Chapter 24 The Only Birthday Gift

Chapter 24 The Only Birthday Gift

As soon as these words were spoken, the staff present were all green with envy. That was 2.75 million.

The moment Shi Yu placed the watch on the table, everyone sprang into action.

When Shi Yu took out the watch, Jiang Ji realized that the engraving knife might really be very important to Shi Yu.

After Shi Yu issued the reward, he didn’t just sit around and followed the search party up the mountain.

When Jiang Ji realized Shi Yu wanted to go up the mountain, he grabbed him and said, “Even if they have to turn over every stone, they will help you find it. You don’t have to go look yourself.”

Shi Yu ignored Jiang Ji and walked forward without a word.

Jiang Ji had no choice but to follow.

Shi Yu retraced his steps from the day, searching carefully. Nothing. Still nothing.

Just before dawn, the engraving knife was handed to him. “Is this it?”

The person who handed him the knife was Jiang Ji.

Shi Yu’s eyes gradually lit up. He took the knife, checked it several times to make sure it was okay, then unpursed his lips and asked, “Where did you find it?”

Jiang Ji: “In the mountain ditch where we fell.”

Shi Yu was taken aback: “Didn’t I look for it there?”

Jiang Ji: “You were probably too anxious and didn’t notice.”

Although Jiang Ji said it lightly, he had actually groped around there for two hours before finding it on the gentle slope.

As Shi Yu was carefully wiping the recovered knife, a crow swooped down from the tree towards Shi Yu.

Jiang Ji, quick-eyed and quick-handed, pulled Shi Yu toward himself.

Shi Yu lost his balance and stumbled into Jiang Ji’s embrace.

After the crow flew away, Jiang Ji heard a “Thank you” coming from his arms.

It was an expression of thanks for Jiang Ji helping him find the knife.

For the first time in his life, he could hear the words “thank you” from this young master’s mouth. Jiang Ji was utterly astonished.

“Hearing such a strange word from the young master is really rare,” Jiang Ji said with a smile.

Shi Yu pushed Jiang Ji away and resumed his arrogant expression. “Don’t think you can use this to ask anything of me. If you hadn’t pulled me into that mountain ditch, my knife wouldn’t have fallen. The fact that I could go against my conscience and thank you already shows my noble character.”

Jiang Ji knew the young master wouldn’t speak nicely for long. “Yes, yes, yes, it’s all my fault.”

On the way back in the car, Jiang Ji watched Shi Yu carving something again and asked seemingly casually, “Is that engraving knife a birthday gift from someone?”

When he picked up the knife, he had noticed that the end of the knife was engraved with Shi Yu’s birthday.

Shi Yu’s movements stopped.

Just when Jiang Ji thought Shi Yu wouldn’t answer, Shi Yu gave a nonchalant “Mm.”

Then he put away the things in his hands and began to rest with his eyes closed.

Jiang Ji had guessed correctly; that knife was his birthday gift, a birthday gift from Wan Ping.

The first birthday he celebrated after returning to the Shi family, the first birthday gift he received was an exquisite cane.

Later, he opened the birthday gifts one by one: there were expensive gems, exquisite ornaments, but none that he really liked. Those gifts seemed to be merely what he deserved as a child of the Shi family.

In contrast, the impostor Shi Yu received drawing brushes from Shi Yan, a violin from his father, and a music gift box from his mother. Cheap yet sincere gifts.

After he pushed Little Gu down the stairs, everyone was busy with Little Gu, and temporarily no one came to deal with him.

He sneaked out and found Wan Ping.

This woman who had taken him out of hell used the little money she had to buy him a birthday gift. His only birthday gift.

It was a set of engraving knives engraved with his birthday, because Wan Ping knew he liked to carve.

He finally received a cheap but sincere gift too. No wonder Shi Yu smiled so happily—it turns out that birthday gifts can really make you happy.

Holding the birthday gift from Wan Ping, even the punishment from Shi Ciye upon his return home seemed less painful.

“Young master, we’ve arrived.” Jiang Ji woke up Shi Yu, who had his eyes closed.

As soon as Shi Yu entered the Shi residence, he sensed something was wrong.

Shi Yu still looked anxious and fidgety.

Shi Yan stood in front of Shi Ciye with a slap mark on his face.

Seeing this, Shi Yu immediately regretted: “Looks like I came back too late.” He had missed the best part.

He asked Shi Yu for information: “What’s going on?”

Shi Yu, hearing the gloating tone in Shi Yu’s voice, sighed and said, “Dad rushed back after hearing about the incident at the manor. When he learned that Miss Fu had saved Big Brother, he directly proposed that the two get engaged. Big Brother... he was unwilling.”

Fu Yuwei came downstairs at this moment, with a servant carrying luggage behind her.

“Uncle Shi, I have troubled you these days. I’ll take my leave now.”

Shi Ciye: “Yuwei, don’t be impulsive.” He spoke with great distress, “Shi Yan, Yuwei saved you in a moment of danger, enough to prove her deep affection for you. With such a good wife, what more could you be unwilling about?”

Shi Yu just had to chime in at that moment: “Dad, nowadays we believe in free love. It’s not feudal society anymore. Why arrange a marriage?”

Shi Ciye shouted at his son who was always stirring up trouble: “You shut up!”

Fu Yuwei said to Shi Yan: “Brother Shi, I’m sorry. I was being wishful before. I will explain to my father. I hope there won’t be any misunderstanding between our two families because of us.”

After hearing Fu Yuwei invoke her father, Shi Ciye’s expression became even more regretful: “Yuwei, you are a good child. Your father and I are old friends. Shi Yan doesn’t know what’s good for him. I will definitely teach him a lesson later.”

Shi Yan’s eyes were filled with conflict, but in the end he compromised: “Dad, I didn’t say I was unwilling. I just think it’s a bit rushed.”

This was good. Even more delighted than Fu Yuwei was Shi Ciye: “Yuwei, I knew this child has feelings.”

Fu Yuwei looked at Shi Yan: “Brother Shi, really?”

Under Fu Yuwei’s expectant gaze, Shi Yan nodded.

Shi Yu said to Jiang Ji, who was beside him: “Fu Yuwei’s move of retreating in order to advance is quite slick.”

Jiang Ji’s expression showed no abnormality: “Lovers will eventually be united.”

Shi Ciye was so overjoyed that he made the decision on the spot: "I'll call Old Fu over to set the wedding date for you two immediately. I can't let a wonderful daughter-in-law like Yu Wei slip away. In my opinion, the 30th of this month is an excellent day."

Fu Yuwei was surprised to hear it would be settled this month and asked, "This month?"

Shi Ciye smiled and said, "Yu Wei, don't worry. Although it's just an engagement, I definitely won't shortchange you. Only after the engagement can we start preparing for the formal wedding."

Shi Yu said sarcastically to the ecstatic Shi Ciye, "Dad, you're so happy, you'd think you were the one marrying my brother."

Shi Ciye was too happy at the moment to bother arguing with Shi Yu: "Oh, you, what kind of talk is that?" Just as he was about to leave, he thought of something and turned around: "Oh, right, haven't you always wanted to enter Shidai? Your Uncle Zhang's secretary just resigned yesterday. Once your leg is better, go report to Shidai."

Faced with this arrangement, Shi Yu was puzzled: "Why did you suddenly transfer me from Xinke to Shidai?" Hadn't the old man always been against him entering Shidai?

Shi Ciye put on the posture of a good father: "It's because you've been complaining that I'm biased. Now that your big brother is engaged, that's a weight off my shoulders. Next, I need to focus on you. I don't believe you can cause trouble while I'm personally watching you."

Shi Yu put on a surprised and delighted expression: "Thank you, Dad!" But his heart sank deeper and deeper.

Shi Yan got engaged, yet Shi Ciye transferred Shi Yu to Shidai, as if he was afraid Shi Yu would cause trouble at Xinke.

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