At nine o'clock in the evening, inside the first-class mansion of Tomson.
Yuan Li put on an apron and started preparing a sumptuous dinner for a man for the first time in the kitchen.
She is not like other female college students who always open their mouths when they have clothes to eat.
She has been very independent since she was a child.
I almost grew up in a lonely environment.
So she knows how to take care of her own life better than others.
Cook meals, do laundry, and clean housework.
When she first came to Shanghai and went to college in the first half of the year, she used this kind of miscellaneous work to supplement her living expenses.
Now, although she was... kept by someone, she inexplicably... lived in this mansion worth hundreds of millions.
But she didn't use a penny from Chen Junlin's card.
All living expenses were earned by doing odd jobs.
At this time, Yuan Li was cooking skillfully in the kitchen.
Chen Zongheng, on the other hand, sat on the sofa in the hall with calm eyes, slowly smoking a cigarette and looking through a college physics book on the shelf.
This mansion that originally seemed huge and empty seemed to have a warm life at this moment.
It feels like home.
Not long after, a table full of sumptuous dishes was ready in front of the dining table in the hall.
"Mr. Chen...it's time to start dinner." Yuan Li came to the sofa and called softly.
"Yes." Chen Zongheng responded lightly and closed the book.
He got up and came to the dining table.
In the center of the dining table, the huge ten-inch cake was placed in the center.
This is Yuan Li's first birthday... in the real sense.
There are cakes and delicious food.
In the past, every birthday of hers, her grandma would cook her a bowl of Yangchun noodles and then a bowl of braised pork.
This is how you celebrate your birthday.
No one celebrates birthdays, and no one sends cakes.
And tonight, there is cake and the person I want most is with me.
Everything made Yuan Li feel... unprecedentedly satisfied.
"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Looking at the huge fresh cream cake in front of the dining table, a complicated warmth flashed through Yuan Li's mind.
Originally, she just wanted Mr. Chen to come and have a birthday dinner with her...
She didn't expect anything from Mr. Chen.
But at this moment, looking at this huge birthday cake... Yuan Li's beautiful eyes turned slightly red.
Her mood was very complicated.
Touched, inexplicable, delighted, satisfied.
Many emotions intertwined.
She cried.
"Why are you crying?" Chen Zongheng did not expect that Yuan Li would cry.
His tone was indifferent and he replied lightly.
Yuan Li hurriedly reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"No...I'm just...happy..." Her voice was slightly choked with a hint of joy.
"Light a candle, it's your birthday." Chen Zongheng replied lightly.
Yuan Li nodded, picked up the candle, and slowly inserted it on the cake.
She is 20 years old this year.
So I put 20 candles on the cake.
light up the candle.
She put her hands on her chest, closed her beautiful eyes, and her long and narrow eyelashes trembled slightly.
Start making wishes under the candles.
In the past, her wish was that she could be admitted to a prestigious school, grow up quickly, and make money to support her family.
In this way, grandma doesn't have to work so hard.
But, tonight, she made a wish... that was different from those in the past.
After making the wish, blow out the candles.
Yuan Li opened his eyes gently.
But, at this moment, an exquisite gift box was suddenly placed in front of her?
"I bought it on the way as a birthday gift." Chen Zongheng slowly lit a cigarette and said calmly.
Seeing this exquisite gift box in front of him, Yuan Li's pretty face... was a little complicated, and his beautiful eyes were full of mist.
In the past, no one except grandma gave her birthday gifts.
She was isolated in school and no one in her class wanted to be friends with her.
The lonely little bird suddenly received a birthday gift from a man today.
This, for her, was an inexplicable emotion.
This is the first friend to give her a birthday gift.
He was also the first man to give her a birthday gift.
"Can I open it and take a look?" Yuan Li asked cautiously with a soft tone, her beautiful eyes filled with tears.
"Whatever." Chen Zongheng blew out a smoke ring, picked up the chopsticks in front of the dining table, and began to taste the dishes.
Yuan Li carefully opened the gift box.
A silver diamond-encrusted bracelet is lying quietly...in the packaging box.
Under the soft illumination of the light, it reflects the bright light.
Cartier, starry sky bracelet.
When he saw this beautiful and dazzling bracelet, Yuan Li's beautiful eyes flashed with excitement.
What girl doesn't like diamonds?
What girl doesn't like accessories?
Not because it's expensive.
It's because when it blooms in color, it's so beautiful.
Yuan Li didn't know what brand the bracelet was from or how much it cost.
She simply thought... this bracelet is very beautiful, and it must be very expensive... Yuan Li thought in his heart.
However, tonight, she did not refuse.
Because this is Mr. Chen's birthday gift to her.
She will accept this gift.
Then store it carefully and keep it.
This is the best birthday gift she has ever received since her 20th birthday.
However, Chen Zongheng, who was sitting at the dining table and enjoying his dinner calmly, did not reveal the price of the bracelet.
In his suit pocket, the POS receipt for swiping a card to spend three million in cash... was folded into a ball... stuffed into his pocket, seemingly forgotten.
Warm light pours on the dining table.
Nine o'clock at night.
In the Tomson Yipin Mansion, this birthday dinner was enjoyed quietly.
Yuan Li seemed to be afraid of making the atmosphere awkward, so he turned on the TV and sat opposite Mr. Chen while watching TV, eating carefully.
The birthday dinner was very sumptuous, and she bought all the dishes freshly from the supermarket.
Everything is just for Mr. Chen to eat.
At this time, I watched Mr. Chen having a light meal and enjoying red wine.
A trace of satisfaction flashed in Yuan Li's beautiful eyes.
This was a feeling she had never felt before.
It turns out that as long as I get the approval of that man for the food I have cooked so hard all night, I will be so satisfied.
It seems that everything has become worthwhile.
"Mr. Chen..." Yuan Li sat at the dining table, looking at this man with inexplicable and complicated eyes.
She suddenly asked a question that she had hidden in her heart for a long time.
"You...why...you wanted to help me in the first place?"
Yuan Li's beautiful eyes were complicated and he looked at Chen Zongheng cautiously.
This problem has troubled her for a long time.
At school, no one was willing to help her.
Even those rich second generation's so-called willingness to help her and protect her... is based on... wanting to get her.
Mr. Chen is the only one... who doesn't want anything in return, not even his own body... his own everything.
A man who is willing to help himself like this.
This made Yuan Li a little puzzled and confused.
Mr. Chen, why do you want to help yourself so selflessly?
Not seeking any benefits?
I heard this question from Yuan Li.
Chen Zongheng, who was eating, slowly stopped his chopsticks.
He raised his eyes, his eyes were calm and indifferent, just like that... staring straight at Yuan Li.
After being quiet for a long time, he finally uttered a word.
"You look a lot like her."
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