Chapter 495 Finale (End)
Melodic birthday music sounded at the right time, and bright lights focused on the center of the stage.
Ji Linshen held Lu Shiman's hand and walked slowly onto the stage under everyone's gaze.
His other arm firmly held the birthday girl of the night, Lu Tangxi.
Little Tangxi seemed to be attracted by the grand scene and the bright lights. She was not stage-frightened at all. She opened her big eyes and looked around curiously, with a sweet smile on her little face all the time.
Ji Linshen stood in front of the huge cake, holding his daughter in one hand and his wife with a smiling face beside him in the other.
Seeing his daughter's silly smile, Ji Linshen couldn't help but lower his head and kissed his daughter on the pink cheek.
Seeing this, Lu Shiman immediately moved her face closer, tilted her head back, and looked at him with sparkling eyes, a bit of a coquettish look.
Ji Linshen's smile deepened, and he kissed her on the cheek as well.
Lu Shiman smiled contentedly. That smile was bright and beautiful, overlapping with the carefree smile of her daughter in her arms, like twin beautiful flowers.
There was good-natured laughter and warm applause from the audience.
After Ji Linshen finished his speech, the birthday party officially began.
The gifts presented by the brothers amazed the guests present.
What shares, funds, teams, islands...
Not to mention the things Ji Linshen gave to his daughter when she was born.
The one-year-old child already has more wealth than many wealthy heirs.
The delicate and delicate ball in front of me is not a child at all, but a piece of gold and silk.
Next comes the much-anticipated drawing of lots.
A long table covered with red velvet was pushed to the center of the stage, upon which were laid a dazzling array of objects symbolizing good fortune: a golden abacus, a jade ruyi (a Chinese amulet), books, paintbrushes, a stethoscope, a miniature piano model, and even a small model race car...
Lu Yannan personally placed Xiao Tangxi in the center of the long table.
Everyone's eyes were focused on this delicate little ball.
Little Tangxi sat on the soft velvet, looking curiously at the shiny new gadgets around him.
She stretched out her chubby little hands, not to grab one thing, but to use both hands together, like a hardworking little hamster, to grunt and pull all the things closest to her in front of her, forming a small pile.
Everyone couldn't help laughing at her 'greedy' behavior.
Xiao Tangxi climbed up using her hands and feet, and crawled towards her brother Lu Yuzheng who was standing at the table and looking at her expectantly.
She crawled in front of her brother, stretched out her saliva-soaked little hands, grabbed the legs of Lu Yuzheng's ironed trousers, tilted her little face up, babbled, and then pointed to the pile of "trophies" behind her.
The meaning is obvious: Brother, choose!
"Puff..."
"Hahaha..."
The audience instantly erupted into even louder, well-intentioned laughter.
"Oh my god, come on, this is confirmed. The Lu family is going to have another brother-con."
"That's great. At such a young age, you already know that all good things should be given to your brother. You have a bright future."
The guests joked and teased.
Lu Yuzheng's face turned slightly red at his sister's sudden kindness.
He immediately bent down, carefully picked up his sister, and gave her a loud kiss on the face: "Sister, you are so good. Brother loves you."
Lu Shiman stood next to Ji Linshen, looking at the scene in front of him, her eyes so gentle that they could drip tears.
She glanced at the people present. All the people she loved and who loved her were there. They were all smiling and happy.
Lu Shiman also smiled, a smile of satisfaction that came from the heart.
That smile was filled with the happiness of finally seeing the rainbow after going through the storm.
Ji Lin felt her emotional fluctuations deeply and tightened his arms.
He tilted his head slightly, his warm lips almost touching her earlobe, and his cold tone carried a deep affection and clarity that only she could feel: "Manman..."
His voice was extremely low, with a hint of hoarseness: "Thank you...for that reckless kowtow back then, which directly rushed into my world."
Ji Linshen paused, as if recalling that absurd encounter: "Thank you for pulling me out of the cold and silent darkness... and into a place full of sunshine."
Lu Shiman's heart trembled suddenly, and a hot warm current instantly swept through his body.
She turned her head and looked at the amber deep sea. The corners of her lips curved into an equally gentle and grateful arc, and her voice was as light as a feather.
But it fell into Ji Linshen's ears very clearly: "Thank you too, Ji Linshen."
She gently stroked the back of his warm hand with her fingertips. "Thank you for being so stubborn... and refusing to let go when I was drowning in the swamp of self-loathing."
Lu Shiman's eyes swept across the laughing family members in the audience, across his giggling daughter in his son's arms, and finally fell back on his face, with complete clarity and happiness in his eyes.
"It pulled me back to this solid, warm land."
The two people's eyes met silently in the air, and thousands of words were unspoken.
The scars, darkness and struggles of the past are now quietly healed under the warm light of family and the carefree laughter of children.
Transformed into nutrients that nourish happiness.
Under the bright lights, in front of the huge cake.
Lu Yannan finally got what he wished for and held his sweet and soft little niece in his arms, and the look of doting on his face almost fell to the ground.
Lu Chixu and Lu Jianheng were still arguing over who should be hugged, and as they argued, they started fighting like kindergarten kids.
Lu Qiyun was led by Lu Yuzheng, eating this and tasting that.
Qin Jiaojiao, Qi Si, Pei Mo Ning, and Shen Mingzhu sat in the corner, gossiping in low voices.
Several people were stunned when they heard it.
Huo Beiyan, Xie Yi, and the people in the gossip group stood a little further away, holding their wine glasses and with a faint smile of blessing on their faces.
The air was filled with the sweet aroma of cake and the carefree laughter of family members.
All the noise, arguments, and playfulness come together to form a "home".
Lu Shiman snuggled in Ji Lin's arms, looking at the chaotic and extremely real scene in front of her, she felt her heart was filled with fullness.
It was a warmth called perfection, carrying all the love, filling her chest and filling every day of her future.
The years are long, we hold hands and look at each other, sit around the fire with our family and talk about the passing years.
Where the heart is at peace, there are no waves at dawn and dusk, which is the most normal thing in the world.
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