Chapter 661

Extra: Childhood 18

The attached picture is a background photo of their hands clasped together, plus the cake they ate on their last anniversary.

Not long after posting, several new replies appeared below, most of them congratulatory.

Yu Ci: 【?? Do you two still need to make it official?】

Lin Ning replied instantly: 【Before it was assumed, now it's public! Officially stamped! My best friend, you're not allowed to have designs on me.】

Yu Ci replied: 【Okay, forever.】

Leng Anzhi saw this Moments post and also liked it: 【Friendship forever.】

Mu Youyu replied below with a kissing emoticon pack, then posted a Moments identical to hers, holding up her screen at Lin Ning and asking, "Can we now? Best friend?"

Lin Ning happily put away her phone, "Just enough, let's go buy a small cake to celebrate us going public!"

Jiang Liangjin, who usually had little presence, asked, "Do I have to come?"

Mu Youyu pulled him over, "Yes! Otherwise, where would you go?"

Jiang Liangjin leaned in, "I want to go with you!"

At this point, Lin Ning's hostility toward him wasn't that strong yet, "Come on, you're the official witness of our relationship."

May 6th, Mu Xi's fourteenth birthday, Mu Youyu got up early, finished washing up and sat on the small sofa in the dressing room, waiting for Mu Xi to come pick out a dress for her.

Less than ten minutes later, Mu Xi pushed open the door, holding a fluffy pink dress.

This dress looked very splendid, its cuffs and hem adorned with various bows, the waist sash tied into two bows, and the ends of the hanging ribbons also tied with small bows.

"Dear, how about wearing this today?" Mu Xi held the dress up in front of her for comparison.

Today is Older Brother Two's big birthday, so Mu Youyu naturally wouldn't refuse him, "Okay."

"So obedient." Mu Xi increasingly felt that her taste had improved.

After Mu Youyu changed into the dress, Mu Xi had someone tie two high ponytails for her, securing the ends with bows to match the bows on her skirt hem.

Madam Qing stood at the doorway, smiling and watching for a while, then sighed, "Young Master Two really puts a lot of thought into the Miss; this dress has twice as many bows as the last one."

Mu Xi examined her closely for a moment, "This looks nice, suitable for today."

Mu Youyu lowered her eyes, "Older Brother Two, am I like a butterfly today?"

Mu Xi chuckled softly, took a princess tiara from nearby, placed it on her head, "Not a butterfly, but a little princess."

The birthday was set in the main hall of the Mu Family's secondary estate, inviting only a few close allied families and a few good friends.

Those invited all understood that simply being able to step through this threshold was itself a mark of status.

Outside the estate, a line of low-key luxury cars was parked, their license plates all familiar numbers; from the plates you could tell they belonged to well-known names in the circle.

Inside the main hall, bright lights shone; a cold buffet table was set along one wall, beside which stood a signature wall, with a few bunches of light-blue flowers placed nearby.

Mu Xi stood at the main hall entrance to greet guests, wearing a dark formal suit with a subtly patterned tie at the collar.

He was in a good mood today, the corners of his mouth always carrying a hint of a smile when he spoke.

Several minutes later, Mu Youyu finally came down the spiral staircase.

Uncle Mu saw her and warmly praised, "Ah You, this dress looks lovely; with all those bows, you walk like a little fairy."

Young Uncle Mu also smiled, his gaze falling on her, full of affection, "Exactly, exactly, exactly."

In the Mu Family, Mu Youyu's identity has never been deliberately hidden from outsiders, but it has also never been officially announced; only the four major conglomerates and those in the know are aware.