Shen Nian's birthday was coming up soon, and everyone was very happy on this day. After all, this was also the first semi-big event since everyone's rebirth.
Shen Nian didn't want her birthday to be too grandiose, she just invited these good friends over to her house for a meal.
Lin Yifeng and Shen Shu didn't want to use their daughter's birthday as an opportunity to curry favor with business partners either. They just wanted their child to have fun.
In Shen Nian's house, Ye Anning sat cross-legged on the ground with Sui Yan, she brushed aside the slightly curly hair on Sui Yan's face and said boredly: “It’s just us few people right? Who else did you invite?”
Shen Nian smiled and said, “I also invited Lu Yunling.”
Ye Anning frowned slightly, but didn’t say anything more in the end.
Qi Linhan was also completely unconcerned. He was barely even acquainted with Lu Yunling, having only met her once at best.
Lu Yunling came from an ordinary family background. It was just that her elders had associated with Qi Linhan’s grandfather's generation for a period of time in the past.
And the Qi family owed Lu Yunling's family a favor, so the Lu family would find excuses to ask the Qi family for help all the time using that favor.
Thinking of this, Qi Linhan also frowned slightly.
Not long after, the sound of a car engine could be heard outside the door. Shen Nian tidied up her clothes and got up to go out to receive Lu Yunling.
As a true child, Lu Yunling was very arrogant at this moment. Having witnessed the luxury of the Qi family before, she always felt that sooner or later, she would also move into the Qi family.
But when she was picked up by Shen Nian’s driver and taken to Shen Nian’s house, she was still shocked.
After all, her own family background was quite ordinary. She didn't expect that Shen Nian's family was actually quite wealthy.
She bit her lip, a strange light flashing through her eyes.
Shen Nian walked out from inside the house and waved at Lu Yunling with a smile: “Over here!”
Lu Yunling got out of the car herself and walked towards Shen Nian. She looked over the villa that was Shen Nian's house, curled her lips and said: “Your house is nothing much.”
Shen Nian's movements stalled for a moment. She greeted Lu Yunling as if nothing had happened: “Let’s go inside, you were the only one missing.”
The little girl Sui Yan was still sitting on the ground in the living room, wholeheartedly fiddling with the toys that Lin Yifeng had specially brought for her.
Tizi was also very well-behaved, lying next to her occasionally picking up toy parts in its mouth to give to her.
Ye Anning was on the side, pinching her face and brushing the hair on her head.
The little girl didn't mind her sister teasing her at all. Occasionally, when she finished assembling a toy, she would happily hand it to her sister.
The few boys didn't have anything good to do, so they just sat on the sofa watching Sui Yan play with her toys.
When Shen Nian and Lu Yunling walked in the door, they saw such a warm and harmonious scene. Shen Nian walked over with a sigh: “Sui Yan, you seem happier playing even when I’m not around.”
Sui Yan blinked blankly with confusion and giggled foolishly.
But Lu Yunling's eyes landed on Qi Linhan at first glance. She shouted in pleasant surprise as she rushed up to Qi Linhan: “Brother Qi!”
Qi Linhan's face was completely dark: “Hello.” He really didn't want to pay any attention to her at all.
With Lu Yunling shouting like that, she also attracted Sui Yan's attention.
The little girl didn't know why, but she suddenly became unhappy after seeing Lu Yunling.
Sui Yan also didn't know what was going on with herself. She suddenly felt very uncomfortable. The little girl didn't know what to do. She sniffled and started bawling loudly.
Tizi, who was next to her, also stood up and stared at Lu Yunling with an icy gaze when it saw Lu Yunling.
It had never hated its current tiny body this much before. If it could, it would bite Lu Yunling to death directly.
After all... Lu Yunling was the one who truly made Sui Yan become that way in their past life. That was why Tizi was able to accept the current Chance Encounter group so easily, because although they had caused great harm to Sui Yan, they were basically guided by Lu Yunling.
Ye Anning and Shen Nian were the first to notice the change in Sui Yan's mood. They just saw that the little girl had become unhappy. Before they could ask what was going on, they heard the sound of the little girl wailing loudly.
Sui Yan crying like this immediately panicked everyone. Although the little girl was very delicate, she rarely cried like this.
Qi Linhan directly bypassed Lu Yunling in front of him and rushed to Sui Yan's side, gently rubbing her hair: “Sui Yan, what's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry.”
The Chance Encounter group also gathered around the little girl, but she still couldn't stop crying even after they comforted her for a while.
Ye Anning was anxious for a bit before saying: “Sui Yan, today is Nian Nian’s birthday, you can’t cry, oh.”
Upon hearing this, Sui Yan really stopped bawling loudly. But the little girl's tears still kept streaming down.
Sui Yan whimpered softly: “Nian Nian, I'm sorry... wu...”
Shen Nian’s heart ached terribly. She gently wiped away the little girl's tears and asked gently: “What's wrong with Sui Yan? Why did you suddenly start crying? Are you uncomfortable somewhere?”
Sui Yan wiped her tearful eyes pitifully: “Sui Yan also doesn't know... Sui Yan feels very uncomfortable.”
Qiao Ze felt the little girl’s forehead and wrist for a good while before saying: “Sui Yan is perfectly healthy.”
However, at this time, Qi Linhan noticed Tizi's gaze. He looked thoughtfully at Lu Yunling as a frightening idea suddenly flashed through his mind.
He calmed himself down and said: “Let’s celebrate Shen Nian’s birthday first. Later when the adults hear that Sui Yan was crying, they will definitely come over to ask.”
But they didn't know why the little girl was crying after all. Even though Qi Linhan guessed roughly what was going on, he couldn't say it now.
At some unknown point, Sui Yan had hugged Tizi tightly. The little girl lowered her head pitifully and said softly: “I'm sorry...”
They were all so distressed that they didn’t even have the time to blame the little girl.
While Lu Yunling, who had been neglected for a long time, looked at Sui Yan jealously and hatefully.
What was good about this kid? Why did Brother Qi and everyone pay attention to her when she cried a little?
She felt Sui Yan had snatched away the attention that belonged to her, and Sui Yan was so cute looking too. Lu Yunling hated Sui Yan from the first moment.
She purposefully sneered at Sui Yan when everyone quieted down: “Crybaby, how annoying. It’s really awful being friends with you.”
Before she even finished speaking, Qi Linhan’s gaze had turned icy cold: “Get lost!”
Shen Nian’s expression was not very good either: “Lu Yunling, Sui Yan is just a little girl.”
Ye Anning said coldly: “Didn’t your mother teach you to be polite when going to other people's homes? Oh, I'm sorry, I don't know if you have one...”
The words were rather sarcastic. Lu Yunling didn't understand the implication at first, but she could tell from the tone that it wasn't praise.
She angrily pointed at Sui Yan and said: “Why are you all speaking up for her?”
The little girl was protected behind her brothers and sisters, but she still heard Lu Yunling's words.
She wiped away the tears that fell again and said softly: “Sui Yan is not a crybaby, Sui Yan will be very good...”
