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Chapter 182 - 181: The Manifestation of Love

Chapter 182: Chapter 181: The Manifestation of Love

Pick her up?

As Su Mu looked at the WeChat message from He Qiya, he paused slightly.

But it was only a momentary thing, and Su Mu soon let it go.

After all, he had agreed to accompany He Qiya for her birthday tomorrow.

Was it necessary for both of them to drive in separate cars and arrive one after the other?

Besides, the villa of He Qiya’s family was halfway up the hillside.

Departing from the castle, picking up He Qiya would be very much on the way and not a hassle.

Because Su Mu did not reply immediately, the hand of He Qiya holding her phone trembled slightly.

He Qiya didn’t know what Su Mu would think.

Would he find her request too excessive?

Or would Su Mu find her annoying and no longer want to celebrate her birthday with her?

Thinking of this possibility, He Qiya immediately edited another message.

"If it’s too much trouble, never mind, I can drive there myself."

Before He Qiya had pressed the send button, Su Mu’s WeChat message came through.

"Sure, what time tomorrow?"

He Qiya hadn’t expected Su Mu to agree so easily and was momentarily at a loss for how to react.

She hastily deleted the message she had just composed.

He Qiya was afraid that if she made a mistake and sent it to Su Mu,

and Su Mu really didn’t come to pick her up, He Qiya felt she could just buy a block of tofu to smash her head against.

"Would ten o’clock tomorrow be okay?"

Cautiously, He Qiya had none of the airs of a birthday girl, instead continuously seeking Su Mu’s opinion.

Ten o’clock?

Su Mu thought about it and realized it would not interfere with his Tai Chi practice with Grandpa.

There was no problem with the time, so Su Mu responded with an OK emoji, settling the matter.

"Great, then I’ll wait for you at home at ten tomorrow morning."

He Qiya wasn’t as nonchalant as Su Mu and wanted to confirm again.

She didn’t receive a reply from Su Mu, because he felt the matter was already settled and saw no need to respond further.

This time He Qiya didn’t feel dejected. Su Mu hadn’t objected, right?

No objection meant Su Mu wouldn’t go back on his word, and He Qiya, unable to control herself, jumped up on the sofa.

"Awesome!"

For years, He Qiya hadn’t shown such a range of expressions as she did today.

Huang Yuqin watched her excited daughter from the side and stealthily wiped the corner of her eye.

Huang Yuqin knew that Yao Yao truly had her heart set on Su Mu.

Without a message back from Su Mu, Yao Yao looked utterly dejected.

Now it must be that Su Mu had agreed to something, making Yao Yao as thrilled as a child.

Isn’t this a sign of being in love?

However, Huang Yuqin also knew that at this time, Yao Yao probably was still in unrequited love.

Su Mu had no romantic feelings for Yao Yao.

Actually, it could be said that Su Mu had no feelings for He Qiya whatsoever.

Huang Yuqin knew that the recent change in Su Mu’s attitude towards Yao Yao was mostly out of pity.

And perhaps because of the many years of friendship with Su Mu’s mother, Bai Xiuping.

But Huang Yuqin didn’t want to discourage her daughter’s hope.

Huang Yuqin felt that if Yao Yao and Su Mu spent more time together, maybe Su Mu would discover Yao Yao’s merits.

It was possible that feelings could develop then.

Pretending not to know what had happened, Huang Yuqin approached.

"Yao Yao, what’s making you so happy?"

"Can you share it with mom?"

"Or see if mom can give you any advice?"

Seeing her mother draw near, He Qiya instinctively calmed down.

"Yao Yao, your mom is not an outsider, you don’t need to be guarded around her."

"Mom just thought that maybe if you had anything on your mind, we could discuss it together,"

Huang Yuqin said very cautiously.

She observed every reaction from Yao Yao closely.

Seeing her own daughter being so indifferent to her made Huang Yuqin even more regretful.

She regretted sending Yao Yao abroad so obstinately.

Otherwise, Yao Yao wouldn’t have become like this.

Given the He Family’s background and Yao Yao’s appearance, Huang Yuqin believed that her daughter should have been a little princess adored by everyone.

Instead of someone who hides at home, getting upset for half a day because Su Mu didn’t reply to her messages promptly.

Or a somewhat lowly little girl who could jump for joy just because Su Mu paid her some attention.

He Qiya looked at her mother and bit her lip.

He Qiya knew her mother meant well.

The grown-up He Qiya could understand that her mother’s insistence on sending her abroad was originally for her own good.

It was just that He Qiya couldn’t accept the cold violence she faced overseas.

Because she was young and alone while studying abroad,

It was common for her to be bullied and oppressed by her classmates.

Fortunately, He Qiya had been trained since she was young, and physically, she had never been subjected to any violent attacks.

Those who wanted to bully He Qiya, seeing they couldn’t beat her, resorted to cold violence instead.

They united with the people around He Qiya, forbidding anyone to interact with her.

Thus, the years she spent abroad were essentially spent alone.

With no family, no friends, not even classmates.

It could be said that He Qiya was strong enough.

All she had become was indifferent, but this was also a form of self-protection for He Qiya.

"I, I invited Su Mu to celebrate my birthday with me tomorrow,"

"Su Mu has agreed."

He Qiya also knew that she couldn’t keep shutting herself away in her own world forever.

Before, He Qiya didn’t feel it mattered.

But since meeting Su Mu, He Qiya wanted to change the way she was now.

He Qiya understood that the people around her still liked to see her go back to being the former He Qiya.

It’s just that He Qiya knew it was going to be difficult.

At least, He Qiya felt she couldn’t do it alone.

Today, because of Su Mu’s demeanor, He Qiya felt she saw a glimmer of hope.

Since she wanted to change herself, He Qiya knew that she must start by slowly opening her heart to the people closest to her.

With great resolve, He Qiya disclosed to her mother this matter which she currently found most important.

"Tomorrow is your birthday?"

Huang Yuqin was slightly startled. Hadn’t she and her husband just celebrated Yao Yao’s birthday not long ago?

At that time, Su Mu had come along with Bai Xiuping and Su Ruizhi.

Could it be that Yao Yao had forgotten?

But had Su Mu also forgotten?

Huang Yuqin found it somewhat unbelievable.

What were these two young people up to?

"Tomorrow is my Gregorian calendar birthday,"

He Qiya explained.

Because the He Family only ever celebrated the lunar calendar birthday, no one really remembered the Gregorian calendar birthday.

He Qiya hadn’t expected her mother to remember it either.

It seemed that, in the minds of adults, only lunar birthdays were the real birthdays.

Those were the ones they took seriously.

As for Gregorian calendar birthdays,

He Qiya recalled asking her mother to buy a cake and share it with friends when she was little.

But after going abroad, He Qiya stopped caring about it.