Gu Kai's face stiffened, and he pretended not to hear, "You're saying..."

"If there's a next time, Zheng Tian won't live past the next day."

After speaking slowly, Huo Qin strode away.

Gu Kai was left wiping away cold sweat with lingering fear.

As he walked out the gate, a car was parked not far away. Huo Qin's youngest daughter poked her head out, her expression serious and disappointed. "Uncle, haven't you wished Brother Yu Ci a happy birthday yet?"

Gu Kai was stunned. He hadn't said anything because he had no idea.

Yu Ci has already been taken to the hospital by the Huo family's driver, and his phone number has been blocked, so there is no possibility for him to say anything more.

Chaochao guessed what he meant just by looking at his expression. She gave a cute but fierce "humph" and drove off in her black Maybach.

The next day, both of Zhengtian's projects "coincidentally" encountered the withdrawal of investment by partners, causing Zhengtian's stock price to fall again, wiping out billions in market value, and the board of directors' complaints against him to grow even stronger.

However, Gu Kai could only swallow his anger and accept it, knowing that it was merely a warning from Huo Qin.

The current mess has him so busy that he's completely overwhelmed, so Gu Kai has no choice but to temporarily abandon the idea of ​​forcing Yu Ci to come back.

That evening, Xie Jingcheng "casually" revealed to Xu Yizhou that it was Yu Ci's birthday. Soon, less than five minutes later, the class group chat was filled with messages wishing the class monitor a happy birthday.

Yu Ci: [Thank you everyone for your blessings]

The next day, when he arrived at the classroom, he found a pile of gifts on the table. He accepted them all and smiled as he responded to each one with a blessing.

Yu Ci tidied the items on the table, her eyes lowered.

There's nothing from that dumpling brand here...

This is the Huo family.

After returning home, Chaochao pondered for a long time what birthday gift to give Yu Ci. Finally, she had a flash of inspiration and buried herself in drawing with crayons all afternoon. That evening, Huo Qin invited the most professional craftsmen in China to create the objects on the design.

After spending an afternoon discussing with the master until his throat was dry, and supervising the work for two days, a pure silver bamboo-shaped bracelet was finally delivered to Yu Ci.

The exterior is shaped like a bamboo joint, simple and elegant. The inner side is vividly and meticulously carved with swimming fish, jumping rabbits, running puppies, eating pigs, and a special "sun stamp" for a certain little dumpling.

Besides the bracelets, there were also boxes and bags of gifts, including cute little stones that the little one had collected, and her own artwork...

He knew that the little dumpling wanted to fill in all the things he lacked, little by little.

Yu Ci couldn't help but smile, her dark eyes sparkling like stars.

The class representative has changed.

But I can't quite put my finger on what's changed.

During this period, the students in Class 1 all vaguely noticed it.

The handsome guy was still smiling, but he'd lost some of his aloofness and gained... popularity?

The gentle smile shed its hazy veil, becoming real, and besides that, it also gained... uh...

A student asked Yu Ci a question: "Class monitor, did you solve this problem? What's your thought process?"

Yu Ci casually revealed the bamboo-shaped bracelet on her wrist, a smile playing on her lips, her tone slightly surprised: "Yes, how did you know this bracelet was a gift from Chaochao?"

Classmate: "...Ah, no wonder she's so beautiful..."

Yu Ci smiled gently: "That's right, she designed it herself."

classmate:"……"

Actually, this conversation could have been conducted without him.