From afar, Junjun saw the towering 10-layer cake and immediately understood his mother’s intentions.
A birthday every year, a cake every year.
This was the first time his mom was celebrating his birthday, and she ordered a ten-layer cake because for the past nine years, she hadn’t been able to celebrate with him.
Li Yufei wanted, within her means, to compensate for her ten years of delayed love.
Junjun looked at the tall, ten-layer cake, and suddenly felt warmth in his chest, his brows furrowed slightly. Even after the surgery, despite countless painful and restless nights, he never cried, but now, his eyes felt sore, and he wanted to cry, yet he could only force himself to hold back.
From the hospital to home, his heart was constantly filled with unease.
Mom said she wanted to bring him back to the Li family.
He heard that the Li family is a large clan, but would those people in the clan be willing to accept him?
But at this moment, he no longer cared whether his presence was accepted by others.
He could feel Li Yufei’s unconditional love for him.
Junjun looked up with reddened eyes and said, "Mom, thank you."
Li Yufei didn’t expect Junjun to say "thank you" to her.
She lowered her head, looking at Junjun’s touched gaze, only feeling heartache.
This child, at times, with an unintentional glance, always made her feel heartache.
Li Yufei squatted down and gently pinched Junjun’s cheek, "Junjun, you don’t have to be so sensible in the future."
When she was young, she had no mother, so she didn’t dare be willful, nor could she be.
In the Li family, she was known for being sensible, more than any other child.
But she knew very well that sensible children actually don’t lead a happy life.
Junjun was only 10 years old.
She hoped Junjun could be a little willful because she was his mom, and she would unconditionally tolerate all his little tantrums.
Junjun said, "Actually..."
He looked at the cake and smiled faintly, "This is my first birthday ever."
Before starting school, he had never had a concept of birthdays.
It wasn’t until he started school and classmates exchanged gifts for birthdays, and parents bought cakes for them, celebrating their birthdays.
He suddenly realized that this is how birthdays are celebrated.
But he never thought having no one celebrate his birthday was a sad thing.
He never envied other kids because he had never had a birthday and didn’t know—having parents celebrate your birthday is such a blissful thing.
Du Shaoheng came over and gave him an exquisitely packaged box, "Junjun, happy birthday. This was prepared by Aunt Guan and me."
Junjun was touched and said, "Thank you, Dad. Thank you, Aunt."
Guan Yue held Du Shaoheng’s hand and looked at Junjun, and for a moment, felt conflicted.
For this child, she surprisingly couldn’t generate a single bit of aversion.
After all, he was her husband’s child with another woman.
She shouldn’t feel pity and heartache.
But when she saw Junjun looking at her and saying "thank you," with that flickering gaze, she unexpectedly felt a sense of indebtedness.
She knew very well that Du Shaoheng swore in front of her, insisting he wouldn’t betray her, and wouldn’t divorce her because of Li Yufei.
But she knew his promise was not about love, just responsibility.
Du Shaoheng said he wouldn’t let Xixi be without a father.
Guan Yue sighed deeply in her heart, yet kept a smile on her face.
Huo Tingdong and Lin Qi walked over and handed him the prepared gift, "Junjun, happy birthday."
Han and Momo also offered their birthday gifts, "Junjun, happy birthday."
"Junjun, happy birthday!"
"Junjun, happy birthday!"
Looking at familiar and unfamiliar faces, this was probably the happiest day of his life.
Li Yufei smiled, "Mom will take you to see your room, okay?"
The villa had an elevator installed.
Li Yufei pushed Junjun into the elevator.
His room was on the third floor.
The third floor faced south, the room with the best sunlight.
The entire room included a bedroom, balcony, dressing room, independent bathroom, study, and a sizeable storage room.
Li Yufei pushed him to the room’s entrance, the door slightly ajar, and she gently pushed it open, "This room is newly arranged, no one stayed in it before. From now on, this will be your room."
With a light luxurious French style, the decor was very tasteful.
The master bedroom had a large bunk bed, made of solid wood, with both an upper and lower bed. The upper bed was designed like a small wooden house, which was playful.
Because the room was very tall, and considering Junjun was still young, Li Yufei thought he would surely kind of bed. In the future, if friends came over, they could stay in this room.
With Junjun’s current legs, he could temporarily only sleep in the lower bunk.
Otherwise, Junjun really liked climbing up to the top bunk; it felt very interesting.
Boys his age, after all, are lively and active.
Li Yufei said, "This bed was picked by mom. Do you like it?"
Junjun said, "I like it very much."
Li Yufei said, "Here is your dressing room. All your clothes will be placed here."
Li Yufei said, "This is your study. You’ll do your homework here, and the computer’s specifications are the highest."
Li Yufei said, "Here’s the balcony. Standing on it, you can see the South Garden view."
Li Yufei said, "This is the bathroom, with a shower and a bathtub..."
Li Yufei introduced Junjun to his room.
During this time, Li Yufei personally arranged the room, expending much effort.
The whole room was arranged very warmly.
Junjun liked it very much.
"Thank you, mom, I really room."
Li Yufei said, "Then... mom will show you around other places."
The villa was very large, with indoor and outdoor swimming pools, and a garden of over a thousand acres.
This villa was purchased by Li Yufei five years ago, investing 500 million, with the decoration costing around fifty million, taking 3 years, and they moved in two years ago.
Junjun’s room was next to the master room, and on the entire floor, there were five rooms, with Li Yufei and Junjun’s rooms adjacent, while opposite Li Yufei’s room was a north-facing room previously occupied by Li Cheng, and the room next to Junjun’s was previously occupied by Li Siyao.
After Li Yufei and Li Cheng divorced, Li Cheng took Li Siyao and left Beijing, and the furniture and fittings in those two rooms were removed.
The whole villa was previously occupied by a family of three, so many rooms are currently unoccupied.
Not far from the villa, there is another annex where the housekeeper, servants, and several bodyguards usually live.