry for the expense!"

She didn't open it immediately like she had done before when she received his gift. Instead, she handed it to Zhou Ci beside her for safekeeping, just like she would receive a gift from an ordinary friend. She turned her eyes to the new girlfriend that Shen Zhiyan brought over and praised her politely, "Is this your girlfriend? She's so beautiful!"

Song Yu greeted and reminisced in a very calm manner, as if nothing much had happened between them and they were just old friends.

The more calm she was, the more silent Shen Zhiyan became.

Someone was calling Song Yu's name in the distance. Song Yu responded and turned around to apologize to Shen Zhiyan and said politely: "Sorry, I have to leave for a while. I have to go over there to say hello. Shen Zhiyan, you should accompany your girlfriend to eat and have fun." He turned his head and gave Shen Zhiyan's new girlfriend detailed instructions, telling her where to find delicious food and drinks, and then left slowly.

Song Yu greeted the friend who called her name, and chatted with them for a while before leaving the crowd to take a break.

After turning the corner and blocking the gazes of everyone in the hall, Song Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. She leaned against the wall, turned around and asked Zhou Ci who had followed her with a soft smile, "Little boy, did I behave well today?"

Zhou Ci nodded in affirmation: "Okay!"

A waiter passed by. Song Yu took a sip of champagne from the tray carried by the waiter and frowned. "Why does this champagne have a strange smell?"

She casually placed the champagne she had just taken a sip of on the high and low cabinet in the corner, lifted her skirt and continued walking forward. When Zhou Ci passed by, he took a sip of the half glass of champagne she had left. The taste was mellow, without the strange taste that Song Yu had described. He put it down calmly and continued walking with Song Yu.

Song Yu took a few steps and suddenly spoke again: "Chen Zhiyan really changed his girlfriend again. Why did he change his girlfriend again? Is it for the novelty? He was not like this before. Are all men like this? They like to get tired of the old and fall in love with the new."

The voice was so low that it was barely audible, but Zhou Ci, with his entire attention focused on her, still heard it.

Zhou Ci gently pulled Song Yu's hand. Song Yu stopped and looked back at him in confusion, "What's wrong?"

"Sister, not all men are like Chen Zhiyan who gets bored easily with the old and loves the new." Zhou Ci looked at Song Yu and said seriously, "I'm not like that! Sister, I'm very loyal. Once I fall in love with someone, it will be for a lifetime."

Song Yu was amused by his serious look, "How old are you? You don't even have a girl you like, and you know that a lifetime is so long?"

"It's true." Seeing that Song Yu didn't believe him, Zhou Ci got a little anxious. "Zhou Ting'an is fickle, and the one who's hurt the most is my mother. I'll either never fall in love with a woman for the rest of my life, or if I do, it'll be for the rest of my life. I don't want my children to grow up like me and go through the same life again."

"I understand. Little boy, you have a girl you like now, right?"

Song Yu's mood was distracted, and he couldn't hide his curiosity and asked, "What's going on recently? I haven't heard you mention any girls in the past. Is it someone I know? Or is it a classmate of yours?"

Zhou Ci suddenly felt that he was worrying in vain. Given Song Yu's thick-skinned nature, it was better to wait and see for many things, otherwise it would be bad if he scared her away.

Song Yu was still asking questions relentlessly, and Zhou Ci could only say, "Sister, don't make random guesses, there is no such person.

Zhou Ci was so tight-lipped that Song Yu couldn't get anything out of him, so she simply gave up asking. She hid on the sofa in the corner to calm herself down. With Zhou Ci silently watching over her, no matter how bad her mood was, she could be cured.

There's no way around it. My sister isn't qualified to be negative all the time. She has to set an example.

When she appeared in front of her friends again, she was once again the graceful eldest daughter of the Song family.

It is not necessary to have an opening dance at a birthday party, but Song Yu is a really good dancer, and most of her friends are second or third generation children whose interests and hobbies have been fully cultivated by their families, so it is not surprising to arrange an opening dance at the party.

Today is Song Yu's home court. When she was performing the opening dance, many people came to invite her to dance. Gao Chi also came. He ran the fastest. After all, he was the only boyfriend Song Yu had ever promised. Although there were rumors that Gao Chi had broken up with her, it seemed that the two of them had good character. They did not fight after the breakup and they are still good friends after the breakup.

In this kind of situation, Gao Chi felt that no one was more suitable than him to dance with Song Yu, not even the little brat Zhou Ci because of his age.

Thinking about it this way, Gao Chi felt a little proud.

Unexpectedly, Song Yu rejected him.

To be precise, Song Yu rejected all invitations.

After being in contact for so long, Song Yu also realized that Gao Chi was not a bad person. There was nothing wrong with him being a male best friend, but he was still a little short of the mark in developing into a boyfriend.

Song Yu rejected other people's invitations and said nothing, but only she knew that she was silently waiting for someone in her heart.

A long time ago, Shen Zhiyan once said that the opening dance of her twentieth birthday must be reserved for him.

Twenty is a special age, even more special than eighteen, because twenty is the legal marriage age for women.

How could she not understand what Shen Zhiyan hadn't finished saying?

A few years passed quickly, and everything changed. They went their separate ways and drifted further and further apart. Song Yu still remembered the promise, and the pair of bright eyes of Chen Zhiyan when she agreed to it.

Song Yu still can't forget those eyes.

She was waiting, or you could say she was reluctant to leave. Although Chen Zhiyan had already broken their promise, on this special birthday of her 20th, Song Yu still didn't want to be the one who broke the promise.

The familiar opening dance music sounded, and Shen Zhiyan thought of the time when the two of them were together. His heart was touched, and he couldn't help but look at Song Yu. Unexpectedly, Song Yu was also looking at him.

The two looked at each other from a distance. Shen Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then he pushed through the crowd and walked towards Song Yu with a look of disregard.

Song Yu's heart was pounding, but she didn't move. Her body was so stiff that it felt like it wasn't her own. She knew she should turn around and avoid it, but she just couldn't move.

Give him another chance!

Maybe Shen Zhiyan has something to hide?

Song Yu found a reason for herself and accepted it happily. She stood there waiting for Shen Zhiyan to walk towards her.

Shen Zhiyan stopped, his new girlfriend stood in front of him. Not knowing what his new girlfriend said to him, Shen Zhiyan frowned, glanced at Song Yu from a distance, did not come over, and pulled his new girlfriend away.

Song Yu suddenly came to her senses as if she had been slapped in the face. She felt ashamed of her hesitation just now.

Shen Zhiyan already has a girlfriend, but she still fantasizes about going back to the past with him. Love not only makes people blind and lose their fighting spirit, but also makes people selfish.

At that moment, she didn't think about Shen Zhiyan's girlfriend at all. She didn't think that if she and Shen Zhiyan got back together, what would Shen Zhiyan's girlfriend do? Most importantly, what was she, Song Yu?

She, Song Yu, became the kind of woman she hated the most.

Song Yu was shocked by her own imagination. She would never allow herself to become such a woman.

After adjusting her mood, she put on a smile again: "Little boy, do you want to dance the opening dance with your sister?"

Zhou Ci was in a rare state of embarrassment, "Sister, I'm sorry, I don't know how to do it."

Song Yu comforted him: "It's okay, it's my fault. I will teach you next time."

"Okay, I will study hard."

"So, sister went to find someone else to dance with?"

"Have fun, sister." Zhou Ci made way for her.

Song Yu stood up. She didn't take the initiative to look for anyone, but just walked to the edge of the dance floor and made a gesture as if she was ready to dance.

Beautiful women never lack suitors or dance partners, and there are no fools here. Song Yu inspired many people just by standing there, including those who had been rejected by her once before but still refused to give up.

Gao Chi ran the fastest. He extended his hand to Song Yu and smiled like a fool: "It has to be me, your 'ex-boyfriend', right?"

Song Yu hit him: "Can you stop smiling so cheaply?"

The two of them slid into the dance floor, bantering with each other.

I have to say that Gao Chi had also learned it, and he danced very well. He could also follow Song Yu's various difficult moves. Everyone couldn't help but stop and admire the two of them dancing.

Song Yu is a shining light wherever she goes. She has the ability to make people look at her involuntarily.

Song Yu was dancing to his heart's content, so he didn't notice that under the dim light, Zhou Ci was sitting on the sofa with his head lowered and his fists clenched.

He was so frustrated. His sister knew so much, and he had to study and make money at the same time, so he never had enough time.

But as long as it is something his sister likes, he will try his best to learn it.

Isn’t it just dancing?

He will study hard.