The 99th Divorce

In front of her, Shen Zhilie was smiling like the sun. He waved at her animatedly.

Yu Lili took one look at him and turned back to Ye Qianqian. “Don’t pluck wildflowers from the roadside.”

Ye Qianqian burst out in guffaws. Shen Zhilie pulled a long face and asked a little resentfully, “How am I a wildflower? I’m a lot better than many others out there!”

“Exactly! Compared to that ex of yours, he’s so much better!” Ye Qianqian harrumphed. The previous memory of herself drunk and left lying in the sitting room made her want to give that man two tight slaps.

What sort of a human did that? He had been completely unsympathetic! Did he not possess even an ounce of chivalry? Couldn’t he have at least helped me back to my room?

She had spent the whole night on the chilly floor. What an ordeal that had been!

The other colleagues had never met Ou Ming and didn’t know what sort of person he was. But, Shen Zhilie was indeed a fine specimen.

When they heard Ye Qianqian’s words, they concurred immediately. “Exactly, Lili. Xiao Shen is such a good man! He’s handsome, and his qualities aren’t too bad. What fault can you find with him? What was your ex-boyfriend like? Are there any pictures? He can’t be better than Xiao Shen, can he?”

After all, Shen Zhilie was from the Capital. If Yu Lili married Shen Zhilie, she’d become an official resident of the Capital. That would change everything starting from the bottom up.

Had they been presented with such a delectable opportunity, they’d have agreed to it without a second thought. If necessary, they would have even been willing to compromise themselves in order to force a marriage out of wedlock. In any case, once they had married into the family and become residents of the Capital, all the details would just become a means to an end.

Although a residency in Kingstown was well sought-after, it was nevertheless incomparable to a residency in the Capital. Yu Lili knew what they were thinking and decided to just ignore them.

Shen Zhilie stepped in quickly to smoothen out the situation. “Since Lili is back, let’s just enjoy. Don’t bother with the preparations anymore. Let’s all just sit down.”

His demeanor and bearing resembled that of a male lead in a relationship.

Ye Qianqian stole a side glace at Yu Lili. She couldn’t help but rejoice inwardly. What an awesome dude. He’s brazen enough. I approve!

Shen Zhilie pretended not to notice the look that Ye Qianqian had cast and focused on tending to Yu Lili’s other colleagues before opening the cake box. The cake was big. Huge, in fact.

Old Mrs. Shen’s eyes started to shine with excitement when she saw the cake.

When Yu Lili saw the cake, she was enthralled. It was a strawberry cake. The entire cake was covered in strawberries packed together and adorned with chocolate trinkets. It looked tasty and delicious.

Shen Zhilie positioned the candles on the cake and lit them. There were exactly 25 candles.

It seemed that every birthday, she spent it with a different group of people. None of them had been as surprising and heartwarming as this. Even Ou Ming had never made her feel this way before.

After Shen Zhilie lit the candles, everyone around her began pestering her to make her birthday wish.

Yu Lili giggled as she closed her eyes and clasped her hands together. “I hope that every birthday from now on will be as festive as this one.”

Old Mrs. Shen’s heart twisted when she heard that, and so did Ye Qianqian’s. But, they kept a straight face and protested, “Birthday wishes cannot be said aloud! Otherwise, they won’t come true. Hurry and say a different one silently!”

Yu Lili heard that and quickly closed her eyes. If birthday wishes really do come true, then I wish that Ou Ming will recover soon.