Ten minutes later, Ye Zhizhou came out of the room.
Several women's shouts came from inside the room, but because the hotel's soundproofing was so good, the people downstairs didn't notice anything unusual.
After going downstairs, Ye Zhizhou went to the restroom to tidy up his clothes before going back to their table.
"Xiao Zhou, where are Grandma and the others? They're nowhere to be found."
Ye Qian lowered his head and asked her softly.
He noticed that Ye Zhizhou and his mother went upstairs together, and worried that they might make things difficult for Ye Zhizhou.
Ye Zhizhou took a sip of the wine on the table. "Grandma and Aunt are resting upstairs. They said they were too tired and told me not to worry about them."
Ye Qian nodded without giving it much thought.
After dinner, it was time to eat cake. The cake had seven layers and was brought out by the hotel staff.
The top is made of cream and features a Disney princess. The pastry chef at this cake shop is quite skilled; it looks very realistic.
The birthday song followed the cake. After the song ended, Ye Huaibin asked Ye Zhizhou to come up and blow out the candles.
"Xiao Zhou, happy 18th birthday from Dad. This is a gift from Dad to you."
Ye Huaibin took out a document, which was personally delivered by Xiao Chen.
Ye Zhizhou took the document from his hand, opened it, and her eyes showed surprise. "Dad, you transferred all these shares to me?"
For a company as large as the Ye Group, shares are very important. Looking at the 20% share on the document, she felt unworthy of it.
Would you call this an easy win?
Ye Huaibin looked at Ye Zhizhou with affection, "These should have been yours originally. Your mother and I agreed that you and your brother would each take 10%, but your brother refused and said that his share would be yours."
Ye Zhizhou glanced at Ye Qian below the stage and found that Ye Qian was also looking at her, his eyes full of tenderness.
Many of those present showed expressions of envy; that was 20% of the Ye Group's shares.
Lin Qiqi looked at Ye Qian. She had only ever seen him on TV before, but seeing him in person today, especially with his "ultimate good brother" persona, she couldn't take her eyes off him.
She wants a brother like that too!
Lu Qing gave her a disdainful look. "If you don't stop, you'll start drooling."
Lin Qiqi glared at him and ate her cake angrily.
Ye Zhizhou accompanied Ye Huaibin to deliver cakes to each table, which also served as an opportunity for everyone to get to know her so that she wouldn't be bullied in the future.
"Feng Xun, I'm jealous, how about you?"
Unwilling to pay attention to Lu Qing, Lin Qiqi turned her gaze to Feng Xun beside her.
Feng Xun was about to say that he was being sarcastic, but after looking at Feng Xiangchen, he said righteously, "I'm not being sarcastic. It's more important to work hard to get good grades."
Lin Qiqi: ……
Feng Xiangchen looked at his nephew with satisfaction, "Feng Xun, when your college entrance exam results come out, your uncle will give you a set of encrypted English CET-4 and CET-6 test questions."
Feng Xun: Thank you.
After distributing the cake, Ye Zhizhou returned to the table.
"Xiao Zhou, happy birthday! This is a gift. By the way, would you be interested in coming to Ningbo University?"
Feng Xiangchen looked at Ye Zhizhou with admiration in his eyes.
Ye Zhizhou was taken aback. She had originally planned to go to Ningda University, but after what happened on the day of the college entrance examination, she realized that she had to stay away from the male and female protagonists in the original book.
If she remembered correctly, the male and female protagonists in the original book also seemed to have attended university in Ning City.
"I haven't decided yet. I'll wait until the results come out."
Feng Xiangchen felt a little regretful, but he didn't say anything. He knew that it didn't make much difference to Ye Zhizhou which school he went to.
"Xiao Zhou, didn't you say you were going to Ningda University?"
Ye Qian was also surprised. Ye Zhizhou had previously said he would go to Ningda University instead of K University, and it had taken him a long time to accept this fact.
Ye Zhizhou hummed in agreement, and Qin Xuan, who was standing to the side, noticed something amiss.
Qin Xuan grasped Ye Zhizhou's hand, "No matter which school you go to, I'll go with you."
"Feng Xiangchen, shouldn't you give me your commemorative stamps?" Ye Qian looked at Feng Xiangchen with a matter of course.
Feng Xiangchen pursed his lips, "Xiao Zhou hasn't decided yet, what's the rush?"
Ye Qian saw that he still held a sliver of hope, and thought that if his sister didn't go, Feng Xiangchen would be quite pitiful.
"Then I'll let you go for now."
Ye Huaibin and his old friend sat alone at a table. They knew that young people these days didn't have much to talk about with them, so they chose not to join in.
"Old Ye, if you ask me, you shouldn't have broken up with Shu Yin for your daughter. Shu Yin has been with you for over ten years."
They were all old friends who had worked with Ye Huaibin for many years and knew that Ye Huaibin and Shu Yin had a complicated relationship. They were surprised that Ye Huaibin broke off his relationship with Shu Yin just because he had adopted a daughter.
They simply couldn't understand it. Shu Yin had followed Ye Huaibin for so many years and had never made a mistake while out in the world.
Ye Huaibin's expression was indifferent. Although Shu Yin appeared to be excellent in front of others, only he knew what Shu Yin was planning behind the scenes.
If Shu Yin had truly recognized her position and hadn't been so hostile towards Xiao Zhou, he wouldn't have had such an unpleasant falling out with Shu Yin.
He was probably annoyed that Shu Yin had leaked the information. Thinking about it made him even more upset.
"I can't give her a formal title, you know that, I don't want to hold her back."
Considering their years of friendship, Ye Huaibin still didn't expose Shu Yin's true colors.
The people at this table were all intelligent; they knew that there was no turning back in Ye Huaibin's mind, so they immediately shut up and stopped mentioning it.
An hour later, the birthday party came to a successful end, and the guests left one after another, leaving only the Ye family and Qin Xuan.
"We should head back now."
Ye Qian had drunk some wine, and his face was flushed. He wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible.
Ye Huaibin asked Xiao Chen to bring a car over to pick them up, but then he suddenly remembered something.
Where did your grandma and aunt go?
Ye Zhizhou pointed upstairs, "They said they wanted to rest, so I asked the manager to get them a room. They're probably asleep?"
Ye Huaibin didn't care about the condition of his mother and Ye Huailing; he was just worried that they would cause trouble.
"Dad, do you want to go up and take a look?"
Ye Zhizhou asked tentatively.
Ye Huaibin said with disgust, "No, whatever, I'm going back now."
"Xiao Zhou, come on, take me upstairs, I'll get revenge for you!" Ye Qian felt wronged for his sister when he thought of Ye Huailing and her mother causing trouble in the middle of the day.
Ye Zhizhou advised him, "No need, brother, you're drunk. Go back and rest first."
She thought about it and decided that the scene was too violent, so she wouldn't let her brother watch it.
But Ye Qian insisted on going up, so she had no choice but to agree.
At the door, Ye Zhizhou took out his room card and opened the door. The room was quiet inside.
When Ye's mother and Ye Huailing heard that someone had arrived, they immediately burst into tears.
Ye Huailing managed to hum a few words, but her mouth was stuffed with a hotel towel, preventing her from speaking.
Seeing this scene, Ye Qian thought he was hallucinating and turned to look at his sister.
"Xiao Zhou, didn't you say they were changing clothes? Why are they eating towels?"
Ye Huailing: ...
You're the one who eats towels! Didn't you see I got hit?!
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