Chapter 629: with translation of chapter title

Her fiancé had already spoken for her, so Mu Youyu said nothing more.

She turned her eyes, smiling, and handed over the prepared gift, 'A Nan, happy birthday.'

Jiang Liangjin also handed over a box, 'Happy coming of age.'

Gu Xingnan took it, 'Thanks, let's go in first.'

Yu Ci's gift had already been given, and he added a blessing: 'Congratulations, congratulations, you're free from the minor protection law!'

Gu Xingnan made an arc, 'Thanks for the concern.'

'You're welcome, this is what I should do.'

The hall was decorated elegantly, colorful lights brilliant, each table had a few bunches of pale flowers, the fragrance light and crisp.

Gu Xingnan led the three toward the main table, 'Sit here.'

After Mu Youyu sat down, her gaze swept the banquet hall; half the attendees were familiar faces, and some brothers who had free time also came.

The other half were unfamiliar faces, likely relatives from the Gu family or friends Gu Xingnan met at school.

Leng Anzhi was also there, wearing a smoke-purple dress, speaking with Uncle Gu.

She saw her close friend, raised a hand to greet, and Mu Youyu also waved at her.

Gu Father stood inside greeting several elders; seeing his son seated in his place, he called out loudly, 'Xiao Nan, come here.'

Gu Xingnan rose, first put the gift properly, then walked to him.

Gu Xingluo had just finished meeting people at the entrance and came in, her medium-short hair neat, still in that capable outfit, followed by a slender male student holding a gift bag.

The male student had gentle features, fair skin, wore a milky-white shirt, stood beside Gu Xingluo, looking around.

Gu Xingnan approached, 'Sister.'

Gu Xingluo reached out and patted his shoulder, 'Happy coming of age.'

The male student peered out half a head from behind Gu Xingluo, 'Little brother, happy coming of age~ Hello, Uncle and Aunt.'

Gu Father's face visibly sank.

'Good, good, good.' Gu Mother kept nodding from behind, not bad, it's the style she likes, no wonder the daughter likes it.

Gu Xingnan's gift bag, '……Thank you.'

Gu Xingluo tilted her head, 'Alright, let's go sit.'

The male student immediately stuck to Gu Xingluo's side, linking arms with her, voice neither loud nor soft, 'Luoluo, where should we sit?'

Gu Xingluo lifted her chin toward the main table, 'Main table.'

The male student smiled satisfactorily, unintentionally sweeping over Gu Father's increasingly dark face.

Song Lujing saw this from afar, lowered his voice to Mu Xi and said, 'Xi ge, who is that guy? How does he talk like that.'

Mu Xi glanced at the male student's direction, 'Gu Xingluo's boyfriend, you haven't seen him?'

Song Lujing spread his hands, 'Last time I saw him he wasn't this clingy.'

Song LuXiao often met Gu Xingluo, so he found nothing strange about the two.

After the banquet began, the scene gradually became lively.

Gu Xingnan stood up and said a few brief words, thanking everyone for coming, then raised a cup.

Yu Ci, as part of the atmosphere team, led the applause, 'Well said!'

Mu Youyu took a sip of sparkling water, 'The crowd is still pretty complete.'

Yu Ci leaned in, 'Right, A Nan originally planned to keep it low-key like before, just inviting close friends, but Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu disagreed, saying the coming-of-age ceremony should be grand.'

He and Gu Xingnan both have September birthdays, just two days apart.

Both families customarily hold a birthday banquet every five years, like at ages five, ten, fifteen, twenty… Normally their birthdays are just a small gathering of close friends to have fun.

Gu Xingnan nodded, 'Yeah, I also think it's too many people, but there's nothing I can do.'

'No problem, no problem, my turn will also have a lot of people.' Yu Ci raised a cup, 'Will you come to my coming-of-age ceremony?'

Mu Youyu affirmed, 'Of course we'll come.'

Jiang Liangjin also said, 'Nonsense.'

The little sister will go, Mu Xin has no reason not to, 'Come.'

Mu Xi: 'Mm.'

Song Lujing spoke up, 'I've freed up time for you.'

Song LuXiao: 'Right.'

'You guys are really thoughtful, then I can relax.'

After saying that, Yu Ci winked at Mu Xi, 'Xi ge, why didn't Xian ge come today? Will he come in a couple days?'

Mu Xi knew he was craving something from Song Huaixian, side profile, 'He's in school; I told him to try to come.'

Yu Ci was so moved he couldn't help it, raised his cup, began to do brotherhood, 'Xi ge, good brother, down this cup and we'll be sworn brothers!'

……' Mu Xi picked up the juice his sister handed him and took a light sip.

Song Lujing stared, dumbfounded, 'Great, I can still take advantage of Xi ge like this.'

The people at the main table also raised their cups.

Leng Anzhi squeezed through the crowd, holding up her phone, aiming at several people, 'Come on, come on, birthday star and friends, look this way.'

Mu Xi didn't want to be on camera, turned away and covered his face.

The other brothers didn't mind.

Mu Youyu and Jiang Liangjin got into position.

Gu Xingnan instinctively tilted his head toward the lens, Yu Ci made a scissor hand, Leng Anzhi had already pressed the shutter, 'All done, very perfect.'

Yu Ci leaned over to look, 'Let me see how you shot it, don't make me look ugly.'

Leng Anzhi hid her phone behind her back, 'I'll edit the picture before posting.'

Yu Ci glared at him, saying, "You're violating my portrait rights."

Leng Anzhi didn't care at all, "Go ahead and sue me."

Anzhi, you weren't like this before.

You have the guts to sue me.

The two exchanged a few words, Leng Yueyou walked by from the side, waved at Leng Anzhi, and said, "Anzhi, come over for a moment."

Leng Anzhi turned back, smiled at the few people, and said, "I'll go over for a bit, I'll come find you later."

She turned and walked toward Leng Yueyou, the two walking side by side to the edge of the crowd.

Mu Youyu withdrew her gaze, tapped Jiang Liangjin's arm, and asked, "When did those two get so close?"

Jiang Liangjin shook his head. "I don't know."

Mu Xi explained, "I've heard a bit about their family affairs; something happened over at the Leng family, and their father has been hospitalized recently."

He didn't really want to get involved in others' family matters, but he often heard employees talking about it at the company, so he really had heard it.

Upon learning the truth, Song LuXiao also lowered his voice: "I've heard that too; it's just a business problem, plus the situation with the Gu family, it hasn't come to that point, but it's true that their father is hospitalized, apparently due to too great emotional fluctuations."

Mu Youyu seemed thoughtful, and didn't ask further.

After chatting a while longer, Gu Xingnan was called over to take a family photo, and Yu Ci was also pulled away.

By the time the event ended, it was almost seven o'clock.

Mu Youyu stood on the steps of the manor's gate, adjusting the collar of her coat.

Gu Xingnan stood by the car, seeing off a group of guests as they left.

After the last car disappeared from sight, he turned around, his gaze falling on Mu Youyu and Jiang Liangjin, and said, "You should head back early too, be careful on the road."

Got it, bye-bye.

On the way back, Mu Youyu leaned against the seat, gazing out the window, and after a long while said, "The day after tomorrow is the twenty-fifth."

Jiang Liangjin made an affirmative sound, the gift he had already prepared, and asked, "Baby, what do you want?"

Mu Youyu pondered, "Prepare a gift he won't open right away."

Jiang Liangjin tilted his head to glance at her, "For example?"

For example, a key he could use in the future.

Jiang Liangjin's voice carried a laugh, "And what about me?"

Mu Youyu turned her head, "Didn't you already receive one on your birthday?"

Jiang Liangjin leaned against her shoulder, "I still want one."

Mu Youyu resigned, "Fine, fine, I'll get you one when the time comes."

Jiang Liangjin said softly, "I just knew baby has me in his heart."

Of course, I've always had you.

This person really is getting more and more indifferent to whether they're around, Mu Xin lowered her brows and played with her phone again.

Mu Xi in the driver's seat quietly turned up the music volume.