Chapter 40: Birthday Cake

  "Thank you!" Yu Jing's heartfelt words made Mu Yan say thank you, and her eyes were filled with tenderness as she looked at him.

  "Thanks for nothing, don't forget, now I can be a wasteful dad, this is what I should do!" Mu Yan said with a smile.

  "Hmm! So, Big Wooden Uncle, can I call you Dad now?" Yu Xi blinked her big cute eyes and asked.

  "Alright, of course!" Mu Yan stroked Xiao Yu's small head in response.

  "Daaaad!"

  Yu Xiwang looked at Mu Yan, as if he had mustered up his courage before calling out.

  "Ah, good girl!" Mu Yan immediately responded.

  "Dad, I have a dad too! I also have a dad!" Hearing Mu Yan's response, Yu Xi happily danced and jumped around, finally throwing herself into Mu Yan's arms and looking up at him: "Dad, from now on, I'm no longer a child without a dad!"

  Listening to Yu's words that seemed so innocent, Yu Jing only felt a lump in her throat and finally couldn't help but turn around quietly.

  When she turned around again, she happened to see Mu Yan's gaze looking at herself, and then revealed a comforting smile.

  Yu Jing immediately also revealed a sweet smile, gazing at Yu Xian in Mu Yan's arms, her eyes filled with affection.

  "It's a pity it's raining, come and eat birthday cake!"

  Yu Jing cut a small piece of birthday cake.

  It's a pity that I ate a lot of barbecue just now, and I couldn't eat anymore. I only had a few bites and put it aside, then drank some drinks and piled up sand by myself on the side.

  Yu Jing didn't waste her daughter's half-eaten cake and finished the rest.

  Mu Yan smiled and said: "Although the chairman has a net worth of hundreds of millions, he is still very frugal. This style is really worth promoting!"

  Yu Jing shot him a white look and said: "I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, when I was as young as Yu Xian, my dad worked in a small town in the great southwest. At that time, the living standard in the great southwest was very poor. Although my dad was also a local official, I could only have birthday cake on my birthday. And I loved eating cake. I remember one time it was my birthday and I wanted to eat birthday cake, but it happened to be raining heavily that day. My dad didn't want me to be disappointed, so he braved the rain to go to the county town to buy a cake. Although the town was only over ten miles away from the county seat, there was only one stone road and no cars in the town government. After the heavy rain, even bicycles couldn't ride on that road. As a result, my dad threw his bicycle aside and ran to the county town with his two legs on that rainy day to buy a cake. On his way back, he was afraid of getting the cake wet, so he wrapped it tightly in his raincoat, but he himself got soaked in the rain for two hours. That night I had a happy birthday, eating sweet and delicious birthday cake, but my dad fell ill that night and lay in bed for two weeks before recovering."

  "Unexpectedly, your father is so good to you!" Mu Yan exclaimed.

  "Yes!" Yu Jing also let out a sigh, but her eyes were filled with even more sadness.

  "Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. You were supposed to either help me and Yuxi roast things or play with Yuxi, but neither of you ate anything! Let me cut a piece for you!" Yu Jing said as she was about to take action.

  "No need, take it back and eat it yourself. I'll just have some barbecue instead. You've made this birthday cake sound so sad that I don't even want to eat it anymore!"

  "Achoo!"

  A sound of rain pattering on the eaves reached his ears, and Mu Yan immediately said: "Yu Xi, it's a bit cold now. Daddy will wash your hands and feet for you. Why don't you come into the tent? Daddy will tell you a story!"

  "Okay!" Hearing that her new father was going to tell her a story, Yu Xi immediately happily agreed.

  Muyan fetched a bottle of mineral water and poured some on Yu Xi's hands and feet, then carried her into the tent and told her stories.

  The little girl has been playing wildly all day and fell asleep soon after calming down.

  Mù Yán immediately ran to the car and grabbed a blanket to cover Yǔ Xī with, so she wouldn't catch a chill.

  Yu Jing saw it and unexpectedly said: "You actually brought a quilt?"

  Mu Yan smiled and said: "It's quite cold by the sea at night, so I bought one."

  "Muyan, if you're really Yuxi's father, I think she'll be very happy!" Feeling Muyan's thoughtfulness and Zhou Dao, Yu Jing also felt moved.

  Mu Yan smiled and said: "I'm already like this now, unless you're willing, General Yu!"

  "Get out, you're so arrogant just because I praised you a couple of times. Let me tell you, even if I did look up to you, it's impossible. I'm the daughter-in-law of the Su family, and my glory belongs only to the Su family. Unless one day you can make that glory yours, then maybe I'll consider it!" Yu Jing's tone seemed to have turned back into that of a female CEO, but her words were laced with a playful meaning.

  Mu Yan listened and revealed a thoughtful expression. After a while, he said: "This seems to be very difficult, but I will try my best!"

  Mu Yan clenched his fists and put on a determined look, instantly triggering Yu Jing's burst of "heh heh" laughter.

  Yu Xian was already asleep, Mu Yan ate something and barely filled his stomach. After tidying up, he carried Yu Jing again and gently placed her in the car.

  All the way back, the two people didn't continue talking about anything, but from the rearview mirror, Mu Yan saw Yu Jing looking at her daughter's happy appearance, and found that Yu Jing was more delicate and beautiful than when she was cold as ice.

  The car drove directly to Yulin Garden, where one of the villas is now Yu Jing's residence.

  Yu Jing let Mu Yan stop the car at a distance from the entrance of the house, and then said: "Okay, just here, you go back first, I'll call someone to pick me up."

  Upon hearing Yu Jing's words, Mu Yan made a bitter melon face and said: "Big boss, I'm already Yu Xi's father, can't I even hold my own daughter and put her to bed?"

  "Mù Yán, at present, the Fēng Huá Su family's power is still very great, and my shares are limited. If there were to be rumors circulating, it would not be beneficial for me. Once I've resolved this trouble, you can openly come visit Yu Xiè without any issues. Even if you tell others that you're her father, it wouldn't matter!" Yú Jìng explained, but after explaining, she felt that she had been too explicit and suddenly became lovely and red.

  Her slightly red face was exceptionally beautiful, and under the dim light, it added a layer of enticing mystery. Mu Yan had never seen Yu Jing blush before, let alone look so lovely.

  "I understand, Xiaojing, I'll wait!" Mu Yan said with a seemingly serious tone.

  "Don't call me Xiao Jing!"

  Yu Jing heard this and suddenly shouted loudly, but by then, Mu Yan had already gotten off the car and quickly disappeared into the night.

  Watching Mu Yan disappear into thin air, Yu Jing's eyes revealed a complex expression.

  The birthday cake has been sent, why not collect and vote?