Stopping in front of the narrow storage room on the first floor, Fu Yanci ruffled Ye Li's hair. "Ali, your gift is over there!"
Ye Li walked down the steps and pushed open the storage room door.
A somber atmosphere filled the air, mingled with a faint scent of sandalwood.
Ye Li immediately noticed the large and small gift boxes piled up in the corner.
Each box was extremely formal, wrapped in pink, white, light blue, or pale yellow paper, and tied with a white gauze bow.
Ye Li glanced at Fu Yanci, then stepped into the storage room.
There is a card on each box.
Ye Li sat on the floor and hugged the largest burgundy box.
I opened the card; the handwriting was familiar.
Happy 18th birthday, Ali!
You look as beautiful as an angel today. Seeing your radiant smile and knowing that you will find the happiness you've always dreamed of, I'm so happy for you!
But Ah Li, I can't laugh at all.
So, I just wish you a happy birthday!
Please forgive my selfishness!
After turning 18, you're an adult! Ali, I hope that even as an adult, you'll still be as beautiful and radiant as you are today.
I hope you realize your dream and become a dazzling jewelry designer in the future.
In short, I hope you are always happy!
...Fu Yanci]
Her 18th birthday was her grandest coming-of-age ceremony.
It was also the day she got engaged to Zhou Hechen.
That day, the banquet hall on the first floor of the Yunjing Building was packed with guests, and all of Zhou's relatives came out.
Many of them went there because of Fu Yanci.
But Fu Yanci did not appear until the banquet ended.
Ye Li thought he hadn't come.
But it wasn't until she received his letter in Toronto that Ye Li realized he had been there that day as well.
“Fu Yanci…”
Ye Li held the card and turned to look at Fu Yanci sitting next to her. "How could you be so silly?"
"Are you stupid?"
Fu Yanci smiled, "Ali, if the price of getting you is for me to wait foolishly for so many years, then I will gladly accept it."
Ye Li's heart softened completely.
Fu Yanci ruffled his hair. "Aren't you going to open it and see what I gave you?"
That's right.
The gift hasn't been opened yet.
Ye Li untied the bow and opened the **.
Inside the box was a red jewelry set.
Designed by Parisian jewelry master Miranda, it is named Bloom.
It fetched an astronomical price at that year's autumn auction and gained international renown.
Ye Li couldn't help but blink.
When the Ye and Zhou families were discussing the engagement banquet, Fu Minghui held Li Xueqing's hand with a regretful expression, "In my opinion, only the Blooming set is worthy of Ali. But I was too slow. I asked someone to ask Master Miranda, but the master said that Blooming has already been auctioned off."
The Zhou family was there, and Mom smiled and said it was alright.
But after seeing Fu Minghui and Zhou Jinrui off, Mom's face fell, and she said that they clearly didn't want to spend money.
The starting bid for that set of "Blooming" was 80 million, but no one knows how much it ultimately sold for.
Even if it's only 100 million, that's still 800 million RMB.
How could the Zhou family be so generous as to spend so much money on her?
They're just being generous in words!
“Brother Shen, why don’t you ask around and see who bought Fangzhan? Let’s find out and buy it back as a dowry for Ali.”
"good!"
Mom and Dad discussed it very well.
But no matter how much they inquired, they couldn't find out who had actually won the bid for Bloom.
In the end, nothing came of it.
Ye Li never expected that the blossoming flower, which her parents once jokingly said was only worthy of their Ah Li, would one day truly become hers.
“Fu Yanci…”
"Ah Li, I'm here."
"My parents originally planned to buy the Blooming Flower as part of my dowry."
"That's perfect, that's what I was thinking too."
Fu Yanci smiled and said, "Ali, I bought this three years ago to give to you. At that time, we weren't married yet, so this is considered your premarital property. Rounding it up, it's practically your dowry."
In a way, it fulfilled Ye Mushen and Li Xueqing's wishes in a roundabout way.
Having understood Fu Yanci's meaning, Ye Li was both moved and filled with emotion.
I don't know if it's because Fu Yanci is too reserved.
It's her own fault for being too slow to realize.
Fu Yanci loves her so much, so why didn't she realize it at all?
Isn't it said that women have a very keen sixth sense?
I stroked the ruby pendant and admired it for a moment.
She then played with the bracelet and ring for a while.
Ye Li put the gift back in the box and opened the smallest gift box in the corner.
Happy 3rd birthday, Ali!
Today is just an ordinary day, but when I saw this gift, I suddenly wondered if 3-year-old Ali had ever received the same gift.
So, this gift is a belated gift for Ali's 3rd birthday.
Little Ali, be happy! Grow up safe and healthy, and be joyful every day!
...Fu Yanci]
Inside the box was a brightly colored tin frog.
squeak!
Squeak!
Twist it twice and place it on the ground.
The tin frog hopped and jumped on the floor.
Funny and cute.
"Fu Yanci, I don't know whether to call you naive or to call this frog naive!"
Ye Li smiled, her eyes crinkling, "Why did you suddenly decide to buy this?"
Isn't this the tin frog from the two-dollar store on the street?
Two frogs.
The box alone is more expensive than this, right?
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