Rejected by Blood, Embraced by Love: All-Round Star Goes Viral
Chapter 208: @Qi Hanyu, have you achieved your happy ending?

Chapter 208: Chapter 208: @Qi Hanyu, have you achieved your happy ending?

Back in the day, even if they didn’t have much money, they would always prepare some gifts, sometimes handmade, sometimes bought with savings that took a long time to accumulate. This time, Qin Ji gave a very expensive gift, a brand-name necklace.

Gu Zhi was a bit surprised, Big Brother is becoming more and more generous now. She didn’t hold back and thanked him, teasing, "Made a fortune?"

Qin Ji smiled gently, saying nothing, his smile indulgent.

Not to be outdone, Qin Zheng quickly took out his gift, a giant brown bear with a thick pearl necklace around its neck.

He said, "Zhi Zhi, this is my gift to you! Do you like it? When you see this bear, it’ll be like Third Brother is with you!"

Gu Zhi took a look and immediately spotted a familiar brand label: "..."

She pursed her lips, thanked him—yet another expensive gift, a limited edition from a certain brand, costing tens of thousands for just one piece.

Her lips twitched, "You’ve made a fortune too?"

"Not really, the compensation from my previous club came through." He scratched his head, a bit embarrassed, "I’ll buy you something even better when I make more money, rest assured, I checked for any safety issues, nothing installed."

Gu Zhi was still speechless. This was already more than enough.

Qin Yuan didn’t buy anything costly either; he’s still a student, and the compensation and bonuses from his school haven’t come in yet. He handed her a bottle of perfume, rubbed his nose, and said, "Second Brother only bought a bottle of perfume; I’ll get you something better when I get bonuses."

Gu Zhi: "..."

What’s with this competitive tone from each of them?

She immediately opened the perfume to smell it; it was precisely the scent she liked. She looked up and smiled at him, "Thank you, I really like it."

Qin Yuan affectionately smiled and reached out to gently rub her head.

As she was about to invite them to sit down, Qin Mo hurriedly took out his gift too. It wasn’t anything extravagant; it was an oil painting of Gu Zhi that he painted himself. In the painting, Gu Zhi was dressed in a light green cheongsam, slightly lifting her gaze to look somewhere, her eyes pretty and gentle.

It almost perfectly captured Gu Zhi’s essence, with details so precise that even the strands of hair were meticulously painted.

Gu Zhi couldn’t hide her surprise, eyes widening in amazement. She hadn’t expected him to have this skill, "You painted this?"

Qin Mo nodded somewhat proudly, "Yes." It seemed like Sister really liked it.

"I’ll find a place to hang it," Gu Zhi quickly said.

But Qin Mo took it back, "We’ll hang it up later, you eat first."

Gu Zhi sighed helplessly, "Alright then."

They brought her a diet meal, carefully prepared with Mrs. Qin, but with more variety this time. Gu Zhi was indeed a bit hungry, so she happily dug in and ate quite a lot.

The four of them had eaten earlier and gathered around to watch her eat. Gu Zhi, who used to feel awkward, was long accustomed to it.

After dinner, it was time to cut the cake, but in the end, the birthday wasn’t really celebrated since she had already celebrated it on a TV show. There was an old saying that celebrating birthdays too often wasn’t good, and delaying them wasn’t great either.

Qin Ji and Qin Yuan just wanted to use this as an excuse to have a meal with her, a reason to visit her.

Everyone gathered around the table, finished the cake, chatted about family stories, and the atmosphere was exceptionally harmonious.

Qin Zheng originally didn’t want to bring up Gu Yiyi, but just the thought of it made him uneasy, "Finally, this matter was exposed. I wonder who’s still cursing at you online, Gu Yiyi got what she deserved. If she had clarified things earlier, she wouldn’t be getting cursed at like this."

Gu Zhi chuckled slightly, "She is still your sister. When she’s getting scolded, don’t you feel bad?"

"What’s there to feel bad about? She deserved it." Qin Zheng, full of anger, solemnly looked at her and said, "Zhi Zhi, from now on, Third Brother only has you as a sister. Any cousin or whatever doesn’t matter as much as you do."

Originally, he was indifferent to Gu Yiyi, even feeling expectant hearing a new sister was coming. He never expected her to be like that. If she had just said a word in defense of Zhi Zhi back then, he wouldn’t have such hostility towards her.

Gu Zhi’s lips curled slightly; she didn’t care much, having long seen through these matters—focusing on leading her own life and doing her own duties well was enough.

Qin Zheng, however, continued looking at her, saying, "So Zhi Zhi, you should not go back to the Gu Family, okay? While our family cannot compare with the Gu Family, we will all put in the effort so you will not live a hard life again."

Indeed, when he learned the news was exposed, he also felt anxious, fearing that Zhi Zhi would return to the Gu Family because of it.

After all, they are not as affluent as the Gu Family, after all, now that the truth is out, she is the real daughter of the Gu Family...

Due to that matter, they had become somewhat estranged.

Since Zhi Zhi returned to the Gu Family, her whole demeanor also changed.

Gu Zhi, however, nodded seriously, yet with a faint humor, promising, "I won’t."

Only then did Qin Zheng relax.

They didn’t stay long, accompanying Gu Zhi until dinner ended and leaving soon after not to disturb her rest.

Gu Zhi saw them out, tidying up the living room, walked to the sofa, looked at the gifts, and couldn’t resist opening them one by one, snapping a few photos in the process.

She had never had such a birthday before, at least never having experienced the companionship of family.

Someone had personally cooked longevity noodles, some had picked out gifts with care, and someone had made a painting by hand.

Looking at these things, she only felt her heart swelling with warmth.

Gu Zhi edited the pictures, picked a few, and posted them on Weibo.

Gu Zhi V: A different kind of birthday~ [Picture]

Almost immediately after posting, a flood of comments came in:

"Ahhhh, darling is active, love you!"

"Wow, celebrating another birthday! Big brother, second brother, third brother, and little brothers all present. Now I can only see my husband in Zhi Zhi’s Weibo, boohoo!"

"I mean, those are some fancy gifts, a K brand necklace for over 30,000, that stuffed toy over 60,000! Qin Family hitting it big?"

"Isn’t it normal for a female celebrity to receive such expensive gifts? Zhi Zhi, stay happy every day!"

"Oh wow, who painted that picture? It looks amazing! I want to steal it!"

"Ahhh, such a big bouquet of roses, what’s going on, @Qi Hanyu did you give it to your wife?"

"Envying Zhi Zhi for having such a joyful birthday, boohoo, and that delicious weight loss meal prepared by Mrs. Qin herself."

In the comments, there were all tones of envy and blessing.

Gu Zhi picked a few people to reply to.

Soon, Qin Zheng retweeted her Weibo.

Qin Zheng V: The flowers are a bit ugly, but the rest is fine. Zhi Zhi, happy birthday!

Fans saw this tweet and burst into laughter:

"Hahahaha! So, who sent the flowers after all?"

"Judging by Third Brother’s tone, it most likely was Emperor Qi, right?/Dog head."

"Seriously, are they meeting the parents at this rate?/Surprised, @Qi Hanyu, you finally achieved success?"

Gu Zhi saw this Weibo and was speechless: "..."

Is it too late to delete the picture of the flowers now?

"Tsk, Zhi Zhi is celebrating her birthday over here beautifully, while that fake daughter, who’s always high profile, hasn’t posted a single Weibo about her birthday these days./Dog head."