Back at the Shi family home, Shi Wang mentioned to Su Kaiyue that Shi Qian didn't plan to come to the birthday party next weekend. Su Kaiyue was still arranging the invitations and didn't even look up, saying, "If he doesn't want to come, he doesn't want to come. It's like we're begging him. I don't know whose temper he got from!"
"It's fine if you don't come. I'll just treat it as a coming-of-age ceremony for Shi Yan. By the way, didn't you say you were going to pick up Xiao Yan from school on your way? Where are you?"
Shi Wang was so flustered by Shi Qian that he forgot about the matter for a moment. He only told Su Kaiyue to send a driver to pick him up. Su Kaiyue scolded Shi Wang for being unreliable and sent a message to the driver.
After Shi Yan arrived home, Su Kaiyue beckoned him over, handed him a stack of invitations, and said, "These are your birthday party invitations for next week. Take them to school tomorrow and give them to the classmates you want to invite."
Su Kaiyue then took out a much more exquisite invitation from the side and handed it to Shi Yan, saying, "Take this one to that classmate Fu and tell him that he must come to your birthday party. This is your 18th birthday celebration."
Shi Yan nodded. During dinner, he noticed that Shi Wang seemed to be in a bad mood, wondering what had happened. He didn't even reply to his messages.
Shi Yan had planned to go find Shi Wang after finishing his meal, but when he came out of the restroom, Shi Wang had already driven away without saying a word to him the whole time.
Shi Yan had no choice but to give up. The next day, he took the invitations that Su Kaiyue had prepared back to school and sent them to his classmates, bandmates, and some other classmates he was familiar with.
Su Kaiyue booked the entire banquet hall at the Yancheng Hotel, which shows how much she valued this birthday party.
Those who received the invitations were all impressed by the Shi family's generosity, making such a grand birthday celebration.
Shi Yan looked at the empty seats next to him. Shi Qian, Meng Qing, and Fu Xiuhan hadn't arrived yet. He squeezed the invitation in his hand, wondering if he could get Fu Xiuhan to come.
He also asked Su Kaiyue for a separate invitation from Meng Qing, after all, she was a future big shot, and he couldn't be negligent.
He learned from Su Kaiyue at the dinner table last night that Shi Qian wouldn't be attending the birthday banquet, which was exactly what he wanted. He was afraid that something might go wrong if Shi Qian were there, which would cause him a lot of trouble.
Although this birthday party is normally for Shi Qian, Shi Yan would have been an adult long ago according to his actual birthday, but none of that matters.
The important thing is that after this birthday banquet, he will essentially be introduced to everyone by the Shi family, and his previously painstakingly disguised identity as the young master of the Shi family will be confirmed.
That idiot Shi Qian acted on impulse, even abandoning the Shi family out of spite. He thought severing ties was just talk, but he didn't even show up for such an important birthday banquet, which benefited him all the way.
Shi Qian was having breakfast with Meng Qing and Fu Xiuhan in the cafeteria when Fu Xiuhan asked mysteriously, "Shi Qian, do you know what day this Sunday is?"
Shi Qian was still chewing her toast and showed no intention of answering.
Fu Xiuhan remained mysterious for less than three seconds before revealing the truth: "That's right, it's your 18th birthday!"
Not getting the expected response, Fu Xiuhan couldn't hold back his thoughts in front of Shi Qian and simply started asking and answering his own questions.
Are you curious how I knew?
"Of course I know. I care about you a lot. You mentioned it when you confessed to me before, and I remember it all."
Fu Xiuhan deliberately brought up the confession, hoping to rouse Shi Qian to take action again, but unfortunately Shi Qian remained unmoved.
Shi Qian did use his birthday as an excuse to pursue Fu Xiuhan before, saying things like it was his birthday and that Fu Xiuhan should accept his advances as a way of fulfilling his birthday wish.
These were all silly things she had done in the past, and Shi Qian didn't want to remember them at all. However, Fu Xiuhan had been bringing up the time she confessed to him recently, intentionally or unintentionally. Every time, she remembered it vividly, and it was hard to tell that she hadn't cared about it before.
"Have you thought about how to celebrate? Turning 18 is very important; it's a symbol of you coming of age!"
Shi Qian really wanted to say that even if someone is over 18, they will still be childish, but seeing how enthusiastic Fu Xiuhan was about it, she kept quiet.
"I had a really big celebration when I was 18, but unfortunately I wasn't familiar with you then, otherwise I definitely would have invited you!"
Fu Xiuhan's eighteenth birthday banquet was held in Beijing. His birthday happened to fall during the summer vacation, and by then the matters in Beijing had been mostly resolved, so Fu Xiuhan naturally went back there to celebrate.
However, when he returned to Yancheng, his maternal grandmother and uncle held a small birthday banquet for him, inviting many people. At that time, he only invited Song Qi and Shi Yan from his school classmates.
At that time, he wasn't familiar with Shi Qian, and his dislike for Shi Qian outweighed his liking for her. Now, thinking back, Fu Xiuhan deeply regrets it.
He really wanted Shi Qian to forget those bad memories of the past and start over with him. He had never confessed his feelings before, but Shi Qian had confessed many times and had plenty of experience. If she asked him again, he would definitely say yes.
Unfortunately, no matter how much he hinted or explicitly suggested it, Shi Qian remained unmoved.
"Don't worry, I've arranged everything. I've already booked a place, and I'll celebrate with you then!"
"I'm sure you'll have an unforgettable 18th birthday!"
"No need, I didn't think about my birthday, you can cancel the payment."
"No!" Fu Xiuhan exclaimed anxiously when he heard Shi Qian couldn't win the argument. "How can we not win? This is so important! Meng Qing, don't you agree?"
Meng Qing knew it was Shi Qian's birthday. He had seen Shi Qian's ID when he stayed at the Shi family home before, and he had also heard that the Shi family was going to hold a birthday banquet, but Shi Qian didn't seem to want to go.
"I'll listen to Shi Qian's opinion."
Unable to win over any allies, Fu Xiuhan could only continue to persuade Shi Qian, "No, Shi Qian, I've already ordered it. Please do me the honor and don't waste it. It can't be refunded."
Fu Xiuhan begged Shi Qian all the way, and Shi Qian finally agreed when they were almost at the classroom.
The group returned to their seats and had just sat down when Shi Yan came over. He first handed an invitation to Fu Xiuhan, and then to Meng Qing.
"Fu Xiuhan, Meng Qing, next Sunday is my 18th birthday party, and I would like to invite you to attend."
Fu Xiuhan looked at the post and was surprised to find that Shi Yan and Shi Qian had the same birthday. It was such a coincidence.
"You and Shi Qian share the same birthday?" Fu Xiuhan asked.
"Yes, it's fate."
[What a twist of fate! I didn't want to share a birthday with Shi Qian, but that annoying guy, no one celebrates his birthday with him.]
Upon hearing Shi Yan's thoughts and considering Shi Qian's strong aversion to celebrating her birthday, Fu Xiuhan imagined a whole drama unfolding in his mind.
Judging from the fact that Shi Qian was living under someone else's roof, he must not have had a good time at the Shi family. Otherwise, it would be too unfair that one of them would have a big celebration at the best hotel in Yancheng on the same birthday, while the other would not celebrate at all.
Shi Qian had been refusing him because she didn't want to be with him, perhaps because she was afraid of being reminded of the past and feeling all alone, while Shi Yan's side was bustling with activity.
No, he couldn't let Shi Qian suffer such injustice!
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