Chapter 23 Gift

Yu Zhi continued to stay in the medical center for three days before being discharged.

On the day of discharge, Yu Ji, Li Shurong, Yu Yao and Yu Yi appeared outside her ward together.

"Xiao Zhi, mom and dad are here to pick you up from the hospital." Li Shurong's expression was gentle, with an indelible look of tenderness between her brows.

Yu Zhi took advantage of the situation and acted like a touched and attached person, snuggling in Li Shurong's arms like a baby bird that had finally returned home.

Except for Yu Yu, who thought he saw through Yu Zhi's plan, no one thought there was anything wrong.

It seems that children should naturally admire their parents, even if their father is unkind and their mother is unloving, and they have suffered a lot of grievances since childhood.

Yu Zhi's current behavior is what the world thinks of a qualified daughter. The way she hugged Li Shurong tightly, even the usually cold and hard Yu Ji couldn't help but be moved.

Even though they initially decided to pick up Yu Zhi from the hospital only because of the words and attitude Wei Yuan asked Yu Yao to convey.

After returning to Yu's house, Li Shurong suddenly became interested and actively expressed her desire to take Yu Zhi to the beauty salon.

"Xiao Zhi, you look much better now," Li Shurong looked at her carefully, half regretfully saying, "It's our fault for not knowing. We should have taken you for a physical examination a long time ago."

It sounds like he cares more about the changes in her appearance.

"Why don't you go with your mother to do some skin care these days? Your skin is still a little dry, and your hair quality is not good enough..." Li Shurong listed a series of areas that could be improved.

Yu Zhi nodded obediently: "I listen to my mother."

The beauty salon that Li Shurong always goes to is of top-notch quality and costs a lot of money, but she has always cared most about her appearance and decency, and spends at least millions of star coins in the beauty salon every year.

Yu Zhi was lucky to go with her on this trip. Li Shurong applied for a membership card for her without blinking an eye and added a balance of one million to it.

It is indeed expensive for a reason. After one treatment and styling, the lifting effect is visible to the naked eye. Li Shurong couldn't help but look at Yu Zhi again and again with curiosity.

"Xiao Zhi, your foundation is still very similar to mine and your father's," she couldn't help but sigh, "You need to follow the beauty schedule arranged by the consultant and come here for long-term care."

"Okay." Yu Zhi nodded. She didn't need Li Shurong to remind her specifically. Since it was beneficial to her, she would of course come regularly.

*

Time flies, and it is Yu Yao's birthday.

Because Yu Zhi had been going to bed at ten o'clock every day to maintain her beauty recently, and Yu Yao's current condition did not require her to worry about it, so she did not have to wait until twelve o'clock to send birthday wishes.

However, relationships definitely need to be maintained. Yu Zhi got up and went to Yu Yao's room.

She knocked on the door twice, and the door was opened from the inside. Yu Yao had also gotten up early.

"Zhizhi?" He was in a good mood and looked at Yu Zhi with a hint of anticipation.

Yu Zhi smiled at him shyly, and held up the carefully wrapped gift box hidden behind her back. "Happy birthday, brother!"

Yu Yao grinned and took it eagerly: "Thank you Zhizhi, can I open it and take a look?"

Yu Zhi hummed softly, as if she was worried that Yu Yao would not like the gift she prepared.

Seeing his sister's nervous look, Yu Yao had already made up his mind. Even if the gift was not what he wanted, he must act surprised and satisfied so as not to hurt his sister's feelings.

Yu Yao came to the table, patiently untied the ribbon tied to the surface, and then carefully peeled off the wrapping paper.

Inside was a small black gift box. He opened it with some trepidation. The corners of his mouth had already curled up as he had expected, but he was stunned when he saw the items in the box.

It was a necklace, simple and elegant overall, except for the exquisitely polished gilded obsidian in the front. The flowing gilt inside continuously reflected magnificent and magical light and shadow as Yu Yao picked it up.

Having long forgotten the task of pretending, Yu Yao took out the obsidian necklace and rubbed it gently without letting go.

It took a while before he recovered.

"Zhizhizhi," he asked with genuine surprise, "where did you buy it? I've never been able to find any."

"Ah, I... I have a friend who I know, and I asked him to buy it for me." Yu Zhi explained vaguely.

It would be best if she didn't say that she had worked hard and taken risks to go to the lower-class area to buy obsidian for her brother.

If she's lucky, Yu Yu might come along and help her. If she's not so lucky, when she and Shen Wang meet again at the Central Military Academy, there will be plenty of opportunities for her to expose this matter.

Yu Yao was a simple-minded person and didn't think much about it. He was simply immersed in the joy of his sister taking the trouble to prepare a gift that suited his taste.

*

As usual, Yu Yao’s birthday party was held in the evening at the top luxury hotel in Tianqiong District.

After lunch, the Yu family and the styling team went to the hotel's lounge in advance to do their makeup. This was the first time that Yu Zhi had her own exclusive styling team.

Before, the original owner could only "borrow" Yu Yi's stylist, but he always made a fool of himself in public because of his "willful and stubborn" choices.

The styling team assigned to Yu Zhi this time had heard of her deeds a long time ago. With the mentality of "whatever happens, the client is the most important", the hard-working workers originally thought of just following her wishes, but when they saw Yu Zhi herself, they all changed their minds in an instant.

How could they watch this face being wasted!

So, the most experienced makeup artist took the lead and earnestly advised, "Miss Yu, your facial features are so beautiful. Whether it's a grand and elegant makeup style or a noble and elegant makeup style, it's very suitable. See if there's a style you like... However, since you're still young, I'm afraid that too heavy and bold makeup won't suit you."

He hinted in a subtle way, implying that as long as you don't choose the spooky and weird makeup, it will be fine.

Seeing that Yu Zhi had not yet expressed her opinion, the stylist who was waiting nearby was so anxious that she pushed her usually open-minded assistant and asked her to "offer some gossip".

The young assistant lost her balance and almost slid to her knees in front of Yu Zhi, suffering from the sudden beauty-enhancing attack head-on. Her usually eloquent mouth seemed to be sewn shut, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

But Yu Zhi chuckled. It was only half a second, but the assistant felt that the chuckle contained infinite allure and laziness, which made her face inexplicably red and her bones seemed to melt.

"Okay," Yu Zhi nonchalantly fiddled with the green leaves on the dressing table, "but I want something softer, preferably... like a white lotus."

"Okay, okay!" Seeing that she wasn't acting up, the makeup artist's face lit up with joy and he immediately agreed, "Of course, no problem! I guarantee that no one will be able to take their eyes off you!"

The styling team is making intensive preparations, determined to restore Yu Zhi's beauty tonight and prove their level and strength.