"Alright, it's time to cut the cake." Seeing that it was almost ready, Shi's mother had someone bring the cake up.

Shi Xi looked around and asked, "Where is Ning Yu?"

Today is their birthday!

Judging from this situation, it seems that this birthday celebration was held specifically for her.

Shi's mother frowned in displeasure, "They were just here a moment ago, how come they've disappeared?"

Shi Xi: "I'll go find her."

"Wait, the cake is here. Let's cut the cake first before going to find her," Shi's mother stopped Shi Xi.

Why bother looking for Ning Yu after cutting the cake?

Just as Shi Xi was about to speak, the lights dimmed and the song "Happy Birthday" began to play.

The crowd automatically split into two lines as they watched the five-tiered cake being brought in.

Shi Xi looked over in surprise.

First, I was surprised by the size of the cake; the five-tiered cake was almost taller than a person, and 18 candles were inserted on top in a staggered manner.

Secondly, they were surprised by the person pushing the cake!

Can anyone tell her when Tao Yuxuan came back?!

Pushing in the cake was Tao Yuxuan, the cannon fodder female supporting character who was supposed to be dating handsome men abroad.

Tao Yuxuan, dressed in a long blue dress, slowly walked in pushing a five-tiered exquisite cake. Seeing Shi Xi's surprised expression, she was very pleased with herself, "Surprise! Surprised?!"

Shi Xi: "It was quite a surprise."

But there was more surprise than anything else.

Tao Yuxuan chuckled, "I'll definitely come back for your birthday. Hurry up and make a wish and blow out the candles!"

Shi Xi was no longer in the mood to think about where Ning Yu was.

Where Tao Yuxuan is, Ning Yu will probably appear soon too.

Shi Xi clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and made a sincere wish upon the cake:

Please, please let me live! Let me have a peaceful birthday party!

God, Jesus, Buddha, or any other deity, please bless me!

After making her wish, Shi Xi wanted to blow out the candles in one breath.

With such a large cake and 18 candles inserted in a staggered pattern, Shi Xi could only blow out three in one breath.

I almost couldn't catch my breath.

After blowing out all the candles, the lights in the hall came on, and Shi Xi picked up the cake knife and began to cut the first piece.

In this grand setting, Ning Yu, dressed in short sleeves and trousers, walked in from outside.

Seeing that a piece of the birthday cake had already been cut, Ning Yu pursed her lips slightly, her cool eyes lowered, and she remained silent.

Shi Xi stood on the steps cutting the cake. As if by telepathy, she looked up at the doorway and her eyes met Ning Yu's.

"Xi Xi?" Tao Yuxuan was stunned for a moment when she saw Shi Xi. Following her gaze, she also saw Ning Yu who had just entered.

"Oh? It's Ning Yu back!" Tao Yuxuan never gave Ning Yu a friendly look. She raised her chin slightly and said arrogantly, "Today is Xixi's birthday. What birthday present did you prepare?"

When Shi Xi heard Tao Yuxuan's provocative words, she knew that things were going to turn badly for her today.

Ning Yu's gaze fell on Tao Yuxuan, her eyes as cold as ice and snow. "What did you give her?"

"I made this cake myself!" Tao Yuxuan found an opening to show off. "From baking the bread and whipping the cream to making the flowers on top, I did it all! I even wrote 'Happy Birthday' on it!"

The most precious things are the rich's time and the poor's money.

Tao Yuxuan's willingness to spend time making such a large cake shows that she genuinely considers Shi Xi a good friend.

Shi Xi: "...When did you get back?"

"That's not the point." Tao Yuxuan looked at Ning Yu with a mocking expression: "You didn't prepare a gift, did you?"