Chapter 196 Make a wish, little birthday star, on your 26th birthday.
The Shi and Qin families were very tacit, knowing that today was Qin Shuzhi's birthday, so they left the rest of the day alone for the young couple.
Because Qin Shuzhi was pregnant, Shi Yuanxing paid extra attention to her diet.
He insists on making dinner and birthday cake himself.
After dinner, Qin Shuzhi was amazed when the heart-shaped red velvet cake appeared in front of her.
She leaned closer to the cake with lit candles, her bright eyes darting towards the man beside her. "Mr. Shi, did you learn to make cakes before?"
Looking at that delicate and beautiful face in the candlelight, Shi Yuanxing suddenly remembered the pitiful girl who had been squatting by the roadside last year, crying with red eyes.
Unlike last year, her eyes were not filled with tears, but with a bright and radiant smile.
Shi Yuanxing gazed at her tenderly, "This is my first time making a birthday cake."
It was made for the girl he loved most.
"Make a wish, 26-year-old birthday girl."
Qin Shuzhi glanced at the cake, her eyes sparkling, then suddenly leaned in and hugged Shi Yuanxing's neck, smiling as she looked at him with her eyes crinkling, "My birthday wish is... to be able to eat a cake made by Mr. Shi himself every year on my birthday."
The unspoken meaning of this sentence is: May you be with me for the rest of my life, year after year.
Shi Yuanxing understood the deeper meaning in her words. He gently put his arms around her waist, suppressing the flutter in his heart, and asked with a smile, "Why didn't you make a wish while looking at the cake candles?"
Qin Shuzhi tilted her head and winked at him, "Of course, a wish is only effective if it's made to someone who can help me make it come true."
Shi Yuanxing was amused by her quirky and clever manner, but he also felt that what she said made a lot of sense.
“Okay, Mr. Shi will accept this wish order.” He looked at her affectionately and made a serious promise, “Every year from now on, I will personally make a different cake to celebrate your birthday.”
After saying that, he tilted his head back and kissed her forehead solemnly and gently.
A kiss as a token, a promise of lifelong commitment.
I will be with you, year after year.
"Alright." Shi Yuanxing affectionately ruffled her hair. "You've made your wish, Mrs. Shi. Now blow out the candles."
"You come with me."
Qin Shuzhi took his hand and led him to the cake. The two looked at the flickering candlelight, smiled at each other, and then blew out the birthday cake candles together.
The next second, Qin Shuzhi felt a slightly cool touch on the wrist of the hand that the man was holding. She looked down and found that there was a bracelet on her right wrist.
She raised her hand and saw that the bracelet in her hand had a very special design. It was simple and elegant, but the ruby in the center was stunning.
It makes your hands look especially white.
She looked at Shi Yuanxing, "This is... a birthday present for me?"
"Hmm, do you like it?"
"I like it." Qin Shuzhi couldn't help but raise her hand to admire the bracelet on her wrist. "This is... pigeon blood red?"
Judging from its rich color, it must be a collector's item.
Pigeon blood ruby is also known as the "stone of love," symbolizing unwavering loyalty between husband and wife. So... is Mr. Shi expressing his love for her through this gift?
Wait a minute, the style of this bracelet... why does it look so familiar to her?
Qin Shuzhi stared at the bracelet for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up as she looked at Shi Yuanxing. "I think I saw a design draft of this bracelet in your study before. Is this... your own design?"
“Hmm.” Shi Yuanxing looked at her. “I think… it would be more meaningful for me to design the bracelet that symbolizes love myself.”
Qin Shuzhi's eyes welled up with tears. She leaned over and hugged his neck, then kissed his cheek. "Thank you, honey. I love your gift."
Shi Yuanxing met her glistening eyes, gently cupped her waist with his large hand, and kissed her lips deeply.
Qin Shuzhi's hands, wrapped around his neck, gently stroked his straight black hair, and she passionately responded to his kiss.
Just as they were passionately kissing, Qin Shuzhi's phone, which was on the table, rang.
Qin Shuzhi's long eyelashes fluttered slightly. She glanced at the phone screen and saw the number "13". She gently nudged Shi Yuanxing's shoulder, signaling him to stop.
Shi Yuanxing reluctantly released her.
Qin Shuzhi, whose breathing was disordered, calmed herself down. "It's Yi San on the phone. Let me listen."
"Um."
Shi Yuanxing reached out, took the phone, and handed it to her.
Qin Shuzhi quickly answered, "Shanshan? Yes, I'm fine... I called you this afternoon, but your aunt answered. She said you were asleep. Are you feeling alright now?"
Qi Yishan said, "It's okay. It's just a kind of sleeping drug. I was sleepy all day, but it didn't harm my body."
Chen's mother had told Qin Shuzhi all this on the phone during the day, but when she heard Qi Yishan's voice sound a little heavy, she couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What's wrong?"
"I'm fine. It's just... Zhibao, I need to tell you something."
Qin Shuzhi instinctively felt it was related to Shen Yichen. "Yes, go ahead."
“My brother has already confessed at the police station and said he will accept any verdict and will never appeal,” Qi Yishan said. “Also, three days ago, he had already transferred the Shen Group to my father’s name, and he asked my parents to take care of my aunt as his heirs.”
“Zhibao, I never thought my brother would do such a thing, he even kidnapped you like this... I'm sorry, I apologize to you and your husband on his behalf, I'm really sorry.”
"Fool, this was all his doing. What does it have to do with you? You don't need to apologize for him, and don't overthink it. Whatever he does won't affect our relationship, understand?"
After comforting Qi Yishan for a while, Qin Shuzhi hung up the phone and then told Shi Yuanxing about it.
Shi Yuanxing frowned slightly after hearing this.
Shen Yichen was very clever. He knew that Shi Yuanxing would definitely be able to find the key witness and have enough evidence to implicate him. It was only a matter of time before his crimes were exposed. So he took a gamble and took the initiative to throw the witness out on Qin Shuzhi's birthday, hoping to give himself a chance to win Qin Shuzhi back.
On the other hand, he had already made arrangements for the consequences of failure.
He knew that Shi Yuanxing would definitely not let the Shen family go, so he transferred the company to the Qi family in advance. The Qi family only had one daughter, Qi Yishan, which meant that the business would fall into Qi Yishan's hands in the future.
Qi Yishan and his wife are best friends.
As a result, Shi Yuanxing had no choice but to show leniency towards the Shen family out of consideration for Qin Shuzhi.
“Shen Yichen did this, and he deserves it,” Qin Shuzhi said. “He’s in jail now and won’t have another chance to get out.”
“The Shen Group has changed hands now, and it no longer belongs to the Shen family. It belongs to my family now.” Qin Shuzhi hugged Shi Yuanxing’s arm and pleaded, “Honey, please don’t touch this company, okay?”
Shi Yuanxing replied obediently and indulgently, "Okay, I'll do whatever Mrs. Shi says."
"Really?" Qin Shuzhi's eyes lit up.
Very good.
With Shen's Company, her mistress will be a super rich woman in the future, hehe.
"Of course. Shen's is a large company with many employees. If it were to collapse suddenly, many wage earners would likely be affected and suffer."
Shi Yuanxing gently stroked his wife's belly, "Let's not touch it, let's just consider it... a blessing for our little baby."
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