Above the Galaxy
Chapter 424 - 271: That Guy Who’s Trying to Steal Someone Else’s Partner?

Chapter 424: Chapter 271: That Guy Who’s Trying to Steal Someone Else’s Partner?

There were no gifts, no flowery wishes.

Just a careful "Happy Birthday," and Lu Siyu felt the urge to cry, her eyes brimming with acidity.

After so many years, so many days and nights, she missed him, awaited him, and despised him.

She longed for his sudden appearance, on her birthday or New Year’s, every significant moment.

Unfortunately, he never did.

Disappointment mounted, and her heart grew colder.

"Just pretend he’s already dead!"

She told herself silently.

But when he really stood before her, when he softly called out her name, when he wished her a happy birthday...

Lu Siyu felt the ice in her heart inch by inch melting.

Blood is thicker than water; how could she simply cut off and forget?

No matter how many years he was gone or what he had become, he still bore the name father.

She looked up, unwilling to meet the old man’s gaze, and said indifferently, "Thank you."

After speaking, she turned and walked away.

Tang Fei patted the old man’s shoulder and consoled, "This is the best gift she has received for her birthday."

The old man’s mouth moved, usually so sharp and harsh, but now he couldn’t utter a single word.

Tang Fei quickly caught up to Lu Siyu, walking beside her.

Lu Siyu said nothing, and Tang Fei did the same.

He knew that Lu Siyu was emotionally unsettled and probably wouldn’t feel like talking for a while.

Only when they reached the entrance of the hall did Lu Siyu stop, composed herself once more, and turned to Tang Fei, "I didn’t invite outsiders, only family... Don’t feel too restrained."

"I understand." Tang Fei nodded repeatedly, smiling, "Don’t worry, I’ll act as if I’m at home."

Lu Siyu looked at Tang Fei, wondering what his words meant.

Did he know his own background? Was he hinting at his identity as the legitimate grandson of the Lu Family?

And him... Did he know she was his sister? His real sister?

At that thought, Lu Siyu’s heartbeat accelerated, and she began to feel nervous and uneasy.

"What’s wrong?" Seeing Lu Siyu standing motionless at the door, just casting strange glances at him, Tang Fei couldn’t help but speak, "Is there something on my face?"

"No." Lu Siyu shook her head, "Let’s go in."

Lu Siyu was a simple and casual person; if it weren’t for the strong insistence of the family elders, she wouldn’t even want to celebrate her birthday.

She had never liked celebrating her birthday, ever since she was little.

Nor was she keen on celebrating festivals, for festivals only deepened her yearning for her loved ones.

Her aunt, in charge of the event, understood Lu Siyu’s personality and opted for a simple Western-style buffet, with self-service drinks and pastries, mainly to gather the children together for a lively time, followed by cutting a cake for ceremonial feelings.

Not everyone has a birthday celebration like Phoenix’s, inviting luminaries, with singing and dancing, stirring up the entire Phoenix Empire...

A group of young people gathered in the yard, sitting in pairs and groups – some drinking, some chatting, and some playing a popular interstellar war game on New Star.

There was also a child squatting on the ground, stacking blocks layer upon layer, and now reaching over ten layers – pavilions, towers, artificial mountains, and ponds, lifelike and imposing.

"Sister Siyu is here."

"Happy Birthday, Siyu."

"Sister Siyu, this is my gift to you..."

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"Thank you." Lu Siyu accepted the gifts passed by her brothers and sisters one by one, expressing her thanks.

Holding the gifts, she pointed at Tang Fei and introduced, "Tang Fei, my classmate."

"Oh," the children nodded.

"Oh?" The older girls stretched out their tones, emitting knowing laughter.

Lu Siyu knew what they were thinking and didn’t bother to explain.

Life isn’t a set of instructions; it’s a narrative.

Living and leaving a mark is what counts.

"Hi, everyone, I’m Tang Fei." Tang Fei greeted everyone with a smile.

Lu Siyu could afford to be indifferent, for everyone knew she was a cold woman.

Once you’ve bought into a person’s self-image, nothing they do seems strange to you.

But he couldn’t do the same; after all, the Lu Family were his staunch supporters. If possible, he still needed to maintain a good relationship with the Lu Family.

"Tang Fei, I know you," said a girl with long hair cascading over her shoulders.

"Really? How do you know?" Tang Fei asked with a smile.

"The rumors about you and Princess Xiu Xue..." said a little girl with pigtails, bluntly, "I saw you on the news; they said you two are a couple... are you really a couple?"

"Yeah, I’ve seen that too. They said when the Princess was abroad and heard you were sick, she immediately flew back from overseas to see you..."

"If you and Princess Xiu Xue are lovers, what’s your relationship with our sister Siyu?"

"You can’t possibly like both of them? I’m not okay with that..."

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Tang Fei gave a wry smile and said, "Siyu and I are classmates and friends. Also, she taught me a lot about mechanics... she’s my mechanics teacher, so you should show some respect to my teacher."

"Oh, I see." The girl with pigtails nodded vigorously, "So, you and sister Siyu are classmates and friends, but you’re lovers with Princess Xiu Xue, right?"

The situation was indeed so, but Tang Fei couldn’t divulge it publicly.

If Zhong Daolong heard about it, his father would be up in arms.

Some things, you can do but can’t say.

So, Tang Fei defensively said, "You all know the relationship between me and Princess Xiu Xue."

"We know, we know. When the Princess was being chased in the Old Land, it was you who saved her... Isn’t that the classic hero saving the beauty?"

"Exactly. Which woman wouldn’t fall for that? So, Princess Xiu Xue likes you, right?"

"How could you choose Princess Xiu Xue? In what way is sister Siyu inferior to the Princess?"

"My sister is a mechanical genius, you know. Your taste is really poor..."

These girls, mostly around thirteen or fourteen, some seventeen or eighteen, were at the age when curiosity about such matters was at its peak.

Seeing Tang Fei, a person involved in a scandal, attending their sister’s birthday party aroused their gossiping instincts.

Tang Fei looked helplessly at Lu Siyu, unable to carry on the conversation with these women.

Lu Siyu, unable to bear Tang Fei’s plight, said, "Stop talking to him."

"..." Tang Fei.

"???" The younger sisters.

All Tang Fei wanted was for Lu Siyu to help him navigate the situation, to shift the topic...

But wasn’t that change of subject a bit too abrupt?

The sisters eyed Tang Fei and Lu Siyu with suspicion. They talk to Tang Fei, and Lu Siyu gets angry?

Is sister Siyu jealous? Is she even jealous of us?

Just then, a warm and hearty voice came through, "Today is sister Siyu’s birthday, and I’m here to ask for a piece of cake."

A handsome man walked toward them, his eyes shifting towards Lu Siyu surrounded by the crowd.

"Gongshu Wuyu is here... Gongshu Wuyu is here..." cheered the little girls.

Brother Wuyu?

Gongshu Wuyu? That homewrecker?