Early the next morning, everyone in the Shen Family knew it was the young couple’s birthday. Grandmother Shen had already instructed someone to order a birthday cake.
Shen Zui and Jiang Wanting arrived at the dining room one after the other. Everyone at the table was waiting for them.
After they took their seats, everyone at the table said in unison: ”Ah Zui, Wanwan, happy birthday!”
Except for Shen Yichen, who had left after celebrating the old lady’s birthday the previous night, all members of the Shen Family were present.
Jiang Wanting was slightly stunned. She hadn’t expected them to remember that she shared the same birthday as Shen Zui. She thanked them one by one.
The Shen Family had always upheld the tradition of not speaking while eating. Since the two elders did not speak, everyone quietly ate their breakfast.
After breakfast, the old Madam Shen picked up a handkerchief and elegantly wiped the corner of her mouth. “Old He, bring the cake.”
Before long, Butler He slowly pushed in a cart. On it was a three-tier couple’s cake. In the center were two cartoon figures dressed in a wedding gown and suit, along with Jiang Wanting and Shen Zui’s names. Around the cake were embedded bright red roses.
Jiang Wanting fell silent for two seconds. This didn’t look like a birthday cake—it looked more like a wedding cake. Still, it was quite beautiful.
Shen Zui’s gaze deepened, his eyes lingering on the couple figurines on the cake—Shen Zui ❤ Jiang Wanting.
“Grandma, your taste is amazing!” Shen Yiyin couldn’t help but exclaim. “So romantic!”
Grandmother Shen beamed with pride.
After everyone ate the couple’s birthday cake, they began giving out gifts one after another. Although Jiang Wanting had not yet married into the family, the Shen Family attached great importance to her birthday.
“Sister-in-law.” Shen Yiyin took out a box: ”this is the birthday gift from your sister.”
Jiang Wanting was momentarily stunned. What on earth was that? It was an entire set of gold jewelry—pure gold. The shine nearly blinded her.
“Thank you, sister.”
Shen Yiyin gave her a reproachful glance. “Why thank me? We’re all family now.”
Shen Chi and his wife, along with Shen Yichen, gave her a seaside villa. When Jiang Wanting received the property certificate, she froze for a moment—the name on it was only hers. A four-hundred-square-meter villa.
Shen Yang and his wife gave Jiang Wanting a storefront in the city center, telling her she could do whatever she wanted with it. Jiang Wanting tried hard to suppress the excitement in her heart and smiled as she thanked them.
Oh my god! She had truly struck it rich this time—villas, gold and silver jewelry, and even a shop.
As expected of a wealthy family, their generosity was extraordinary. Jiang Wanting kept a smile on her lips.
“You’ve all finished giving gifts, now it’s my turn.” Grandmother Shen held Jiang Wanting’s hand and gestured to the butler.
“Wanwan, this is the ancestral jade bracelet of our Shen Family. I’m passing it on to you.”
The jade bracelet was delicate and translucent, with a bright and pure color—clearly extremely valuable at a glance.
Lin Wanyu couldn’t help but be startled. She had been married into the Shen Family for so many years, yet the old lady had never passed it to her. Now it had skipped over the eldest daughter-in-law and gone straight to the younger one. It showed just how much the old lady cherished Shen Zui.
Jiang Wanting hesitated and looked to Shen Zui for help. “Grandma, this is too valuable. I can’t accept it.”
Shen Zui paused briefly and said: ”Take it.”
Seeing Jiang Wanting accept the bracelet, Grandmother Shen smiled warmly. “Wanwan, Ah Zui is usually busy with work and can’t take care of you. It’s really unfair to you.”
“It’s not unfair. I can take care of myself.” Jiang Wanting shook her head.
Shen Zui turned his head slightly to look at the girl beside him. She wore a knitted hat, her small palm-sized face bare of makeup, her almond eyes shining like stars.
Grandmother Shen sighed. “You’re such a sensible child.”
Lin Wanyu chimed in: ”Wanwan, if that brat Shen Zui bullies you, just tell Mom.”
Hearing Lin Wanyu refer to herself that way, Jiang Wanting’s ears warmed. They weren’t even officially engaged yet—just engaged in name.
Shen Zui: “……”
Old Master Shen remained silent for a moment before speaking. “Wanwan, come back often when you have time.”
“Okay.” Jiang Wanting nodded obediently. “You and Grandma should take care of your health.”
……
On the way back, Shen Zui took out his phone and opened his WeChat QR code, signaling to her with his eyes.
Jiang Wanting paused for a moment, then took out her phone and scanned his code.
With a “beep.” a landscape photo appeared, and the nickname was simply Shen Zui—no need for a remark.
The driver first sent Jiang Wanting back to Qianxing Garden.
As they were about to arrive, Jiang Wanting felt for the first time that a short journey could also be painful.
“If anything comes up, contact me on WeChat. Take care of yourself.”
The man’s low voice sounded above her head.
Jiang Wanting blinked her moist almond eyes and nodded obediently before opening the car door and getting out.
After the girl got out and he watched her enter the house, Shen Zui finally spoke to the driver: ”Let’s go.”
Shen Zui took out the gift Jiang Wanting had given him—a small square blue box. With his long fingers, he untied the bow, revealing a black velvet ring box.
With a “click.” it opened to reveal a Tiffany couple’s ring.
Shen Zui’s deep, cool eyes flickered slightly. As if compelled by something unseen, he put it on his middle finger. The next second, he couldn’t take it off.
Shen Zui: “……”
So… was this meant for the ring finger?
Giving a ring as a birthday gift—what was she trying to do? Propose? Foolish. Shen Zui shook his head helplessly.
……
Since adding each other on WeChat last time, Jiang Wanting had not chatted with Shen Zui. She knew filming was busy, so she didn’t dare disturb him.
When she used to be a fan, she only admired celebrities online. She had never pursued a boy in real life, so now she truly didn’t know how to get along with Shen Zui.
She posted a chibi drawing of Shen Zui in his supertopic, captioned: #Shen Zui# Another day of missing gege 【cute】
Soon, comments started appearing.
“1st floor: The OP’s username is pretty straightforward.”
“2nd floor: So cute and squishy, I’m following this creator.”
“3rd floor: The drawing is really good, his aura comes through immediately.”
Jiang Wanting read through each comment and realized she had gained quite a number of followers.
It seemed being a content creator wasn’t bad after all.
Hengdian Studios, Shen Zui’s dressing room.
The makeup artist noticed the ring on Shen Zui’s middle finger and paused mid-motion. Was he engaged already? Married young, huh!
Wang Shan’s gaze lingered on Shen Zui’s well-defined, slender middle finger. The extremely simple Tiffany diamond ring looked exceptionally good on his hand.
“Ah Zui, take off the ring.”
Shen Zui lowered his eyelids slightly, his voice deep. “Can’t take it off.”
Wang Shan’s lips twitched as he instructed the assistant: ”Xiao Qing, bring some detergent.”
Actually, the ring wasn’t that tight—it was just stuck at the knuckle. After applying some detergent, it came off.
Shen Zui lowered his gaze, slowly wiping the ring with a tissue, then carefully cleaned each finger on his left hand.
The assistant and the makeup artist beside him were both stunned. This man was simply unreal—his face was already handsome enough, and even wiping his hands looked good.
Wang Shan glanced at his watch. “Alright, change your clothes.”